School Pickup and Dropoff

We’d like parents to be aware of a few concerns relating to school traffic. The morning school drop off can be done through the turning circle. If you are dropping off or picking up children from the other side of the road, could parents please walk children over to school using the school crossing. Similarly, at the end of the day, we would appreciate parents using the designated crossing. Walking across near the Kinder poses a danger, with a dip in the road limiting sight for drivers and pedestrians.

Also, cars should not park on the grass outside the Kinder, as this causes limited vision for drivers and buses pulling out from the school.

School Association

Our next School Association meeting will be held on Thursday 23^rd September, starting at 3.30pm.

All parents of the school community are a member of the School Association and welcome to attend meetings alongside committee members.

Term 4 Grade 6 Hobart Camp

Plans are currently in full swing for the Grade 6 camp in Hobart during Week 2 next term. Students will be going for five days with visits to Port Arthur, Government House and in line with their educational learning program at school. Information will be out next week for Grade 6 families.

Father’s Day Breakfast

A huge thanks to all our dads attending the Father’s Day Breakfast at school. The kids all absolutely adore having you rock up to school for a snag and bacon, a look around their classroom or kick of the footy. Spice Kids presented a lovely performance for the audience. Dads are always welcome to stop in at school, kick the footy at lunch or help in the classroom! Thanks also to our Forest staff, getting here early to prepare for the breakfast.

End of Term Assembly

We shall be holding an End of Term assembly on Tuesday 21^st September, starting at 1.30pm. Family members are welcome to attend, we ask that people sign in at the office using the Tas Check in App and visitors book.

Forest Primary School Nurse

A school nurse has been appointed to work at Forest Primary one day a week, starting in Term 4. Part of their role is to complete Kinder health checks, support teachers in addressing student concerns relating to health issues such as eye or hearing checks, support schools in running school-based health sessions for students and support parents with health-related concerns.

2021 School Surveys

Each year the Department of Education conducts School Satisfaction Surveys in Tasmanian Government schools, to gain feedback on what you think our schools do well and where you think we may improve.

We encourage you to complete the survey about Forest Primary School. Your feedback is very important to help us inform our school planning and decision-making.

You can complete the online survey at any time until Friday 17 September 2021. Survey link: https://ncv.microsoft.com/ZqXQ3KGa66

All responses are anonymous and confidential with the survey carried out on a secure website.

Feedback is only accessible to the school principal and teachers and relevant Department of Education staff.

This term we have had a big focus on learning about money. We have been learning to recognise different Australian coins and notes and count collections of coins. We have also looked at how we can use different combinations of coins to make a particular amount.

We have also been busy writing narratives and practising our spelling words.

Bravehearts

On Tuesday 24^th we had a visit from Bravehearts who ran a programme about staying safe for Kinder to grade 2 students. We learned about the feelings we might have if we are feeling safe or unsafe. This links to some of the work we have been doing about the Zones of Regulation and identifying different feelings and emotions.

This week your 2022 Uniform order forms where sent home with your child/ren. We ask that you place your order by September 17th so we can have stock here ready for the beginning or the school year. Please note no money is required with this order. Orders will be ready for collection and payment during book sales late January. Thank you.

Wednesday 3rd November, starting at 5.30pm

Diana Cohen (Inclusive Learning Leader - Department of Education & Megan Hills AST - Forest Primary School) will be running the information session on the Zones of Regulation. They will cover topics including: What this looks like in our school, here's how we support it at school and suggestions for supporting it at home. Please RSVP to the school office on 64583141 before 3pm Wednesday 27th October, alternatively return your form that students bought home this week. Thank you.

Smithton High School Visit

On Wednesday afternoon, we had a visit from Mrs. Watts and a group of high school students. They came along to visit and talk with us about the transition to high school. During their time with us, we completed a few different team-building activities and had the opportunity to ask them some questions. Students in 5/6C had a great time participating in the activities and having their questions answered. Here are some photos of the newspaper challenge that students had to complete in groups. Their task was to design and create an outfit for one member of their group. We want to say a big thank you to our visitors for an enjoyable afternoon!

STEM Education

Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths.

Please join our classes and explore together by building a house, air motion concepts, construction challenges and much much more on:

Wednesday 22nd September over in the Hall (next to carpark)

1/2 Skellington - 9.10am - 10.30am

1/2 Wright - 11.00am - 12.20pm

Prep - 1.20 - 2.30pm

All welcome we hope to see you there!!

Zones of Regulation - where are we at?? 

Students have been focusing on identifying what their body is telling them. They have been developing individual toolkits to support them in the classroom.

We have started to develop classroom toolkits and have purchased a range of resources which are spread amongst our classes.

Congratulations to our recent Students of the Week, we hope you enjoyed your special lunch in celebration of your wonderful efforts!!