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Congratulations to Ari and Brooke who will represent our school and CHSSSA at the State Athletics Carnival in Launceston. We wish you both all the best for the events that you participate in.
Kindergarten Playground
I would like to thank each and everyone of the people who have contributed to the next phase of our Kindergarten redevelopment! It looks absolutely amazing and a magical space to encourage curiosity amongst our Early Years students. We cannot wait to keep developing this space!
Special thanks of appreciation to:
Kellie Bransden, Susan Ollington, Codie and Tyson House, Rhiannon Thorp, Grenville Batty, Luke Anderson, Isaac Korpershoek, Rev Blake, Perry King, Teleeka, Danielle and Muzza.
School Improvement Plan
Our Forest Primary School Improvement Plan has been developed with staff and taken to School Association for feedback. This plan identifies our schools’ priorities, key actions and monitoring tools that ensure we are closely analysing our DATA to inform our ‘where to next.’
Forest Primary School’s priorities for 2024 include;
Priority 1 – Reading (DECYP priority)
Priority 2 – Mathematics
Priority 3 – Wellbeing – Attendance and Safeguarding (DECYP Priority)
PAT -EY testing
Our Prep and Year 1 students have completed Early Years assessments. These assessments support teachers to inform classroom differentiation to ensure that all of our students needs are being met.
Whole School Assembly
On Tuesday 9th April at 1.30pm we will be holding a whole school assembly for the end of Term 1, we hope to see as many people come along as possible. Students have sent home personalised invitations. It is a great opportunity for you to share in your child’s learning journey and witness what has been happening here at Forest Primary School.
Student of the week
After student voice and feedback from our Student Representative Council it has been decided that we will award our SOW with a certificate, personalised pencil or pen and a hot chip and ice cream lunch. Thankyou to our students for offering their feedback and using their voice to bring about change.
Parents and Friends
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the Cake stall last Saturday. It was a wonderful stall, and the baked goodies were just yummy!! Don’t forget Slime Fest on our last day of term 1!
School Association
We held our AGM and welcome our new and existing members! Thankyou to each of you for giving up your time to meet – it is very much appreciated!
Chairperson – Caitlin Pearce
Deputy Chairperson – Ben Korpershoek
Secretary – Rhiannon Murphy
Staff Member – Melissa Cox
Community Member – Annette Dawes
Parent Member – Adam Mullins
Principal – Megan Hills
SBM - Ann Young
Have a wonderful Easter break, stay safe and enjoy the time with your families.
Megan Hills
Principal
Grade 3/4 have been learning to be taxonomists. Students have looked at the observable features of animals and grouped them. They used a branching key to work out exactly what animal group each belonged to. Did you know a scorpion and a spider belong to the same group? It is called the ‘Arachnid’ animal family group. A slater and a crab belong to the Crustacean group and a millipede is not an insect, it is in the Myriapod family.
On Monday’s from 9-10 Forest Primary School will be offering a Motor Skills playgroup for 3-4 year olds.
This will be happening in our hall alongside our LiL program with Fran. Megan Hills and Rhiannon Thorp will be facilitating the program and look forward to seeing you all.
Get your Slime on, Forest Primary School is hosting a Slime Spectacular Run 4 Fun!
Our Slime Spectacular Run 4 Fun will be on 12th April.
Students have received a sponsorship book with instructions on setting up their cybersafe, online fundraising profile at www.australianfundraising.com.au. This is an entirely online fundraiser; all cash donations must be converted to online donations to redeem your prizes.
For more information, please contact Lynne van Norden on 0438 365 933.
Forest Primary School Parents and Friends wish to thank everyone for their kind donations and support at the weekends cake stall and raffle raising a huge $1511.70 - thank you! Congratulations Monty on winning the Easter raffle box kindly donated by Forest General Store.
We hope you all enjoy your Sunrise Bakery Easter orders and thank you again for your ongoing support of our school raising $786.06 to be spent on our students here at Forest.
Please come along and join us for our AGM meeting on Wednesday 3rd April 7pm at the school, all welcome.
