ACPS Blue & White Newsletter 4 3/02/2016

Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat/Sun

Feb

2

1

2

3

6.30pm P & C

Meeting in the

Library

4

5

6/7

Feb

3

8

9

10

Swimming

Carnival

11

12

13

Feb

4

15

16

2.10pm K-6

Assembly

Parent Information Night (TBC)

17

18

Zone

Swimming

Carnival

19

20/21

Feb

5

22

23

24

School Photos

25

26

27/28

March

6

29

1

2.10pm K-6

Assembly

Life Education Van

2

6.30pm P&C

AGM Meeting

in the Library

3

4

5/6

March

7

7

Regional

Swimming

Carnival

Life Education Van

8

9

10

Selective High

School –

Testing- Year

6

11

12/13

March

8

14

15

2.10pm K-6 Assembly

16

17

18 19/20

March

9

21

22

23

Harmony Day

24

25

Good Friday

26/27

Easter

Saturday

Mar/April

10

28

Easter

Monday

29

2.10pm K-6

Assembly-

30

31

1

2

P & C

Trivia Night

April

11

4

5

6

6.30pm P & C Meeting in the Library

7 8

9

ACPS Blue & White Newsletter 1 3/02/2016

■ Address: 142-152 Faulkner St, Armidale NSW 2350

■ Phone: 02 6772 3420 ■ Fax: 02 6771 2262

■ Email: armidalec-p.admin@det.nsw.edu.au ■ Website: www.armidalec-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

The Blue and White Armidale City Public

School

the heart of Armidale

Quality teaching since 1861

3 February 2016

Congratulations to Sorena for being one of the finalists in the

Young Archies Art Competition

Four Generations at ACPS Betty Cherry who attended 1942-43, Jodi Orr (1966-72), Luke Orr (1993-99)

and Lachlan Orr-2016.

ACPS Blue & White Newsletter 2 3/02/2016

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT—WEEK 1 Welcome back to the 2016 school year to our continuing

families and their children. We also extend a very warm

welcome to our new families and students. All students in

Years 1–6 returned on Thursday last week and have been

placed in classes which will hopefully stay the same for the

remainder of 2016. Our Kindergarten students commenced

their first day of school on Monday this week and the

teachers have been highly impressed by their positive,

bubbly attitudes. The Opportunity Class has commenced at

Armidale City Public School and we welcome students in this

group to our school. During the next couple of weeks we will

be looking closely at our student numbers to finalise class

structures for 2016.

We welcome to our teaching staff Miss Brit Lewis who has

been appointed to Armidale City Public School to commence

2016. Miss Lewis will be working across all classes, teaching

and supporting students as required. Mr Graham Commens

has been appointed to Armidale City as a permanent teacher

through a merit selection process completed in Term 4,

2015. Mr Commens will continue in the roles he was doing

last year and we welcome him in his permanent capacity.

Miss Katherine Eastlake joins us from Walcha Central

School and will be teaching a Stage 1 class for 2016. Miss

Eastlake brings a wealth of experience and knowledge and is

looking forward to working with students at Armidale City

Public School. Mrs Ridley (Stage 2) and Mrs MacGregor

(Stage 3) will be continuing in their roles as Assistant

Principals and Mrs Rubie (Early Stage 1) and Mr Townsend

(Stage 1) will be relieving as Assistant Principals for 2016.

Each Assistant Principal is responsible as Stage Supervisor

for the stage listed above and able to discuss any areas of

concern with parents relating to their stage. All teaching

and support staff are listed below:

Early Stage 1 (Kindergarten) Teachers: Mrs Tina Rubie

(KG), Mrs Kim Kelsall (KR) and Mrs Kate Schultz (KB)

Stage 1 Teachers: Mr Luke Casey (1/2L), Miss Katherine

Eastlake (1/2E), Mrs Felicity Jones (1/2J), Mrs Kylie Woods

and Mrs Shelley Cordingley (1/2W) and Mrs Belle Close

(1/2C)

Stage 2 Teachers: Mrs Deborah Roach (3/4R), Ms Robyn

Hague (3/4H), Mrs Jodie Ridley (3/4J) and Miss Steph

Roberts (3/4S)

Stage 3 Teachers: Mrs Sue Kelly (5/6K), Mrs Leonie

MacGregor (5/6Mac), Mr Brad Townsend (5/6T),Ms

Rochelle Joyce (5/6J) and Mrs Maria Russell (5/6R)

Library: Mrs Kate McGrath

Science: Mr Craig McGrath

K-6 Teacher: Miss Brit Lewis

Learning and Support Teachers: Mr Ian MacGregor, Mrs

Carla Morris and Mrs Julie Cook

ESL Teacher: Mrs Alison Cornall

Reading Recovery: Mr Graham Commens and Mrs Julie Cook

Technology and RFF Teacher: Mr Graham Commens

School Learning Support Officers: Mrs Wendy Petersen,

Miss Katherine Stevenson, Mrs Jo Matthews and Mrs Lyn

Thomas

Aboriginal Education Officer: Mr Brad Widders

School Office Staff: Mrs Carol Campbell (SAM), Mrs Vicki

Keogh (SAO) and Mrs Cherie Boyd (SAO)

School Counsellor: Mrs Lenore Edwards

General Assistant: Mr Brian Shaw

Mrs Cherrie Paterson and Mrs Kim Smith are on leave until

the end of 2016.

I encourage all parents to make contact with their child’s

teacher as soon as possible so all aspects of your child’s

education can be worked on through a collaborative

relationship. 2016 promises to be a another wonderful year

for all students at Armidale City Public School and we look

forward to working with the entire community throughout

the year to see students achieve to their potentials.

Mr Matt Hobbs

Principal

matthew.hobbs@det.nsw.edu.au

03.02.16 6.30pm P & C Meeting in the Library

10.02.16 Year 3-6 Swimming Carnival

16.02.16 2pm K-6 Assembly

16.02.16 Parent Information Night (TBC)

18.02.16 Zone Swimming Carnival

24.02.16 School Photos

01.03.16 2pm K-6 Assembly

02.03.16 6.30pm P & C AGM Meeting in the Library

01-03.03.16 Life Education Van

07.03.16 Regional Swimming Carnival

07-09.03.16 Life Education Van

10.03.16 Year 6 Selective High School-Testing

15.03.16 2pm K-6 Assembly

23.03.16 Harmony Day

29.03.16 2pm K-6 Assembly

02.04.16 P & C Trivial Night

05.04.16 2pm K-6 Assembly

06.04.16 6.30pm P & C Meeting in the Library

08.04.16 Last Day of Term

25.04.16 Anzac Day

26.04.16 Teacher’s return for Term 2

27.04.16 Students return for Term 2

PULL CAP TINS

Please do not send your child to school

with pull cap tins…..

BOOK COVERING

If you are able to help with covering

books, please contact

Mrs Cordingley on

02 6772 3420

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1/2KS CLASS NEWS

Mrs Cordingley and Mrs Woods are pleased to welcome all

the new little "Hatters" in 1/2KS to "Wonderland" this year.

We have already seen some amazing and interesting writing,

mathematical thinking, artworks and demonstrations of our

You Can Do It keys.

Thanks to all the families who had pencil cases ready and/or

have sent in supplies. An organised learner is a happy and

learning learner. We hope to see everyone all set up with

their supplies by the end of the week.

We'll kick off our regular homework next week in Stage 1

and are excited by the variety of options on our grid. Keep

an eye out for it!

We look forward to working together with our 1/2KS

families this year. As the Cheshire Cat says "We're all mad

here." And as Alice reminds us, "All the best people are."

Mrs Kylie Woods and Mrs Shelley Cordingley

Class Teachers

Thank you, thank

you, thank you

to Mr and Mrs

Swanson for

donating a drum

kit to the

school.

Italian Lessons

If your child is interested in

learning Italian please contact

Patty on 0429 772 025

Starts Monday

Expressions of Interest Volunteer Ethics Teachers

Ethics classes are off to a great start at ACPS and

we are now seeking more volunteers.

Parents/carers are encouraged to apply.

- Lesson content is pre-set by Primary Ethics.

- Free training.

- Lessons held Tuesday morning, for 35 mins.

Please contact the Primary Ethics Coordinator:

Stephen Wood at swood26@une.edu.au for

details. Full position description at:

http://www.primaryethics.com.au