Auburn North Public School eNewsletter

Dear Parents,

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 to continue to work very hard so they receive an excellent semester 2 report and are well-prepared to succeed from the beginning of the 2023 school year.

THE IMPORTANCE OF PARENT INVOLVEMENT and ENGAGEMENT

On Saturday 5^th November and Sunday 6^th November I attended a conference in Canberra.

Principals, teachers, social workers, and parents from around Australia attended the conference. The focus of the conference was parent involvement and parent engagement.

I presented at the conference. The title of my presentation was ‘Outstanding school-based programs, practices, and strategies to maximise parent involvement, parent engagement, and student learning outcomes.’

I explained to the audience that these programs, practices, and strategies were based on four main factors which were:

My experience that includes teaching in high schools and primary schools in five countries.
Being the principal of three schools.
Being the principal of Auburn North Public School for the past 23 years.
Participating in a research study in 2019 that included visiting a range of high schools and primary schools in NSW, Canada, and Finland.

I outlined some of the research that shows parent involvement and engagement in their child’s school and child’s learning significantly improve student wellbeing and student learning outcomes and contributes to the development of a high-performing school.

Two quotes I shared with the audience were:

‘Research suggests that when parents are involved in their children’s schooling, children tend to be motivated learners, have high educational aspirations, get good grades, and experience a sense of school belonging.’

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‘Meaningful parent involvement is essential for effective schooling. We premise our view on the notion that families and schools constitute important sources of influence on the psychoeducational development of children and that the best results are achieved when these two institutions work together.’

During the presentation I expressed my opinion that all schools, regardless of their contexts, should be planning and implementing programs, strategies, and practices to achieve a high level of parental involvement and parent engagement because it will lead to improved student outcomes and contribute to the development of even better schools.

I explained to the members of the audience that I believed Auburn North had strategically developed and implemented best-practice whole-school parent involvement and parent engagement programs, strategies, and practices. I also said that a broad range of evidence showed these have had a profound positive impact on our school’s students, parents, staff, and school learning community.

Details about a number of our programs were shared during the presentation. Four of the programs were our:

‘Harmony House’ programs.
‘Parents as Partners in Learning’ program.
‘Three-Way Conferences program’
’COVID Learning from Home Videos for Students and Parents’ program.

People in the audience asked me how Auburn North had been able to achieve a high level of parent involvement and engagement. I explained that some of the main reasons were:

We had focused on and strategically allocated a good deal of our resources to facilitate a high level and quality of parent involvement and parent engagement in the school and in their children’s education and learning.
We ask parents how they would like to be involved and engaged in their children’s education and in THEIR school.

We look forward to further developing our parent involvment and participation programs and strategies in the future.

Class Report: 2M

We have had a fabulous year in 2M! We worked hard to achieve success across all learning areas and have also developed a sense of connectedness by fostering close and positive friendships along the way. 2M are so excited to be moving closer to moving to ‘big school’ next year but will be extremely sad to be leaving year 2.

Literacy

In literacy, we have been learning how to write expositions or persuasive writing. We have harnessed techniques such as persuasive sentence starters, high modality language and rhetorical questions to captivate our audience. We are very proud of our accomplishments in writing thus far!

Numeracy

In numeracy, we have been very busy developing our mathematical skills. We have been learning a variety of strategies to help us solve all different types of word problems. We have also been choosing and applying mathematical techniques to solve problems in rich maths tasks. Our brains have been so sweaty!

Digital Technology

In our digital technology lessons in the library, we have been learning how to use the basic principles of programming so that students can program their Sphero robot to move and even draw. We have had so much fun!

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KBA	Shofil	3M	Ibraheem
KBA	Zohha	3M	Zainab
KBA	Hussain Raza	3M	Abdul
KE	Unaisah	3M	Aaron
KE	Maira	3W	Kaan
KE	Raheel	3W	Hedda
KM	Adhvik	3W	Safaa
KM	Ali	3W	Mohamad
KM	Shriwani	4C	Flora
KM	Yan	4C	Samarpreet
KS	Aiyanna	4C	Ayan
KS	Alihasnain	4C	Baran
KS	Mohammad	4HL	Peter
KZ	Hassan	4L	Ahmet
1R	Zahra	4L	Mahdi
2/1N	Abdul Raheem	4L	Minsa
2/1N	Muhammad	5C	Reza
2C	Omar	5C	Tehzeeb
2C	Sage	5R	Ayan
2K	Mehmet	5R	Ryan Ihab
2K	Affan	5R	Francis
2M	Rida	5W	Ithrat
2M	Rayan	5W	Musa
2N	Hassan	5W	Zak
3CD	Abdul	5W	Maryam
3CD	Rifat	6E	Maira
3CD	Amina	6E	Saeeda
3CD	Zaynab	6H	Nusayra
3CD	Parwana	6V	Hoor
3M	Fatma	6V	Muhammad

KBA	Sadiya	For consistently demonstrating respect to all teachers by listening and following instructions at all times.
KBA	Birsel	For displaying citizenship through modelling and encouraging her peers to show the school values.
KBA	Safa	For writing a compound sentence that includes a describing word.
KE	Maya	For actively listening during classroom discussions and contributing valuable thoughts.
KE	Yosuf	For an increased effort in staying focused while completing his work.
KE	Ismail	For always following the ANPS value of respect and friendship both in the classroom and on the playground.
KE	Samira	For achieving her personal goal in literacy and writing descriptive sentences. Keep it up.
KM	Adhvik	For showing the value of fairness during digital technology lessons by taking turns with the Blue Bot.
KM	Amna	For successfully logging in to a computer to type and publish her writing.
KM	Ali	For demonstrating the values of respect and responsibility during the kindergarten excursion to Golden Ridge Farm.
KM	Mele	For successfully using position words to describe directions in mathematics lessons and digital technology lessons.
KS	Fatima	For striving to do her best and successfully blending three sounds together to read words.
KS	Arsalan Raza	For working hard within writing lessons to include pronouns, adjectives and conjunctions. Keep up the good work.
KS	Alihasnain	For working hard and showing determination to achieve the learning goal during technology lessons.
KS	Ayesha	For constantly working hard and improving in her writing by making sure she includes adjectives and conjunctions in her sentences.
KZ	Arfaan	For independently writing interesting sentences about penguins that included pronouns, adjectives and a conjunction.
KZ	Nicholas	For showing determination during ICT lessons when learning to navigate the school network to publish, save and print a Microsoft Word Document.
KZ	Ilyana	For showing all of the ANPS school values and actively participating in all experiences at our Kindergarten excursion to Golden Ridge Farm.
KZ	Mohammad	For showing determination during maths lessons when learning to tell the time on an analog and digital clock.
1H	Ayesha	For consistently displaying an excellent, responsible attitude to all her learning.
1H	Maryam	For always producing a high standard in all areas of her learning and being a great leader in 1H.
1H	Aliza	For her active listening skills during class discussions.
1H	Ammany	For being a focused and motivated learner in all key learning areas. Keep it up.
1HL	Duniya	For being an outstanding role model to her peers by always showing all of the ANPS values.
1KL	Mehdiya	For demonstrating the ANPS values of honesty and kindness on the playground and in the classroom.
1KL	Amin	For demonstrating persistence and striving to meet the learning goals in maths lessons.
1KL	Ameena	For demonstrating the 21st Century learning skill of citizenship by showing fairness and friendship to her peers at the year 1 excursion.
1KL	Omer	For settling in well to ANPS and coming to school every day with a big smile.
1P	Ibrahim	For demonstrating the 21st century skill of communication by confidently explaining his thinking to his teacher and peers.
1P	Kafia	For recognising that the name of a shape does not change when the shape changes its orientation in space.
1P	Gabriel	For successfully interpreting information presented in data displays in maths lessons.
1P	Manha	For working hard in maths lessons to measure, record, compare and estimate volume of different containers using uniform informal units.
2/1N	Imaan	For being a great representative of ANPS by showcasing all of the ANPS values during the year 1 excursion.
2C	Anabia	For her increased confidence when contributing to small group and whole class discussions.
2C	Arman	For the increased focus and effort he is showing in all learning areas as he works towards his goal of achieving a gold badge.
2C	Ilanilavan	For successfully using the bridge the decade strategy to add and subtract numbers.
2K	Firdevs	For using critical thinking to solve difficult maths problems.
2K	Yamen	For showing creativity when rehearsing for the Year 2 Showcase.
2K	Aleena	For using critical thinking to find a fraction of a collection.
2K	Jibran	For showing commitment to his dream of earning a gold badge by demonstrating the ANPS values.
2M	Sahana	For settling into year 2 at Auburn North Public School quickly and always trying to do her best work.
2M	Rayan	For using critical thinking skills in money lessons by calculating the correct amount of change to give back.
2N	Kinza	For consistently showing the ANPS values of friendship and kindness in the classroom and on the playground. Keep it up!
2N	Fatima	For her increased effort and confidence to contribute to small group and whole class discussions.
2N	Sara	For her focused approach towards all learning tasks.
3CD	Hadi	For showing dedication and focus during all writing lessons to meet the learning goal.
3CD	Mahsa	For the commitment she has shown towards her learning and for persevering during challenging tasks.
3CD	Mahsa	For the commitment she has shown towards her learning and for persevering during challenging tasks.
3CD	Uzair	For his positive attitude and the consistent effort that he puts in to all of his classroom activities.
3CD	Behishta	For showing determination and enthusiasm in all maths lessons.
3M	Ibrahim	For being a dependable student who is always kind and helpful to his teachers and peers.
3M	Inayah	For always challenging herself to achieve the super success criteria during literacy lessons.
3M	Benny Tak Wing	For his outstanding focus and critical thinking when solving challenging worded math problems.
3W	Eeman	For demonstrating the value of responsibility by consistently completing all tasks to a high standard. Well done!
3W	Trisha	For always demonstrating kindness and friendship to all members of 3W.
3W	Minha	For always following teacher instructions the first time and producing work to a high standard.
3W	Shiza	For showing the value of kindness by taking the initiative to help others in the classroom.
4C	Palwasha	For writing an exciting narrative using a sizzling start and range of persuasive devices.
4C	Arisha	For demonstrating character by persisting in all tasks, even when they are challenging.
4C	Muhammad Wali	For using success criteria and feedback to reflect on the quality of his exposition and make improvements.
4HL	Bulut	For demonstrating the ANPS values of kindness and friendship towards all his classmates.
4HL	Fatema	For writing a convincing exposition using persuasive devices.
4HL	Sania	For writing a convincing exposition using persuasive devices.
4HL	Peter	For showing character and persistence during literacy lessons.
4L	Panav	For showing creativity during art lessons to produce a Picasso inspired portrait.
4L	Zahra	For demonstrating collaboration and critical thinking when making tessellating patterns.
4L	Samim	For demonstrating the 21st century Learning skills of critical thinking and citizenship during technology lessons.
4L	Myar	For composing a well-structured exposition including a range of high modal words and persuasive devices.
5C	Usman	For being an exemplary role model by consistently demonstrating the Auburn North values.
5C	Abdullah	For successfully using the area model to solve multiplication word problems.
5C	Zainab	For writing an excellent introduction in her exposition to persuade the reader.
5C	Laith	For taking responsibility of his learning by consistently seeking feedback to further improve his writing.
5R	Grace	For showing the values of kindness and friendship by assisting her peers with missed work when they have been absent from school.
5R	Muizz	For always applying feedback and seeking clarification during writing lessons.
5R	Wahab Ayaan	For showing character during math lessons by never giving up!
5R	Jia Long	For being a hardworking student who always tries to find new ways of improving.
5W	Zaara	For always challenging herself to think deeply and critically about her learning.
5W	Abdul Wahab	For always showing enthusiasm and trying his best towards new learning.
5W	Ayesha	For showing determination to convert between 12 and 24 hour time.
6E	Bassam	For outstanding improvement in spelling
6E	Wilson	For raising the standard of his writing to achieve excellent results
6H	Asal	For always demonstrating the Auburn North values of kindness, friendship and respect.
6H	Mehdi	For using critical thinking during math lessons to calculate the probability of an event occurring.
6H	Donna	For always being kind and respectful to her teacher and peers and being a valued member of the 6H family.
6V	Mahdi	For writing a highly engaging narrative that included sophisticated vocabulary and a range of literary devices.
6V	Faria	For always demonstrating the school values of kindness and friendship.
6V	Ahmad	For clearly communicating his ideas when making inferences related to the text 'found'.

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November 28th,29th,30th Stage 3 Camp

December 1st Year 2 Concert 2pm

December 6th Presentation Day Assembly's

December 12th 3-6 Gold Badge Movies

December 13th Principal's Morning Tea

December 15th Year 6 Graduation

December 15th Year 6 Farewell

December 15th Reports go home

December 16th K-2 Gold Badge Movie

December 16th Students Last day at school