TERM 4

Tel: 9452 5444

Fax: 9975 5037

WEEK 3

Monday 23 October 2017

email: forestvill-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

web: www.forestvill-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Primary OOSH Care: Tel: 0433 474 352

DATES TO REMEMBER

Thur 26 Oct Kindy 2018 Orientation morning 2

Fri 27 Oct Finals of Speechmaker Competition

Mon 30 Oct Yr 2-6: Get Kids Cooking

Tues 31 Oct Grandfriends day

Wed 1 Nov Year 1 CSIRO Incursion

Thur 2 Nov Sport photos

Thur 2 Nov Yr 2: Coastal Environment Centre

excursion

Fri 3 Nov Kindy 2018 Orientation morning 3

Tues 7 Nov Pedlars Parade – Yr 6 led market day

Wed 8 Nov Milo Cup Regional finals

Fri 10 Nov Band and Strings Soiree, 6.30pm

Mon 20 Nov Musica Viva performance for Years 2-6

Mon 20 Nov P&C Meeting, 7pm in the Staffroom

Mon 27 Nov Choir Showcase

Wed 29 Nov Band Night at KHHS

Wed 6 Dec Kindy Presentation day, 9.30am

Wed 6 Dec Year 6 Dinner dance

Thur 7 Dec Year 1 Presentation Day, 9.30am

Thur 7 Dec Year 2 Presentation Day, 11.30am

Fri 8 Dec Yr 3-6: Sports Assembly, 9.30am

Sat 9 Dec Christmas Tree sales

Tues 12 Dec Yr 3-6 Presentation Day. 9.30am

Thur 14 Dec Stage 3 Picnic

Fri 15 Dec Forest Idol

Fri 15 Dec Last Day of Term 4 for students

Tue 30 Jan Yr1-6 Commence Term 1 for 2018

Fri 2 Feb Kindy 2018 Starts school

Principal’s Message

THAT’S A GREAT IDEA!

As part of their leadership responsibilities, the members of the Year 6 Student Leadership team are encouraged

to find a “worthy cause” to support, and develop an activity to provide awareness and support.

Last Friday the team presented their initiative of supporting the children attending the Happy Days Village School

in Cambodia, to the Year 3 -6 Assembly.

As we know the greatest gift we can give to children is a good education. Many of the children in this area of

Cambodia have quite a distance to travel to this Happy Days School. A bicycle would make this so much easier,

so our initiative is to donate funds to enable the purchase of bicycles for the community.

The funds go directly to the village as it is a not for profit charity developed and directly managed by the Pawley

family from the northern beaches. The Year 6 team met with Mr Mike Pawley last week and were assured that

no funds would be wasted with administrative fees and our idea could make an enormous difference to the

families of the village area.

This link is to the video that the Year 6 leaders showed at assembly last week:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yynv1Cuursk

and there is more information on their website: http://www.happydayscambodianvillageschoolinc.org.au/

The fundraising effort will form part of the upcoming Pedlars Parade activities in two weeks time. More

information about the day will be included in next weeks newsletter.

Grandparents and Grandfriends Day

Tues 31 October, 9.30 – 11.30am

Classrooms will be open from 9.30am followed by morning tea and entertainment.

Thank you for your support,

Cathie Ferguson

Principal

Pedlar’s Parade

As part of the Year 6 Leadership program, the Year 6 students conduct a Fun Fair Day for all the

students in the school. This year it will be held on Tuesday 7 November, to see some of the activities

being organised, click on the link to the Business Cards.

Click here to view our Pedlar’s Parade Business Cards

SRC

Band News

Band Committee Roles in 2018

This year we have a large number of year 6 parents on our committee. Two positions that we would like to start

recruiting for ASAP are Co-President and Treasurer. If you would be interested in taking on one of these roles

or would like more information, please contact fpsbands@gmail.com.

Training Band 2018

Instrument Blow tests were carried out last week but if any year 2 students would still like to join Training Band

next year, please contact fpsbands@gmail.com and we can arrange an instrument blow test to be carried out.

Instrument allocation letters will be distributed on Friday, 27 November, followed by the Training Band

Registration and Information night on Wednesday, 1 November in the Staffroom.

Stage Band 2018

Tim Collins, the Stage Band Conductor, will be holding an open rehearsal for Stage Band this Wednesday

afternoon from 3.00pm. This is a great opportunity for any IB or CB members, who are interested in joining SB,

to bring along their instrument and join in on a rehearsal.

For band members wishing to audition the requirements are: Trumpets / Saxophone / Lower Brass (Trombone,

Euphonium, Tuba) / Piano

• 1 scale of their choosing

• 1 30-60 second excerpt of a solo piece – (NOT A BAND PIECE)

• Students will also be asked to sight read a short piece

Drummers are asked to demonstrate their ability to play approximately 30 seconds including fills and rhythmic

variety in the styles of:

• Rock

• Jazz

Band members who play flute or clarinet are welcome to audition but will need to transfer their skills to a sax or

tenor sax for SB rehearsals and performances.

A note with further information and the confirmed audition date will be emailed to CB and IB members this

week.

Band and Strings End of Year Soiree

This year we are having a combined Bands and Strings end of year Soiree on Friday, 10 November in the school

hall. This is a fun night showcasing all our talented groups. Each band / group will perform two items only. The

Soiree will commence at 6.30pm. This year there will be NO sausage sizzle.

Rehearsal times for 2018

Listed below are the rehearsal times for 2018.

Band Morning

7.30am - 8.45am

Afternoon

3.00pm - 4.15pm

Training Tuesday

Intermediate Monday Thursday

Concert Thursday Tuesday

Stage Wednesday

Upcoming Events

Date / Time Event Band / Venue

Wednesday, 25 October, 3.00pm -

4.15pm

Stage Band open rehearsal IB / CB - School Hall

Bring along your instrument and

join in

Wednesday, 1 November, 7.00pm Training Band 2018 Registration and

Information Night

FPS Stafroom

Friday, 10 November, 6.30 - 8.30pm Band and Strings end of year Soiree FPS - all bands

Week 6 Stage Band Auditions IB / CB

Wednesday, 29 November, Time TBC Community of Schools All Bands - KHHS

Wednesday, 6 December Kindy Presentations TB

Thursday, 7 December Years 1 and 2 Presentations IB

Friday, 8 November Sports Presentations SB

Tuesday, 12 December Years 3 - 6 Presentations CB

If you need to contact any of the band committee, please email fpsbands@gmail.com

Band Committee

Uniform Shop Is managed by Pickles, to order online go to https://www.picklesschoolwear.com/

The shop on the school grounds is open: Monday morning 8.45 – 9.15am and Thursday afternoon 2.45 – 3.15pm.

Strings

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Lucas R, 1F

Forest Bites Canteen

Forest Bites Canteen proudly supported by:

Class Awards

Week 1

KI-Red Harley Working cooperatively when working in small groups

Alison A fantastic effort counting by 2's

Ashton A brilliant recount about his holidays

KC-Yellow Rose Designing and creating an impressive castle with duplo block printing

Jayna Making excellent progress with learning her magic 100 words

Terrence Working hard to complete tasks to a high standard

Week 2

1V-Blue Clare Hard work and motivation to include interesting and accurate VCOP in all writing tasks

Serafina Clever, engaging and well-rehearsed speech about 'Animals that amaze me'. Excellent effort Serafina!

Ellie Clever contributions to ideas discussed in the classroom. Keep up the great work Ellie!

2W-Purple Luka A fantastic attitude towards Year 2 swimming and making a big effort in his first two lessons

Hamish Latest, greatest Big Writing on the 'Lone Robot'. Congrats on impressive vocabulary & use of similes!

Ethan Being a regular & informative contributor in science lessons & participating well in group experiments

3W-Red Lachlan Improvement in his subtraction skills along with demonstrating how to be the perfect gymnast

Darcy Demonstrating outstanding reading skills during reading groups & always trying her best during gym

Angus Excellent contributions during science lessons and for his amazing speech on 'space the final frontier'

3A-Blue Will Detailed and descriptive diary entry from the persepective of the Once-Lor outlining his journey

Hannah Showing improved comprehension and working hard to improve her spelling

Caitlin Perseverance when new mathematics concepts are being taught

3S-Yellow Cameron A well prepared speech, delivered with confidence and expression

Monique Enthusiastic participation in 'The Lorax' activities and writing a thoughtful diary entry from the Once-ler

Brendon Working hard in mathematics lessons and showing improvement in all areas

3H-Green Macy Working hard to improve her maths and for her concentration and skill in gymnastics

Liv P Writing a detailed & interesting diary entry from The Once-ler and creating a skillful cityscape artwork

Ellie Creating a colourful cityscape artwork and consistently being a helpful member of 3H

4C-Red Nicola Listening attentively during geometry and accurately answering questions

Nick Good recall of information about plants and being able to apply his knowledge to scientific procedures

Oscar Good recall of information about plants and applying his knowledge to scientific procedures

4K-Blue Angus Using oodles of juicy words in his engaging speech

Jake Presenting a well-researched and entertaining speech

Gizelle Preparing a well-researched and well-rehearsed speech

Charlotte Using her expressive voice to fully engage her audience. Well done

4W-Yellow Conor Writing a thrilling advertisement about the town of the Lifted Lorax

Polly Clearly explaining different states of matter in her science cartoon

Milena Making deep connections to the outside world during the reading of 'Daughter of the Regiment'

Max Entering the mind of the elusive Once-Ler during the writing of a diary entry

5H-Blue Joshua Effort and focus in all his academic work

Tom A visually appealing and well written report on Canberra

Isabella Concise and accurate note taking using the Cornell method

6C-Red Jasmine Thoughful preparation and strong presentation of your speech

Vehaan Thoughful preparation and strong presentation of your speech

Harry Being an attentive and productive class member, especially in science

Mena Being an attentive, hardworking and productive class member

6E-Yellow Charlie Extreme listening and extracting 150% out of all lessons

Anthony Producing quality work when working independently and satisfying success criteria

Kate S Contributing well with insightful comments that contribute to the education of classmates

Roya Entertaining us all with a beautifully delivered speech

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