The Forestville FlyerMonday 13 August 2018 Term 3 Week 4

Address: 7 Melwood Ave, Forestville, 2087 Ph: 9452 5444 Email: forestvill-p.school@det.nsw.edu.auWebsite: www.forestvill-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

DATES TO REMEMBER

Mon 20 Aug Yr 5/6 Milo Cup Mon 10th Sept Yr 5 Dancesport Finals

Wed 22 Aug Yr 3/4 Milo Cup Tues 11 Sept State Dance Festival

Wed 22 Aug – Fri 24 Aug

Year 5 Bathurst Tues 11 Sept School Photos

Thurs 23 Aug Kindy – Golden Ridge Farm Wed 12 Sept School Photos

Mon 27 Aug Zone Athletics Thurs 13 Sept K-2 Sports back-up day

Tues 28 Aug 4B, 4M Field Trip Mon 17 Sept Kindergarten 2019 ParentInformation evening

Wed 29 – Fri 31 Aug

Year 6 BathurstFri 7the Dec Yr 3-6 Sports Assembly 9:30am

Thurs 30 Aug 4CB, 4K Field Trip Tues 11th Dec Kindy Graduation Day 9:30am

Tues 4 Sept – Fri 7 Sept

Book FairWed 12th Dec Yr 1 Presentation Day 9:30am

Thurs 6 Sept K-2 Sports Day Wed 12th Dec Yr 2 Presentation Day 11:30am

Sat 8 Sept P & C Trivia Night Fri 14th Dec Yr 3-6 Presentation Day 9:30am

Wed 22 Aug – Fri 24 Aug

Year 5 Bathurst Friday 14th Dec Year 6 Dinner Dance

Thurs 23 Aug Kindy – Golden Ridge Farm

Principal’s Message

WELCOME TO A RETURNING FAMILYThis week we welcome the Fletcher family back to our school, after their travels overseas. We hopeyou settle in effortlessly and enjoy the warm support offered by our school community.

The school is calling for enrolments for 2019. It’s that time of year when we need to ensure we haveall siblings and local children, who may be friends or neighbours, ready to commence Kindergartennext year registered with us, so we can determine staffing needs to the Department of Education.Please contact the school office if you have not already enrolled, as the parent information eveningis being held on Monday 17 September at 6.30pm and orientation days start in the first week backnext term.

OUR SPORTING TEAMS SHINEHuge congratulations must go to all of the students who represented Forestville last week atthe Paul Kelly Cup and Basketball Gala Day. It is a testament to the students’ sportsmanshipand commitment to a healthy, active lifestyle that they compete so enthusiastically and withsuch a great attitude. Our girls AFL, under the passionate encouragement of Mrs Mackenzieand their supporters, played all games in their final round with every ounce of energyavailable, but missed out on a place in the grand final by a small margin. The basketball boysplayed admirably but missed out on the final by just 1 goal in 2 consecutive games, and thebasketball girls came through as the overall winners. A huge thank you to all supporters, butespecially Mr Brendan Scotter, Mrs Anahid Zouain, Mrs Anne Mackenzie and Mr James Ellis forcoaching, guiding and encouraging these students. Good luck to our Milo Cup cricketers thisweek.

FIVER FOR A FARMEROur Fiver for a Farmer fundraising day was a resounding success. The students dressed up andlooked fabulous as farmers, supporting the cause by raising in excess of $6000.00 dollars.Thank you to all families for supporting this initiative and for helping your children understandthe ramifications of drought and just how this may affect the lives of all Australians. It was agreat day and I do hope our community continues its conscious effort to care for the farmerswho are doing it hard at the moment.A special thank you goes to Zara and Emily from 3I for going the extra mile for our farmersand raising their own money on the weekend. This shows real initiative and compassion for theplight of others. Well done girls.

STAGE 3 CAMP - YEAR 5 TO BATHURST THIS WEEKOne of the highlights of primary school life is the overnight excursion. Many of us recall ourown experiences panning for gold at Bathurst or visiting the government buildings inCanberra. It is a long standing tradition that still holds great relevance for today’s students.

Over the next two weeks our Stage 3 classes head to Bathurst for three days. Year 5 studentsand teachers go this week, and our Year 6 students and their teachers head off next week. Theexcursion includes tracing the route and story of the explorers’ treks over the Blue Mountains,visiting and travelling on the scenic railway at Katoomba, and a visit to Abercrombie Caveswhich were used in 1830’s by bushrangers and in the 1850’s by gold miners in the area.

The group then stays at the recreated goldfields in Bathurst. It’s a terrific historic village full of“working” industries such as the blacksmith forge, merchants and townsfolk who depict life as it wasin the 1850s. The children build mud huts, bake damper, pan for gold and learn all about the stories,challenges and triumphs of early colonial life. They also visit the iconic Sheep and Cattle Drome tolearn about the farm and rural life, enjoy storytelling and barn dancing.These overnight excursions provide a memorable learning experience and also provide a wonderfullife opportunity for the children. It’s a mighty responsibility for the teachers, and I thank themsincerely for their 24/7 care and commitment and extend thanks to their families who makeadjustments to manage during their absenceWe would like to wish all of our Year 5 students and teachers, along with Mrs Cathie Howe, ourDeputy Principal, a great camp experience in Bathurst. This is a wonderful opportunity for growth inindependence, in hands-on learning about the history of Australia and in team building. It will becold so please make sure lots of warm clothes are packed. Have lots of fun Year 5!

Quote of the week

Thank you for your supportLouisa Wellings (Relieving Principal)

P & C - Next Meeting in Staffroom on Monday 3 September

School Disco

Save the date for our School Disco – Friday 21 September

Aloha Forestville! Get ready for our kids to go troppo at the 2018 School Disco. Stay tuned for more information in the coming weeks.

2018 Basketball Gala Day

On Tuesday 14 August a group of boys from Years 5 and 6 travelled to the Northern BeachesIndoor Sports Centre in Warriewood to compete in a Basketball Gala Day. We played a total of fivegames against other local schools. Although we only won one game and came close to winningtwo others, we still had great fun. Overall, we had a fantastic day and enjoyed the opportunity toplay for our school. Thank you to Brendan Scotter , Mrs Zouain and Mr Ellis for coaching us thisyear.

Jack

Forestville also entered a girls’ team into the gala day which was made up of Year 5 and 6students. It was a great experience for all the girls. There were great amounts of improvement tobe seen during the day. We played exceptionally well, winning all the games in our pool. We wenton to the finals and won convincingly. Both teams enjoyed being part of the gala day very much.Overall the Basketball Gala Day was a success for Forestville and both teams recommend having ago at basketball.

Hannah

Both Forestville teams

The girls’ team with their winning trophy

Forestville’s Fiver For A Farmer

A huge congratulations to the whole of Forestville Public School for their generous donations to helpour Aussie farmers. Forestville’s Fiver for a Farmer was a great success, with the donations reachingover a whopping $6000. $3000 of this has been donated to Buy a Bale, shared equally between hay,water and diesel purchases. The remaining $3000+ will be donated to Coles, who match dollar fordollar, and will donate the $6000+ to the Country Women's Association. Both organisations give100% of their donations to people affected by the drought. Please visit the following websites if youwould like more information about where our donations have gone.https://www.cwaofnsw.org.au/https://www.buyabale.com.au/donate/

Congratulations to 2L and 5C, both classes raising the most money in K-2 and 3-6 on average. All ofthe students and teachers certainly looked the part, donning their best farmer outfits and gettinginto the spirit of the day. Jack from 3I won the best dressed student in the school and Miss Shanahantook out the prize for the teachers. Miss Wilson, assisted by Christian and Cameron from 5W, treatedus to a fantastic whip-cracking demonstration at recess. We also learnt how whip-cracking can assistin everyday farm life.

A massive thank you to the SRC for coming up with the idea to help our farmers and implementingit. An extra special thank you to Blake T and Sid B, the SRC Presidents, who helped organise the day.It was a massive job and with the help of Felicity R, one of our school leaders, the three collected andcalculated donations and figured out the winning classes.

There was a wonderful atmosphere throughout the school last Thursday, so hats/akubras off to everyone involved!

Miss Ingram & Miss Mountford

Paul Kelly Cup

Interrelate

Band

The next band meeting is on the 5th of September 7:15 at Forestville RSL.We really need more parent support to keep this fabulous program running, so come and seewhat you can do to help.The band needs to replace a few instruments at the end of the year as we need to do each year, sowe are organizing some fund raising coming up please put up your hands to help.We have a bake sale coming up on the 16th September and we are getting prizes together toorganize a rafflePLEASE WATCH THIS SPACE!!!!!

Strings

Player of the Week:

Freya H – 2P

Forest Bites Canteen

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 534Kim Egelton (Wednesday, Thursday) 0412 254 310

Order online with Munch Monitorwww.munchmonitor.comSchool 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 help@munchmonitor.com, call 1300 796 190 or visit us in the canteen.

Sally Watson, Canteen Coordinator

Volunteer Roster Week 5 and 6

Dance

A reminder that costumes from the Year 3/4 Dance Group need to be handed in ASAP. Pleasegive the costume to Vanessa Price or Mrs Costa at school.

Year 5/6 Fusion Dance Group have a practice for the State Dance Festival this TUESDAY atLUNCHTIME.

Vanessa Price

Hi everyone,

It’s great to see that many of the new snack items are already becoming popular choices• Cheesy-mite rolls• Fruit muffins• Hummus and bread sticks / hummus and carrot sticks

I’ve attached our updated menu here and it’s also available in Munch Monitor

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

20 AugLiz G

21 AugRenee H

22 AugMyrna H

23 AugVolunteers needed

24 AugJacqui PLuci H

27 AugVacant

28 AugVacant

29 AugSally W

30 AugJacqueline BJenique P

31 AugNatasha HMichelle GElena S

Our new arrivals on the Oval

Class Awards

KC Blake Contributing some excellent ideas in our class discussion about the drought

Sienna Some excellent writing about 'giving fiver to a farmer'

Pippi Writing some outstanding sentences about 'giving fiver to a farmer'

KF Firdous Excellent participation and concentration during literacy groups

George Outstanding effort and 'giving it a go' when writing, what an improvement!

ArchieListening carefully to instructions and creating such an interesting drawing of a cow

KI Charlie Excellent effort adding numbers to 100

Meiya Excellent news presentation about what makes a good friend

Jay Speaking confidently in front of the class during assembly practice1J Ryan Working incredibly hard on your writing, especially during the Big Write

Ben Sharing your expertise in robotics and helping those who needed support

CaelanParticipating in every lesson this week and for producing a fantastic Big Writing

1O Stella Working consistently to master'turn around facts'

Chloe Matching animals with their skeletons and completing the workbook task quickly

Matthew Amazing extension work with 'number of the day' using hundreds place value

2M WilliamA fabulous Big Writing 'William's Marvellous Medicine' filled with verbs, adverbs and fraction words.

Theo Well-written pikelet recipe filled with appropriate action verbs

Livvy Excellent work solving challenging fraction questions

2Z Hudson Detailed and accurate explanation of how to make slime in Science

CharlieFantastic news presentation, including photos, on mixtures around the home.

JasmineExcellent news presentation on mixtures around the home using eye contact

3S Chace Thinking creatively to produce a fabulous symmetrical monster

Hayden Adopting a more positive approach to his schoolwork and improved persistence when challenges arise

MatthewEntertaining the class with his 'Big Writes', through creative ideas and impressive vocabulary

3I ZaraAwonderfully creative Big Write on 'waking up in a rainforest.' You are the WOW word queen!

LilyOutstanding hard work during all maths lessons and persisting with open-ended tasks

CooperTerrific improvements in work application and presentation, and responsibly asking for help when he needs it

3W ThomasDemonstrating excellent spelling skills during weekly tests and for outstanding work during reading groups

FoxImprovement in his reading skills and for demonstrating expression during drama lessons

JessicaAchieving high marks in her weekly spelling tests and fro demonstrating excellent technique and creativity for our drought artworks

Class Awards

Community News

CAKE STALL FOR THE FARMERS

Felicity, Monique and Isabella, students from Forestville Public School, baked for two days straightand held a cake stall at Forestville shops on Sunday to raise money for the farmers.

They raised $478 which they deposited into the Coles Drought farmers appeal. Coles thenmatched them dollar for dollar taking the donation up to $956 in total.

Incredible work for three girls putting their heart and soul into helping the Aussie farmer.

4CB Finlay Very thoughtful letter to our Australian farmers

Charlotte PUsing her initiative to complete additional research during our Australian artist study

Troy Demonstrating strength and control on the balance beam during gymnastics

5A Kristen Fabulous dancing technique and maturity during ballroom dancing sessions

Connor LInsightful contribution during our science lessons at Killarney High School and for his dedication to complete all tasks

JakeAn impressive letter about life on the goldfields. Great inclusion of aspects learnt during history lessons.

5G Keira A creative and thoughtful 'Letter from the goldfields'

James His valuable contributions at our Killarney High School science visits

Shiki Working diligently on his PM programs to improve his English language skills.

6E Anthony Doing very well on robotics

Rod Having a great attitude towards reading

Ben Organising the layout of his workbook so it is easy to recall past work

Harry Working hard in maths and improving tremendously as a result