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Dear Parents,
The other members of the Auburn North staff and I hope you and your families are well.
SPECIAL VISIT FROM 35 LEADERS from INDONESIAN MINISTRY OF PRIMARY and SECONDARY EDUCATION
A couple of weeks’ ago I was asked by the NSW Department of Education if Auburn North would like to host a visit by 35 highly qualified senior education officers from the Indonesian Ministry of Primary Education and Secondary Education.
Like the leaders of all education systems, the leaders of the Indonesian education system wanted to further develop its programs to assist its students further develop their learning, and they believed one way to achieve this was to learn from other education systems.
I was told the team of visitors wanted to learn more about explicit teaching in NSW schools and that Auburn North was selected by the NSW education department as one of only a handful of NSW primary and secondary schools to host a visit because in the area of explicit teaching our school was an “exemplar school”.
We felt very proud that OUR school had been selected and of course we agreed to host a visit by the educators from overseas because we love learning with and from other schools and systems.
We also believed because of Indonesia’s huge population, this visit would be an opportunity for our programs, practices and strategies to have a positive impact on huge numbers of schools, teachers and students in Indonesia.
Indonesia is the fourth most populated country in the world. It has a population of more than 280 million people while Australia’s population is only about 27 million.
Australia has less than 20 thousand schools while Indonesia has nearly four hundred thousand schools.
Australia probably has less than four hundred thousand teachers while Indonesia has more than five million teachers.
Australia probably has about four million students in primary and high schools. Indonesia has nearly 52 million students.
On Tuesday our visitors who are our new friends from Indonesia spent three hours in our school. During their visit they:
- Were welcomed with smiles into our school by our ‘Ambassadors of First Impressions’ (our office team).
- Were introduced to all students and staff during a short assembly in the COLA.
- Participated in a 90-minute information session in our ANCLIC that was developed and presented by the eight members of our executive team. including Mrs Clift, Mrs Southgate, Mrs Tukuafu, Ms Lynch, Mrs Mehr, Ms Zeidan, Mrs Ashfaq and Mrs Simon, who returned from maternity leave for the day.
- Enjoyed lunch and afternoon tea that were organised by our ‘Ambassadors’.
- Visited some classes to watch 45-minute literacy or numeracy lessons that were based on our school’s award-winning explicit teaching ‘Instructional Teaching Model’.
During the 90-minute presentation our visitors learned about ‘Auburn North’s 10-Year Explicit Teaching Journey’ that has significantly improved our school’s teaching and learning outcomes since 2015.
Our visitors learned about our K-6 explicit teaching and learning programs, practices and strategies, and were provided with resources to take away with them. They will also have access to videos of many of our teachers teaching using our Instructional Model.
Our new friends told us the highlight of the visit was watching the 45-minute lessons in some of our classrooms. I wanted them to see the outstanding teaching and learning in every Auburn North classroom however, they asked if they could observe lessons in groups of five.
Therefore, they could only visit seven classrooms.
When our Indonesian friends returned to ANCLIC they explained that they were amazed by:
- The quality of our teachers and their teaching.
- The behaviour of our students, how focused, engaged and motivated they were, and the excellent quality of their work.
One of our friends from Indonesia asked me, “Mark, how can we assist all our teachers be as good as Auburn North teachers and assist our students be as good as Auburn North students?”
Our new friends from Indonesia want to develop close links with our school so we can continue to support them in delivering an outstanding education for their 52 million students.
After the visitors left our school, the other members of the executive team and I met to discuss the day. We all agreed that the visitors were just like Auburn North parents. Like our Auburn North parents, our visitors were gentle, kind, polite and respectful.
Please find included with this newsletter some photos from this memorable day.
2025 NATIONAL SIMULTANEOUS STORY TIME at AUBURN NORTH
Please find below a report about last week’s very successful National Simultaneous Story Time program at Auburn North.
This program was greatly enjoyed by students and teachers, and I would like to thank Miss Olle and Mrs Meier who wrote the report and coordinated the program.
National Simultaneous Story Time at Auburn North Public School
Despite a rainy start, the much-anticipated National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS) day was filled with enthusiasm from our students, families, and teachers. NSS is held annually across Australia, uniting schools, libraries, and communities by reading the same book simultaneously, promoting a love for reading and highlighting Australian authors and illustrators.
This year's selected book, The Truck Cat by Deborah Frenkel, tells the story of Tinka, a cat who discovers that home is everywhere with the people who care about you most—a message that we are sure resonates deeply within our culturally diverse school community.
Aligned with ANPS's year-round reading program, NSS aims to promote a love for reading, storytelling and literacy skills. Teachers used ‘The Truck Cat’ to teach reading fluency and comprehension skills through activities such as predicting, questioning, and summarizing. Kindergarten to Year 2 students showcased their creativity by designing and accessorizing their own cats, collaborating with families to bring their ideas to life. Years 3 to 6 engaged in word searches, book summaries, and comprehension tasks, with families invited to delve deeper into the text. Some classes even explored fine motor skills by creating origami cats!
It was truly an amazing day filled with reading, learning, happy families, and smiling faces.
Some students said:
“I enjoyed the story as it showed acts of kindness. My mum and sister came and we felt that the story linked us together.” Sarah from 5O
“I loved the story about the cat finding a home!” Imraan from 2B
“I enjoyed having my family come into my classroom and write my book report with me based on The Truck Cat.” Shahad from 5O
BEST WISHES MRS an MR WILKINS
Today was Ms Wilkins last day at Auburn North before she starts maternity leave. We wish Mrs and Mr Wilkins all the very best as they await the birth of their beautiful baby.
We look forward to Mrs Wilkins returning to school one day to show off her little bundle of joy.
CLASS REPORTS
For your reading pleasure please see attached class reports from 4D and KO. Thank you Ms De Silva and Ms O Malley and the students from 4D and KO.
Mark Harris
Principal
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KO Class Report
Term 2 has been a fantastic one for KO thus far. The students have demonstrated a strong commitment to their learning, consistently displaying our school values with pride as they continue to grow and achieve.
In literacy, students have made excellent progress in learning their sounds and are now confidently writing four- and five-letter words. They have also begun writing simple sentences about characters from their decodable readers, and it has been wonderful to see their confidence as young writers continue to flourish.
In mathematics, KO has been focused on recognising and writing numbers to 10, with many students already identifying and writing numbers up to 20. Their number knowledge is expanding rapidly, and they have shown great enthusiasm for learning how to accurately add and subtract using groups of objects with concrete materials such as counters, dice, blocks and penguins on ice!
This term got off to a very energetic start with our Cross-Country event. Our Kindergarten students embarked on their first journey down to the oval, where they showed great determination, resilience, and team spirit whilst participating in their running races.
The fun only continued with our next fun event ‘Crazy Hair and Sock Day’. Students had an exciting time taking part in the day and it was wonderful to see their creativity shine through with unique hairstyles and lots of colourful, quirky socks. The classroom was full of smiles and laughter as the children enjoyed the special day.
KO has had an outstanding start to their primary school journey. We look forward to the rest of the year and the many exciting learning opportunities to come. Well done, KO – we are incredibly proud of you!
4D’s Term Update – Thriving in 2025!
4D has had a fantastic and productive start to Term 2, diving into so many exciting learning opportunities!
Literacy
In Literacy, we’ve been exploring information reports, learning how to identify the main idea in predictable texts and building strong vocabulary by using morphological knowledge. We’ve especially enjoyed researching and writing information reports about fascinating animals such as sharks, lions and owls.
Numeracy
In Numeracy, we’ve been budding mathematicians, confidently using algorithms to solve addition and subtraction problems with 3- and 4-digit numbers. We’ve also tackled money calculations, including finding the correct change in real-life problem-solving tasks.
Other Key Learning Areas
As keen scientists, we’ve been investigating how the Earth revolves around the Sun, and in History, we’ve taken a journey back in time to recognise the diversity and longevity of Australia’s First Peoples, while learning to appreciate their remarkable contributions and cultures.
School Community
4D are proud members of our school community, asking thoughtful questions like, “How can I contribute to promoting healthy, safe, and active communities?”
In true 4D spirit, we’ve been immersing ourselves in school life by actively participating in Cross Country, celebrating Crazy Hair and Sock Day, and now, for the first time, many of us are proudly representing our school in the PSSA Winter Sports competition.
Whether we’re achieving goals in the classroom or showing team spirit on and off the field, we continue to celebrate our everyday wins and support each other to grow, learn and thrive in 2025.
| KC | Inaya Eshaal | For always showing the value of respect and fairness to all teachers and peers. |
| KC | Omar | For demonstrating success in maths lessons by taking away objects one at a time. |
| KC | Essa | For showing improvement in his writing by saying each sound when writing a word. |
| KH | Hasnain | For increased dedication and focus when independently writing a simple sentence. Well done. |
| KH | Vincent | For trying his best to take objects away from a group and count what is left during maths lessons. |
| KH | Hamdan | For an outstanding effort in trying to improve his writing by remembering to use good spaces in between words in a sentence. Well done. |
| KO | Joshua | For always showing the ANPS value of kindness to his teacher and his peers. |
| KO | Aayansh | For settling in well to the Auburn North family and showing all of the school values. Well done. |
| KO | Umar | For always showing the ANPS value of kindness to his teacher and to his peers. |
| KS | Sayed Abu Bakr | For showing focus and enthusiasm during our history lessons about celebrations. Well done. |
| KS | Ayaan | For the commitment he has shown to improve his reading. Well done. |
| KS | Mac | For actively participating in maths lessons to make groups of objects and joining them together to find the total. Well done. |
| 1B | Hira Hatice | For demonstrating active listening by participating in whole class learning during maths lessons. |
| 1B | Hameedullah | For demonstrating critical thinking in Maths by recalling all his number bonds of 10. |
| 1B | Cecilia | For her outstanding effort and participation during maths lessons this term. Keep it up. |
| 1D | Sumra | For actively contributing to class discussions during numeracy lessons. |
| 1D | Eshal | For of showing initiative in the classroom to assist her peers and teacher. |
| 1K | Riwansh | For working hard in literacy to write some interesting facts about Quokkas. Keep it up. |
| 1K | Hawra | For being a beautiful student who strives to do her best at all times. We are so lucky to have Hawra in 1K. |
| 1K | Indiana | For her insightful comments and contributions to class discussions. We love your ideas, Indiana. |
| 1V | Amina | For working diligently to share various objects into equal groups. |
| 1V | Shurfa | For always showing outstanding effort and care in all aspects of her learning. Keep up the amazing attitude and dedication. |
| 1V | Abass | For working diligently to identify and recall number bonds of 10 to solve addition problems. |
| 2B | Hassanain | For showing character and critical thinking when learning to add two digit numbers using the jump strategy. |
| 2B | Amir | For his continued effort towards improving his writing during independent work. Keep it up. |
| 2J | Hammad | For showing increased effort and focus during learning activities. Keep it up, Hammad. |
| 2J | Alesha | For showing respect by being engaged and actively listening in all lessons. |
| 2J | Hassan | For showing character at the cross country by trying his best and not giving up. Well done, Hassan. |
| 2L | Krishav | For showing kindness and friendship when helping a new classmate settle in at ANPS. |
| 2L | Rose | For showing character when learning a new strategy in maths lessons. |
| 2L | Abdullah | For showing great determination and character when completing his race at the cross country carnival. |
| 2M | Aiza | For demonstrating critical thinking skills in maths when learning how to complete the jump strategy. |
| 2M | Arisha | For demonstrating character during maths lessons when learning how to use the jump strategy for addition and subtraction. |
| 2M | Ibrahim | For demonstrating character during the cross country by not giving up when he thought he couldn't finish. Well done. |
| 3F | Shivaan | For demonstrating critical thinking skills when finding various combinations to make the same totals in money lessons. |
| 3F | Mohammad | For working diligently to identify and record fractions of a whole during numeracy lessons. |
| 3F | Fatima | For demonstrating determination and perseverance in our recent cross country. |
| 3H | Shriwani | For making connections across learning areas, demonstrating initiative and improving her understanding. |
| 3H | Yousef | For always trying his best in all learning areas. |
| 3H | Hassan | For consistently showing initiative in his learning and always giving his best effort. |
| 3H | Aleesa | For working diligently to solve addition problems in mathematics. |
| 3P | Hamza | For showing originality in writing by using his own ideas to create an interesting information report about dinosaurs. |
| 3P | Serene | For using critical thinking like a confident mathematician to explain and justify her answers in maths lessons. Well done. |
| 3P | Nicholas | For always taking pride in his learning and completing his work to a high standard. Keep it up. |
| 4C | Maryam | For continually striving to complete her work to a high standard. |
| 4C | Aafa | For proactively seeking feedback from her teachers to improve the quality of her work. |
| 4C | Sayed | For being a thoughtful student who is always willing to assist his teacher and peers. |
| 4D | Zainab | For being an exceptional role model for her peers by consistently displaying all the Auburn North values. Keep it up. |
| 4D | Huma | For demonstrating excellent focus in the classroom in order to complete her work to a high standard. |
| 4D | Aun | For writing an exceptional information report introduction that included a clear classification and definition of the topic. |
| 4L | Jathursan | For being a reliable student who always demonstrates respect and responsibility. |
| 4L | Sabeeha Fatima | For her dedicated approach to learning by always listening to teacher feedback and making changes. |
| 4L | Anwar | For demonstrating character by challenging himself in his writing when incorporating compound and complex sentences types. |
| 4S | Zahra | For being an excellent role model for her peers through her exceptional effort, self-motivation, and commitment to independent learning. |
| 4S | Aaron | For being an excellent role model by completing tasks with focus and independence, working diligently, and showing a strong commitment to doing his best. |
| 5O | Azlaan | For consistently improving in his efforts to remember and complete all his classroom responsibilities. |
| 5O | Abdul Raheem | For using his critical thinking skills when looking at the author's context in literacy. |
| 5O | Deena | For always seamlessly collaborating with all peers during group work in lessons. |
| 5V | Manvi | For demonstrating unwavering effort and determination to further develop her reading and writing skills. |
| 5V | Muhammad | For demonstrating character by being a more focused learner who always tries his best. |
| 5W | Joyce | For being proactive in maths lessons by making his own checklist of steps. |
| 5W | Samiya | For showing leadership by ensuring that everyone has a chance to share their ideas in a group task. |
| 5W | Aamir | For returning to school with a positive attitude and a commitment to improving his behaviour. Keep it up. |
| 6/5N | Pharell | For consistently demonstrating honesty and self-reflection on his work and seeking teacher feedback. Well done. |
| 6/5N | Alpha | For showing the 21st century learning skill of character by persevering when learning to multiply decimal numbers. |
| 6/5N | Sara | For showing critical thinking during our maths lessons when adding and subtracting decimal numbers. |
| 6I | Alarah | For consistently embracing challenges with determination and using teacher feedback to allow herself to further improve. |
| 6I | Jovan | For being a reflective student, who actively seeks teacher support, so he can ensure he thrives in numeracy lessons. |
| 6I | Ayan | For starting the term with a focused approach during all lessons. |
| 6L | Arisha | For being a supportive and cooperative member of the class who always helps others succeed. |
| 6L | Minha | For showing fantastic progress in maths by learning to confidently place and understand fractions on a number line. |
| 6L | Umm Abeeha | For demonstrating excellent understanding and accuracy in multiplying decimals, both in real world contexts and in abstract math tasks. |
| KC | Arwa | 4D | Suhana |
| KC | Mohammad Talha | 4D | Aun |
| KC | Ilyas Bailey | 4D | Mehdiya |
| KH | Areeba | 4D | Ali Akber |
| KH | Leya | 4L | Maryam |
| KH | Rihan | 4L | Manar |
| KO | Ashar | 4L | Radhwaa |
| KO | Ali | 4S | Hanzalah |
| KS | Bilal Ali | 4S | Aaron |
| KS | Ayman | 4S | Humaira |
| KS | Safa | 5O | Zarin |
| 2B | Waleed | 5O | Sarah |
| 2J | Zainab | 5O | Moiz |
| 2J | Ayra | 5V | Sahana |
| 2J | Kaison | 5V | Shivaansh |
| 2J | Mitchell | 5V | Mohammad Hamid |
| 2J | Irhaa | 5W | Mahdeen |
| 2L | Luqman | 5W | Khadija |
| 2L | Hibba | 5W | Firdevs |
| 2M | Hajra | 5W | Sara |
| 2M | Mrynal | 6/5N | Aaron |
| 2M | Max | 6/5N | Zeenath |
| 3F | Anasuddin | 6/5N | Khaleel Raza |
| 3F | Birsel | 6/5N | Zainab Mahmood |
| 3F | Asim Hyder | 6/5N | Hooria |
| 3F | Adhvik | 6/5N | Trisha |
| 3F | Umaiza | 6I | Zara |
| 3H | Aisha | 6I | Abdullah |
| 3H | Hassan | 6I | Abdul Rahman |
| 3P | Suleiman | 6L | Vibutha |
| 3P | Sadhvi | 6L | Ryan |
| 3P | Ammar | ||
| 4C | Shahed | ||
| 4C | Azhaan | ||
| 4C | Mashal | ||
| 4C | Manha | ||
| 4C | Sameeha Nada |
