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The Forestville Flyer Monday, 1 June, 2020 Term 2 Week 6 Address: 7 Melwood Ave, Forestville, 2087 Ph: 9452 5444 Email: [email protected] Website: www.forestvill-p.schools.nsw.edu.au DATES TO REMEMBER Mon 1 June P & C Meeting 7pm Zoom Mon, 20 July Staff Development Day Fri, 3 July Last day Term Tues, 21 July Term 3 starts Students return Principal’s Report Thank you to our Community Our first week back at school was wonderful for students and teachers alike. The familiar noise of laughter in classrooms, stories being read, groups talking and problems solving together, watching beautiful artwork unfolding and listening to the myriad of games taking place outside was a delightful change to the lackluster tones of COVID-19. An enormous thank you to you all for being so understanding and so willing to work through the social distancing regulations being expected of us all. Our Kindergarten and Year 1 students are becoming incredibly independent and we appreciate your willingness to promote and encourage this aspect of the return to school. Our health conscious community is why Australia has been so successful in stemming this horrid virus, and if we keep it up hopefully we’ll continue to be one of the safest nations in the world. Opportunity Class 2021 Applications open 9 June 2020. The 2021 Year 5 opportunity class placement process was put on hold in April due to COVID-19. The process has now been rescheduled but the timeframe for the testing and placement of students has been shortened. To ensure the fair and consistent assessment of students across all schools in NSW, this year students will be placed using test results only. The test is created by an independednt educational assessment ptovider and measures academic ability, not achievement, giving a reliable method for identifying highly gifted students. The table below provides the notable dates for the application and testing. Please review them carefully and access the application form on the DoE website: Opportunity Classes https ://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/selective-high-schools-and-opportunity- classes/general-information

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The Forestville Flyer

Monday, 1 June, 2020 Term 2 Week 6Address: 7 Melwood Ave, Forestville, 2087 Ph: 9452 5444 Email: [email protected]

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

DATES TO REMEMBER

Mon 1 June P & C Meeting – 7pm ZoomMon, 20 July Staff Development Day

Fri, 3 July Last day Term Tues, 21 July Term 3 starts – Students return

Principal’s Report

Thank you to our Community

Our first week back at school was wonderful for students and teachers alike. The

familiar noise of laughter in classrooms, stories being read, groups talking and

problems solving together, watching beautiful artwork unfolding and listening to the

myriad of games taking place outside was a delightful change to the lackluster tones of

COVID-19.

An enormous thank you to you all for being so understanding and so willing to work

through the social distancing regulations being expected of us all. Our Kindergarten and

Year 1 students are becoming incredibly independent and we appreciate your

willingness to promote and encourage this aspect of the return to school. Our health

conscious community is why Australia has been so successful in stemming this horrid

virus, and if we keep it up hopefully we’ll continue to be one of the safest nations in the

world.

Opportunity Class 2021 – Applications open 9 June 2020.

The 2021 Year 5 opportunity class placement process was put on hold in April due to

COVID-19. The process has now been rescheduled but the timeframe for the testing

and placement of students has been shortened. To ensure the fair and consistent

assessment of students across all schools in NSW, this year students will be placed

using test results only. The test is created by an independednt educational assessment

ptovider and measures academic ability, not achievement, giving a reliable method for

identifying highly gifted students. The table below provides the notable dates for the

application and testing. Please review them carefully and access the application form

on the DoE website:

Opportunity Classes

https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/selective-high-schools-and-opportunity-

classes/general-information

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Principal’s Report

Opportunity Classes – Year 5 Updates

https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/selective-high-schools-and-opportunity-

classes/updates

ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE DONE ONLINE! Below are the keys dates for parents

and carers.

Health and Wellbeing

Please revise the health guidelines each week with your child:

Regularly washing hands

Not sharing any drinks or food

Not using bubblers, refilling water bottles at the tap.

Coughing or sneezing into their elbow or a tissue which should be disgarded

immediately.

If your child is unwell, DO NOT send them to school. If they are unwell at school we will

contact you immediately to come and collect them. Please contact the school to ensure

we have a reason for your child’s absence should you choose to keep them home.

LAPTOPS and iPads

Thank you to all parents who have returned devices to school. Any devices which have

not yet been returned need to be returned to school as soon now. If your child is young

please hand the equipment to the teacher at the gate in the morning or afternoon.

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Principal’s Report

Many thanks for your support,

Mrs Wellings

Principal (Relieving)

Stay well, stay safe and take care

P&C Meeting - Monday 1 June, 7pm, Zoom

We will be holding a P&C meeting today via Zoom. The log in details are below.

It will be a great opportunity to re-connect with school and we hope that you will be able

to join us.

Join Zoom Meeting

https://photoplay.zoom.us/j/8732319262?pwd=eEFhWXZVYWIrVCsrSzl1MEw3TnJ1Zz

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Meeting ID: 873 231 9262

Password: FPSP&C

Kind regards

Rebecca Humphries

P&C Secretary

P & C

Canteen this week:

Munch Monitors orders only for morning tea and lunch. No Crunch and Sip.

COVID-19 Update

Latest COVID-19 (coronavirus) advice from the NSW Government

https://education.nsw.gov.au/covid-19

Department of Education COVID-19 further information page.

https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/school-safety/novel-coronavirus/covid19-

further-information

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From the Office

SKOOLBAG APPPlease download the SKOOLBAG

app to your device to keep up to

date with school newsletters and

notifications. Please make sure

you are subscribed to your

current Year Group.

SCHOOL REPORTS

School reports will be sent home with your child during the last week of Term 2.

KINDERGARTEN 2021

If you have a child starting Kindergarten in 2021 or have any friends with children who

may want to enrol in 2021, please contact the school office to obtain an enrolment pack.

SCHOOL TOURS

All school tours have been cancelled until further notice, however we can assist with

enquiries over the phone or by email.

CHANGE OF DETAILS

If you have had any recent change of contact details such address, phones numbers or

email please update us via the Skoolbag app. Go to eform – Change of Details and

submit.

https://www.moqproducts.com.au/skoolbag/installation-instructions/

From the OfficeNSW Department of Education School Updates App

The Department has released a School Updates app. Parents can opt in to receive

notifications when public schools have temporarily ceased operations due to adverse

weather, bushfires or other emergencies. The app complements the other means of

communication available to parents and carers from schools and the Department of

Education to ensure families receive timely, accurate information in a crisis.

The app is free and available now for iOS and Android users. Click on the following link to

find out more: https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/practical-help-for-parents-and-

carers/nsw-school-updates-app

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Band News

UPDATES

Please keep up to date with any notices from The Band Committee which will come

through TeamApp.

DATES FOR 2020

At the moment all events have been postponed or cancelled for 2020. The Band

Committee will send through any updates on the TeamApp.

NSW GOVERNMENT CREATIVE KIDS VOUCHERS!

Forestville Band is an approved provider of the NSW Government’s Creative Kids

Programme. Parents of school age children can claim $100 per year from the

Government to use towards any creative activity including our band fees if you chose.

Visit their website https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/apply-creative-kids-

voucher apply for your voucher and forward it to the Band Committee to use towards

your unpaid Semester fees this year. We are listed as Forestville Public School P&C

Association Incorporated.

REHEARSALS

Unfortunately from this week onwards Forestville Band will be unable to do face to face

band rehearsals in the school hall until further notice. The band programme will return

to online learning. This decision was out of the Conductors and Band Committee’s

hands and was made by the Department of Education and the school.

We will keep everyone informed as soon as we have news on being able to do face to

face rehearsals again.

If you require the online learning codes these are listed below:

Training Band codes;

Google classroom vt7wpbi

Smart Music UXJJN-KPVC6

Intermediate Band codes;

Google classroom ift5e6b

Smart Music CLHDJ-FFNAG

Concert Band codes;

Google classroom ku3an6l

Smart Music YWLE6-HDMVL

Stage Band codes;

Google classroom hkhl4kr

Smart Music ZVJJ3-GGYZX

Band Committee [email protected]

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Dance News

Uniform Shop

SECOND-HAND UNIFORM SHOP – Changes to times for Term 2

All NEW uniforms can be bought online from Pickles or their store at Brookvale.

Due to non-essential visitor restrictions from the Department of Education, our office staff

will now be opening the uniform shop on Wednesday mornings between 8.30am and

9.30am for parents needing uniforms. Please phone or send an email to the school to

make an appointment. Also, note that we accept CASH ONLY.

This situation will be reviewed and may change in Term 3.

There are hats available at the office for $10.

Any uniform donations can be left at office and are very welcome.

Uniform Shop

Guitar Beginners:

Looking for Year 4-5-6 students interested in Learning Guitar at lunch times (most likely

Friday’s) to start sometime in Term 3. Contact me to register your interest.

Any questions please contact

Kylie Lake - Strings President

[email protected] ph: 0414 666 711

Strings

Group Conductor Rehearsals via ZOOM

Senior Strings Mark Stevens

Wednesday:

▪7.45-8.30am Violins & Violas

Thursday

▪4.15-4.45 pm Cellos & Double Bass

Chamber Orchestra Mark Stevens Thursday 3.45-4.15 pm

Junior Strings Pip Birkett

Wednesday:

▪ 3.30-4.30pm Everyone

Beginner Strings Pip Birkett

Friday:

▪ 7.45-8.30am Everyone

Guitar Group Greg Arnold

Monday:

▪ 3.30-4.00pm Yr(4-5-6)

▪ 4.00-4.30pm Yr(3)

Hello Strings Community

Reminder that we are back to Zoom Rehearsals this week:

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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 [email protected], call 1300 796 190

or visit us in the 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

Volunteer Roster Weeks 6 and 7

Canteen

The canteen is open for online lunch and recess orders only. There will be no

over the counters sales at recess or lunch. We will be advised by the school as

to when over the counter sales can resume.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

1 June

No volunteers

required

2 June

No volunteers

required

3 June

No volunteers

required

4 June

No volunteers

required

5 June

No volunteers

required

8 June

Dolly M

9 June 10 June 11 June

Renee G

Farheen A

12 June

Edwina K

Michelle McC

15 June

Tamara L

Mel S

16 June 17 June

Karen S

18 June

Gabi G

19 June

Michelle M

Regular sanitising and cleaning of all surfaces and cooking appliances in the canteen will

continue but will now include sanitising all lunch baskets after recess and lunch.

Volunteer Roster Weeks 6, 7 and 8

Thank you to all our volunteers who help out in the canteen. Due to the current situation it

has been decided that for the first two weeks back the canteen will run with no volunteers.

This will be reviewed once over the counter sales resume.

Volunteers listed from Monday 8 June to Friday 19 June will be contacted to confirm

whether volunteers are allowed back into the canteen.

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Community News