Flying Figtree

Term 3, Week 2

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU... Senuka P, Ethan H, Charley L, Macey S,

Brylee E, Emmaline P, Majd A, Asher P,

Miles B and Yolanda C.

Superstars:

Congratulations to the following

Silver Superstar students:

Bryn Fuller, Annabel Wouters, Tyce DeBuyn,

Maggie Harvey, Hendrix Brain-Bowen,

Aleksander Matic, Chelsea Vasiliou,

Karina Hunt, Ellie Placek, Mitchell Roberts,

Isabelle Bush, Xavier Cooper

and Jonty Ivaneza.

Congratulations to the following

Gold Superstar students:

Annabel Wouters, Oliver Zhao,

Marli Demertzis, Kale McClymont,

Awande Masuku, Grace Goodsell,

Ebony Pascoe, Lexi Forrester

and Isaac Manning.

Superstars will be awarded at the

Wednesday assembly on 2nd August.

Term 3

WEEK 3

31/7-

4/8 Education Week

1/8

Italian Language Class 8:00am

Education Week Sausage Sizzle

2/8 5/6N Assembly 2pm

4/8 Dance Troupe

WEEK 4

8/8 Italian Language Class 8:00am

9/8

Southern Stars Dance Rehearsal

P&C Meeting @ 6:30pm

P&C Student Mufti Day

Gold Coin Donation

10/8 District Athletics @ Beaton Park

11/8

District Athletics @ Beaton Park

Dance Troupe

WEEK 5

15/8

Italian Language Class 8:00am

Illawarra Hawks visit Stage 2

16/8 5/6D Assembly 2pm

Kindergarten enrolments now being taken for

2018

Page 2

From

the desk of the Principal

Dear Parents, Carers and Friends,

Netball Knockout! Congratulations to our Netball Knockout team who played with fire and tenacity

against Shell Cove Public School this week. The girls left nothing on the court and

although we did not come away with the win, it was wonderful to see the display of

sportsmanship and enjoyment. A big thank you to Miss Tegan Davies, who coached

the girls and Mrs Leah Rutledge for her incredible umpiring skills. This loss means we

now bow out of the NSW PSSA Netball Knockout, but I am sure all the girls gained a

wealth of knowledge and skill from this experience.

Wollongong North Staff Impact Awards Last night the Wollongong North Staff Impact awards were held at Figtree High

School. I was proud to sit in the audience and see three of our teachers

receive awards for their dedication to improving students outcomes. It was

also wonderful to see a handful of our choir students as members of the Figtree

Community of Schools Combined Choir group. A thank you must go to Miss Brittany

Sharpe, for her assistance with these students and her wonderful singing in the choir.

School Captains, Zali and Kaylen were also on hand to assist with the presentation

of the awards, you can see some of the photos in the coming pages of this

newsletter. These awards would not have been possible without our very own Miss

Emily Corcoran. Miss Corcoran was on the organising committee and played an

instrumental part in the professionalism of these awards. Thank you Miss Corcoran.

Education Week—TUESDAY next week! As you are aware, Education Week is next week and to celebrate the wonderful

things we do here at Figtree Heights we are opening our school and classrooms on

Tuesday. We will have a variety of performances on show and you will have the

opportunity to take a look inside the walls of our learning hubs. Whilst we have a

captive audience, we will also take some quick moments to note feedback from

our parents and community on the strengths of our school. This will assist in our

2018-2020 planning cycle and give everyone a voice to assist in creating our school

vision, heading into the future. We will even have a coffee van for parents and

loved ones. We look forward to seeing you there.

Kindergarten Students in 2018 We are currently taking enrolments for our 2018 Kindergarten class/es. In Week 4 of

this term, we will be conducting interviews for our out of area applicants, however,

to know how many spaces we have it is vital we finalise our in area students. If you

have a child starting Kindergarten next year, or you know of a local family with a

Kindergarten child please let the office know as soon as possible. Our Kindergarten

intake is the first piece of our 2018 classing puzzle and securing these numbers as

early as possible will assist with the 2018

classing structure. Thank you in advance.

Morris Gleitzman Visit Unfortunately, we were forced to postpone the visit from Australian author Morris

Gleitzman to our school. Personal reasons have meant that Mr Gleitzman will

re-schedule his visit to FHPS. Families that have paid for this visit will not be

reimbursed at this time, as we are expecting Mr Gleitzman to re-schedule soon. We

will endeavour to keep you updated on the progress of this visit.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Warm regards,

Skye Hayward

Congratulations to Mrs Sue Osborne, Mrs Vanessa Modernel (Heyes) and

Miss Jessica Gilmore from Stage 2. These teachers have been nominated

for their outstanding dedication and passion towards delivering high quality teaching and having a large impact on student learning. W

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Exciting Things at our School

Hi everyone!

Figtree Heights Public School will be participating in Jump Rope

for Heart in Term 3!

Notes have been sent home about how to register to raise funds

for this worthy foundation. Fundraising will take place from

Friday 21st July 2017 and will close Tuesday 15th September.

Our final Jump Off Event will be held on Tuesday 19th September

where we will celebrate our fundraising and announce the

highest funds raised by individual students, where they will receive

a special prize! It’s fun! Log on to jumprope.org.au and follow the

directions! All you need to do is Click, Flick and Skip!

How to keep up to date

with what is happening!

Don’t forget to check with your

class teacher if you have not yet

been added to your child’s class

Dojo or See Saw applications. This

is a great way to stay in touch with

what is happening with your child

and it gives great dinner

table conversation starters.

If you download Google Calendar

for your phone and contact our

school office we can share the

school calendar with you to

ensure you are always up to date

with events and exciting

experiences.

Do you have Facebook?

Make sure you like our school

Facebook page and follow us to

see photos and all the fun experi-

ences your child is having at

school.

Premier’s Spelling Bee

Thank you to all the students

who participated in our

Premier's Spelling Bee for

2017. It was a wonderful

event with some very

talented competitors.

A huge congratulations to

our Junior and Senior winners

who have now qualified for

the Regional Finals in

September.

Senior First Place - Eliza H

Runner Up - Bailey L

Junior First Place - Maggie H

Runner Up - Annabel W

Congratulations

On Saturday night, 24 June, 2017, Yolanda C of 5/6D and Calista S of 4/5P participated in “The

125th anniversary of BJP”. The 125-Year Spectacular featured 2000 members from all over

Australia, celebrating the history of Physie in Australia from 1892 - 2017.

Both girls we're lucky enough to not only to dance in an item that represented the future and

possibilities that girls may have access to as young ladies in Physie, they also danced

alongside with the Victorian zone dancers in a Waltz segment.

After weeks of practice and back to back 15 hour days on the Friday and Saturday leading up

to and including the performance, it is terrific to see the huge smiles on both faces at the end of

a fantastic, and very entertaining 125th Physie Spectacular.

Well done and congratulations.

Community News

Please note: S/S= selected students only

Monday Elisa Stevanoski & Hanna Bonacina

Wednesday Renee Criddle & Belinda Demertzis

Friday Iolanda Fuduli, Amie Kennedy

& Rebecca Walshe-Smith

Canteen Roster

The Canteen is open for Lunch orders

Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Don’t forget to use our Canteen!

What When

Term 1 Payments S/S OVERDUE

Southern Stars Matinee

Excursion ASAP

District Athletics S/S Immediately

Book Week Performance 11th August

FHPS Trivia Night 16th August

Stage 3 Camp S/S 15th September

What is Due and When?

Are you up to date with what is happening at our school?

Do you have our school app? Have you liked our Figtree Heights Public School

Facebook page?

Bookclub Issue 5 closes Sunday 6th August 2017.

Scholastic Bookclub Orders

Cash or cheques will not be accepted as payment.

All Bookclub purchases must be done online using the Scholastic Loop Payment Portal.

If you wish to purchase books for a gift and would like the option to pick up from the School Office, there is now

an option to select this when you order online.

If you have any queries or require assistance, please contact the Bookclub Coordinator Rebecca Anderson on

0412469343.

LOST PROPERTY:

The lost property baskets are over flowing with jumpers

without names. If you are missing a jumper please check

the lost property in the office.