Welcome to Forest Primary School

Forest is a small rural community approximately 15 kms east of Smithton where agriculture is the main industry. Forest Primary School is located in the heart of Forest and is set on approximately 5 acres which allows the school to provide a specialised Agriculture program. The school caters for children from Kinder to Grade 6 and has approximately 140 students. We welcome families into the school to support their child's educational journey and enjoy seeing our students strive to be the best they can be. If you would like more information about our school after your visit to this site, please contact us.

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Student of the Week Reward 2024

27 Feb 2024

This year Student of the Week at Forest Primary School reward:

Certificate, Personalised Pencil/Pen and an Ice-cream at the end of term. (Waiting for stationary to arrive).

We are taking this to the students to gather ‘student voice’ led by the Student Council to determine if this is what students want as part of rewarding positive behaviour at Forest Primary School.

Sorry for any miscommunication as we are tyring to take on feedback from our student community!

Thanks,

Megan ?

Principal

Class Structures 2024

01 Dec 2023

Forest Primary Structures 2024 Kinder, Prep/1, 1/2, 3/4, 3/4, 5, 6. Teachers to be announced Friday 8th of December. Thanks, Megan Hills

Parent Teacher Meetings

05 Sep 2023

Dear Parents and Carers, Parent Teacher meetings are now open on Schoolzine. Parent Teacher meetings are a 2 or 3 way communication opportunity to discuss your child’s evidences of learning and behaviour at school. If you have any questions or information to share, this is the perfect time to do so. Please follow the link below, click the session keeper tab in Schoolzine or call the school office to secure your time slot. https://forestps.schoolzineplus.com/view-session/6 If there isn’t a time that suits you and your family, please don’t hesitate to contact the office to arrange an alternate date and time.

Parent Teacher Interviews

15 Jun 2023

Dear Parents and Carers,

Parent Teacher meetings are now open on Schoolzine.

Parent Teacher meetings are a 2 or 3 way communication opportunity to discuss your child’s evidences of learning, 9 point ratings and behaviour at school. If you have any questions or information to share, this is the perfect time to do so.

Please follow the link below, click the session keeper tab in Schoolzine or call the school office to secure your time slot.

https://forestps.schoolzineplus.com/view-session/5

If there isn’t a time that suits you and your family, please don’t hesitate to contact the office to arrange an alternate date and time.

Regards,

Megan Hills
Acting Principal

ThinkUKnow Presentation

14 Jun 2023

You’re invited to attend a digital ThinkUKnow www.thinkuknow.org.au presentation.

As parents and carers, you play an important role in protecting your child from harm whilst online.

We, at ThinkUKnow, aim to support you in preventing and managing safety challenges that your child may face, as well as guiding your child to understand these and feel empowered to take action.

This one-hour event will provide an overview of online experiences your children may have today, consider the challenges, and offer options to take action in building a safer online world for them.

Please join us online via this link http://aka.ms/TUK_Forest at just before 7:00pm on Wednesday June 14. All you need is a PC, Mac, or phone that is browser enabled.

Please note that this event is for Parents and Carers ONLY. Some content is considered inappropriate for children.

Regards,

Philip Meyer

ThinkUKnow

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Megan Hills
Acting Principal

ThinkUKnow Presentation

05 Jun 2023

You’re invited to attend a digital ThinkUKnow www.thinkuknow.org.au presentation.

As parents and carers, you play an important role in protecting your child from harm whilst online.

We, at ThinkUKnow, aim to support you in preventing and managing safety challenges that your child may face, as well as guiding your child to understand these and feel empowered to take action.

This one-hour event will provide an overview of online experiences your children may have today, consider the challenges, and offer options to take action in building a safer online world for them.

Please join us online via this link http://aka.ms/TUK_Forest at just before 7:00pm on Wednesday June 14. All you need is a PC, Mac, or phone that is browser enabled.

Please note that this event is for Parents and Carers ONLY. Some content is considered inappropriate for children.

Regards,

Philip Meyer

ThinkUKnow

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Megan Hills
Acting Principal

Helping Kids Thrive Online

15 May 2023

Forest Primary would like to share "Helping kids thrive online" information with you and your family.

Helping kids thrive online webinar info sheet.pdf (esafety.gov.au)

Any questions you have please let us know.

Regards,

Megan Hills
Acting Principal

Code of Behaviour - School Buses

11 May 2023

As a timely reminder we would like to encourage our families to have discussions around the behaviour expectations when travelling to and from school on buses. Please find below the Code of Behaviour for school buses to help with these conversations.

Cyber Safety

09 May 2023

Forest Primary would like to share a very informative website with you about cyber safety.

Any questions you have please let us know.

5 tips to keep your family safe online.pdf (esafety.gov.au)

Telephone lines down

15 Mar 2023

Morning, there is a statewide outage of the school telephone lines, they are working to restore operations asap. Contact via 0427583000