The West Express Fairfield West Public School

Palmerston Rd, Fairfield West. 2165 Phone: 9604 5568

Email: fairfieldw-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Thursday 1 August 2019

Week 4 What’s on… Fri 16/8 Winter PSSA and Recreational tennis

Week 5 What’s on… Tues 20/8- Tues 27/8

Teeth on wheels

Fri 23/8 Winter PSSA- Recreational tennis- Learn to Swim

Week 6 What’s on… Education Week Tues 27/8 Father’s Day Stall

Wed 28/8 Horsley Zone Athletics Carnival

Fri 30/8 Winter PSSA- Recreational tennis- Learn to Swim

Fri 30/8 Father’s Day activities in class

Week 7 What’s on… Tues 3/9 ICAS Digital Technology Test

Thurs 5/9 ICAS Science Test

Fri 6/9 Winter PSSA- Recreational tennis- Learn to Swim

Week 8 What’s on… Mon 9/9- Fri 13/9

Support Unit Review meetings

Fri 13/8 Winter PSSA- Recreational tennis- Learn to Swim

Fri 13/9 SSW Athletics Carnival

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Dear parents and caregivers, Staff news I am excited to welcome a new staff member to FWPS. Ms Smriti Sekhar has been appointed as a new graduate and will be working as the librarian for the rest of 2019. Netball Congratulations to the year 5 and year 6 netball teams who represented FWPS at the Netball Schools Cup! You can read the full article later in the newsletter. Education Week Celebration Last week joined together to celebrate Public Education. We were honoured to have so many community members here. This year’s theme is ‘Every student, every voice’. I trust those who were with us enjoyed their time. On Monday the students began with a Science Fun Session where they engaged in science experiements. This was followed by the annual Maths Amazing Race where students are required to race around solving mathematical problems to gain a stamp on their passport.

News from the Principal – Genelle Goldfinch

Tuesday morning the community was treated to a concert by talented students in our school. Several dance groups and the choir performed as well as many teachers. On Thursday we continued to celebrate Education Week by having an Art Exhibition, a shared lunch and the Book Character Parade.

News from the Principal – Genelle Goldfinch

I hope you all have a lovely weekend. Genelle Goldfinch I respect and acknowledge Aboriginal People as the traditional owners of the land on which I work, live and visit.

K/5F Class Report This term the students in K/5F are joining forces with K/4C and K/2P to

learn about insects and how to look after the garden where insects live. This is an exciting science unit of work, because we can be outside and use lots of

interesting equipment, like magnifying glasses and gardening tools.

We found some dead insects and brought them into the classroom to study

them under a magnifying glass.

And we always pack up our equipment.

We can’t wait to find out more about insects and the

gardens where they live…

Student Learning

1/2W Class Report

Student Learning

1/2W have had a fabulous week of learning during Education Week! We participated in Science Fun Day by

experimenting and observing how materials react together. Our experiment was the Magic Pepper experiment. We observed how one drop of soap can repel pepper.

We have been incredibly busy creating and making our artworks for our school’s

Art Exhibition. We created a large rainbow poster and a beautiful garden that highlighted the message of being

kind and lending a hand to others and the environment.

Finally we were very excited to dress up as our favourite characters and show our costumes to the entire school during the

annual Book Character Parade

PSSA Results

Friday 26.07.19

Rd 8

Results 2.8.19

Results 9.8.19 PSSA

Rugby League Jnrs WON 28-8 Snrs WON 40-28

Postponed due to weather

Boys AFL WON 29-15 Postponed due to weather

Jnr Boys Soccer Lost 0-6 Postponed due to weather

Snr Boys Soccer WON 3-1 Postponed due to weather

Open Girls Soccer WON 3-2 Postponed due to weather

Jnr Mixed Basketball Lost 2-32 Postponed due to weather

Snr Boys Basketball Lost 10-24 Postponed due to weather

Snr Girls Basketball Lost 14-20 Postponed due to weather

Year 3 Netball Lost 0-2 Postponed due to weather

Year 4 Netball WON 22-0 Postponed due to weather

Year 5 Netball

WON 16-5 Postponed due to weather

Year 6 Netball WON 28-2 Postponed due to weather

On Friday 16 August all teams will be playing a catch up round due to weather conditions. Friday 23 August the Semi Finals will begin for the PSSA Winter season. Teams participating in the Semi Finals will be determined after the catch up games this week. Good luck to all the teams who have been competing this season!

Sporting News

Netball NSW Schools Cup

On Wednesday 7 August, our Year 5 and Year 6 Netball teams, coached by Ms Petrovska, competed in the TAFE NSW Schools Cup, where they played against different schools in the local Fairfield City District. The teams had a wonderful day, with the year 5s winning 2 out of their 4 games, and year 6 winning all 4 of their games. A big thank you to the parents and family members who came out and supported the students on the day. We are proud to announce that our FWPS Year 6 Netball team progressed through to the Sydney Metro Regional Finals that were held on Tuesday 13 August.

Year 5 Netball Team Year 6 Netball Team Selina Apaola 5/6M Mya Puyo 5/6M Amara Fares 5K Jessica Pal 6B Mirabelle Naaman 5P Jade Nguyen 6D Regina Dawood 5P Chelsea Nguyen 6B Mia Novakovic 5P Sarah Lie 5/6M Huda Hasan 5P Belma Susic 6D Michelle Lu 5/6M Danielle Leota 6P Sophie Tang 5/6M Joyanne Manihera 6P Maryana Kana 5K

Sporting News

Congratulations to our year 6 Netball team for making it this far. We are really proud of our FWPS Netballers, who played very well at the Regional Finals, but have unfortunately not progressed through to the Schools Cup State Final.

Fairfield West Public School will be participating in the 2019 International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) endorsed by the University of NSW (UNSW) again this year. The following assessments will be available at our school; Digital Technologies, Science, English and Mathematics for years 2-6.

The date and entry fee per student is as follows: Digital Technologies Tuesday 3 September $14.50 Science Thursday 5 September $14.50 English Tuesday 17 September $14.50 Mathematics Thursday 19 September $14.50

Expression of interest notes will be sent home this week. Please return notes and payment by Tuesday 6 August 2019.

Breakfast Club Helpers needed Each day parent volunteers and teachers run Breakfast Club for the students at FWPS but more volunteers are needed. If you are able to support this program by distributing breakfast to students between 8.30am-8.50am, please contact Ms Funnell or Ms Isaac on 9604 5568.

Community Hub Caroline Isaac will be working as the Community Hub leader on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday for the rest of the year. Please contact Caroline if you are interested in any of the hub activities listed in the timetable below.

Community News

From our Community Kitchen comes this homemade Beef Burger Recipe, quick, easy and delicious! Beef Burger Ingredients

• 1 kg Mince meat • Medium size Onion, diced • 1 green capsicum • 1 tomato • Burger spices • Salt and pepper • Burger buns/chips /salad or coleslaw to serve

Method • Dice the onion, capsicum and the tomato or use a mini chopper to mix these ingredients

together. • Combine and mix the above mixture with the mince in a bowl and add the burger spices and

stir until they are well mixed together. • Split the mixture into 8 or 12patties and shape them into patties. • Grill in a pan over a medium heat for 4-5 minutes on each side, depending on how well cooked

you like them. Or cook the burger under the grill or in the oven. • Grill some sliced onion and capsicum on the side. • Serve in buns with chips and a big plate of salad! Enjoy!

Community News

These Chicken Burgers are Flavourful, simple to make and quite delicious. Chicken Burger Ingredients

• 2 kg minced chicken • 1 red capsicum • 1 green capsicum • Chicken marinade powder/ask for extra lemon powder

and chilli. • 1 lemon diced plus the zest • ½ cup of breadcrumbs • Burger buns/chips /salad or coleslaw to serve

Method • Dice the capsicum and the whole lemon or use a mini chopper/food processor to mix these

ingredients together. • In a large bowl combine the chicken mince and the above mixture. Add the chicken burger

spices and the breadcrumbs, mix all together well. • Split the mixture into 8 or 12 ballss and shape them into patties. • Grill over medium heat for 5 to 6 minutes on each side until golden and cooked through. • Serve in buns with coleslaw!

Community News

Community News