nfps newsletter issue 11, aug 15th, 2013.pdf

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Fun Run Money dueback to teacher by 21st

August please

Musica Viva -1:30pmThursday 22nd Aug

Fathers Day BreakfastWednesday 28th Aug

Sports CarnivalWednesday 11th Sept

TucksopHosted by Year 1

Thursday 19th Sept

TERM DATES 2013

Term 3Tuesday 23rd July to

Friday 27th September

Term 4Wednesday 16th OctThursday 19th Dec

School DevelopmentDays2013 - (Pupil Free)

Term 4Monday 14th OctoberTuesday 15th October

From the PrincipalFun RunDespite all the controversy surrounding this years Fun Run, the kids had great fun at therun yesterday, as did the parents who attended to cheer them on. Thank you to the P&C,particularly Shani for your organisation, Pip, Claire, Lowana and Alibhe for the coffee andcake and the boys at Fitness Results for taking the kids for a warm up before their eventand presenting the medals.

The Fun Run is an excellent and easy toorganise fund raising event, it has howevercreated much debate on the verandah, at theP&C meeting and at the School council withrespect to the values being taught bypersonal rewards (the toys offered asincentives) for fund raising. As a result of thishealthy debate we have decided that next year we will run our own Fun Run without thecorporate incentive program. Im confident, with enough volunteers we can make thisevent as successful as the last two years have been.

Dogs at school and school eventsAs much as I agree that all of your various muttlies are adorable and (mostly) very wellbehaved, unfortunately they are not allowed on the school grounds or at school events.Could you please tie your dog up under the trees on Turton Avenue before entering theschool at drop off and pick up time and leave them at home for events such as our upand coming Faction Athletics Carnival. Thanks for your support.

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Our VisionOur VisionOur VisionOur Vision

For all students at North Fremantle Primary School to experience learning that is purposeful, engaging and empowers themto become life long learners.

Our MissionOur MissionOur MissionOur MissionThrough partnerships with parents and the local community, we will provide an inclusive environment in which our studentscan develop the knowledge skills, understandings and confidence to reach their potential.

Email the school administration: [email protected]

Email Teachers direct: Room? [email protected] (Please insert which room # your child is in)


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Room 2- Liz Smith.

It is genuinely difficult to keep track of the wonderful thingswe are lucky to be a part of at our school and the excitingpartnerships we are involved in.Last week, in addition to incursions from the RSPCA and the Amanda Young foundation, there was aninformative m-technology session with senior lecturers from Notre Dame. Attendees learnt some clevertricks when using their mobile devises as well suggestions for apps that are both fun and educational.

This Wednesday was another non-stop day for us. After the excitement of the Adidas Fun Run wewelcomed Pip Sivwright into our class as our very own CSIRO Scientist. Pip demonstrated to the childrencamouflage in action which led to an interesting scientific debate for the class. We further celebratedNational Science Week throughout the week with a range of fun hands-on activities. In the afternoon, itwas the turn of Linda Thorne. Linda is one of the childrens librarians at Fremantle Library and she cameto share some the Better Beginnings resources with the students in Kindy and Pre-primary.Although some of you will remind me that I swore to leave papier mache alone for a while, the Pre-primary students have begun to make the newspaper structures for their own 3D animal models. Oncethey are complete I will create a display area for them as they are already looking so good.

Room 1 - Lisa Miller

What a busy two weeks we have had!Last Wednesday we had our first whole school assembly whichwas so much fun! Thanks to the parents for getting all our

little ones to school earlier than usual. It was much appreci-ated and allowed us to get up to the Music room with plenty oftime.

Afterwards we had a visit from Steve from the RSPCA. Hetalked to us about the right ways to care for our pets throughfood, exercise, water, grooming and of course love. It wasfantastic and we really learnt a lot.

Room 3- Bev Lane

Well done to all our class for their hard work to preparefor our assembly and for the Fun Run. Everyone keptgoing and everyone tried very hard. In class we arepractising adding up and taking away, making sure weform letters correctly (especially the letter b whichsometimes mixes itself up with d), learning aboutnon-fiction books and learning to tell the time. Telling

the time is a good maths topic to practise incidentally athome. Dont forget to check your childrens bags fortheir home readers, especially on Friday. This photo is ofHarry with a great sentence and picture about acrocodile - a very rare rainbow crocodile.


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Room 5 - Chris John

The last fortnight in Room 5 has seen us looking into cost, revenue and profit

systems to better understand everyday businesses while still building up our

money manipulation skills such as giving change from different amounts andbudgeting weeks ahead. In Science the students completed the experiment that

saw them placing different materials in boxes to protect their precious

eggs when dropped onto concrete. Congratulations to the team of

Amalie, Amelia and Kaliha whose egg, brilliantly named Yolko,

outlasted the competition at 1.4m. Honourable mention to Josh and

Tinos underdog entrant, The Little Egg That Could that placed

second. The winning egg was honoured with a ceremonious drop off the

balcony.

Room 4 -Rochelle Reeves

Room 4 has been doing some interesting work involving the water cycle. We have been cementing our

knowledge through making art works of the water cycle. Last week we were lucky enough to have Bec

Maddern come in and talk to us about the book she is writing and publishing with Alton Walley. We learnt

about the process of producing and editing a book and we were inspired to start writing our own books. TheFun Run was a big success and our practice came in handy, even if we got a little muddy most days. We have

our winter sports practice coming up and we are looking forward to morning fitness time to learn some new

games and activities.

Room 7- Monica Parkes/Brent Snook

We have had another busy couple of

weeks in Room 7.

In Maths we have been learning about

equivalent fractions and we made a

fraction wall with a partner to help us

determine which fractions are

equivalent.

We are focussing on literary elements

this term and have been looking at how

we can infer the traits of the character,

such as how they speak, their physical

description, how they behave and how other characters react to them.

This week we began looking at setting and have noticed how different

settings in a text can affect the feelings and behaviours of characters. The

students discussed and then illustrated places in their lives that they feel

comfortable in and how other places may change the way they feel and

behave. We related this information back to the novels we are reading for

Four Roles of the Reader to understand the characters are affected by

setting.


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Music - Kelly Branch

Parent Library please come and borrow a book.

With the support of the P&C we have established a parent resource library. We currently have a wide range of

current books on topics ranging from teenage friendships to achieving home life harmony. These books are for

borrowing. A display of the titles available is located on the pinup board in the upstairs corridor but please feel

free to come and spend some time browsing through the titles, the collection is located in the meeting room at

the front of the administration.

Just a little note to let parents and friends know that next Thursday the 22nd of Augustat 1.50pm there will be a performance for the students of North Fremantle Primary by atrio of musicians called Fiddlesticks. With repertoire spanning tango, fandango (a livelySpanish dance in triple time) contemporary and familiar classics, this performance willshowcase the versatility of the violin, cello and classical guitar. We would be delighted if

you could come along to the performance too. There is no charge for parents/guardiansand community members.

Finally we would like to thank the wonderful sponsorship provided by the FremantlePorts who provided extra funding to assist with the cost of this incursion and help makeit possible.

Cricket Registration this weekend

Enrol at East Fremantle Junior Cricket Club this Saturday (17th August) from 11.00am1pm at Henry Jeffery Oval, (CnrPreston Point Rd and Wauhop Rd). For more details visit: www.efcc.wa.cricket.com.au or phone Natalie on 0487 541 611

Councillors Report

The weather is still a little cold in the mornings so we will be selling milo at recess every Fridayfor term 3 beginning this week, the 16th of August.The cost for a cup of nice warm milo is $1.00 and will go towards fundraising for our end ofyear camp.Thank you for the continued support of our camp fundraising!

How do you protect your children if you dontknow where they are?Few parents would let their children wander thestreets at all hours or meet with strangers, butkids do that more and more often on the internetwithout even leaving their bedrooms.

Do you know the people your daughter chats withonline every nights? Is your son being cyberbullied? Have you seen the videos your kids aredownloading? Michael Carr-Gregg urges parentsto venture into the online world inhibited by theirchildren and get in touch with their day to daylives. He explains what kids get up to, providesguidelines for family internet safety and adviseshow to minimise the risks without limiting yourchildrens freedom to learn, explore andcommunicate online.

The internet has changed parenting forever.Carr-Gregg provides an essential guide to theonline world of todays real wired children fromtoddlers to teenagers.

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