Term 4

Florey Primary School Newsletter
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Principal’s Message...
Dear Parents and Carers
Week 4
Sun 9 Nov
Laura Jean
Fundraiser
Week 5
Wed 12 Nov
Preschool
2015
Welcome
Twilight
Picnic
Week 5 & 6
Mon 10 Nov
To Fri 21 Nov
Swim and
Survive
Program
Week 8
Thurs 4 Dec
Jump Rope
for Heart
Week 10
Mon 15 Dec
Year 6
Graduation
and dinner
Wed 17 Dec
Last day of
term 4
2015
Mon 2 Feb
First day for
kindy and
new students
Tues 3 Feb
First day for
All returning
students
Melba Copland Dance Fest was a superb display of student dance. Our year 5/6 dance
students performed brilliantly and the cohesion, joy and enthusiasm of the school shone
throughout their performance. Not only did our students perform so well, reports from back
stage indicated that they displayed the Florey values of respect, tolerance and inclusion, and
excellence, at all times. Congratulations and well done! Our sincere thanks go to Mrs
Rosemary Plumb for all her work that enabled students to participate in this event and to
Joni Wood and Mardi Roberts from Melba Copland Secondary School who worked with our
students, choreographing, and teaching the students their dance.
World Teachers Day was celebrated last Friday with the P&C providing a delicious morning
tea for staff. It is always heartening to be acknowledged for the work that we do, especially
as we move into the busiest time of the school year. Thank you to the P&C for their kind
words and the lovely morning tea.
The SRC have raised $1389 through Bandana day. The money raised goes to Canteen,
supporting young people living with cancer. Congratulations to all children who participated.
Giving to those in greater need in whatever way we can is an important part of student
learning.
The library will be reopened next Monday with the Literacy Café up and running every
morning from 8:30 am. The library has had the carpets cleaned and any smoke residue
removed from the ceiling supports. The room next to the library that suffered the main
damage as a result of the fire is being refurbished as a classroom. We are organising
alternative spaces for our counsellor, the Paint and Play storage and for the Uniform Shop.
As our school continues to grow, having access to an extra room can only be of benefit.
Thank you to the 44 parents who have responded to the Homework Survey that the Board
have put out for families. The more responses we receive, the more balanced will be the
view of how our community feels about homework. Please take the time to answer the
survey. It can be easily accessed through the schools website; click on the ‘useful links’ tab
and the survey link will appear. The survey will remain open until 14 November. If you would
prefer a hard copy, please see the front office.
Next Wednesday the Preschool P&C will be welcoming families for 2015 with a Twilight
Picnic. I look forward to meeting families between 5 and 7 pm.
Next week the Swim Program begins. If your child is participating, please ensure that they
are at school on time as the first group will be leaving at 9:10 am. Students need to have all
their swimming gear with them and a plastic bag to place wet items into. Students not
attending the swim program will continue with their learning program.
Felicity
Paint and Play is up and running again this Friday.
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Kidd and Neumann Cottage News ...
We would like to congratulate all the year 1/2 children that entered the talent show last week.
They all sang, danced and skipped really well. Watch out for more information about the
finals in week 7.
Swimming lessons start next week. Please make sure that all your children’s belongings including their
swimmers and towels are named to ensure they can be returned if lost.
We are hosting assembly this Friday with Kindergarten. We have been busily practising the ‘Cha Cha
Slide’ during our fortnightly arts rotations and can’t wait to share it with you.
During P.E lessons and at lunchtime we have been practising our skipping skills and are looking forward
to demonstrating these tricks at our Jump Off later this term. Please keep looking for sponsors. There is a
link on the fundraising brochure to the website where you can electronically lodge your sponsors and keep
track of how much you have raised.
Suzi, Louise, Adam, Maria, Adrienne, Kelly and Erin
Worrell Cottage News...
The first four weeks of term have been extremely busy and productive! Classes are gearing up for the
Great Florey Race which will be kicking off in the next couple of weeks. Our geography IExCel groups
are working beautifully with 90% of our students established in their knowledge of continents and
oceans!
CONGRATULATIONS to the 5/6 students who represented Florey Primary School in the Melba Copland
Dance Showcase on Tuesday evening. You guys were brilliant! We couldn’t be happier or more proud of
your effort and behaviour during the evenings performances. Well done!
This Friday is our last day for Fun Fitness Friday. The 5/6 students have done a wonderful job
organising sport and skill based activities for K-4 units this semester. Swimming starts next week and will
run until the end of week six. If you are a 5/6 student participating in swimming, please remember to bring
all your gear to school next week.
We would like to remind parents and carers of the end of year important dates timetable that went home
last week. Please write these dates in your diaries as we have a lot of events coming up this term!
We would like to remind all 5/6 students to be exemplary role models for our school community. We expect you to be demonstrating leadership and modelling our school values at all times.
Finally, a big thank you to all the students who have been doing homework this term! We are seeing
some excellent recipes, dioramas, letters and maps across the unit. Keep them coming!
Shelly, Jeremy, Rosemary, Mark and Aaron.
SUPER STUDENTS
Congratulations to the following
‘SUPER STUDENTS’
Week 4
Sophia Pham from KKT
Emily P from 1/2AH
Ailis, Emmanuel, Wyatt, Sienna, Avron, Tristan, Aisha, Blake,
Csenge and Luke from 3/4MT
Grace from 5/6RP
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Please use the Summer Menu when ordering
It is hard to believe we are nearly at week 5 already. Time sure does fly when you are having fun. Thank
you for your continued support, particularly when each week seems to get busier and busier in the lead up
to the end of the year.
Swimming – Week 5 and 6:
The Swim School starts next week and we wanted to let you know that you are still able to put in a lunch
order despite disruption to recess and lunch times for some classes. We will keep the canteen open for
extended times at both recess and lunch for over-the-counter orders and once the timetable for classes is
finalised we will adjust the times for lunch order delivery. Please come and see Lisa at the canteen if you
have any questions or concerns.
Calendar Updates:
There are a few changes to the school calendar which affect the canteen:
Week 6 – Preschool Transition visit to Canteen (notes sent home this week)
Week 7 – No Disco
Week 9 – Sausage Sizzle Friday 12 December (due to canteen being closed in Week 10)
Week10 – Canteen closed due to end of year activities and major canteen clean-up
Parent Canteen Volunteers for this term:
We still need volunteers in the canteen. If you would like to join our little team and enjoy a bit of a laugh,
we would love to have you. If you have a spare hour or two please see Lisa in the canteen and she will
add you to the roster.
Parent Roster Term 4
WEEK 5
11/11/2014 to 14/11/2014
Tuesday 11/11/2014
AM – Patrina Olds
PM – NIL
Thursday 13/11/2014
AM –Yeshi Debel
PM – Kaelah Manson
Wednesday 12/11/2014
AM – Fran Bink
Friday 14/11/2014
AM – Catherine McCallum
PM – Kelly Gooch
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Community News...
Dear Families,
This year Florey Primary School will be participating in the Heart Foundations ‘Jump Rope for Heart’. A
pamphlet will be sent home later this term with more details and a fundraising form. On Thursday 4
December the school will be holding a skip off day where students will participate in a variety of skipping
activities that promote positive physical activity as a part of looking after our hearts. The day will be split
up into sections and each age group will get a timeslot to learn and perform in a variety of skipping
rotations. All money is to be returned to the front office. The funds raised by the school will help support
life saving research and health programs to improve the health of all Australians. Stay tuned for
further updates.
Louise Tominich
Dear Families,
Florey Primary is holding a $15.00 Family Portrait Fundraiser on Sunday 9 November 2014.
You will receive a giant 10”x13” framed portrait for your donation - a great family gift idea.
These funds (plus bonuses) shall go back to our school. You will also have the chance to purchase additional portraits at exceptionally good prices.
Visit the Laura Jean Photography facebook page: www.facebook.com/laurajeanphotographyfundraising
Like the page and we receive a bonus.
Place your completed voucher plus $15.00 in an envelope marked ‘family portraits’ including
your name and contact number and return this to the front office.
Nikki Beljanski
0405 184 488 or 6258 9580
Local to home, great value and fantastic quality portraiture!
www.laurajean.com.au
Zumba Kids with Shirley
Enrolments are now open for Term 4 Zumba Kids @ Florey Primary School. The sessions are run in the school
hall every Friday during lunchtime. The first session for Term 4 starts Friday 17 October 2014. If you would like to
enrol your child please contact Shirley from “Funkshirlnal Fitness” on 0417282173 or
[email protected].
If your child would like to come along to a trial class this Friday please fill in the form below. Please note your
child will not be able to attend unless they have permission from their parent/caregiver.
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EMAIL: ______________________________________
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