Pre-Kindy Orientation Program 2024
2024-11-27 09:00 - 11:00 (Australia/Perth)
Forest Crescent offers a short pre-Kindy orientation program for our incoming Kindergarten students, which is hosted by Mrs Joanna Whitney. We meet for 1 hour on a Wednesday morning for 5 weeks during Term 4. This program aims to allow you and your child to meet and play in one of our Kindergarten classes before starting in 2025.
Places are limited to 20 children per session, and priority will be given to children:

who have English as an additional language
who have special needs or
who are anxious about starting Kindy.

Dates for this year are:
Wednesday, 30th October to 27th December
There is a choice of two sessions:
9am – 10am OR 10am – 11am.
Invitations will be included in the Kindy folder, which will be handed out at the Kindy 2025 Parent Information Night on October 16th.

Year 5 & 6 AFL Excursion
2024-11-27 11:00 - 15:00
AFL Excursion for Year 5 and Year 6 students.

School Board Meetings 2024
2024-11-27 18:15 - 20:30
The FCPS School Board Meeting will be held in the staffroom.

Uniform Shop Open
2024-11-28 08:15 - 09:15, 2024-12-05 08:15 - 09:15, 2024-12-12 08:15 - 09:15, 2025-02-06 08:15 - 09:15
Uniform Shop provides a complete 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 each fortnight. Parents can also order online through Flexischool, though the order needs to be placed by 5pm Wednesday for delivery on Thursday. Click on the link for more information about Flexischools online ordering. There is no need for you to come in and collect online orders.
SECONDHAND UNIFORMS
Various items and sizes are available for $2—$5 each. All proceeds go to the P&C. Visit the Uniform Shop when it is open to view items or drop off any uniform donations at the front office.

ARTS Assembly (Band)
2024-11-28 08:45 - 09:45
The FCPS School Band presents their item. Foodbank representatives address the assembly and collect food donations. If your child was awarded FCPS Citizen of the Month, all parents would have been notified verbally, and all honour certificate recipients would have received an email, teacher, or SMS message.

Staff Meeting Term 4, 2024
2024-11-28 15:15 - 17:15
Staff Meeting Curriculum – 29th October – 3:15 to 5:15pm
Staff Meeting Agenda – 13th November – 3:15-4:15pm
Staff Meeting Curriculum – 28th November- 3:15 to 5:15pm

Kids4Kids Fun Day
2024-11-29
Teachers bring out their class for your allocated period, during which you can be involved in games to win prizes. They will need their hat and money from home with them. The activities are in the undercover area, the lawn outside the music room and the paved area outside admin. More information to follow.

2024 Concert Night
2024-12-02 17:45 - 20:00
Students arrive in classrooms at 5:45 p.m., where they get changed and organised. Teachers then bring the classrooms out to the stage area to be seated for the official ceremony, which will start at 6:15 p.m.
This is a non-smoking and non-alcohol event, so we would appreciate it if you do not smoke or consume alcohol on school grounds out of courtesy to other people.
At the end of the evening’s program, students will return to their classrooms with their teacher. Parents will then be able to collect their children from the classrooms. After tonight’s events, we would appreciate any assistance packing up.

2025 Kindy Meet & Greet
2024-12-03 15:30 - 16:30, 2024-12-05 15:30 - 16:30
For our 2025 Kindy students and parents to Meet & Greet Kindy staff

A Group- 3:30pm to 4:30pm on 3rd December
B Group- 3:30pm to 4:30pm on 5th December

Aussie/Citizen of the Month Lunch
2024-12-04 12:30 - 13:00
For all of our Aussies of the Month. In appreciation of all your hard work and for being an outstanding citizen at our school, you are invited to join Mr Holmes and the other Aussies of the month in a special early lunch on Wednesday, 4th December. Lunch will take place at 12:30pm in the staff room.
You are welcome to purchase lunch from the canteen for $12.00. Simply write your name and order on the slip that came with the invite and hand it into the canteen by Wednesday morning.

Campion School Book 2025 Pickup
2024-12-05 08:00 - 09:30
If you have ordered your child’s school materials for 2025 through Campion and noted school pick-up, your pre-packaged items will be available for pick up from the undercover area from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, December 5th.

Year 6 School Councillors' Lunch
2024-12-05 11:00 - 13:00
More information to follow closer to the date

Semester Two Reports Home via Connect
2024-12-06
All students will have their Semester Two reports sent out via Connect.

Whole School Book Awards 2024 Assembly
2024-12-06 08:45 - 09:45
The school comes together for our final formal assembly when teachers present class book awards. The Junior and Senior Primary BeYou Book Awards (awarded by the Gosnells Lion Club) will be presented to recognise a primary student with citizenship qualities within the school community. In addition, the 2025 student councillors and faction captains will be announced.
More information to follow in the newsletter.

Year 6 Graduation 2024
2024-12-09 17:15 - 21:20
The Year 6 Graduation Ceremony will be an evening ceremony held at Forest Crescent Primary from 5:20 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., followed by a dinner off-site until 9: 30 p.m. More times and details will follow.

Final School Assembly
2024-12-12 08:45 - 09:45
Whole School Assembly, reintroduce the 2025 Student Councillors and Faction Captains. We hear the whole school song and the Year 6 graduation song

Christmas Holidays 2024/2025
2024-12-13 - 2025-02-04

School Development Days 2024-Students Do Not Attend
2024-12-13
School staff participate in six professional development days for up-skilling on school priorities, data review and forward 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 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 Wednesday, 31st January and end the school year on Thursday, 12th December 20244.

Australia Day Holiday
2025-01-27

School Development Days 2025-Students Do Not Attend
2025-02-03 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-02-04 08:00 - 17:00
School staff participate in six professional development days for up-skilling on school priorities, data review and forward 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 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 Wednesday, 5th February and end the school year on Thursday, 18th December 2025.

Uniform Shop Open for Start of School
2025-02-03 11:00 - 15:00
The Uniform Shop is opening at a special time for the start of school

Class Lists 2025 in Undercover Area
2025-02-03 12:00 - 15:30, 2025-02-04 08:00 - 15:30, 2025-02-05 08:00 - 15:30
Class lists will be displayed in the undercover area from 12 p.m. Monday, February 3rd, 2025, until Wednesday, February 5th. Please don’t take photos of the class lists and share them on social media.

2025, Term 1, School Starts
2025-02-05
All Pre-Primary to Year Six students are back for the start of Term 1, 2025. Kindy classes start according to your Group A & Group B program. Classes open at 8:30am for students. Pickup at 3pm.
