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Dear Parents,
On behalf of the Auburn North Public School staff I would like to welcome our students and parents back to Auburn North, including our new students in Year 1 to Year 6 and their families. I would especially like to welcome our 2020 Kindergarten students and their families into our school community.
I would like to thank all of you for ensuring your children began their new school year well-rested, immaculately dressed in their school uniforms, and excited about the new school year ahead.
At the end of last year a senior officer from the NSW Department of Education described our school’s 2019 school results as “PHENOMENAL”. I proudly agreed. Our results last year in each of the following areas were phenomenal:
- Leadership
- Teaching
- Teacher Professional Development
- Student Learning
- Parent Engagement
- School Cohesiveness and Unity
Our excellent results in each area was the result of the way in which all members of our multi-award-winning Auburn North Public School Learning Community had worked together tirelessly and in perfect harmony during each of the four terms.
While 2019 was very successful we have planned for 2020 to be even more successful for our students, our staff, our parents, and our school.
In 2017 our school learning community collaboratively developed our three-year 2018 – 2020 school vision, mission statement, strategic directions, and school plan. For the past two years we have been strategically and methodically utilising our people, programs, and practices (3Ps) to ensure that our vision will become a reality by the end of the 2020 school year.
OUR SCHOOL’S 2018 – 2020 VISION STATEMENT
Our school’s 2018 – 2020 Vision Statement is:
'Our Vision is to be Australia's most outstanding future-focused learning community.'
For our new parents I’d like to explain what we mean by ‘future-focused’. At Auburn North our students, staff and parents believe if our students are going to be successful now and in the future then they need to develop outstanding knowledge and skills in three main areas. We believe our students need to develop outstanding;
- Basic Skills in literacy and numeracy.
- Technology Skills.
- 21st Century Skills such as critical thinking, creative thinking, communication and collaboration.
To assist our school achieve its Vision and assist our K-6 students develop all of these skills we developed and are strategically implementing a detailed 2018-2020 School Plan that includes a Mission Statement and three Strategic Directions.
The School Plan, Mission Statement, and Strategic Directions are providing our learning community with the FOUNDATION that will underpin our initiatives and programs until the end of 2020 and ensure that our Vision becomes a reality.
Our Mission Statement is:
'Our mission is to provide an extraordinary education, inspired by expert teachers and leaders, in partnership with supportive families.'
Our three Strategic Directions are:
- To engage all students to maximise learning outcomes.
- To engage teachers and leaders in high impact professional learning.
- To engage families as partners in learning.
FORTNIGHTLY NEWSLETTERS
Our 2020 newsletters will go home with students every second week on a Friday. I would like to thank Ms Gerdes, Mrs Serhan, Mrs Zreika, Mr Salempour and Mr Kayacan, who will work together to ensure newsletters go home fortnightly and that they are published in four different languages to ensure that you are well-informed about YOUR school.
Newsletters are also available online through the new Schoolzine App and website. Please click on the link below to subscribe to our digital newsletter.
Schoolzinehttps://auburnnps.schoolzineplus.com/subscribe
There is also information on how to download the SZapp in this link and attachment with the newsletter.
The online version of the newsletter allows for users to translate the information into more than one hundred different languages. It also allows you to see all the wonderful photos in full colour and they can be enlarged on the device you are viewing the newsletter on.
Paper copies of the newsletter will continue to be sent home with your child fortnightly.
TEMPORARY CLASSES
While our students began learning as soon as they entered their classrooms this year, please understand that their classes in week one and week two were temporary classes. As a result of new Y1 – Y6 students enrolling in our school this year and because some of our students moved to different suburbs during the holidays, our total student enrolment number is significantly different to our anticipated figure.
All NSW public schools are required to submit their actual enrolment figures to the NSW Department of Education (DoE) late next week (week 3) or in week 4. The DoE then informs schools, including Auburn North, how many classes they are entitled to form.
We expect that changes will be necessary. If we don’t make changes some classes in some grades will have far more students than other classes in the same grade. This would not be fair.
Final changes will take place next week or in week 4 and parents whose children will move from one class to another class will be informed of the change.
STAFF INFORMATION
We welcome Mrs Cheeseman and Mrs Cox back to Auburn North. For the past three years, Mrs Cheeseman has been fulfilling a leadership role across our District and Mrs Cox has been on maternity leave for the past two years. Welcome back Mrs Cheeseman and Mrs Cox.
We are very pleased that Ms Sandy Elias, will continue to be our school counsellor this term.
We would like to especially welcome Mrs Jenan Zreika to Auburn North. Mrs Zreika is our new permanent Arabic community language teacher and she will be teaching each Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
We would like to congratulate Ms Collins who was married during the holiday.
Unfortunately we had to say "Farewell" to Ms Wadhwana last Friday. Ms Wadhwana was offered and accepted a full-time teaching position in a school closer to her home and she began in her new school this week.
During her three years at Auburn North, Ms Wadhwana's caring and nurturing nature and her quality teaching skills had a very positive impact on the students in her classes and across our K-6 school community.
We wish Ms Wadhwana all the best in her future career.
SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAM
The members of our 2020 school leadership team are:
- Mr Harris (Principal)
- Mrs Clift (Deputy Principal and Facilitator Year 4)
- Mrs Southgate (Deputy Principal)
- Mrs Tukuafu (Assistant Principal and Relieving Deputy Principal)
- Ms Acar (Relieving Business Manager)
- Mrs Abouraad (Relieving School Administrative Manager)
- Mrs French (Deputy Principal, K-2 Instructional Leader and Facilitator Kindergarten)
- Ms Mirzai (Deputy Principal, K-2 Instructional Leader and Facilitator Years 1 and 2)
- Mrs Strong (Deputy Principal, K-2 Instructional Leader and Facilitator Year 3)
- Ms Cortejos (Deputy Principal, K-6 Instructional Leader and Facilitator Years 5 and 6)
- Ms Evans and Ms Goicoechea (Kindy Leaders)
- Ms Woodward and Ms Lynch (Year 1 Leaders)
- Ms Wallace (Year 2 Leader)
- Ms Hamm (Year 3 Leader)
- Ms Bou-Rizk (Year 4 Leader)
- Ms Collins and Ms Harvey-Latham (Year 5 Leaders)
- Ms Bazzi (Year 6 Leader)
- Mrs Cheeseman (EAL/D - ESL Leader)
Mr M. Harris
Principal
| 1C | Uzair | For beginning the year with an excellent attitude towards his learning. |
| 1L | Wassim | For approaching all learning activities with outstanding focus and trying his best at all times. |
| 1L | Hiya | For demonstrating all the ANPS values and being an excellent role model for her peers. |
| 1P | Mohammad | For making an excellent start to year 1 by always doing his best work in all learning areas. |
| 1W | Prayan | For beginning the year with enthusiasm and always trying his best. |
| 1Z | Amina | For showing friendship to all her new friends and settling in beautifully to the 1Z family. |
| 2C | Serenity | For demonstrating kindness and responsibility at all times in her new year 2 class. |
| 2K | Mustafa | For showing the value of friendship to all members of 2K. |
| 2M | Ahmad | For being a positive role model in the 2M classroom by following the class promises and completing all tasks to the best of his ability. |
| 2N | Suhaib | For showing all the ANPS values consistently and having a great start to the year. Well done! |
| 3H | Ayaan | For beginning the school year positively by demonstrating the Auburn North Public School values of kindness and friendship towards his teacher and peers. |
| 3N | Sahra | For a positive start to the year by demonstrating the ANPS values of friendship and kindness. |
| 3SC | Abdullah | For beginning the school year with enthusiasm and a positive attitude towards all learning tasks. |
| 3W | Essa | For showing enthusiasm and determination to succeed in all learning tasks. Keep up the excellent effort! |
| 4A | Afsheen | For starting the term with great enthusiasm to excel in all learning areas. Keep up the fantastic work! |
| 4B | Zain | For being an excellent role model by treating his peers and teacher with kindness and respect. |
| 4P | Suliman | For showing character by being a role model to his peers both inside and outside of the classroom. |
| 5C | Charlie | For settling well into a new school year. Well done! |
| 5HL | Bilal | For having a positive and focused approach to his learning in 2020. Well done! |
| 5N | Zaina | For outstanding commitments towards her learning and displaying all of Auburn North's values. |
| 5R | Yahya | For settling in to 5R with a positive attitude towards all tasks. |
| 6B | Umme | For showing great leadership and being a positive role model for her peers. |
| 6E | Layal | For demonstrating leadership skills in the classroom and being willing to help others with their learning. |
| 6V | Naba | For demonstrating leadership and citizenship by being organised and volunteering to help others. |
It is really impotrant that the office has your families most up-to-date details. This includes your home address, email, phone numbers and emergency contact details. Please contact the office by phone or email if any of your details have changed.
School email: auburnnth-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au
School phone number: 9748 1036
Mission: Auburn Schools as Community Centre or Harmony House seeks to provide a holistic service to parents, families and individuals to promote their health and wellbeing.
Term 1 2020 Week 2 Parent Initiatives
Welcome to Harmony House and the programs provided for you this term.
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- Parents are encouraged to learn ENGLISH by teachers on Monday & Thursday. Would you like to learn about getting a driver’s licence, prepare for citizenship, join Twitter, learn conversational speaking and much more? Alison and Gemma two fabulous teachers are waiting for you.
- LEARN TO SWIM group will be on Wednesdays. No childcare is available for this. Please see Mrs Daujotis for further information.
- Children are offered to eat a healthy BREAKFAST on Monday, Wednesday & Friday. Thanks to Food Bank NSW for their support with some items for the breakfast program this term.
- Parents and children read, sing, paint, play and have fun at PLAYGROUP on Tuesdays
- PLAYGROUP for children with developmental needs on Wednesday
- Parent EXCURSION to Manly in April
- Harmony Day in March
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Contact: Auburn North Public School
Harmony House: 100 Adderley St. Auburn 97487606
Twitter: @AuburnHarmony
Website https://auburnnth-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/
Links to Auburn North Public School Plan 2018-2020 Strategic Directions 3. Engage families as partners in learning.
Over 70% of our families have chosen to use our Schoolzine app since it's introduction last year. This means that these families are receiving a digital copy of the newsletter in full colour, notifications are received instantly to their phone and all notifications and newsletters can be translated into over 100 languages. The calendar is also up-to-date with the latest events happening in the school. Using the Schoolzine app helps the school to save paper by sending out fewer paper notes and newsletters.
If you would like to use our Schoolzine app, click on this link or follow the instructions in the attachment.
If you are a current user of the Schoolzine app it is important that you update your grade preferences so you receive the information that is relevant to your child's grade.
