Forest Crescent PS

Australian Maths Competition (AMC 2025)
2025-08-08
Selected Years 3 – 6 students will participate in the Australian Maths Competition from Tuesday, August 5th, to Thursday, August 7th, 2025. Times will be confirmed closer to the day and will be determined by the flexibility of the school’s timetable and events. Permission notes detailing workshop sessions will be sent home to students no later than Wednesday, May 14th.

Year 3 Competition: 11:50am to 1:05pm, Friday 8th August (Staffroom)
Year 4 Competition: 11:05am to 12:15pm, Thursday 7th August (Staffroom)
Year 5 Competition: 9:00am to 10:10am, Wednesday 6th August (Staffroom)
Year 6 Competition: 11:50am to 1:05pm, Friday 8th August (Staffroom)

Interschool Cross Country & Running Map (Changed Times)
2025-08-11 09:30 - 12:00 (Australia/Perth) | Homestead Park, LOT 1821 Glenbrook Rd, Thornlie , WA, 6108, Australia
UPDATED STARTING AT 9:45am (Changed times from original post)
Forest Crescent Primary is competing in the Interschool Cross Country.
Date: Monday, 11th August 2025
Schools: Campbell, Forest Crescent, Piara Waters, Harrisdale, Aspiri, Southern Grove
Venue: Homestead Park, Corner of Connemara Drive and Glenbrook Rd, Thornlie.
Event Times: These are approximate event times, and presentations will be at 12:05pm

Yr 3 Girls 9:45am
Yr 3 Boys 10:00am
Yr 4 Girls 10:15am
Yr 4 Boys 10:30am
Yr 5 Girls 10:45am
Yr 5 Boys 11:00am
Yr 6 Girls 11:15am
Yr 6 Boys 11:30am

The events are scheduled to commence at 9:45a.m., beginning with the Year 3 girls and each subsequent race starting 15 minutes later, concluding with the Year 6 boys at 11:30 a.m. Presentations begin at approximately 12:05pm. The Year 3 children run 900m, the Year 4/5 children run 1400m, and the Year 6 children run 1600m.
The children will be travelling by bus, leaving from school at approximately 9:00am. The cost is $7.00.
As the children are representing the school, all children are required to wear the school interschool shirt, which will be issued at the school, and wear running shoes. Students will need to return the shirt on the day. No spikes allowed or running barefoot. Please bring a towel and other suitable clothing in case of wet weather.
There is now a code of conduct for students and parents. Please log onto the school website to ensure you are familiar with both documents at the following address. Click Here
Please Note: The track has the potential to become wet. The event will continue in the event of light rain or showers, so students should be prepared for this.
Running Map
2025 Year 3, 4, 5 & 6 Running Map (PDF)

Year 3 Scitech Excursion
2025-08-13 08:45 - 15:00 | Scitech, City West Centre, Sutherland Street, Perth, Perth, WA, 6005, Australia
The Year 3 students in rooms 22, 23, 24, and 25 will have the opportunity to go on an excursion to Scitech in Week 4 of this term. During the excursion, students will have the opportunity to watch Science come alive through interactive demonstrations, view a show in the Planetarium, and have facilitated access to the feature exhibition. They will also have the chance to explore science concepts independently during free time in the general exhibition section.
The students will visit Scitech on Wednesday, 13th August 2025. The bus will be leaving school by 8:45am, and students will return to school at approximately 3:00pm.
The students will need to come dressed in school uniform (no faction shirts) and closed shoes. They will also need to bring a bottle of water, recess and lunch.
The cost of the excursion is $27.00.

FCPS Massed Choir Cluster Rehearsal
2025-08-27 10:30 - 15:00 | Churchlands Senior Highschool, 20 Lucca St, Churchlands, WA, 6018, Australia
A technical rehearsal will be held at the Taryn Fiebig Concert Hall, Churchlands Senior High School, on Wednesday, 27th August, for Choir Students performing in the Massed Choir Festival. More information will follow.

2025 In-Term Swimming Yr 4 to Yr 6
2025-09-01, 2025-09-02, 2025-09-03, 2025-09-04, 2025-09-05, 2025-09-08, 2025-09-09, 2025-09-10 and 2 more dates | Gosnells Leisureworld, Thornlie Ave & Culross Ave, Thornlie, WA, 6108, Australia
The following are the arrangements for in-term-swimming lessons for Year 4-6 students.
(Week 7 – 8 (MONDAY 1st September to FRIDAY 12th September) at Gosnells Leisure World- 10 sessions)
In-term swimming lessons for Year 4-6 students are integral to the Department of Education’s Physical Education Program. The Department of Education covers the costs of swimming tuition, and parents only pay for pool entry and bus transport.
Parents should also be aware that many high schools offer electives in which a level of swimming proficiency is required to participate. In primary school, in-term swimming classes allow students to advance their swimming skills.

Woodworking Club
2025-09-03 13:20 - 13:50, 2025-09-10 13:20 - 13:50, 2025-09-17 13:20 - 13:50, 2025-09-24 13:20 - 13:50
Woodworking club resumes with Mr and Mrs Jensen. The project this term is building buddy benches.

FCPS Massed Choir Cluster Day Rehearsal
2025-09-19 08:30 - 14:45 | Churchlands Senior Highschool, 20 Lucca St, Churchlands, WA, 6018, Australia
A technical rehearsal will be held at Churchlands Senior High School on Friday, 19th September, for Choir Students performing in the Massed Choir Festival at HBF Stadium. More information will follow.

Massed Choir Concert 2025
2025-09-20 16:00 - 21:00 | HBF Stadium Mt Claremont, 100 Stephenson Ave, Mount Claremont, Western Australia, 6010, Australia
The final rehearsal will take place from 5:30 pm to 6:40 pm on the night of the performance, Saturday, 20th September. Students will be taken by bus from school, departing at 4:15 p.m. Students must have eaten before getting on the bus. No food will be allowed. Labelled plastic water bottles are permitted.
Students must wear their Choir shirt, vest, black pants, school jacket, and black shoes. Hair must be tied back, and makeup is not allowed. (Vests will be given out to students on Friday afternoon.)
There will be no return bus. Students need to be picked up by a parent at approximately 9:00 p.m. The concert is scheduled to begin at 7:15 p.m. and is expected to conclude around 9:00 p.m. Following the concert, students are taken backstage. Your child will be able to be picked up from the designated door after the concert; more information will follow.

R12 Junior Assembly
2025-09-25 08:45 - 09:45
Room 12 presents their item, and Honour Certificates are awarded. All honour certificate recipients would have had an email, teacher, or SMS message sent to their parents beforehand.

Barking Gecko Dramatic Performance
2025-10-15 | Don Russell Performing Arts Centre, 117 Murdoch Rd, Thornlie WA 6108, Thornlie, Western Australia, 6108, Australia
Year 3 students will be attending a dramatic performance at the Don Russel Performing Arts Centre.
REASONS TO STAY INSIDE
Pedro used to run, skateboard, play soccer, and attend school. Not anymore. Pedro stays inside now.
His best friend, Flora, thinks that’s boring and kind of freaky. But Pedro doesn’t care. He’s building a pillow fort (he would prefer you call it ‘The Death Star’), and it’s getting bigger and bigger every day. Now, it’s getting harder and harder for Flora to reach him.
Pedro has the best Reasons to Stay Inside, but Flora knows what he’s missing, and she will do whatever it takes to get her best friend to come outside.
Reasons to Stay Inside is a delightful show that will have young audiences laughing out loud and embracing their bestie. Tackling children’s mental health with insight and positivity, the production encourages resilience, peer support, and open conversation about emotions. Reasons to Stay Inside engages audiences at the height of their emotional intelligence, asking them to imagine how they would support a friend. It’s playful, hilarious and is an excellent fit for primary school kids.

Years 2 & 4 WASO Incursion (plus Band & Choir students)
2025-10-15
Small ensembles from WASO visit primary schools, providing students with an opportunity to learn about the orchestra and its musicians through performances and interactive sessions.

Interschool Athletics 2025 Schedule & Venues
2025-11-10 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-11-13 09:00 - 14:30 | Langford Park Sporting Complex, Langford Avenue, Langford, Western Australia, 6147, Australia
Interschool Athletics Jumps & Throws 2025 will be held on 10th November at the Langford Sporting Complex.
Interschool Athletics Field & Team Events 2025 will be held on 13th November at Langford Sporting Complex.
Interschool Athletics 2025 Program
Day 1: Jumps and Throws
Monday 10th November
9.20am to 1.00pm
Location: Langford Sporting Complex.
Day 2: Track and Team- This carnival is a tabloid (rotational).
Thursday 13th November
9.20am to 2.15pm
Location: Langford Sporting Complex.
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R24 Senior Assembly
2025-11-20 08:45 - 09:45 | Forest Crescent Primary School, 83 Forest Crescent, Thornlie, WA, 6108, Australia
Room 24 presents their item, and Honour Certificates are awarded. All honour certificate recipients would have had an email, teacher, or SMS message sent to their parents beforehand.

TAGS Drama Excursion
2025-12-01
For TAGS Drama Students. More information to follow.

R18 Senior Assembly
2026-02-26 08:45 - 09:45
Room 18 presents their item, and Honour Certificates are awarded. All honour certificate recipients would have received an email, a teacher message, or an SMS message sent to their parents beforehand.

NAPLAN 2026 Testing Window
2026-03-11 08:45 - 15:00, 2026-03-12 08:45 - 15:00 | Forest Crescent Primary School, 83 Forest Crescent, Thornlie, WA, 6108, Australia
The following information is for parents/guardians with a child in Year 3 or Year 5. Students will be sitting NAPLAN 2026 starting in Term 1- Week 6, Wednesday, 11th March, with the NAPLAN window open until Week 8, Monday, 23rd March. In consultation with the school, students whose parents have applied for withdrawal will not be sitting for all or some of the NAPLAN assessments. Confirmation of your child’s withdrawal will be sent to the parent’s email address or made by phone.
NAPLAN assessments are scheduled in a specific order and held in the Library with a dedicated LAN network.
More information for parents about NAPLAN is below. However, all parents should have received a hard copy of “NAPLAN Online: Information for parents and carers” by Week 3. You can download it here if you didn’t receive it or misplaced your document. In addition, please take the time to read the information below, most of which is taken from the NAPLAN website. You can also access these documents via the following links.
NAPLAN 2026 Parent Information Brochure
Below is the mandated NAPLAN assessment sequence. The school’s NAPLAN schedule for individual classes will be posted closer to NAPLAN week.

Download the above test window infographic.
NAPLAN Online test window
The NAPLAN Online test window is nine days. Day 1 is a Wednesday (11th March), and Day 9 is the Monday of the third week of NAPLAN (23rd March)
The Year 3 writing test must be completed within four days, the Year 5 writing test within two days, and schools must schedule writing from the first day of the appropriate two-day test window. For Year 5, the writing window is Days 1 and 2.
The tests need to be taken in a specific order.
For Years 3 and 5, the online test sequence is as follows:

Writing (paper for Year 3 only)
Reading
Conventions of language (spelling, grammar and punctuation)
Numeracy.
