PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

14th November 2019 - Issue 19

IMPORTANT DATES

Wed 20th—Sat 23rd

November

RACV HPV (selected 5/6 student

teams)

Fri 22nd November

Prep Library Excursion

Mon 25th—Thurs 28th

3/4 Bike Ed

Wed 27th November

I Sea I Care Final Day—Jacks Beach

Fri 29th November

Jump Rope for Heart

Fri 29th November

DW Music Concert 9.00-10.00am

Fri 29th November

Whole School Disco

Fri 29th November

Subway Special Lunch

Fri 29th November

Last day for Library Borrowing

Mon 2nd –Fri 6th December

Book Fair

Tues 3rd December

CAROLS NIGHT

Wed 4th December

Junior & Middle Choir—Karingal

Hub 11am

Thurs 5th December

Senior Choir—Karingal Hub 10am

Fri 6th December

5/6 Market Fundraiser Day

Fri 6th December

Rotary Assembly

Tues 10th December

Up Day—2020 Class Transition Day

Wed 11th December

School Captains Special Lunch

Thurs 12th & Fri 13th

December

5/6 Beach Program

Tues 17th December

Year 6 Graduation

Wed 18th December

End of Year Excursions

Fri 20th December

END TERM 4 1.00PM FINISH

Bunnings BBQ thank you to parent helpers Our Bunnings BBQ, held Sunday 3 November, was an outstanding success for our school with constant sales throughout the day ensuring our profit was better than the average sales usually taken. Thank you to the Bennett family for their generous donation of the sausages and bread to ensure mostly the sales resulted in a profit of $2,400. Also thank you to Mrs Craig, Mrs Smith and our parent helpers for donating your time to cook and sell sausages and drinks during the day. This superb result was truly a collaborative effort all round. Digitech Conference Our school endeavours to provide breadth and depth in our curriculum, including enrichment experiences in areas of student passion and interest. Last Friday a group of FHPS students attended the student Digitech conference, held at Carrum Primary School. Our school was one of three who presented on the day. Our students shared a coding program they had designed for viewing by the large audience. They also ran a workshop for other students, keen to learn how to code drones. Our students were articulate, engaging and knowledgeable about their designs and coding programs. Congratulations all round for showcasing our Digital and Design Technologies across our network of schools. Transition Programs for Preps and Year 6s Approaching the end of the year, our new Preps for 2020 have commenced their transition program with us and our Year 6 students have been engaging in their transition programs with local secondary schools. These stages of development are exciting and signal the maturity of the youngsters coming to Primary School and the eldest students graduating to the secondary sector. I wish all a successful and seamless transition into school life for both cohorts. Sibling Enrolments for Prep 2021 We are collecting enrolment forms from our sibling families who will have a prep starting in 2021. This is to enable 1st preference to our current families before we open up enrolments at the beginning of next year for families in the local zone. Please see Krystal if you need to collect an enrolment form to secure your child’s Prep 2021 position. Families Leaving If your child will be leaving FHPS at the end of the year, please contact Krystal in the Office as an administrative transfer is required from school to school. Thank you. I hope all families have a wonderful weekend. Kind Regards, Mrs Clark Principal Frankston Heights Primary School

END TERM 4

FRIDAY 20TH DECEMBER

1.00PM FINISH

November

Ruby-Grace H Shauna S Ryker D Logan M Kai L Zac L

Akshaya V Keira B Kai O

Chayse RT Ryder R Minh N

Matilda B Darian C Darcy H Phoenix H Lachlan W Henri M Alexis O

Ngahina T Liam S Ava Y Finn B Riley H Arwen J Levi H Emilio T Flynn MM

November 2019

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

11 National

Recycling Week

12 13 14 15 Christmas Raffle Donations

Due

18 19 20 RACV HPV

Camp (selected

5/6 students)

21 22 Prep Frankston Library

Excursion

25 3/4 Bike Ed

Week

26 27 I sea I Care

Jack’s Beach

28 29 DW Music Concert / Jump

Rope for Heart / Disco / Subway

Lunch / House Colours Dress Up

Day

December 2019 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

2 3 Christmas Carols

Evening & Book Fair

Parent Helper

Morning Tea

4 Junior & Middle Choir

Performance at Karingal Hub

11.00am

5 Book Fair

Senior Choir

Performance at

Karingal Hub

10.00am

6 5/6 Market

Day Fundraiser

Rotary Assembly

9 10 Up Day—whole

school 2020

transition day

11 School Captains Special

Lunch with Mrs. Clark 12 5/6 Water

Safety Day 1

13 5/6 Water

Safety Day 2

16 17 Grade 6

Graduation

18 Prep Big Goose

Junior Village Movies

Year 3 /4 /5 Cable Park

Year 6 Luna Park

19 Final Assembly

2.00PM

20 End Term 4

1.00PM FINISH

Jump Rope for Heart kicks off again this term! Jump Rope for Heart is a fantastic physical activity and fundraising program that has been run by the Heart Foundation for over 35 years. It’s a great way for your child to keep fit and learn new skills, but it also helps raise funds for vital heart research and education programs. Since Jump Rope for Heart started in 1983, schools like ours have raised more than $75 million for the Heart Foundation’s lifesaving work. It’s important you register your child online, so they can receive the full benefits of the program and participate in online fundraising, simply follow the link below to get started. www.jumprope.org.au/parents Students will be skipping throughout the term in PE lessons and during our lunch break, during this time you can share their online fundraising page with family and friends to help raise money for this great cause. We will hold our school Jump off Day on 29

th of November, this will mark the

end of the program and is a chance for everyone to come together to skip and show off their newly learned skills. Our DW Music Concert, a fundraising disco & a special lunch will also be held on this fun-filled day—more details to be sent home in the coming weeks. Last year we raised over $2000! This year our goal is $5000! Let’s get skipping F.H.P.S and save lives together!!

Christmas Raffle Donations Dear Parents Christmas will be here before we know it! It is now time to seek donations towards our traditional Heights Christmas Hamper raffle prizes. Prizes will be drawn at our Christmas Carols Evening on Tuesday 3rd December. Below is a guide to the type of donations we would like – however, any donation is more than appreciated. We do ask that you ensure any food donations are checked and in date.

Raffle tickets will be sent home in November for students to sell.

They will also be sold on the night of the Carols Concert.

Please have any donations in by Friday 15th November.

Thank you for your continued support.

Regards Friends of Heights Committee

Lollies /Chocolates/ Candy Canes Small Toys / Pencils / Books etc

Christmas Cards /Wrap/ Decorations etc. Christmas Cake/Mince Pies/ Puddings / Shortbreads

Party Food/Chips/Pretzels etc. Soft Drinks / Wine / Tinned Foods

TUESDAY 3RD DECEMBER 5.00pm – 7:30pm

BBQ from 5.00pm. Carols to start at 6.00pm

Bring the whole family to enjoy our school Christmas Concert!

Bring your own snacks and drinks (no alcohol) and your own chair or picnic rug.

The best way to spread Christmas Cheer is singing loud for all to hear!

Children encouraged to dress in their Christmas Outfits!

PLEASE NOTE: As this is a family event, all children must be accompanied by at

least one adult member of their family. No alcohol or pets.

REMINDER: Schools are smoke free zones.

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