nfps newsletter issue 13, august 31st 2012

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Room 1 - Lisa Miller Lots of things have been happening in Kindy inthe last few weeks with Fathers Day preparation,transforming the undercover area and Book week.Firstly a big North Fremantle welcome to our newfriend, Vamsi Its great to have him in our class.We had a fantastic day on Tuesday for our Bookweek dress up and parade. Everyone made suchan effort and looked brilliant. Thanks parents andwell done everyone.Have a lovely relaxing day on Sunday to all ourspecial Dads!

Room 2 - Liz Smith It is with much sadness that I inform you that Miss Lizzies Mum passed away yesterday in the UK. Miss Lizzieflew home on Tuesday arriving in time to say her farewells. Our thoughts are with Miss Lizzie and we look forward

to her returning to us soon. Mrs King and Ms Eldred have been taking great care of our pre-primary class thisweek and next week Mr Tom and Ms Eldred will continue in room 2. Its great to have such excellent teachersavailable in our community to step in and so seamlessly take over the learning program for our children.

Fiona Kelly.

Room 3 - Bev Lane We have been practising for our assembly and for the sportscarnival this week. Everyone contributed very conscientiouslyand patiently to our performance. Well done kids. Here are somepictures of story characters who appeared in our class onTuesday.

Room 4 - Claire Henneberry This week former NFPS student Kynan Maley came in and spoketo us about being a member of the Australian Olympic Team inLondon. Kynan participated in the Canoe/Kayak C1 and C2 events.It was wonderful to hear about all the hard work and persistence ittook for him to achieve his goal of making it to the Olympics.

In maths we have been learning about birds eye view, we drewdesigns of a room and then constructed them using blocks (alsotaking photos with the iPads!). In health we have beenstudying what is included in a healthy lifestyle and designinghealthy menus using the laptops. Busy, busy, busy!


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Councillors Report On Tuesday we had National Book Week celebratingAustralian authors and illustrators. We had someamazing costumes such as Pirates, Mad Hatters,The Whos of the Grinch and many more fabulouscostumes. Even the teachers dressed up, Mrs Parkescame dressed as the Paper Bag Princess, Mrs Lanedressed up as a witch, Mr Tom dressed up as theTawny Scrawny Lion and Mrs Henneberry dressed upas a Dalmatian. Once again all the costumes werespectacular we hope everyone had fun creating theircostumes and not just that, but letting theirimaginations run wild!

Drama - Jill Rickers

Room 3Have been working hard on ourlistening and performance skills.

Room 5 - Monica Parkes/Leanne Vinci This week in Room 5 we have been reading and reviewing the books that were nominated this year for awardsby The Childrens Book Council of Australia. A Bus Called Heaven by Bob Graham won Picture Book of theYear. This is Crystals review and is available in our library.

A Bus Called Heaven

By Bob GrahamMy favourite part in a Bus Called Heaven was when Stella took the snails that fell to the ground and put them in herpocket. I liked this bit because it shows how people care for living things. This bit also showed that not all people thatwork at junkyards are mean and horrible, as the man let Stella have her bus back.

I think the author is good at expressing how the characters feel by the way they talk and the way the pictures are drawn.I found that if I wasnt reading the words I looked at the pictures and they worked just as well.

The text made me feel sad and happy at the same time because when Stellas bus was being taken away I felt sad butwhen she got it back and the snails slid back under the bus I felt happy.

The text made me think about how I would feel if I owned a bus and then had it taken away from me I wouldnt feel veryhappy. I dont think anyone would.

I would recommend this book to my friends because it was fantastic and is a really happy book. The pictures are detailedand the words are easy to read I think that it would be a great book for young children.

Crystal Delbianco

Art - Margie Campbell More great programs in the arts.Thanks to a generous $5000 from the Fremantle Council, North Fremantle Primary School has the chance toonce again show off our artist talents in the Fremantle Festival. We are using this grant to bring textile artistLouise Snook into our classes to work with our students and any interested community members to createwoven masterpieces for the parade. More details soon.

Pottery classes continueThis weekend an enthusiastic group of potters will be glazing their works under the guidance of Fleur Schell.Fleur, a local ceramicist has been teaching a happy group of potters the tricks of the trade using our new kiln.

If anyone is interested in learning how to glaze you are welcome to join in. The group is meeting at 12 noon onSaturday. Cost $35.

Room 4We are still in the Middle Eastriding our magic carpet anddressing up

Room 5Are hoping to act for the pre primaryand year ones, a wonderful Italianlegend called Strega Nona


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Uniform Shop You can collect an order form from the administration office. Please leave payment with your form in the box markeduniform orders or you can now pay via EFT, all details are on the order form, and your order will be sent home with yourchild. Alternatively the uniform shop will be available by appointment on a Monday morning and afternoon.Please contact Pip Sivwright on 0409 298 118 to arrange a suitable time.

"Come and enjoy some fun and fast Futsal at the North Fremantle Bowls Clubon Friday afternoons

at 3:30pm - 4:30pm, Cost: $10 eaA good family atmosphere for all to enjoy" The Coaches are also picked from the JJ United Perth Futsal Club,

stay tuned for an Academy starting soon!"Hope to see you there"

Soccer

Pre-Event School NewsletterRun Around the World ChallengeNorth Fremantle Primary will be participating in the Run Around the World challenge as part ofNational Health & Physical Education Day (H&PE Day) celebrations.

Were pleased to invite you to join us on Wednesday September 5, 2012 as we cheer on your children for taking part in thisexciting event! The event will be held on Gil Fraser Oval and all are welcome to attend.

Come and help us make history as we set a new Australian record for the largest number of students running on the sameday! The worlds circumference spans approximately 40,000km and the goal for H&PE Day is to run a lap of the worldtogether as a nation. To achieve this, we need 40,000 students across the country to walk, wheelchair, jog or run at least1km each.

The focus of the day is to get outside, active and having fun as a school community, therefore we encourage YOU asparents and friends to also bring along your running shoes!

We will be meeting at the oval at 2:15 to run and then continue with our regular athletics training until 3:05.

The Run Around the World challenge is a healthy, fun and active way to ensure we send the right message to our studentsabout getting active, having fun and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. The main focus of this event is participation. Familysupport is most appreciated as we encourage all students to get involved we would love to see you there !

A BIG thank you to all the people who have supported us with thehuge amount of lemons donated for the lemonade stand.

We currently have enough lemon supplies, and really appreciate all of you're donations,but we are now in need of glass bottles with resealable lids to store the juice in. If you have anybottles that you are willing to donate, could you please drop them off at the school office. Thanks

Lemon donations

School lunch orders are now also available on MondaysLunch Orders

Hi Everyone, The photos speak for themselves!We have been having heaps of fun.

Well done, everyone has put in a great effort.

Come along & join in the fun!Please remember to bring your hat & water bottle.

Regards Judy

Active After-School Sports

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