School resumes for Term 3 on Monday 15th of July - Footscray Primary School
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Friday 28th June 2019 Dear parents and carers,
The yard will be supervised before
Our Year 2 students as researchers
school from 8.45am and after school
until 3.45pm It was an absolute pleasure to visit the Year 2 classrooms this
week as part of their Celebration of Learning. Their current unit
Please do not drop children at of inquiry central idea is Interdependence is essential to the
school before 8.45am
web of life
The lines of inquiry were:
Structures, features, habitats and life cycles of
invertebrates
School resumes for The interdependence of invertebrates and other living
Term 3 on things
The students have undertaken research skills to inquire into the
Monday 15th of July above lines of inquiry. They presented their research this week
to families. This included creating a model of the ecosystem
where their invertebrate lives. It was so wonderful to see how
many parents attended the Celebration of Learning.
Curriculum Days
Monday August 26
Students do not attend
Teaching of Reading at F.P.S
Important Dates Over the past two years we have focused on developing an
instructional model for the teaching of reading. Teachers deliver
Monday July 22nd
instruction using the gradual release of responsibility approach.
Year 3 Excursion
If we visualise gradual release in terms of learning to ride a
bike. First the child watches the adult ride a bike, which parallels
Monday July 22nd – Friday
the teacher’s doing the activity alone while the students watch.
July 26th
Student Report Meetings Next the child rides the bike with training wheels, a metaphor
for guided reading practice in small groups. Personalised
Thursday July 25 coaching and support occurs during this time. Finally, the happy
9.30am Foundation 2020 five-year old sheds the training wheels and cruises down the
Information Session street, illustrating how children perform the task independently
and apply it to new situations.
Friday July 26th Our instructional model moves from the teacher demonstrating
Parent Forum a strategy to the students applying the strategy on their own.
OFFICE NEWS Teacher The teacher explains the strategy.
Modelling The teacher demonstrates how to apply
the skill.
For 2019, the office will be open at
The teacher thinks aloud to model the
the following times. mental processes needed when they read.
*Monday 8.30am – 4.00pm
Guided practice The teacher slowly gives them more of a
Tuesday 8.45am – 4.00pm
voice for task completion.
Wednesday 8.30am – 4.00pm The teacher and student practice the
*Thursday 8.30am – 4.00pm strategy together.
Friday 8.30am – 4.00pm The teacher scaffolds the students’
attempts and supports their thinking.
Uniform Sales* Students share their thinking
Mondays 3.00pm – 4.00pm Independent After working with the teacher the
practice students try to apply the strategy on their
Thursdays 8.30am - 9.30am
own.
If you require uniforms and cannot The students receive regular feedback
make these times, please email Application of Students demonstrate the effective use of
footscray.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au to the strategy in the strategy in a more difficult text.
make other arrangements. real reading
situations
Fundrasing dates
Our brilliant class reps will be
hosting cake stalls and various
fundraisers on the following dates.
2nd August - Grade 1
13th September - Grade 3
11th October - Grade 2
6th December - Foundation
Both pictures demonstrate the targeted teaching that occurs
during the guided practice. Guided practice enables the teachers
CAMPS, SPORTS AND
to differentiate and support students with their learning at their
EXCURSIONS FUND (CSEF)
If you are in receipt of a point of need.
concession card, you may be
entitled to an annual payment of Staff News: Farewell to Andrew and Tina
$125.00 to be used for camps, Andrew started with us as part of a six month contract before
sports and/or excursion he departed to South Korea to take up a teaching role at an
expenses. This amount is paid international school. I would like to thank Andrew for his work
directly to the school and will be
with our Year 4 students and we wish him well with his
allocated by the school for your
child. international teaching and travels!
Tina has touched many hearts at Footscray Primary School. The
BANK DETAILS children will miss her enormously, as she has connected with
Commonwealth Bank many of them over her time here at the school. I wish Tina well
Footscray Primary School
and thank her for the work on maintaining our grounds as well
BSB:063 132
Account number 10090179 as the care of many of our students.
Please include a reference with the
student(s)’ names.
EFTPOS available at the office
Second Hand Uniform Update of Appointment of new Principal
Second hand uniform items are I sent a compass out earlier this week announcing my new
now available to purchase from appointment to Davis Creek Primary School. This will be a new
The Salvos Store (199 Barkly St, school opening in 2020. I will continue my role at Footscray
Footscray). They are open 6 days a Primary School until the end of Week 2 next term. I look
week and located conveniently forward to catching up with everyone to say good-bye.
500m down the road from our An expression of interest has been sent out through the
school. Could we please request all Education Department for a temporary replacement for 2019.
parents wishing to donate good The substantive principal role will be advertised in Term 4 and
condition second hand uniform, to the successful person will begin at the start of 2020. I can
please take them directly to Salvos assure you that a comprehensive handover will be conducted
Store. to ensure a smooth transition during this time.
Warm regards and happy holidays everyone.
Philip Fox
Principal
Year One’s CERES Excursion
By 1B
On Monday the 24th of June all Year One grades went to
CERES environmental park to continue learning about the
weather and how it impacts nature and living things. CERES is
a sustainability centre that is along the Merri Creek in East
Brunswick.
At CERES we did three different activities:
First, we went on a garden exploration through the CERES
farm. We learned that CERES grow organic vegetables and sell
them to the community in their market space. We talked
about which vegetables and fruit grow in the different
seasons. We did a garden treasure hunt in the CERES
vegetable farm. We searched for green leaves, brown leaves,
water, soil, ants, flowers, snails, chickens, clouds and
butterflies. We also, went through the maze of community
garden plots. We saw some chickens and one chicken picked
at Abbie’s rainbow gumboots!
Next, we went to the pond to be Fresh Water Zoologists! We
used nets to catch living freshwater creatures. The pond was
covered in Duck Weed which made it difficult to see what was
in the water. After trying very hard we found two tadpoles. We
named them Taddy and Ninja. Some students got a very close
look at the pond 
Finally, we were meteorologists and made some advanced weather observations. We learned that the
sun rises in the east and sets in the west. In the middle of the day in winter the sun will be in the
north. We experimented with different ways to work out the direction of the wind. One simple way that
worked well was dropping leaves from a height and watching which directing they fall towards. If they
fell towards the west, we knew the wind was blowing from the east. We also created some nature art.
We had a wonderful time at CERES and we think it would be a great place to visit on the holidays.
Garden Club News
Our parent-run garden club runs every fortnight at lunchtimes. Children of all grades come along –
some because they heard the announcement while they were eating lunch, and others happen to be
walking past and want to join in on the action.
The last few months in the garden have been busy (as it always is at the changeover of the seasons).
In our lovely sunny spot between the Greenwood Building and the portables, summer vegetables seem
to last a long, long time, but eventually we had to decide to pull them up. We’ve weeded and filled the
compost bins, planted carrots, leeks and kohlrabi seedlings, scattered seeds, and now planted garlic,
broccoli and cabbages.
One of the best tasks of all is harvesting the Jerusalem artichokes – like digging for treasure. The kids
filled a wheelbarrow amid squeals and excitement. We sold them to the school community as a
fundraiser, along with our crop of sweet potatoes.
Did you see those sweet potatoes? We grew white and orange ones, and some were truly gigantic (we
also learnt that the leaves are fantastic steamed or stir-fried). The sweet potatoes were quickly
snapped up to become a lot of delicious dinners!
Do you like to garden, or are you looking for a fun way to get involved at school? Garden Club currently
operates with a small number of parents and it would be wonderful for others to join in. Please email
rachel@fruitfulkitchen.com.au
School Calendar – Term 3, 2019
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
15 JULY 16 17 18 19
Assembly
Week
Student
1
return for
Term 3
22 23 24 25 26
Year 3 5.45pm School 9.30am Parent Forum
excursion to Council Foundation
Week
2
Ricketts Point Student report 2020 Info Student report
Student report meetings Student report Session (final) meetings
meetings meetings Student report
meetings
29 30 31 1 AUGUST 2
Week
Assembly
3
Cake stall – Year
1 hosting
5 6 7 8 9
Read-a-thon
Week
4
begins
12 13 14 15 16
Year 6 Parent Forum
Week
5
excursion to Assembly
SYNFM
19 20 21 22 23
5.45pm School
Week
6
Book Week Council
celebration day
26 27 28 29 30
Curriculum Foundation – Year Foundation – Year Foundation – Foundation – Year
Week
Day – 4 Swimming 4 Swimming Year 4 4 Swimming
7
students do Program Program Swimming Program
Program
not attend
Assembly
2 SEPTEMBER 3 4 5 6
Foundation – Foundation – Year Foundation – Year Foundation – Foundation – Year
Week
Year 4 4 Swimming 4 Swimming Year 4 4 Swimming
8
Swimming Program Program Swimming Program
Program Student-Led Student-Led Program
conferences conferences Year 6 excursion
to SYNFM
9 10 11 12 13
Vietnamese Parent Forum
Week
Study tour Assembly
9
Cake stall – Year
3 hosting
16 17 18 19 20
Year 2 dance Last day of
Week
10
program term 3
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