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25.01.2022 Why do we have ‘Crunch and Sip’ at Appin Public School? ‘Crunch and Sip’ gives kids the chance to refuel on fruit, vegetables and water during a set break in class. It’s a simple way to help them stay hydrated and energised, and it lifts their focus in class. Including vegetables, fruit and water in the daily routine helps to shape kids’ preference for healthy food. There are other benefits too. Kids want to be part of ‘Crunch and Sip’, so mums, dads and carers quickly learn not to forget water and a healthy snack in the lunchbox! More than half our kids don’t eat the recommended amount of fruit and vegetables each day, and many forget to drink unless they are reminded, so ‘Crunch and Sip’ helps there too.

24.01.2022 Road safety, skate park safety, holiday safety This morning an Appin Public School student was injured when he scooted into the back of a car as he was crossing busy Appin Road at the skate park. Thankfully he was not badly injured. Please discuss road safety regularly with your child/ren and insist your child/ren only crosses Appin Road at the traffic lights, for everyone’s safety. Have a safe and happy school holiday!

23.01.2022 Kinderstart Update as at 21st August, 2020 We have just been notified by the Department of Education that Kindergarten Orientation days have been put on hold for Term 3. This will mean a change of date for our Kinderstart Program. We will now endeavour to commence our first Kinderstart day on Thursday 22nd October, followed by Thursday 29th October, 5th November and 12th November.... Further details will be sent out as they are finalised. We apologise for the changes and will continue to work around Covid-19 restrictions to keep everyone as safe as possible. See more

23.01.2022 Our Term 3 Week 10 Newsletter is hot off the press. Click the link below to access:- https://appin-p.schools.nsw.gov.au//newsl/2020/9/T3W10.pdf

22.01.2022 Updating School Records It is very important that we have up to date and correct contact details for our students. If you have a new home address, mobile phone number or email address, please contact our school office to update these details as soon as possible.

22.01.2022 Our Term 3 Week 7 Newsletter is hot off the press. Find out important school updates by clicking on the link below. https://appin-p.schools.nsw.gov.au//newsl/2020/9/T3W71.pdf

21.01.2022 Wellbeing The wellbeing of all of us in Covid-19 times is frequently mentioned on social media and in the news, however, it is often doom and gloom. Whilst it is okay to experience feelings of loss, bewilderment or anxiety and have these feelings validated, every one of us needs strategies to move away from these feelings back into some form of control and hope. A very simple strategy is one everyone can manage either themselves, as a family or at school with teachers. This... strategy focuses on acknowledging what we are grateful for and why we are grateful. Research is showing that keeping a grateful diary for just one week has a positive impact on the welfare of all age groups. It can be done verbally by families at dinner or bed times as an alternative to writing. The benefit with writing is that it can be referred back to at other times. We urge you to try this. Our children have rarely faced anything in their short lives where they haven’t been able to do what they want or have what they want. Let’s help them appreciate things they do have, things they can see and people around them that love or help them.

21.01.2022 Our most recent newsletter is available now. Click below to catch up on all the happenings at APS. https://appin-p.schools.nsw.gov.au//newsl/2021/2/T1_W5.pdf

20.01.2022 Our latest newsletter, Term 3 Week 9, is available now at the link beow. https://appin-p.schools.nsw.gov.au//newsle/2020/9/T3W9.pdf

20.01.2022 Changes to Covid-19 guidelines in schools for end-of-year events We cannot thank our Stage 3 parents enough for their understanding and support of changes to our Year 6 Graduation and Farewell Dinner to comply with Covid-19 guidelines for schools. ... We will take lots of photos as well as recording these events and uploading them on our website. Some more information is as follows: Presentation Day : K-2 in the morning of Monday, 14th December 2020. Students only. 3-6 in the middle session of Monday, 14th December 2020. Students only. Year 6 Graduation Assembly: Year 6 students with Years 3-5 students as their audience from 2-3pm in the afternoon of Monday, 14th December 2020. Students only. Year 6 Farewell Dinner: Year 6 students only from 6-8pm on the evening of Monday, 14th December 2020 at Appin House. Parents will be given a drop-off time from 5:30pm and a pickup time from 8:00pm. Parents will remain in their car and exit once their child gets into or out of the car or, alternatively, walking parents will drop off and pick up their child at Appin House front gates.

20.01.2022 Stage 1 Wooglemai Environmental Education Centre Excursion Year 1 students will attend on Monday, 26th October, 2020 and Year 2 students will attend on Tuesday, 27th October, 2020. The cost of this excursion is $25.00. (This will cover entry and coach fare). The coach will depart at 8.30am and return to school at approximately 3.00pm. Please return the permission note by Friday, 16th October 2020.

20.01.2022 Free to a good home. Please contact the office if you are interested.

19.01.2022 2021 Swimming Carnival - NB: First Day Back at School Notes were sent home last week for our primary classes to attend Wollongong University Pool on Friday, 29th January, 2021 where our school Swimming Carnival will be held. Students in Year 2 who turn 8 in 2021 are also invited to attend if they are strong, competitive swimmers (please ask at the office for a form.) The cost of the excursion is $17.00 which covers pool entry and bus fare. All children attending the carnival ...should travel on the bus (bus will have seat belts). Please return the permission note sent home to school by Friday, 4th December 2020 even if your child is not attending the carnival. IMPORTANT: Students who do not return their permission note by Friday, 4th December WILL NOT be allowed to attend.

19.01.2022 The Swimming Carnival will likely be finished by 12:45. Keep your eye on Facebook for any further updates.

19.01.2022 Some great tips.

19.01.2022 We would like to sincerely thank Appin IGA for their generous donation to Appin Public School from their Community Chest. Payment was made to our school for the amount of $1000.00 which has allowed us to purchase a brand new laptop for our classrooms.

18.01.2022 Next Tuesday Kindergarten will be heading off to Belgenny Farm on their first school excursion. We hope they have a wonderful day! Image taken from Camden Park EEC Facebook page.

15.01.2022 We are incredibly proud of one of our amazing Year 6 students, Brady Wilson. Brady recently put forward an entry to the Wollondilly Shire Council Art Competition where students had to create an artwork based on a threatened species within our local area. In no time at all, Brady drew an amazing picture of a koala perched in a tree... Brady won the competition for students aged 10-12 in our whole district. Furthermore, Appin Public School won the school award for the best sch...ool in our area. We will be receiving some lovely native plants that will be planted around our school. Well done Brady and well done Appin!!

15.01.2022 The Book Parade is on this Thursday, 12th November Come dressed as a curious book character or your favourite book character and don’t forget to bring along the book this character stars in for the parade. Unfortunately due to current COVID restrictions, parents and the community are not able to attend but will be able to view the parade via the Appin Public School Website or Facebook page. Additionally, photos will be taken and shared by class teachers through Seesaw.

14.01.2022 Rosemeadow Public School and Appin Public School students receiving their scholarship awards from their Year Adviser, Miss Nunes and our prefects Ashley and Andrew. We are all looking forward to meeting our new Yr7 cohort. #ClassOf2026

14.01.2022 The best six years of my long teaching career has come to an end, and today I enjoy my last day ever. I have so many wonderful memories to cherish of the fantastic Appin Public School students and their families. Thank you so much for your kind words, cards, emails and gifts. Words are not enough to express my thanks and I am humbled by them and also so grateful. The special tree of students' finger prints brought me to tears and is something I knew parents would love to see. Goodbye, good luck, stay calm and stay safe!

14.01.2022 'It hasn’t been easy, but look what we’ve produced!' Thank you to all our students, teachers, school staff and parents and carers who have made this a year to remember. See you next year for #FirstDay2021! #LoveWhereYouLearn *Posted by the NSW Department of Education*

14.01.2022 Unfortunately, Stage 3 camp has been cancelled for this year due to Covid-19 restrictions. To replace the camp we have organised a day trip to Wooglemai Environmental Education Centre at Oakdale for Year 5 and 6 students. There is a limit of 50 students per day at this centre. Year 6 students will attend on Tuesday, 15th September and Year 5 students will attend on Wednesday, 16th September, 2020. Students will participate in a variety of fun activities such as archery, bushwalking, indigenous culture, bush tucker etc. The cost of this excursion is $30.00. (This will cover entry, coach and activities.) If you have paid money towards the Stage 3 camp, you will not be required to pay for this excursion as it will be deducted from your camp payment. Image below from Woolglemai EEC Facebook Page

12.01.2022 SCHOOL RESUMES We look forward to seeing Year 1 through to Year 6 back at school next Friday, 29th January 2021 and Kindergarten on Tuesday, 2nd February 2021. Students attending the Swimming Carnival will need to be at school by 8:15am for a prompt departure at 8:30am. Years 1-2 students (and students not attending swimming carnival) will place their bags outside their 2020 classrooms when they arrive at school and line up outside their 2020 classroom when the 9:00am bell rings.

12.01.2022 Mrs Newey and Ms Kiddle are busy planning for Book Week 2020. Due to Covid-19 restrictions it will look a little different this year. Thankfully, our students will be able to access wonderful books to supplement collections, spark curiosity and stimulate imaginations. Watch this space for more details.

11.01.2022 We are now planning for Kindergarten 2021. Please ensure that your child’s enrolment form has been completed and handed into the office as soon as possible. There is now an online enrolment application form that can be filled out on our Appin Public School website. Just click on the Enrolment tab at the top of the page, then click on the Apply for Enrolment Online link. To apply online, you must: * be an Australian or New Zealand ciitzen or permanent resident.... * live in the local enrolment area of this school. We are aware of quite a few siblings that we do not have an enrolment form for as yet. Please assist us by submitting these forms to the office as soon as you can. See more

09.01.2022 School Photos - Thursday, 18th March 2021 The photographers will visit our school on Thursday, 18th March 2021. Envelopes will be sent home soon. Parents/carers wishing to purchase these photos are asked to return the envelopes with payment to the office by Monday, 15th March. Each child needs to have their own envelope to have their photo taken. Please take advantage of the online payment system now available. If paying by cash, correct money must be placed in the envelope or a note to say that the money is in the oldest child’s envelope. NB: We will NOT be taking payments on the day of photos. Sibling photo envelopes will be available from the office.

08.01.2022 Walkathon We are holding our annual Appin Public School Walkathon on Friday, 19th March, 2021 in conjunction with Harmony Day. All of our students will participate by walking around the inside of our school along paths and gardens and some of our playground as many times as they are able, in the time allocated. They will receive a stamp for each lap they complete. Sponsors may pay children for each completed lap or donate a set amount of money. Unfortunately, parents are unab...le to attend. This is a major fundraiser for our school providing much needed additional funding to support the purchase of a new Interactive Whiteboard in our school library. There will be a change to our prizes this year. A $100 gift voucher will be presented to the highest fundraiser in each Year group from K 6 (seven vouchers to be won). There will also be a popcorn and movie at school prize for the class in Infants and the class in Primary earning the most sponsorship money. There will be incentive prizes as well, for students who return their sponsorship money before the end of Term 1. We would appreciate all sponsor money being returned to school by Friday, 23rd April 2021. Walkathon information at a glance : When : Friday, 19th March, 2021. This is in Week 8 of Term 1. Starting time : 2:00pm 3:00pm Where : Around our school playground and classrooms. Wear: Mufti Day for Harmony Day Wear orange clothing. Enclosed shoes and our school hat is essential! Bring : Water to drink and your sponsor card for stamping * STUDENTS MUST CARRY THEIR CARD WITH THEM TO GET IT STAMPED AS THEY WALK!!

08.01.2022 From the first day of school to the home stretch of Year 12, we're ready for you! Check out our #FirstDay2021 resources on https://bit.ly/39JXTug. #LoveWhereYouLearn *Posted by the NSW Department of Education*

08.01.2022 Updates regarding Covid-19 regulations and how they apply to our school’s situation, including parental attendance at this year’s Swimming Carnival will be provided on Wednesday 27th January.

07.01.2022 *The canteen cannot reheat food under the food safety handling guidelines policy for cross contamination. *Please send forks and spoons with your child if need... with their packed lunches from home. Forks and spoons are supplied when food has been purchased from the canteen. *The canteen is a small business, please do not ask for credit. * Please check all coins before sending into the canteen as there has been alot of foreign coins ( New Zealand mainly) been sent in for payment, which all coins are checked and will not be accepted. *Please clean and remove any previous food and rubbish out of reusable lunch bags. *Please make sure there is enough money to cover lunch orders . *If you would like to contact me please contact me in the hours of 8am - 3pm Monday to Friday. See more

05.01.2022 Unfortunately the Stage 2 camp to Jenolan Caves has been cancelled for this year due to Covid-19 restrictions. To replace the camp we have organised a day trip to Camden Environmental Education Centre at Camden for Year 3 & 4 students. There is a limit of 50 students per day at this centre. Year 3 students will attend on Wednesday, 21st October and Year 4 students will attend on Thursday, 22nd October, 2020. Students will participate in a variety of fun activities linked to our Science Unit, ‘Living Things - Food and Fibre Production’. The cost of this excursion is $30.00. (This will cover entry and coach fare.) If you have paid money towards the Stage 2 camp, you will not be required to pay for this excursion as it will be deducted from your camp payment. Photo from Camden Park EEC.

05.01.2022 Cyber Safety These Spring holidays, give devices and phones a holiday too. You may like to try some of these ideas instead: Pot up some seedlings or cuttings to make hand-made gifts for grandparents or family members for Christmas.... Plant some herbs or vegetables, nurture them and enjoy eating your home grown produce in a few weeks. Sort through family members’ recycling and make some extra pocket money ready for Christmas when you take bottles and cans to the nearest recycling station. Take some sandwiches, drinks and fruit to a local beach, park, walking track and enjoy a few hours of sun and fresh air, always remaining covid-19 safe of course. If water restrictions and weather permits, put a sprinkler on in your back yard and let kids run through. Walk, skate or scoot to our local Appin shops rather than driving in the car. Bake! Everyone loves home-made biscuits or cakes Organise a bug hunt in your back yard Build a cubby outside or with blankets and lounge chairs inside Have a fashion parade and if you’re brave, let the kids loose in your wardrobe to dress-up Put on a play Have a Lego building competition See more

04.01.2022 Our latest newsletter, Term 3, Week 8 is available now. Find out the latest by clicking the link below:- https://appin-p.schools.nsw.gov.au//newsle/2020/9/T3W8.pdf

04.01.2022 ATTENTION Year 5 PARENTS & CARERS Dear Year 5 Parents/Caregivers, Unfortunately, this morning the bus was one hour late leaving for Wooglemai Environmental Education Centre due to an accident on Appin Road. This has put the planned program behind schedule by one hour. Wooglemai teaching staff have kindly offered to run the full day’s program for our Year 5 students, in line with the program Year 6 participated in yesterday. This means that the students will return to school... at 4pm rather than at 3pm which was our previous expectation. We anticipate that most students will walk, ride or scoot home as they normally would however, if you would like to make alternative arrangements, please contact our school office on 46311220. Kind regards, Vivian Harrison Principal - Appin Public School.

04.01.2022 Thank you to Mrs Brumpton and Mr Nixon for ensuring the successful recording of today’s live-streamed assemblies. The links to the recordings of the assemblies will be emailed tomorrow. This will ensure we can maintain confidentiality, protecting our students’ privacy and wellbeing. Thank you for your patience and support.

02.01.2022 Appin Public School’s Parent-Teacher Conferences will take place during Week 10 of this term; Monday, 21st September to Friday 25th September. We will be making bookings using the ‘School Interviews’ website, which allows you to easily make appointments for all of your children online from your computer, tablet or smart phone. This term, our school interviews will be conducted via phone calls. The classroom teacher will ring you at your booked time. To ensure the smooth runni...ng of our school interviews, please be ready to answer the phone call and ensure you are in an environment that enables you to hear and speak clearly. Bookings will open next week, Week 8 on Tuesday, 8th September at 3:00pm. To make an appointment go to: www.schoolinterviews.com.au/code and enter the code: arxf8 1. Enter your details 2. Select the teacher/s you wish to see 3. Select the appointment times that suit your family best All interviews are booked in 10 minute blocks. When you click ‘finish’ your selected bookings will be emailed to you immediately. If you do not receive your email, please check your junk-mail, or enter the event code again and check your email address spelling. DO NOT DELETE the email you receive. Keep it somewhere safe. You may need to refer back to it at a later date. REMEMBER TO ADD YOUR APPOINTMENTS TO YOUR CALENDAR as reminders will not be sent home. Online bookings must be finalised by 6pm on Friday, 18th September, Term 3 Week 9. If you need to view, cancel, change or print your bookings: Click on the link in the confirmation email you received after you made your bookings OR return to www.schoolinterviews.com.au and enter the code and the email address you used when making your bookings. If you are unable to access the internet or need any further assistance, you can visit the school office to make an appointment.

02.01.2022 Parent Teacher Conferences Our school’s parent-teacher conferences will take place during Week 6 - Monday, 1st March - Wednesday, 3rd March. We will be making bookings using the ‘School Interviews’ website, which allows you to easily make appointments for all of your children online from your computer, tablet or smart phone. Bookings will be available from 4:00pm this afternoon. To make an appointment go to www.schoolinterviews.com.au/ code and enter the code: zg429... 1. Enter your details 2. Select the teacher/s you wish to see 3. Select the appointment times that suit your family best All interviews are booked in 10 minute blocks. When you click ‘finish’ your selected bookings will be emailed to you immediately. If you not receive your email, please check your junk-mail, or enter the event code again and check your email address spelling. DO NOT DELETE the email you receive. Keep it somewhere safe. You may need to refer back to it at a later date. REMEMBER TO ADD YOUR APPOINTMENTS TO YOUR CALENDAR as reminders will not be sent home. Online bookings must be finalised by 6pm on Thursday, 25th of February, Term 1 Week 5. If you need to view, cancel, change or print your bookings: Click on the link in the confirmation email you received after you made your bookings OR return to www.schoolinterviews.com.au and enter the code and the email address you used when making your bookings. If you have any difficulties making your bookings, please contact the school office.

02.01.2022 Our Term 3, Week 6 newsletter has been published. Click on the link to find out what's happening at APS. https://appin-p.schools.nsw.gov.au//newsle/2020/8/T3W6.pdf

02.01.2022 Our latest newsletter is available now at the link below https://appin-p.schools.nsw.gov.au//newsl/2020/11/T4W6.pdf

01.01.2022 Please find below the links for each livestream event happening today, Presentation Day. The links will not be active until 5-10 minutes before the scheduled start time. K-2 Presentation Day Access link: https://bcove.video/2JQ2Qsq ... 3-6 Presentation Day Access link: https://bcove.video/3lYQ9Zb Year 6 Graduation Ceremony Access link: https://bcove.video/3gEqWCw