Forest Crescent PS

School Development Days 2026-Students Do Not Attend
2026-04-20 | Forest Crescent Primary School, 83 Forest Crescent, Thornlie, WA, 6108, Australia
School staff participate in six professional development days for up-skilling on school priorities, data review and planning each year. Students do not attend these days. Two of these days are before the school year starts for students, and one day is after the school year ends for students. A Department term dates calendar can not be provided, as each public school develops its own calendar.

There are six school development days that students do not attend:

Two of these days are before the school year starts for students, and one day is after the school year ends for students.
Each school schedules another three days throughout the year in consultation with its school council/board and school community.
Please view the Forest Crescent Primary Website Calendar or contact your school directly for more information about its specific dates, including school development days.
Students start the school year on Monday, 2nd February and end the school year on Thursday, 17th December 2026.

Easter Monday Public Holiday
2026-04-06

Term 1 Holidays 2026
2026-04-03 - 2026-04-19

Good Friday Public Holiday
2026-04-03

R11 Junior Assembly
2026-04-02 08:45 - 09:45 (Australia/Perth)
Room 11 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.

Free Dress Day "Sports Team"
2026-04-02, 2026-04-01 | Forest Crescent Primary School, 83 Forest Crescent, Thornlie, WA, 6108, Australia
All students are welcome to dress in the uniform of their favourite sports team, but a gold coin donation must be handed in to the class teacher. Students not wearing the uniform of their favourite sports team must wear the normal school uniform.
The gold coin donation is going towards “A Stitch in Time”, a company that assists, educates and empowers individuals to take positive, long-term steps for their well-being.
Kindy A group will participate in Free Dress Day Sports Team on Tuesday, April 1st, whilst the whole school participates on Thursday, April 2nd.

Uniform Shop Open
2026-04-02 08:15 - 09:15, 2026-03-26 08:15 - 09:15, 2026-03-19 08:15 - 09:15
The Uniform Shop offers a comprehensive range of new and second-hand clothing. The Uniform Shop is open from 8:15 am to 9:15 am.
Block 5 (see school map -click on INFORMATION tab)
Please remember the uniform shop is voluntarily run by parents (from the P&C). Order forms can be obtained from the office or downloaded from the school website (Click Here). Completed orders may be paid in the office and distributed to classrooms on a fortnightly basis. Parents can also order online through Flexischool. If you order via Flexischools online by noon on the Wednesday before these dates, your order will be sent to your child’s classroom for pickup and taken home the following Thursday morning. You do not need to come in and collect online orders. Click on the link for more information about Flexischools online ordering.
SECOND-HAND UNIFORMS
Various items and sizes are available for $2 to $5 each. All proceeds benefit the P&C. Please visit the Uniform Shop when it is open to view items or drop off any uniform donations at the front office.

Teacher Staff Meetings 2026
2026-03-26 15:15 - 17:15
Term 1, (Week 3, 8)

Staff Meeting: 3:15-5:15pm
Curriculum Meeting: 3:45-5:15pm

Term 1 (Week 5)

Staff Meeting: 3:15-4:15pm

R14 Senior Assembly
2026-03-26 08:45 - 09:45
Room 14 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.

School Board Meetings 2026
2026-03-25 19:00 - 20:30
The FCPS School Board Meeting will be held in the staffroom.

Kindy A & B Harmony Day Shared Lunch
2026-03-25 12:30 - 13:00, 2026-03-23 12:30 - 13:00 | Forest Crescent Primary School, 83 Forest Crescent, Thornlie, WA, 6108, Australia
Kindy A Harmony Day Shared Lunch 23rd March
Kindy B Harmony Day Shared Lunch 25th March

More information from Kindy teachers

A Stitch In Time Health & Well-Being Sessions
2026-03-25, 2026-03-18
Year 6 sessions. More information from Year 6 teachers.

Interschool Summer Cup 2026
2026-03-24
Students will be selected to represent the school at the Vale Sports Association Summer Cup Carnival. It will be held on Tuesday, 24th March 2026.
The venues are;

Basketball – Willetton Basketball Centre (Burrendah Blvd Willetton)
Volleyball – Centenary Park, Centenary Ave Wilson
Modcrosse – Centenary Park, Centenary Ave Wilson
Frisbee – Centenary Park, Centenary Ave Wilson

There will be three buses providing transport for the carnival.

The volleyball team will leave at 8:20am.
The two buses for basketball, frisbee, cricket and sof-crosse will be leaving Forest Crescent at approximately 8:20am, and all will return before the end of the school day.

Your child must wear the school uniform shorts/ skorts/skirts (no black shorts), bring a drink, a hat, sunscreen, suitable footwear, and lunch and morning recess. Students will be provided with an interschool shirt or singlet (Basketball). It is essential that your child is at school by 8:00am to get their shirt signed out. They must also be returned at the end of the day, as they are not to be taken home by students. Each family signing out shirts is responsible for their safe return, or is required to cover the replacement costs of $40. Students are not permitted to use coloured zinc.
All venues plan to start by 9:20 am. There is a code of conduct for students and parents. To ensure you are familiar with both documents, please visit the school website homepage, click the INFORMATION tab, then select Qkr App/VSSA Code of Conduct.

NAPLAN 2026 Testing Window
2026-03-23 08:45 - 15:00, 2026-03-20 08:45 - 15:00, 2026-03-19 08:45 - 15:00, 2026-03-18 08:45 - 15:00, 2026-03-17 08:45 - 15:00, 2026-03-16 08:45 - 15:00, 2026-03-13 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.

Colour Run 2026
2026-03-20 13:00 - 15:00 | Forest Crescent Primary School, 83 Forest Crescent, Thornlie, WA, 6108, Australia
Colour Run
Dear Parents and Caregivers,
As you know, Forest Crescent Primary School is again holding a fun run for the students as our major fundraiser this year.
This event will take place on Friday, March 20th, starting at 1:10 p.m. Parents are welcome to attend and watch.

White shirt = water and colour will be sprayed
Black shirt = NO colour/water purposefully sprayed on child
Please speak with your teacher if you do not want your child to participate.

Any clothes/shoes students wear for the run will be wet/coloured -send a towel/spare clothes as needed for your child. Little ones will be in their wet clothes till the bell, so parents can assist if they wish to have them changed.
Each student will also receive a pair of sunglasses.
Students will be covered in non-toxic, biodegradable colour powder
We look forward to seeing the bright and colourful students on the day of our Colour Fun Run!
Changed lunch with all Pre-primary to Year 6 students participating at different times in the afternoon.
TIMES
Lunchtime
Yr 5/6 – Early lunch from 12:45pm. Students will be supervised while eating lunch from 12:45pm-1:00pm (students can change during this time). Afterwards, the Year 5 & 6 students will be in the undercover area for a movie and activities.
Yrs 3/4 Lunch break for 3 -4 students. Lunch supervision 1.05pm – 1.20 pm. Students can then get changed. Lunch Play 1.20 – 1.40. The lunch siren will go slightly earlier at 1.40pm. Students line up at the entrance to the oval in class groups from 1.40 pm.
Yrs P/ 1 /2 – Lunch break for P / 1/ 2 students. Lunch supervision 1.05pm – 1.20 pm. Lunch Play 1.20 – 1.40. The lunch siren will go slightly earlier at 1.40pm. 1.40pm Back to class – Students can then get changed
Run times are:

Years 5 and 6 – 1:10pm- 1:40pm Run
Years 2, 3 and 4 – 1:45pm- 2:15pm Run
Years PP and 1 – 2:25pm-2:50pm Run

Glasses

Colour glasses will be provided to class teachers before coming down.
There are no headbands this year.
Spare glasses will be available if needed.

Icy Poles

The P&C will provide an icy pole for students after the run.
These are fruit-based and will be given to class teachers to distribute back in class.
Parents will notify teachers if their child needs to opt out.

Oval Access

The oval will be out of bounds after recess to allow for event set-up.
There will be no student access to the oval at lunchtime.

After the Run
Year 5/6

Students will return to the undercover area as they are the first group running.

Year 2/3/4

Classes will gather in a designated area after completing the run.

Student Preparation
Students should:

Bring a towel
Wear a white shirt if they would like colour/water
Wear a black shirt if they prefer not to be sprayed intentionally (although some overspray may still occur)

Students Not Participating
Students who do not wish to participate will have access to giant games in a separate area away from the running track.

Harmony Day Assembly 2026
2026-03-19 13:50 - 14:45
Harmony Day is on Saturday, 21st March 2026. Australia is proud to be culturally diverse and celebrates Harmony Day every year, where people of all cultures come together and spread the message that ‘everyone belongs’.
This year is the 27th time that Harmony Day will be celebrated across Australia. Harmony Day is a day when we can wear orange or our traditional dress that says, ‘Together we will achieve great things,’ and a day when we all show more than just respect for each other. It is a day for cultural recognition for all people who call Australia home.
Forest Crescent Primary’s Harmony Day Assembly will be held on Thursday, 19th March.
On Thursday, 19th March, students can wear their National Costume or come dressed in orange to symbolise Harmony Day. This is not a Free Dress Day; only a national costume or orange should be worn. All other students are in school uniform as usual.
The canteen has opened on Flexischools for Harmony Day lunches. The canteen will NOT have regular orders available on Thursday, 19 March; only pre-orders will be available. Parents, if you choose to order for yourself, please order under your child’s name. ORDERS NEED TO BE IN BY SUNDAY EVENING, 15/3/2026
Parents are welcome to come and have lunch with their children (signing in at your child’s classroom) from 1.05 – 1.45 pm. Thank you to Mrs Rodricks for coordinating our Harmony Day activities, Ms Britten and Ms Auld for teaching the whole-school song, and Mrs Kimwatan and her helpers in the canteen. The assembly will be held on the grass quadrangle adjacent to the undercover area from 2.00 pm – 2.50 pm. We educate students from many cultures, students with differing abilities, linguistic backgrounds and from various personal circumstances and family combinations

P&C Association Meeting
2026-03-18 19:00 - 20:30
The Parents & Citizens’ Meeting is held in the staffroom.

18th February – P& C Meeting
18th March – P & C AGM
6th May – P& C Meeting
3rd June – P& C Meeting
5th August – P& C Meeting
2nd September – P& C Meeting
28th October – P& C Meeting
25th November – P& C Meeting

A Stitch In Time Health & Well-Being Sessions
2026-03-18 | Forest Crescent Primary School, 83 Forest Crescent, Thornlie, WA, 6108, Australia
