The Forestville Flyer Monday, 03 June, 2019 Term 2 Week 6 Address: 7 Melwood Ave, Forestville, 2087 Ph: 9452 5444 Email: [email protected]Website: www.forestvill-p.schools.nsw.edu.au DATES TO REMEMBER Mon 3 June Students to wear winter uniform Tue 25 June Senior Strings Rehearsal Tue 4 June Year 3 – Quarantine Station Tue 25 June-Fri 5 Jul Sydney North Dance Festival Thu 6 June K-2 Oz Opera Wed 3 Jul Kindy Tour - 9.30am Fri 7 June Kindy Tour -9.30am Fri 5 Jul Last day of Term 2 Mon 10 June Queen’s birthday Mon 22 Jul Staff Development Day – no students Wed 12 June Year 4 – Elizabeth Farm Tue 23 Jul Term 3 commences Wed 12 June Paul Kelly Cup Tue 30 Jul Senior Strings Performance Wed 19 June Ridiculous Rhyme Show Wed 31 Jul Kindy Tour – 9.30am Thu 20 June Kindy Tour - 9.30am Wed 31 Jul OC sitting date Fri 21 June Area Cross Country Tue 6 Aug – Fri 9 Aug School Concert Mon 24 June P & C Meeting 7pm (Staffroom) Principal’s Report . PARENT FORUMS We arrange forums for our parents when we would like to make a significant change in the school, need parent input or feedback or are initiating new programs for students. We have arranged the forum below: Parent Forum 1 – Towards BYOD in 2020 for Stage 3 – preparing our students for tomorrow, today! BYOD stands for ‘Bring Your Own Device’. We would like to invite all parents of children currently in Year 4 and Year 5 to a parent forum immediately before the next P&C meeting. At this forum we will discuss why we are proposing to implement BYOD for Stage 3 students in 2020 and will showcase some of the digital learning students are engaged in. There will also be an opportunity for questions.
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When talking about failure with your child, it’s helpful to talk about the two kinds of
mindsets that people can have - a growth mindset or a fixed mindset.
Growth mindset
This is where a person’s self-esteem is centred on the belief that abilities can be developed
through dedication and hard work. In this mindset, it is believed that success comes from
about 35% ability, and 65% effort.
A growth mindset is about learning how to fail well, and knowing that learning from failure
is what leads to eventual success. This can be summed up in the sentence “I can’t do that…
YET.”
Signs that your child has a growth mindset:
they’re keen to learn from people around them they understand that getting what they want, or learning new skills, requires putting in effort they’re aware of their weaknesses, but they are focused on improving them they welcome challenges and are open to new things.
Fixed mindset
A fixed mindset is when people believe that traits such as ability or talent are fixed, set at
birth and not able to be changed. They let failure or success define who they are. It could be
said that they believe that success comes from about 65% ability, and only about 35% effort.
Signs that your child has a fixed mindset:
they avoid challenges when they think they might stuff up they don’t deal well with setbacks they try to hide their mistakes they are very negative about themselves, often saying things like “I can’t do it”.
Principal’s Report
Out of School Achievements
P & C
TERM ACCOUNTS
Term 2 Accounts were sent home via email recently. If you do not receive this email could
you please contact the office to update your details. Prompt payment would be
appreciated.
SKOOLBAG APP
Please download the Skoolbag App as this is our preferred communication means to our
community. You can use this app to send absentee notes / change of address / medical
notifications etc. You will also receive alerts from the school if any changes occur to
excursions etc.
ENROLMENTS FOR 2020
Enrolments are now open for Kindy 2020. If you have a child ready to start school next year
or know of any neighbours or friends who have a school aged child for 2020, please pick
up an enrolment form from the school office as soon as possible. Our next Kindergarten
tour is on Friday, 7 June from 9.30am to 10.30am with many others available this year.
Please enquire in the school office or visit our website..
NOTES
Notes for school excursions together with general school information can be found on our
school website.
EARN AND LEARN STICKERS
We are collecting Woolworths Earn and Learn Stickers which enables our school to receive
lots of great equipment i.e. sports, science, arts, crafts and more.
If you have any stickers you would like to donate please have your children deposit them
in the box in the school office foyer by 25 June. Thankyou.
WINTER UNIFORMS
All students need to be wearing winter uniform from Monday, 10 June.
Please label your uniforms so that any lost items can be returned to your child’s classroom.
STEWART HOUSE CLOTHING APPEAL 2019
We are once again collecting clothing for the Stewart House Appeal. Collection bags have
been sent home. If you did not receive a bag you are welcome to use any plastic bag that
you have. Please drop off any bags to the office.
Date of collection for pickup is: Friday 21 June 2019
SECOND HAND FLUTE FOR SALE
One of your parents is selling a second hand flute.
Selling for $400 o.n.o. – in good condition.
If you are interested please contact Corinne on
0431 665 379.
Out of School Achievements
P & C
We are still seeking someone to come forward as the Canteen Co-ordinator, to support our staff
in the excellent service they provide to the school. It is really not a hugely time consuming role
and a thorough handover and ongoing support is available. Please contact the