Dear Parents/ Carers,

Welcome to the final newsletter for 2023. Term 4 is often the busiest, with each week getting busier than the one before - and this trend continued! However, Term 4 is often the most rewarding as teachers report on student achievement and celebrate the academic growth from their class or support group. All staff also get to celebrate their personal goals; reflect on their own learning and begin to consider goals for the following year. Term 4 is also a lot of fun with FAIR Day, FAIR Rewards Day, FAIR Attendance Day and our special assemblies which started in Week 8 with our Sports Assembly and concluded last Friday with the Kindergarten Graduation assembly. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Fairvale staff and our families for your support throughout 2023. It is a pleasure working with everyone connected to our amazing school.

STAFF NEWS

We say a sad farewell to some of our staff this year.

Miss Lucy Cassady – promoted to Assistant Principal at Yagoona PS
Mrs Stephanie El Rihani – commencing maternity leave
Mr George Derband – working at other schools
Mrs Sandra Spiteri – retiring
Miss Paula Franso – working at other schools

On behalf of the Fairvale community, we say best wishes to you all and thank you for fine contribution to the Fairvale PS learning community.

BIKE VISITS WITH MR PITT

Thank you everyone for another wonderful year of ‘bike’ visits. Spending time talking to the children and teachers about learning is my favourite part of the week. Thank you to the teachers and children for inviting me into their classrooms/outdoor learning spaces this year. I have really enjoyed riding my bike around the school, so I will continue to use this mode of transport in 2024. I am looking forward to visiting everyone again next week.

REPEATED: 2024 ORGANISATION

We are currently organising class structures for 2024 and last week we sent home a note regarding family plans for 2024. If you are returning to Fairvale PS in 2024 you do not need to anything, however, if you are planning on leaving OR returning a little late then we need you to complete the note. If you would like to speak to someone about this, please contact the office.

END OF YEAR CELEBRATIONS

All our end of year celebrations have been completed. It was pleasing to have parents/ friends attend at various events. A special mention to the staff who planned these events:

Year 6 Graduation - Mrs Sloggett
Kindergarten Graduation - Mr Carbone
Sports Assembly - Miss Sassine, Mr Misitano, Mrs Borg, Mr Ly, Miss Kopec, Mrs Terzian and Mrs Pereira.
K-2 Semester 2 Celebration Assembly - Miss Cassady and Mr Carbone
3-6 Semester 2 Celebration Assembly - Miss David and Mrs Sloggett.
FAIR DAY – Fair Day Project Team, led by Miss Nak.

TERM 4 IN REVIEW

Some Term 4 highlights have included:

Year 3-5 check-in assessment
Frankie Day
Kindergarten Transition
World Teachers’ Week @fairvaleps
First Nations Morning Tea
Outdoor Classroom Day
Healthy Harold lessons
Parent Group Ice-cream fundraising
Multicultural Day
FAIR Day
End of Semester celebrations > Sports, K-2 and 3-6 Celebration Assemblies
Parent Group Christmas Raffle
Year 6 Graduation Assembly
Year 6 Farewell Dinner
Semester 2 reports and class wrap ups
Kindergarten Graduation Assembly
FAIR Rewards Day
FAIR Attendance Celebration
Principal’s Afternoon Tea (on Thursday).

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

The end of the year means we say farewell to some of our families in our school community, many of whom have been here for 7 years and in some cases even longer. Best wishes to all for the future. Children, remember to work hard, listen to your parents and have loads of fun! Being happy is important! On behalf of the staff at Fairvale Public School, I wish all our children and families best wishes for a safe holiday season. It’s been another challenging year, so enjoy this time together with your extended family and friends. For those in our community that participate in Christmas festivities – Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all!

Stay safe and enjoy the summer vacation.

Anthony Pitt

Principal

I respect and acknowledge First Nations people as the traditional owners of the land on which I work, live and visit.

Check out the December Healthy Family Bulletin for tips and tricks on various topics.

https://bitly.ws/35egR

https://education.nsw.gov.au/about-us/rights-and-accountability/complaints-compliments-and-suggestions/guide-for-parents-carers-and-students

Acting Deputy Principal -Miss Fletcher