The Forestville Flyer

Monday 17 September 2018 Term 3 Week 9Address: 7 Melwood Ave, Forestville, 2087 Ph: 9452 5444 Email: forestvill-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Website: www.forestvill-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

DATES TO REMEMBER

Tues 18 Sept Yr 3-6 Girls Soccer Gala Day Wed 5 Nov Band Tour

Wed 19 Sept

Wed 19 Sept

1S,1K Australian Museum

Primary Proms Performance

Thur 6 Nov Yr 2 Coastal Environment Centre

Thur 20 Sept 1O, 1J Australian Museum

Tues 23 Oct Milo Cup Finals

Thur 20 Sept Senior Strings Arts Alive

Thur 25 Oct Kindy 2019 Orientation

Fri 21 Sept School Disco Fri 2 Nov Kindy Orientation

Tues 25 Sept Interrelate Fri 7th Dec Yr 3-6 Sports Assembly 9:30am

Fri 28 Sept Last Day of Term 3 Tues 11 Dec Kindy Graduation Day 9:30am

Mon 15 Oct Term 4 commences Wed 12 Dec Yr 1 Presentation Day 9:30am

Mon 15 Oct Sport Photos Wed 12 Dec Yr 2 Presentation Day 11:30am

Tues 16 Oct Yr 2 Swimming Program

commences

Fri 14 Dec Yr 3-6 Presentation Day 9:30am

Wed 17 Oct Kindy 2019 Orientation Day Friday14 Dec Year 6 Dinner Dance

Fri 23 Nov Schools Spectacular

Principal’s Message

It was lovely to walk through the gates of Forestville PS this morning and to see and feel the energy

within after my time away from school on long service leave.

I sincerely thank the members of our top notch School Leadership Team, led by Mrs Wellings, for

their very capable leadership and management of the school, and I am keen to catch up on the

many successes and achievements the school community has experienced during my absence.

Cathie Ferguson

Principal

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Deputy Principal’s Message

MRS FERGUSON RETURNS

Cathie Ferguson returned to Forestville this morning and we are very pleased to see her after

her leave. We have all missed her and are very happy to see her so well and refreshed. She has

included a section in the newsletter to all of our Forestville community.

NAPLAN RESULTS

NAPLAN results will be given to students in Years 3 and 5 tomorrow afternoon. There has been

some media attention relating to the tests, as some students did them online while other

students, like Forestville, did the pen and paper tests. The results from these tests will assist us

in planning for 2019 and provide insights into areas of strength and areas needing

improvement.

NAPLAN READINESS TEST

All of the NAPLAN readiness tests went well last Thursday and students managed to complete

the required tasks. This test allowed the school to ensure all of the needs and requirements for

the delivery of NAPLAN in 2019 will be in place. We thank all parents and students for their

cooperation with this trial.

DANCESPORT PERFORMANCE

What a thrill it was to be able to attend our inaugural year of Dancesport at the Quaycentre

Arena at Homebush last Monday night. Our Year 5 student team were exemplary in their

performances and looked very glamorous in their dance outfits of black, white and purple. The

high levels of skills that the students acquired over the 15 weeks of Dancesport were

phenominal, and many of our student teams received medals….all of the parents and teachers

were so proud of the whole team! It is a new program which is gaining momentum and

interest across many Northern Sydney schools and beyond. Over 9000 Year 5 students across

NSW now participate in Dancesport. It is highly energetic and collaborative while also requiring

students to follow routines and stay on the beat. Special thanks got to Brad, the Dancesport

teacher, and to our Year 5 teachers, Christian Guzman, Nicole Amery, Brianna Wilson and May

Chiu for supporting the program and working with students to ensure their participation and

success at the event. It was better than wonderful!

STATE DANCE FESTIVAL

Forestville Senior Dance group performed in the State Dance Festival at the Seymour Centre

last Tuesday. Our students were outstanding and performed with flair and were very polished

and poised. An enormous thankyou to Vanessa Price, their choreographer and teacher, and to

Katy Costa, who puts in hours of time and lots of enthusiasm to organise these events for our

students. I feel so privileged to be able to watch such high levels of dance coming from

Forestville. We are up there with the best!

On Monday 15 October, all Year 3-6 students who have been in, or are still in, PSSA teams this year

will be having their sport team photos taken.

The sports include: Eagle Tag, AFL, Rugby Union (Boys and the Girls 7s), Soccer, Netball, T-ball,

Softball, Cricket, Paul Kelly Cup boys/girls, Zone/Regional teams for swimming, cross-country and

athletics. (The Zone and Regional teams might also include some Year 2 students.)

On the same day the 2018 House Captains for Wentworth, Sturt, Cook and Flinders will be taken as

well as the 2018 Dance and Choir Captains and the Flag Monitors.

The Drumming Group will also have their photo taken. They are to wear sport uniform and bring

their drums.

All students involved in the photo day are asked to wear their normal sport uniform and bring any

other uniform (or part of a uniform) that they wore when playing a PSSA sport. Soccer and rugby

tops will be given out on the day and if you wore long socks to play any of the above mentioned

sports, please bring them.

Attention: Day 1 Term 4 – Sport Photos (+ other groups)

K-2 SPORTS DAY

Our K-2 Sports Day was again a wonderful success. The students all participated energetically and

parents and families were supportive and involved as they accompanied students to their activity

stations. I would like to thank the K-2 team for their organisation and enthusiasm and for

ensuring our students had such a wonderful experience celebrating their sporting skills in a fun-

filled and positive way.

BULLYING ARTICLE

Children may come home and report an incident at school and refer to it as bullying. The article

contained in the link below helps us to understand the difference between bullying and incidents

on meanness. Please read this article from ‘Parentshop’ as it may help you provide an explanation

and strategies for dealing with these incidents.

https://www.parentshop.com.au/meannessvsbullying/?inf_contact_key=8f313c8b30730682960237

8bc872fb32cc1a2d3a3db2f97b835574483ed9850d

Quote of the week

Thank you for your support.

Louisa Wellings

FOREST/KILLARNEY RUGBY and 7’s SHIELDS

A beautiful Wednesday afternoon heralded the annual Forest/Killarney rugby match and girl’s 7s

games at Melwood oval. The girls ran on to the cheers of their school and families and proceeded

to work as a team to score many tries and defeat Killarney, retaining the trophy for 2018. The

rugby team hit the oval, firing for a victory, but an initial runaway try by Killarney made them dig

very deep and ensure that they would defend their line like Trojans. The remainder of the game

demonstrated the sheer grit Forestville’s team had, with them tackling relentlessly and scoring

many tries and leaving Killarney with just the one converted try.

Congratulations to both teams on their wins and a huge thanks to Aidan Baker, James Ellis, Anne

Mackenzie and all of the parent supporters for encouraging and coaching these students. We

have retained both trophies for 2018!

I am delighted that this term, our school, like many other public schools in the state, will participate

in a Department of Education initiative: the Tell Them From Me student feedback survey. The survey

measures factors that are known to affect academic achievement and other student outcomes. The

focus of the NSW-wide survey is on student wellbeing, engagement and effective teaching practices.

The survey is a great opportunity for our students to provide us with valuable and quick feedback on

what they think about school life, how engaged they are with school and the different ways that

teachers interact with them. Schools in Australia and around the world have used the Tell ThemFrom Me survey to help improve how they do things at school.

More information about the survey is available at: http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au.

I want to assure you that the survey is confidential. The survey is conducted online and will typically

take less than 30 minutes to complete. It will be administered during school hours between 3

September and 26 October. Participating in the survey is entirely voluntary.

A consent form and FAQS for parents/carers about the survey is attached to this newsletter and

available at the school office. If you do not want your child or children to participate, please return

the form to school by Monday, 24 September. Copies of the form and FAQs are available from:

http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au/information-for-parents.

The school will also be participating in a survey to parents, which seeks feedback and assists us to

plan for the future. Information about the parent survey will be in next week’s newsletter.

Click here for -Tell Them From Me Survey Information and Consent Form

TELL THEM FROM ME SURVEY INFO & CONSENT FORM

Katy Costa

Relieving Deputy Principal

Tell Them From Me Survey

Dancesport

Our Year 5 Dancesport program culminated last Monday night in a thrilling

Gala Challenge competition and showcase that was held at the State Sports Centre, Homebush.

From the Office

At 8:00 a.m. all the Year 6 students will be having their group photo taken as we were unable to

schedule this in Term 3. Year 6 students are required to be at school at 8:00 a.m., wearing their full

summer school uniform. If they are involved in any of the sport photos they will need to pack their

sport uniform and bring it with them to school.

Sonya Cordaiy (Photo organiser)

Throughout Term 3, our Year 5 students were taught dances including the Cha Cha, Tango, Swing

and Salsa. 40 enthusiastic dancers were then chosen to compete at the Gala evening accompanied

by Mr Guzman and Ms Amery. It was at the Gala that our beaming dancers, dressed to the

nines, were pitted against 20 other public schools from the Northern Sydney and Beaches Region,

many of whom which have been competing for some years in Dancesport Challenges.

It is my pleasure to say that each and every one of our dancers behaved admirably and performed

their best on the evening, resulting in our couple finalists winning several medals, including

winning a wild card entry to the Cha Cha couples final event.

In short, having to overcome competitive heats to begin with, our dancers walked away

very satisfied, winning 5th and 10th places in the couples Cha Cha final, 9th place in the

couples Salsa final, and 6th place in the couples Swing final. Not too bad for a first time effort for

Forestville Public School at the annual Dancesport Gala Challenge.

While the gala finale was a competition, the main emphasis of the entire program for all our

students was to develop participation, confidence and instil great enjoyment in ballroom

dancing. The Year 5 teachers and I, as well as school staff could see a positive change in

student maturity and especially dance skills as they progressed throughout the term.

I want to add a huge thank you to Brad Humphries (our dance instructor), and also to Ms

Nicole Amery and Ms Katy Costa for all their input into providing supervision, encouragement and

costume design for our students.

Mr Christian Guzman

K-2 Sports Day

Dance News

CONGRATULATIONS to the Year 5/6 Dance Group – FUSION on their outstanding performance at

the State Dance Festival last Tuesday night. We are very proud of all of you!

A reminder that your dance costume must be returned to either Mrs Costa or Vanessa Price by

Friday.

Thank you.

Vanessa Price

Growth Mindset Week is coming!

Week 10 is Growth Mindset Week. Aside from some Growth Mindset (GM) lessons being

taught in class, we will have a GM mufti day on Thursday 27 September. Also, each stage

will show a GM movie during the day on the last day of term. For the Mufti Day, students

are encouraged to dress up as someone they look up to who has displayed a Growth

Mindset. There are plenty of GM heroes in fields including sports, music, academia,

charities and business. Please talk with your child about their choice, and if needed, look

into their hero's life story so they understand why they have displayed a GM. There is not a

gold coin donation associated with this. Finally, if you want some ideas about how to

encourage a GM in your children at home please see the attached sheet.

School Disco

Need at ticket? Please send your money in an envelope with your child’s name and class and

put it in the notes box in the office. Tickets can be collected on Friday afternoon before the

disco at the hall. Don’t worry you won’t miss out! Tickets will also be available in the afternoon

before the disco.

Interrelate

Band

The Intermediate and Training Bands had a workshop with a guest conductor yesterday at

school. They played beautifully and represented our school fabulously.

We also had a bake sale to raise money for our much needed instruments. Thank you all for

contributing.

Concert Band September 23

NSSWE

6:30pm

Must arrive at 5:30pm

Chatswood Concourse

Stage Band September 23

Afternoon of

Jazz

NSSWE

4pm

Must arrive by 3:30pm

Chatswood Concourse

Training Band Demo for the

Year 2 for

Training Band

2019

26 September Hall

Blow Tests

Year 2

Training Band 2019

24 & 25 Oct Morning Hall

Traning Band 2019

Info night for year 2

7 November 7pm Staff room school

All bands Forestville

Public School

Band Soiree

9 Nov School

Concert Band Band Tour 5 & 6 Dec Southern highlands

Visit some school and

perform and Jambaroo

Water Park

If you have any questions about band please contact me at fpsbands@gmail.com.

Lisa Hoefnagels

Band President

Strings

Player of the Week:

Toby Hansen – 3W

Senior Strings Performing at Stoney Range Spring Festival

UPCOMING STRINGS DATES

THIS THURSDAY 20th September – SENIORS – Opera House

Rehearsal at Opera House, Bus leaves at 1.45 from School

Performance Combined Symphony Orchestra, Opera House 7pm

TUESDAY OCTOBER 23, 6.15PM

Strings Recital Evening – All Students and families

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 9, 6.30pm time tbc

Band & Strings Soiree – All Students and families

Class Awards

KS Jasper assisting Jessie in Orange group activities

Kitty fantastic textwriting using different sentence openers

George his wonderful work ethic always producing work of a high standard

1J Hughworking hard on your effort and concentration, especially with

multiplication questions

Alisonbeing such a responsible member of the class and always being willing to

help others

Terrenceputting 100% effort into your maths work this week and showing such a

growth mindset

Class Awards

1S Zachary working co operatively with his class mates during coding activities

Seyla using her problem solving skills during coding lessons

Charlotte persevering during coding lessons with effort and determination

1O Elizapersistence working out multiplication and division number facts with

arrays

Lachlana conscientious effort when writing ensuring all letters are formed

correctly and are the same size

Rileyusing a growth mindset to stay on task when using arrays to work out

number facts

1K Baileyhis outstanding support during the Speechmakers competition by

encouraging others and sitting still

Olivia her random acts of kindness

1S Zachary working co operatively with his class mates during coding activities

Seyla using her problem solving skills during coding lessons

Charlotte persevering during coding lessons with effort and determination

2P Zoe excellent recording of observations in science lessons

Halle her witty limericks during poetry

Grace great effort across all learning areas

2M Tobyhis hilarious Speechmaker's speech. He was so well-rehearsed, using

effective eye contact

Elinher top effort in the K-2 Sports Day and writing a wonderful recount

afterwards

2Z Leilaniher enthusiasm and effort during mathematics. Also, for seeking help

when she is unsure of something

Hamishhis amazing poem which used verbs, adverbs and alliteration. Well

done

Joshua a huge improvement in his reading and spelling this term. Keep it up!

2L Luke an excellent BIG WRITE using wonderful 'ing' and 'ly' words

Matildaconsistently looking out for her peers and her willingness to lend a smile

wherever possible

Madiconsistent effort in all class learning and her commitment to working hard

and completing all her tasks with a positive attitude

3S Loganworking hard in geography to compare Australia with a neighbouring

country

Scarletta fabulous Big Write, filled with interesting vocabulary and a variety of

punctuation

Jessicabeing a kind, helpful member of 3S and always encouraging her

classmates

Class Awards

3I Sonny an excellent information report on Australia's neighbour, New Zealand

Jimmy a wonderful/ scary Big Write on 'The Severe Plane Crash'

Archieworking hard when learning about equivalent fractions and being a

lovely role model in 3I

3W Rubyan excellent explanation on how a whiteboard marker works and for

completing tasks to a high standard

Jessicaan excellent explanation on how a whiteboard marker works and always

participating in class discussions

Kaiimprovement in his reading and comprehension and for demonstrating

great catching tennis skills

3PT Callum fantastic creativity in the STEAM Hub

Elise finding creative solutions to problems in the STEAM Hub

Joey speedy and creative building in the STEAM Hub

4M Oliverbeing our classroom computer expert! Your knowledge and wilingness to

help is astounding.

Freddiecontinuing to push the boundaries in mathematics and impress with his

problem solving abilities.

Aaronexceeding expectations during writing tasks and displaying an excellent

growth mindset.

4CB Tehara her fabulous artwork inspired by the work of Albert Namatjira

Ben fast work ordering decimal numbers

Olivia her positive attitude towards all aspects of school and learning

5C Isaacvaluable contributions to class discussions especially during science,

maths and BTN

Audrey creative coding in SCRATCH to create a Catch the Taco game

Conorcreativity and enthusiasm in coding to create interesting animation using

SCRATCH

5A Shaunimpressive ballroom dancing skills. Congratulations on being selected as a

wild card entrant with his partner for the finals

Jack creative and colourful fruit and vegetable artwork linked to fruit and

vegtember

Oliviachallenging her understanding of patterns and algebra and working hard to

complete task with excellent results

Billyfocused attitude during all classroom tasks and his fabulous dance moves

when performing during ballroom dancing

Millyimpressive ballroom dancing skills. Congratulations on being selected as a

wild card entrant with her partner for the finals

Class Awards

5W Peneolpe a carefully detailed artwork depicting life on the Victorian Goldfields

Hannahphenomenal application in all areas of school life. You are such an asset

to our class!

Ellamaking thoughtful predictions in science experiments and being a

critical reflector of results.

6C Ava being a positive, exuberant and conscientious class member

Mason being an interested and involved learner during our Bathurst excursion

Alstonan excellent and well thought through itinerary in his timetable

investigation

6M Liama very informative and interesting presentationof his homework science

project

Rohana very informative and interesting presentationof his homework science

project

Luke an enthusastic participant in all activities during the Bathurst Camp

Asa a well presented storyboard of the leadup to the Eureka Stockade

Benenthusiastic participation in our science unit about Matter and sharing

for his expertise on the topic

6E Magdalenaalways working to potential as shown recently in her work comparing

goldrushes

Eloiseproducing an impressive quantity of work in all areas which is always

high quality

Erika improvement in writing especially with her variety of sentences

Jack becoming a fighter in all academic areas and improving a lot as a result

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 528 534

Kim Egelton (Wednesday, Thursday) 0412 254 310

Order online with Munch Monitor

www.munchmonitor.com

School 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

Forest Bites canteen is proudly sponsored by McGrath Forestville

Hi everyone,

Thank you to our new volunteers who’ve signed up! We look forward to having you join

us & absolutely appreciate your help. Next Thursday 27th is empty so let us know if you’re

available.

September is Fruit & Veggie month. We’ve got loads of fruit & veggie options at the

canteen so this is the perfect opportunity for your child to try something new:

Fruit Salad cup (fresh seasonal fruits, made daily) - $2.50 (large); 50c (small)

Fruit skewers – 50c

Slinky apple - $1.00

Big slice of watermelon - $1.00

Bag of frozen grapes & orange - $1.50

Carrot sticks & hummus – $1.50

Garden salad cup - $1.50

We’d like to extend our thanks to McGrath Forestville for generously sponsoring the

canteen. Your support is very much appreciated.

Volunteer Roster Week 9 & 10

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

17 Sept

Liz G

18 Sept

Renee H

19 Sept

Karen S

20 Sept

Michelle J

Jo R

Samantha S

21 Sept

Simone L

Dolly M

24 Sept

Vacant

25 Sept

Vacant

26 Sept

Myrna H

27 Sept

Volunteers

needed

28 Sept

Emma S

Melissa D

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