Newsletter No 6 2015 - Forrestfield Primary School

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Forrestfield
Primary School
Newsletter
IMPORTANT DATES
Dear Parents, Students and Community Members,
We hope all mums had a very Happy Mother’s Day last
Sunday and were thoroughly spoilt. A big thank you to
P&C members, who organised the Mother's 'Day Stall
last week. The presents looked wonderful and the smiles
on the children’s faces said it all!
The P&C AGM was held last Wednesday following the
Student Assembly. Thank you to everyone who
attended. Your committee this year is;
MAY
15
Dress up in your favourite team
colours fundraiser
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School Banking/Uniform shop
Room 2 TED ASSEMBLY
President: Sarah Sheffield
Vice President: Katy Grosser
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Treasurer: Jayde Fahy
(TED’s 6th Birthday)
School Banking/Uniform shop
Parent Newsletter
Secretary: Emma-Jane Grierson
JUNE
School Council Rep: Sarah Sheffield
Committee: Cheryl Cugini, Kristy Burns, Tonia Gilbert,
Kim Millsteed,
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We have a wonderful team this year and I urge all
parents to support them.
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WA DAY HOLIDAY
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School Banking/Uniform shop
Bunnings Sausage Sizzle fundraiser
Maddington
Congratulations to Year 3 student Breehanna
Lampard who recently won the Princess Margaret
Hospital Design a Stamp Competition. Breehanna’s
stamp will be available for sale from PMH.
Following a request from a parent, we are working on a
2015 Year Planner, rather than a Term Planner to inform
parents of school events. We will inform you via the app
when this is available..
ADVANCED NOTICE - Our Athletics Carnival will be
held on Tuesday 8th September.
We are currently taking enrolments for Kindy—2016.
Please let you family, friends and neighbours know. To
be sure of a place in our Kindy, please come to the
office by Friday 24th July.
All parents are invited to the Room 2 TED
Assembly next Wednesday at 8.50am. TED will be
turning six and we have birthday activities planned.
(Details to follow on Friday.)
Diane Greenaway
PRINCIPAL
Telephone: 9453 6277 Fax: 9453 3566 Homepage: http://www.ffps.wa.edu.au Email: forrestfield.ps@det.wa.edu.au
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STUDENT ASSEMBLY
Our term 1 Literacy Pro Certificates were presented at last week’s student assembly. Mrs Joelle
Greenway, State Manager, Scholastic Australia, presented special encouragement awards to
students as well as encouraging all students to read. Literacy Pro Certificates were awarded to
students for reading books and passing quizzes. (Blue Certificate—3 books, Red Certificate—5
books, Bronze Certificate— 10 books, Silver Certificate— 25 books and Gold Certificate—50 books)
Congratulations to all students.
Honour Certificates
Room1
Lloyd MacArthur, Alyssa Hill
Room 2
Hannah Thomas, Jay Cato
Room 4
Leon Redclift, Toby Peyroux
Room 12
Djiva Knight, Sarah Jafari, Room 12
Room 13
Makaela Finlay, Kassadi Kennedy
Cooking
Adrian Howe, Jaxon Stone
Music
Jeanelle Peyroux, Teukava Finau
Literacy Pro certificates were awarded to:
Special Awards—Encouragement bolded students
Halle-Rose Abraham
Blue
Harley Jarosz
Bronze
Simran Qambari
Blue
Haylee Clemett
Blue
Jason Bai
Bronze
Mohammed Kennedy
Blue
Saint Barnes
Blue
Wellington Chiwawa
Bronze
Naveed Juma
Red
Kaiden Smith
Red
Celeste Pereira
Bronze
Oliver Gilbert
Red
Senugi Rodrigo
Red
Zuzanna Murawska
Bronze
Ella McIntosh
Red
Anshika Mehla
Bronze
Alexus Cooper- Wineera
Blue
Mitchell Peterson
Red
Madison Batchelor
Blue
Rowan Dyson
Blue
Jazlyn Peters
Red
Damien Bradshaw
Blue
Jackia Little
Blue
Emmalee Finlay
Red
Daniel Branut
Blue
Tobias Peyroux
Blue
Atiya Rohullah
Bronze
Jay Cato
Blue
Leon Redclift
Blue
Jeanelle Peyroux
Silver
Sean Mandizviedza
Blue
Crystal Walsh
Blue
Adia Grierson
Red
Dayna Plese
Blue
Abbas Akbari
Red
Breehanna Lampard
Red
Millena Bitkash-Cunningham
Red
Jack Fernie-Keep
Red
Mitchell White
Red
Ellousie Daisley Green
Red
Saira Finlay
Red
Alicia Toleafoa
Red
Reyan Lopez
Red
Lloyd MacArthur
Carlisha Bennell
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ROLLERCOASTER
I hate rides. I have a fear of heights and don’t like the risks of a
rollercoaster. I often walk past that area at an amusement park or even at the Royal Show. I just don’t like
them. My wife on the other hand absolutely loves them, she is a thrill junkie. Last year my wife and I went on
holidays to the Gold Coast, the theme park capital of Australia. The only issue that we had, she was heavily
pregnant at the time with our second child. This meant when we went to Movie World, she couldn’t go on any
rides.
So I took some courage and went on two rides for her. I walked around the park and had a look at some rides
and there were some I wasn’t going to do, for example, the Superman Escape, features 760 metres (2,490 ft) of
tracks. The initial launch sees riders accelerate from 0 to 100 kilometres per hour (0 to 62 mph) in 2 seconds.
The ride reaches a height of 40 metres (130 ft) with riders experiencing 4.2 times the force of gravity. A single
cycle of the AU$16 million ride takes approximately 1 minute and 40 second. Or even the Arkham Asylum which
the train climbs the 33.3-metre (109 ft) lift hill, before dropping down a steep, curved drop to the right. The train
then enters the roll over, followed by a hill with a banked turn to the left. At the bottom of the hill comes a
sidewinder (similar to an Immelman loop), followed by a 270-degree turn to the right. Next comes two inline
twists. Upon exiting this element riders experience a download 180-degree turn to the right. Unlike most Vekoma
Suspended Looping Roller Coasters, Arkham Asylum – Shock Therapy features an additional helix just before
the brake run. This element was referred to as the "bayern kurve" by Vekoma and was the first to be installed in
any Suspended Looping Roller Coaster.
These rides were way too scary for me, so I chose to go on something a little less thrilling. I chose the Wild
West ride and the Scooby Doo ride, which both scared me still. If you have never seen any of these rides check
them out on Youtube to see what I mean.
Life is a bit like a rollercoaster. We have our high peaks and low peaks. We have turns and hopefully not too
many spills. We can get thrown around and turned upside down an even do loops. But the best thing for me
being on the roller coaster was I had someone I trusted next to me, my mum. We need someone in life that we
can trust when things don’t go the way we plan. We need someone we can have a chat with when we need it.
There are great organisations like Lifeline and Beyond Blue that can help out as well. I also offer support in our
school so come and have a chat if you need to. If you would like to have a chat about anything, approach the
school to make an appointment with me.
Chris Judd, Chaplain. Available to meet you on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
The Chaplaincy position at Forrestfield Primary School is funded by the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations under the
National School Chaplaincy and Student Welfare Programme. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the Australian Government
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.
WATERWISE TIP OF THE WEEK—
Toilets aren’t bins
It’s surprising how many people use
the toilet to flush away cigarette butts,
tissues, cotton buds and other
rubbish. Apart from the potential to
cause problems in the wastewater
system, this practice wastes large
volumes of water. Place a small bin in
your bathroom or next to your toilet so
that people have the waterwise
option of discarding rubbish.
VIRTUES AND
BEHAVIOUR
FOCUS
Our focus virtue is
currently COURTESY
and
our
focus
behaviour
is
Assembly Behaviour
We ask that parents
reinforce these
behaviours at home.
SCHOOL SECURITY PH NO: 9264 4771