From
the Headmaster
Welcome Back!
It was a delight to welcome students
back to school! We have had a smooth start to the school year and I thank all
staff for their careful planning and preparation.
Look out for these ABC Weekly editions
which will keep you informed about what is happening at the ABC. Every few
weeks we shall have a “bumper edition” with links and many photos - normal
editions just contain text information to make this easier to read on
smartphones.
Independence
Being independent is one of our 14
values or traits which we introduce right from Prekinder, age 3. Please help us
develop this in your child by dropping him or her off at the drop off point and
NOT walking into school with him/her.
Primary News
Welcome back!
It was lovely to welcome the children
back into school on Thursday especially as they all seemed so pleased to
be here. Great too, to see them all looking so tidy and smart with the correct
uniform, new shoes and boys with short hair. Well done Mums and Dads! A special
welcome to our youngest pupils in Pre-Kinder who took the first day of school
in their stride and have made a great start to their ABC school lives.
End of School Arrangements until 31st
August 2012
For the first two days of school (23rd
and 24th August) all ABC students will end classes at their normal times but
from Monday 27th August until Friday 31st August we will have staggered leaving
times with some grades having an extended day to help prevent problems with
traffic flow. These measures will only last for this week until the Team Sports
programmes start from Monday 3rd September.
Primary arrangements
for the end of the school day for Monday 27th August to Friday 31st August.
Lower primary will
leave at their normal times:
Pre Kinder at 12.00
noon
Kinder at 12.30pm
Prepa at 1.00pm
Grade 1 at 1.30pm
Upper primary
arrangements are as follows:
Grade 2 at 1.30pm
Grade 3 at 1.30pm
Grade 4 at 2.15pm
Grade 5 at 2.15pm
Children in Grades 4
and 5 who have siblings in the Secondary school who are on an extended day may
stay in the Pass Club until their older siblings have completed their afternoon
activities.
Children in Grades 4
and 5 who have siblings further down the school who will be leaving at 1.30pm
may leave with them at this time.
Extracurricular activities
The Primary extracurricular programme will begin on Monday 10th September and we will be in touch
with you shortly about changes to this. Team Sports activities begin on Monday
3rd September.
Dates
for your diary
Lower
Primary
Monday 3rd Sept: Pre-Kinder
& Kinder Back to School Night 18:30 at the PAC.
Wednesday 5th Sept: Prepa
and First Grade Back to School Night 18:30 at the PAC.
Friday 7th Sept: LP
Spanish Assembly 7:20am in the PAC
Friday 14th Sept: LP
Spanish Assembly 7:20am in the PAC
Tuesday 18th Sept: Parent
Workshop for Prepa
Friday 21st Sept: McLay
Fun Run
Friday 21st Sept: LP
Spanish Assembly
Monday 24th - Friday 28th Sept: Parent/Teacher Interview
Friday 28th Sept: LP
Spanish Assembly
Upper
Primary
Monday 3rd - Friday 7th September: Week 1 Team Sports
Thursday 6th: 2nd
& 3rd Back to School Night
18:00 in the PAC.
Monday 10th - Friday 14th September: Week 2 Team Sports
Monday 10th: 4th
& 5th Back to School Night in the PAC.
Monday 27th - Friday 21st September: Week 3 Team Sports
Friday 21st: McLay
Fun Run
Monday 24th - Friday 28th September: Week 4 Team Sports
Monday 24th - Friday 28th: Parent Workshops
Wednesday 26th: Spanish
Assembly “Independence”
Secondary News
The Secondary school started smoothly
on Thursday and we welcomed some new students and staff to the school. We have
welcomed Ms. Dee Leong (Music), Mr. Brian Avery and Mr. Craig Kilkie
(Mathematics), Ms. Carla James and Mr. James Rombout (Humanities), Mr. Josh
Hernandez, Ms. Manjit Virdi and Ms. Jessica Henry (English, Drama and some
Humanities). I hope their stay at the school will be successful. I would like
to add a warm welcome to the parents of the new students who we will be
inviting to a meeting in due course. We are also sending out information on the
new year to parents via email and the grade blog. Please make sure you are
following the blog for the grades your son or daughter is in. I would also like
to remind you of the Year heads for each year.
Grade 6: Mrs. Jennifer Horan
Grade 7: Ms. Karen Bradburn
Grade 8: Ms. Carmen Chavez
Grade 9: Mrs. Sally Forsyth
Grade 10: Mr. Giles Whittaker
Grade 11: Mr. Ed Dafnis
Grade 12: Mr. Marc Starr.
Please note that next week some
students will not be finishing school until 2.45 according to the following
timetable. Students will be either doing an extended PE class or have a
supervised Homework preparation session.
Monday - Grade 7 and 9
Tuesday - Grade 6 and 10
Wednesday - Grade 7 and 8
Thursday - Grade 6 and 9
Friday - Grade 8 and 10.
On a final note can I please ask you to
encourage your son or daughter to think about participating in the coming ABC
Olympic event on Saturday 29th September.
Secondary Dates for your diary
Friday 14th September: Independence Day Assembly and celebrations
Friday 21st September: Peace One Day
Saturday 29th September: ABC Olympic Event
Tuesday 2nd October: Grade
6 Know Your School and Parent Teacher meetings
Thursday 4th October: Grade
7 and 8 Know Your School and Parent Teacher meetings
Friday 5th October: School
closed for staff INSET
Monday 8th October: Grade
11 and 12 Know Your School and Parent Teacher meetings
Thursday 11th October: Grade 9 and 10 Know Your School and Parent Teacher
meetings
Saturday 13th October: Grade 11 Empowerment Day
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