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The Forestville Flyer
Monday, 2 September, 2019 Term 3 Week 7Address: 7 Melwood Ave, Forestville, 2087 Ph: 9452 5444 Email: [email protected]
Website: www.forestvill-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
DATES TO REMEMBERWed 4 Sep Festival of Choral Music
Performance Stg 3 Choir
Fri 27 Sep Last day of Term 3
Fri 6 Sep Schools Cleanup Day Mon 14 Oct First day of Term 4 – Students
returnSun 8 Sep Run Forest Run and School Fair
- from 7.30am
Tues 15 Oct Sport Photos
Mon 9 Sep Dancesport Gala Evening Wed 16 Oct Kindy 2020 Orientation
Tue 10 Sep K-2 Sports Day Mon 21 Oct Rugby Union – Forestville vs
Killarney HeightsTue 10 Sep Kindy Tour – 9.30am Tue 22 Oct Year 2 Swimming commences
Fri 13 Sep 2nd Hand Uniform SaleThu 24 Oct Kindy 2020 Orientation No. 2
Mon 16 Sep P & C Meeting – in the school
Library
Fri 25 Oct School Disco
Tue 17 Sep Primary Proms Performance Mon 28 Oct P & C Meeting
Wed 18 Sep
& Thu 19 Sept
School Photos Fri 1 Nov Kindy 2020 Orientation No. 3
Wed 18 Sep Kindy 2020 Parent Information
Night
Sat 2 Nov Parents Trivia Night
Thu 19 Sep Enrichment Day – Year 5
selected students
Mon 25 Nov P & C Meeting (last one for the
year)
Fri 20 Sep Speechmakers Finals Fri 6 Dec Xmas Carols Soiree
Tue 24 Sep Strings Recital Sat 7 Dec Xmas Tree Sale
Thu 26 Sep Girls Soccer Gala Day
Principal’s Report
YEAR 6 RETURNS FROM THEIR TRIP TO THE CAPITAL
Our Year 6 students had an amazing time in Canberra last week. Many thanks to Ms
Costa, Mrs Mackenzie, Mr Guzman, Ms Cavell and Mr Jones who ensured the safety and
comfort of each child over the four days. The staff sang the students praises and reported
that every aspect of the trip went very well even though they were extremely busy. Many
thanks to the teachers’ families who managed around their absence. It’s a big
commitment from our dedicated staff members, and very much appreciated by the
students.
Principal’s Report
RUN FOREST RUN
Just ONE short week to go and our students are very excited. Please be part of this
wonderful community event. We need more runners/walkers to come and be involved. It
will be a great day for Forestville and one your children will always remember being part
of.
NEW SRC AND LEADERS INITIATIVE
Our SRC have been working on a program initiated by the NSW government to support
the recycling of plastic bottles and cans to fundraise for the school. Many containers
bought from our canteen or surrounding shops can be returned to recycling stations for
10c each rather than be thrown out with our general waste. If every child in the school
brought just one container/bottle into school that would be $68.00 in just one day. The
students have come up with a solution to put some bright yellow bins around the school
to collect these recyclable bottles and containers which will then be stored in a central
location for volunteers to take to any ‘RETURN and EARN’ station.
Beginning from next term each class from 3-5 will be allocated a week to stack the
plastic bottles or containers and we were hoping that some community members will
volunteer to return the bottles and containers for the school. The SRC and school
leaders will be explaining that we want NO alcohol containers brought in from home by
students and NO glass.
If you have containers at home that can be returned for 10c that are not glass or alcohol
containers and would like to donate them to this initiative please send them with your
child who can deposit them in the yellow bins. Cans and plastic bottles must not be
crushed.
The website below explains which containers are acceptable. If you would like to return
your bottles and donate the refund to the school this would be greatly appreciated also.
The students are very excited about using our rubbish to raise funds and will report back
to our community about this project in future newsletters.
https://returnandearn.org.au/
Year 6 managed to get wonderful weather and loved their snow experience. I want to
thank our parent community for preparing your children so well for their visit to
Parliament House and the snow, and for supporting this experience in independence
and growth. Your children will look back on the camp for the rest of their lives as part of
their wonderful educational journey at Forestville.
Principal’s Report
Principal’s Report
TELL THEM FROM ME SURVEY
In this newsletter there is a link to the ‘Tell them from me’ Survey. This is our community’s
opportunity to provide some feedback to the school. Please take the time to complete this
short survey as we value your opinions and would like to know which areas we can
improve on and what we are doing well.
GROWTH MINDSET
Developing resilience and life skills in our children is a big part of our role as parents and
educators. Attached is an excerpt from a webpage on parenting which focusses on
disappointment. Even though it is mostly relating to smaller children I thought there was
some pertinent information for us all to remember for our bigger children too.
That's Life: Helping Kids Deal with Disappointment
Disappointment can actually be good for kids -- especially when you teach them how to
bounce back.
How Kids Benefit from Disappointment
Whether it's a trip to the playground that gets ruined by rain or there are no more
chocolate sprinkles at the ice cream shop, life is full of little and big disappointments.
And as much as we'd like to spare our kids from letdowns, we can't -- and that's a good
thing. "When children learn at an early age that they have the tools to get over a
disappointing situation, they'll be able to rely on that throughout childhood and even as
adults," says Robert Brooks, PhD, co-author of Raising Resilient Children. "If you bend
over backwards to shield them from disappointment, you're keeping them from
developing some important skills.
That's not to say you shouldn't lend a hand. "If you help a child learn to ask for realistic
support, lean on others, communicate well, and stay optimistic, you're assisting that child
to handle what life throws at him," says Dr. Brooks. The most effective approach: Tailor
your tactics to how your child currently reacts when a curveball comes his way.
https://www.parents.com/toddlers-preschoolers/development/social/helping-kids-deal-
with-disappointment/
Thank you for your support,
Louisa Wellings
Relieving Principal
Deputy Principal’s Report
The Tell Them From Me parent survey (Term 3, 2019)
This Term, our school will be participating in the Partners in Learning parent survey,
another part of the Tell Them From Me suite of surveys (student, teacher and parent
surveys) on student engagement. The survey asks parents and carers questions about
different factors that are known to impact on student wellbeing and engagement.
Running this survey will help our school understand parents’ and carers’ perspectives on
their child’s experience at school. These include: communication between parents/carers
and staff, activities and practices at home and parent/carer views on the school's support
of learning and behaviour. This valuable feedback will help our school make practical
improvements.
The survey is conducted entirely online on smartphones, iPads, tablets, laptops or
computers. The survey will typically take 15 minutes or less to complete and is completely
confidential. The parent survey will be conducted between 26 August and 25 October.
Although participating in the survey is entirely voluntary, your responses are very much
appreciated.
To access the survey for our school go to: http://nsw.tellthemfromme.com/fpsparent.
More information about the survey is available at: http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au.
Frequently answered questions about the survey can be found at:
https://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au/images/FAQs/TTFM_Parent_Survey_FAQs_Parent_and
_Carers_T3_2019.pdf
The survey is available in 23 languages.
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) for Stage 3 parent survey
We are following up our initial parent forum held in June this year with a parent survey in
our effort to gain further feedback on our proposal to introduce a BYOD policy for Stage 3
students from next year. In addition to a FAQ page, there is a lot of information about a
BYOD program, digital literacy and syllabus requirements on our school website here:
https://forestvill-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/supporting-our-students/towards-byod-for-stage-
3.html.
We invite all parents, particularly parents of Year 4 and Year 5 students to complete the
survey to help us determine whether we will proceed with implementing the BYOD
program in 2020. You can access the survey using the same link: https://forestvill-
p.schools.nsw.gov.au/supporting-our-students/towards-byod-for-stage-3.html
Cathie Howe
Deputy Principal
From the Office
ENROLMENTS FOR 2020
If you have a child ready to start school next year or know of any neighbours or friends
who have a school aged child for 2020, please pick up an enrolment form from the school
office as soon as possible. Our next Kindergarten tour is on Tuesday, 10 September from
9.30am to 10.30am. Please enquire in the school office or visit our website.
CHICKENPOX & INFLUENZA B
We have had several reported cases of Chickenpox and Influenza B in the school
community. If your child is suspected of having either of these illnesses, seek medical
advice and please keep them home during the infectious period and while they are still
unwell. Please view a fact sheet on our website for further information.
PSSA – 30 August
School Photographs
School photos are on Wednesday, 18 September and Thursday, 19 September. These
photos include: classes, band, choir and strings groups, family photos, Year 6 prefects,
music captains and monitor positions as well as debating teams and SRC Semesters 1 & 2.
Sport teams and dance and sport captain photos will be in Term 4.
School photo envelopes were sent home last week. This also included envelopes for
family photos. Please return your envelopes to the class teacher prior to Thursday,
12 September.
Online payments – parents can order and pay online through the MSP website
(www.msp.com.au). Instructions are included on the back of the envelopes. Credit and
Debit cards from Mastercard and Visa are accepted.
All parent queries to MSP Photography on 9499 6555.
Our Year 5 and 6 students have recently undertakenan education tour of the national capital. Studentswere given the opportunity to participate in a varietyof educational programs with a focus on Australia’shistory, culture, heritage and democracy. TheAustralian Government recognises the importance ofall young Australians being able to visit the nationalcapital as part of their Civics and Citizenshipeducation.
To assist families in meeting the cost of the excursionthe Australian Government is contributing funding of$20 per student under the Parliament and CivicsEducation Rebate program towards those costs. Therebate is paid directly to the school uponcompletion of the excursion. This has already been taken off the cost that was paid for the excursion.
Stage 3 Canberra Excursion
PSSA – 30 August
Stage 3 Canberra Excursion
Last Tuesday Year 6 woke up early to drive down to Canberra and learn more about our
history unit ‘Becoming a Nation’.
We had a fabulous time and we visited some remarkable places: the War Memorial,
Parliament House, the Royal Mint and the National Art Gallery. While visiting Government
House, we met the Governor-General, His Excellency, the Honorable David Hurley. We
even went to the snow where we had great fun sliding down the hills, throwing the odd
snowball and building snowmen. We learned so much and had the best time. We also
learned the procedure for voting and did a role play of passing a bill in Parliament House.
One of the highlights of the camp was the terrifying slide at Questacon. It was so much fun
even Mrs Mac went down. Thank you, Mrs Cavell, Mr Guzman, Mrs Mac, Ms Costa and
Mr Jones for taking 102 kids down on a phenomenal trip.
By Kristen and Nicola
P & C
Run Forest Run – Sunday, 8 September from 7.30am
Forest Killarney Football Club Girls Gala Day
PSSA Trials
On Friday 6 September (9:00am - 11:00am) and Friday 13 September, all students in
Years 3-6 will be involved in either School Sport or PSSA trials. All trials will be held at
Melwood Oval and a note from home is not required for this excursion.
The PSSA teams for Term 3/4 are:
Boys T-ball (Years 4 and 5)- Mr Ellis
Boys softball (Years 5 and 6)- Miss Amery
Junior Eagle Tag (Years 3 and 4)- Mr Williamson
Senior Girls Eagle Tag (Years 5 and 6)- Mrs Cavell
Girls Cricket (Years 4, 5 and 6)- Miss Ingram
Because of constraints on venues and resources only a limited number of students will be
selected for teams. Whilst we encourage all students to trial, they should be aware that
not every student will make a team.
Please contact Mr Ellis if you have any questions
On Thursday, 26 September we will be entering some teams in the small sided FKFC
Girls Football/Soccer Gala Day.
This week we will have trials for girls in Years 3 and 4 on Monday, 2 September at lunch
on our oval. On Tuesday, 3 September girls from years 5 and 6 will trial. Please do not
wear studded boots to the trials, running/sand shoes will be fine.
Rugby Union – Annual Match vs Killarney Heights Primary School
On 24 October we will be playing a Girls 7’s and Boys 15 a side Rugby Union against
Killarney Primary.
Year 5 and 6 boys and girls who are interested in attending trials this Thursday after
school should meet Mr. Ellis at recess on Monday to get a permission note.
Any questions should be directed to Mr. Ellis.
Run Forest Run – Sunday, 8 September from 7.30am
Run Forest Run – Sunday, 8 September from 7.30am
RUN FOREST RUN – THIS SUNDAY
We have a great 4km event! Please now think about registering for the 2km – ideal for
younger children with accompanying parents or kids/parents who’d like a shorter walk/run.
Our run registrations are at 760 – we need to make it to 1,000 to cover our running costs.
Volunteer Course Marshalls + fair volunteers still needed. See below link if you or a family
member can help.
Register here: http://www.runforestrun.com.au
RAFFLE
Parents, PLEASE help us make a clear $25,000 for our school by selling your child’s
1 green raffle booklet (handed out 1 month ago). The prizes are so good you’ll find them
easy to sell – only 10 tickets in each book. Please return sold books/money to school asap
this week (the raffle will be drawn at midday during the RFR School Fair).
We have 300 more raffle books to sell (come to school office or see us at school pick-up
near Darley St entrance). If half our student body sells a second book, that will make us an
extra $12,000. This is a fabulous opportunity for us as a community to come together as a
dynamic fundraising body. Will you please help us reach our fundraising goals –
replacement of K-2 iPads, flexible learning classrooms, rejuvenation of school oval.
Remember the prize for the student who sells the most raffle tickets = 4 free passes
to Luna Park.
PHOTOGRAPHER NEEDED – professional parent photographer needed to take quality
photos of our RFR fair this Sunday morning for future promotional purposes. Please
contact Kathryn Fletcher at [email protected] if you can help.
GAZEBOS NEEDED – Our RFR Sponsor, OOSH, needs a double gazebo to set up their
stall this Sunday. If you have a gazebo you’d be happy to lend please contact Kathryn
Fletcher at [email protected]
FACE PAINTERS NEEDED – if you know someone who might be willing to donate their
time this Sunday morning to make our fair extra fun for our little ones, please contact
Kathryn Fletcher at [email protected]
Zone Athletics Carnival
Clean Up Australia Day
On Friday, 6 September Forestville Public School will be participating in the Schools
Clean Up Day. This day is supported by Clean Up Australia Day and is a simple way
students can work together to take action to clean up, fix up and conserve our prized
Australian environment.
On the day students will need to bring:
a pair of sturdy gardening or rubber gloves
a bucket or ice cream container (we would like to discourage plastic bags)
Students will need to wear:
their normal sport or school uniform
their hat and sunscreen
Students will be participating under the supervision of their class teachers for a short
period during the day. Please inform your child’s teacher of any allergies that they have
prior to their participation in the event so this can be taken into consideration.
Regards
Jennifer Fergus
Band News
Forestville Band 2019
CHRISTMAS CAROLS NIGHT – SAVE THE DATE!
Forestville Band will be hosting Forestville Public School’s Community Christmas
Carols Night on Friday, 6 December from 6pm - 8pm. More details to follow soon.
CONCERT BAND EXTRA REHEARSAL
An extra rehearsal has been called for the Concert Band on Friday, 6 September at
12.50pm. Please make sure all students bring their instruments this day. Thank you.
TEAM APP
We strongly suggest all band families download the TEAM APP and join up – the cost
is free and it is a great way to stay up to date with all news and communications. If
you need help downloading the app please contact Alison on [email protected]
Dance News
Band News
REHEARSALS
If you are not able to attend a rehearsal or performance please let your band
coordinator know asap so they can forward this onto the conductors, this way they
know who will be absent and can plan the rehearsals and performances accordingly.
Rehearsal times are as per below table:
Band Rehearsal Day / Time
Intermediate Band
Monday 7.30 - 8.45am
Thursday 3.15 - 4.15pm
Training Band Tuesday 7.30 - 8.45am
Concert Band Tuesday 3.15 - 4.15pm
Thursday 7.30 - 8.45am
Stage Band Wednesday 3.15 - 4.15pm
Future Dates to put in your diary:
Primary School Festival
Friday, 6 September 6.15pm (arrival time 30-40 minutes prior) – Intermediate Band
Saturday, 7 September 2.00pm (arrival time 30-40 minutes prior) – Training Band
Sunday, 8 September 6.15pm (arrival time 30-40 minutes prior) – Concert Band
Sunday, 15 September 1.00pm NSWEE Spring Festival – Stage Band
Concert Band Performance for Year 2 Students at school – Tuesday, 17
September 2.30pm
Stage Band School Photo – Wednesday 18 September 2.45pm
Training Band School Photo – Wednesday 18 September 2.50pm
Concert Band School Photo – Thursday 19 September 9.00am
Intermediate Band School Photo – Thursday 19 September 2.30pm
Band Committee Meeting – Wednesday 25 September 7.45pm Forestville RSL
Band News
Band Soiree - Wednesday 23 October 6.30pm – 8.30pm – All Bands, Forestville
Public School
Training Band Registration for 2020 – Monday 4 November - 6.30pm
Christmas Carols – Friday 6 December
Concert Band Community of Schools – Wednesday 20 November 6.30pm Killarney
Heights High School
Band Committee [email protected]
Dance News
Band News
Strings News
Term 3
Player of the Week: Christopher Z – 3S
Hello Strings Community
The second half of the year is always our busiest! Lots of performances and learning
opportunities.
Upcoming Activities
TERM 3
Loretta Fin Workshop 6 September 7.15am at Killarney Heights High School, Senior
Strings optional activity, please advise me if you will be attending. The workshop will be
held in the BAND REHEARSAL SPACE, behind the Killarney Heights High School Hall,
where students will be available to direct kids arriving.
Run Forest Run 8 September 11.30am.
All Groups drop off instruments to the music room at 7.30-8.00am or 10.00-10.30am.
Help with set-up and tuning from 11.15am, performance around 11.30am - Beginners,
Juniors then Seniors.
Don’t forget to sign-up for the run!
Strings Recital Evening (including solo performances)
All Groups at the school hall Tuesday evening 24 September, 6pm. Those doing solos
should have already sent your selected performance choice to Farheen. We will organise
practices with the accompanist the week prior.
TERM 4
Strings Camp 13-14 November (nb: Beginners 14 Nov only)
Killarney Community of Schools Seniors only Wed 27 November evening
Christmas Carols All Groups (with band and choir) Friday 6 December
Bookings TBC Presentation Days performances, Information Night for 2020
Any questions please contact
Kylie Lake - Strings President
[email protected] ph: 0414 666 711
Dance News
Strings
Uniform Shop
NEW LOCATION OF 2ND HAND UNIFORM SHOP ROOM is now beside classroom 2NZ,
located near the Darley Street gates. With school photos coming up, we will be holding a
2nd hand uniform sale on Friday 13 September 2019 from 8.15am to 9.15am - look out for
the sign!
If you have any second hand uniforms to donate, please leave them at the office.
Please note we cannot resell hats.
Anyone who needs to try on sizes: Please contact Bron on 0424 513 527 to arrange a
time.
ORDER ONLINE
https://www.picklesschoolwear.com/shop?school=forestville-public-school
Please note that if order online to be delivered to the school, there is no delivery fee.
Canteen
Forest Bites Canteen
Volunteer Roster Week 7 & Week 8
Volunteers
If you can’t make your shift, please contact other volunteers from the list (2nd page of your
roster).
Contact details for the Canteen Managers:
Tania Laytham (Monday, Tuesday & Friday) 0414 528 534
Kim Egelton (Wednesday, Thursday) 0412 254 310
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
2 September
Dolly M
3 September 4 September 5 September
Sophie S
Julienne T
6 September
Shirley D
9 September
Dolly M
10 September 11
September
Hazel S
12 September
Renee G
Volunteer
needed
13
September
Lee M
Jacqui P
Forest Bites canteen is proudly
sponsored by McGrath Forestville
Uniform ShopCanteen
Community News
Order online with Munch Monitor
www.munchmonitor.com
School ID: Forestville, Password: munch2087
There is an account-keeping fee of $3.65 per parent
per account per term, payable via your online
account. For assistance, contact
[email protected], call 1300 796 190 or visit
us in the canteen.
Piano Lessons
Out of School Achievements
Lachy Price, Felix Condon, Jamie Eagleton
& Toby Latner were part of the Forest Lions
Under 12’s Division 2 team who won their
grand final on Sunday (pictured with their
coach, Gary Latner).
Community News
Community News
Community News