Welcome back to Term 2. We have another busy term ahead of us. We hope everyone had a fantastic holiday. In this edition of the newsletter we discuss beginning of term, Easter hat parade and ANZAC Day just to name a few.
ANZAC Day was commemorated on Wednesday 1 May 2019. Ms Wells' gave a very personal presentation about her family's contribution, all of whom have served in the Australian Armed Services, to Australia's safety going right back to Poppy Don who was an original ANZAC. Ms Wells family donated two beautiful books, one an illustrated version of a AB (Banjo) Patterson Poem called 'We're All Australians Now". The poem was written in 1915 at the start of the war. Read the poem here. The other book is called 'My Gallipoli' written by Ruth Starke and Robert Hannaford. The book tells the story of Gallipoli from both the Turkish and Australian perspective through letters and notes. Both books will be in the library throughout Term 2 and then will be available to borrow in Term 3. We thank the Wells family for their generosity.
We finished Term 1 with our annual Easter Hat parade. There were so many interesting and varied designs. Thank you to everyone who attended and joined in the festivities, especially Fairfield Preschool.
ON ANZAC Day members, of the Student Leadership Team and Mr Cansino, attended the Dawn Service as guests of Fairfield RSL. They joined the dawn service and marched with service men and women to the War Memorial at Fairfield Park. There they experienced the dawn service and represented the school in commemorating all who have fallen in war, particularly our ANZACS.
During Harmony Day in Term 1, the SRC collected a gold coin to donate to a worthy cause in regards to the Drought. It is not just families that are affected by the drought, businesses and schools are equally affected. So the SRC decided to donate the $404 raised to a school. The money has been sent to Namingha Public School in the Northern Tablelands, to assist students with their education. Thank you to everyone who donated.
Thank you to everyone who wore Crazy Socks to school on Thursday 4 April. The Student Leadership Team was very excited by the number of Crazy Socks and how creative people were with their socks. Some people had cars sewn onto their socks and pom poms. All in all a very fun activity and we raised $247 dollars for SRC projects.
The annual P&C Mothers' Day Stall will be held on Monday 6 May. Students will go with their class to choose a gift. If you wish your child to purchase a gift from the stall prices range from $2-$10.
NAPLAN is a national test administered by the school on behalf of the Department of Education. Students in Years 3 and Year 5 sit assessments in Literacy and Numeracy over three days.
The first assessment, Language Conventions, will take place on Tuesday 14 May
The second assessment, Writing, will take place on Tuesday 14 May
The third assessment, Reading, will take place on Wednesday 15 May
The fourth assessment, Numeracy, will take place on Thursday 16 May
NAPLAN results will be made available to parents once they have been released in Term 3.
School photos will be held Thursday 9 May. Students need to wear summer uniform. Please hand in your photo envelope to the office prior to the day. Team photos will be taken later in the year.
Ramadan Kareem and Ramadan Mubarak to our Muslim Community. May Ramadan bring abundant, joy, happiness and peace.
It's time for Earn and Learn at Woolworths. If you are shopping at Woolworths please collect as many stickers as you can! Last year we collected THOUSANDS, which translates into resources we can use for free at the school. Some examples are stationery, balls, books, craft supplies.
Let's see if we can do better this year and get even more equipment.
Sticker sheets are available at the office.
In the last weeks of Term 1, Sean in Year 6 represented the school at the PSSA Swimming Championships at the Olympic Swimming Centre in Homebush. Sean not only represented the school but posted a personal best time for his event. His name was even put up on the electronic score board, well done Sean. We are very proud of you.
SISA or Sport in Schools Australia will be presenting gymnastics workshops to students during Term 2. The cost of the workshops are $24 and are very reasonably priced. The gymnastic skills developed are part of the PD, H, PE syllabus. Envelopes must be returned by 9.30am Friday 10 May. (No late submissions can be accepted)
Fairfield Public School has its own Youtube channel. We showcase work samples the students have completed with their teachers and other items relating to the school. Below is one example of the type of work you might see. For a full menu of videos click on the link.
Fairfield Public School - YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuUyBBaNa6btXvglNqX4ITQDownload our e-Book for iPad here
Did you know that Fairfield City Library has digital books available online ? Click below to see what they have available.
https://fairfieldcityopenlibraries.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/MSGTRN/WPAC/HOME
Fairfield council has opened a competition to the general public to showcase 'Your council' Either through photography or visual arts, capture the local area and what it means to you. To see more details go the the website.
Does your child love to sing ? Join the Sydney Children's Choir Program at Fairfield Public School. Held at Fairfield Public School in the hall on Tuesday afternoons from 3.30-5.30pm
We want everyone to safely walk to school everyday, however on a NSW Government initiative 'Walk to School Day" is held on Friday 17 May to remind us all about road safety. Students aged 10 and under are required to hold an adult's hand to cross the road. For further information about this initiative click here.
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