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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 2023 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.
I believe last year was our school’s most successful year in the 23 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, student learning, and parent engagement and participation. We 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 2022 was very successful, we have planned for and we expect 2023 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 and general assistants) 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 43 years in education.
Our students are so fortunate to have such loving, supportive parents and such caring and dynamic educators at school to inspire them to THRIVE and become the happiest and brightest young people they can become.
WHAT A YEAR 2023 IS GOING TO BE!!
FORTNIGHTLY NEWSLETTERS
Our 2023 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 Kindergarten to Year 6 students began learning as soon as they entered their classrooms this year, please understand their classes in weeks one, two and three are only temporary classes.
As a result of new students enrolling in our school this year and because some of our 2022 students moved to different suburbs during the holidays, our total student enrolment number is significantly different to our anticipated figure.
As a result, some students will need to change classes. 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 Monday 13th February. Parents whose children move from one class to another class will be informed of the change.
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STAFF INFORMATION
We welcome Mrs Irrgang back to Auburn North. We have missed her. We would like to welcome a number of new high-quality teachers to the Auburn North Family. They are Ms Sayan, Ms Prenter, Ms O’Malley, Ms O’Neill, Ms Xie, and Mrs Kar. We also welcome Ms McDonnell, who will be our school counsellor each Monday.
Mrs Sugden is the new Auburn Network EAL/D Leader. While Mrs Sugden will be supporting the 20 schools in the Auburn network, including our school, she will be based at Auburn North. Welcome Mrs Sugden.
We will include a full list of classroom teachers and specialist teachers in the next edition of the newsletter.
Our 2023 Executive School Leaders are:
Mrs Southgate: Deputy Principal
Mrs Clift: Deputy Principal
Mrs Tukuafu: Assistant Principal & Relieving Deputy Principal (Thurs./Friday)
Mrs Simon: Assistant Principal & Relieving Deputy Principal Teaching & Learning
Ms Wallace: Assistant Principal and Relieving Deputy Principal Instructional Leader
Ms Bou-Rizk: Assistant Principal and Relieving Deputy Principal Instructional Leader
Mrs Mehr & Ms Lynch: Facilitators Year 1
Mrs Bazzi: Facilitator Kindergarten
Mrs Acar: Business Manager
Our 2023 Grade Leaders are:
Ms Zeidan: Kindergarten
Ms Lynch & Mrs Mehr: Year 1
Mrs Simon : Year 2
Mrs Harrouk: Year 3
Ms Meir: Year 4
Ms Wilkins-Caruana: Year 5
Ms Hamm: Year 6
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CONGRATULATIONS MS Nalbantoglu
During the school holiday Ms Nalbantoglu and her partner welcomed a beautiful little baby into the world. The little baby girl’s name is Eliza.
We congratulate the very proud parents, and we look forward to Ms Nalbantoglu bringing her little bundle of joy to school later this year.
Mark Harris
Principal
| 1C | Arhaam | For being an excellent role model for his peers inside the classroom and on the playground. |
| 1C | Zahra | For beginning the year with an excellent attitude towards her learning. |
| 1M | Judah | For being such a resilient student during challenging tasks. |
| 1M | Nicholas | For being such a kind and caring member of the 1M family. |
| 1P | Fatima | For being in the right place at the right time, every time. |
| 1R | Samira | For starting the year with enthusiasm and following all the ANPS values. |
| 2B | Huma | For showing all the ANPS values inside the classroom. |
| 2L | Umar | For starting the year with enthusiasm and following all the ANPS values. |
| 2M | Zara | For settling quickly into year 2 and always demonstrating the Auburn North values. |
| 2W | Duniya | For beginning the year with an excellent attitude towards her learning. |
| 3CD | Leo | For always being an exceptional role model to his peers. Keep it up! |
| 3CD | Kimberley | For being a wonderful helper in the classroom. |
| 3P | Muhammad Murtadha | For making a fantastic start to year 3 by being an active learner in the classroom. |
| 4/3L | Aaron | For always demonstrating kindness and respect to his teacher and all members of his new class. |
| 4C | Mikail | For being a role model to his peers by following all classroom agreements. |
| 4HO | Aaliyah | For being a positive role model for her peers by always showing the school values. |
| 5C | Zayd | For always sharing insightful ideas during class discussions. |
| 5C | Serenity | For being a kind and respectful student in the classroom. |
| 5N | Bibi Amina | For having a great start to the year by staying focused on all learning tasks. Well done! |
| 5W | Fatema | For showing friendship towards all of her old and new friends in the classroom. |
| 6H | Aliya | For the fabulous way she has begun her final year at ANPS by actively engaging in all activities. |
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