Auburn North Public School eNewsletter

Newsletter Volume 17 term 4 2024

Dear Parents,

The other members of the Auburn North staff and I hope you and your families are well.

It’s hard to believe but we only have three school weeks left until the end of this school year. This year has gone very quickly and it has been so successful for our students, staff, parents, and our united and harmonious school learning community.

Until the end of the school year our staff will continue to encourage our students to behave beautifully, to live and breathe our school values of respect, honesty, kindness, fairness, friendship, and responsibility, and continue to work very hard so they receive an excellent semester 2 report and are well-prepared to succeed from the beginning of the 2025 school year.

ADDITIONAL SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT DAYS/PUPIL-FREE DAYS

The Department of Education has decided to increase the number of school development days from the beginning of the 2025 school year. These days have been and will continue to be pupil-free days.

This decision was made by the Department to assist teachers with their ever-increasing workload.

In 2025 all NSW public primary schools and high schools will have a total of eight school development days. On these days all teachers will be in their schools participating in professional learning programs or collaboratively developing teaching and learning programs.

The dates of these 2025 school development days/pupil-free days are:

Term 1

Friday 31st January – Wednesday 5th February (four days) – students return on Thursday 6th February

Term 2

Monday 28th April – Tuesday 29 April (2 days) – students return on Wednesday 30th April

Term 3

Monday 21st July (1 day) – students return on Tuesday 22nd July

Term 4

Monday 13th October (1 day) – students return on Tuesday 14th October

Therefore, in Term 1 next year the first school day for all K-6 Auburn North students will be THURSDAY 6th FEBRUARY.

Camp Australia will not be operating their before and after school programs at our school on any of the eight school development days.

However, Camp Australia will be operating vacation care programs at Berala Public School and Regents Park Christian School for families who would like to utilise this service.

CLASS REPORTS

For your reading pleasure, please find in this newsletter a PSSA report from Ms Chan and a report from Mr Salempour and Dari Community Language students.

Mark Harris

Principal

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Dari Community Language Class Report

It has been an amazing term 4 and a fantastic year for Dari students in Dari Community Language classes.

More than 96 K-6 Dari students have participated in the program this year. All students have improved in all areas of Dari Language.

Dari Kindergarten students have also enjoyed making new friends from different classes in Dari lessons, which has helped them grow both socially and emotionally.

In semester 1 (term 1 and term 2) the following EVEN grades attended the Dari community Language classes:

Kindergarten
Year 2
Year 4
Year 6

In semester 2 (term 3 and term 4) of this year, the following ODD grades attended Dari Community Language lessons:

Kindergarten
Year 1
Year 3
Year 5

Every Dari student receives 2 hours of their mother language learning in a week in an encouraging, fun filled and friendly environment.

Kindergarten students have been learning about “Farm Animals” and “Body Parts” in semester 1 and 2 respectively.

Stage 1 students have been excited to learn more about “Workers/Helpers in the Community” and “Growing and Changing” in semester 1 and 2 respectively.

Stage 2 students have learnt about “Health and Hygiene” and “Effects of Growing and Changing” in semester 1 and 2 respectively.

Stage 3 students have also been motivated to learn more about ‘Dari Literature and Cultural Diversity’ and ‘Traditions and Practical Cultural Lessons’ in semester 1 and 2 respectively.

Alongside these topics, Dari students have been improving their knowledge and abilities in all four components of their home language. The components are talking, listening, reading, and writing from different resources in Dari and Farsi languages.

Like other students at ANPS, Dari students love to come to school, and enjoy their learning and having fun with their friends every day.

The photos above show some Dari students in action.

Thank you so much for your time and attention to read my Dari Community Language report.

Mr Salempour

PSSA Report

Term 4 marked the start of the highly anticipated PSSA Summer season for our year 4-6 students at Auburn North Public School. Despite some weather related delays at the beginning of the term, our basketball, AFL, T-ball, and cricket teams were eager to play with other schools. Our season officially began in Week 3 and all our teams demonstrated fantastic sportsmanship, teamwork, and determination. All teams have been training diligently each week, committing their time and energy to improve their skills.

Our students have not only represented Auburn North with pride but have also demonstrated the values of working together as a team: fairness, kindness, and respect. After each PSSA game, whether it be a win or a loss, our students have consistently displayed a cheerful and supportive attitude.

This positive spirit has fostered a strong sense of camaraderie and has made each game a memorable experience. Additionally, they have displayed exemplary behaviour when playing with other schools, demonstrating fairness and respect both on and off the field.

We are incredibly proud of all our PSSA participants. A special thank you to our dedicated coaches for their tireless efforts in supporting our students.

KB	Millie	For trying her best to form equal groups using concrete materials and drawings.
KB	Aleeza	For striving her best to use a log-in and password when utilising technology.
KH	Kiara	For showing consistent improvement when reading with fluency.
KH	Omer Farooq	For demonstrating excellent focus and dedication towards all areas of learning. Well done.
KM	Amina	For never giving up when learning new skills in technology lessons.
KM	Elena	For trying her best to write two sentences. Keep it up.
KO	Hidaya	For always showing the ANPS value of kindness to her teacher and her peers.
KO	Umaid	For taking away objects from a collection and accurately identifying how many are left.
KS	Destan	For the outstanding effort she is applying to achieve her reading goals.
KS	Sefer	For always doing his best in class even when tasks are challenging. Well done.
1D	Abdullah	For always displaying an outstanding attitude and effort towards learning. Keep it up.
1P	Khidr	For fantastic contributions to class discussions, particularly when learning from factual texts.
1P	Bushra	For taking initiative to problem solve with her peers in the play ground.
1VE	Saynatee	For planning a well thought out sun protective outfit design for science. Well done.
1VE	Mohammad Javad	For always persevering during mathematics lessons and putting in great effort.
1W	Mohammad Taha	For always demonstrating the 21st century skill of collaboration by taking turns and providing feedback to his partner.
1W	Jing	For enthusiastically participating in all activities in the Year 1 Sydney Zoo excursion.
2B	Mohammad	For his increased effort in demonstrating positive behaviour in the classroom and out on the playground. Keep it up.
2B	Amna	For always demonstrating all of the six school values and being an excellent role model for her peers.
2L	Sakina	For demonstrating critical thinking skills to solve difficult maths problems. Well done, Sakina.
2L	Nusaybah	For her perseverance in completing tasks to the best of her ability. Well done, Nusaybah.
2M	Hamza	For using critical thinking skills to help solve tricky word problems during math lessons.
2M	Zainab	For demonstrating critical thinking skills when answering comprehension questions during level up reading rotations.
2S	Fatima	For always going above and beyond to show the values of kindness and friendship in class and on the playground.
2S	Safa	For being respectful at all times and completing work to a high standard.
3H	Pujya	For showing respect by being engaged in all lessons through participating and active listening.
3L	Rayyan	For ensuring that he always listens carefully to teacher feedback in order to improve his work.
3L	Rihana	For demonstrating the 21st Century skill of creativity when solving a challenging maths question.
3N	Ammany	For demonstrating the 21st century skill of critical thinking through her active participation in all learning opportunities. Keep it up.
3N	Sameeha Nada	For consistently thinking outside the box during problem-solving tasks and approaching challenges with a unique perspective. Keep pushing your ideas and embracing your curiosity. Your potential is limitless.
3P	Mohammad Hossain	For consistently following classroom rules and expectations which contribute to creating a supportive and productive classroom environment.
3P	Aleena	For always listening to teacher feedback to improve her learning.
3P	Aliza	For consistently demonstrating a positive attitude towards learning and a strong willingness to engage and grow academically.
4F	Firdevs	For showing the value of responsibility towards her learning in asking for extra challanges.
4F	Fatima	For showing the value of respect in using beautiful manners to all students and teachers alike.
4F	Umaiza	For demonstrating the value of friendship in sharing her wonderful humour with the class.
4O	Shivaansh	For regularly demonstrating the values of kindness and friendship to all his peers.
4O	Amy	For her growing confidence in all aspects of her learning.
4P	Ahlam	For demonstrating exceptional focus and attention during learning tasks.
4P	Rida	For demonstrating an eagerness to achieve the learning goal during literacy and numeracy lessons.
5C	Fiona	For demonstrating kindness and responsibility in the classroom by helping her teacher and peers.
5C	Trisha	For consistently demonstrating the values of respect and friendship in the classroom and on the playground.
5W	Khaleel Raza	For being a curious and motivated learner in all areas.
6/5N	Zara	For consistently demonstrating dedication and diligence towards all learning tasks.
6/5N	Ghazi Abbas	For creating an engaging persuasive text with high modality words and complex vocabulary. Well done.
6/5N	Sarah	For always helping her teachers and peers.
6I	Muhammad Wali	For displaying determination to successfully compose a hybrid text on Uluru.
6I	Samarpreet	For his active participation in creative arts activities.
6V	Abdul Rasheed	For consistently striving to achieve the learning goal in mathematics.
6V	Amaliyah	For demonstrating character by persisting when the learning is challenging.