Term 2 Week 10 – Friday, 4th July 2025

Principal’s Report

School Reports

Reports were sent home last Friday. They are filled with important information about how your child is working in the classroom and show the great results they are attaining.

You will see a change in the report format designed to give you, the parents, a clearer picture of how you can help your child to improve further so you can celebrate their successes with us.

A big thank you to all the parents who attended our report information session last week.

Rescheduled Parent Teacher Report Evening

Due to severe weather we had to postpone our Parent Teacher evening to discuss student progress and reports. These important meetings will now be held on Tuesday, 22^nd July, the first day back after the holidays, at the same time you booked your previous appointment. We look forward to seeing you there.

P & C Meeting

Recently we held our P & C meeting. Parents had the opportunity to listen to all the things happening in our school.

Our next P & C meeting will be on Thursday, 3^rd July in our Kindergarten Hall at 9.15am. I hope to see lots of parents there!

Green Slip Awards

Congratulations to all the children who received Green Slip awards this week in recognition of all the good choices they are making both in the classroom and the playground. Well done everyone!

General News

There are many great opportunities happening in our school which I encourage all parents to ensure their children participate in. Coming up we have –

• Intervention Programs
• NAIDOC Week activities
• Science Week activities
• Education Week activities
• Book Week activities
• Choir
• Dance Group
• SRC initiatives

Last day for Term 2- Friday, 4^th July 2025

Teachers return to school – Monday, 21st July 2025

Students return to school – Tuesday, 22nd July 2025.

Have a wonderful and safe holiday!

I look forward to seeing everyone to start our wonderful learning programs again in Term 3!

Ms L Markey
Principal

School News

Assembly Award Winners Term 2 – Week 8 & 9

APCI News

In Semester 1, the Assistant Principals Curriculum & Instruction (APCI) team has been actively engaged in enhancing literacy and numeracy outcomes across K-6. Through demonstration lessons, team teaching and the implementation of innovative teaching strategies, APCI’s have equipped teachers with the tools needed to foster student engagement and achievement.

Teachers have successfully integrated evidence-based practices, such as differentiated instruction and the use of formative assessments, into their classrooms.

We look forward to building on this momentum in the upcoming terms and continuing to support our teachers and students in their learning journeys!

G. Kotsiras and L. Sekhar

Mini Lit Intervention Program

At Auburn Public School we are committed to delivering quality interventions that cater to the needs of our students.

Mini Lit is an initiative that helps Stage 1 students to improve their reading.     

This evidence informed program adopts a sound-by-sound synthetic approach to teaching beginning reading skills. Research states that early intervention ensures students develop the skills to read accurately and fluently so that they have the best chance of reading for understanding and meaning.

The Mini Lit program works in the following way:

• Instruction is explicit and delivered daily, in small groups of 3-4 students
• The program includes phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and text comprehension
• The main activities in phonemic awareness relate to learning to blend and segment sounds related to letters that students are familiar with
• Phonics is taught through a synthetic approach
• There are planned procedures to build automaticity in word recognition.
• Assessment tools are used to monitor progress.

We have had much success with the delivery of this intervention program. Many students have completed this program and have become confident readers.

Ms G Kotsiras

Essentials

School Bytes

All payments and permission notes for any school activity are now received by email via School Bytes. It is important that you have your updated email address on file at the school

Staying Well, Staying Safe with Water bottles

Metal water bottles can be a safety hazard in the playground if one is accidently dropped onto toes but staying hydrated is important to keep our brain in top condition for all the playing and learning, too. Please bring plastic water bottles to school to ensure the safety of our students.

Uniform shop

Our uniform shop is on the K-2 site and is open every Tuesday and Friday morning from 8:30am - 9:30am, we only accept cash.

If you have any uniforms that your child has outgrown or no longer wears, we would greatly appreciate your donations. Please ensure that the items are clean and in good condition. Donations can be dropped off at the school office or the uniform shop on Tuesdays or Fridays Between 8:30am-9:30am.

School Hats

Students are being encouraged to wear the school hat. Please do not encourage your child to wear any other hat to school other than the school hat.

School hats are available at the school office and the uniform shop, the cost is $12.00 for caps and bucket hats.

Thank you for your co-operation on this important matter.

Kindergarten 2026

If you have a child who is turning 5 before the 31^st July, 2026 they are eligible to enrol for kindergarten 2026.  Please contact the school office for an enrolment form or go to our School Website: https://auburn-p.schools.nsw.gov.au and apply online. 100% proof must be presented with your application, this includes proof of age and address as it’s a requirement for all enrolments.  If you are unsure, please come and speak to our lovely office staff for assistance.  Completing your enrolment application early, ensures you receive all relevant information leading up to our Start School Well program.

Calendar of Events

Holiday activities at home

PBL – Positive Behaviour for Learning

Green Slip Day Event

This reward event for ‘green’ students will take place during school hours on Thursday, 3rd July 2025. ‘Green’ students are those who have remained ‘green’ or received only a yellow slip this term, demonstrating consistent adherence to school rules.

During this one-hour end-of-term reward activity, tailored to each class schedule, students will participate in enjoyable activities such as rotational games for grades 3-6 and a Disco for K-2. This event is designed to provide students with fun experience.

Congratulations to all the green students for consistently following our school rules in both the classroom and the playground!

Ms L. Sekhar
PBL Committee Member

Community Corner

eSafety

Extras

Road Safety around Our School – GO 40 FOR ME!

Parents please be aware of the road rules around school for the safety of our students and whole school community.  We have had a number of parents disobeying these road rules. The Council has been seen around the school fining people for not following these rules. These fines are the responsibility of the parents and not the school. For the safety of everyone please BE AWARE, BE SAFE and SLOW DOWN! The speed limit around schools is 40.