Forbes North Public School Newsletter May 28th, 2019 Week 5, Term 2

Phone: 6852 2187 Fax: 6852 1452 Email: forbesnth-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Website: http://www.forbesnth-p.schools.nsw.gov.au

Biggest Morning Tea

YAY FORBES NORTH! We raised a total of $278.00 on behalf of the Cancer Council.

A massive thank you to everyone who attended the Biggest Morning Tea last Thursday. It was great to see so many parents, carers, friends and family members involved and donating to this wonderful cause. In total we raised $278 which will assist The Cancer Council with future research. It was fantastic to see our school Wiradjuri choir and Dance group perform high level acts in front of the crowd. Well done to all who participated. All money and plates of food were very much appreciated. We hope to see you all again next year at our annual Biggest Morning Tea.

HEALTHY HAROLD IS COMING TO FORBES NORTH

He will be here from Wednesday 19th June to Tuesday 25th June. We thank Northparkes Mine again for supporting the LEV visit to our school. For those who have not paid the VSC the cost to participate is $5.00 per student, payable to the school by no later than Friday June 7th. A note was sent home yesterday with a merchandise order form attached.

From the Principal…..

Due to concerns raised by parents regarding our Making IT Happen computer program, through which parents and carers of students in Years 4-6 have the option to purchase a laptop device for their students through the school, a full review of the program is currently underway. The review will be coordinated by a working party consisting of the Principal, two staff members (Mrs McCarthy and Mrs Fliedner), two P&C representatives (Danielle Percival and Karen Knight) and members of the Communication and Technology Portfolio of our Student Parliament.

All interested parties will be able to have input into the review process through surveys and information sessions. The following link will take you to a webpage with our current Making IT Happen policy and procedures, and a copy of the Department’s Student Bring Your Own Device policy and procedures.

https://forbesnth-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/news/2019/5/making-it-happen-policy-and-procedures-review.html

By reading these documents and taking particular note of the key differences between them, we hope you will be well placed to provide input into the development of an updated school policy and procedures.

Have a great week! Steve McAlister Principal

Forbes North Public School Spelling Bee

Thursday 30th May at 10:30 in the Hall.

Year 3 to Year 6 students will participate in the FNPS Spelling Bee (those students who entered). The winners from each year will then attend the Premiers Spelling Bee held later in the year.

All are welcome.

Redcat Soundfields

Following the closure of local facility, Lach Haven, a generous donation was made to Forbes North Public School. Lach Haven served Forbes community and assisted those with disabilities for over 50 years. The legacy they have passed onto Forbes North will assist students across the school following the purchase of Redcat Soundfield Systems.

The Redcat Soundfield System is a high definition microphone and speaker unit designed for the classroom. It delivers intelligible speech that is distributed evenly across the room, so even students who are seated at the back can hear every word the teacher is saying.

The benefit of the Redcat Soundfield Systems in the classroom is that it allows the whole class to be engaged. All students have equal access to the teacher’s direct instruction. Students can hear and understand better which leads to higher learning outcomes.

The Redcat also helps create a calmer learning environment reducing behavioural issues and teacher vocal fatigue.

A huge thank you goes to the out-going Lach Haven committee for distributing surplus funds to our school.

FORBES NORTH PS ‐ Term 2 2019 Term 2

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SAT/SUN

5

27 MAY

28 MAY

LEEP/Maths Science

29 MAY 30 MAY

Spelling Bee

31 MAY Class of the week

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2 JU

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6

3 JUN 4 JUN 5 JUN 6 JUN 7 JUN Class of the week

5/6M 8/9

JUN

7

10 JUN QUEENS

BIRTHDAY

11 JUN 12 JUN Area Cross Country

13 JUN Area Netball trials

14 JUN SCHOOL

ATHLETICS CARNIVAL

15/1

6 JU

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8

17 JUN 18 JUN 19 JUN Stage 3

Canberra excursion Life Ed Van

20 JUN Stage 3

Canberra excursion

Life Ed Van

21 JUN Stage 3

Canberra excursion Life Ed Van

22/2

3 JU

N

Last week was another busy week of sport here at Forbes North.

Miss Prior took the School PSSA netball team to their knockout round against Middleton PS. Forbes North won with a score 9-1. We then played Forbes Public in a very close game, the lead changed many times but fortunately at the bell Forbes North was ahead in the score 16-14. The netball team will now go on and play the winner of Orange Small Schools and Condobolin.

Mr Young took the rugby league team to Canowindra last week for the PSSA Knockout day. Unfortunately we were defeated in the first game against Forbes Public School, however these boys and girls got a chance to play a second game against Calare Public School and gained a win for the day.

Last Friday was the Lachlan Cross Country at the Forbes Jockey Club. We had 24 Forbes North students attend and run their hearts out at this event. All students were on their best behaviour and represented Forbes North well. We are extremely proud of Halle Rattenbury, Jake Tomlinson,

George Finn and Josiah Klingner who placed in their age group and will attend the western Cross Country Carnival at Geurie on the 12th June.

3/4K have produced a bumper crop of sweet potatoes in the garden!

Then they weighed and measured the length of the sweet potatoes, measured in grams, kilograms, mm and cm that they harvested. What fun we had!!

Class Student of the Week PBL Award Merit Award

KK Harry Bilsborough Trinity Green Ivy-Lee Ross

KW Benji Massurit Annabella Scott Sasha McCarthy Sophia Kilner

1C Payton Reid Eleanor Osborne Flyn Collits Jahlah Hodge

1O Ashtyn-Trae Wright Lexie Finn Pippa Farrelly Alani Brunt

2N Katie Thomas Jamieson Hodge Leelan Graham Tyler O’Malley

2O Kaileiha Skinner Shawn Carpenter Rylah McLachlan Deklen Miller

3/4K Skaife Girdlestone Riley Thomas Will Constable Hunter Markwort

3J Kobi McKeown Matari Perceval Edwards Matillda Yavion Saphira Mahoney

4/5F Lacey Osborne Tarell Karaitiana-Halls Paige McCarthy Angus Carpenter

4J Jack Gilchrist Ashton Johansson Jessica Edmonds Kyren Miller

5/6M Delilah Karaitiana Carlos Williams Katana Mahoney Levi DeBoick

5/6P Wyatt Harvey Eamonn Ryan Bradley Robinson Summer Stirling

5/6Y Liliahna Johnson Preston Kennedy Levi Carver Thomas Greenhill

Library

Marnie Blake

Kitchen Lakkari Stirling

PBL FOCUS – Accept consequences for your choices

Class lessons this week will focus on students accepting the consequences

for their own choices both in the playground and the classroom. Our new celebration has been added into our tally options as well this week. The latest celebration to be added is PJ onesie day. Keep up the

great work everyone.

What will the next celebration be? Tallies

Movies

Gel Pen Crazy Hair Day

PJ Onesie Day

280 288 450 85

Forbes North Public School P&C Pie Drive 2019 Pies are supplied by our local bakery, Forbes Country Bakehouse. Orders and payment are required by Wednesday 19th June, 2019. Delivery day: Thursday 27th June, 2019 Payment can be made by:

cash,

cheque, payable to Forbes North Public School P & C or

direct credit to: Forbes North Public School P & C Central West Credit Union Account

o BSB: 802-394 Account No: 1000 59832

Thanks for your support. Forbes North Public School P & C Committee

ICAS COMPETITIONS 2019

Students are invited to sit ICAAS Competitions. The cost is $14.50 for each competition entered. This year all papers will be online. Unfortunately, there can be no refunds if students are not available on the sitting date for each paper.

Payments must be received at school by Wednesday 1st August 2019.

SUBJECTS

SITTING DATES

ICAS Digital Technologies

Tuesday 3 September 2019

ICAS Science

Thursday 5 September 2019

ICAS Writing

Tuesday 10 September 2019

ICAS Spelling Bee

Thursday 12 September 2019

ICAS English

Tuesday 17 September 2019

ICAS Mathematics

Thursday 19 September 2019

Please fill out the entry form below and return to the school with payments for those competitions being entered. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ICAS COMPETITION PERMISSION SLIP

Please return this section to the office with payment

I give permission for my child _________________________________________________________ to participate in the following 2019 ICAS Competitions:

☐ ICAS Digital Technologies – 3 September 2019 ($14.50)

☐ ICAS Science – 5 September 2019 ($14.50)

☐ ICAS Writing – 10 September 2019 ($14.50)

☐ ICAS Spelling Bee – 12 September 2019 ($14.50)

☐ ICAS English – 17 September 2019 ($14.50)

☐ ICAS Maths – 19 September 2019 ($14.50) Last date for payment is 1 August 2019.

Please find enclosed ____________________________ entry fee.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

Name of Parent/Guardian Date

___________________________________________________ Signature of Parent/Guardian