PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

We have had a wedding! Congratulations to Miss Caffrey who married in a gorgeous ceremony last Friday. Miss Caffrey is now ‘Mrs

Drake’. We had a small luncheon celebration as a staff and wish Rhianna and Sam all the very best for their future ahead. STAFFING FOR 2019

Principal Renee Kennedy Assistant Principal(Wellbeing) Jo Booth Preps Jill Lynch Eliese Catterick 1/2 Maree Goodrick 1/2 Ellie Coombes 1/2 Britt Money 1/2 Brooke Lindsay 3/4 Linda Robertson 3/4 Bec Wilson 3/4 Caitlin Visser 3/4 Virginia McKenzie 5/6 Mel McGeoch (.6 ) /Tash Beattie (.4) 5/6 Bron Green (.6 ) / Tash Beattie (.4) 5/6 Rhianna Drake Specialist Team

ART – Janelle Doyle (.6)

PE – Leigh Stewart (.6)

Cultural Studies / Performing Arts – Advertised Position TBA – (.6) Learning Support Teacher Advertised position TBA ES Support Staff

Laurelle Fisher Deb Spicer Michelle Wain

Lisa Wilson Libby Seeley Kelly Gosch

First Aid – Advertised Position - TBA ES Administration Staff

Business Manager -Julia Gorfine

Administration Assistant --Michelle Scott – newly appointed for 12 months. We are wishing Mrs Sally Grage-Moore all the

very best for 12 months leave as she travels

around the world for 12 months. She is one very

lucky lady! Whilst we are happy for Sally to be

taking this terrific opportunity of a life-time, we

are sad to be saying good bye!

We are currently conducting interviews to fill her

position.

We are welcoming Brooke Lindsay onto our staff

in a Graduate teaching position in 1/2. We are all

very excited for Brooke to be joining our staff;

Monday 17th December 2018

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MONTH OF DECEMBER Tuesday 18th Dec

End of Year Reports

Sent home with all students

‘Year 6 Graduation Ceremony’

‘Meet Our New Grade’ Students introduced to their class and

grade teacher for 2019

Thursday 20th December LAST DAY OF SCHOOL Early Dismissal 1:30pm

MONTH OF JANUARY 2019 TEACHERS RESUME Tuesday 29th January

Curriculum Day- 29th January Curriculum Day- 30th January

Students do not attend on these days

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR ALL

STUDENTS including NEW PREPS. Thursday 31st January

CONGRATULATIONS ON REDUCING ABSENCES

“EVERY DAY COUNTS”

THURS 20th DEC LAST DAY OF SCHOOL THURS 20th DEC Don’t forget that Thursday 20th December is the last day of school for all our students.

There will be an early dismissal on this day at 1:30pm!

Newsletter Friends Learning Together

Brooke completed her final 4th year teaching

rounds this year in our Prep rooms with Mrs Lynch

and Miss Catterick and was a terrific addition to

our staff. We know that Brooke will make another

invaluable asset to our teaching team during 2019.

We are also welcoming Michelle Scott into our

school in the role of front office administration

assistant, replacing Cheryl Campbell who is retir-

ing early Term 1 2019. Michelle comes to us from

Mornington SC and has experience in administra-

tion roles. Michelle has lots of energy and we are

looking forward to her joining the front office team.

Thankfully Cheryl Campbell will return to Frank-

ston Primary School for the first 2 weeks of Term 1

to help Michelle with the transition into her role.

A reminder that:

All 5/6 classes will be within the Dolphin Centre as

a 5/6 Learning Community

The Grade 3/4 classes will be positioned with two

upstairs in current rooms and 2two down

stairs in current 5/6 rooms

The Computer lab desktops to be deployed within

3 – 6 learning areas

LAST DAY CURRICULUM DAY Just a reminder that Thursday 20th December is the final day of school for students this year.

The last day of this term, Friday 21st December, is

our final Curriculum Day for the year. Teaching

staff will be involved in planning for new classes

and new students for the 2019 year. This is a

student free day.

STUDENT REPORTS End of year student reports will be sent home with students on Tuesday. Take time to celebrate your child’s achievements with them and set some goals for the year ahead to further support their learning. CHRISTMAS FAREWELL

Merry Christmas everyone! I hope that everyone

enjoys time with family, friends and loved ones.

Cherish your time together! Have a safe holiday

period and I look forward to seeing everyone at

the start of Term 1 for another very busy

year ahead!

Renée Kennedy

THURS 20th DEC LAST DAY OF SCHOOL THURS 20th DEC Don’t forget that Thursday 20th December is the last day of school for all our students.

There will be an early dismissal on this day at 1:30pm!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS

CELEBRATING THEIR BIRTHDAY

DECEMBER BORN BABIES

Maddi Kiara Irisa

Jonny Tane Justin

Mahli Benjamin Navleen

Holly Emily Allegra

Anika Bridie Rydah

Matilda

May the year ahead be a great one!

NOTE: If you are planning to provide a class treat for your child’s birthday please check with your child’s teacher first to arrange a

suitable time and to check on numbers of students in the class.

ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS CLASS AWARDS - LAST WEEK

PREP C Sirat & Matilda PREP L Zavier & Layla GR 1/2G Ray & Asher GR 1/2M Wei Lin & Rydah GR 1/2C Oran & Alice GR 1/2R Kai & Clara GR 3/4W Ava & Makayla GR 3/4V Roman & Jessica GR 3/4R Milly & Anika GR 5/6M Emily & Kai GR 5/6G Cherie & Bailey GR 5/6V Thomas & Kane Robie

SPECIALIST AWARDS PHYS ED with Mr Leigh Stewart

Tlycia 1/2R Faithful 5/6M VISUAL ARTS with Mrs Janelle Doyle

Chloe 1/2C Shen 3/4R PERFORMING ARTS with Mrs Sally Grage-Moore

Sofia 3/4R CULTURAL STUDIES with Mrs Sally Grage-Moore

Matilda 3/4V

SMOOTHIE CLUB AWARDS

The following children were commended for excellent behaviour and attitude OR for achieving personal goals set for them. These students joined in celebrations at Frankston Primary School’s Smoothie Club as part of the ‘YOU CAN DO IT’ program.

Commendable Behaviour Awards Emily Tricia Asha Wei Lin Summer Hudson Caitlin Alex Niamh Dash Will Bailey Charlie Sirat Cullen Isaac Chloe Laneesha Allegra Navleen Harper Faithful Jonas Lochie Maddie Bridie

NEXT WEEK: CANTEEN TREATS WEDNESDAY MILO MILKSHAKES $2:00

The last of our ICE CREAMS will be on sale at the canteen Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday until they are all sold out so children are welcome to bring along their $2:00 on these days.

SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS New Ipads: The start of next year will see 70 new ipads into our P – 2 area. Our prep grades will have 30 ipads to share between 2 classes and our 1/2 classes shall have 40 new ipads to share between the 4 grades (20 housed upstairs and 20 housed downstairs).

New student laptops: The start of next year will also see 50 new student laptops into our 3 – 6 classroom learning areas. These laptops will complement laptops already in these areas, along with the increased desktops deployed from the computer lab. This will make for a very exciting time throughout our school as we enhance our work utilising ICT equipment to support enhanced stu-dent learning.

New school sign: You may have been past the front of our school and noticed our new sign (near the front brick fence). It looks fabulous and will be a terrific way for our school to communicate key activities with our school community and also showcase the great work we do to our wider community.

Electrical connection and cabling will occur over the holiday period,

ready for action for the start of the new term.

WOW! We have a lot to look forward to in 2019!

We wish all of our 2018 Year 6 Graduates all the best for their future endeavours!

A HUGE THANK YOU A HUGE THANK YOU to all of our wonderful parents who have assisted us throughout the year in a huge number of ways. Whether it is helping in the Canteen or Breakfast Club, attending Camps or Excursions, being part of School Council or assisting in your child’s classroom, your help and contributions are greatly appreciated. We look forward to your continued support in 2018 in ensuring our students continue to get the greatest opportunities at Frankston Primary School. Jo Booth (AP)

FRANKSTON PRIMARY SCHOOL’S PERFORMING CHOIR

Our Performing Choir visited Bayside and Myer in Frankston last Wednesday bringing joy to our local community as they sang Christmas Carols. The children were very excit-ed to perform and the reception they got was wonderful. A huge thanks to Sally Grage Moore for the wonderful work she has done in preparing our School Choir for these performances. If you missed them don’t be disappointed as they are visiting again this Wednesday 19th December at 11:45am starting just outside Target.