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Forbes North Public School Newsletter October 30th, 2018 Week 3, Term 4

Phone: 6852 2187 Fax: 6852 1452 Email: forbesnth-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: http://www.forbesnth-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

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Forbes North staff and students wish Oakley Fliedner all the best as he competes at the State Athletics in Sydney this week in the 200m sprint.

GO OAKLEY!!!!

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Friday week 4 is the colour run. Please bring a white shirt if you would like it screen printed with a Forbes North colour run logo on it. This will cost $3.00 and will need to be given to your class teacher. The child that raises the most money from each stage will receive a prize so don’t forget to fill out your sponsorship form. We are all looking forward to the 2018 colour run and funds raised will go to the Year 6 farewell.

Year 2 Transition to year 3 Moving from Year 2 to Year 3 is a big change for our students. Beginning tomorrow, each Wednesday afternoon from 2-3pm all Year 2 students will be participating in a transition program. Students will be exposed to the senior playground and facilities including the 3/4 classrooms. They will have multiple opportunities to complete a variety of fun activities in the current 3/4 classrooms with the current Year 3 students. This will provide the Year 2 students with a number of familiar faces they can play with next year. The program will run for 7 weeks. We are looking forward to beginning this transition program and welcoming the Year 2s to the senior end of the school. Mr Doyle and Stage 2 Teachers From the Principal….. Schools are dynamic places with planning, teaching, assessing and evaluating constantly taking place. Forbes North is no different, and planning for 2019 is currently underway. Our transition program for year 6 students entering year 7 has been running in conjunction with Forbes High School since early in term 3, and our transition for year 2 students entering year 3 commenced last week.

Of course our Link-Up to School program has been running all year and our more intensive transition to the Kindergarten classrooms will commence in week 5, with the parent information/kinder expo taking place in the school hall from 9:15 on Tuesday November 13th. We invite all parents of prospective 2019 kindergarten students to attend!

Have a great week! Steve McAlister Principal Parents of students currently in Year 5 are advised that applications for enrolment in Selective High Schools for Year 7 in 2020 are now open. Applications must be submitted on line. If you are unable to access the internet from home Forbes North PS is able to provide access for the application process. The application process can be accessed at https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/selective-high-schools-and-opportunity-classes/year-7/application-process.

Applications for Selective High School entry for 2020 close on November 12th 2018 and no late applications will be considered. More information on selective high schools and the application process is available by contacting Forbes North principal Steve McAlister on 68522187.

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Important Dates!

ICON ASSEMBLEY THIS THURSDAY 1ST NOV @ 10:45AM

Intensive Swimming: Weeks 7 and 8. Compulsory for Year 2, Limited availability for years 3-6

Christmas Concert Wednesday 12th December, 2018 Week 9 Presentation Night: Monday 10th December, Week 9

For parents or carers of children in ethics classes Primary Ethics is the organisation that runs ethics classes at our school. Their latest newsletter covers some of the topics students are currently discussing in ethics classes. Read about it here: https://mailchi.mp/primaryethics/ethicshome-october2018

3/4K would like to thank their parents and caregivers for taking the time to visit the school on Friday to watch their child perform. The class were very nervous and they set their own standard for their performance. 3/4K really do appreciate all parents/carers who came and who dropped in clothing items before the assembly. The class really wanted to send a message out to the whole school assembly and they have the belief that it has worked.

Mrs Kennedy and 3/4K

RH Lytton Interschool Orators Competition

Forbes North, Forbes Public and St Laurence's will be competing against each other for the RH Lytton Trophy. The competition is determined by students' public speaking and debating against each other. Schools are awarded points for places and the school with the highest points wins the trophy.

Last Thursday, the debating team competed against Forbes Public in the first round of the RH Lytton debating part of the competition. The topic was "Australia should close all zoos." We were the negative team. We were successfully able to convince the adjudicators that zoos in Australia should not close. We will now debate St Laurence's in Week 5 to determine the debating winner.

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CHANGE TO SCHOOL ROUTINES Please be aware of the following:

These dates are approximate and may be subject to change depending on the weather and other factors. We will do all we can to keep the community informed and to minimises any disruptions where possible.

PBL focus: I keep my hands and feet to myself. I am: This is what it looks like:

Safe

• Keep hands and feet to yourself. • Be in the right place at the right time. • Stay in bounds. • Move safely to class lines when bell sounds. • Report problems to the duty teacher. • Line up outside the classroom, sitting on the ground, with legs crossed-keeping hands and feet to self • Be in the right place at the right time

Respectful

• Follow classroom and playground rules • Be aware of personal space • Follow instructions from all adults at all times • Keep hands by side in your own space • Keep feet on ground in your own space • Use kind words or no words • Hats stay on heads • Use sporting equipment for playing • Use classroom equipment for class activities e.g. scissors for cutting paper

Responsible • Move promptly to class lines when bell rings • Play games according to the rules • Show good sportsmanship • Be in the right place at the right time • Take responsibility for your actions

Dates: Works: Where: Internal Arrangements: Tue 23 - Thu 25 Oct

Stormwater drains In front of A Block In front of D Block

Main entry closed. Entry through gate to the right of main gate. No impact.

Mon 5 Nov – Mon 12 Nov

Replace roof above 3/4M and 3/4K classes.

Classroom end of B Block

3/4M relocated to library. 3/4K relocated to hall. Library lessons to continue in classrooms.

Mon 12 Nov – Mon 19 Nov

Replace roof above Library Library end of B Block

Library closed. Library classes to take place in classrooms.

Mon 19 Nov – Mon 3 Dec

Replace roof above A Block All admin areas of A Block

Main entry closed. Entry through gate to the right of main gate. Library operational.

Tue 27 Nov – Fri 21 Dec

Install eaves on Blocks A and B

Blocks A and B Minimal disruption.

Wed 2 – Fri 18 Jan

Replace roof and eaves on D Block

Block D School holiday period. No disruption.

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We are making Scarecrows!

Forbes North has been requested to take part in the annual scarecrow making competition run by Forbes Riverside Community Garden. We need scarecrow making supplies!!! They have to be completed by Saturday 10th November. Items that would be handy if you have them spare: hats: shoes: overalls: adult PJ’s or

clothing: containers for body parts: old soft toys: old brooms or mops: Items to make a scarecrow wig: Stuffing e.g. old newspapers.

Class Student of the Week Merit Awards PBL Award

KK Lucy Bentick-McEwan Payton Reid Eleanor Rodgers Cory Jones

KW Isabel Pearce Arabella Myers Pippa Farrelly Rubi Merritt

1/2A Jackson Kalisch Rachel Bilsborough Sam Nicholson Eliza Hosler

1/2C Shawn Carpenter Dylan Britton Lorcan Ryan Swaye O’Leary

1/2O Ace Hancock Lillian Scott Sulley Bentick-McEwan Charlie Bridge

3/4D Jake Tomlinson Timmy Duke Jamal Gorman-Barnes Tarell Karaitiana-Halls

3/4K Jack Karaitiana Roxanne Taylor Mason Duffill Jacob Joyce

3/4M Nash Pout Drew Green Kyzah Gorman Karla Osborne

4/5F Phoebe Walker Maddie Tomkinson Tyrell West Levi Carver

5/6H Logan Mailes Ashton Johnson Nic Jones Connor Goodall

5/6P Montana Locke Oliver Walker Ayden Flick Delilah Karaitiana

5/6M Samuel Klingner Logan Harvey Charlotte Cross Jayden Knight

Library

Brodie Gartner

I keep my hands and feet to myself

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Term 4 Performance 20th November 2018 Week 6

THE PERFORMANCE Rubbish is an innovative performance about the 3 R’s – Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. Conway gets the message across with a circus of comedy, magic and mayhem. He puts the fun into Recycling with all kinds of junk musical instruments. Mic Reuses the garbage out of the bin to make magic and Reduces his audience to tears of laughter with his songs and serious silliness! Musical garbage bins and rubbish, junk costumes, light juggling, magic with water bottles and cans, ripping newspapers, a cranky little boy puppet and loads of audience participation make for a load of rubbish! – entertaining and educational rubbish. Mic has worked with and has the support of SCRAP (School Communities Recycle All Paper).

PLEASE ENSURE YOUR SCHOOL BUDGET IS UP TO DATE

FORBES NORTH PS - Term 4 2018 Term 4

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SAT SUN

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29 October RH Lytton Public Speaking / Debate AECG Meeting 10.30

30 October 31 October State Athletics Sydney Yr 2-3 transition

1 November Outdoor classroom day Icon Assembly 10:45am State Athletics Sydney

2 November Class of the Week 3-4M 3/

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5 November 6 November 7 November Yr 2-3 transition

8 November 9 November Class of the Week 4/5F 10

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12 November 13 November Kindergarten 2019 Parent Info Meeting 9:15am – 11:00am

14 November Yr 2-3 transition

15 November 16 November Class of the Week 5/6H 17

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19 November 20 November Term Performance Rubbish

21 November Yr 2-3 transition

22 November 23 November Class of the Week 5/6M 24

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26 November Yr 6 Full day Transition( FHS)

Intensive Swimming

27 November Intensive Swimming

28 November Combined Church Services

Yr 2-3 transition Intensive Swimming

29 November Intensive Swimming

30 November Class of the Week

5/6P Intensive Swimming

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In our Garden…… It has been a busy time in the garden this term. The potatoes planted by 3/ 4K last term are being dug up for this week’s Australian themed kitchen recipes. Mulberries are being picked and enjoyed by lots of classes as they finish fitness each day. Miss Girot has been conducting garden biology lessons discovering the properties of soil and conducting soil experiments. The Forbes Community Garden Club are having a Scarecrow competition on the 10th November. Most of our classes are in the process of making class scarecrows. Once the scarecrows have been judged at the community garden they can come back and be set to work in our school garden. We have also entered our vegetable garden in the community garden section of the Forbes Community Garden competition, so we are keeping things tidy!! A lso, Forbes Rotary Club kindly donated money for our school to purchase enough fruit fly netting to cover all of our fruit trees and our raided garden beds. What a bonus this will be in the new year, our fruit and tomatoes will be fruit fly free!!

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Starting Tuesday 6th November 2018 Tuesdays and Thursdays for 6 weeks

Time: 9.00am – 10.00am

Venue: Forbes Town Pool Cost: $ 4.50 pool entry, Class Free

Child minding Service for children 5 years and under Gold Coin Donation

(at Youth and Community Centre, Battye St – numbers are appreciated) To Register: Registrations will be taken anytime during the 6 week period Further Info: Contact Denise or Jane

Forbes Community Health Centre 68 50 7305 or 68 50 7310

Email: denisehopkins@health.nsw.gov.au or jane.omalley@health.nsw.gov.au

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