Welcome Back to Term 2

We hope you had a chance to relax, recharge, and spend quality time with loved ones over the term break. We’re excited for the wonderful learning opportunities ahead in Term 2!

It’s going to be a busy and exciting term, with many special events on the calendar. Highlights include our Whole School Cross Country, District Cross Country, the Grade 5 and 6 camp at The Summit, and our Little Long Walk to mark the end of Reconciliation Week and the FNPS COLOUR RUN — just to name a few. Make sure you head to the Community Engagement Page of this newsletter for more information relating to the Colour Run!

To help you keep track of everything, we’ve put together a handy ‘for the fridge’ calendar, attached on the first page of the newsletter. All dates are correct as of today; we’ll be sure to let you know of any changes or additions as they arise.

Here’s to a fantastic Term 2!

Around the School

Over the holidays we had some additional works. Utilising funds raised by our wonderful community, the STEM Room has had an update and is looking fantastic. In the coming weeks, the new furniture and other resources will arrive and the STEM Room transformation will be complete!

As you know, our Junior Playground is edging nearer to completion. Upon receiving a $25K grant, we are now incorporating a shade sail over the sensory learning area. The updated date of completion is now mid-May and we can’t wait to see our students out and about in this area.

The formwork and concreting are complete on the VSBA ramp upgrade. The handrails are currently being fabricated and we anticipate this project being finished prior to the original Term 3 completion date.

2026 Year 7 Enrolments

Last week, the enrolment process for students transitioning from Year 6 – 7 began for students enrolling in Victorian Government Secondary Schools in 2025. This included the distribution of a Placement Information Pack, along with a Year 7 Transition Factsheet.

The factsheet can be found here.

If you have any questions regarding the enrolment or transition process, please reach out to your classroom teacher or the front office.

2026 Prep Enrolments

Do you or someone you know have a child starting school in 2026? We are now accepting enrolments for next year, with school tours being held fortnightly on Tuesday mornings at 9:30am.

Additionally, prospective families are invited to join us on Wednesday 21st May, 2025 at 6:00pm for our Prep 2026 Information Evening. The evening will provide families with information about our school, our curriculum, our community and the 2026 enrolment process.

Please follow the link below to book yourself into the Information Session or one of our fortnightly school tours:

Tours

Information Session

School Council 2025

Thank you to those parents and staff who submitted a nomination to be a member of School Council in 2024. Please see the declaration of the 2024 School Council group below:

Declaration of School Council

FITZROY NORTH PRIMARY SCHOOL - SCHOOL COUNCIL ELECTION 2025

Principal:

Tania Sorbello

As the number of nominees equalled the number of vacancies, the following candidates were duly elected to the Parent Member Category of School Council of Fitzroy North Primary School:

Parent Members:

Billy Browne

Lincoln Gray (President)

Alexandra Jennings (Treasurer)

Penny Jones

Melissa Lim

Nicole Mills (Vice President)

Elena San Roman

Steven Wood

Jocelyn Ellis

The following candidates have been co-opted to the Community Member Category of School Council of Fitzroy North Primary School:

Community Members:

Penny Jones

Suzannah Schmitz

As the number of nominees equalled the number of positions available, the following candidates were duly appointed to the Employee Member Category of School Council of Fitzroy North Primary School:

DET Staff Members:

Erin Bennetts

Joseph Dykes

Tanya Dolence

Molly Lowe

I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to those councillors who have come to the end of their terms, and did not re-nominate, for their contributions and participation to council in recent years.

Go gently,

Tania

FNPS Term 2 Community Calendar