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Calendar TERM 1

21 March 2019 Term 1, Week 8

We are always FAIR at FAIRVALE

Being “Into Learning” means:

Attending school every day

Being punctual to school

Being ready to learn

Working together

Taking turns

Following your teacher’s direction

Working hard

Being organised

Having a go!

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Since returning this term we have

seen our debating teams take part

in debates against other schools.

Do you have our School App?

Remember to access our school app from mobile devices on both the Apple app and Google Play store. This application provides instant notifications so that you can stay up to date with current information about what’s happening in the school. This includes sections for school newsletters, notes, electronic absence submissions, important locations and the school calendar.

You can search for Fairvale Public School in both the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store or scan the QR codes below.

OSH CLUB operates on site everyday

from 7-9am and 3.00-6.00pm. For more

information call:

02 8355 5300 0429 023 686

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Week 8 What’s On ….

21 March HARMONY DAY

21 March SCHOOL BANKING

Week 9 What’s On ….

25 March Police visit Stage 3 students

25 March After-schools AFL Program 3-4pm

26 March SRC Colourful Mufti Day

26 March K-2 Camp Quality Puppet Show

26 March Active-After Schools Program

27 March SCHOOL BANKING

Week 10 What’s On ….

1 April After-schools AFL Program 3-4pm

2 April Active After Schools Program

3 April Stage 3 Mind Blank Performance

4 April Parent Group Meeting—9.15am

4 April SCHOOL BANKING

Week 11 What’s On ….

8 April After-schools AFL Program 3-4pm

9 April Active After Schools Program

9 April AFL Cup Day

10 April Principal’s Morning Tea

11 April Easter Hat Parade and Raffle

11 April SCHOOL BANKING

12 April ANZAC DAY Ceremony 9.15am

12 April Last day of Term 1

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21 March 2019 Term 1, Week 8

Class Student

K Barton M. S

K Campbell Xavier. N

K Dingo Violette. P

K Little William. K

K Mauboy G. M

1 Burney Angelina. C

1 Darlow Kaitlyn. V-P

1 Wirrpanda C. O

1/2 Smith Cedric. L

2 Conway Lana. E

2 Namatjira Zahra. A K

2 Enoch Johnny. L

2/3 Goolagong Cawley Alexis. F T

Class Student

3 Bonner Justin. Y

3 Miller Amy. N

3 Vander-Kuyp Ridah. F

4 Anu Christy. Z S

4 Bennelong Justin. N

4 Sykes Jane. T

5/6 Bancroft Rojena. H

5/6 Coffey Tony. P

5/6 Goodes Markim. F

5/6 Lyons Sioeli. T A

5/6 Nicol Andrew. L

5/6 Thomas Najeeb. M

5/6 Yindi Joseph. E

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Dear Parents/ Carers,

ROCKETING AROUND THE SCHOOL WITH MR PITT

K Dingo: On Monday morning I visited KD during maths time. The children were working very hard to come up with

different combinations to 5. Children used the mini-whiteboards to represent their work as well as different

resources. I was able to sit with each group and ask lots of questions to ensure the children knew what the task was

and could do it independently or with assistance from a friend or a teacher. After the maths lesson, children sat on

the floor as it was time for ’Munch n Crunch’. It was pleasing to see lots of KD children eating such yummy, fresh

fruit!

4 Bennelong: On Monday afternoon I visited 4B during maths rotation. Each rotation was connected to various number

activities. Some of the activities included equivalent fraction pizza bingo, matching factors and multiples jigsaw cards,

multiplication dice game and number sentences, digit and arrays matching. The children were engaged at each rotation and

worked well when completing tasks with a partner. It was also great to see children not give up when confronted with difficulty.

Lots of sweaty brains in 4B today! Check out some of my photos in this edition of the newsletter.

CLOSE CIRCUIT TELEVISION (CCTV) AT FAIRVALE PS

Over the past 12 months there has rarely been a Monday morning where I haven’t been informed that our school

grounds have been vandalised. Sometimes, our neighbours contact the school to say people have been in our

school over the weekend. With the support of the Parent Group and staff, a CCTV system will be installed at our

school. The system will be clearly visible with signs notifying people that they may be under video surveillance

when entering the site. The school has sought expert advice as to where the cameras will be placed. I will inform the

community in writing once the installation has occurred and when the surveillance will commence.

FAIRVALE PARENT GROUP EASTER RAFFLE

As part of our Parent Group fundraising, our annual Easter Raffle will take place. We are asking families to sell 12

tickets. They are $1.00 each or $10.00 per booklet. Tickets, sold and unsold, and money are to be returned to the

school office by Tuesday 9 April. The raffle will be drawn at our Easter Hat Parade on Thursday 11 April, 2019. As

always, there will be lots of baskets to be won! Tickets will be going home very soon.

SRC MUFTI DAY—CAMP QUALITY

Next Tuesday 26 March, our SRC will hold its first fundraiser for the year by raising funds for Camp Quality. Camp Quality is an

organisation created to provide support for children and their families from the first experience of cancer through every stage,

from treatment to remission. They provide innovative programs and services to develop life skills and

strengthen the wellbeing of children growing up with cancer with the key message that ‘laughter is the

best medicine’. To support this great charity children can come to school on this day wearing their

brightest and most colourful clothing—we ask that children donate a gold coin donation to Camp

Quality.

Have a great fortnight,

Anthony Pitt

21 March 2019 Term 1, Week 8

I respect and acknowledge Aboriginal people as the

traditional owners of the land on which I work, live

and visit.

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21 March 2019 Term 1, Week 8

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21 March 2019 Term 1, Week 8

Take a break with Mrs Karam!

We offer a range of extra curricular activities for our students at Fairvale Public School. These include;

gardening club, chess club, dance groups and sporting teams. Every week I will be visiting a ‘break activity’

group and I plan to showcase the wonderful learning and engagement in the Newsletter each fortnight. This

term I will be visiting the PSSA season 1 teams. I look forward to sharing our break activities with our

community in the next edition of the newsletter in week 10.

Tell Them From Me Survey

On Tuesday a range of students from Year 4—6 participated in the Tell Them From Me survey. This survey

asked our students vital questions about their learning and overall enjoyment at school. We are looking

forward to analysing the results in Term 2. In Semester 2 we will be conducting another survey which will be

focused on our Parents and community members.

Stewart House

We are supporting the Stewart House organisation and we are asking families to donate $2 towards this

great organisation. Families who donate will also have the chance to win a $4000 family holiday to a

destination of their choice. Envelopes are due back to school by Friday 24th May.

Every year 1,700 public school children attend Stewart House which is a safe haven next to Curl Curl beach

at no cost to their parents or carers. Children participate in educational programs and excursions designed

to develop their social and emotional skills, build self-esteem and improve their overall well-being.

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21 March 2019 Term 1, Week 8

Parent Cafe Term 1 2019

Week Day Date What’s on

2 Thursday 7 February 9:00am-11:00am Parent Group Meeting

3 Thursday 14 February 9:00am-11:00am Parenting Workshop Presented by Michelle from Anglicare

4 Thursday 21 February 9:00am-11:00am Dental Health and Presented by NSW Refugee Health

5 Thursday 28 February 9:00am-11:00am Cyber Safety Workshop Presented By Jo Sheppard

6 Thursday 7 March 9:00am-11:00am Parent Group Meeting

6 Thursday 7 March 12.00-2.00 Parent Café cater for Coffs Harbour visitors (luncheon)

7 Thursday 14 March 9:00am-11:00am Cooking Class

8 Thursday 21 March 9.00am-11.00am Luncheon—Harmony Day

9 Thursday 28 March 9.00am-11.00am Excursion

10 Thursday 4 April 9.00am-10.00am Parent Group Meeting 10.00am-11.00am Google Apps in the Classroom. Presented by Jo Sheppard

11 Thursday 11 April 9.00am-11.00am Easter Hat Parade

Check out some of the 2019 reward items

EASTER DONATIONS

To assist our Parent Group with the Easter Raffle,

we are asking for Easter egg donations. The

donations could include single eggs, packs of eggs,

Easter novelties and baskets.

Thank you for your ongoing support.

Friday 22 March

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21 March 2019 Term 1, Week 8

PSSA RESULTS

HOW TO CLAIM THE ACTIVE KIDS AND

CREATIVE REBATE

This year parents and carers of school-aged children

can claim a $100 rebate for active and creative

programs. Check out the school app for more info—

go to the notes section.

SPORT US v THEM Most Valuable Player

Boys Touch 16—0 Alfred. E 5/6B

Girls Touch 5—0 Tiani. F T 5/6L

Junior Netball 1—6 Valentina. A 4A

Senior Netball 11—2 Sally P 5/6T

Junior Football 2—0 Luka S 2/3G

Senior Football 0 –2 Sari A 5/6Y

Round 2 V Villawood North PS

REGIONAL SWIMMING CARNIVAL

On Tuesday of last week, Fairvale PS and Lansdowne

Zone PSSA were represented by three students at

the Sydney South West PSSA Swimming Carnival

held at Bradbury Pool. Derek L, Armin S and Mariel P

all swam well and bettered their times from the

zone carnival in some of their races on the day.

Unfortunately we didn’t have any students progress

on to the State Carnival.

Mr Kinniburgh

Round 3 V Lansvale PS

SPORT US v THEM Most Valuable Player

Boys Touch

Girls Touch

Junior Netball

Senior Netball

Junior Football

Senior Football

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7 March 2019 Term 1, Week 6

Who loves healthy eating? WE DO! At OSHClub, we love to

embrace our understanding of healthy eating and how important

it is to consume fruits and vegetables daily. We tailor our menu

according to what the children enjoy eating and what they

haven’t tried before! Strawberries, watermelon, apples, oranges,

bananas, passionfruit, lychees, celery, cucumber, carrots,

tomatoes, capsicum, you name it! We eat together and share our

fun of trying new fruits and vegetables.

This week we participated in a little week of Italy

by creating our own mini pizzas! The children

enjoyed spreading their tomato paste, spreading

cheese, our favourite toppings and watching it

cook! The children were able to express their

individuality by making their own creation. Not

only was it fun to make, but also so yummy to eat!

As parents, homework can be a little overwhelming,

especially seeing how techniques have changed since

going to school yourself. OSHClub hosts HOMEWORK

CLUB, where your children can get support and help

with the difficult questions, see some of their friends

outside of school and also get to fill their bellies with

some Healthy Afternoon Tea. If you have any

questions, please come by the Hall and talk to the

friendly OSHClub staff.

Before School Care After School Care

7.00am—9.00am 3.00pm—6.00pm

Contact Number Website

0429 023 686 www.oshclub.com.au

SCHOOL UNIFORM SHOP

The School Uniform Shop will be OPEN :

Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays (8.30-9.00am)

You can now use Eftpos at the shop! Please note there is a wait on some orders (more information is located at the Uniform Shop).

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21 March 2019 Term 1, Week 8

DRIVING AND PARKING SAFELY NEAR OUR SCHOOL

You can help keep children safe by remembering the

following:

drop your child off and pick them up on the school

side of the road.

Never call out to them from across the road—it is very

dangerous

Always take extra care in 40km school zones.

Follow all parking signs—these help keep your child as

safe as possible.

Park responsibly even if it means you have to walk

further to the school gate.

Never double park—it is illegal and puts children at

risk,

Never do a U-turn or a three point turn outside the

school as it puts children at risk of harm.

Model safe and considerate pedestrians and driver

behaviours to your child.

Always give way to

pedestrians particularly

when entering and leaving

driveways.

Our school is committed to providing a positive and

harmonious learning environment, where we strive

to respect the cultural linguistic and religious

backgrounds of our Fairvale community. The

Department of Education has an Anti-Racism policy

which aims to eliminate racism and supports Anti-

racism education to ensure all guidelines are met.

Our school has trained an Anti-Racism Contact

Officer (ARCO) who is happy to assist in any issues

or matters relating to racism.

Please contact Mrs Pereira, our ARCO (Anti-Racism

Contact Officer)

For more information visit;

Http://education.nsw.gov.au/going-to-a-public-school/translated-documents/anti-racism-contact-officer

This Saturday 23 March, 2019, Fairvale PS will be open for voting at the State Election. As in previous years, the school

will be holding a sausage sizzle fundraising event on this day. All monies raised will go towards the Year 6 2019

Farewell to be held at the end of the year. Every year we hold quite a few Year 6 fundraising activities to ensure the

cost of the Farewell is kept to a minimal cost for every child. Come over and say hi and purchase a sausage sizzle and

can of drink—tell your neighbours and local friends as well.

Look who’s coming to visit!

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21 March 2019 Term 1, Week 8

Following on from the AFL clinics held last Monday during class time, we had the first of the After-School

AFL sessions on Monday of this week. Despite the intermittent wet weather, we had 44 students who

attended. There are still about 20 spaces available and it is not too late to register. You can register and pay

online as per brochure sent home last week, or if this is not possible, you will be able to fill out a form on

the day and pay your $10 (which is heavily reduced). This is a very cheap program and apart from being fun,

it will also introduce your child to the sport of AFL.

See Mr Kinniburgh if you have any questions.

Last Thursday, six Year 4 and 5 students went to Fairfield HS to participate in an academic challenge. This

event is designed to encourage teamwork, collaboration, leadership, creativity and ability to solve problems

posed. The challenges this term were science and music related. Declan N, William C and Nathan N were our

Year 4 representatives with the team and Amanda D, Nathan C and Leon S were our Year 5 representatives.

Their first challenge was a science challenge and the students were asked to design and construct a boat out

of a large envelope and sticky tape, that would hold as many bananas as possible. They assigned their roles

and then worked together to come up with a design that would achieve their objective. The team then set

about making their boat.

The second challenge for the day was to learn to play a ukulele in time with the rest of their group. Whilst

some found this easy, others found it a little challenging.

Further Challenges will take place in Terms 2, 3 and 4 across a number of different subject areas. A school

will be awarded champion school once all challenges have been completed.