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Principal’s Report Amanda Williams

Welcome back to Term 3! I hope that all of our students and families have had a chance to recharge their batteries and prepare for what will be a very big and exciting term!

So what’s happening in Term 3?

Wonder in Alice Land Rehearsals have already commenced for our whole school concert! Years 3-6 will be presenting Alice In Wonderland and Foundation to Year 2 will be contributing a drama performance as well. Our concert will be in the final week of Term 3. Stay tuned for event details and updates this term. In addition, FPS students will be participating in Solar Boat- Y3/4s, the Melbourne Writers Festival, 100 Story Building, Generation Wiser with Moonee Valley Council, Chinese Club excursion to the NGV Terracotta Warriors, Father’s Day Stall, Musica Viva, Year 1&2 swimming, Authur Judith Rossell visiting, FPS Trivia Night, Book Week -week 6, The Never Ending Story book fundraiser, Mount Alexander College concert and our Big Write- where all writers young and old will come together to write. Wow, what a VERY exciting term! Please stay informed by checking the dates in this newsletter and Dojo. Plus and certainly not least, the commencement of the Grounds Master Plan!

NAIDOC Assembly I hope that you will be available to attend our assembly tomorrow, which is in recognition of NAIDOC. Well done to Bianca and Charlotte with Koorie heritage, who have created the assembly. Some of their input has been…

“Treaty is important to me because it means that every person of every race can feel that they belong in this land that we share.”-Charlotte

“I am Dja Dja and Yota Yota. NAIDOC stands for National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee. This NAIDOC, the theme is Voice, Treaty and Truth”-Bianca

Athletics day Congratulations to Delhi on a fantastic win on our Athletics Day last term. Well done to Mooltan on winning the Spirit Award for a strong display of the school values all day long. The Spirit Award was very hard to present this year as the whole school demonstrated such fabulous enthusiasm and spirit on the day. A huge thank you to the parents and carers for their end of term BBQ. It was a great way to celebrate the end of Athletics Day and Term 2.

Happy learning!

Flemington Primary School, Corner Mt Alexander Road & Flemington St , Flemington 3031

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Mission: We will provide learning opportunities in supportive and collaborative learning environments.

Vision: Students will realise their full potential, contributing to our school, our community and our world.

CALENDAR

TUE, 23 JULY Classroom Helper Workshop MON, 29 JULY School Council Meeting 6-7pm - Visitors must register attendance TUE, 6 AUGUST Whole School Photo Day SAT, 10 AUGUST FPS P&C Trivia Night FRI, 16 AUGUST District Athletics MON-FRI, 19-23 AUGUST Book Week MON, 26 AUGUST School Council Meeting 6-7pm - Visitors must register attendance MON – THUR, 2-5 SEPTEMBER Grade 1/2 Swimming MON – THUR, 9-12 SEPTEMBER Grade 1/2 Swimming FRI, 13 SEPTEMBER AOK Secret Spies Morning WED-THUR, 18-19 SEPTEMBER School Concert FRI, 20 SEPTEMBER Last Day Term 3 – school finishes 1.30pm

Term 4 SUN, 6 OCTOBER Daylight Saving begins – turn clock forward 1 hour MON TO THUR, 7-10 OCTOBER Prep Swimming WED-FRI, 9-11 OCTOBER Grade 3/4 Camp – Lake Dewar MON TO THUR, 14-17 OCTOBER Prep Swimming THUR, 17 OCTOBER Grade 3/4 Swimming FRI, 18 OCTOBER Grade 5/6 Swimming MON, 28 OCTOBER School Council Meeting 6-7pm - Visitors must register attendance TUE, 5 NOVEMBER Melbourne Cup Day – No School WED, 6 NOVEMBER 2020 Prep Storytime 3.45-4.30pm TUE, 12 NOVEMBER 2020 Prep Information Night 6pm WED, 13 NOVEMBER 2020 Prep Storytime 3.45-4.30pm WED, 20 NOVEMBER 2020 Prep Storytime 3.45-4.30pm THUR-FRI, 21-22 NOVEMBER Grade 2 Camp – Stringbark Lodge THUR-SUN, 21-24 NOVEMBER Recumbent Bike - Maryborough MON, 25 NOVEMBER School Council Meeting 6-7pm - Visitors must register attendance TUE, 26 NOVEMBER 1st 2020 Prep Transition 9-11am TUE, 3 DECEMBER 2nd 2020 Prep Transition 9-11am TUE, 10 DECEMBER

3rd 2020 Prep Transition 9-11am

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More Athletics Day pics

From your School Councillors

School Council met on Monday 24 June, a few days after the winter solstice, also known as the shortest day of the year brrrr.

We great news from our Grounds and Facilities committee, including confirmation of the Victorian Schools Building Authority grant of $151,000 toward the redevelopment of the central playing area as part of the Grounds Master Plan. We also heard about improvements to safety at the School: VicRoads are working on plans for a new Pink Zone in Flemington Street (for safe drop off and pick up), and there will be new loud speakers installed over the school holidays as teachers and students were commonly not hearing announcements. Finally, we also approved two draft policies be shared with the school community for feedback and review. Policies impact everyone at School Council, so please take a moment to review our draft homework policy and emergency management policy. You can do so on the School website. If you wish to share feedback about either of the policy, or communicate with School Council about another matter, you can contact Bart Sbeghen on sbeghen.bart@edumail.vic.gov.au. The next meeting of School Council is scheduled for Monday 29 July. Karly Abery, School Council Secretary

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2020 Prep Enrolment

Our Prep 2020 enrolment confirmation forms have been sent out and spots are filling fast.

If you know of a child due to start school next year, who lives in our enrolment zone (refer to the school website for details), please remind parents to hand their enrolment forms ASAP.

2019 Classroom Helpers - Numeracy and Literacy Our last classroom helpers program for 2019 is being held next Tuesday 23rd July from We ask that any parents/carers who would like to help out in the classroom attend this induction session, which will provide an overview of what helping in the classroom is all about, the requirement of helpers, protocols and training focusing on supporting students with numeracy and literacy skills.

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Chess Classes

“Dear Parents, chess classes will start this Term on Tuesday 23rd July and run for 9 weeks until Tuesday 17th September. Classes are held in the Art Room afterschool from 3:30 – 4:30pm. If your child would like to enrol please visit the website www.chesseducation.com.au where you can register and pay online. Cost for the Term is $90 (includes GST) and pro-rata payment options are available. If you have any questions feel free to email Nick Speck at info@chesseducation.com.au” Kind Regards, Nick Speck

Chess Education Ph/Fax: 03 93874503 Mobile: 0402 339 600

Interschool Chess Success - again!

By Peter Hormann

On Wednesday (17-July), 11 students from Flemington Primary School participated in another qualifying round of the Victorian Inter-school State Chess Competition. Moonee Ponds Primary School hosted the event, and 88 students from 11 schools took part.

Flemington’s players (pictured) were:

Grade 2 - Harry N., Noah C.

Grade 3 – Wellington A., Sebastian M.

Grade 4 – James N., Thomas A., Leo K.,

Grade 6 – Tama M-S., Benison A., Emelie A.,

Thomas H.

Each student played 7 games time clock limited to 15 minutes per player.

This event was an official Chess Victoria Zonal Tournament and the best 5 schools all qualify for the Victorian State semi-finals played later this year. Congratulations to Leo, who individually finished 2nd by winning 6 of his seven games. Our team scored a total of 28 points and were placed 1st overall - woo-hoo! The top 5 scoring players were Leo (6 points), Thomas H (6 points), Benison (5.5 points), James (5.5 points), Thomas A (5 points). Clifton Hill Primary School was 2nd (26 points) and Princess Hill P.S. 3rd (23.5 points). Spensley Street P.S. and Moonee Ponds P.S. also qualified. Well done to everyone who participated. All the students showed goodwill to their opponents by introducing themselves, and shaking hands before and after each game. Noah said that he ”enjoyed visiting another school, meeting other students, and doing his best”. Thank you to parents Ruth and Paul that assisted with transport and supervision. Lastly, a big thank you to our school’s Chess Club teacher, David Beaumont, for helping students prepare for the competition. You can learn more about chess at Flemington P.S. at http://www.chesseducation.com.au/ .

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