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UPCOMING EVENTS

P&C AGMMonday 24th March

Half Day Closure

Parent InterviewsWednesday 26th March

Year 4/5 Tuck ShopThursday 27th March

Swimming CarnivalWednesday 2nd April

Assembly ChineseStudents

Thursday 3rd April

SundownerFriday 4th April

From the PrincipalNew Purpose Built ClassroomAs you may have noticed the relocation of our new purpose built classroom is well under waywith the positioning of the classroom on site being successfully completed on Monday 17 March.This was an exciting part of the process and allowed some of our students to gain an insight intohow buildings are relocated and the types of machinery needed to do so. Work is currently beingundertaken to connect services to the new classroom and will continue for the rest of the week.

We have been given a rough timeline for completion which is set at mid Week 8. Students inRoom 7 will then begin to relocate from their existing classroom. For more pictures and videos ofthe building relocation please visit my Principals Blog.

Half Day Closure Reporting to ParentsWe have had a great response by parents wanting to meet with their childs classroom teacherduring our scheduled half day closure on Wednesday 26 March. Meetings will begin at 12.15pmand end at 5.00pm. Meetings will be 15 minutes in duration. A reminder to parents that as this isa Department of Education endorsed school closure it is expected that students will be collectedat 11.45am. Gumblossom Before and After School care will be providing a special service forexisting clients on this day allowing for students to be supervised from 11.45am. Parents can stillbook time slots to meet with classroom teachers by either contacting the school or visiting thefront office.

Independent Public School (IPS) Survey and QuestionnaireA reminder to all parents to complete and hand into the front office the IPS survey and question-naire that was sent out a couple of weeks ago. The due date for this was Monday 17 March andwe have received some but require more to be returned. We value your input and feedback andthank all parents that have returned them already. If you require assistance to complete yoursurvey or would like any clarification please contact the school to speak to me directly.

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Our VisionOur VisionOur VisionOur VisionFor all students at North Fremantle Primary School to experience learning that is purposeful, engaging and empowers themto become life long learners.

Our MissionOur MissionOur MissionOur MissionThrough partnerships with parents and the local community, we will provide an inclusive environment in which our studentscan develop the knowledge skills, understandings and confidence to reach their potential.

Email the school administration: NorthFremantlePS@education.wa.edu.au

Email Teachers direct: Room? NorthFremantlePS@education.wa.edu.au (Please insert which room # your child is in)

AbsenteesOn the day following an absence from school, Department of Education regulations require a written explanation from thechilds parent/guardian. These notes are retained and must coincide with absences marked on the class roll. The teacher willfollow up all unexplained absences. Any continual unexplained absences will be referred to the school administration.

Proposed Industrial Action by Unions on Tuesday 1 April 2014You may be aware that the State School Teachers Union, CPSU/CSA and United Voice have announced a community dayof action on Tuesday 1 April 2014.They indicate that this action is being taken in response to this years State Budget forpublic schools and to ensure further funding reductions are not made in next years State Budget.The Education Department does not endorse any form of industrial action and all public sector staff have a responsibility toimplement and work within any decisions taken by the government of the day.As we get closer to this date, I will keep you informed about any implications for our school and students.

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Room 2 - Liz Smith

Room 1 - Roberta Slattery

Room 3 - Bev Lane

Our class has begun reading on Tuesdayswith our big Chinese friends. We enjoyreading to each other and this week we arealso sharing stories about our earliestmemories. It is a great way to provide apractical purpose for reading and writing and

also provides an opportunity to get to knowour visiting students.

The Kindergarten children have been sharing information about their families. They have drawn their family andcollaboratively graphed how many people are in their families. This has linked nicely to the children learningabout Harmony Day. We have been discussing how we are the same and different. We have talked about

everyone belonging and that we all smile in the same language.

This week, one of our focus areas in maths was on 2D shapes. The children were asked to draw a pictureusing 2D shapes then copy their design using colourful paper, they did an impressive job. This cross-curricularactivity involved maths, technology and enterprise, art as well as communication skills.

Milla and Mella and theirMermaids.

Daniel and his ninja Merion and the crane

Miss Lizzie would be really grateful if anyone would be ableto offer a few hours of administration time. Tasks wouldinclude sticking work in books, laminating, guillotining and

sorting resources.

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Rooms 5 - Brent Snook

Room 4 -Rochelle Reeves & Belinda Baldey

Room 7 - Chris John

In the last fortnight room 7 have been very busy. Last Tuesday the minis-

ters went to a program called Grip Leadership at the Perth ConventionandExhibition Centre where we learnt about ways to be a responsible leader.One of those lessons was to be a strawberry leader rather than a water-melon leader. Watermelons are green and hard on the outside while softand pink on the inside, therefore watermelon leaders say different thingscompared to what they do which makes it verydifficult for others to seethem as an exemplary rolemodel. However astrawberry leader is bothred and soft on the outside

as well as the inside, so therefore their actions and words are the same

and inspire others easily.

As you mightve seen room 7 hosted last weeks assembly with our playbased on Ned Kellys life.

Phoebe Cunningham, Prime MinisterSean Hardy-Atkins, Minister for Community Relations

This week in room 5 we have been working hard on our persuasivewriting structure and cohesion. With the arrival of the new building wesaw a perfect opportunity to create a persuasive text based aroundwhere to resituate the old monkey bars.

Mr Snook guided us on a tour of the school and we, as youngarchitects, took notes on possible places we would like the monkeybars to be. We had to think about safety precautions, type of surface aswell as sun smart options in our planning. We also had to think aboutour main target audience and who usually gets the most use out of the

monkey bars.

It is exciting to see that the ideas we are coming up with as individualsand as a class will be considered to benefit everyone in our school.

Our young architects working hard on theirpersuasive arguments. They all put in anexcellent effort with many creative ideas

Welcoming..Room 4 would like to announce

the safe arrival of five beautifulbunnies, born on Tuesday 11thof March at North FremantlePrimary School.Mother and babiesare doing well!

Room 4 also had quite asurprise on Monday morningwhen we discovered that one

of our yabbies had changed itsshell and last night it

happened again. Check out

the photo. The only part of theshell we found that looked

different was the eyes.

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Art NewsMargie Campbell

From the P&C

There are a number of upcoming events that require some helpers. If you can spare some time on the dates belowplease contact Shani Hasler on 0411 420 956.

* Tuckshop Year 4 /5 parents required Thursday 26th March* Easter Sundowner Friday 4th April* Election Day (help needed on roster or to cook baked goods to sell) Saturday 5th April

We will also be holding a Hot X Bun Fundraiser where $2 from every packet sold will go tothe school.

Our AGM will be held in the staff room next Monday 24th March at 1.15pm. All are welcome to attend.

The art buzz this week has beenour fantastic mosaic incursion. Paul,Rebecca and Lisa from WorkshopChildrens Mosaics have provided ahighly organised workshop andwithin the double art period thechildren were able to design, glue,grout and polish a completedmosaic. The results were amazingand you will see the surprise in thevery near future. Please dont beoffended if your child says it is asecret. It is!

We are still in need of art t-shirts, ifyou have a small adults or largechilds t-shirt you can donate itwould be greatly appreciated.