The Brief - Floraville Public School

Telephone: (02) 4945 4845

 The Brief
 (02) 4945 8588
 Fax: (02) 4947 7669

 Email: Floraville-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au
 Website: www.floraville-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

 Week Date
 Wednesday 16th September 7pm Kinder Information Night on Facebook Live
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 Thursday 17th September Last day to hand in Canteen Pizza Order
 Wednesday 23rd September Book Week Character Parade
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 Wednesday 23rd September Canteen Pizza Day

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE WEEK 9 TERM 3 2020

Cubby Houses are Coming
$20,000 has been committed by the P&C for an
exciting new play area in the bottom playground
for students in Years K-2. Significant fundraising
work by our P&C volunteers, well supported by
the broader school community, will see six new
cubby houses installed during term 4. While last
year’s Colour Run was a major fundraiser, various
other events and initiatives have contributed to
the total funds. The bottom playground re-
development has been a priority for the last few
years, with the landscaping and levelling
completed as the first phase of the project. The
six cubby houses, grouped together, will create a
villages-style environment where our younger
students can engage in creative play and make-
believe. With a variety of cubby house designs on
offer, we asked the students to determine their
preferred options. The final choices are listed
below:
 • Colour-Run Cafe
 • P&C Ice Cream Stall
 • The Floraville Market
 • Police Station
 • Wandakalua (Awbakal welcome sign for the larger cubby house)
 • Sandpit Kitchen
A sample of products can be viewed at https://www.castleandcubby.com.au/

Facebook Live: Kindergarten Information Session
Due to the current health restrictions we’re taking a virtual approach to this year’s
Kindergarten Information Session. Join us at 7:00pm tonight for a live broadcast with a
new kinder video and the opportunity to ask questions. Our plans for kindergarten
orientation in term 4 will be finalised when the updated health advice is provided during
the school holidays.
https://www.facebook.com/floravillepublicschool/posts/1172402126449134

 To provide excellence & equity in education, empowering students as
 creative, confident learners and active, informed citizens

Aerobics Superstars
Our school aerobics teams have been demonstrating their
persistence as they practice and refine their routines for the
upcoming national competition. With a high degree of skill,
precision and technical ability, the teams are being filmed I am the season that brings you joy and happiness,
this week, as their entries are submitted online. Go, I am the queen of bliss that makes the flowers bloom.
Floraville!
 I spread euphoria whenever I’m present,
Excellence in Writing
 Cheerful birds chirp whenever they hear me coming.
Students in 4Mc have been learning to use personification
and rich vocabulary to make their writing expressive and
entertaining. Using their weekly WOW words, word walls I brighten up your day when I make the birds sing,
and thesauruses they search for synonyms on the iPads to
further extend the complexity of their texts. You can find I make the tall, green trees grow and blossom.
Lani’s poem, Euphoric Spring, and other samples on our I bring more pleasure to your day when you hear the
Facebook page. Well done, 4Mc. children play,
Canteen Update You get a spring in your step whenever I am near.
I met with the canteen committee this week to review plans ~Lani, 4Mc
for term 4. Next week’s newsletter will include details of the
updated arrangements.

Simon Mulready | Principal

LIBRARY NEWS

Book Week
Our Book Week celebrations will be held next week with the Book Fair opening on
Tuesday 22nd September and our Book Character Parade on Wednesday 23rd
September. For details, please refer to the school website https://floraville-
p.schools.nsw.gov.au/school-notes.html - look for ‘Notes 2020’ and click on the
‘Book Week Note 2020’.
If you have any questions regarding Book Week, please contact Mrs Southward.
Louise.Southward@det.nsw.edu.au

Book Fair
As part of our Book Week celebrations, we will also be holding a book fair. It will be open on Tuesday 22nd September (day
before the parade) with class groups visiting the library to purchase books. For those who miss an opportunity to purchase on
this day, the Book Fair will also be open for limited times on Wednesday and Thursday. Due to current COVID restrictions, we
will be unable to have parents/grandparents/friends visiting the book fair. Also, we won’t be able to accept any cash payments
for items. All purchases will need to be paid for online prior to the day.
How will this work?
 1. Students will be given the opportunity to create a wish list while previewing the book fair on the Friday or Monday
 prior to Book Week.
 2. Students bring this wish list home to discuss the possibility of purchasing any of the items.
 3. Payments will need to be made via the website www.scholastic.com.au
 4. Record of the payment will need to be recorded on the back of the wish list, including the receipt number and amount
 paid.
 5. Students bring this record to the book fair and purchase items using this record of payment.
 6. A virtual viewing of the book fair will also be created for you to view from home.
Although this new format for a Book Fair isn’t ideal, we will just make the best of an unprecedented situation.

Literacy Pro
Congratulations to the students who have been reading lately and completed Literacy Pro quizzes.
Blue Star Awards (25 points) - Isobelle 1F, Crystal 1F, Xander 1F, Mila 1/2G, Ava 1MD, Macie 1/2G, Abby 3B, Lily 3B, Tyla 3B,
Madison 4/5M, Talia 6L, Ashante 6L.
Red Star Awards (50 points)- Adelyn 1A, Orlando 2/3C, Lucas 3/4R, Liam 4/5M, Kalarna 5RW, Robbie 6L.
Bronze Star Awards (75 points) - Harper 2/3C, Kyan 2/3C, Elsie 1/2G, Mitchell 4/5M.
Silver Star Award (100 points) - Mitchell 4/5M.

Premier’s Reading Challenge
We have one more student who managed to complete the Premier’s Reading Challenge. Congratulations to Jackson of KH.

CANTEEN & UNIFORM SHOP
See the School Website  About Our School  Uniform Shop & Canteen for FLEXISCHOOLS information.
https://floraville-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/about-our-school/uniform-shop---canteen.html

BANKING NEWS
Banking is unavailable at this time.

OTHER NEWS

Year 3 Reading and Numeracy Check-in Assessments
Year 3 and Year 5 students will participate in a new reading and numeracy check-in assessment during Term 3, 2020. The check-
in assessment is a NSW Department of Education online reading and numeracy initiative to support schools in assessing and
monitoring Year 3 and Year 5 student learning following the period of learning from home.
Year 5 have already sat their assessments and Year 3 will complete their assessments next week, starting on Monday.
Students are asked to bring headphones or earbuds that plug into a computer to enable them to hear the audio component
of the assessment. Due to current regulations we are unable to share or use school headphones. The type of computer
connection needed is a headphone jack or USB port. (Headphones were not included in the Bookpacks this year, as a way of
reducing the cost).

Aerobics update
This week, our 5 Aerobics teams will be filming
their routines to send away as part of their 2020
online FISAF competition. All teams have been
training hard under the guidance of Nicole and Ella
from the Ultimate Beat. They have been training
in Stage groups, preparing for their FISAF
competition which is online this year. The
teams will be filming their routines during their
morning and lunchtime training sessions. We wish
our teams good luck as they adapt to the changes
of 2020!
Miss Brindley

Floraville Public School on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/floravillepublicschool

KINDERGARTEN 2021 UPDATE
Our school will be providing an alternate form of Kindergarten transition this
year due to current health guidelines. Please:
 • monitor the school website;
 • check the digital sign at the front of the school;
 • regularly check the school Facebook page; and
 • ensure that your correct email and postage address is on file at the front
 office.
1⃣ VIDEO PRESENTATIONS
We are in the process of producing a number of short videos to assist students and parents to become familiar with our school
grounds, teachers, classrooms and buddies. Keep a close lookout for a “Welcome to Kindergarten” video for children, from
September 14th. Please watch these short presentations with your child and discuss any questions that might arise.
2⃣ FACEBOOK LIVE 16 SEPT
This year we will hold a live broadcast for parents on Wednesday 16th September. This will be on Facebook Live and details
will be advertised via the above forms of communication.
3⃣ UNIFORM SHOP - NEW PROCESS
 • Due to health regulations surrounding Covid-19, our system for ordering school uniforms has been modified for
Kindergarten 2021. Parents have the option of bringing their child to the uniform shop at a specified time, to check for sizing.
However, children will be unable to try on the garments due to the current health guidelines. Our volunteers will be available
to help you with selection. Our school has organised an online booking system through schoolinterviews.com.au This process
allows you to choose a time that suits you and your family requirements.
 • To book a 15-minute timeslot at the uniform shop, please visit schoolinterviews.com.au and reserve a time. You will need
to enter the code: r2wu4 on the website (in the green part). Follow the prompts, fill in your details and schedule a time that is
convenient for you. If you supply your email address, you will receive an email confirming the day and time. You can secure
your chosen time now. This process is designed to conform to all health guidelines in schools and we kindly request that you
follow all regulations whilst on our school site. Additional information has been sent to our Kindergarten 2021 families.
Please tag any Kinder 2021 in the comments to make sure they are aware of this update.
If you need any assistance, please contact the school office on 4945 4845.
Jenny Barclay | ES1 Assistant Principal

SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS: A GUIDE FOR PARENTS
Social and emotional skills are emerging as the benchmark of a well-rounded childhood. These skills can be taught and improve
over time with some positive parent input.
https://bit.ly/3gPYyMP

INTER-SCHOOLS DEBATING COMPETITION:
Arguably our best work (like what we did there?)
Our Floraville debating teams participated in two debates yesterday against Elermore Vale PS. The
Floraville teams came away with two convincing wins. All debating team members have shown
immense growth in their skills and they deserve to be proud of their achievements.
Shantala Roach | Debating Co-ordinator

WAKING UP TO WASTE 
A huge shout out to all of the primary volunteers who helped with
the waste audit last Thursday! The waste in the pictures below
was from 1st break only.
Here are some of the facts we discovered:
 We threw away more pieces of rubbish than the amount
 of students in the school.
 There were whole sandwiches, bread rolls, drinks from the
 canteen and yoghurts untouched and unopened in bins
 from infants and primary.
 Lots of recyclable waste is going to landfill.
 We counted 215 soft plastic chip packets that will take
 1000 years to break down in this one lunchtime alone.
 Floraville is full of children who are willing to get their
 hands dirty and change their habits because they care!

‼EXCITING NEWS‼
In Term 4 we will be introducing a new waste system which will see full composting of food waste, bottle/can recycling, paper,
foil and hard plastic recycling and hopefully a huge reduction in the amount of waste we are sending to landfill.

⁉HOW CAN YOU HELP⁉
It would be wonderful if families could take up the challenge of packing 1 less single use plastic item in their lunchboxes each
day. Together we can make a huge difference 
Mrs Hadden, Mrs McSweeny & Mrs O’Neill | School Environmental Team