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Calendar TERM 3

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WEEK 10 What’s On . . . .

20 September Stage 3 Camp (return)

20 September K-2 Athletics Carnival

20 September Milo Cup—Stage 3

21 September FAIR REWARDS DAY (Disco/ Pizza Day)

22 September Last day of Term 3

WEEK 1 What’s On . . . .

9 October Student’s return

9 October Playgroup starts: Hall 9.15-11.00am

11 October Playgroup starts: Hall 9.15-11.00am

11 October P&C Meeting: 9.15am (library)

13 October PaTCH Session (room 1) 9.00-11.00am

WEEK 2 What’s On . . . .

16 October Commonwealth Bank Money Matters

17 October Commonwealth Bank Money Matters

18 October Multicultural Day @ Fairvale PS

19 October Commonwealth Bank Money Matters

20 October PaTCH Graduation (room 1) 9-11am

WEEK 3 What’s On . . . .

23 October Swim School commences Group 1

27 October 2018 Kindergarten Parent Information

Session (Library) 10.00-11.00am

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Principal’s INTO LEARNING AWARD

Congratulations to the following students for receiving the Principal’s Into Learning Award for Week 9.

CLASS STUDENT

K Bancroft Sarah. J

K Edwards Rachael. T

K Harvey Abana. V

K Thiele T.K

1 Blabey Carlie. L

1 Millard Rosie. W

1 Rodda Joshua. O

1/2 Clement Shahad. H

2 Allen Aydin. A

2 Bancks Robin. K

2 Hobbs Mai. T

2/3 Vivas Cohen. T

CLASS STUDENT

3 Base Elena. M

3 Do Amanda. D

3 Morrissey Nathan. C

4 Morgan Miguel. A

4 Park Mariel. P

4 Tan Rose. H

4/5 Klein Harven. E

5/6 Ball Leyna. N

5/6 Jennings Ali. A

5/6 Legge Elia. M

5/6 Moloney Benel. M

5/6 Tyrrell Luka. T

5/6 Winton Lana. T

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From the Principal

STAFF NEWS

We farewell Mrs Borg at the end of Term 3 as she awaits the birth of her first baby. What an exciting

time for mum, dad and the family. We wish Mrs Borg all the very best. 2B will be taught by Miss

Cassady, one of our preferred temporary teachers at Fairvale PS

AROUND THE SCHOOL WITH MR PITT

K Thiele: On Monday I visited K Thiele during a writing lesson. Firstly, Mr Tran modelled a sentence

about his weekend, including pictures to help remind him about the weekend. Then the children did the

same. I was lucky to work with a small group of children who talked to me about their weekend. I also

liked their drawings—it helped us stay on track. There are many independent writers in KT. I had a great

time in KT.

4 Park: I visited 4 Park last Friday during a numeracy session. The children were independently completing a range of

activities related to measurement—angles. Groups got to work with Miss Pracy on the floor before they searched the

room for angles. This was fun as the children needed to take a pic of an angle before measuring it. Other groups played

around the world using their protractor, an angle sorting worksheet and angle challenge task cards. My favourite activity

was around the world because it assisted children to really understand the various angle sides. It took me 7 goes to go

around the world! I enjoyed my visit to 4P.

Check out some of the photos from my visit in this week’s edition of the newsletter.

e-CLASS NEWSLETTERS

All e-class newsletters will be put on our school website this week. Please check out our school website by

following the steps below:

Click on the website—http://www.fairvale-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/

Click on School Years

Click on your child’s Year and find the e-Class Newsletter

GILLAWARNA FESTIVAL

Last week the annual Gillawarna Festival took place at Bankstown Sports Club. The festival

brings together schools from the Bankstown and Fairfield area. This year, our choir took

part, along with 3 dance groups. I would like to congratulate the children for their mighty

effort at both the matinee and evening shows last Wednesday. It was also great to see

many children attending the matinee as audience members. Festivals like these would not

take place if it wasn't for the dedication and energy from our teachers—Mrs Olivera, Miss

Mahendra, Mrs Nasso, Ms Berry, Mrs Benjamin and Mrs Dale. I would also like to thank the

parents/ carers for allowing your children to take part in such a festival. No doubt you were

all proud of the children just like I was. Great effort everyone!

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From the Principal con’t . . .

STAGE 3 CAMP

Our Stage 3 campers have had great weather at the Great Aussie Bush Camp—Kincumber.

Ms Batar has kept me updated with various activities taking place throughout the day. I have also

been placing these updates on our school app—another great reason to download the app!

I encourage children to attend these sorts of camps as they teach independence, resilience,

getting along and being organised—something that we all need! I would also like to thank the

teachers for attending the camp this year—Mr Ly, Mrs Wulf and Ms Batar. I am certain the

children (and teachers) will be fast asleep tonight!

TERM 3 REVIEW

This term has been a extra busy one. Some Term 3 highlights have included:

Aerodance State Competition

PaTCH training for parents

EDUCATION WEEK—Maths is Fun Parent workshop, classroom visits, Bedtime books

Beginning School Well Playgroup recommenced, OneSight screening

K-6 NAIDOC Day celebrations, Book Week Parade

SCIENCE Week - Future Earth and Jollybops incursion, NAPLAN Online—Years 3 & 5

Gillawarna Festival

Battle for Australia Memorial event

Zone Athletics Carnival

MILO CUP DAY

K-2 Athletics Carnival

On behalf of the staff, I hope that everyone enjoys the school holiday period. Remember to relax, have fun and most

importantly stay safe! School returns on Monday 9th October, 2017. I will be taking some leave during the first two

weeks of Term 4. Miss Cameron will relieve as principal and Miss Byrne as deputy principal. I will return in Week 3.

Anthony Pitt

Principal

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I respect and acknowledge Aboriginal people as the traditional owners

of the land on which I work, live and visit.

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AROUND THE SCHOOL WITH MR PITT

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From the Deputy Principal

Attendance Matters

“When students improve their attendance rates, they improve their academic

prospects and chances for graduating.” – Attendance Works

A FORTNIGHT OF FUN AND LEARNING

The past two weeks have certainly been busy for the students, teachers and families at Fairvale PS. We had our Walk-a-Thon,

which saw our students walking as many laps as they could around the school and engaging in fun sporting activities such as ball

games, skipping, hooping and using the parachute. The students also enjoyed a rest stop with water and oranges to keep up their

energy levels. The students had a great time. A big thank you to Ms Wulf and Mr Ly for their coordination of this event. Thank

you also to all the families and friends who sponsored a student.

Science Day was also celebrated by the Fairvale community. The students were invited to build a model for display in the hall.

They also participated in a science show and a range of fun activities across the day. The students were involved in lots of

activities from observing chemical reaction to making slime. This shows the students that Science is fun and may even encourage

them to be scientists when they grow up! A big thank you to Miss Pracy and Miss Mahendra for their coordination of this event!

Our senior choir and 3 dance groups participated in the Gillawarna Festival last week. All the students were amazing. The choir

sang beautifully and the dance groups performed with such skill and enthusiasm. Well done to all the students and teachers

involved. A lot of time and effort from the students, teachers and parents goes into these events—Thank you!

We also celebrated SASS week, last week. This week recognises the hard work of our School Admin Manager, School Admin

Officer, School Learning Support officers, Community Liaison Officer and General Assistant. Without their hard work and

dedication our school would not run as smoothly as it does! I hope they had a lovely week. The staff celebrated with a huge

morning tea and our SAS Staff received little gifts through the week.

I would like to thank all the students, teachers and community for a fabulous term. I hope that everyone has a lovely holiday and

takes time to relax and have fun with loved ones. Stay safe and I will see you all next term.

Happy Holidays!

Miss Cameron

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Maria Ha & Samira Salem— CLO Team CLO Team

CLO Messages

Community,

We would like to extend a warm thank you to everyone who participated in our Sharing Lived Experiences session last week – we are humbled to know such inspiring families.

Thank you also to everyone who attended our P&C General Meeting on Wednesday 6th September 2017 – your continued

support to our students and to our school is a blessing.

We wish families a safe, restful and joyful holiday and for those who celebrate, a very festive Moon Festival.

Parents & Friends Café You are warmly invited to join us at our Parents & Friends Café, which runs each Wednesday from 9:00am to 11:00am. The café caters to diverse workshops to support our families and our students’ educational needs and learning outcomes. Light refreshments will be provided. Kindly note that due to refurbishment of the staffroom, the café will be run at our school library in Term 4 – we will notify you of any changes to venue.

Happy Memories from Term 3

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PSSA RESULTS

Round 2—Chester Hill Nth PS

SPORT US v THEM Most Valuable Player

Boys T Ball 0—4 Lukas. V 5/6B

Girls T Ball 4—2 Regan. D 4T

Boys 0—4 Mar-ael. M 5/6M

Girls

Softball

4—2 Lina. B 5/6W

Boys Aussie Rules

Football

30—21 Christian. B 5/6B

Girls Aussie Rules

Football

54—0 Irae. L 4M

Regional Athletics Carnival 13th September, 2017

A group of 15 students represented our school at the Regional Athletics carnival held at Campbelltown. All the students displayed great sportsmanship towards the other competitors as well as their own team members.

Congratulations to all the students on their outstanding achievements.

A special mention to Thomas Koro who will be representing Fairvale Public school at the next level.

MULTICULTURAL DAY CELEBRATIONS

Fairvale will be celebrating Multicultural Day on Tuesday 18th October 2017. This day will involve the students in an array of different activities where they will learn about different cultures. Events on the day include; Cool Capoiera, Hip Hop Infusion, African Dance and Drumming, Flamenco is Not a Bird and Viva Mexico. The cost of these events are covered by the school. Playgroup will not run this day but our pre-schoolers are invited to attend the morning shows with their parents/carers.

Thomas Koro finished 1st in the boys Junior 800m and

1st in the boys Junior 1500m.

Well done!

PSSA RESULTS

SsSPORT US V THEM Most Valuable Player

Boys T Ball 8—9 Antonio. V 3D

Girls T Ball 15—11 Hillary. D 4T

Boys No Game

Girls

Softball

No Game

Boys Aussie

Rules Football

52—7 Derek. L 4T

Girls Aussie

Rules Football

33—7 Hayley. L 5/6B

Round 3—Yennora PS

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