Forest Crescent PS

2024 In-Term Swimming Yr 4 to Yr 6
2024-07-17, 2024-07-18, 2024-07-19, 2024-07-22, 2024-07-23, 2024-07-24, 2024-07-25, 2024-07-26 | 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 1 – 2 (WEDNESDAY 17th July to FRIDAY 26th July) at Gosnells Leisure World- 8 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.
Swimming Permission Form Yrs4-6 2024
Parents who have offered to attend swimming sessions due to their child’s medical condition will be notified in Term 3, Week 1, before swimming starts.
Swimming Schedule

Group 1- Yr 5-Rm 15, Yr 4-Rm 20

Departure Time: 10:35am
Lesson Start Time: 10:50am
Change Time: 11:30am
Arrival Time at School: 12:00pm
Group One has changed recess (10.20-10:35am) & normal lunch (1.05-1.50pm)

Group 2- Yr 5-Rm 16, Yr 4-Rm 21

Departure Time: 11:40am
Lesson Start Time: 12:00pm
Change Time: 12:40pm
Arrival Time at School: 1:10pm
Group Two normal recess (10:45-11.05am) & normal lunch (1.05-1.50pm)

Group 3- Yr 6-Rm 18, Yr 6-Rm 5,

Departure Time: 12:30pm
Lesson Start Time: 12:45pm
Change Time: 1:25pm
Arrival Time at School: 1:55pm
Group Three has normal recess (10:45-11.05am) & changed lunch (12:05-12:30pm)

Group 4- Yr 5-Rm 14, Yr 4-Rm 19, Yr 6-Rm 17

Departure Time: 1:15pm
Lesson Start Time: 1:30pm
Change Time: 2:10pm
Arrival Time at School: 2:40pm
Group Four has normal recess (10.45-11.05am) & changed lunch (12:50pm-1:15pm)

Points to Note for Parents

Students will travel by bus to the Gosnells Leisure World to the swimming pool.
Before their departure, students can change into their bathers at school (bathers either brought in a plastic bag or worn underneath their school uniform) & wear their school uniform over their bathers to the pool & suitable footwear (in this case, thongs or slip-ons). Students must change back to their everyday footwear upon returning to school. Swimming goggles & caps are permitted; please ensure your child’s name is written on them. Students will take home their wet bathers and towel in their plastic bags.
Students ordering lunches from the canteen will be catered for, but students may need to consider their departure & return time.
Children with long hair must have it tied back before swimming. It is not appropriate to wear jewellery or bring valuables to swimming lessons.
Any children unsure of their swimming stage (for parents who marked “Unsure, please grade”) will be assessed before allocation to a class. If a stage change is necessary, parents will be sent a note from the head swim instructor. Stages 1 to 15 are offered at pool centres.
Any students who have attempted the same stage three times (in-term swim classes only) without passing need to tick the appropriate box on the stage form and attach copies of the last three certificates showing these attempts.
Parents of a child who has a severe medical problem (epilepsy or diabetes, etc.) are encouraged to attend the swimming session when their child is swimming to assist in monitoring their child. These parents need to enter the pool through the front door of the pool complex when their child arrives at the pool. These parents are excluded from paying spectator fees but must make their way to the pool, as space on the bus is at a premium. The swim centre requires a list of parents/guardians who are there for supervision. Please note in the section “Medical Details” if you can assist in monitoring your child’s health or notify Mr Combes so that arrangements can be made between the school and swimming centre.
Supervision at the pool is shared between the pool and school staff. Misbehaving students will be entered into the daily swimming file for a follow-up meeting with the school’s deputies, who will inform the child’s parents if necessary. If students continually pose a hazard to themselves or others, they will be removed from swimming classes. Students removed from swimming for medical or behavioural reasons will only be able to receive a refund on pool entry costs (as transport costs are a shared cost).
Due to concerns about swimming lessons in a public environment, we have felt the need to be vigilant regarding access to change rooms. If your child needs the toilet at swimming lessons, then these procedures will take place;

Students will ask their swimming instructor and then notify a teacher.
The teacher will supervise from outside the toilet/change-room area.
When finished, the students will inform the teacher and return to their swimming group.

After swimming, students will be given time to change at Leisure World’s changing rooms, which will be supervised by FCPS staff.

What Each Child Should Bring For Swimming

Come to school with bathers under school uniform or in a named, heavy-duty plastic bag. Remember your towel.
Slip-on shoes or thongs are recommended for the bus, as shoes can be left at school (optional). However, children cannot wear thongs all day at school and must have regular school shoes to change back into on return.
Please ensure ALL articles of clothing are marked with your child’s name to avoid confusion when children are changing. If your child has asthma, please ensure they bring their Ventolin and spacer. The duty teacher will hold these and all other medications for the duration of the class and then, depending on the medication, hand them back to the children at the end of their swimming class or return them to the medical room.

Non-Swimmers
Children who do not attend swimming lessons will be supervised by teaching staff back at school with a work package provided by the child’s teacher. Normal class programmes may be modified for the duration of the swimming program.
Payment

$55

Uniform Shop Open
2024-07-18 08:15 - 09:15, 2024-07-25 08:15 - 09:15, 2024-08-01 08:15 - 09:15 (Australia/Perth)
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.

R4 Junior Assembly
2024-07-25 08:45 - 09:45
Room 4 presents their item, and Honour Certificates are awarded. All honour certificate recipients would have had an email, teacher, or SMS message sent.

Festival of Perth Sound Scape
2024-07-26 09:00 - 10:00, 2024-07-31 09:00 - 15:00, 2024-08-02 09:00 - 17:00
Melanie Julien-Martial, on behalf of Perth Festival, UWA, Mandy Bamford and Zoe Atkinson are conducting a project that aims to allow students to explore their relationship to the land around them, using a multitude of art forms and ways of knowing, culminating in a group-based conservation action. The project is being conducted with UWA, Mandy Bamford and Zoe Atkinson. Information sessions and workshops for all Year 5 students.

A Stitch In Time Years 1 and 4 Workshops on Health & Well-Being
2024-07-29, 2024-07-30, 2024-07-31
Students in years 1 to 4 are involved in workshops and discussions about managing their health and well-being.

Year 6 Parliament House Excursion
2024-07-29 | Parliament House, 4 Harvest Terrace, West Perth, WA, 6005, Australia
More information closer to the date

Zero to Hero Program
2024-07-30 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-08-06 14:00 - 15:00
Selected Year 5 & 6 students to be attending the program.

Staff Meeting Term 3, 2024
2024-07-30 15:15 - 16:15
Staff Meeting Curriculum – 30th July – 3:15 to 5:15pm
Staff Meeting Agenda – 14th August – 3:15-4:15pm
Staff Meeting Curriculum – 29th August- 3:15 to 5:15pm

P&C Association Meeting
2024-07-31 19:00 - 20:30
The Parents & Citizens’ Meeting is held in the staffroom.

R21 Senior Assembly & FCPS Citizen of the Month
2024-08-01 08:45 - 09:45
Room 21 presents their item, and the FCPS Citizen of the Month is awarded. If their child were to be 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 sent to their parents beforehand.

Dress in Green and Gold
2024-08-02
Support our Olympic Athletes- dress in green and gold—no gold coin donation is needed.

Australian Maths Competition (AMC 2024)
2024-08-06, 2024-08-07
Selected Years 3 – 6 students will participate in the Australian Maths Competition from Tuesday, August 6th, to Thursday, August 8th, 2024. Times will be confirmed closer to the day and determined by the flexibility of the school timetable and events. Permission notes detailing workshop sessions will be sent home to students no later than Wednesday, June 5th. Permission forms are to be due back by Monday, June 10th.

Pre-primary Dental Screening
2024-08-06 09:00 - 10:30

Interschool Cross Country 2024
2024-08-07 09:30 - 12:00 | Homestead Park, LOT 1821 Glenbrook Rd, Thornlie , WA, 6108, Australia
Forest Crescent Primary is competing in the Interschool Cross Country.
Date: Wednesday, 7th of August 2024
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 11:30 am (still to be confirmed)

Year

Time

Year 3 Girls
Year 3 Boys
9:45 am.
10:00 am.

Year 4 Girls
Year 4 Boys
10:15 am.
10:30 am.

Year 5 Girls
Year 5 Boys
10:45 am.
11:00 am.

Year 6 Girls
Year 6 Boys
11:15 am.
11:30 am.

Course Distances:

Year 3: 900 metres
Year 4/5: 1400 metres
Year 6: 1600 metres

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.
Click Here to download the Interschool Track Guide.

School Board Meetings 2024
2024-08-07 19:00 - 21:00
The FCPS School Board Meeting will be held in the staffroom.
