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Newsletter #11• Week 2, Term 3
26 July Yr 2 Heritage Trail Walk
9 Aug Yr 2 Historical Society
visit
11 Aug FSS Fete 3pm
20 Aug P&C Meeting
23 Aug Yr 2 Kuranda Rail Exc
21 Sept Last day of Term 3
8 Oct First day of Term 4
PARADE
Monday 2:15 pm
Dates to Remember
From the Principal’s Notebook
Dear parents / carers and families,
Welcome to our first newsletter for Term Three. I trust you have enjoyed some quality family time over the recent school and show holiday period.
On Tuesday, seven teaching staff and five Leaders worked with our Regional Office Curriculum Coach to develop their expertise and deep understanding of the Australian Curricu-lum with a focus on the Humanities and Social Science learning area. I was more than impressed as I observed the professional conversations and the willingness to learn and improve demonstrated by our staff. Our knowledge of the curriculum and quality assessment will be a major focus for the semester.
Congratulations to Mrs Martina Leiter and her partner on the birth of their baby Felix on Tuesday 24th June. A warm welcome to our new Deputy, Mrs Belinda Everett. We also welcome back Mrs Sue Capel (4SC) from extended leave, Mr Nathan Canuto (5NC) and Mrs Maree Harris (Master Teacher) who have joined our FSS team.
Finally, thank you to families who supported our recent athletics carnivals and our 100 days of Prep celebrations.
Looking forward to another great term.
Warm regards,
Sharon Jones,
Principal
PREMIER’S READING CHALLENGE 2018 – REMINDER Don’t forget to get involved with the 2018 Premier’s Reading Challenge. The challenge finishes on Friday the 24th August. Children from Prep to Year 2 need to read or experience 20 books, Years 3 and 4 are challenged to read 20 books and Years 5 and 6 are challenged to read 15 books. Every child who meets the challenge will receive a certificate signed by the Premier to recog-nise his/her achievement. Recording sheets can be obtained from the library. After all the read books have been recorded on the sheet, it needs to be signed by your child’s classroom teacher and then given in at the library. Any questions see Mrs Fuller or Ms Spriggs.
ABSENCES: 4058 9260 [email protected]
OFFICE HOURS: 8:15am - 3:30pm
GENERIC EMAIL: [email protected]
NEWSLETTER EMAIL: [email protected]
UNIFORM SHOP HOURS:
Tuesday & Thursday 8:30 – 9am
OUTSIDE SCHOOL HOURS CARE: 4058 0252 [email protected]
FRESHWATER P&C OFFICE: 4055 2946 [email protected]
SCHOOL DENTAL CLINIC:
1300 300 850
SCHOOLWATCH:
13 17 88
Useful Contacts
IMPORTANT NEWS
P&C Meeting
20th August
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YEAR 2 - SAVE THE DATES
26th July Heritage Trail Walk
9th August Visit from the Historical Society
23rd August Excursion to Kuranda via Freshwater Rail and return via Skyrail
Year 2 students have a busy time ahead in Term 3. Parents will be further updated via email as the dates get closer. Parent helpers will be required for both the Excursion on 23rd August and the Heritage Trail walk.
YEAR 5 CAMP Late last term the Year 5 students embarked on their first school camp. The camp was held at Daradgee Educational Environmental Centre, north of Innisfail. Students were met with challenging and exciting activities during the four day camp and embraced these challenges by thinking creatively, working as a team and problem solving. A massive thank you goes out to our Parent Helpers who assisted on the camp; Richard Bonney, Scott Davis, Tammy Fysh, Matthew Downs and Kiley Drake. A big thank you is also extended to the staff of Daradgee Educational Environmental Centre and the FSS staff who planned and attended the camp. Please see below what camp was like through the eyes of our students:
Daradgee Camp by Charlotte Kendall As the Year 5 students trailed off the bus to pick up bags and to see their parents, excited crowds began to chatter;
“Camp was amazing!”, “The pizza was delicious”, “I completed the low ropes course!” It was safe to say that the
students had a blast at Daradgee Educational Environmental Centre, where the camp was held this year.
There was an array of different activities on offer, such as photography lessons, top ropes, farmyard and team building activities. My favourite activity was the Mohawk Walk, which was all about balance and working together as a team. There were no complaints about the food at camp! We had wood fired pizzas the first night, that were made by the students. A delicious lasagne was on the menu the second night and the beautiful meals kept coming, with macaroni and cheese, tacos and lot of different salads. With full bellies and weary feet the Year 5 campers wandered back to their cabins and quickly and quietly went to sleep….….sort of.
Camp Recount by Mitchell Ward On Tuesday (Day one) everybody arrived at school early to leave for camp. We were super excited even though the two hour bus drive was meant to be one and a half hours. When we arrived at Darragee we picked up our bags and found our cabins, then we reported to the canopy where we had a brief explanation about what was happening at camp, then we had our morning tea. After morning tea some of the students moved into the cabins and the other students made pizzas. Yummy sandwiches were given to us for lunch and after lunch we swapped so the group that was making pizzas moved in and vice versa. After that we had our afternoon tea and free time for showers. Next it was dinner time, the pizzas were absolutely delicious and for dessert we had ice-cream. We finished the first night with a disco, which had us all up and dancing. On Wednesday (Day two) we got up early for breakfast and had cereal, sausages and toast. After breakfast we got split up into our classes and did our set activities. First, our class did bouldering/ high ropes, which was extraordinarily exciting, and after lunch we did team challenges which was awesome fun. In team challenges we did stepping stones and mouse trap, with real mouse traps. Then there was afternoon tea, then free time. After free time we got called over for dinner where we had lasagne. Afterwards we did bush dancing with our new principal Mrs Jones. On Thursday (Day three) everyone was sad because it was our last full day and we were all so tired. We had cereal, bacon and eggs for breakfast. After breakfast we regrouped into our classes for activities. Our class was doing low ropes/Mohawk walk. After that was morning tea and then we continued with the same activity. Lunch was delicious hamburgers with homemade patties. In the afternoon we did photography and went over to the animal farm. Next, we had free time before dinner. For dinner we had macaroni and cheese and chicken. After dinner we watched a movie and then bed time. On Friday (last day) we woke up sad and tired because of all the hard work. Before breakfast everybody packed their bags and cleaned their rooms, and for breakfast there was cereal and pancakes. We then had an additional half an hour to clean our rooms. We then had a snake talk with a snake called Roxanne, a Coastal Carpet python. After the snake talk we had morning tea, and for lunch there was tacos and burritos, which were absolutely delicious. Lastly we had a debrief with the Daradgee Teachers and then boarded the bus for home. I think camp enthralled everyone!
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FRESHIE CAFÉ NEWS Hello everyone, Welcome back to Term 3. We hope that you enjoyed the sports day at the end of last term. I would like to say a big Thank you to Sheree Painter, Nicole Johnston, Chris Hornet, Sarah Bonney and Ellie Rodda for their assistance helping us with the catering. Also Thank You to Manfred and Tomoyo for going the extra mile. Your efforts are much appreciated. Treat of the fortnight Plain Muffin $1.00
Have a great week and happy caféing.
The Café Team
JAPANESE NEWS Konnichiwa! A new term and so much to learn! Below are the units being covered in the Japanese lessons throughout Term 3
Year 3 My likes and dislikes (including animals and colours) Year 4 Sports and Hobbies Year 5 School Life Year 6 The Wildlife Park
Please contact me via email on [email protected] if you have any questions or concerns regarding the Japanese Program. Year 4 classes are learning about traditional Japanese sports this term in Japanese lessons. Do you know any? Amy Fulwood, Japanese Teacher
THE FRESHIE BOUTIQUE—Help, Help, Help The Freshie Boutique is in desperate need of CLOTHES. Please could you look through your cupboards and donate. Items can be dropped at the Freshie P&C office or left outside the door. Help make our Fete great!
THANK YOU WOOLIES Woolworths Redlynch has very kindly offered donations of fruit to our school. Thank you Woolies, we appreciate your generosity.
BRISBANE SHOW CAMP SUCCESS – Ned Agnew Over the past three months, a number of our Year 6 students have been participating in an online writing competition. Students were required to complete a variety of assignments, while learning about how to write News style stories. Each year only 20 students from across Queensland are selected to be part of the Brisbane Show Camp.
Our school is very proud to announce that Ned Agnew has been successful and will fly to Brisbane in August for one week and attend the Brisbane Ekka, writing News stories about the event. I would also like to congratulate the other students who our school nominated and narrowly missed selection. They are Georgia McCarthy, Kelsey Smith, Stevie Moore and Bobbie Foord.
Well done to you all.
Mrs Fuller (Coordinator)
PBL Focus Rule: Be Respectful —Week 2
Expectation: Be Respectful—Be an Up-Stander
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YEAR 3-6 ATHLETICS CARNIVAL Huge congratulations to everyone involved in the Year 3-6 Athletics Carnival held on the last day of term on our top oval. What a fantastic day we all had! It was great to see our students having so much fun, demonstrating good sportsmanship and happy about being active! Congratulations to Crocs for being the overall winning house!
Final scores were: Crocs – 850 Taipans – 830 Marlins – 748 Eagles – 727 Grant Evans ‘Spirit of the Game’ Trophy – Marlins Spirit of Sports Day – Cate Bell and Stevie Moore
Age Champions 2010 – Georgio Guerra and Brianna Spooner 2009 – Deghan Shaw and Grace Campbell 2008 – Joshua Brunner and Hope Chambers 2007 – Ned Agnew and Milika Karam 2006 – Tama Pirangi and Georgia Nutter Multi Class – Christopher Fry
43 Year 4-6 students will now represent FSS at the Barron River Athletics Trials on Friday 27 July at Smithfield SHS.
Extra special thanks go to –
Mr Hornett for marking out our track, preparing the top oval and assisting with equipment.
Mrs Hunter and Mrs Roxby for their amazing assistance before, during and after the carnival.
Di and her team from the P&C for catering for us so well
Mr Tan, Ms McCarthy, Miss Horsford, Miss Willard, Mrs Jones, Miss Busoli, Mrs Landsberg and Mr Miranda for giving up their lunchtimes to assist with training….very much appreciated!
All Year 3-6 teachers, Mrs Fuller, Mrs Jones, Miss Jappe, Mrs Fulwood and teacher aides for their assistance with coaching and officiating.
Our Sports Captains for their assistance in leading their houses so well.
James Hornett, Mr Miranda, Mr Tan and Ms McCarthy for their assistance before and after the carnival with equipment.
All the parents/carers/relatives/friends who came to support our students.
PREP – YEAR 2 ATHLETICS CARNIVAL Our Prep – Year 3 Athletics Carnival last Thursday was fantastic! Huge congratulations to everyone involved. It was wonderful to see our students having so much fun, demonstrating good sportsmanship and being happy about being active!
Final scores were: Marlins – 574 Eagles – 564 Crocs – 553 Taipans – 545 Well done Marlins!! Extra special thanks go to –
Mrs Hunter and Mrs Roxby for record keeping on the day.
Our Sports Captains for their excellent assistance in setting up, looking after our junior students, and leading their houses well.
All Year P-2 teachers for their assistance.
Mr Hornett for assisting with equipment.
Miss Jappe for doing a wonderful job on the microphone.
Mrs Nolan, Ms Stephens and Mrs Scott for judging superbly.
Mrs Jones our Super Starter.
Mrs Fuller our fabulous Marshal.
All the parents/carers/relatives/friends who came to support our students.
Di and the P&C helpers for catering for us all again.
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SCHOOL & ADMINISTRATION OFFICE HOURS The administration office hours are from 8:15am – 3:30pm on school days. The administration office is not staffed for public access during school or public holidays.
School commences each day at 8:45am
Recesses occur during the day:
First Break: 10:50–11:30am (all students)
Second Break: 1:00–1:30pm (all students)
The times and significance of bells rung during the school day are:
The first bell rings at 8:45am. Students should be at school by this time so they can prepare for the day’s lessons. Valuable learning time is lost when children regularly arrive late to school. If a student is late arriving they must go straight to the office and receive a late slip before proceeding to their class. As school start time is 8:45am, no formal supervision of the playground occurs before this time. If children arrive before 8:15am they must remain seated in the covered area. After 8:15am they may only participate in quiet, small group activities such as Reading Club in the library.
Morning 8:45AM Warning bell - Prepare for School - Classes to be on parade or in classroom by 8:50AM
First Break 10:50AM Break for morning recess for all year levels. No play before 11:00AM. (Bell will sound)
11:30AM Form class lines to move into school
Second Break 1:00PM – 1:30PM Children sit to eat their food, then go to play.
Dismissal 2:50PM Prepare for dismissal
2018
Athletics
Carnivals
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GENERAL NOTICES
ZUMBA KIDS CLASSES When: Thursday 19th July from 5pm to 5:45pm Where: The Edge Hill Jnr Eisteddfod Hall, 67-71 Greenslopes St Cost: $12 casual class Discounted Term fee (10 wk term) - $100 $10 per class for families of 2 or more children attending. Mums are also welcome to join in with this class for a great 45min cardio workout! Contact: [email protected] / 0401 023 084 SOCCER @ FSS When: Monday’s starting July 30th from 3-4pm Cost: $70 per term for 8 sessions Bring: Playing kit, boots or trainers, hat & water bottle Who: Boys & girls of all ages & abilities Register online www.jgfa.com.au or call Sander 0467 616 837
LEARN TO SWIM @ TAS AQUATIC CENTRE Join their Learn to Swim program designed to teach children swimming & water safety. Contact: Dionne 4036 8193 or [email protected] TYC DRAMA CLASSES FOR 5YRS+ Looking for engaging, creative and educational after-school activities? Then come and tread the boards at The Young Company Theatre this term with classes in Acting, Musical Theatre, Film and TV, Impro, Creative Writing and much more! Your young performer will discover their electrifying creative abilities, super charged social confidence and magnetic idea generation skills as they are nurtured through our powerful youth theatre framework. For more information phone 4041 4066, email [email protected], visit our website www.theyoungcompany.com.au, visit us at 169 Bunda St, Cairns City. Classes across the Cairns region.
CONGRATULATIONS
Week 2
PGW LEONI H
PRD ALEXIS R
PJS ELLIS R
PTE AMBER F
1ADS ELIJAH C
1KDD KWALI N
1KD CORY S
1EB SOPHIE K
2KD JADE C
2AY SAMUEL C
2KW NA
2TD EMMA H
2/3SW BELLA L
3CG MAHLI H
3SB PAISLEY M
3RO TAHLIA D
3AM CALLAGHAN B
4NSW DEA Y
4SM TANYA T
4SC LENNOX ST
4AH STANLEE H
4SSW MACY B
5AH SIENNA F
5NC RONAN S
5BW ROMAN F
5LD BRIAN V
6JPM GREG C
6NT ABBY A
6NB MACKENZIE W
6NLM ZAVIER G
Music 4NSW
PE MILIKA K—6JPM
Japanese TYLER G—2/3SW
