As we wrap up another busy term at Forest Primary School, I want to take a moment to celebrate all the wonderful things we've achieved together. This term has been packed with activities, learning, and fun.

Thank You for Celebrating With Us!

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Term 2 “JAM” Celebration of Learning Assembly today. Your presence made the event special, and it was wonderful to come together as a community to acknowledge and celebrate the incredible achievements of our students. Congratulations to our classroom certificate recipients for Term 2. Kinder - Rae Chatwin, Luka Cook and Evander Morrison; Prep - Molly Elphinstone, William Rees & Magnus Walters; 1/2 - Max Deverell, LeBron Flint, Nevaeh House, Roze-Ella Kennedy, Myles Korpershoek & Chase Spee; 3/4 - Thomas Deverell, Evie Hall, Nate House, Xavier Korpershoek, William Morrison, Remi Reeve, Jack Stokes & Montie Thorp; Gr 5 - Demi Amos, Indi-Rose Grey & Joseph Heald; Gr 6 - Tori Courto, Lahana Horton, Fletcher Kingston, Layla Thorp & Kiara Waddell-Smith.

Your support and enthusiasm continue to inspire us, and we’re grateful for the opportunity to share these meaningful moments with you. Here's to a successful Term 2 and an exciting journey ahead!

Word Recognition & Fluency Programs

Academically, our students are doing incredibly well especially with our word recognition and fluency programs that have supported students to improve their reading skills. We have received lots of positive feedback from teachers and parents and it's clear that our students and staff are committed to learning and growing.

I want to say a big thank you to our dedicated teachers and staff. Your hard work and passion for teaching make a huge difference. To our parents and carers, your support and involvement in school activities are so important. Together, we create a caring and inspiring environment for our children.

A Huge Thank You to our Parents and Friends!

A special shoutout to our wonderful P&F for organising a very successful trivia night that was held here last weekend. It was a wonderful evening fuelled of laughter and challenging questions. I would like to acknowledge the contribution of Kim Kay & Margaret Ollington who ensured that our trivia event ran smoothly as our number 1 markers, Kelly Chatwin as our runner and Miss Pop for ensuring that our night ran as smoothly as it did. SO many of our parents and friends’ community made this night successful and I thank each and every one of you and our school community for supporting the event.  Our students are very lucky!!!

Thank you for making a meaningful difference in our school community!

Silent Disco by Kombi Krew

Thank you to the Student Council who organised an epic Silent Disco for all the students today. Everyone had so much fun and danced and sang their hearts out. A big thank you to Leah from Kombi Krew for travelling all the way from Hobart to get the party started. We really appreciate it. 

Crazy Hair Day

Crazy Hair Day was a fantastic success, and our school looked more colourful and creative than ever! Students and teachers alike showed off their wild hairstyles, from funky spikes to vibrant colours and everything in between! We celebrated creativity and self-expression, and it was wonderful to see all those amazing hairdos! It was a day to remember!

Forest Fever Netball

On Friday 20^th June a dedicated group of netballers from Grade 5/6, and their support crew, headed off to Ulverstone to represent Forest Primary and compete in the Primary Netball Championships.

The team played their hearts out all day, showing teamwork, persistence and sportsmanship. They only just missed out on playing in the final.

Their commitment to training every Friday lunch time was also commendable.

Thanks to Danielle, Miss Pop, Bianca and Mike Fletcher for training and coaching. Thank you to Lynne van Norden for umpiring on the day, Susan Bakes for scoring and CHAC for supporting the team with the transportation.

They played so well that there was even a celebratory ice cream at Maccas. Go Forest Fever – can’t wait until next year.

Spice Kids - Eisteddfod 

We are known as the Spice Kids!!

On Wednesday 25^th June a very excited Spice Kids choir made their way to Burnie to compete in the Eisteddfod for the very first time. The Spice Kids consists of 47 students from Prep – Grade 6.

For some of these students this was the first time that they had ever performed on the big stage and under a huge spotlight, but they all took it in their stride.

Their performance was amazing, bringing energy and colour to the room. The Spice Kids walked away with a Highly Commended which is amazing.

Every students’ behaviour on the day was spot on and they did Forest Primary very proud. Thanks to all of them for making the commitment and giving up their lunch time every Thursday to practice.

Big thanks to Annette for all you do to encourage the love of singing and performing. I think she might have had a few tears in her eyes!

Thanks to Mrs Geneveve Thorp for making our amazing fish props as well.

1/2 Excursion

Tomorrow our 1/2 students will be on excursion to the Blue Hills Honey Farm and Dip Falls, to complement their Science learning this term. Students will take part in a guided tour along with honey tasting before enjoying a simple set lunch menu. After their Honey Farm visit, students will then visit the Dip Falls before returning to school. 

Happy Holidays

As we look forward to the next term, let's keep building on our successes and aim for even greater achievements. I hope everyone enjoys a well-deserved break, spends quality time with family and friends, and comes back refreshed and ready for more exciting challenges in Term 3.

Thank you all for making Forest Primary School the wonderful school it is.

Have a wonderful break!

Megan Hills

There’s no doubt about it – we all want the best for our children. For their futures to be as bright as possible.

There are lots of things you can do to set your child up for success.

Get them excited for school!

If you show a positive attitude and excitement towards school, your child will pick up on that.

The most common thing we hear from students, of all ages, is that school is where they can:

• spend time with their friends and teachers
• create new and fun experiences
• find their interests
• learn new things
• open up their options – for whatever future they want (whether that’s their dream job or to travel around the world).

Share these positives with your child.

Why turning up matters

Every school day matters. Even just missing one day a fortnight can mean your child misses up to a year and half of their education, between Kindergarten and Year 12.

See what happens when your child misses just…

1 day a week

That equals 40 days per year

Which is 8 weeks per year

… and therefore, from Kindy to Year 12, that is nearly 2½ years of school.

This means the best they can achieve is equal to finishing Year 10.

In Japanese all grades have been focusing on Writing Characters.Prep, have learnt how to say colours in Japanese and they can recognise the colours “red’ and “blue” in Japanese writing.

Grade 1 and 2 students can understand some colours in Japanese and have traced Japanese vowels writing characters.Grade 3 and 4 students can read a few Japanese letters and understand somenouns written in Japanese.

Grade 5 students have been busy learning Japanese writing systems and writing characters and pronunciation.Grade 6 students had lots of speaking practice for making a video letter for Arioka Primary School in Japan. To do this, they have been focusing on understanding Japanese writing systems and the pronunciation of Japanese vowels.

From Grade 1 to 5, we had a calligraphy competition for entering a state wide calligraphy competition.

Congratulations to Thomas Deverell, Aston Spee, Montana Horton and Ruby Hall. Their work has been sent to Hobart to represent Forest

Primary School.

Best of luck!

Term 2 was a very enjoyable and rewarding time for students. They enjoyed four weeks of badminton with a guest coach, showing improvement and enthusiasm each week. In Health, we explored important topics like sleep, nutrition, and healthy habits.

Ryan Nibbs

HPE Teacher 

As we come to the end of Term 2, I would like to take the opportunity to thank and congratulate the current SRC on their commitment and work. They will now finish, and new councillors will be elected.

We have squeezed a lot into the two terms:

• Attending meetings at lunchtime
• Running assemblies
• Representing the school at the ANZAC Day services
• Easter lunchtime activities
• Anything but a School Bag day
• Crazy Hair day
• Silent Disco
• Speaking at the Information Night for families

You have all been such great leaders and role models across the school and I have enjoyed working with you.

At the beginning of Term 3 a new SRC will be elected – I look forward to all the contributions that you will make as well.

Miss Pop.