Flying Figtree

Term 4, Week 3 Week 3

Tue

30/10

Enrichment Excursion to Yallah TAFE

School Self Evaluation Team meeting at

FHPS @3:30-4:30pm

Stage 3 ThinkUKnow presentation

@9:30am Wed

31/10 Dance Troupe Preschool performance

at St Columba Preschool @11am

Thurs

1/11

Stage 3 Camp - Cataract Scout Camp

Choir @11am

Fri

2/11

Stage 3 Camp - Cataract Scout Camp

Dance Troupe @8am

Stage 2 PSSA Sport @9am

SRC Induction and Value Wristband

assembly @2:30pm

Week 5

5-16

Nov Year 2 Swim Scheme

Kindergarten Orientation Session 2

@9:30-10:30am Thurs

15/11

Choir @11am

Fri

16/11

FIGGY HEIGHTS—BANGERS & BINGO

NIGHT @5:30PM

Dance Troupe @8am

Stage 2 & 3 PSSA Sport @9am

Value Wristband assembly @2:45pm

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU...

Darcee Cheetham, Bailey Lemmon,

Elliot Jackson, Chelsea Vasiliou and

Lucy Howes

Term 4

Week 4

5-16

Nov Year 2 Swim Scheme

6 - 8

Nov Scholastic Book Fair

Mon

5/11 Catch Up Café @2pm

Wed

7/11 P&C Meeting

Thur

8/11

Kinder Orientation - Session 1

@9:30-10:30am

Choir @11am

Fri

9/11

Dance Troupe @8am

Stage 2 and Stage 3 PSSA Sport @9am

Remembrance Day @10:30am

Value Wristband assembly @2:45pm

Superstars: Congratulations to the following

Silver Superstar students:

Issy Clarke, Chiara D’Amico,

Chevy O’Connor and Mia Rutledge

Congratulations to the following

Gold Superstar students:

Sebastian Criddle, Chloe Reh and Max Read

Congratulations to the following

Emerald Superstar students:

Jessica Mikhail

Superstar wristbands will be awarded at the

Friday November 2nd assembly at 2:45pm

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Dear Parents and Carers,

ThinkUKnow Stage 3 Session

This coming Wednesday, Police Youth Liaison Officer from Wollongong

Police will be holding a Social Media and Online Footprint session with our

Stage 3 students. This officer is also a trainer for the ThinkUKnow

organisation; the organisation who ran an information session for our

community earlier this year. In our society, social media is rife and it is

essential we provide our students with the tools and skills to be successful in

the online world they find themselves in. If you would like more information

on ThinkUKnow please head to this website:

https://www.thinkuknow.org.au/

SRC Induction

Term 4 Student Representative Council students will be inducted this Friday

afternoon, before our SuperStar Awards. Parents and loved ones are

welcome to attend this induction which will begin at 2:30pm. Please note,

due to school camp our Stage 3 students were inducted this morning.

Book Fair

Accompanying today’s newsletter is a flyer detailing our upcoming book

fair. The book fair will run from Tuesday November 6 to Thursday November

8. In the flyer you will find a range of books available and on the back you

will notice an order form. Parents and students can order on this page or

simply pop into the book fair. The Hive will be open from 8:30am and again

after school until 4pm during those days to give parents and carers an

opportunity to look at the books with students.

Stage 3 Camp

Our Stage 3 students are heading to school camp this week and aren’t

they excited! Students and teachers will be heading to Cataract Scout

Camp where they will reach for the sky on the Giant Swing, scale the cliff

wall in Abseiling, navigate the slipper slopes of the Waterslide and conquer

the heights of the High Ropes. We cannot wait to hear about their

adventures. Stay tuned to Facebook for some of the exciting updates.

Have a wonderful week!

Warm regards

Skye Seymour Principal

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School Captains: Brooke Baird, Brylee Ellem, Maggie Harvey, Ebony Pascoe, Chloe Wilkinson, Annabel Wouters, Ellie Placek, Tyce De Bruyn,

Jye Kiley, Alex Ladmore and Carter O’Connor. On Wednesday November

14, these nominees will deliver their school captain speech to the student

body. Parents and loved ones are welcome to attend. The speeches will

start at 12:30pm in the school hall. On Friday November 16, our school

captains will be announced. Congratulations to all students who

completed the application process and good luck to all our nominees.

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Stage 1 Excursion to Killalea State Park

Stage 1 had a wonderful day of learning and were engaged in lots of

hands on activities, building their geographical inquiry skills. They drew

field drawings of the main features of the park, created a map sculpture

in the sand discussing bearings, landmarks and ‘birds eye view’ and

designed and created their own gunyahs (shelters) to protect them from

the weather, using resources from nature. They camouflaged and spied

on different types of wildlife that lived in the park, such as black swans,

cormorants, swallows and purple swamp hens. The children listened to

the sounds of nature and saw the habitats of minibeasts in the tiny pocket

of rainforest that is leftover in the park. The children used clay to model

some of the creatures that lived there, using only natural resources. They

also learned about the history of Killalea Park, when it used to be a farm.

Please note: S/S= selected students only

FHPS Canteen

The canteen is open for lunch

orders

Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Don’t forget to use our HEALTHY

canteen!

What When

Stage 3 Camp 17/10/18

Stage 1 Killalea excursion 22/10/18

Stage 2 Camp 9/11/18

Term 1, 2 & 3 Online Payments Overdue

What is Due and When?

Community News

Wednesday

31/10

Rebecca Brangovits and

Hanna Bonacina

Friday

2/11

Rebecca Walshe-Smith and

Sara El Gamal

Monday

5/11 Dean Harvey and Gill Newton

Contact Us

Email: figtreehts-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Phone: 02 4228 6555 .

14 St George Ave, Figtree NSW 2525

BOOKCLUB ISSUE 7 closes Sunday 4th November

Scholastic Bookclub Orders Cash or cheques will not be accepted as payment. All Bookclub purchases must be done online using

the Scholastic Loop Payment Portal. If you wish to purchase books for a gift and would like the option to

pick up from the School Office, there is now an option to select this when you order online.

If you have any queries or require assistance, please contact the Bookclub Coordinator

Rebecca Anderson on 0412469343.