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Dear Parents,
On behalf of all members of the Auburn North 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 2022 Kindergarten students and their families into our school learning community or, as we like to call it, OUR Auburn North FAMILY.
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. Despite the challenges presented by COVID-19 in 2021, I believe last year was our school’s most successful year in the 22 years I have been the very proud principal of Auburn North. It was our most successful year in terms of our leadership, teaching, student wellbeing, and student learning.
Our school achieved excellent outcomes in each of these areas last year because of the way in which all members of our multi-award-winning ‘Auburn North School Learning Community’ worked together tirelessly and in perfect harmony during each of the four terms.
While 2021 was very successful, we have planned for 2022 to be even more successful for our students, staff, parents, and our school. We have always had excellent school leaders, classroom teachers, and school administration staff (our wonderful office team) however, this year we have assembled the most outstanding team of leaders, teachers, and administration staff I have ever seen assembled in any one school during my 41 years in education.
Our students are so fortunate to have such loving, supportive parents and such caring and dynamic teachers at school to inspire them to become the very brightest and happiest young people they can become.
WHAT A YEAR IT IS GOING TO BE!!
FORTNIGHTLY NEWSLETTERS
Our 2022 newsletters will go home with students every second week on a Friday. I would like to thank Mrs Serhan and Mr Salempour, who will work together to ensure newsletters go home fortnightly with students. They will be published in two different languages to ensure that you are well-informed about YOUR school.
Newsletters are also available online through the Schoolzine App and website. Please click on the link below to subscribe to our digital newsletter.
Schoolzine: https://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 on which you are viewing the newsletter.
TEMPORARY CLASSES
While our Year 1 – Year 6 students began learning as soon as they entered their classrooms on Tuesday of last week, and our new Kindergarten students last Monday, please understand their classes in weeks one, two, three, and four are only temporary classes.
As a result of new Y1–Y6 students enrolling in our school this year and because some of our 2021 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 2022 enrolment figures to the NSW Department of Education (DoE) by Monday 28th February. We will then wait for the DoE to inform our school and all NSW primary schools 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 in the first school week in March. Parents whose children move from one class to another class will be informed of the change.
STAFF INFORMATION
We welcome Ms McGrory, Mrs Aholelei, and Mrs Denning back to Auburn North. We have missed them. We would like to welcome a number of new classroom teachers to the Auburn North Family. They are Ms Chan, Mrs Minkara, Ms Raad, Ms Lau, and Ms Wee. We also welcome Mrs Vianello, our new school counsellor.
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Our 2022 Executive School Leaders are:
Mrs Southgate: Deputy Principal
Mrs Clift: Deputy Principal
Mrs Tukafu: Assistant Principal and Relieving Deputy Principal (Thursday and Friday)
Ms Mirzai: Assistant Principal and Relieving Deputy Principal Teaching and Learning
Ms Wallace: Assistant Principal and Relieving Deputy Principal
Ms Bou-Rizk: Assistant Principal
Mrs Acar: Business Manager
Ms Woodward: Facilitator Year 1
Mrs Picken: Facilitator Kindergartengra
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Our 2022 Grade Leaders are:
Ms Zeidan: Kindergarten
Ms Angury: Kindergarten
Ms Harvey-Latham: Year 1
Ms Lynch: Year 2
Ms Whittaker: Year 3
Ms Meir: Year 4
Ms Rahimy: Year 5
Ms Hamm: Year 6
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Mr Ocampo, the Auburn Network’s EAL/D Education Leader who is based at our school, will lead our EAL/D (ESL) programs.
We will include a full list of classroom teachers and specialist support teachers in the next edition of the newsletter.
CONGRATULATIONS MRS McINTYRE
During the school holiday, Mrs McIntyre and her husband, Mr McIntrye, welcomed a beautiful little baby into the world. The little baby boy’s name is Theodore.
We congratulate the very proud parents, and we look forward to Mrs McIntyre bringing her little bundle of joy to school later this year.
Mark Harris
Principal
| Ammany | 1H | For being a fantastic role model for her peers by always showing all of the ANPS values. |
| Ali | 1HL | For making a wonderful start to year 1 and showing friendship with his classmates. |
| Zahra | 1HL | For always being respectful to her friends and her teachers in the classroom and on the playground. |
| Yusuf | 1KL | For being a dedicated learner and an exceptional role model for his peers. |
| Tassawar | 1KL | For starting the year with enthusiasm and following all the ANPS values. |
| Musa | 1N | For being a responsible and friendly member of 1N. |
| Raiyan | 1P | For always showing respect and responsibility in the classroom. |
| Sanvee | 1P | For making a wonderful start to Year 1 by following all teacher instructions. |
| Roudyna | 2C | For approaching all learning activities with outstanding focus and trying her best at all times. |
| Rasheed | 2C | For beginning the year with an excellent attitude towards his learning. |
| Mohammed Kabir | 2K | For showing respect and responsibility as he settles into Year 2. |
| Moiz | 2N | For having an excellent start to the year. Well done! |
| Mohammad | 3CD | For being an outstanding role model for his peers by always following the school values. |
| Ibrahim | 3M | For settling back into school with enthusiasm, cheerfulness, and a willingness to do his best work. |
| Alpha | 3W | For being an outstanding role model for his peers by following our classroom agreements and listening to all instructions. |
| Baran | 4C | For demonstrating persistence when learning new multiplication facts and strategies. |
| Arisha | 4C | For being a positive role model for her peers by always following the classroom promises and school values. |
| Imadh | 4HB | For always working diligently and completing all learning tasks to a high standard. |
| Haidar | 4HB | For making a positive start to the year by following all the classroom rules and routines. |
| Tasnimul Hoque | 4L | For being a positive role model for his peers by always showing the school values. |
| Aliya | 5C | For exhibiting a positive attitude to her learning in mathematics. |
| Laith | 5C | For being a helpful and enthusiastic member of 5C. |
| Muizz | 5R | For showing perseverance by never giving up during challenging math lessons. Well done! |
| Shahzaib | 5R | For settling well into the 5R family and being a great role model for his peers. |
| Asad Ur Rahman | 6E | For demonstrating the school values of respect and responsibility. |
| Issra | 6E | For an enthusiastic and positive start to the school year. |
| Mehdi | 6H | For showing kindness and friendship to his teacher and peers during the first week of 2022. |
Over 70% of our families have chosen to use our Schoolzine app since it's introduction in 2019. 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. 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, follow this link: https://auburnnps.schoolzineplus.com/szapp
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. To do this, click on 'Manage' near the top and select the current grade/s your child/ren are in.
If you require any help using the Schoolzine app please see any of the office staff during office hours.
It is really important that the office has your families most up-to-date details. This includes your home address, email address, phone numbers and emergency contact details. Please contact the office by email if any of your details have changed.
School email: auburnnth-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au
