STEM in the garden
17 February 2023
This term students from various year levels will be using Little Patch and Little Farm to explore how science and technology help us grow our food.
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This term students from various year levels will be using Little Patch and Little Farm to explore how science and technology help us grow our food.
Date: Wed 01 Feb 23
Time: 08:00-09:30
Location: Under A Block
New Farm State School P&C has been awarded a grant which will help them launch a new ‘Friends of Little Patch’ program, as well as a new seed propagation hub and disability gardening tables.
Join the New Farm Kingfishers Swim Club for the new 2022/23 swimming season.
The New Farm State School P&C hosted an entertaining and fun social TRIVIA NIGHT on Saturday 20 August 2022.
Second hand uniforms are now urgently required to re-stock the Pre-Loved Uniforms Shop.
We are excited to announce we are holding a Billy G’s Gourmet Cookie Dough drive as a major fundraiser this term.
Want to help us monitor who starts moving in to the new garden space? Our students will soon get the chance to be citizen scientists.
Did you see our new garden in the Village News (Sept)?
Do you see our tuckshop ‘going green’? Tuckshop convenor Michelle is ahead of new legislation, which now bans the use of single use plastics.
Do you have a spare two hours from 9am to 11am on a Monday, Wednesday or Friday?
Have you noticed our Little Patch kitchen garden transforming from a summer patch of tomatoes and berries to a winter crop of cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower?
Is there a child in the school who hasn’t lost a hat or a jumper by term 3?! We feel your pain, and are here to help.
What wildlife can we expect to see in our new community garden, and what’s been happening since our last blog?
Each year our P&C runs fundraises to help pay for some extra opportunities we can provide to our students. This year we kick off with the OBSTAHTON!
Join our new Beeston Street Indigenous food garden project and you might find yourself planting seeds, digging swales or mulching the garden beds.
In the first of our ‘Meet our’ series, we chat with Pre-Loved Uniform Manager Natalie Chin.
We surveyed our parents recently for any ideas, feedback or thanks to pass on to our hardworking tuckshop team. The winning idea from our respondents was to .. ask our kids!
From plants to printers, our last meeting covered a huge range of topics! Read on for a 2-minute snapshot of what we talked about; all are welcome to join us for our next meeting on 15 July.
In 2021 an exciting new garden project is beginning! We will be transforming the Beeston Street school entrance into a six-tiered, Indigenous food garden.
Want to share your opinion? We’re looking for your questions and input on a requested tree removal by Mon 19 May – see section ‘Building update’ in our overview of the discussions and decisions of the P&C’s 2nd meeting of the year.
On 20 April we held our first general P&C meeting for the year! Here’s a quick ‘wrap up’ of what we talked about and any decisions made.
Our committee may be small but our vision is huge! We’d love to have more parents and community members involved with our work, for as much or as little time as you can.
Take a look at our guide to ‘The Student Resource Scheme (SRS)’, what is is, and how the P&C consider and vote on the scheme in support of the School and its Executive.
We recognise that often our families have limited time to commit to volunteer activities and extend a welcome to all of our New Farm community to participate in the P&C. But is the Blue Card process confusing to you, too?
Our P&C is the community in action. We are all volunteers, with different skills and time to donate. Can you help us out? We’re currently
The P&C Annual General Meeting (AGM) started proceedings on 2 March 2021. The meeting was required to postpone with no nominations received for the position
It’s been a busy week in the garden with some of the grade 2 classes planting out the vege patch by the tuckshop. Wander through
Thank you to everyone who donated to our Pre-loved Uniform Pop-Up Shop. Keep it coming.
Question: Where would you find a room of nuns, 70’s aerobic instructors, Teneriffe sheep and a table of Bill Murrays? Answer: The NFSS Trivia night!
Little Farm is a beloved area of our school community, a place where our children have access to a natural learning space. With the school
What’s happening with the money we raised at the Obstathon? Great question! We donated just over $12,000 to the school for creative arts. Our Head
Did you know the school invested in the pool facilities last year? Here are some photos of the completed refurbishment of the pool area change-rooms
Have you seen our beautiful edible garden beds near the tuckshop? Our kitchen garden is a collaborative project between the school and the P&C, funded
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