Forbes North Public School Newsletter March 26th, 2019 Week 9, Term 1

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

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

A big thank you to all students who attended this absolutely, outrageously funny musical theatre performance. The Bongo Brothers were pleased to see the involvement from the Forbes North Public School students and the brothers hope that their message was conveyed to all students about looking after our world. More information to come about Term 2 performance in our next newsletter where we might be travelling to outer space and beyond. Mrs Kennedy

From the Principal….. This week I would like to highlight an initiative that has become a regular part of the curriculum at Forbes North PS. Our K-6 Sport program has operated during Term 1 every year for the past four years, and has multiple benefits for all our students in all classes.

Students are placed into ‘vertical’ sports groups, so that each group contains students from Kindergarten to Year 6. The program focusses on skill development and game play, with the older students assisting the younger students to develop the skills needed to play and enjoy the games they are playing. Not only do we see our students developing better gross-motor skills, hand-eye coordination and understanding of games, but also evident is the development of leadership skills in the older ‘peer-mentor’ students.

These sport sessions truly are a joy to see! Have a great week!

Steve McAlister Principal

ATTENTION: Parents and Carers of Year 6 students.

Expression of Interest forms for placement in Year 7, 2020 in a NSW Government school have been sent home with your child.

Thank you to those of you who have completed and returned these forms. There are still many outstanding forms, which were due on 19th March.

As a matter of urgency, please return these to school this week. Please contact the office if you require another form.

Thank you to all students who have donated to Stewart House. Your donation supports 1700 children who attend Stewart House each year from public schools across NSW and the ACT. By donating to this wonderful cause you could win a $4000 holiday to a destination of your choice! All Donations need to be returned by 22nd May, 2019.

Tuesday, 9th April at 10:30am. Parents and carers are invited to join us on the day and are welcome to stay for a picnic recess with the students.

Thank you to everyone who ordered from our School Bulb Drive to support our P&C. Your orders will be sent home on

Monday 8th April.

PINK STUMPS DAY – FRIDAY 29TH MARCH

This Friday 29th March Forbes North is participating is the McGrath Foundations Pink Stumps Day to help raise money for breast cancer research and support.

Students are able to come to school dressed in their best pink outfits and there will be prizes for the best dressed pink boy and girl.

There are also prizes for students who raise the most money.

3rd place: Pink Stumps Day Wicket set.

2nd Place: Pink Stumps Day cricket pads and stumps set

1st Place: Pink Stumps Day cricket bat, stumps set and carry bag.

There are also a limited number of official Pink Stumps Day hats and bandanas for sale though the office. Hats are $7 and bandanas $5 which will be on sale this week.

If you would like to donate to pink stumps please Google: Forbes North PS Pink Stumps Day and click donate

(https://fundraise.mcgrathfoundation.com.au/fundraisers/forbesnorthps/pink-stumps-day)

DENTAL SCREENING

Forbes Dental Clinic provides free screening to all students, including Link Up participants. Dental screening will happen at school Tuesday 2nd April (Week 10).

If you would like your child to participate and have not submitted their note, please

complete and return before 2nd April. Notes are available from the school office.

Forbes North P & C Easter Raffle

Tickets now available - $1 each

Drawn at School Fete - 5th April, 2019

Thank you to the wonderful staff and families who have donated prizes already for our Easter Raffle, which will be drawn at our School Fete this year. If you would like to donate prizes it's not too late, big or small, all prizes gratefully accepted! Extra ticket books are available at the office also, thank you for your generous support

Maree Yapp P&C President

One week left until our Easter Fete. Thank you for all the wonderful donations for the white elephant and plant stalls so far, donations will still be taken until the end of next week. Containers will be sent home to fill with all your yummy goods for our cake stall. Tickets for the Easter raffle are due by the 5th of April and will be drawn at the Fete. With activities for everyone, hope to see you there. Danielle Perceval P&C Secretary

School Ties

We will be ordering some new School ties for our School and would like to hear from anyone who would like to buy a School tie so they can be included in our order. Ties are not available "over the counter" locally so this is our chance to stock up. Ties cost around $15 and if you would like one or more, please contact the School and let us know.

Maree Yapp P&C President

DISCO!! – WEEK 11

Thursday 11th April (Week 11) Forbes North Public School will be holding a disco during the day. This will take place in the Hall after recess with the opportunity for all students to participate. The session will be split into 2:

11.50- 12.30 (Infants) 12.30-1.20 (Primary)

We ask that your child brings a gold coin donation along with them. PDHPE Lessons Please ensure your child wears sports clothes and has a hat and water on the following day for their PDHPE lesson.

Miss McManus

Monday Tuesday Thursday Friday 4J 2N KW

1C 5/6M

3J 3/4K

5/6Y 4/5F KK

5/6P

2O 1O

PBL FOCUS – We play appropriately at school.

FORBES NORTH PS ‐ Term 1 2019 Term 1

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SAT SUN

9

25 March

District Touch trials‐Parkes

Visiting Performance

26 March

Purple Day

27 March

District Rugby League trials ‐

Parkes

28 March

29 March

Pink Stumps Day Class of the Week

1C

30/3

1 M

AR

10

1 April 2 April

Dental Screening

3 April

Peachey /Richardson

Rugby League ‐ Condo

4 April 5 April School Fete

K‐6 combined sport Class of the Week

1O

6/7

APR

11

8 April 9 April

Link Up & K‐2 Easter Hat Parade

10 April Combined

Scripture – Easter Church Service

11 April 12 April

School Cross County

13/1

4 AP

R

Term 2 2019

1

29 April

Staff Development

Day

30 April

Students Return to School

1 May 2 May

3 May

4/5

May

Class lessons this week will focus on students playing games safely at school, using the appropriate language for those games and putting equipment away

when they are finished using it.

And the Winner is… Zooper Dooper ! This Friday, 29th March, we will host our Zooper Dooper celebration. The students have worked extremely hard and reached 1000 Dinawans. This is a fantastic achievement by our students, as it is our 2nd PBL celebration day this term. Students will receive their ice blocks after the Pink Stumps activities. Well done everyone!

A big THANK YOU from the girls goes to the ‘chook wrangler’ for our health check and dusting!! Also….we desperately need donations of grain so if you can help please let the school know!

WHITE ELEPHANT/ PLANT/ BOOK STALL

The school fete is fast approaching and we would like to ask for donations of any clean and not broken unwanted items you may have at home that can be sold in our stall. Any donations of plants or pots and books are most welcome and can be sent into the school with your child or dropped in to the school office.

Forbes North Students kindly donated $ 234.00 to help raise awareness for epilepsy.

Last Friday was National Ridge2School Day, a nationwide program that enables students to get physically active and keep safe on their journey to school. Many students from our school participated by riding bikes or scooters to school on the day. Students were able to enter a colouring in competition to celebrate the day as well as receiving stickers.

Class Student of the Week Merit Awards PBL Award

KK Hudson Welsh James Barlow Joshua Wright

KW Pearl Karaitiana Sophia Kilner Jaiden Hartwig Benji Massurit

1C Eleanor Osborne Emmett Blake Will Spence Hayden Dunn

1O Lola Hughes Pippa Farrelly Lexie Finn Lincoln Cook

2N Lillian Scott Eliza Hosler Isaac Knight Katie Thomas

2O Swaye O’Leary Rylah McLachlan Oliver Gray Rachel Bilsborough

3/4K Jackson Dukes Riley Thomas Leonie Read Suemas Ryan

3J Ace Hancock Jackson Kalisch Lakeisha Griffiths Saphira Mahoney

4/5F Neveah Spice Indianna Graham Sadie Hughes Riley Johnson

4J Drew Barter Lucas Ravell Jessica Edmonds Ethan Ray

5/6M Alana Rodgers Alan Merritt Levi De Boick Kadan Buckmaster

5/6P Sarah Herford Hayden Girdlestone Eamonn Ryan Ryan Read

5/6Y Belle Hartwig Latrell Griffiths Ashton Johnson Levi Carver

Library

Leelan Grahan

Kitchen Philip Klingner

asking for assistance when there is a problem

Forbes North is participating in this years Big Vegie Crunch!

What is The Big Vegie Crunch?

Only around 5% of NSW children eat enough vegetables. To help our community do better, our school will be taking part in The Big Vegie Crunch (part of Vegetable Week) at 10:20am on Thursday 4th April.

Primary schools across NSW will be joining together to break the record for the most students crunching vegetables simultaneously. Last year 50,260 students crunched together.

What can you do to help?

• Pack a container of vegetables (not fruit this time) for your child to eat on Thursday 4th April • Keep serving up the vegetables at home and in your children’s lunchboxes!

If you require more information on what activities our school is doing over Vegetable Week, please contact the school or your child’s teacher.

Mrs Osborne Forbes North Vegetable Week School Coordinator

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