Enrolments, transition program and Parent Handbook 2012  

Our enrolments have reached 101 and we are taking enrolments for 2012 Please download a 2012 Enrolment Form and return it to the school as soon as possible.

SunSmart

Our SunSmart policy comes into play this term.  All students are required to wear a hat when outdoors.  Please ensure your child comes to school with a hat each day regardless of the weather.  Hats can be purchased at cost from the office.

Yard supervision 

Please remember that teacher supervision in thepolayground commences at 8.45 in the mornings. Breakfast club is available on Wednesday, Thursday & Friday mornings commencing at 8.30am.

Abbotsford Primary School bilingual program

Our long standing Mandarin bilingual program was featured in the 'Why we are losing it in translaton' article published in The Age 30 May 2011. We have more information about our Mandarin bilingual program here or click on the Curriculum tab to the left, then Mandarin Bilingual Program.

The advantages of being bilingual are also fleshed out in The Bilingual Advantage published in The New York Times 30 May 2011. This is a transcript of a conversation with cognitive neuroscientist, Ellen Bialystok who has spent almost 40 years learning about how bilingualism sharpens the mind.

Also go to The Conversation to find out Why every child under the age of fifteen should learn to speak Chinese published April 2011.

Take away lunch day

Wednesday is take away lunch order day. If you want to order lunch for the take away lunch day on a Wednesday, please write your order on a paper bag or envelope, put the money in the bag/envelope and return the order prior to 9.30am on Wednesday mornings - ORDERS MUST BE RECEIVED BEFORE 9.30am 

School banking & school banking tips

Thank you to the students who have started saving through the APS school banking.  There is no minumum amount for school deposits; you can put in 50c each week if you want.  You get a token each week when you put something in the bank and when you have 10 tokens you get a reward of a lunchbox, wallet, drink bottle, watch etc.  The bank account is for the student to keep, even if they change school or go to high school. Talk to Virginia Dods our school banking coordinator about school banking and your children can start SAVING NOW.  Bank deposit days are on a Friday.