North Fitzroy Primary School
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| Name |
North Fitzroy Primary School |
| Address |
North Fitzroy Primary School, |
| Suburb |
North Fitzroy VIC 3068 |
| Established |
1875 |
| Type | |
| Religion |
Secular |
| Students |
Approx. 500 |
| Years |
Prep-6 |
| Principal |
Connie Watson |
| Nickname |
Fitzroy North, NFPS |
| Colours |
Maroon and Yellow |
| Motto |
? |
| Phone Number |
+ 61 3 9481 5860 |
| Fax Number |
+ 61 3 9482 4778 |
| Website | |
North Fitzroy Primary School (also called Fitzroy North Primary School) is a state school in the inner-city Melbourne, Australia suburb of Fitzroy North. The school is rich in history and is committed to the pursuit of new and innovative methods of improving students’ learning. [1] The school is a usual polling place on election day.[2]
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[edit] The Canteen
The school canteen stocks healthy food such as carrot sticks and fruit balls, as well as making fresh sandwiches and jaffles (toasted sandwiches). The canteen is known for its healthy selection. [3]
[edit] The School Fete
The school has an annual fete, which is usually quite successful. Some activities include:
- The Giant Slide
- Jumping Castle
- The Cha-Cha (a recent addition)
- Mini-Golf
- The Chair-o-plane
- Greek BBQ
- White Elephant Stall
- Devenshire Tea
- Book Stall
- Toy Stall
- Silent Auction
- Live Music
- Sausage Sizzle
- Gourmet BBQ
- Snow Cones
- Mystery Boxes
- Fishing Game
- Italian Cafe
- and many more...
[edit] LOTE
North Fitzroy Primary School teaches all students the language of Italian. They have lessons of one hour a week. The focus is to develop language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) and an awareness of Italian culture. Students are taught the following:
- Greetings
- Numbers / counting
- Seasons / months / days / time
- Family
- Descriptions (eg. colors, physical characteristics, likes / dislikes)
- Cultural aspects – people, places, food, dance, music, games, etc.
The school has large Italian-related events such as Carnevale.
[edit] OHSC
The school has an Outside School Hours Care program that takes place on the school premises. The program is staffed by up to eight workers, under the supervision of the Program Coordinator and the Assistant Coordinator. The ratio of staff to students is 1:15. The staff include at least three qualified child care workers.
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