Principal Team Report
Upcoming Important Dates
15-27 March: NAPLAN Test Period
21 March: Harmony Week Cultural Clothes Day (see below)
22 March: Annual School Picnic
1 April: Auburn South Trivia Night
4 April: School Fun Run
Term 2
10 May: Mothers Day Lunch
18 May: Dad's Pizza Night (SAKG)
29 May: Grandparents & Special Friends morning
7-8 June: Year 5/6 Production
Student Free Days
15 May: Curriculum Day
16 May: Teacher Professional Practice Day
6 November: Teacher Professional Practice Day
Staffing News
I'm delighted to announce that Rhian ap Rees has been appointed to the role of Assistant Principal for our school. While leaving the classroom is never easy, this well-deserved promotion, represents a wonderful opportunity for Rhian to more broadly support ASPS students teachers and families.
Congratulations Rhian!
School Run 4 Fun: April 4
We’re holding the Plant-a-DifferenceSchool Run 4 Fun as a major fundraising event this year – raising funds to improve our school while restoring Australian bush and coral in the Great Barrier Reef!
The event will be held on Tuesday 4th April!
Look out for the Parent/Guardian letter in your email inbox (and attached below). Sign up for a Student Profile Page at
You’ll be able to access online fundraising and can win $10,000 JB Hi-Fi Spending Spree for one organisation highest fundraising student nation-wide. We’re looking for all students to participate and be part of a great day for our community. We look forward to seeing you all come down to support the kids.
If you have any questions about the Fun Run, please contact the Year 3 and Year 4 Event Team at auburnsouthparents@gmail.com
Thank you for supporting the school and we hope to see you at the event!
See attached parent information letter below!
School Council Update (7 March 2023)
School Council President's Report
There is a real sense of positivity on Council as we head into a year that we expect to be interruption free, with our refurbished main wing completed, covered outdoor learning area and grounds looking their best.
I see 2023 as a year where we build our sense of Community and engagement as we connect again with each other on the school grounds and move forward without COVID related restrictions.
The meeting covered topics to set us up for the year ahead:
- Approving the budget;
- Reviewing the Parents Association Events Calendar; and
- Grounds and maintenance funding arrangements from the Government.
We also had the pleasure of having Lisa Oaten present an update on behalf of the School Improvements Sub-Committee on the work being done preparing a brief for a master plan for our site. This is a particularly exciting piece of work and our School Community can look forward to further enhancements to our school and surrounds. There is great positive momentum being generated in this space and we thank Lisa and the Committee for driving it forward.
As noted in recent notices to the Community, the School's Annual General Meeting is to be held shortly.
It’s at this meeting that I will formally step down as President of the School after serving on Council for 7 years.
It has been a pleasure to contribute to our community and to work with the School leadership and parent representatives to govern the School.
I feel like the School is in a very good place with wonderful facilities, great teachers and strong, experienced leadership.
I look forward to my final year at the School and being involved in KK’s last year at the School.
Simon McCarthy
School Council President
Stephanie Alexander and Curtis Stone visit the the ASPS SAKG!
In partnership with Coles Supermarkets, celebrity chefs, Stephanie Alexander and Curtis Stone visited ASPS to launch the wonderful Grow It, Cook It ebook which is free to download via the link below.
See the full report on our SAKG Program newsletter page!
School Picnic - 22 March!
Save the Date: School Production
Trivia Night - 1 April
Save the Date: Mothers Lunch
PA Calendar of Events
