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- Important Notices
- School Calendar
- Principal
- Deputy Principal
- Enrolments for Prep 2024
- Prep 2024 Open Day - 23rd October 2023
- Homeless Connect Donation Drive
- 2024 Instrumental Music Expression of Interest
- Halloween Disco - 27th October 2023
- News From Little Patch
- Fete 2023
- Fete Colouring Competition
- Look Out Program
- School Plus Update
- Lost property - F Block
- Invitation For Our First Nations Families
- Classroom Awards
- School Locker Uniform Shop EOI
- School Crossing Supervisor EOI
- Community News
- Sponsors
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Uniform Shop Term 4 |
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IMPORTANT NOTICES
What if my child is unwell?
Any child who is showing signs of illness or feeling unwell, must stay at home.
If a child is showing signs of illness at school, the school will contact the parent or carer to collect the child.
2024 Student Leaders’ Selection Process
Last week we began our 2024 Captain selection process. I was so impressed with the quality of our candidates and the effort they made with their speeches. Following student voting, shortlisting and interviews, I am very pleased to congratulate and appoint the following students to the leadership roles:
School Captains: Abby Logan and Harrison Basile
Vice Captains: Mischa Tran and Oscar McAllister
This week we continue with our process, selecting our House Captains and in Week 3 our Project Captains. The current Year 3-5 students are involved in the voting process. Best of luck to all candidates.
P&C meeting - Thursday 12 October 6-8pm - all welcome
Fete – Saturday 11 Nov.
Halloween Disco – Friday night 27 Oct.
Swimming and Dance programs begin week 2. Please be familiar with your children’s swimming days and ensure they have all necessary equipment. Thank you to all parents who have promptly given permissions and payments. Swim carnivals dates are yet to be finalised. Prep – Year 2 students are involved in Dance this term. Dance extravaganza date to be finalised. Please note that both permission and payment are required for participation in swimming and dance.
Quadrennial School Review
Following our school review, we will have a report outlining the external teams affirmations and recommendations for our next 4 year strategic plans. Across this term I will lead the final consultation opportunity for students, parents and staff through surveying and workshops. My aim is to ensure that by the end of this term we will have developed our 2024-27 Strategic Vision and Values. The key priorities and implementation strategies will be completed by the end of term 1 2024. This final Strategic plan will then be shared through our P&C and will inform our Annual Implementation Plan for each of the following 4 years. I encourage you to take the time to respond to the forms survey as it is sent out this term.
Gifts and Benefits information
A reminder that school staff are required to declare any gifts over $150. Any declarations should be given to the Principal.
Workplace Health and Safety
We completed our term 4 evacuation drill last week. Next week we will conduct our term lockdown drill and our WHS Committee meeting. Currently we are also reviewing our safety policy and procedures and will develop our 2024 Annual Safety Action Plan in the next few weeks.
Uniform Reminders
It is part of our uniform policy that all students have their own hat. We do have a few spares to lend to children who have forgotten or misplaced their hat, but this should not be relied upon as a permanent solution. If your child is continually borrowing the spare hat, you may be invoiced for the cost.
Classes 2024
A reminder that the Form for Parent input to classes 2024 has now closed. All class formations will be in draft form until day 8 of the new school year.
Clubs for Term 4
New Farm State School is now taking 2024 Prep enrolment enquiries.
Please head to the Enrolments tab on our website (Enrolments) for more information. If you have any enquiries please contact the school by email at enrolments@newfarmss.eq.edu.au or call our office on 3358 7333.
To determine when your child can commence their prep year, use the prep ready reckoner calculator.
To check whether you live in our catchment, use the catchment map.
There will be a box outside both the Prep & Year 1 classrooms for the remainder of this week.
Donations can also be deivered to the Administration Building until Friday 20th October.
All students in year 3 in 2023 are invited to apply to participate in this program from 2024.
Detailed information including the online link to apply is attached.
Applications close on the 20th October.
A hard copy application is available upon request if you would prefer this to the online survey.
Contact: Our band instrumental music teacher Mr Colin McIntyre via email cmcin13@eq.edu.au if you have any questions
To make the disco a success we will need lots of help from volunteers. There are plenty of opportunities to help, so we encourage you to sign up. Just one hour of your help, will ensure it's a great night!
Sign up to volunteer here: https://signup.zone/4NrCR5vkxTMLouwxG
or email vicepresident@nfsspandc.com.au
Beans, beans, glorious beans! The first day back for Term 4 began with a merry and plentiful harvest of the green beans in Little Patch. Some were washed and eaten on the spot, and some were taken by volunteers and transformed into tasty Italian salads. In other garden goodness, School Plus staff and students harvested and bagged the lettuce crop in Little Farm for families to take home and enjoy.
A big thank you to all the students, parents and community members who volunteered at the October 7th working bee. It was a great turn out and so productive. We had tastings for our upcoming range of herb salts, filled up the beds with crushed mushroom substrate, planted corn, beans and tomatoes, prepped the pots for our vertical edible flower garden, fed the citrus bed, made a ‘lasagne’ in the green waste bin, tidied up the shed and more. One of our young volunteers also took time to sit quietly and write poetry inspired by peas and purple potatoes.
The next working bee is Saturday November 4th from 3-5pm. All are welcome.
Fete raffle tickets have been distributed and are now available!
Please join our community in fundraising for our school! Top prizes include a Monarc Global helicopter vineyard tour valued at $5,000, a Verve Photography package valued at $1,095, a Studio Pilates 25 classes pack, Alpha Hotel accommodation package, and much more!
Raffle tickets come in books of 10 and tickets are $5 each.
Books of raffle tickets have now been distributed to all classes and will be coming home with your child/ren. We'd be very grateful for any tickets you can sell.
Please return any sold or unsold tickets to the office, along with money collected. Unsold tickets will be redistributed and sold at fete fundraising events
If you’d like extra tickets or books to sell, please just ask!
As an added bonus…the class that sells the most tickets wins a pizza party! ??
Any queries regarding raffle tickets, sponsorship or prizes, please message ATTN Carolina at nfssfete@gmail.com.
Happy selling!
Fete Meetings
Fete meetings will be held every Tuesday coming up to the fete.
Every Tuesday | 7:00pm | QA Hotel
Come along for as long or as little as you can stay.
Can’t make it?
No worries! To contribute or raise a query, let us know your updates, queries, or suggestions by emailing the Fete Committee at nfssfete@gmail.com
Look forward to seeing you there or hearing from you soon!
Fete Class Stalls:
The fete class stalls are an integral fete of NFSS fetes and this year is no exception. With a Christmas/celebration theme running throughout the fete day, we’re encouraging everyone to make their stalls festive – wear Santa hats, decorate your stalls, have fun with it!
For the complete list of class stalls, see below.
Fete/class reps will be reaching out to their classes to request support, volunteers, donations, and sponsorship for their stalls in the lead up to the fete and for the day of the fete. Please assist where you can – your support is greatly appreciated and it’s a fun day!
Contact ATTN Sally at nfssfete@gmail.com for any queries regarding class stalls.
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CLASS STALLS – Confirmed Stalls |
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Stall Type |
Class |
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Lolly Stall |
Prep B |
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2 |
Crazy Hair & Face Painting |
Prep D |
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3 |
Xmas Decoration Stall |
Prep K |
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4 |
Plant Stall |
Prep M |
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5 |
Bake Stall |
1D & 1K |
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6 |
Sports & Games – Cricket Skills |
1M |
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7 |
Xmas Sock Stall |
1S |
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8 |
Silent Disco |
Year 2s |
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9 |
Book Stall |
Year 2s |
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10 |
Sideshow Alley - Fishing Game |
3F |
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11 |
Sideshow Alley - Lucky Dips |
3M |
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12 |
Sideshow Alley - xxx |
3T |
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13 |
Popcorn Stall |
4A & 4N |
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14 |
Name Your Number game |
Year 5s |
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15 |
Lob-a-Choc |
Year 5s |
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16 |
BBQ |
Year 6s + 3/4J |
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17 |
Bar |
6J + 6Z + 6B |
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18 |
Art Project / Art Display |
3/4J & 4K |
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19 |
Tea & Cake/ Scones Stall |
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Stay Fete Up-to-Date!
For more information on the fete itself, please check out regular posts and updates on Class Dojo and in the school newsletter.
You can also follow the fete online on Instagram or Facebook @newfarmfete or https://www.facebook.com/NewFarmFete
Here’s a fete event link you can like and share too: https://fb.me/e/HZds7wB5
Follow us on Instagram @newfarmfete
Help us choose the movie for the big screen at the fete
Join the NFSS Fete Colouring Competition - open to all NFSS students!
Colour in the colouring page for the movie that you want to see on the big screen at
the NFSS Fete on Saturday 11th November.
The pages to choose from are: Elf, The Grinch, and Home Alone
Colour in the page for the movie you want to see and then drop it into the colouring competition box in the office. We will display the coloured pages in the library and you will start to see which the winning movie might be...!
Print this page or collect one from your teacher.
If you don't like colouring, you can draw your preferred movie or a new option for us to consider!
The Look Out Program is a Pedestrian and Traffic Interaction program that “looks out” for our kids – the implication is one of care and concern. The Look Out program assists the school to help manage the flow of traffic in our 2 minute pick up zone on Annie Street, in an orderly, safe way. The Look Out Monitors are volunteers / representatives of the School. Please be respectful and courteous.
New Farm Public School is committed to fostering inclusivity and representing the diversity of our students. We are currently reaching out to invite First Nations parents and family members to participate as First Nations representatives at our monthly P&C meetings.
The P&C meetings are a platform where parents and family members can actively contribute to the decision-making processes and support the school in creating a nurturing environment for our students. By having First Nations representatives on board, we can better ensure that the voices and perspectives of our First Nations students and their families are represented and heard.
Responsibilities of First Nations parent and family representatives may include:
- Attending P&C monthly meetings and actively participating in discussions
- Voicing concerns, suggestions and recommendations from a First Nations perspective
- Collaborating with staff and parents to promote cultural awareness and inclusivity
- Providing suggestions about cultural activities, celebrations or educational initiatives that celebrate First Nations culture within our school community.
Welcoming the participation of First Nations families in our P&C meetings, as well as collaborating and engaging with First Nation community members and organisations signifies a crucial and foundational step in our journey towards reconciliation.
If you know of any potential First Nations community connections, Elders or organisations open to establishing connections or engaging in collaboration with our school, or if you are interested in the role of a First Nations representative, have further questions or would like to know more please email Talia on txjoh11@eq.edu.au
| 2023 Assembly - Classroom & Leadership Awards | ||
| TERM 4: Week 2 | ||
| Class | Student Name | Award |
| Prep M | Sylvia | For consistently making positive behaviour choices and showing leadership qualities. |
| Prep K | Tom | Incredible efforts following the school rules are trying your hardest in all learning areas! Keep it up, Tom! |
| Prep D | Flynn | Your efforts in following school rules is amazing Flynn. You're a superstar! |
| 1M | Sydney | For your outstanding behaviour and your dedication to learning. What a phenomonal year for you Sydney! |
| 1D | Tristan | For returning to school with such a positive attitude and willingness to learn. We missed you, Tristan! |
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| 1K | Jensen | For making a huge improvement in your behaviour at school and always trying your best. You are a delight to teach, keep it up Jensen! |
| 2K | Scarlett | For your inferencing skills |
| 2J | Eloise | For trying your hardest with all learning tasks. Keep up the amazing work Eloise! |
| 3T | Aditi | For being a hard working, friendly class member-well done Aditi. |
| 3M | Cairo | For your great listening and contributions during our group discussions. |
| 3F | Mila | Excellent start to Term 4, keep up the great work Mila! |
| 3/4J | Evie W | For consistently working hard in all learning areas. You are a role model to your peers Evie. Keep up the great work. |
| 4N | Ally | For consistently demonstrating exceptional learning abilities, showcasing outstanding reading and writing skills, and unwaveringly upholding school rules. Well done, Ally! |
| 4K | Isabelle | For a wonderful effort in writing an interesting biography. Well done Izzy. |
| 5F | Amelia | For being a kind and considerate classmate when congratulating successful applicants for their school leadership positions! |
| 6Z | Declan | Showing leadership initiative in both Peer Support and Gala Day. |
Paid position available from November in the School Uniform Shop, run by School Locker. Current timetable is two shifts per week, three hours each, however times can be negotiated to fit with suitable candidate. Please email admin@newfarmss.eq.edu.au with EOI
Please email interest to admin@newfarmss.eq.edu.au
