2nd November 2015

THE FREDO INFORMER

Learning for the future

Great north road

Term 4 week 7 20th November 2017 Frederickton nsw 2440

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

At Frederickton Public School our vision is: to equip students to be lifelong reflective learners,

enabling them to be responsible and respectful global citizens with adaptive and creative skills ready to face the challenges of a diverse and rapidly changing world.

PRINCIPALS NEWS It was great to have returned to work last week. My first priority was to visit classrooms to reconnect with the students and to observe how they are progressing with their learning. I was certainly very pleased by the number of students who spoke with me about their learning and in particular about their writing. It was impressive to see how keen they were to show me the writing that they are doing. It is certainly extremely pleasing to observe students so enthusiastic about showing me the great work that they are producing on a daily basis. Part of my trip overseas was to participate in a principal exchange program in 2 schools in Scotland. Both schools were rural schools situated about halfway between Edinburgh and Glasgow with a similar socio-economic status and one was almost the same size as Frederickton PS. One of the most important observations I made when comparing our school with the 6 different schools that I visited whilst in Scotland was the superior quality of teaching programs that our teachers are providing our students each day. I am very proud of the work that our teachers are doing as we are certainly providing a world class education to our students. Our teachers are constantly engaging with professional learning to continuously improve their teaching practice which consistently improves student engagement and learning outcomes for all of our students. Parent Questionaire We are currently in the beginning stages of planning for the next 3 year cycle of school planning. Please find the brief parent questionnaire at the end of the newsletter, complete it now whilst you have a few minutes and return it to school this week!

Chess A group of our students represented our school at the Macleay Public Schools Chess Tournament that was held last Tuesday at South West Rocks Public School. We congratulate our team for the fine effort they made and for being a delightful group of students who represented our school well. Thank you to Mr Ingram for his ongoing work coaching our budding chess players and thanks to Mr Ingram, Leanne Kerrison and Des Preston for assisting in transporting our students to and from South West Rocks Public School. K-2Athletics Carnival We had perfect weather for the K-2 Athletics Carnival. The students had a fabulous time and it was great to have so many parents attend and help with the activities. Unfortunately I was in principal LMBR Finance training in Homebase 3 but I was able to spend a small amount of time watching what was happening. It looked like a great day. Swim School Our annual swim school begins on Monday 27th November. Please ensure that you have signed the forms and paid for your children to attend. You can pay by direct deposit; check out our school’s website for the POP link. 2018 Student Representative Council Speeches and Elections We are well underway with the annual process of nominating and preparing students for their speeches for the Student Representative council for 2018. We have a large number of students who have been nominated this year; therefore we will conduct the speeches on a day separate to assembly. Speeches will be conducted on Friday 1st December 2017 at 9.30a, followed by the voting process.

Congratulations to the Week 6 Top 3 students who during class time demonstrated 4B Behaviours in the form of exemplary behaviour and positive learning and work habits. They are: Kinder: Maddison Minett, Christopher Lovegrove and Ben McAlister; K/1H: Summah Shepherd, Riley Graham and Zahlie Glover-Ridgeway; 1/2I: Flynn Fuller, Sky McNally and Matahn Fernando; 2/3C: Matilda Winterburn, Abbie Minns and Molly Betts; 4/5A: Ebony Haywood, Eden Bennett and Hunter Yarnold-Tasker; 4/5S: Montana Thompson, Breanna Reinhold and Jorja Mainey; and 5/6R: Emma Kerr, Zach Larkins and Claire Haywood.

The SRC will be running a school disco this week on Wednesday 22nd November. The canteen will be offering refreshments such as tea/coffee and cakes and there will also be a tasting plate of savoury and sweet finger foods available. Disco times are:

K-2 students from 6.00 – 7.00pm (pre-schoolers may also join but not babies for safety reasons)

Years 3-6 students from 7.00 – 8.00pm.

Please note that this is not a venue for high school students even though we are very fond of our former students. Entry is just $2 per student to be paid to the SRC at the hall door.

I will be doing a library stocktake during Week 9 so it is important that students start to look for and return their overdue library books in readiness for this.

Mrs Evans

The Mission Australia program Coastal Connections is suitable for all families who may need some form of support or linkage to support services. It is available to parents of children 0-12 years. Families can be referred by the school or they can self-refer to the program. The Coast Connect Worker (Child and Family Support Worker) Kayla Smith is more than happy to come and meet with families at the school or another convenient location. This is a completely confidential service. If you would like more information Kayla can be contacted at Shops 1 & 2, 40 Clyde Street Kempsey, or by phone on 6589 5081 or you can contact the school on 65 668 21.

WHAT’S COMING UP @ FREDERICKTON PUBLIC SCHOOL?

22nd November – SRC Disco 27th November – 8th December – Swimming Lessons 5th December – Year 7 2018 Transition day @ KHS & MHS 7th December – Year 6 Farewell 11th December – Presentation Assembly 12th December – Year 6 Pool Party @ Gladstone Pool 14th December – Trial Bay Picnic 15th December – Last day of Term 4 2017

Intensive Swimming Programming K-1

All students in Kindergarten and Year One will participate in the Intensive School Swimming scheme in Weeks 8 and 9 at Gladstone pool. Students will learn about basic skills in water safety and survival and improve water confidence. Notes and money are to be returned by 20th November 2017.

Aimee Ransom Deputy Principal Instructional Leader

NEWS FROM KO

Please ensure your child's swimming note and money is sent in this week as swim school starts next Monday, 27th November. Your child will need to have swimmers, rash shirt, thongs, a plastic bag and a towel each day. Please ensure their name is clearly marked on all their swimming and school uniform items. During this 2 week period your child will become very tired so please ensure they are to bed early each night.

This week we are reading I Wish I Had a Dinosaur by Ian Anggabrata & Mingga Anggawan and we will be writing persuasive texts about which animals we would like as a pet.

During mathematics we will be looking at fractions and mass, as well as exploring the different ways we can make and represent numbers.

In preparation for Swim School, during PDHPE we are learning about water and bus safety.

Hope to see you all at the Disco on Wednesday night.

Mrs Lees

House Ticket Tally Congratulations to the following students for winning last term’s final PBL draw – Summah S, Peter McE, Ellie W, Annika W and Kaela McD. The winning classes were – 4/5S & 5/6R (tied) The winning house was – Hunt

1/2I Class News This week in Mathematics our class will be working on fractions as well as concepts about time. In literacy we are exploring a variety of different poetry and students will be making some of their own. We are also learning to recite poems. In the next few weeks students will be making their own musical instruments from recycled materials. If students could bring in any recyclable objects like empty cardboard boxes, milk cartons (and lids) etc it would be greatly appreciated. Students can bring them in over the next few weeks. Just a reminder that our library day will be on Wednesday this week. Keep up the great work around home reading. This Friday our class will be performing an item at the assembly. Mr Ingram

Minor Athletics Thank you A huge thank you to our SRC helpers, House Captains, Vice captains that helped at the athletics carnival and a special thanks to Jack McAlister. Your assistance was greatly appreciated. Also thank you to our parents who took the time to come and help on the day with timing and assisting teachers in the field events. It was great to see parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles as it gave the day a wonderful community vibe. Thank you to the children who had a great day competing and showing their sportsmanship. Well done everyone. Mr Cameron

K/1H Class News

Last week for the third week this term we have won the best class with the most house tickets in the weekly draw. Last Friday we celebrated with 15 minutes on the play equipment. A fun time was had by all.

We all enjoyed a great day of running, discus, shot put and long jump last Wednesday at the Minor Athletics Carnival. Thank you to all our parent helpers and spectators. Well done to all our competitors.

This week our reading text is The Big Fish. Another text by the author Pamela Allen. We will be reading and discussing the meaning of the text which is about team work and cooperation.

For the next two weeks we will be learning about Mass in Maths and measuring the weight of objects. We are estimating and measuring heavy and light objects and discussing hefting.

Please sign and return the swimming note as soon as possible. Only 1 more week and Intensive Swimming begins. Please ensure the students have a plastic bag, towel rash shirt, swimmers and a pair of thongs/crocs to travel to and from the pool. Students do not wear their swimmers in the morning to school. We change into our swimmers at school before we go to Gladstone pool.

The building of our boats in Science from recyclable material is going well and the students have enjoyed working with a partner to plan, design and create their boat. Next week we test the floatability of our boats and which materials support successful floating.

On Friday and next Monday I will be away and the class will have Mr Hoelzl. Normal routines will continue.

We all wish Zahlie well with her knee operation and look forward to seeing her return as soon as possible.

During the last two weeks of the term I like to have the pupils enjoy some Christmas craft and cooking. It would be greatly appreciated if students could contribute $2 to the cost of the materials and equipment. Send in when you can.

Thank you to the families that have sent in boxes of tissues. This is greatly appreciated.

Mrs Rose

News from 4/5S

In week 7, 4/5S will be reading a new book called The Wishing Cupboard. It is set in Vietnam and continuing on with our theme on Asia this term. The book will be linked with an art lesson about creating realistic art pieces. Within writing, we will be learning how to write a procedure.

In mathematics, we will be looking at fractions and decimals and how to round a decimal to the nearest tenth.

It is good to see so many of my students looking forward to the 20 minutes of reading after lunch every day. For many of them, they have improved thanks to this quiet time set aside for them to get lost in a book. I still encourage families to read with their child every night so they are practising this important skill regularly. If they bring in their home reader signed by their parent or carer, they will receive two Class Dojos.

Miss Sant.

Year 6 Farewell DVD & Farewell Year 6 students can start bringing in photos of themselves as babies and also a Kindergarten photo. If you have any embarrassing photos or funny photo I would like them as well. Year 6 Farewell Thursday 7th December – 6.00pm - $15 per head including Year 6 student. Year 6 Pool Day Tuesday 12th December - $11.50 Mrs Fitzgerald

HEAD LICE WARNING Please check your child’s hair

and treat.

TISSUES – could each family please send in a box of tissues as we are all

out.

2017 Minor Athletics carnival Results Age races 50m 5 yrs Boys: 5 yrs Girls: 1st - Max Walpole 1st – Lila Dos Santos 2nd- Pauly Dunn 2nd – Madison Walters 3rd - Thomas Kerrison 3rd – Felicia Turnbull 6 yrs Boys: 6 yrs Girls: 1st - Rylan Glover-Ridgeway 1st - Zarlie Wilkinson 2nd- Mathew Collins 2nd- Maya Mottee 3rd - Harry Allard 3rd - Maddison Minett 7 yrs Boys: 7 yrs Girls: 1st - Jenolan Dos Santos 1st - Zahlie Glover-Ridgeway 2nd- Toby Morn 2nd - Kourtney Morn 3rd - Joshua Glass 3rd - Matahn Fernando Long Jump Minor Boys: 1st - Rylan Glover-Ridgeway 2nd- Toby Morn 3rd – Rory Minett Minor Girls: 1st - Zahlie Glover- Ridgeway 2nd- Kourtney Morn 3rd – Matahn Fernando Discus Minor Boys: 1st - Jenolan Dos Santos 2nd- Caleb Waldron 3rd - Toby Morn Minor Girls: 1st - Alysia Coop 2nd- Zahlie Glover-Ridgeway 3rd – Phoebe Scott Shot Put Minor Boys: 1st - Jenolan Dos Santos 2nd- Toby Morn 3rd - Zandah Carney Minor Girls: 1st - Annika Williams 2nd- Lila Dos Santos 3rd - Matahn Fernando

House Relays Minor Boys 1st – Phillips Max Walpole

Jenolan Dos Santos Toby Morn

Caleb Waldron

2nd – Lawson Mathew Collins Yalir Namokoyi Jacob Reinhold Gage Weston

3rd – Hunt

Harry Allard Ben McAlister Coen Parker Liam Rudder

Minor Girls 1st – Phillips

Zahlie Glover-Ridgeway Matahn Fernando

Sylvia Rose Lily Vickers

2nd – Lawson

Lillian Weismantel Maya Mottee

Madison Minett Olivia Coop

3rd – Hunt

Laura Russell Gabbie Parker

Sofia Harris Phoebe Scott

CANTEEN ROSTER TERM 4 2017 TERM 4 Week 7 20th November C Cameron, E Stackman 21st November CLOSED 22nd November V Sewell 23rd November V Sewell, R Parker 24th November C Cameron, E Stackman WEEK 8 27th November C Cameron, E Stackman 28th November CLOSED 29th November V Sewell 30th November V Sewell, E Stackman 1st December C Cameron, M Corcoran

NEWS FROM 5/6R We are quickly approaching the end of year with so many exciting things happening over the coming weeks. Swim school begins next week for those students who will be attending. This will go for two weeks. For those Year 5 students who are going for the SRC in 2018, speeches will be Friday 1st December. I encourage parents to help students practice their speech at home so that they are confident in presenting it to an audience. The final Kempsey High School and Melville High School transition days will be on Tuesday 5th December. Students will make their own way to the high schools in the morning and their own way home in the afternoon. The Year 6 farewell will be during the evening of Thursday 7th December and the Year 6 pool party will be on Wednesday 13th December. There are still some year 6 students who have not yet given their photos to Mrs Fitzgerald in the office for the slide show. Please send these in as soon as possible. This week in Maths we are focusing on Mass and Position. In English, we are starting a unit on Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes set in the Japanese city of Hiroshima. This text is based on the life of a girl who fell ill with leukemia caused by radiation from the atomic bombing of Hirsohima. Mrs Rudder

OOSH News At the moment we are closed on a Monday afternoon, however if you require care for your child/ren we are currently collecting expressions of interest. The form is attached to this newsletter. If enough families are committed to needing Monday afternoons we can open in the future. The holidays are approaching fast so our vacation program will be available and bookings open on 4th December. For any further information please contact Kate on 0447626387.

NEWS FROM 4/5A

Congratulations and thank you to all students who have been regularly completing their homework. It makes me really proud to see such a high level of commitment by these students. It is such a shame that there are less than six students who do their small amount of homework every week.

This week we are working on public speaking. It is a form of writing, as it involves a good deal of planning, editing and revising before a student has a prepared speech ready to go. There then are the speaking attributes to consider; a good clear voice, eye contact, knowing what they are saying, tone and speed.

Best wishes to all students who are participating in the 2018 SRC elections. Posters will be up around the school this week before voting and speeches begin. I wish you all well.

Don't forget school swimming starts next week. Please be organised, and come prepared with everything you need for swimming each day. It is just as important that you make sure you collect everything after each swimming lesson. We always find socks, undies or towels and no one ever seems to own them!

School Disco The canteen will be offering refreshments such as tea/coffee and cakes $2.50 and there will also be a tasting plate of savoury and sweet finger foods available @ $4.50. The school asks that parents to donate cakes, slices etc for sale at the disco. Items can be left at the office on Wednesday or taken to the canteen during the day. Thank you for your generosity. P & C Committee

PUPS FOR SALE All Star Blues have a litter of American Staffordshire terriers for sale. All pups come wormed, vaccinated, micro chipped and vet checked with full pedigree papers. Pups will be ready to go on 29th December – taking deposits now. Contact: Julie – 0457 852 904 Doug – 0487 399 330.

My children are in the following grades: _____________________________________ My child talks to me about what they have learned at school

Child 1 Daily one or twice a week weekly rarely never Child 2 Daily one or twice a week weekly rarely never Child 3 Daily one or twice a week weekly rarely never

My child also says this about school: Child 1

Child 2

Child 3

The most important things my child needs to learn at school is: Child 1

Child 2

Child 3

During the past 2 years we have been working on developing a Growth Mindset and lifelong reflective learners. We are planning to incorporate learning dispositions into the work that we are doing over the next few years. Please circle the top 3 dispositions that you think are most important.

We would like to provide opportunity for you to give us some feedback. We sometimes use the following method in some of our classrooms. It’s known as 2 Stars and a Wish. Please note down 2 things that you see as positives about Frederickton PS and write one wish about how we could make something better.

We are considering moving assembly to an afternoon slot in order to run our literacy programs every morning without interruption. It is important to us that parents have the opportunity to attend our assemblies which is why we are seeking your opinion. I am in favour of moving assembly to an afternoon yes/no My preferred afternoon is:____________________ Thank you your feedback is appreciated! If you would like us to contact you about your feedback please record your name here: ________________________

OR Feel free to write your own dispositions or values 1. 2. 3.