Dates to Remember

11th October Foundation and Grade 5/6 Tennis

15th October Grades 1-4 Tennis

18th October Foundation and Grade 5/6 Tennis

19th October School Disco

22nd October Grades 1-4 Tennis

23rd October Japanese Day

23rd October 2019 Foundation Transition

24th October 1:1 iPad Program Information Night

25th October Foundation and Grade 5/6 Tennis

26th October Science Assembly

26th October School Dental Forms Due

27th October Halloween on the Green

29th October Foundation – Grade 4 Cricket

1st November Whole School House Sports

7th – 16th November Senior School Swimming

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PRINCIPALS BLOG

Dear Parents and Friends,

Welcome back. I hope that you have all had an enjoyable and preferably relaxing break…though I’m sure that many of you are pleased to see your gorgeous little poppets back at school! I was able to get away myself and spent some time visiting my mum and several close friends on the Gold Coast and at Noosa, Queensland. I had a lovely time and now I’m re-energised and raring to go!

HATS We are a ‘Sun-safe School’. Australia has the highest rates of skin cancer in the world. It is when our children are young that the damage is done. So, just a reminder that term 4 is a ‘Hats mandated’ term. ALL students are required to wear a hat when outdoors, including when under the new Basketball undercover area and during outside sport activities. The hat worn needs to be a regulation school uniform hat which can be purchased from the Uniform Shop or school office. No other hat is acceptable for ANY student. Students not wearing a hat or wearing a non-uniform hat will be relegated to sitting out their playtime in the undercover shade–sails area outside the office.

PICK MY PROJECT Unfortunately we have been unsuccessful in gaining sufficient votes to enable us to receive a grant for our nominated project. We gained approximately 120 votes. The nearest vote to ours, who were successful in their application, gained 244 votes. However, I wish to send a special thanks to everyone who voted. I also want to send a special thanks to everyone who went over and above in either writing or preparing our application, photography, arranging and printing of flyers, marketing and any other small or large task. Your support has been greatly appreciated.

JAPANESE TRIP I would like to welcome back our 6 travelling students from their adventures in Japan. I have enjoyed hearing all the tales and the cultural experiences that the students have shared with me as I have visited the classrooms these past few days, especially the experience relayed by one student who told me about the cultural tradition, in Japan, of sharing the same bathwater. I was assured though, that as a guest, the student was able to have the first bath! I look forward to seeing some of the photos and hearing about some of the student’s other experiences in this newsletter and at Assembly on Friday.

UPCOMING EVENTS We have a number of upcoming events during the next few weeks. So please note them in your diaries.

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Newsletter

Thursday 11th October 2018 TOGETHER WE MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Phone: 9755 1522

Fax: 9755 2493

School Road, Ferny Creek,

Victoria 3786

Web: www.fernycreekps.vic.edu.au

Email: ferny.creek.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Banking Details Account: Ferny Creek Primary School

Bank: CBA

BSB: 063 414

Account Number: 10022451

Office Hours Monday – Friday 8.30am - 4pm

Principal: Anni Smart

smart.anne.a@edumail.vic.gov.au

Business Manager: Jill Heathcote

ferny.creek.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Promotion & PR: Rhian Jessop

ferny.creek.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

School Council President: Jennifer Royle

royle.jennifer.j@edumail.vic.gov.au

School Council Bek Cranmer

Michelle Spencer

Liam Smith

Sharon Neal Thomas Hastings

Liam Fennessy

Anna Kelly

Uniform Shop: Monday 8:50 - 9:30am

Karra Rhodes

Buildings & Grounds: Steve O’Connor

steve-fullnoise@bigpond.com

Costume Hire: Sarah Jennings

School Banking: Tuesday

Mel Baird

After the Bell: Head Office: 9758 6744

P.O. Box 7082 Ferntree Gully Vic 3156

Email: admin@afterthebell.com.au Website: www.afterthebell.com.au

SCHOOL DISCO The School Disco is a fundraiser that is being coordinated by the parents of Grade 5/6 families on Friday 19th October. It promises to be a fun night for all the students. However, as with any event, we do require parent helpers to ensure that the event is adequately supervised and coordinated on the evening. So if you are able to spare an hour or two or come to one or the other of the sessions, please see either Coby, Dana or myself. Many thanks in advance appreciation

HALLOWEEN ON THE GREEN This event is creeping closer by the minute and promises to be yet another fun community event on Saturday 27th October. I’m looking forward to it…I don’t know why as I’m scheduled to be ‘dunked’ in the dunking machine! I’m hoping that it will be a day like Monday… Once again we need as many hands to support this community event as a share of the proceeds will come directly to us to support our fundraising. So, if you can spare a couple of hours on that Saturday, please see Bek Cranmer, myself or the office for further information.

JAPANESE CULTURAL DAY Our whole school Japanese Cultural Day enables students to have the opportunity to experience activities associated by that culture. Toshi, our inspiring Japanese teacher, works hard to ensure that the activities students participate in are authentic, engaging and are focussed on broadening each student’s multi-cultural understandings.

The cost for the incursion is $3 per student. Students are also able to order Sushi through the normal lunch ordering channels. However, students may also purchase authentic ‘Ramune’ which is Japanese lemonade, by completing the order section on the form sent home this week. Completed orders must be returned, together with the correct money, by Tuesday 16th October.

Arigatou gozaimasu!

TWILIGHT FESTIVAL Although the twilight festival is still some weeks away, there’s quite a lot of planning and organising that goes into the event to ensure its success. Each class is running its own stall which requires tasks of preparation, so please see your Class Parent Representative or class teacher if you are able to provide some form of support or assistance. The Twilight Event is our major fundraising event for the year. The funds from these events support the purchase of much needed resources for students.

GRADE 3/4 ALL STARS HOOPTIME TEAM Good luck to the Grade 3/4 All Stars HoopTime team who have made it through to the Regional Finals. They are playing this Thursday at Dandenong Stadium. On behalf of the community I would like to wish them all the best of luck…but above all represent our school proudly and display our values with pride by demonstrating good sportsmanship, as I know they will. Win, lose or draw, I hope they enjoy the day!

This term is promising to be a very busy term. So let’s fasten our seatbelts and enjoy the ride!

Have a great week, Anni PRINCIPAL

Festival

Community Stall

Holders Expression

of interest forms

are due in on

Friday 12th October.

Additional forms

are available at the

office.

Festival Update We are starting to receive some fantastic donations for our Fun Festivals (raffle prizes and silent auction items) including two boxes full of picture books and YA novels from ‘Good Reading’ magazine. Thank you to the Spencer family and their company, ‘GV Custom Software’, Bayswater for organising and covering the cost of these fantastic books couriered from NSW for us!

Thank you too to the Sims family for enabling us to have Ruccis Circus attend as roving entertainment on the day. That should be lots of fun!

PRODUCTION

ROOM

During the holidays

some parents and

teachers worked on

tidying up the

Production Room in

readiness for our

Production next year.

A special thank you

to Sarah Jennings,

Fleur Green and their

children who all

worked to help

organise the room

and put some props

away in the

containers on the

oval.

We are looking for

some interested

parents to help with

further sorting out

and tidying. If you

are able to give up

some of your time

(we are thinking of a

school night from

3:00 to 4:00 approx)

then please let Sarah,

Fleur or Cheryl know.

We haven’t decided

on a date as yet but

will wait until we get

some interested

parents.

Thanks,

Cheryl

Trip to Japan From 13th Sep to 27th Sept, six students from our primary school participated to UDEC Japan study tour. We visited our sister school in Ibaraki and the students enjoyed schooling experiences and a home stay. It was very sad for us to say goodbye but we believe that our friendship will continue till we see each other again.

After we left Ibraki, we travelled together and visited Tokyo, Kyoto, Hiroshima and Nara. Every day was such an adventure and the students were thrilled to discover something new about the country. It was wonderful to see how the students embraced the language and culture, and respected the people.

2019 iPad Information Evening for Grade 4 Parents

October 24th at 6.00pm

The evening will focus on the iPad program and how it works. I will also discuss the JBHIFI portal access for Ferny Creek parents to purchase iPads (if needed). The information evening usually goes for around an hour so I hope to see you there.

Kind regards, Coby

Additional templates are also available from the office.

LAST CALL

for Grade F-4 girls to

join! Register your

interest at the office.

Grade 5/6 Girls

Inamojo Tribe

enrolments are now

due with payment to

be made at the office

at your earliest

convenience.

Thank you.

Jade L: For her lovely, neat handwriting and for taking so much pride and effort with the

presentation of her work. Beautiful.

Reuben C: For the amount of time, effort and detail that he put in to creating the most

creative number line I’ve ever seen! Awesome!!

Eliza S: For working well during our ‘Bucketfilling’ activities this week.

Frankie E: For being a kind and considerate student who works well with others.

Celeste N: For always being a bucketfiller!

Olive D: For always being a bucketfiller!

Lincoln S: For his fabulous effort in this week’s tennis clinic. You listened well and applied

the skills being taught. Well done Lincoln!

Jackson H: For his terrific effort at this week’s tennis clinic. You demonstrated some

amazing talent, Jackson. Well done!

Will C: For working hard during Maths and listening to all the instructions. Keep it up.

Liam J: For making an excellent start to term 4! You worked very hard on your snapshots.

Keelie G: For demonstrating the school value of responsibility at all times. You are

thoughtful and also take initiative with class work.

Cooper S: For his great attitude in class and putting in a big effort to complete his work.

Well done.

Lachlan B: For the awesome attitude and outlook he has on life. You are such a lovely,

helpful, happy citizen. Just what we need in the world! Well done Lachy.

Oliver P: For the sensational start you have made to the term. You have worked so hard

already and as a result, you are achieving really great things! Way to go Oli!!

Lucas W: For your high level of enthusiasm when returning to school from your epic holiday.

We have heard the highlights of your trip and can’t wait to hear the details.

Finn H: For the wonderful way he has attempted all work with an injured hand. He even

made a wonderful attempt at his best handwriting.

Stars of the Week

Creative Artist Award

Archie G

Grade 1/2L

Performing Arts Student of the Week

Ledger E

Grade 1/2L

日本語がんばった賞

Japanese

Tour Group

JAPA

NESE

Term 4 2018 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Wee

k 1

8/10

A Valued Start week

Tennis

9-1pm -1/2 and 3/4

9 10 11 Tennis

9-1 Foundation and 5/6

12

Wee

k 2

15

Tennis

9-1pm -1/2 and 3/4

Finance Meeting

16

17 18 Tennis

9-1 Foundation and 5/6

19 Doug to introduce

Science week at

assembly

Disco after school

Wee

k 3

22

Tennis

9-1pm -1/2 and 3/4

23

JAPANESE DAY

Kinder transition

2:00-3:00

School Council

24

Science Week

1:1 Ipad Program

Information session

25 Tennis

9-1 Foundation and 5/6

26

Scientist

at

assembly

27 Halloween

on the

Green

Wee

k 4

29

Cricket F-4

30 31 1/11

House Sports

Day(whole school)

2

Wee

k 5

5

6

Melbourne Cup Day

7 Senior Swimming 8 Senior Swimming

Book Fair starts

Indigenous Dance

Workshop F-6

9 Senior Swimming

Wee

k 6

12 Senior Swimming

Cricket F-4

13 Senior Swimming

Finance Meeting

14 Senior Swimming

Kinder transition

9:00-10:00 Music and

Art

15 Senior Swimming

Book Fair ends

16 Senior Swimming

Wee

k 7

19

LEGOLAND

excursion Grade 5 and

Foundation

20

Proposed

CURRICULUM DAY

School Council

21 FOUNDATION

INFORMATION

NIGHT 7:00-8:30

22 23 24 BBQ ELECTION

WEEKEND

Wee

k 8

26 27 28 29 30 FUN FESTIVAL

Wee

k 9

3/11 Junior Swimming 4 Junior Swimming

Grade 6 to 7 Transition

Day (State schools)

5 Junior Swimming 6 Junior Swimming 7 Foundie Friday 9:00-

11:00 2019 Foundies

and buddies

Junior Swimming

Closet cleanout

Wee

k 1

0 10 Junior Swimming 11 Junior Swimming 12 Junior Swimming

Xmas Concert

13 Junior Swimming 14 Junior Swimming

Wee

k 1

1 17 Transition to new

grades

18

5/6 Fun Day out

Junior School

Christmas Party

19

GRADUATION

Mist @Olinda

20 Final Assembly 21

Last day of the year

Curriculum Day