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TERM 1 Tel: 9452 5444 Fax: 9975 5037
WEEK 3
Monday 6 February 2017 email: [email protected] web: www.forestvill-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Primary OOSH Care: Tel: 0433 474 352
DATES TO REMEMBER Mon 6 Feb P&C Meeting tonight, 7pm. Staffroom – all welcome Tues 7 Feb Yr3-6 Swimming Carnival (Canteen Closed) Wed 8 Feb Year 1 Parent Info Meeting, 5-6pm Wed 8 Feb Year 2 Parent Info Meeting, 6-7pm
Thur 9 Feb Yr 5&6 Parent Info Meeting 6-7pm Mon 13 Feb Kindy Parent Info meeting 6-7pm Wed 15 Feb Year 3&4 Parent Info meeting 5-6pm (change of time) Wed 22- Fri 24 Basin Camp (Year 6) Sun 19 Mar Run Forest Run
Principal’s Message We have had great first week despite the discomfort of the heat and “new shoes”! Although their first week was only two days, the Kindergarten children seem to have settled into school life really well. The Kindergarten area is extremely busy thoroughfare before school and can be quite overwhelming for our new students. To assist and with any anxiety and confusion in the busy playground, we have adopted a new strategy of ringing a handbell at 8.50am for the Kinder children. It is a prompt for parents to offer a ‘short and sweet’ goodbye then usher the children to their class lines. Parent Information meetings are commencing this week. Please refer to the timetable below. All Grades will commence their meetings in the Hall, then move off to individual classrooms. K Monday 13 February, 6pm Y1 Wednesday 8 February, 5pm Y2 Wednesday 8 February, 6pm Y3 Wednesday 15 February, 5pm (NOTE TIME) Y4 Wednesday 15 February, 5pm (NOTE TIME) Y5 Thursday 9 February, 6pm Y6 Thursday 9 February, 6pm
STUDENT LEADERSHIP Student leadership is highly valued at our school and I am delighted to announce our Year 6 Leadership Team for 2017. They will have a monthly column in this newsletter to keep the community up to date with student issues. School Captains Jade Iverach & Archie Lowder Prefects Bethany Champion, Tom Eyres, Tara Laytham & Charlie Last House Captains/ House Vice Captains Sturt Lillian MacKay, Harry Last, Cadence Raymer & Louis Robertson Cook Lauren Bull, Kai Lugg, Kate Salmon & Luke Monteath Wentworth Hayley Egelton, Kim Underwood, Jessica Farmborough & James McFarlane Flinders Chloe Osborne, Fin Copeman-Hill, Ava Bendrien & Joshua Nam Band Captains Gemma Willis & Alec Gerdes Band Vice Captains Emily Wright & Dylan Byrnes Dance Captains Gabrielle Routledge & Millie Crowley Choir Captain Georgina Lindsey Strings Captains Chloe Cook & Jacob Wenzel Sound Technicians Luke Atkin Christian Coughlan Callum Slocombe
PSSA This week and last the teachers have been trialling students for PSSA (Primary School Sports Association) teams. These teams engage in weekly competitions with local public primary teams across wide range of sports. We have both a winter and summer competition, so students who miss out in one sport, may have a better opportunity of selection in another season’s sport. Unfortunately, not all students who trial can be selected in a team. At Forestville we maximise the number of our teams we place into all the comps. as we have so many teachers who are prepared to do the extra training and organisation to support this. Nevertheless, we still have some disappointed children. This is particularly so with Year 3 students who have compete with Year 4 and some younger Year 5 children for selection in a Junior team.
PSSA has a history of strong competition, meaning we do need to select students who show the highest skill level combined with a commitment to train. For those not selected this time, our Friday School Sport program is excellent. It incorporates specific skill programs to develop skills for the PSSA sports and in the past we incorporated tennis and lawn bowls into the program.
The school Swimming Carnival is on tomorrow and is always a competitive event. As most children compete, it’s a big job to time and record all races, we really appreciate the assistance given by parents to time-keep, marshall and be our ’lifeguards’, as it certainly keeps the carnival running smoothly and efficiently.
STUDENT NUMBERS As parents who have been here for some years will know, schools are staffed according to the number of students enrolled in the school with a variable formulae related to each grade of students. We have 706 children enrolled, which is the same number as 2016. As the younger end of the school has a lower student to teachers ratio (average class size of Kinder is 20; Year 1 =22; Year2 =24 and Years 3-6 =30) it means that the Kindergarten students are ‘worth more’ when calculating staff numbers. For the last 4 years our Kindergarten enrolments have been close to 100 and demographer’s projections indicated that would be the case this year. However we have 92 Kindergarten children this year. It appears other local schools are experiencing a similar unforeseen drop in Kinder numbers.
What this means for our school is, the formula results in a different staff allocation. This means we are keen to enrol some additional children to secure our current staffing ratio. If you know of new families likely to move into the neighbourhood please let me know as I do have to confirm our actual student numbers to the Department of Education this week, and it would be ideal to be above the required ‘magic number’.
Many thanks for your support, Cathie Ferguson
School Communication!! Dear Parents, Please be aware that ALL school communication is conducted via the Skoolbag app. If you have not yet downloaded this resources, instructions are here for your convenience. In the app, you are able to access all permission notes, newsletters and general school alerts are sent out as a message alert directly to your smartphone. You are also able to provide the school with absent notes and change of address and / or phone details via the app. Skoolbag also provide access to the Michael Gross, Parenting Ideas program, which provides a hugely beneficial resource for parents on a range of topics that are encountered by students at various ages.
Thanks, Office Staff.
Swimming Carnival – Tuesday, 7 February
Event Information Program of events
Parking, and spectator admission at the swimming carnival Please note that parking restrictions in Aquatic Reserve car park apply – this is a 3 hour time limit. There will be a $3.10 admission fee charged to all spectators which is to be paid to Aquatic Centre staff upon arrival.
Canteen use at the swimming carnival Apparently the Warringah Aquatic Centre canteen has changed and does not sell nearly as many sugar based products as in the past (yeah!!). Students should not need to bring any money to the carnival as a packed lunch, drink and morning tea should suffice. However if students need to purchase items at the canteen there will only be limited opportunities given by supervising teachers.
Swimming Carnival information Please have your child at the school by 8:20am this Tuesday so they are ready to board the bus at 8:30am. As many know we will have a 25m freestyle event for Year 3 and 4 students. These boys and girls events will be held after the 50m freestyle and anyone who has swum in the 50m is not allowed to take part. There is not a 25m event at the zone level so successful swimmers in this event will not progress to the zone level in the 25m. Event information and the program are linked to the school website. Finally, we are greatly appreciative of all the parent helpers who have already volunteered but if anyone else thinks they can assist please email James Ellis on [email protected]
Mr James Ellis and Chris Williamson
Click here for the permission note
Thanks to AFL Forest Lions On Friday at assembly Tony Eyres, the co-president of our local AFL club the Forest Lions, presented FPS with a large bag of AFL balls and bibs. This generous donation will hopefully help us continue the strong tradition of AFL for years to come. For the next 5 weeks at Killarney Oval from 3 to 4pm, the Forest Lions are running a free AFL skills clinic for boys and girls. Among the experienced coaches helping out is Tim Schmidt who is an ex Swans player and currently coaching the GWS Ladies Team. Even if AFL isn't your game, these Sundays are a great chance to kick the footy around and get some expert advice. Please see the flyer linked to this week's newsletter for more information.
Drumming Group Forestville's growing drumming ensemble will begin again this week with a bang! Students in Year 2 - 4 are invited to join. This year we will again form one large group that meet each Friday. To join the group, students must be able to bring along a ‘djembe’ each week. An instrument should only be bought if your son/daughter is willing to commit to meeting weekly to practise and perform with the group. Students are required to commit to at least one semester (two terms) at a time. After the second week of drumming (Friday Week 4), no new additions to the group will be made until Term 3. This is to assist the group's ability to progress on new material each week. Djembes can be purchased from a range of places, however Mona Vale Music has provided consistently good service to our school over the years and is often recommended as a local option. Below is a link to their Toca djembe' range. http://www.monavalemusic.com/collections/djembes Of course second hand drums bought online are also a great option! I am excited to begin another year of percussion with our talented drummers at Forestville.
Please contact me if you have any further enquiries.
Brianna Wilson Drumming Group Coordinator
Band News Band Coordinators Thank you to Emma T (CB), Mary-Ellen Q (IB) and Meg L (TB) who have all volunteered to be Band Coordinators this year.
Hire of Instruments - IB / CB If you wish to hire a school instrument and your child is in IB or CB, can you please complete and return an Instrument Hire Agreement to the Band Box in the office or email [email protected] by the end of Monday, 6 February. All hired instruments are being returned from service on Tuesday afternoon. No hired instruments will be handed out unless we have received a signed hire agreement.
Training Band Admin Meeting - Time change to 7.45am due to swimming carnival On Tuesday, 7 February there will be a Training Band (TB) administration meeting in the School Hall at 7.45am. This meeting will be so you can meet Christine Young, the Training Band Conductor, find out what will be involved with band rehearsals each week and hand in completed Instrument Hire Agreements along with the $70.00 deposit. Instruments will not be handed out unless an instrument hire agreement has been received.
CB Administration Meeting CB will be having an administration meeting in the school hall on Thursday morning at 8.00am. Luis Madrid will advise the programme for the year and hand out this terms music, so please bring your folder from last year.
Weekly Rehearsals All band rehearsals start in week 3. Timetable is as below:
Band Start Date Day / Time Conductor
Intermediate Band Monday 13 February Monday 7.30-8.45am Thursday 3.15-4.15pm
Christine Young
Training Band Tuesday 14 February Tuesday 7:30-8:45am Christine Young
Concert Band Tuesday 14 February Tuesday 3.15-4.15pm Thursday 7.30-8.45am
Luis Madrid
Stage Band Wednesday 13 February
Wednesday 3.00-4.15pm
Tim Collins
Band members should arrive at 7.30am for morning rehearsals to help set up the hall for a prompt start at 7.45am.
If you need to contact any of the band committee, please email [email protected]
Band Committee
Dance News Just a reminder that Dance Group auditions will be held THIS WEEK on Wednesday , Thursday and Friday Lunchtimes in the school hall. Mrs Costa will let everyone know which year groups will audition on which day so please listen out for announcements.
Please make sure you bring along shorts or leggings to wear at the audition so as to allow for lots of movement.
I look forward to seeing everyone.
Many Thanks
Vanessa Price Dance Teacher
Uniform Shop With Pickles now running the Uniform Shop, we have had to make a change to the availability of Second hand uniforms.
The Second Hand stock will remain the responsibility of the school P&C. You will no longer be able to buy 2nd hand stock from over the counter on a regular basis.
We will have regular 2nd Hand sale days throughout the year instead.
The first of which will be Friday 17th February 2017 from 8.30am
If you have any second hand items at home that you no longer require can you please bring them in by Wednesday 15th February. Please drop them off at the school office.
If you have any queries, please email [email protected]
** A reminder the new Open times for the Uniform Shop is Mondays 8.45am-9.30am and Thursdays 2.30pm-3.30pm.
Online orders will be able to be placed via: http://www.picklesschoolwear.com/ Just select the Shop online Schools Tab and find Forestville Public School.
Forest Bites Canteen Volunteer Roster for the next 2 school weeks:
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
6th Helen B Tracey J
7th CLOSED
8th Carolyn M
9th
Kris E Renee G
10th Katie F Jo D
13th Dolly M
14th Sharon A
15th Karen S
16th
Tania L 17th Vanessa R
CANTEEN CLOSED The canteen will be closed on Tuesday 7th February due to the swimming carnival.
Volunteers If you can’t make your shift, please contact other volunteers from the list. (2nd page of your roster)
*Note contact details for the canteen managers: Tania Laytham (Monday, Tuesday & Friday) 0414 528 534
Kim Egelton (Wednesday, Thursday) 0412 254 310
A quick reminder, that hot food is not available on Fridays. We do however have sushi on Fridays as well as sandwiches. Sushi orders MUST be in by 8.30am Friday morning.
Birthday cupcakes/chocolate crackles Please note whilst you can order these online you still need to give us 48 hours notice and icing colour selection. If you only do it online then we are only made aware the morning of delivery and have insufficient time to prepare them.
Carolyn Morey Canteen Co-ordinator
Forest Bites Canteen proudly supported by:
Forestville
School Banking The first banking day is this Thursday 9th February at 8.30am in the canteen. If you are a new family to the school or your child would like to start school banking, simply drop into a Commonwealth Bank branch with your child's birth certificate and they will open an account on the spot.
Run Forest Run
Run Forest Run, Forestville Public School’s major P&C fundraiser is due to be held on Sunday 19 March. Last year’s Fun Run and Fair was a huge success and it was wonderful to see all the kids with huge smiles on their faces as they crossed the finishing line. Plans for this year’s event is well underway and both the school and the P&C would be extremely grateful if every family could get fully involved in the event both by registering to run and also volunteering to help with the running of the event (we can’t do it without you!). Much of last year’s funds were used to install air conditioning in 7 of the classrooms over the summer. The P&C aim to get air-con in all the classrooms over the next two years to funds raised from Run Forest Run are essential to the project. There are lots of ways you can help:
Register to take part. Registrations are now open go to: www.runforestrun.com.au. Early Bird registrations receive: a free sports patch (similar to a PSSA patch which children can add to their sports uniform) and a water bottle.
Volunteer to help the event. Every little bit helps from handing out flyers, manning a stall, marshalling the roads on the day. Sign up here: http://signup.com/go/jdYp3A
Spread the word! Invite friends and family from outside the school to take part, “Like” and Share the Run Forest Run Facebook Posts.
Get involved in the fair - this year we have a flea market so that parents or friends can take a stall and sell
on old toys, clothing and books. Not only is this a great way to recycle and add another dimension to the fair, you might also make a small profit. Check out the fair page on the Run Forest Run website page for details. The cost of a 3x3 stall for FPS parents is only $40. We will also be showcasing FPS at the fair with dance and band performances.
Over the following weeks further details regarding the run and fair will be provided, in the meantime more details can be found on: www.runforestrun.com.au
SPONSORS
Strings 2017
For Sale: 1/2 size violin in excellent/ as new condition and includes chin rest. Used for 1 term of
beginner strings. $90 - Phone Steph 0412 302 804
Stewart House Clothing Appeal 2017
GATS Testing
Class Awards
Week 2
3A-Blue Alice Following the class rules and working diligently in all lessons Max Settling into 3A and being a kind and courteous class member Logan Interesting and thoughtful contributions to class discussions 3S-Yellow Aydin Settling in well at Forestville PS and demonstrating a positive attitude to learning Beau Displaying good listening skills and contributing well to discussions Jamie Producing a lovely self portrait 3H-Green Charlie Always participating in class discussiong with enthusiasm Lucy Having a fantastic imagination in her 'my perfect wardrobe' writing. Cristiana Giving her best as a new school and doing excellent Birthday maths. 4W-Yellow Christian Showing a fabulous growth mindset in maths by asking for help & solving problems using the compensation strategy Skye A positive start to the year and always coming to school with a smile on her face Jack Making connections between our First Contacts history unit and our drama text 'The Rabbits' 5H-Blue Billy Enthusiastic participation in class discussions. Gergo An impressive self-portrait and yearly goals artwork. Joanne Carefully considering her goals for this year. 6M-Blue James M Making a fabulous positive start to year 6
Georgina A detailed and beatifully presented personal shield
Emilie W Making a creative and informative poster about Mr Petrovic
6E-Yellow Cam Having a positive attitude towards everything.
Beth Wonderful listening and contributing skills!
Charlie Always working his best and being extremely helpful to others.
Community News
Killarney Heights Swim Squads!! Killarney Heights Swim Squads start in week 4 for Tuesday Classes (14th February, due to the school swimming carnival), and week 3 for Thursday Classes (9th February) each of the classes runs from 7.30 - 8.30am. Cost = $76 for 8 Week term for Tuesdays and $85.50 for the Thursdays, payable by week 4, unfortunately no credits for missed sessions. Missed sessions can be made up on the other day. Cheques to be made payable to ‘Killarney Swim Centre’ Any questions please contact Cass at [email protected]
VANESSA PRICE DANCE
Vanessa Price has been the Dance Teacher at Forestville School for the last 15 years and also has a big
dance studio in the Forestville area.
Most afternoon classes are full however there is still space in the following classes for this year:
Kindy , Year 1 and Year 2.
Style of classes taught are Jazz Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop, Lyrical and Contemporary.
If you are interested in finding out more please contact Vanessa on:
