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Albert Park Public School
Excellence, Innovation, Opportunity and Success
www.albertpk-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/ Term 4 - Week 10 13/12/2017
“We would like to respectfully acknowledge the Bundjalung people who are the Traditional Custodians and First
Peoples of the Land on which our school stands.”
344 Keen St, Lismore, NSW, 2480 P 02 66213259 E albertpk-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au
BE SAFE.
Principals Address
We have had an outstanding year at Albert Park this year with our students achieving some amazing results and
being involved in a multitude of activities and opportunities. The students have worked exceptionally hard and I
would like to say congratulations to all our students. It has been very exciting this year to hear our students talk
about their achievements, know where they are in terms of their learning and understand what they need to
know to get to their next level.
We have had an excellent turn out to all our recent events. It was wonderful to see so many families at our
Presentation and Carols Night. Thank you to everyone who bought and sold raffle tickets and sausages and
drinks. We raised approximately $500 on the night.
I would like to say a very big thank you to Tamara Seckold who has worked tirelessly over the past few years as
the president of our P & C. Tamara will be leaving us at the end of the year and we wish her and her family all the
best in their move to Casino.
Thank you to our amazing staff who forever go above and beyond what their job entails. A lot of what our staff
do on a day to day basis behind the scenes often goes unacknowledged. They regularly contribute extra time,
effort and resources from their own pockets to ensure our children at Albert Park are given every opportunity to
succeed. We are very lucky to have such a dedicated, hardworking staff.
Have a wonderful holiday, enjoy your time with your children, be safe and remind them to continue to read,
read, read! We will see all our students on Tuesday, 30 January 2018.
End of Year Assembly
There will be an assembly on Friday afternoon at 2.40pm. A PowerPoint of all the activities the students have
been involved in throughout the year will be shown as well as a farewell to Year 6 Guard of Honour. Everyone is
welcome to attend.
Year 6 Farewell
Last night we held our Year 6 Farewell, where we celebrated with our Year 6 students and their families the end
to their primary schooling. Thank you Year 6 for your fantastic contribution to Albert Park in 2017. It has been a
pleasure working with you and you have set the tone for the school with your commitment to learning, sporting
and creative activities. I wish you all the best on your journey into high school.
Jenni Smedley - Principal
344 Keen St, Lismore, NSW, 2480 P 02 66213259 E albertpk-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au
BE A LEARNER.
Knowing how to keep children amused through the school holidays can sometimes be daunting for parents,
especially when things cost so much. Sure, it's great to give the kids a break from the drudgery of school work
over the holidays, but you don't want them forgetting what they've learned throughout the year. These fun ideas
will keep their brains ticking over.
Get messy in the kitchen and bake
Have the kids been learning about fractions in school? Let them do the scooping,
measuring and mixing and they’ll be applying their mathematical knowledge, as well as
learning about the chemistry of baking.
Thrill them with tongue twisters
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers ... and sent all the children into fits of
laughter! Tongue twisters are fun, especially when kids say them as fast as they can, but did you know they are
also used as a speech therapy exercise? If your child struggles with reading aloud, or stumbles over words, have
him practise some tongue twisters in the holidays. Reading may just be a little easier for him when school
returns.
Pull out a deck of cards
Remember how you loved playing Go Fish and Crazy Eights as a child? Your
kids will too! Playing while practising their number and pattern recognition
skills, without even knowing it.
Give their brains a screen time workout
Tempted to ban screens during the holidays, for fear of the kids doing absolutely nothing else? DON’T! So long as
you monitor what they consume and the time they spend glued to them, handheld devices can be a mobile
classroom. There are loads of cool educational apps out there, with some even being designed to help parents
manage the holiday learning void.
Go day tripping
Pack the day packs, drink bottles and sunscreen and go exploring in your city. Day tripping is not only fun, it’s also
a great way for kids to discover new things about the world they live in. Check out if there are any exhibitions on
to do with topics the kids have been learning at school, or just see where the day takes you! You never know
what cool things are down a lane or in a big city park.
Rock their world with riddles
Kids love riddles but what they don’t realise (while giggling their heads off!), is that they are actually giving their
brains quite a workout. Riddles require us to think outside of the square and find solutions to problems that
aren’t obvious. When kids do brain teasers or riddles, they are opening up new thought processes that will help
to develop their problem solving skills.
Play board games and puzzles
Board games like Scrabble, Monopoly, Pictionary or even Snakes and Ladders, are
fantastic for exercising little minds. Pull out a boxed game and your kids will be
practising their numbers, letters and shape recognition skills, improving their hand-
eye coordination, or honing in on their visual perception and colour identification
skills. Plus, board games are the perfect, "Mu-um, we're bored" antidote on holiday
rainy days.
Have a wonderful and safe Christmas.
344 Keen St, Lismore, NSW, 2480 P 02 66213259 E albertpk-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au
BE RESPECTFUL.
Date Item Venue Cost Time
15/12 End of Year Assembly APPS - 2.40pm
15/12 Last day for students for 2017
Merry Christmas & A Happy, Safe New Year
30/01/18 First day back for students 2018 APPS
344 Keen St, Lismore, NSW, 2480 P 02 66213259 E albertpk-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au
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