School Life @ ASPS

Science Talent Search 2023

Nearly thirty children from Auburn South Primary participated in this year’s Science Talent Search. The theme this year was “Innovations: Powering Future Industries”. Their responses included short stories, picture books, and posters, working models, experiments and inventions.

Judging day was on Saturday August 5th and there were many smiling faces at MLC and Parade College where students were presenting their work. We won’t find out the results for a few weeks yet, but congratulations to all the students who participated, an amazing effort!

T-Ball Finalists and Champions!

Congratulations to our Year 5/6 T-Ball teams who represented ASPS at the Division T-Ball finals. Our girls team finished the day as champions with the boys achieving a second place result. 

Student Disco

Girls Division Soccer Finals 2023

I would like to congratulate the Auburn South Girls Soccer team on winning the Division Girls Finals at Hislop Park on the 25th of July. The girls won their first game against St Josephs 13-0 and the second game against St Bedes 9-0 to win the Division. 

The team consisted of:

Goal Keeper: Mikayla McCarthy

Defenders: Ruby Ashton Taylor, Olive Nantes, Abigail Lee and Afnan Hasan.

Midfielders: Lara Webb, Ella Mae Varty, Alyssa Alfieri, Charlotte Mann and Evie Brooke. 

Forwards: Milla Harrison and Estelle Patinyot.

The Auburn South Girls Soccer team will now play in the Eastern Metropolitan and Regional Finals. 

Volunteering at ASPS

After reviewing our current processes, we have developed a Parent/Volunteer Helper Handbook.

Going forward, all volunteers at ASPS (sporting events, classroom reading, excursions, SAKG, canteen etc.) will be required to read this handbook and return the two signed forms, along with their WWC, to the office.

Once this has occurred, then you can volunteer at ASPS.

Please find the Parent/Volunteer Helper Handbook below:

Book Week 2023

Year six leaders have been preparing for this year’s Book Week!

Our leaders will read the CBCA (Children’s Book Council of Australia) books to each class to determine the school’s favourite. The book list includes: 

• Jigsaw
• Bev and Kev
• Market day
• Snap! 
• Where the Lyre Bird lives
• Lionel and Me

On 21st of August, a Book Parade will take place at the school assembly. Students from Prep to Year Six are encouraged to dress up as their favourite book characters and showcase their costume to the school! It’s marvellous fun for the students! Parents, come and join in the fun and dress up! 

Remember! 21st of August is the day to come to Auburn South and watch your child embrace their love of reading!!!

Canteen News

• The Canteen will be closed Tuesday 15th August for School Athletics Day
• Footy Finals Packs will be available from Wednesday 16th until end of term. Ordering in advance is recommended as these packs are limited to 20 a day and sold out last year
• A new price list will be effective from Monday 7th August:

Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge

The Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge is now open and Auburn South Primary School is excited to be participating. The PRC application offers a range of exciting features including:

• access to a library catalogue (including book images and blurbs)
• a modern user-friendly interface
• rewarding students with badges as challenge milestones are achieved
• the option for students to mark books as a favourite, give them a star rating or complete a book review

The Challenge is open to all Victorian children from birth to Year 10 in recognition of the importance of reading for literacy development. It is not a competition; but a personal challenge for children to read a set number of books by 8 September 2023.

Students’ from Prep to Year 2 are encouraged to read or ‘experience’ 30 books with their parents and teachers. Students’ from Year 3 to Year 10 are challenged to read 15 books.

All students’ who meet the Challenge will receive a certificate of achievement signed by the Victorian Premier and former Premiers.

To read the Premier’s letter to parents, view the booklist and for more information about the Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge, visit: https://www.vic.gov.au/premiers-reading-challenge

Kind regards,

Judy Mundy & Lisa Skelton 

Library