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Fremantle Primary School P&C

Locality: Fremantle, Western Australia

Address: 1 Brennan Street 6160 Fremantle, WA, Australia

Website: http://www.fremantleps.wa.edu.au

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25.01.2022 Massive THANK YOU to Officeworks Fremantle for the opportunity to participate in their Round Up to Make a Difference initiative. Whodve thought when we filled out the application form, hoping for a bit of extra help with funding our Outdoor STEM Classroom, that together we would raise $3,697.27!!! Another massive THANK YOU needs to go out to each and every parent and child in our school community (and beyond) who very generously supported this initiative and Rounded Up for us. Youre the best!

25.01.2022 Our awesome annual P&C Welcome Picnic is this Friday 21 February from 3pm on the grass area at the main school. Therell be a FREE inflatable slide and giant toys plus a gold coin donation sausage sizzle and icy poles for the kids! Well also have an information stall set up where you can:... Find out who we are, what we do and how you can help us make a difference at our school; Join us for only $1; and, Learn all about our new Freo Primary School Dads Group. And for those of you who havent yet purchased a copy, well also be selling Freo Family Favourites ($25 per book). Our latest fundraiser, this fantastic cook book is filled with recipes from the families and staff who make up our wonderful school community. Dont worry if you dont have any cash, EFTPOS facilities will be available. All families, new and returning, are welcome and encouraged to come and join the fun. BYO picnic rugs and adult snacks.

24.01.2022 Nothing for over a month and then two posts in one day... During all this craziness, we've been thinking about our school and the wonderful teachers and staff who make it. I know I personally can't imagine what the last few weeks has been like for them (and all of our other essential service providers). So, how can we thank them and let them know that we appreciate all they are doing and the personal sacrifices they are making / risks they are taking?... Next Friday 8 May, when you go to school to pick up your child please bring a sign or banner to school bearing a message of support for our teachers and staff. At 2:45pm, we plan to line the fence along Brennan Street and both the FPS and ECC sides of Attfield Street between Alma and Stevens Streets with "us" bearing our messages of support. As per the school's COVID-19 Drop-off and Pick-up policy please do not enter the school grounds and make sure you practise social distancing by keeping 1.5 metres or two arms lengths from others. There will be place marks on the ground to remind you of this on the day.

23.01.2022 The 2020 school year is upon us!! Dont know about you guys but Ive always struggled to find good quality hair accessories in our school colours. If youre thinking, "Me too" then read on... Your P&C has registered with Ponytails and Fairytales - School Ponytails - Sports Day Shop, meaning you can now purchase good quality school uniform hair accessories online - and raise money for our school at the same time!... Shop through www.PonytailsandFairytales.com.au>Shop School Bows>Shop by School>Find Schools in WA>Select Fremantle Primary School and purchase from the huge range of FPS school uniform and faction accessories available. Every time you shop through our schools page, our school will earn 20% from your purchase.

23.01.2022 Over the years many local businesses have very kindly and generously supported our fundraising activities. Its now time for us to show our gratitude and be kind and generous in return. (Ive tagged them all in the hope that they will keep us updated on any changes to how their business is operating during all this craziness).... Please let me know if theres anyone Ive missed. Breaks Fremantle Paper Bird Childrens Books and Arts Ruoccos Pizzeria E Ristorante Acai Brothers Mother India Fremantle Saroor Roogenic Lawleys Bakery Cafe Fremantle Markets Rolloways San Churro Fremantle Flipside Burgers & Bar Duck Duck Bruce Manna Wholefoods Mala Yoga mod cafebar WA Museum Maritime Archaeology Fremantle Prison Rottnest Express SeaLink Rottnest Island Graphic Source Toyworld Fremantle Djurra Lifestyle Salon and Spa (Aveda) Two Little Stars New Edition Bookshop Freostyle DooWop Hair Stand Up Surf Shop Galati & Sons Goodchild Meats Mokoh Design The Local Hotel Big Rigz Burger Co. 1991 Skateshop Skoot Freo Zodium Tania Teague Beauty and Makeup Gilberts Fresh, Hilton Carriage Coffee Shop Corner Store Luce Del Sol Flirty Gertie Brow & beauty bar Happy Lunch Box Fremantle Free DB Car Stereo Your Piece of Fremantle AirBnB

23.01.2022 The FPS faction carnival was held at Stevens Reserve today - and what a day it was! Fantastic venue, perfect weather, lots of colour and even more fun. HUGE thank you to everyone who baked, donated and purchased goodies for / at our P&C Cake Stall. Together we raised $700 for our school!!!

23.01.2022 Apologies for the delay in posting this but like all of you, weve been a bit distracted by COVID-19 (home schooling, working from home, being at home...you get it). We hope you all enjoyed our FREAKY FRIDAY themed National Ride2School on Friday 13 March. The kids went all out decorating their bikes, with Charlie (Year 1) and Lola (Pre-Primary) taking out the best dressed boy and girl prizes.... As a community we raised $165 for World Bicycle Relief. And while this wasnt quite enough to purchase a Buffalo Bicycle for a student in need, your P&C Committee personally chipped in the extra $30 required to do so. Big THANK YOU to Mercer Cycles, Coles Fremantle, the City of Fremantle Community Safety Team and the Fremantle District - WA Police Force Bike Unit for servicing, donating, attending and speaking. Now for the bit that all the kids have been waiting for...the faction with the most participants, that earns an additional 50 bonus points... In third place...Batavia with 37 points. In second place...Leeuwin with 38 points. And in first place...Challenger with 39 points (plus 50 bonus points!!). Well done to everyone who participated!

22.01.2022 Nothing for over a month and then two posts in one day... During all this craziness, weve been thinking about our school and the wonderful teachers and staff who make it. I know I personally cant imagine what the last few weeks has been like for them (and all of our other essential service providers). So, how can we thank them and let them know that we appreciate all they are doing and the personal sacrifices they are making / risks they are taking?... Next Friday 8 May, when you go to school to pick up your child please bring a sign or banner to school bearing a message of support for our teachers and staff. At 2:45pm, we plan to line the fence along Brennan Street and both the FPS and ECC sides of Attfield Street between Alma and Stevens Streets with "us" bearing our messages of support. As per the schools COVID-19 Drop-off and Pick-up policy please do not enter the school grounds and make sure you practise social distancing by keeping 1.5 metres or two arms lengths from others. There will be place marks on the ground to remind you of this on the day.

22.01.2022 This is FPSs Graduating Class of 2019. This morning I attended their Graduation Assembly. It was beautiful, thoughtful and emotional. The perfect way to say good-bye. All of these kids and their families should feel very proud. Remember this moment, and use that pride to stride with confidence, kindness and strength onto the next path of your journey. ...

22.01.2022 What a great little night last nights FPS Christmas Concert was! I hope your hearts and bellies are as full as mine. Big thank you to the CARAD-Centre for Asylum Seekers, Refugees and Detainees Inc Fare Go Food Truck for the fantastic food. Thanks also to our children and their teachers for all of the wonderful performances.... And THANK YOU for attending and sharing some love.

22.01.2022 And...look what arrived in the mail this morning - courtesy of @Ponytails and Fairytales - School Ponytails - Sports Day Shop. The girls LOVE them! (In fact, I even had to pry Lilys navy scrunchie from her hair in order to take this photo. )

21.01.2022 We are excited to be helping you celebrate National Ride2School Day on Friday 13 March 2020. Its is the perfect opportunity to kick-start new healthy habits and promote the many benefits of active travel. We encourage all students and their families to leave the car at home and give riding, walking, scooting or skating to school a go. This years theme is FREAKY FRIDAY, so feel free to decorate your bike, scooter, blades or self in a Freaky Friday theme. Therell be prizes f...or the best dressed boy and girl, so get your imaginations working! Please ensure that you go to the registration table when you arrive in order to: Earn participation points for your faction (The faction with the most participants will earn an additional 50 bonus points!) Get your participation sticker entitling you to a FREE healthy breakfast. And finally, Ride2School has partnered with World Bicycle Relief (worldbicyclerelief.org) for National Ride2School Day 2020. World Bicycle Relief help to change lives through The Power of Bicycles. To help raise funds for World Bicycle Relief, your P&C will have a (minimum gold coin) donation bucket at the registration table. For every $195 raised, a Buffalo Bicycle is provided to a student in need. The Buffalo Bicycle isnt your typical bike. While most of the worlds bicycles are lightweight and made for recreation, the Buffalo is a stronger, simpler and sustainable bicycle that can withstand the harsh rural conditions experienced by those living in developing countries. Cmon Freo!! Lets see how many Buffalos we can get for students in need!

21.01.2022 Today something beautiful happened at our little school. Our community lined the fences along Brennan Street and Attfield Streets bearing messages of support for our teachers and staff - to show them that we appreciate all they are doing and the personal sacrifices they are making / risks they are taking for us and our children. Dont know about you but we thought it was pretty damn special.... So, thank you to everyone who got involved and shared their love and support.

21.01.2022 Apologies for the delay in posting this but like all of you, we’ve been a bit distracted by COVID-19 (home schooling, working from home, being at home...you get it). We hope you all enjoyed our FREAKY FRIDAY themed National Ride2School on Friday 13 March. The kids went all out decorating their bikes, with Charlie (Year 1) and Lola (Pre-Primary) taking out the best ‘dressed’ boy and girl prizes.... As a community we raised $165 for World Bicycle Relief. And while this wasn’t quite enough to purchase a Buffalo Bicycle for a student in need, your P&C Committee personally chipped in the extra $30 required to do so. Big THANK YOU to Mercer Cycles, Coles Fremantle, the City of Fremantle Community Safety Team and the Fremantle District - WA Police Force Bike Unit for servicing, donating, attending and speaking. Now for the bit that all the kids have been waiting for...the faction with the most participants, that earns an additional 50 bonus points... In third place...Batavia with 37 points. In second place...Leeuwin with 38 points. And in first place...Challenger with 39 points (plus 50 bonus points!!). Well done to everyone who participated!

21.01.2022 Picnicking in full flight.

21.01.2022 OFFER ENDS 1PM TOMORROW (FRIDAY 27 SEPTEMBER)!! Purchase your tickets to the Perth Royal Show through Fremantle Primary School P&C and not only will you save 25% on the price of your tickets but 5% of your ticket price will be donated towards our fundraising efforts! Simply click on the link below and enter the PROMO CODE: Royalshow19451 to save....... https://www.ticketmaster.com.au/event/250056FEF5EB43F8 Feel free to share this offer with your family and friends too!

21.01.2022 Book Week is THIS THURSDAY (5 November)!!! This year's theme is "Curious Creatures, Wild Minds". As usual, the theme leaves plenty of room for creativity so children have the opportunity to dress up as whichever character they think fits the brief. To spark a little inspiration, ask your kids which book characters have interesting creatures they love, or which characters they think come up with the wildest ideas!... There'll be prizes for those creatures who dare to be wild. Speaking of creatures, pretty sure everyone knows "Stripey the Emu" and his creator, author and artist Wendy Binks. Wendy is a Freo local who's quirky and distinctive range of Australian animal designs and books is popular worldwide. With the help of Jennifer Jackson at Paper Bird Children's Books and Arts your P&C is funding an incursion by Wendy next Thursday. There will be three sessions tailoring to different age groups and it's sure to be lots of fun and ignite everyone's curiosity. We will also be organising a Book Stall, so if you have any good condition books at home that you've finished reading, please bring them to school next week and put them in the Book Stall box that we'll place at the Front Office. We'll collect the books every day and then set up a stall on Thursday where you can purchase something to read for just $2 per book. All funds raised from the Book Stall will go to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation.

19.01.2022 Its World Teachers Day!!! To celebrate and say a great big THANK YOU to all of our lovely teachers, your P&C has provided a special morning tea for them to enjoy in both the FPS staff room and ECE kitchen. Dont forget to let them know how much you appreciate them too.

19.01.2022 Only a couple of hours to go! Dont be put off by the weather, well all be warm and cosy in our nests watching the movies. And then theres all the $2 treats....

19.01.2022 Worried that you missed out on a copy of FPSs first ever cook book, Freo Family Favourites? Well worry no more! Freo Family Favourites is now available through Quickcliq (thanks to the every helpful Helena Everkrans of Happy Lunch Box Fremantle.... Youll find it under the Events tab when you click on the 3 line icon in the top left corner after you log in. Click the link below to get your copy now... https://quickcliq.com.au/

18.01.2022 We hope you all enjoyed todays Welcome Picnic and took the opportunity to get to know one another better and learn more about your P&C.

17.01.2022 Your P&C has entered the "Grillex School Makeover" competition for a chance to win $10,000 worth of Grillex products to help bring students together outdoors! Wed LOVE to win this competition and have submitted our Outdoor STEM Classroom proposal and design plan in the hope that it delivers the goods. To boost our chances though, we also need you guys to enter too - by 5pm Friday 29 November!... Each person can enter once, so please go to [https://grillex.com.au/win](https://grillex.com.au/win) and tell them in 100 words or less, what an Outdoor STEM Classroom would mean to our school. (Big thank you to YunNie Chong for the design plan!)

15.01.2022 One week in to Officeworks Fremantles Round Up to Make a Difference and $700 has been raised for our school! Keep spreading the word far and wide. Lets smash this out of the water!!

15.01.2022 THERE’S ONLY 6 WEEKS TO GO UNTIL CHRISTMAS!!! But don’t panic. Your P&C has joined forces with South Beach Boardies to provide you with the opportunity to get your Christmas shopping done nice and early AND save money AND be ethical and sustainable AND raise money for our school.... Here’s how....

15.01.2022 Grilld Fremantle for dinner and four more tokens in Fremantle Primarys STEM Garden / Local Matters jar. Lily even took to running up and asking everyone looking to deposit their token to please pop it in our jar. Everyone she asked obliged. (Hard to say no really. ) Needless to say, she smashed it! One more week to go. Cmon Freo!!

13.01.2022 Last weekend to round up on your purchases at Officeworks Fremantle and / or grab a burger and put your token in our Local Matters jar at Grilld Fremantle. Cmon Freo lets smash it!!

13.01.2022 Something very exciting is happening at our school this week! The very talented Toby Tomlinson is painting a 3m x 20m mural on the red brick wall adjacent to the scooter racks. The mural features yellow-finned whiting and will be a beautiful and calming backdrop to our Outdoor STEM Classroom.... Feel free to drop by and watch Toby as he creates this beautiful piece of art for all of us to enjoy. (See comments below for regular updates....)

12.01.2022 Been watching the weather forecast nervously all week but thankfully / finally the rain has gone! So, when you go to school to pick up your child today (Friday 8 May), please dont forget to bring a sign or banner bearing a message of support for our teachers and staff. Starting at 2:45pm, well line the fence along Brennan Street and both the FPS and ECC sides of Attfield Street between Alma and Stevens Streets with "us" bearing our messages of support.... Think this will be a beautiful way for our school community to show our teachers and staff that we appreciate all they are doing and the personal sacrifices they are making / risks they are taking for us and our children. As per the schools COVID-19 Drop-off and Pick-up policy please do not enter the school grounds and make sure you practise social distancing by keeping 1.5 metres or two arms lengths from others. There will be place marks on the ground to remind you of this on the day. Any teachers or staff reading this PLEASE continue to keep this a secret - at least until 2:45pm tomorrow.

12.01.2022 Want to know more about your P&C and how you can help? Then please read the information brochure below...

10.01.2022 We are excited to be helping you celebrate National Ride2School Day on Friday 13 March 2020. It’s is the perfect opportunity to kick-start new healthy habits and promote the many benefits of active travel. We encourage all students and their families to leave the car at home and give riding, walking, scooting or skating to school a go. This year’s theme is FREAKY FRIDAY, so feel free to decorate your bike, scooter, blades or self in a Freaky Friday theme. There’ll be prizes f...or the best ‘dressed’ boy and girl, so get your imaginations working! Please ensure that you go to the registration table when you arrive in order to: Earn participation points for your faction (The faction with the most participants will earn an additional 50 bonus points!) Get your participation sticker entitling you to a FREE healthy breakfast. And finally, Ride2School has partnered with World Bicycle Relief (worldbicyclerelief.org) for National Ride2School Day 2020. World Bicycle Relief help to change lives through The Power of Bicycles. To help raise funds for World Bicycle Relief, your P&C will have a (minimum gold coin) donation bucket at the registration table. For every $195 raised, a Buffalo Bicycle is provided to a student in need. The Buffalo Bicycle isn’t your typical bike. While most of the world’s bicycles are lightweight and made for recreation, the Buffalo is a stronger, simpler and sustainable bicycle that can withstand the harsh rural conditions experienced by those living in developing countries. C’mon Freo!! Let’s see how many Buffalo’s we can get for students in need!

09.01.2022 Summers coming (as evidenced by last weeks glorious weather) and to celebrate your P&C is running an "Unlock Summer" raffle. Up for grabs is a fantastic stand up paddle board package from Stand Up Surf Shop. This package is perfect for families as its got plenty of width making it suitable for one or multiple people - you could even throw your dog on too! To give you plenty of opportunity to be in the running to win this fantastic prize, your P&C will be setting up a table... and eftpos facilities near the bottom playground between 3:00-3:30pm daily from today until 26 September. Tickets are $25 each and we will only be selling 150 of them (which is great odds!). The prize will be chained and padlocked and we have a board displaying 150 keys - only 1 of which fits the padlock on the prize. Purchasing a ticket in our "Unlock Summer" raffle will give YOU the chance to choose 1 of the 150 keys and try it in the padlock on the prize. If your key opens the padlock, the prize is yours!! Unlocking will commence at 3:15pm on Friday 27 September.

09.01.2022 And the winner is....@Gloria Karageorge!!!! Congratulations Gloria! We know what youll be doing in the school holidays. Massive thank you to Stand Up Surf Shop for the fantastic SUP that Gloria and her family will be enjoying this summer. ... Thanks also to everyone who purchased a ticket. We love your generosity.

08.01.2022 Hope everyone enjoyed our Curious Creatures, Wild Minds Book Week celebrations today? Thank you to everyone who purchased books for our school library, donated books to the secondhand book stall and / or purchased a second book (the proceeds of which will go to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation). Some of the costumes on display at this morning’s assembly where fantastic! Well done to all you clever and artistic parents out there.... And finally, we hope all of your children had lots of fun with Wendy Binks at the P&C funded incursion. I know the Year 4/5’s did some amazing kookaburra illustrations.

08.01.2022 Three cheers for all of our fantastic Uniform Shop volunteers for giving up time with their children to order, prepare and sell us school uniforms so our children can all look spick and span when Term 1 2020 begins on Monday. Hip hip hooray! Hip hip hooray! Hip hip hooray!

04.01.2022 If you shop at Gilberts Fresh, Hilton dont forget to register for their Support Our Schools program to help earn our school some much needed extra funds!

03.01.2022 **End of Year Christmas Concert** Freo Primarys end of year Christmas Concert is tomorrow night, Tuesday 17 December from 5:30-6:45pm. Its always a lovely evening but this year your P&C is hoping to add a little extra Christmas cheer.... In keeping with the spirit of giving, weve arranged for the CARAD-Centre for Asylum Seekers, Refugees and Detainees Inc Fare Go Food Truck to attend the event. In addition to serving up delicious cultural comfort food, the Fare Go Food Truck offers opportunity to share and connect while empowering refugees and asylum seekers through employment. So, bring your hearts and your wallets and lets prove that the love of food knows no borders. Well also be selling $2 Christmas themed ice creams for the kids and therell be a raffle for the grown-ups - tickets $2 each or 3 for $5. And...pre-orders of Freo Family Favourites will be available for pick-up and remaining copies for sale for $25 a copy. We cant think of a better way to the end the year than by bringing our school community together to celebrate just that community and togetherness. MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!

02.01.2022 Huge THANK YOU to all of the wonderful members of our school community who braved the elements and attended our Movie Night! It was a great little night that proved that we are at our best when we come together as a community. Thanks also to Connie Hancock of Caporn Young Estate Agents for sponsoring the night; SeaLink Rottnest Island, Big Rigz Burger Co., the WA Maritime Museum and 1991 Skateshop for the raffle prizes; Happy Lunchbox for feeding us; your P&C for all the y...ummy treats; Mr T for attending and rolling his sleeves up to help serve;everyone who helped with the clean up; and, of course, Lou Wales. As a result of our combined efforts we raised $1400 for our school and our kids. Well done Freo Primary!!!

02.01.2022 Further to Emmas earlier post, your P&C would also like to take the opportunity to encourage you to pay the voluntary contributions listed on the 2020 Requirements handout. As Emma said, the money generated pays for vital items that the school could not otherwise afford. For example, your P&C paid $15,000 to install our new toilet doors earlier in the year. I know most of you (myself included previously) probably assume that schools receive most of the funding they need fro...m the Government but I can assure you this is really not the case. Please take the time to look at the 2018 revenue v expenditure chart below to see how much money our school receives, where it comes from and how it is spent. It quickly becomes abundantly clear how vital our all of our voluntary contributions are. So, if you can afford to pay all of the voluntary payments, please do so. Thank you.