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Calendar TERM 3

13 September, 2018 Term 3, Week 8

We are always FAIR at FAIRVALE u have seen our debating tea

We are RESPONSIBLE means:

Following the teacher’s instructions

Listening to others

Being in charge of your own actions

Encouraging others to follow rules

Telling the truth

Admitting to and fixing your mistakes

Taking care of your belongings

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

Follow us on Twitter

@FairvalePS

EFTPOS available at the front office

and in the School Uniform Shop

Week 8 What’s On….

12 September Gillawarna Festival (day and night)

13 September SCHOOL BANKING

Week 9 What’s On….

17 September Stage 3 Tennis Program—9-11am

18 September NRL Clinic

18 September Active After-School Program (last lesson)

19 September Author Karen Tyrrell visits

19 September SSW Athletics Carnival

19 September KIDS COMMITTEE MUFTI DAY

19 September FAIR Rewards Day

20 September Stage 2 St Johns First Aid

20 September SCHOOL BANKING

21 September Principal’s Morning Tea—10.45am

Week 10 What’s On….

24 September Stage 3 Tennis Program—9-11am

25 September NRL Clinic

25 September Stage 1 Planetarium Incursion

26 September Yr 4 Milo Cricket Day

27 September K-2 Athletics Carnival

27 September SCHOOL BANKING

28 September Last day of Term 3

IF YOU SEE ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS GOING ON AT THE SCHOOL

PLEASE CALL SCHOOL SECURITY

1300 880 021

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Class Student

K Brennan Meron. H

K Callister Megeel. K

K Eldred Alyssa. G

K Macdonald Jeshua. S

1 Bliss Megan. B

1 McKay Slevia. A

1 Richardson Ella. L

1 Sullivan Lana. E

2 Chirlia Jan. H

2 Grant Eliza. T

2 Lidwill Elbret. Y

2/3 Smith Carlie. L

Class Student

3 Bishop Jawad. L

3 Vogel Henry. D

3/4 McLaren Maryna. K

4 Dethridge Luka. I

4 Kent Andrew. N

4 Taylor Nathan. T

4/5 Harrison Amanda. D

5/6 Bandt Rose. H

5/6 Clark Linda. C

5/6 Lexcen Marwah. S

5/6 Marchant Curtis. S

5/6 Traeger Jacob. V-P

5/6 Warren Jason. M

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Dear Parents/ Carers,

ROCKETING AROUND THE SCHOOL WITH MR PITT

This week I visited our Kindergarten and Stage 2 EAL/D groups. EAL/D stands for English as an Additional

Language and/or Dialect. Many of our students come from an EAL/D background and our school has

specialist teachers employed to work with EAL/D students across the school.

KINDER EAL/D: On Tuesday I visited Kinder EAL/D class with Mrs Tsioras. The children have been learning about living

and non-living things. This smaller group learning provided the children with an opportunity to focus on strong talk linked

to vocabulary. It was pleasing listening to each child complete various tasks. It is evident that they have all improved so

much since commencing school.

STAGE 2 EAL/D : Last week I visited two sessions of Stage 2 EAL/D with Mrs Sutarov and Miss Michael. Children have

been learning about sea-life and used their knowledge of the recent aquarium excursion to talk about their new

knowledge. The children participated in a fun role play activity focusing on asking and answering questions. Children also

used the correct vocabulary to label a shark. After this we sang a fun shark song and then played shark-tooth bingo.

It is always such fun visiting these intensive classes. Check out the photos in this edition of the newsletter.

GILLAWARNA FESTIVAL

This week the annual Gillawarna Festival took place at Bankstown Sports Club. The festival brings together

schools from the Bankstown and Fairfield area. This year, our choir took part, along with 3 dance groups. I

would like to congratulate the children for their mighty effort at both the matinee and evening show. It was

also great to see many children attending the matinee as audience members. Festivals like these would not

take place if it wasn't for the dedication and energy from our teachers—Mrs Olivera, Miss Mahendra, Miss

Kelleyan, Ms Dale, Ms Berry, Mrs Sloggett and Mrs Li. I would also like to thank the parents/ carers for

allowing your children to take part in such a festival. No doubt you were all proud of the children just like I

was.

SAS STAFF RECOGNITION WEEK—3 SEPTEMBER—7 SEPTEMBER, 2018

Last week we acknowledged the hard work done by School Administrative and Support Staff (SAS Staff) as

part of National Recognition Week. As we know without these hard-working staff members, our school

would not be the organised, safe, supportive environment that it is for us all. We certainly support this year’s

theme—Schools need us! We surprised our SAS Staff all week with different ways of saying thank you.

I will be taking some leave for the rest of the term. Mrs Karam will relieve as principal and Ms Batar as deputy principal.

Have a great fortnight,

Anthony Pitt

Principal

13 September, 2018 Term 3, 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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From the Relieving Deputy Principal

Director Visit

Last week we had our Director Educational Leadership Scott Davidson visit

Fairvale Public School. Scott was based at our school for a week and he was

able to visit many classes to see some of the fantastic things we do here at

Fairvale PS. Scott was very impressed with the teaching and learning at

Fairvale PS.

Swimming Scheme

Students in years 2-6 have been participating in Swimming Scheme.

Swimming is an essential life skill to learn and it has been great to see the

smiling faces of our students as they arrive back to school each day.

Tell Them From Me Survey

Selected students in Years 4-6 have been participating in the ’Tell Them From Me’ survey. This survey has been conducted online. It

provides the Department of Education with valuable feedback around teaching and learning. Thank you to the parents who have

participated in the survey too.

Gillawarna

On Wednesday night I will be watching our fabulous students dance in the Gillawarna show. Congratulations to all of the teachers

and students involved. It is a huge effort to put the show together and I can’t wait to see you all perform.

Mrs Karam - Relieving Deputy Principal

13 September, 2018 Term 3, Week 8

Attendance Matters—What parents/carers can do

Send your children to school every day, starting in Kindergarten, to teach your children that attendance counts.

Don’t let your child miss school without a good reason. Try to avoid medical appointments during the school day or holidays when school is in session.

Create routines and stick to them. Set a regular bed time and morning routine to get ready for school. For older students, be sure they get enough sleep.

Find your own ways to reward good attendance.

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Parent Café Term 3 2018—every Thursday!

EFTPOS available at the front office and in the School Uniform Shop

Wk Date What’s on

7 6 September

9.00am-11.00am- Parent Group Meeting 10:00-11:00am- Cyber Safety Workshop Presented by Jo Sheppard

8 13 September

9.00-2.30pm- Parent Excursion to Olympic Park at Homebush

9 20 September

9.03am-12.00am- Liverpool Women’s Health Centre Visit

10 27 September

11.30am- Luncheon and Birthday Celebrations

See more

information on the

school app. Go to

the notes section

and look for ‘School

Banking Program’.

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PSSA RESULTS

V

V

All children representing the

school at PSSA must wear a

SCHOOL HAT.

SPORT US v THEM Best and Fairest Player

Boys T Ball

Girls T Ball

Boys AFL

Girls AFL

Boys Softball

Girls Softball

ZONE ATHLETICS CARNIVAL

On Monday the 3rd of September, 44 talented

students from Fairvale attended the Zone athletics

at the Crest Oval, Bankstown on a wet and gloomy

day. Despite the weather conditions, we had a very

successful day. It was great to see the encouraging

spirit that the Fairvale community showed as they

cheered on and supported their peers. A special

mention goes to Thomas Koro who made history at

Fairvale by breaking a 17 year long record in the

800m. We must not forget the 11 students who

have been successful in making it through to the

Regional. We look forward to celebrating more

success in the sporting arena at Fairvale. Thank you

to all who attended including our parents and those

who volunteered.

Miss Volpato, Mr Misitano and Mr Kinniburgh

SPORT US v THEM Best and Fairest Player

Boys T Ball

Girls T Ball

Boys AFL

Girls AFL

Boys Softball

Girls Softball

HOW TO CLAIM THE ACTIVE KIDS REBATE

This year parents and carers of school-aged children

enrolled in an approved sport or fitness activity can

receive a $100 voucher to cover the registration and

participation costs for that calendar year. I have

placed more information, with

links on the school app.

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KINDERGARTEN ENROLMENTS Fairvale Public School

Wolseley Street

Fairfield

Phone: 9724 3470 Fairvale Public School is now taking enrolments for children starting school in 2019. These children will participate in a ‘Transition to School’ program during Term 4, 2018.

If your child turns 5 before 31st July, 2019, it is important that you enrol your child at the office now.

Please pass this message to friends and neighbours whose child will be eligible to begin school in 2019.

An information meeting will be held in the school hall on

Friday 2nd November at 10.00am.

Mr A. Pitt Mrs Herps

Principal Transition to School Co-ordinator

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REMINDER: Please return commitment notes as soon as possible.

Students are practising and getting very excited!

TICKET SALES: Tickets for the concert will be available for purchase

on Tuesday, week 1 of Term 4. Because seating is limited for the

evening performance, there are only 2 tickets per family available for

purchase during week 1. In week 2, you may have the opportunity to

purchase more tickets if they are available.

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On Wednesday 5th September our School Captains visited

Smithfield RSL to represent Fairvale at the ‘Battle for

Australia’ Commemoration.

The term ‘Battle for Australia’ describes the clash of

varying countries war aims with Australia during World

War Two, producing a series of great battles such as

Battle of the Coral Sea and the Kokoda Campaign.

Our Captains placed a wreath at the memorial to

remember service men and women who had fought and

fallen for our country.

Operation Hours Phone: 0429 023 686

Before School Care- 7am- 9am After School Care- 3pm- 6pm

Maddison, Yr 1 and Her Mum, Mandy

“ I love having Maddison at OSHClub! She is here every morning and afternoon, Monday to Friday and for less than $10 a day, she is given breakfast, afternoon tea, gets help with her homework AND gets to make new friends and build up her BIG personality! With her little brother in preschool, it gives me some extra time to get things done around the house and some time to myself. ”

14 September 2018

Two Easy Ways To Pay

This week at OSHClub, the children have been obsessed with Hide and Seek and building towards our ‘Theme of the Month’ board, focusing of our Family and Friends. They have had the best time finding new hiding spots and also trying to keep quiet. When someone begins to count, all you here is the running footsteps of all the children and the screams to try and find a good hiding space followed by the constant sound of giggles until they are found.

“I love to explore new hiding places, and squeeze into small spaces.” Valentina, Yr 3.

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13 September, 2018 Term 3, Week 8

On the 29th of August, 12 students from Year 5 and Year 6 travelled to Revesby Public School to compete in

Lachlan Macquarie College’s Gifted and Talented Maths Competition. Students had an amazing day

completing lots of different maths problems requiring them to use their own knowledge and work as a team

to complete challenges. Three teams entered the competition, Team 1 included Daniel, Jeremy, Wilson and

Mariel, Team 2 included Shelby, Jorjuos, Trinity and Jade and Term 3 included Christopher, Julia, Christina

and Derek. Congratulations to Team 2 for coming in second place on the day!

Thank you to Miss Herps, Miss Zanatta and Miss Brady for taking the students on the day.

Kids Committee Fundraiser Kids Committee will be holding a Mufti Day on

Wednesday 19th September 2018.

Students can wear Mufti and make a gold coin donation towards Kids Committee

Kids Committee is a program for children in year 5 and 6. The program teaches the skills of

leadership; providing a platform for students to achieve personal success and to have an impact on

their school environment. The program aims to develop confidence, character, and citizenship in

students. Children are encouraged to utilise these leadership skills by developing and implementing a

project within the school community.

All money raised will go towards their project to enhance the learning environment for all students at

Fairvale.