Folk Festival Family Night

Next Tuesday, March 8 is our ‘Student Folk Festival Performance’. We are hoping to see as many families as possible! A dinner of ‘Hot Roast Beef Rolls/Falafel Rolls’ will be available from 5pm at cost of $5.00. . BYO drinks. Show will begin at 6pm.

Thanks to our guest performers, Terry Cole and Phil Melgaard, who worked with all students and to the Port Fairy Folk Festival committee for their ongoing support of our school.

Folk Festival Bed & Breakfast

As mentioned in previous newsletters we will be operating our regular ‘School Accommodation, Bed and Breakfast’ fundraiser over the Folk Festival long weekend and we’d appreciate lots of support from our school community! Rosters still have a few gaps! Every year it is a challenge to get enough volunteers and we would greatly appreciate any help that you can give. PLEASE SUPPORT US! (ROSTER ATTACHED.)

Funkie Hair Day

On Friday 18th March we will be having Funkie Hair Day. Children are asked to decorate their hair in a funky way and bring along a gold coin donation. The donation will go to the Leukaemia Foundation. This fundraiser idea comes from Akyla Hoey from 3/4M who heard about the Greatest Shave fundraiser and wanted to organise something to raise money to support the Leukaemia Foundation.

School Council Election.

Following the counting of votes in the School Council election the two successful candidates were Rachel Ross and Brendan Condon. Congratulations to both Rachel and Brendan. We wish them well for their time on School Council. Thank you to all candidates who took part in the election. The number of candidates who nominated for the School Council vacancies demonstrated a high level of community interest in being part of the Port Fairy Consolidated School Council which is excellent to see. A special thank you to Lynda Beekhof for supervising the election process.

Vision and Values Statement – draft document

Last week our newsletter contained our draft Vision and Values Statement. If you wish to provide some feedback on the document please use the Reply Slip in the Newsletter and return it to us at school by next Monday 7th March.

Student Leaders to attend congress at Deakin Uni

Last Friday our School Ambassadors, Jaz, Tenae, Luka and James represented Port Fairy Consolidated School at the An-nual Student Leadership Congress. The students had a terrific day and made some interesting observations. Tenae com-mented, “ There were 280 students from all the schools in our district. We were there to learn how to be a leader.” Luka said— “ We learnt about the qualities of being a leader. Such as creativity, responsibility and empathy.”

Our leaders will talk more about the Congress at tomorrow’s assembly.

Fire Drill

Each term our school, like all schools, is required to conduct regular fire and emergency drills. Before the end of the term we will be conducting an ‘evacuation - fire drill whereby all students and staff will practice evacuating to the lower oval. At the commencement of a fire drill an alarm is sounded and the fire drill is announced. Families living close to the school should not be concerned if they here our alarm sounding. If an emergency was to occur at school anytime we would take steps to inform families. It was positive to hear recently that the government will be funding schools access to SMS services so that all members of a school community can be advised immediately an issue arises. Schools will benefit from this service. We will advise you when we have access to this service. In the meantime one of our main avenues we regularly use to keep families in the loop is the SkoolBag app’. Jenni Martin in our office is our contact person for accessing Skoolbag.

Literacy Learning at PFCS.

Last week our Literacy Learning the focus was on Inferential Understanding; “Thinking Beyond the Text”. Today’s article is about getting your child to express an opinion about the story they have read or you have read to them. Parts 1,2 and 3 of Reading at Home have been for young readers of all ages. Next week we will focus of helping children who are just getting started with reading.

Working With Children Check ( Volunteer)

Several parents have asked about getting a Working With Children Check. Parents who are helping out in the classroom with reading, spelling, cooking or maths, do not require a WWC check. However, if you don’t have a WWC check you are unable to independently supervise a group of children or work one on one with a child, away from the classroom area. For example if you would like to assist with our gardening program and this involved supervising a group of children plant some seedlings, without a teacher present, you would require a WWC check. There are several types of WWC checks. For parent helpers the type you can get is a ‘Volunteer’ WWC check. The application form is obtainable from the post office. Once the application form is processed you will receive a card which looks something like a drivers licence. When you receive your WWC card please bring it to the office and we will take a copy of it and place your details in our WWC Check register. Any further infor-mation can be obtained from our office staff.

Reminders:

Assembly Friday

At this week’s assembly on Friday at 2:55 pm we will announce the point scores for last week’s Athletics Day and present the trophy to the winning team.

Teaching Time Starts at 9!

We have new a slogan ‘Teaching Time Starts at 9!’ to remind all students that it is important to be on time for school and to be in class when the 9 o’clock bell goes. Families should aim to have their children arrive at school around 8:45 to 8:50 am. Parents are able to speak to teachers between 8:45 am and 9:00 am.

Dogs in the school yard.

It is wonderful to see families walk their dogs to school to drop off and collect their children and there are no restrictions on them coming into the school grounds. However,for the safety of all children, particularly younger ones, please do not leave your dog unattended in the school grounds.

Addressing a Concern at school

A reminder that you can have a concern or query addressed, or offer a suggestion for the school by emailing Neil (Acting Prin-cipal) via the school’s email address. Alternatively, you can phone Neil via the office or call by and make an appointment.

Have a great week!

Neil Sproal (Acting Principal)

Draft Vision and Values Statement : Feedback Slip

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Name: _______________________________________________ Date: _______________

PFCS Parent Information: Part 3 : Reading at Home with your Child

Questions to Ask and have a discussion about, after listening to your child read their text aloud to you or after you have read a story to your child.

THINKING ABOUT THE STORY

EVALUATIVE UNDERSTANDING: (expressing an opinion about the text)

FICTION:

Is this a good title for this story? Why (not)?

What makes the title, ____ a good one for this book?

Why do you think the writer said choose a phrase or sentence in the text?

What did the writer mean by choose a word, a phrase or sentence in the text?

What was the most important part of the story and why?

What did the writer mean when s/he said choose a word, a phrase or sentence in the text?

What was the writer’s message?

NON-FICTION:

Is this a good title for this story? Why (not)?

What did facts did you learn? Can you show me where these facts are?

How does the heading help you read the book?

How did the writer make this book interesting? Justify by showing examples.

Look at the way the writer began the book. What did the writer do to get you

interested in the topic?

Port Fairy Folk Festival—Feature Events at PFCS

Folkie Concert & Family Night— Tuesday 8th in the School Hall

A Meal, A Song, A Beat & A Dance

With Terry & Phil

Dinner from 5 pm – Roast Beef Rolls (Vegetarian option will be available)

$5.00 per roll. Please BYO Drinks (alcohol free event).

Performance begins at 6pm

Rotary Concert—Voices for Peace—Thursday evening.

Our Choir is performing at this concert.

Any choir parents who requested tickets for this concert,

but have not yet collected or paid for them, please do so ASAP.

Please contact the Lighthouse Theatre directly if you require more tickets.

3/4M, 3/4H, 5/6D and 5/6T Student Participation for

the Lantern Parade— Sunday Evening

Please return ASAP your indication of whether

or not your child can participate in this event.

Adult Helpers for the Lantern Parade—Sunday Evening

Adult Helpers will needed to either carry a pre-made lantern,

assist with clearing the way for the Parade, or to act as a Fire

Marshall. Please leave your name at the office. Free Tickets

(wristbands) will be given to these adults to enable entry

into the arena, but we do require your names IN ADVANCE.

Bed & Breakfast

At PFCS for Folkie Visitors This is a fantastic

fundraiser for our school, turning the school into a

Bed & Breakfast facility! Help from each family in

Important

Dates

TUESDAY 8TH MARCH

Folkie Concert &

Family Night

ALL WELCOME!

FRIDAY 11TH MARCH

Folkie Friday!

1pm Performance

WEDNESDAY 23RD

MARCH

School Photos

THURSDAY 24TH MARCH

Last Day of Term One.

Dismissal at 2.30pm.

MONDAY 11TH APRIL

First Day of Term Two.

0/1C— Harrison Lu

For always being a helpful friend who is kind to everyone .

0/1W—Jake Boyd

For consistently trying his best during Writing. Keep up the great

work Jake!

1/2D—Eliza Ross

For great “Star of the Week” writing.

1/2A— Jerry Dixon

For being kind, caring and friendly to others and approaching

everything he does with a smile.

3/4H— Strahan Robinson

For his positivity toward his classmates by offering kind words of

encouragement.

3/4M— Eadie Gleeson

For fantastic attentive listening and always showing great re-

spect to those around her.

3/4D— Abigail Langley

For displaying behaviours in line with our classroom values and

Port Fairy Consolidated School expectations .

5/6T—Seth Bagguley

For being very helpful and friendly.

5/6M— Marcus Hocking

Showing an improved commitment to class and school rules.

5/6D— Jaz Royal

Displaying excellent leadership qualities and following 5/6D’s

classroom values.

SENIOR CHOIR PERFORMANCE

Date; 10 March 2016

Start Time; 7:30pm (choir needs to arrive no later than 6:50pm Stage Door)

Venue; Lighthouse Theatre

Warrnambool

If you have ordered tickets, please

make sure you send the money to the

school office and your tickets will be sent home with your child.

APPLE POWER ADAPTER RECALL Please be aware that Apple are recalling power adapters for iPad’s that were bought between 2003 –2015. All information can be found on the following link and power adapters can be exchanged at local Apple iPad

stockists. https://www.apple.com/au/support/ac-wallplug-adapter/

Before and After School Care

Cooking is an activity all age groups actively get involved in when provided in the program. It encourages the older children to help the younger ones.

… Bev Holcombe

Next weeks menu—

Tuesday — Vegetable Curry with Rice

Wednesday - Mini Frittata & Salad

Thursday — Spaghetti Bolognaise

FRESH FRUIT FRIDAY

March 4th Amanda Dixon Catherine Hammond

March 11th FOLKIE FRIDAY

March 18th Roz Langley Kristi Else

5/6’s core curriculum is centred around the preparation of the dinners which are to be held during the last week of term 1. Just a reminder to get your RSVPs in as we can only accommodate a maximum of 70 guests each evening. The dinners for 5/6T is Monday, 5/6D Tuesday and 5/6M will be on Wednesday of the last week of term one. Like other classes around the school, 5/6s are also busy with Folk Festival activities.

P/1’s— We have continued to work on writing complete sentences that make sense, as well as exploring syllables in words. In reading we are looking at punctuation and how a book works. In Maths we are ordering, making and writing numbers, as well as exploring the place value of two-digit numbers.

In 3/4 we have been creating fictional narratives with some very interesting problems that have needed to be solved. In Reading we have continued to touch on our personal experiences and attempt to connect them in some way to the text. In Maths our addition strategies are being utilised as we are creating and analysing number patterns. We’re all hoping to have our Folkie routine ship-shape for next week!

NetSetGo registration night is on Friday 18th of March from 5pm-6pm at the Netball courts at the Gardens Caravan Park Port Fairy. This night provides an opportunity to come along & experience some of the skills & drills the program offers. NetSetGO is available for all school aged children at the cost of $65 for the season. Looking for a parent/carer who can assist with registrations on this night.

The first session of NetsetGO will commence Friday 15th of April from 5:45-7pm. As our numbers have increasingly grown we are looking for expressions of interest from parents/carers who can as-sist with the running of the program, especially in the 5-7 age group. Registrations on or before this night are encouraged to allow time for planning of the program. Online registrations will be available next week. A link will be provided in next weeks newsletter.

For all interests & inquiries please call Kristy Pruin 0487788897 Gary Kennedy 0437926285

Port Fairy Junior Cricketers

(Under 11’s, 13’s & 15’s

Presentations will be on Friday

4th February at 6pm at the

Community House

YOGA - Monday night 7pm Yoga class has been shifted to Wednesday nights beginning 9th March. Still 7pm now at the yacht club.

Don’t forget

Akyla’s efforts to

raise funds for

Leukemia

Foundation

Funky Hair Day

Friday 18th

March

1/2 ‘s - In literacy we have been focussing on reading fluently, finding syllables and using rhyming words to write poems. In numeracy we have been reading, writing, and counting numbers using place value. We are looking forward to our Folk Festival performance on Tuesday evening.

P h y s i c a l E d u c a ti o n

Congratulations to our Grade and Age Group Champions from our House Sports. The following students were rec-ognized at assembly last Friday;

Prep Girl Champions- Charlotte Artis, Lexie Dwyer, Stella Sobey

Prep Girls Runners up- Sofhia Hunter, Nina Hoey

Prep Boy Champion- Lucas Harper

Runner up- Tullan Tyrell-Murphy

Grade 1 Girl Champions- Amalia Little, Edie Clift

Grade 1 Girl Runner up- Indih Reeve

Grade 1 Boy Champion- Ethan Hill

Grade 1 Boy Runner up- Benjamin Newton

Grade 2 Girl Champion- Sophie Spence

Grade 2 Girls Runners up- Sienna McKenzie, Isabella Little

Grade 2 Boy Champion- Jed King

Grade 2 Boy Runner up- Bailey Griffith

Grade 3 Girls Champions- Talya Yildirim, Ela Fraser

Grade 3 Girls Runners up- Izzy Shorter, Matilda Lu, Jade King

Grade 3 Boy Champion- Oscar Hill

Grade 3 Boys runners up- Alec Morton, Kane Harmon

10yr Girl Champion- Lucy Kennedy

10yr Girl Runner up- Elsie Adams

10yr Boy Champion- Cory Dalton

10yr Boy Runner up- Daniel Pogson

11yr Girls Champions- Yasemin Yildirim, Ollie Dixon

11yr Girl Runner up- Margo Hocking

11yr Boy Champion- Marcus Matuschka

11yr Boys Runners up- Mana Hauraki, Jackson Sobey, Mason Ward

12yr Girl Champion- Alyssa Maher

12yr Girl Runner up- Madeleine Green

12yr Boy Champion- Dru Dalton

12yr Boy Runner up- Finn Shepphard-Wright

Congratulations also to the Sandpipers team who were the 2016 Champion House.

Good luck to Tenae Mounsey who will Represent PFCS at the Division Tennis Championships in Warrnambool on Monday, serve it up Tenae! Apologies for the mix up of dates for the swimming team. Division Swimming Cham-pionships are definitely on the 10th of March at Aqua Zone Warrnambool, all students selected should have their consent forms. Any parents available to assist on the day and/or with transport, please contact me or leave your details with Jenny or Rhonda.

Brooke Green Physical Education

Port Fairy Folk Festival Lantern Parade!

This year the Lantern Parade is back to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Port Fairy Folk Festival!

Our school has been invited to participate in both the creation and presentation of the lanterns. Students in classes 3/4McLaren, 3/4Hoey. 5/6Dwyer and 5/6Twycross will have extended Art sessions to facilitate the creation of a variety of different lanterns that they may carry in the Parade. A number of musicians and professional performers will also be part of it. Individual invitations will be sent out to those students involved in the Workshops, but

WE NEED MORE ADULT HELPERS! 30 adult helpers are needed to carry pre-made lanterns

Assistance with clearing the way for the Parade

Fire Marshalls (carrying a bucket with a wet blanket in it)

FURTHER INFORMATION:

WHAT: The Port Fairy Folk Festival Lantern Parade

WHEN: Sunday 13th March, Meet at 7:30pm.

WHERE: Meet at the Railway Stage, then the parade will make its way into the Festival Arena from around 8:30 until 9:15.

EXTRA INFORMATION: We are arranging free tickets (wristbands) for adult helpers to enter the Arena area – for the Parade and the rest of the evening.

To enable this to happen we will require in advance the names of all helpers.

Please contact me for any further information.

Maree Stewart (Art Teacher)

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EXPRESSION OF INTEREST – Please Return ASAP.

I would like to assist the 2016 Port Fairy Folk Festival Lantern Parade by

Carrying a pre-made lantern

OR

b) Assisting with clearing the way for the Parade.

OR

Fire Marshall

(Please Circle)

Name/s:______________________________________________________________________

(To assist with communication, your eldest child is in class:__________)

FOLKIE Bed & Breakfast roster

(Please include a contact number)

SET UP & “BUMP OUT”

BREAKFAST – (at least two helpers required for each shift)

SCHOOL SUPERVISION - (at least two helpers required for each shift)

Curtain Set Up

Wednesday 9th March

5.30pm for 1-2 hours

Set Up

Friday 11th March

From 2pm on.

Clean Up

Monday 14th March

11am for 1-2 hours

Jason Dargan

Jane Condon

Julia Adams

Felicity Little

Paul Ross

Lisa Graham

Max Kelly

Shane Griffiths

Aine Tyrrell

Fiona Hampson

Amanda Forrest

MORE HELPERS NEEDED!

Jonathan Adams

LOTS MORE HELP NEEDED!

Saturday Sunday Monday

6.30 – 8.30am 6.30 – 8.30am 6.30 – 8.30am

Jane Condon

Rachel Ross

Lisa Rice

Rochelle Morrison

Annie McNamara

DESPERATE!

7.30 – 9.30am 7.30 – 9.30am 7.30 – 9.30am

Belinda Baxter

Andrew Tweedly

Abbie Artis

Rochelle Morrison

Lisa Graham

Abbie Artis

Tracy O’Connell

Brooke Griffiths

9.30 – 11am 9.30 – 11am 9.30 – 11am

Josh & Jodie Hill

Dean Robertson

Cathy Hammond

Annie McNamara

Claudia Matthews

Saturday Sunday

11am – 1.00pm 11am – 1.00pm

Roz Langley Jacky Hoey

Ronda Hoey

1.00pm – 3.00pm 1.00pm – 3.00pm

Ashley Baxter

Paul Clift

Stuart Reeve

3.00pm – 5.00pm 3.00pm – 5.00pm

Adison Cognian Tracy O’Connell

Bev Holcombe