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Onward and

Upward

Email: farmborord-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: www. farmborord-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

TERM 3 WEEK 5 2018

Onward And

Upward

22/08 Fathering Project – Dad’s Night 23/08 DTTD, Book Parade and Grandparents Day! 28/09 Subway Day! 30/08 Father’s Day Stall 30/08 Fathering Project - Kids and Dads event 31/08 Stage 2 Killalea State Park Excursion 13/09 Regional Spelling Bee Final 21/09 PSSA Gala Day – Dragon Tag

P & C Dates: Term 3

Tuesday, 4 September

Assembly Dates Every 2nd Friday –

12:45pm 17 August – Orana

Book Week

This Thursday is our Grandparents Day, but this will also be combined with a ‘Doing Things Together Day’, Book Fair and our Book Week Parade, where children can come dressed as their favourite book character or something associated with the theme ‘FIND YOUR TREASURE’. Students will be able to purchase books from 11:30am. Doing things together day will run from 11:30 – 1:00pm. Grandparents can come along from 1pm followed by the Book Parade at 2pm. I hope everyone has their costumes ready! We will also have an array of prizes to hand out for a poster competition that students have been working on with their classes.

But the fun doesn’t stop there…. On Friday, we have guest performer Stig Weymess at 1:30pm!

Kinder 2019 & Enrolments As we look ahead to 2019, we are hosting several playgroup sessions down in the SaCC rooms for all our new Kinders. The sessions are a great way to start to make friends - both children and parents with the people you will see everyday. If you know anyone who is yet to enrol their child for Kinder please encourage them to do so as soon as possible to ensure they are able to attend our Kinder Orientation Sessions. Invitations will be sent out to our new kinders at the end of this term. Also, if you are moving out of the area and changing schools please send a message through to the office. This will enable us to determine class sizes and staffing to ensure a smooth start to 2019.

The FRPS Garden is really coming along!

Responsibility Excellence Respect

Birthdays… Congratulations to the following students who celebrated their birthday this week and over the holidays.

Merit Awards… Term 3 Week 4 Congratulations to the following students who

received merit awards at Assembly last week:

Matong

Jack B, Freija J Jimboomba

Sophie N, Aubrey G

Myaree

Adam S, Matthew B

Yangah

Lachlan H, Taylor N

Coolangatta

Lucy B, Lochlan C

Giralang

Deegan M, Leila C

Yulara

Bodie T, Liam V

Merinda

Stewart B, Abby J

Coolabah

Kaven P

Orana

Xavier J, Beau T

Balamara

Jack H, Cyrus N

Richard R – 22/08 Lily M – 22/08

Jacob T – 22/08

Doing Things Together Day and Grandparents Day

We have a vey busy day for our students on this Thursday, 23rd August. Our Grandparents Day will combine with a ‘Doing Things Together Day’, Book Fair and our Book Week Parade. As a result Lunch 1 and Lunch 2 will be swapped as a sausage sizzle will be available at a special lunch time of 1:00pm. For $5 you will receive a sausage sandwich and a drink. Order forms for this were sent home last week. Parents and carers are encouraged to order this lunch deal as well. Additional order forms are available at the office. This special lunch will then be followed by our Book Parade!

Recycler of the Week Canteen Recycler of the Week for this week is Brooke P. You have been rewarded with vouchers for the canteen for your efforts. Congratulations Brooke!

Empty Toilet Rolls and Newspapers

Dear Parents & Carers,

Cardboard tubes, paper towel rolls, toilet paper rolls, wrapping paper rolls, whatever you want to call them! If it’s a tube shaped piece of cardboard and/or newspapers we want them! If you have any to spare, we would love to have them as they have a variety of things we can use them for at school. If you have any, please hand them in at the office or directly to Ms Lyons.

Thank you, Ms Lyons

Stage Two Reminders Stage 2 students will be attending an excursion in Week 6 to Killalea. Notes are available on the school website (http://www.farmborord-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/notes-to-parents/class-notes/permission-notes) and Facebook page. Notes and payments must be returned to school by this Friday August 24th. Students who are participating in Dragon Tag for sport will be attending Gala day in week 9. Notes are available on the school website (http://www.farmborord-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/notes-to-parents/sport-notes) and Facebook Page. Notes and payment must be returned to school by Friday August 31st.

Responsibility Excellence Respect

P&C News… Dear Parents & Carers

Well it’s that time of year again when our thoughts turn to rewarding the men in our lives. The P&C will be running our annual Father’s Day Stall on Thursday, 30th August and gifts will be available for only $7 each. Forms were sent home with your children last week. Erin Oxenbridge P&C President

Uniform Shop News

The uniform shop is well stocked with V neck jumpers, warm polar fleece zip up jackets and track pants. Maroon tights are also available now.

The uniform shop is staffed by parent and grandparent volunteers. We are open every Thursday from 8.30am to 9.15am. We accept cash, cheque or credit card. Purchases made by credit card attract a 2% surcharge.

We stock a full range of new school uniforms and secondhand items. Layby is also available.

Fathering Project – Dads Only!

Don’t forget, the Dads Only Event is on tomorrow night (Wednesday, 22nd August) at 6pm in the staffroom for fathers and father-figures to come have some pizza and discuss our next Kids and Dads event.

The next Kids and Dads event will be on Thursday 30th August from 2-3pm, with the activities to be confirmed.

Kindergarten and Stage 1

Reminder about payment and permission notes for Symbio Zoo Excursion on Friday, 21st September. The permission note is on Facebook, school app and the school website. Full payment and signed permission note is to be handed in by Friday, 7th September.

Symbio Zoo has just released baby emus into the park for visitors to see. It will be a great day out full of learning about animals and their environments!

Your trash is our treasure!

If you have any unwanted gardening supplies, plants or hardware we would love for you to donate them to our school. All help is very welcome and appreciated! If you have any queries or suggestions for our permaculture garden please email farmborord-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Crazy Camel – What is it?

Crazy Camel is a fundraising activity that

the P & C run each year at the school.

Each child creates a piece of artwork in

class time and you can make their

fantastic creation into a whole range of

wonderful gifts. Many families use these

unique creations as Christmas presents

for their close and extended families.

There’s a lot more the Crazy Camel than

you think! Not only can you use your

child’s artwork but you can upload your

own photos or other creations. One of

our families uses this service to make a

family portrait into their Christmas cards!

Order forms will be coming home today

and must be received, with payment, to

the office, by the last day of term.

Diary Pillowcase

Community News… A big thank you to

the local businesses that supported our Trivia night! These

are just a few:

Little Athletics provides the opportunity for ALL children and young people aged between 3 and 17 years of age to participate in healthy sporting activities where the emphasis is on participation and ‘being your best’. The Little Athletics season runs from September 2018 to March 2019. The Dapto Little Athletics Centre holds weekly competition at Dapto High School. Competition is held on Saturdays at 2pm (September/October) and then moves to Thursdays 5pm for the rest of the season. If you have registered, attend Dapto Leagues Club on Sunday, 19th August 2018 from 2pm – 4pm to collect your registration pack and to purchase uniform. Late registration and uniform sales will be available Saturday, 8th September from 12pm to 2pm. Our first Competition Day of the season laso start that day at 3:00pm (arrive at 2:30pm to sign on).

For further information please phone Nigel Attwell (Vice President) 0409 018 179 or email Sally Barnes (Secretary) secretary@daptolittleathletics.org.au. You can also visit our website www.daptolittleathletics.org.au or find us on Facebook.