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North Fremantle Primary School
Community News Winter2010
2010 is an exciting yearfor North FremantlePrimary School.A new Principal and new teaching
specialists in literacy, maths, music
and art are some of the changes that
are contributing to an exciting, busy
and happy school community. The
school verandahs are buzzing.
With this issue of NFPS Community
News we aim to share with our
neighbours in North Fremantle all
thats currently happening at your
local primary school.
A little school with big ideas
Meet the Principal
Waiting for our new
principal to step on stage
at our rst assembly in
2010 was a bit like waiting
for the curtain to go up on
opening night at a big show.
All eyes were on the new leader of our
school as Fiona rst spoke of her vision
for our school and the year ahead.
With half the school year now gone,
Fionas true character and range of
expertise has become clear.
My motivation is to provide the best
possible education for every student inmy care, says Fiona.
Her emphasis on individual needs
and achieving personal potential is
clear. She is also big on supporting her
teaching staff.
I want teachers, as well as students, to
be continually striving to improve.
My role as a school leader is to
minimise the many demands on
teachers and allow them to focus on the
business of teaching, explains Fiona.
I do everything I can to empower my
teachers to be effective. My standards
are high, but I think Im realistic.
Early teaching experiences in the
East End of London, in rural Western
Australia and in Perth challenged
Fionas ability to connect with diverse,
sometimes challenging, groups of
students.
A desire to make a difference in this
area eventually led Fiona back to
university, where she won a scholarship
to complete an Honours Degree in
educational counselling.
This change of focus led Fiona into
working with at-risk secondary students
and then in curriculum development forsome years.
Fiona has been a school principal for
the past four years, mostly at Osborne
Primary School.
During this time, she instigated the
renovation of a derelict, heritage
listed dwelling in collaboration with
the local community to be used as a
kindergarten. Enrolments in this kindy
program have now doubled.
Fionas contemporary and practical
approach is a welcome addition to
North Fremantle Primary.
aprogramforpre-kindykidsandparents
NorthF Primary
Monday,6Sept201011am12.30pmNorthFremantlePrimar
Play and Learn Program for
Pre-Kindy Kids
A new group for young children (younger than kindy age) and
their parents has begun at North Fremantle Primary. Each
session features a guest speaker for parents and supervised
activities for children. Our guest speakers so far this year -
Occupational Therapist Amanda Clarke and Social Worker
Peta Millard - were very warmly received and shared some
fantastic insights with the parents present.
The sessions are held 11am - 12.30pm in the Kindy Room.
Play and Learn dates for the remainder of 2010 are:
28th June - Positive Parenting9th August - Early Years Learning
6th September - Speech and Language
1st November - 123 Magic
29th November - Resiliency & preparing your child for school
RSVPs are essential. Please telephone the school on
9335 2743 to register your place for any of these dates or
to be added to the mailing list.
Making Maths Count at Home
- Tips from our Numeracy Specialist
Look for opportunities to involve your children in doing and
talking about maths.
Making counting and maths part of your daily routine with young
children while playing, eating, getting dressed, climbing stairs or
jumping.
Find, read and say numbers y ou see out in the community. Look
for big numbers.
Use maths for a purpose while shopping, cooking, and building
outside, travelling, using time and playing games. Be creative.
Encourage learning basic facts to 10, then 20, then to 100.
Addition and subtraction comes rst while multiplication and
division makes sense later.
Making a Great Reader
- Tips from our Literacy Specialist
Let your child choose what they want to read. Offer lots of
choices like magazines, brochures, online information and
comics as well as books.
Encourage children to follow their favourite authors and visit the
library regularly.
Keep reading as a pleasure rather than a chore.
Remember that having a go is more important than getting it
right. Allow your child to experiment with reading strategies and
working things out for themselves.
Give your child time to work out words without jumping in to give
the answer too quickly.
Share books with your child everyday but also encourage them to
read independently even if they cant actually read yet.
Praise all your childs attempts at reading!
ContactNorth Fremantle Primary School30 John St.
North Fremantle WA 6159ph: 9335 2743
North Freostudents were
asked what they likedabout their PrimarySchool; some of their
responses appearthroughout this
newsletter...
Enrolments forKindergarten
and other yearsare now open to residents
of North Fremantle andsurrounding suburbs.
Phone the school ofce on
9335 2743 or come in and
complete an enrolment form
to secure your childs place for
the 2011 school year.
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Parent survey
A recent survey of parents captured
the value of being part of a local school
community.
Parent responses to the survey
reinforced our position as a unique,
inclusive & vibrant school community.
The results of the survey have
contributed to a major to-do list
that has been compiled by staff and
parents. This includes::
New music and art programs
Intensive literacy & numeracy programs
A plan to enhance and beautify the
school grounds, making the most of
the natural leafy environment;
Upgrading the library;
New art and music building
(construction began this term)
Enhancing the school vegetable
garden and incorporating it into
lesson plans and opportunities for
outdoor learning; and
New ofce & meeting spaces for staff
Parent survey
A recent survey of parents captured
the value of being part of a local school
community.
Parent responses to the survey
reinforced our position as a unique,
inclusive & vibrant school community.
The results of the survey have
contributed to a major to-do list
that has been compiled by staff and
parents. This includes::
New music and art programs
Intensive literacy & numeracy programs A plan to enhance and beautify the
school grounds, making the most of
the natural leafy environment
Upgrading the library
New art and music building
(construction began this term)
Enhancing the school vege garden
and incorporating it into lesson plans
and opportunities for outdoor learning
New ofce & meeting spaces for staff
Teacher Appointments
North Fremantle Primary has been
granted permission to select its teachers
through a merit selection process to
meet the specic needs of our school,
rather than through the traditional
transfer system. New principal Fiona
Kelly and deputy principal Leanne Vinci
are the rst new staff members to be
appointed through this process.
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own fruit andvegetable patch
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Toe-tapping music report
Students have been captivated by the
enthusiasm and fresh ideas of music
teacher Kelly Branch this year. Children
of all ages love the weekly classes which
include singing in harmony and using
musical instruments to enhance their
performances.
Our school choir performed beautifully
at the schools concert at Burswood this
month.
Can you help?
We are seeking support from the multi-
talented North Fremantle community in
these areas:
Website design and management
IT
Painting, carpentry and decorating
Native gardening/landscaping
Carpentry
Guest speakers for Play and Learn
parent education in all areas of
childhood development and preparing
for school.
If you have any skills in these areas
and a little time to devote to your local
community, we would love to hear from
you. Please contact school councillor
Rebecca Maddern on 9336 4848.
New art programs have seen the students produce
some beautiful artwork.
Art coordinator, Margie Campbells creativity and energy have been infectious and
many students have demonstrated a renewed enthusiasm for creative endeavours.
Sport report
North Fremantle students are a t and active bunch. Tennis
lessons are held on site with a professional coach before
school on Wednesdays and Fridays. Our famous surng
lessons are also on offer again this term as a morning wake-up
call for our kids at Leighton Beach with Surng WA.
We also participate and compete in netball, football & athletics
as part of collaborative teams with other local schools.
Mixed-age classes
Mixed-year classes are a
feature of student life atNorth Fremantle PrimarySchool and the preferred
option for many well-established schools in
Australia. Teachers, suchas Year 2/3s Bev Lane, use their expertiseto take advantage of having a range of age
groups in each class.
According to Bev, mixed-age groupingschallenge teachers to consider each child
as an individual.
There is greater emphasis on individual
needs, abilities and personalities and lesson rigid year-level expectations.
Students gain strength from the range of
interests and abilities in our class, both
academically and socially, says Bev.
From an early age, children are welcomed
into the school community not just by staff,
but by older children, who quickly learn
their names and include them in play and
classroom activities.
Its a great boost to a young students self
condence when older children recognise
them and include them in their games
or help them master the monkey bars,
according to parent of three boys at North
Fremantle Primary, Sarah Allan.
Parents are often surprised at how much
their children enjoy interacting with kids
from other year groups.
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News Flash!A mid yearEducation Dept review reportsthat North Fremantle Primary
is exceeding expectations in all areas.
Congratulations to the team of staff!
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