Principal’s Report Amanda Williams Returning to school -Welcome back everyone! Year 3-6 commence next Tuesday 9th June 9.00am! It has so far been a smooth return to school for our Foundation to Year 2 students and staff have been impressed by their resilience and enthusiasm. A big thank you to parents for following the processes around drop off and pick up. We have made some alterations so as to ensure safety for all including opening the main heritage gates on Mount Alexander road to allow for greater distancing for families. Classes have also been spread across certain areas to allow parents to practice safe distancing at end of day pick up. End of day pick up areas Foundation- Basketball courts/new turf area Year 1 -Asphalt outside their classrooms Year 2-Oval Year 3-6- No designated space Just a reminder that parents are to limit their time spent at FPS and please only visit the office if really necessary! Please communicate with our staff and office via Dojo, email and phone. All meetings with parents/carers happen via Webex. Update and reminders... 1. Designated morning drop off places have been allocated in the school, at the top of the oval and the side entrance near Padman Lane. Parents leave their children at this point and are then to depart the school grounds promptly. 2. Parents and carers are to limit their time spent in the FPS school grounds and are not to enter classrooms and teaching spaces. All communication with staff and our office must be done by phone or email. 3. 8.50am school commences for Foundation – Year 2. Students are to enter their classroom at this time and will not be lining up as usual. Parents/carers are NOT permitted in any learning spaces. 4. Parents/carers are to leave the FPS grounds immediately and NOT to stand around in the school grounds or near classrooms. 5. Foundation –Year 2 will finish school at 3.20pm. Parents and carers are to leave the school grounds immediately after picking up their child (unless they have a child in Y3-6) 6. Year 3-6 will commence school at 9.00am. Students are to arrive as close to this time as possible and enter their classrooms. NO lining up! 7. Year 3-6 students will finish at 3.30pm. All classes will stagger their end of day exit from leaning spaces and rooms to ensure limited traffic and congestion in our corridors. Parents and carers are to leave the school grounds immediately after picking up their child/ren. >>>>>Next Flemington Primary School, Corner Mt Alexander Road & Flemington St, Flemington 3031 P.O. Box 7, Flemington. 3031 Tel: 9376 7137 http://www.flemingtonps.vic.edu.au Email: [email protected]Fax: 9376 2230 e In Touch Newsletter Thursday, 4 June 2020, Issue 8 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 MON, 8 JUNE Queen’s Birthday Holiday – No School TUE, 9 JUNE Year 3 to 6 students return to school - starting at 9:00am and finishing at 3:30pm FRI, 26 JUNE End of Term 2 – school finishes at 1.30pm
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InTouch Newsletter Page 1
Principal’s Report Amanda Williams
Returning to school -Welcome back everyone! Year 3-6 commence next Tuesday 9th June 9.00am!
It has so far been a smooth return to school for our Foundation to Year 2 students and staff have been impressed by their resilience and enthusiasm. A big thank you to parents for following the processes around drop off and pick up. We have made some alterations so as to ensure safety for all including opening the main heritage gates on Mount Alexander road to allow for greater distancing for families. Classes have also been spread across certain areas to allow parents to practice safe distancing at end of day pick up.
End of day pick up areas
Foundation- Basketball courts/new turf area
Year 1 -Asphalt outside their classrooms
Year 2-Oval Year 3-6- No designated space
Just a reminder that parents are to limit their time spent at FPS and please only visit the office if really necessary! Please communicate with our staff and office via Dojo, email and phone. All meetings with parents/carers happen via Webex.
Update and reminders...
1. Designated morning drop off places have been allocated in the school, at the top of the oval and the side entrance near Padman Lane. Parents leave their children at this point and are then to depart the school grounds promptly.
2. Parents and carers are to limit their time spent in the FPS school grounds and are not to enter classrooms and teaching spaces. All communication with staff and our office must be done by phone or email.
3. 8.50am school commences for Foundation – Year 2. Students are to enter their classroom at this time and will not be lining up as usual. Parents/carers are NOT permitted in any learning spaces.
4. Parents/carers are to leave the FPS grounds immediately and NOT to stand around in the school grounds or near classrooms.
5. Foundation –Year 2 will finish school at 3.20pm. Parents and carers are to leave the school grounds immediately after picking up their child (unless they have a child in Y3-6)
6. Year 3-6 will commence school at 9.00am. Students are to arrive as close to this time as possible and enter their classrooms. NO lining up!
7. Year 3-6 students will finish at 3.30pm. All classes will stagger their end of day exit from leaning spaces and rooms to ensure limited traffic and congestion in our corridors. Parents and carers are to leave the school grounds immediately after picking up their child/ren. >>>>>Next
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P.O. Box 7 , Flemington. 3031 Te l: 9376 7137
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In Touch Newsletter Thursday, 4 June 2020, Issue 8
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
MON, 8 JUNE Queen’s Birthday Holiday – No School TUE, 9 JUNE Year 3 to 6 students return to school - starting at 9:00am and finishing at 3:30pm FRI, 26 JUNE End of Term 2 – school finishes at 1.30pm
FPS is fortunate to have designated disabled car parking for families who require them and we do have a number of families who require these spaces. If you do not have a permit for such a space, then DO NOT park in it! Thank you for your cooperation and respecting the needs of some of our families.
Semester One School Reports and Student-Parent-Teacher Conferences
Parents/carers will receive a report for their child outlining progress in Semester One in the final week of term two. This semester however, the report will be different as it has not been possible to implement our standard assessment and report writing process due to Remote Learning as a result of COVID-19 restrictions.
FPS has received advice from the Department of Education and Training regarding modifications to the Semester One reporting that takes into account the limitations on the ability of teachers to accurately assess student progress during the Remote Learning Program.
As a result of this advice, teachers at our school;
will not provide a progression point for Semester One, will be available for parents/carers and students to discuss the school report in week 11.
The 2020 Semester One report on student achievement will provide;
a description of the areas of the Victorian Curriculum F-10 taught (FPS Essential Learnings), an assessment based on the Achievement Standards in the Victorian Curriculum F-10, a comment based on your child’s learning achievement and how your child has adjusted to the remote and
flexible learning environment, with reference to the Personal and Social Capability curriculum.
Our FPS teachers and students look forward to discussing their learning and achievements with families during the Student-Parent-Teacher Conferences in week 11 on Tuesday 23rd, Wednesday 24th or Thursday 25th of June. The conference will focus on discussions with you and your child about; their strengths with the FPS Remote Learning Program a reflection of students as learners student sharing a piece of work that they are proud of a discussion of future learning foci
Parents/carers will be able to book a conference time via Compass. Information on how to do this will be sent home to families soon.
2021 Foundation enrolments now open The inability to do a school tour has not deterred future families from wanting to enrol their child at FPS. A virtual school tour has been created https://www.flemingtonps.vic.edu.au/ and information sessions are being held via Webex every Wednesday morning. This is what one new family had to say about our school...My son and I have watched a virtual tour delivered by the FPS team recently and we are so excited to see that the school offers an interesting curriculum with a lot of exciting activities for students, especially for Foundation class. I think FPS is a wonderful environment for my son to learn and develop comprehensively. I am impressed by the way that the school encourages multiculturalism and diversity in all classes. We think that this is a great opportunity to be a part of this community. Finally, FPS is strongly recommended by my friends who also have students studying here. Any current parents who have a sibling starting in Foundation 2021 but have not enrolled their child yet, please do so as soon as possible!
Bikes and scooters The new accessibility ramps in the Year 2 area have made it impossible for students to use this area for parking. Please use the bike shed in the Amphi whilst Buildings and Grounds sub-committee work out another area. Parents who want to assist their child and are arriving from the oval side of the school, please walk the bike/scooter along the path at the back of the music wing, then in front of the science room. This is safer than riding along Padman lane. We always recommend a bike and scooter lock and thank you for your patience and understanding!
Accessibility ramping Stage three of construction is now in the final stages with hand rails being added. Not long now.
Queen’s Birthday Holiday-Monday 8th June Just a reminder that next Monday is a public holiday. I hope that families enjoy spending some more time together.
Office News Office Hours, 8.30am – 4.00pm Monday to Friday
No Cash Payments Please be advised that the office will not be accepting cash payments (with the exception of second hand uniform) until further notice. All payments will need to be made by Eftpos or via BPay. Please contact the office if you require your BPay details.
Also, a reminder that social distancing still applies and the office area will be limited to three people only. Please either email or phone in for any information required.
Thank you Uniform Orders Please be advised that the Uniform Shop will be closed until further notice. If uniform is required parents must call the office with their order details and make a payment by credit card. All uniform will then be sent home via the classroom teacher. For exchanges, please contact the office to advise and you will then be permitted to return unworn items which will be changed for the correct size.
Thank you Students Arriving After the Bell Please be advised that if your child arrives at school after the bell, they are to go directly to their classroom door and the teacher will sign them late on the class roll. The office will not be signing them in as was previously the case.
Foundation A Sadia M Foundation B Aiden A Foundation C Hannah L Specialist Music
Chris L
1A 1B James S 1C Harriet B L
2A Finnegan O 2B 2C Arthur C
3/4A Levi R 3/4B Akshath T R 3/4C Ellie L 3/4D Nick T
5/6A Sam C 5/6B Sanvi S 5/6C Jessica Q 5/6D Chris L
OSHC Program Camp Australia manages the Before & After School Care program. All bookings, absences and payments need to be made through the Camp Australia website.
Do not leave messages on the school answering machine.
