Dear families & friends,
Learner Expeditions Project
At Felixstow we believe every child is and can be a leader. To demonstrate this we took Violet (yr 3), Tori (yr 4) and Zofia (yr 5) with us to share our Inquiry learning with other schools in the Education Department Learning Expedition project. Other schools all took their yr 6 leaders so Violet was by far the youngest in attendance!
They listened to and learnt about what other schools are doing, were interviewed and filmed about their thinking, and stood up in front of a room full of teachers and leaders to share the Felixstow story.
We are so proud of the way Violet, Tori and Zofia presented and shared their thinking and represented our school. With only one weeks notice, they were confident, thoughtful and articulate in their thinking and communication, demonstrating all the things we value at Felixstow. Congratulations on taking on the challenge and showing everyone that we are small but we are also mighty!
On reflection...
· Violet - "Something I am still curious about is how some schools have not thought of this kind of learning before"
· Tori - "Something new I learnt about was there are so many schools and amazing topics I didnt know about"
· Zofia - "When teachers give us learning like this it let's me be me".
Pasi Visit
What an incredible privilege it was to host renowned Finnish educator and global education thought leader, Professor Pasi Sahlberg at our school in Week 2 this term!
His passion for meaningful, student-centred and holistic learning inspired our teachers and our students alike. We are looking forward to an ongoing connection with him.
Quiz night
A big thank you to everyone who came along to our quiz night to help raise money to support our OSHC program. We sold out of tickets and raised an impressive amount for our school. See the photos later in the newsletter of the fun and laughs had by all.
A huge thank you to Gillian, who did an absolutely fabulous job organising the evening, prizes and being a stellar quizmaster for the night. We have already had requests to do it all again next year so watch this space!
Outdoor Learning Day
Last week we celebrated our first ‘International Outdoor Learning Day’. It was a beautiful day with lots of fun had by all along with a whole lot of learning! We hope to see this become an annual tradition as we build our expertise in learning through play and nature!
2026 enrolments
We are currently finalising our numbers and budget for 2026. Thank you to everyone who has confirmed their plans for next year. If you have not yet let us know if your child is returning or not (Pink form) please do so this week. We still have some spots available in some year levels so if you know anyone looking for a local school make sure you let them know.
Follow our Instagram and Facebook pages
If you are not already following our Facebook or Instagram make sure you do. We are doing daily updates of what is happening at school and promoting the wonderful place that is Felixstow to our local community!
End of year
As we come to the end of year things get very busy and go quickly. Our new receptions have begun transition to school, our year 6’s have begun their transitions to high school. We have swimming week, year 6 aquatics, year 6 graduation, learning summary reports, end of year celebrations and lots of other activities and learning happening. Make sure to keep your eye out for information about all these events.
Cheers Skye 😊
