Issue 16

22nd October 2010

John Street, North Fremantle WA 6159 Ph: 9335 2743 Fax: 9335 6575

Dear Parents,
NEWSLETTER
Welcome back for Term Four. The children are all enthusiastically engaged in their learning
programs and seem happy and healthy following their holiday break. It’s wonderful to see our
chickens survived the holidays, a big thank you to the children and parents who took care of them
for us.

UP-COMING EVENTS It has been a very busy start to the term with the most important thing on the agenda for the
TERM 4 leadership team, with the help of school council member Melinda Townsend, being the review of
the applicants for our Early Childhood teaching position (2011) and subsequent interviews. We
Weeks 3 & 4 had an amazing response to this advertised position with a highly competitive pool of potential
In-term swimming lessons teachers and we are looking forward to sharing with you who the successful applicant is in the near
25th Oct - 5th Nov future.

Thursday 28 October In planning our class structure for 2011 the staffing formula under which we operate is based
Cricket Clinic directly upon the number of students in each year group (different allocations for different ages); it
takes into consideration the required DOTT (Duties Other than Teaching Time) agreed for teachers
Friday 29 October in the various year levels (Kindergarten, Pre Primary and years 1 -7 all receiving different
Kite Man Incursion
allocations). We receive an allocation for the provision of LOTE (Languages other than English) in
North Fremantle Cup years 3 – 7 (and top this up from our school budget to cater for our younger students) and various
P&C Fundraiser other factors such as graduate teacher allowances and level 3 teacher time (depending on who the
7pm Gil Fraser Hall staff are at our school). It is a complex formula and does not necessarily provide flexibility for local
area issues. We have however been successful in being allocated some additional staffing re-
Monday 1 November sources to address the recommendations of the school review for the 2011 school year. Further
11am Play & Learn details of our planned structure for 2011 can be found on page two of this Newsletter.
2pm Assembly In 2011, one afternoon per week, we will be running special interest groups for students in years
1 – 7. These groups will be multi-aged with students electing a program they are keen to
Wednesday 17 November
9:30am Kindy Orientation participate in.

Thursday 18 November The North Fremantle Cup is the P&C’s big fund raising event for 2010. This year the P&C has
Kindy Assembly at supported our students by injecting $4000 worth of resources into our reading and mathematics
Gil Fraser Hall budgets. The have contributed several hundred dollars into new Science equipment and
approximately $2000 toward our garden enhancement program. They have contributed money
Tuesday 23 November toward excursions and incursions and regular requests from teachers for materials to support their
Camping Day Incursion learning programs. Without their support we would struggle to provide the rich array of activities
P/1 & 2/3
and quality materials that we have in 2010. Please support their ongoing success by coming to this
Thursday 25 & Friday 26 fantastic event.
November
Room 5 Zoo Camp Tickets can be purchased through the school office. The event is NEXT FRIDAY so purchase your
tickets now!
Wednesday 15 December
5:30pm School Concert I look forward to seeing you on the night.
Thursday 16 December
Last day of school

VISION
For all students at North Fremantle Primary School to experience learning that is purposeful,
engaging and empowers them to become life long learners.

MISSION
Through partnerships with parents and the local community, we will provide an inclusive environment
in which the students of North Fremantle Primary School can develop the knowledge, skills,
SCHOOL STRUCTURE 2011 – some background information
Having received our staffing allocation it is our role to best manage the distribution of this teacher time to cater for our
teaching and learning needs. We have discussed with the school council (your representatives for
planning and future directions) the class structures for 2011 taking on board information received from various parent
representatives and have read your responses to the parent survey. As a staff we have worked through many options
and reviewed the pros and cons of each, seeking support and advice from our District Director and Principal consult-
ant. We have considered the short and long term needs of our students and have had the
academic and social success of all of our students as the paramount goal in our planning for 2011.

For 2011, based on the current projected enrolment information, our class structures and teacher allocations will be:

Class Teacher Comment

K Mrs Lisa Miller Kindergarten will be two days in Semester 1 and three
days in Semester 2 in response to the Federal
governments required increase in Kindergarten hours.
Kindergarten days in semester 1 will be Tuesday and
Thursday and in Semester 2 Wednesday will be added
to the children's timetable.
PP/ Year 1 Newly appointed teacher This class will receive an additional support 5 mornings
(permanent at NFPS) per week from our Numeracy specialist Leanne Vinci;
Literacy specialist Monica Parkes; and early childhood
support teacher Margie Campbell. A full time education
assistant will be allocated to this class.
Year 2/3 Mrs Bev Lane Bev will continue as our year 2/3 teacher
Year 4/5 To be appointed. Rosie is keen to return to North Fremantle as our year
Recommended applicant: 4/5 teacher. This is a fixed term position and if
Rosie Russell successful Rosie will be appointed for the year 2011.
Year 6/7 Prepared by There are a very small number of students in these year
Individual Rosie Russell groups. These students will have individual programs
Education Leanne Vinci for their core subject areas. They will work collabora-
Programs Monica Parkes tively with students in years 4 and 5 for subjects such as
French, Music and Art with the support of additional
teacher or education assistant time.
Links to local primary and secondary schools will be
explored for integrated programs.
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS (SpIGs)
One afternoon per week students will break into mulit-aged special interest groups to participate in a series of les-
sons. Some ideas for these groups are: Sustainability (starting with regenerating our vegetable garden); Art (special
projects such as clay modeling, screen printing, and jewelry making); Creative Writing and Sport.

More information on this program will be shared with you as it develops, based of the special skills and talents hidden
in our teaching and parent group. Do you have a special talent you would like to share through a series of
Lessons? Please complete the form below if you would be available to conduct (with teacher support) a series of
lessons in a special interest area.

If you have any questions or concerns please discuss these with your current classroom teacher or call the office on
9335 2743 to make a time to come and see myself or Leanne.

Fiona Kelly

I would be happy to conduct a series of special interest lessons in 2011.

My talent is:_____________________________

I would prefer to help during:

Term 1, Term 2, Term 3, Term 4, Any, All (please circle).

I can be contacted to discuss details on:

Email:__________________________

And/or Phone: _________________________

Name: (my child is ___________ in year ______ 2010)

Each class at North Fremantle has been discussing what our school rules mean to them. Their ideas are
expressed below.

Be Caring and Compassionate

Room Five believes that being caring and compassionate at North Fremantle Primary School:
Looks Like – Playing together; Being nice to each other; Lots of people connecting.
Feels Like – Good when you help and care for someone; Feels positive; A place where you can join
in and make friends; nice, great, warm and calm.
Sounds Like – Joyful; People chatting; People trying to understand each other; “Hello” “You’re wel-
come” “Are you alright?”.

Be Respectful
Respect is an attitude of caring about people and treating them with dignity. Respect is valuing
ourselves and others. We decided that you are practicing Respect when you:

• Treat others as you want to be treated

• Speak courteously to everyone

• Take special care of other people’s belongings

• Expect respect for your body and your rights

• Honour the rules of your family, school and country

• Listen to the advice of our elders

Room 2

Be Honest and Responsible

Room 3
Being honest and responsible
-doing the right thing even when no-one else is around
-telling the truth even if it might get you into trouble
Making sure you have all the stuff you need for school
(without your Mum having to do it for you)
-make sure you take notes home and bring them back
-remember to do your homework and bring it back on time.

Be Cooperative
Looks like:
Doing things together Working together Happy

Sounds like:
Talking nicely Listening to each other Fun

Feels like:
Happy Friendly Nice

Kindy

Do Your Best
CLASS REPORTS
Room 1—Ms Lisa Miller
After 2 weeks of relaxing holidays we have returned to school ready for our last term at Kindy (Can you believe it!).
This term we are taking advantage of the lovely weather and will be exploring the Outdoors. We will be looking at the theme
of the Sea and Summer. This week we started on another mural for our room. After discussing our favourite underwater
things we made some sparkly fish to go on the mural and did some paintings using paint mixed with sand. It made our pic-
tures very bumpy and rough. We have also been doing lots of practise for our assembly which is in Week 6. We are looking
forward to singing and dancing.

Room Two—Mrs Jillian Pierce

We have been working very hard this term in mathematics. Mrs Vinci has been coming to help us and we have been
learning about number lines and completing many activities relating to this concept. We attended Art Blast yesterday and
had great fun catching the train and looking at all the wonderful art. Our chickens are REALLY big now and will soon be
going into their new pen up the back. Come and have a look and you will marvel at the size of these birds when you
compare them to the fluffy little bundles of a few weeks ago.

Room Three - Ms Bev Lane

Artblast, by Phoebe
On Wednesday Room 3 went to Artblast. At 11am we walked to the train station and got on
the train and went to Freo. We got off and walked to the town hall. Our artwork looked great. I
saw 2 people looking at our work. They said that North Freo was the best. Mrs Kelly took
photos of us and our umbrellas (because it was raining). We walked back to the train station
and got on the train and came back to school. We had a great time.

Room Five – Rosie Russell

It has been a great start for Term Four in Room Five. We enjoyed our visit to Art Blast with Mrs
Campbell and got to see many wonderful pieces of work on display. In class we are
learning about Natural Disasters and have already looked at the structure of the Earth and
Volcanoes. Next week is swimming and we look forward to getting into the water.

Art—Margie Campbell
What a Blast!! Well what fun we have had all marching down to the Fremantle Town Hall for Artblast. At the hall we were
able to view the awesome artwork of our famous North Fremantle Artists, along with hundreds of other fantastic pieces of
work from other schools in the region. There was an incredible amount of high quality work and congratulations to everyone
who had a piece on show. Some had a large item and some a small. At the end of the year we are planning a North Fre-
mantle Primary Exhibition which will showcase a much larger display of our students work.

A special thank-you to Lowana, Francine and Dave who helped me pull it all together and persisted to get my fishtank
dream a reality! Congratulations to all the students who were so brave walking to the Town Hall in the rain and making it an
exciting adventure! Thanks to the staff who miraculously pulled together an enormous collection of umbrellas to keep us
dry.

SWIMMING REMINDER
Swimming starts first thing Monday morning with the bus leaving at 8:45. All students need to be organised in their
classrooms as quickly as possible each morning. Students please remember to wear your bathers under your
uniform, bring your towel and underwear to change into at school after swimming. Looks like we are going to have
great weather!

EMAILED NEWSLETTER

If you would like your newsletter emailed to you rather than in hard copy, please send an email to Tiffany Pinkerton and
include your name, your child’s name and class. Please include ALL email addresses you would like it sent to.

tiffany.pinkerton@det.wa.edu.au
 In the North Fremantle Primary Kindy Room

∗ A guest speaker from: PARENTING WA on the subject of: INTRODUCTION TO 1,2,3 MAGIC
(positive Behaviours Strategy)
∗ For the children: Supervised outdoor play, mat activities and craft activities
∗ Contributions to morning tea are gratefully welcomed.
RSVP and further details: Margie Campbell
Margie.compbell@det.wa.edu.au
Or to the school on 9335 2743

Even if you can’t come to the North Fremantle Cup,

why not help out by making a bottle donation for
prizes on the night?

If they are wrapped this is preferred, but not essen-

tial. Can you please leave your donations in the
box under the
whiteboard by next Thursday 28th October. Thank
you!

Suggestions:
♦ Wine
♦ Non-Alcoholic Drinks
♦ Oils
♦ Vinegars
♦ Sauces
♦ Lotions