NOVEMBER 14, 2024 NEWSLETTER
CHILD SAFETY STATEMENT
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Dear Parents and Carers,
With talk building about the end of the school year and the fast approaching silly season, we are mindfully focused on maintaining our routines and learning structures for the next few weeks. Students have been completing the last of their assessment tasks prior to the teachers preparing the end of year reports.
Our year 6 students are excited to be starting their surfing lessons with Surfgroms. I hope the weather and the waves are kind to them.
The School Advisory Council AGM is being held on Tuesday December 3rd staring at 7.00pm.
Please mark on your calendars our end of year Carols Night on Friday Dec 13th starting at 5.30p. Families are invited to bring a picnic tea.
Olga Lyons
FROM THE RE LEADER - ELIZA DWYER
PE NEWS
MINI VINNIES NEWS
HOST A JAPANESE STUDENT
2025 JAPAN TRIP
A reminder to families in year 6 who are interested in the proposed 2025 Japanese trip that a deposit is due by Friday 29th November 2024. Please contact Anne Robertson for details or make a payment at the front office.
PIRATE DAY - WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 27
Our Pirate Dress Up Day is to support The Fred Hallow Foundation. Thirty years ago, The Fred Hollows Foundation began a global movement to end avoidable blindness. Olga received a letter from some Year 3 students asking if the school would support this foundation and of course we are very happy to do it.
COLOUR RUN FUNDRAISER - THANK YOU!!!
A big thank you to Jess Lambert and the Hands on Learning Team, for their organisation of the event and course. Thank you to everyone that sponsored a student and to our sponsors that provided the prizes, please support these businesses. We raised around $5000. All of this money goes towards the resurfacing of our basketball and netball courts.
SCHOOL DATES - 2024
| Friday November 22 | Yr 6 Surfgroms |
| Swimming Lessons | |
| Monday November 25 | Foundation 2025 Transition 9.30am-11am |
| Wednesday November 27 | Eye Patch Day (Pirate Dress-up) - Fred Hollows Foundation |
| Friday November 29 | Yr 6 Surfgroms |
| Swimming Lessons | |
| Assembly in the Hall at 2.40pm | |
| Tuesday December 3 | Foundation 2025 Transition 9.30am-11am |
| SAC AGM & Dinner at 7pm | |
| Friday December 6 | Yr 6 Surfgroms |
| Swimming Lessons | |
| Tuesday December 10 | Orientation Day - all classes |
| Wednesday December 11 | Yr 5 & 6 Fun Day |
| Friday December 13 | Yr 6 Surfgroms |
| Swimming Lessons | |
| Carols | |
| Assembly in the Hall at 2.40pm | |
| Tuesday December 17 | Yr 6 Graduation & Awards Night |
| Wednesday December 18 | Students Final Day at 3.20pm |
| Reports Live on PAM | |
| Thursday December 19 | Pupil Free Day |
LIBRARY SHELVING
Thank you to the parents who have volunteered to assist in shelving borrowed books in our Library. You have been rostered on for a week but we only expect you to come in for a short time and later in the week is best.
Week of 11/11/2024 - Bree Porter
Week of 18/11/2024 - Shae Smith
Week of 25/11/2024 - Mick Pickett
SPORTING SCHOOLS
Sporting Schools days for Term 4 are Tuesdays and Thursdays.
The last sessions for Sporting Schools for Term 4 are Tuesday 26th & Thursday 28th November.
To sign your child up for Sporting Schools use the Schoolzine App eForms.
COMMUNITY NEWS
Carols by the Bluestone
PFCS are hosting Carols by the Bluestone on Friday, December 6th, from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM. The event will feature food vendors on-site, and all you need to do is bring a picnic rug and enjoy the Christmas carols performed by Mick Ferguson, PFCS classes, the PFCS & St Patrick’s choir groups, and other local artists.
For more information, visit our Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/share/ATRSxuv1ihz6JX2P/. Be sure to click "Going" as we’ll be posting regular updates there.
