Dear families,
Thank you for a wonderful 2024 of French learning and fun events, featuring a special 25th anniversary celebration of the FANS bilingual program.
For some students, growing a year older means starting a new chapter. Farewell and best of luck to those who are graduating, moving away, or moving on.
For the families who are returning to KHPS, we look forward to seeing you in 2025!
For those who are new to the school, welcome to the community! We hope you feel right at home in this very welcoming, diverse school and we encourage you to attend the upcoming events to meet other families and get involved.
As we plan for 2025, please note the key dates below, and read on to celebrate some of the highlights from Term 4.
Warmest wishes for a happy holiday season and a wonderful New Year!
The FANS Team
Association
French Market success!
Over 300 volunteers, 60 VIP guests, 7 sponsors, 70 stall holders, and thousands of marketgoers all came out to enjoy the sunshine while supporting the 18th edition of the French Market.
Thank you! Merci beaucoup!
We would like to extend our sincere thanks for helping make this year's French Market a great success.
French Market in numbers
Wow! Here's a snapshot of the sales:
287 donated cakes and baked goods
800 sausages
850 crêpes
885 snow cones
1183 French books
710 Orangina
700 baguettes
330 reusable cups
The French Market 2024 has successfully raised $70,000 net towards our not-for-profit association. This is an outstanding result!
Key fundraiser for bilingual education
While the bilingual program fees cover teacher salaries, the FANS budget relies on fundraising to cover the association's operating costs and new learning resources, including computers, books, and the refurbishment of the French resource room in 2025. The French Market is the association's main fundraising event, helping to keep fees affordable and accessible.
Musical performances
Congratulations to the wonderful student performers who danced, sang and played beautiful music, and to the teachers, conductors, tutors and parent helpers for their dedication. Our school has an enviable music program, and everyone should be proud of the quality of their hard work and results.
Student volunteers
The team of around 40 helpful children was so impressive! Community spirit is alive and well with this new generation, with children helping their parents at stalls, greeting guests at the gates, selling raffle tickets, and setting up and packing away.
Even though they worked hard, the children still had time to enjoy the fun rides, games, and goodies throughout the day.
Alumni helpers
We were so happy to greet many graduated students who gave their time over the weekend, as well as the alumni parents who enjoy helping. This is why we work so hard to put on events for the community: to build strong friendships and a sense of belonging, reinforcing the core FANS value of Connecting People & Cultures.
Organising committee
Huge thanks to the volunteers of the organising committee for their many months of hard work putting this event together. Your contributions are massive and you are all outstanding in your roles.
School and P&C organisation
Thank you to KHPS and the P&C for their collaboration with ensuring the success of this endeavour. We appreciate your support!
Sponsors
Thank you to our wonderful sponsors, who help make the French Market a wonderful event.
Decathlon AU
Carlile Swimming Killarney Heights
Four Frogs Creperie
Peugeot North Shore
Tefal
Ray White Fairweather Group
France at Home
Raffle winners
Thank you to the raffle donors for their generous prizes.
Congratulations for selling 3574 raffle tickets! The top-selling class was Blarney, who earned an ice cream class party.
Cake Stall Donations
2025 French Market
If you loved the French Market and want to get involved with the organising committee or sponsoring the event next year, please get in touch:
frenchmarket@fanssydney.org
French Market photo memories
French-Australian
Excellence Awards
The French-Australian Excellence Awards were held at The Embassy of France to Australia in Canberra, with several delegates and nominees attending from the FANS committee and parent community.
Thank you to the event organiser and Le Courrier Australien editor, François Vantomme, a FANS alumni member, FANS partner, and founder of the Awards.
A special congratulations to KHPS Principal, Ms Tegg, for being a finalist in the Diversity, Inclusion & Gender Equality category, recognising her outstanding work as our school leader.
Education
Important Dates 2025
Thank you teachers & staff!
Thank you to our incredible teachers of French for their patience, flexibility and dedication with the students.
KHPS is a unique public school with the addition of the FANS bilingual program, requiring a lot of coordination between the school and FANS teams. We are grateful for everyone’s hard work all year long to make the bilingual program possible.
Wishing a happy summer holiday to our wonderful teachers, who make the magic happen in class.
French Spelling Bee challenge
This term saw all Anglophone and Francophone stream students competing in the annual French Spelling Bee. After practicing their word lists at home, finalists were selected from each class for the final competitions.
Congratulations to all of the students for their preparation and participation, and a special bravo to the finalists and the winners!
There were some tight battles, and we are very proud of everyone for their presentation skills and spelling accomplishments. The FANS teachers and staff jury members were very impressed by the students’ spelling level. It’s clear that they’ve been working hard in class and at home.
Bilingual Program Fees 2025
As a bilingual program within a public school, we are committed to maintaining an affordable quality bilingual program. FANS is a not-for-profit assocation and aims to make bilingualism accessible to all families. Our program fees are very competitive compared with independent and international schools.
The annual program fees of $1,670 for the Anglophone stream, and $4,195 for the Francophone stream, cover teacher salaries for the 2025 academic year.
With a unique 1:15 average teacher-student ratio in most classes, the FANS bilingual program offers great value as an investment in your children’s bilingual education.
Please carefully read the general terms and conditions of the bilingual program and of the Association.
Kindy to Year 1 Transition
Your Kindy students are soon becoming Year 1 students!
The FANS bilingual program evolves for students in Year 1,
for both Anglophone and Francophone stream students.
For Anglophone students
· Optional: Intensive French Before School
Classes take place every Wednesday morning
8:00am - 8:45am from Year 1 to Year 6.
Additional enrolment is required
For Francophone students
· Mandatory: Intensive French Before School
Classes take place every Monday and Thursday morning
8:00am - 8:45am
Students are automatically enrolled
· Optional: L’Etude Homework Club
An after-school activity every Monday or Thursday
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Additional enrolment is required
L'Etude French Homework Club
To support students with their French homework and lighten the workload at home, FANS offers L’Etude French Homework Club for students in the Francophone stream, for Years 1 - 6.
Classes are led by a Teacher of French and take place every Monday or Thursday, 3:00pm - 4:00pm.
To learn more and to enrol your child in the Etude Homework Club, please visit our website
Enrol
High School Extracurricular Classes 2025
French learning doesn't have to end after Year 6! Continue your child's French education while maintaining and improving their skills with FANS after-school classes for high school students, conveniently located at the Forestville Community Arts Centre (beside the Forestville Library).
To learn more and to enrol, please visit our website.
Learn More & Enrol
Social
Thank You Volunteers Barbecue
We enjoyed a sunny barbecue at Bilarong Reserve in Narrabeen to celebrate the wonderful FANS volunteers who have made this such a successful and fun year.
A huge MERCI to everyone for all your time, effort, skills and commitment to our not-for-profit association and the bilingual program.
Sip & Chat Welcome Evening
Save the date for the first FANS event of 2025!
All FANS parents and children are invited to attend the
Sip & Chat welcome evening:
Forestville Community Hall (behind the RSL)
Friday 21 February, from 5:30pm - 7:30pm
This is an opportunity to catch-up with friends, welcome new families, and attend a brief presentation about the FANS bilingual program.
Please bring some nibbles and drinks to share. We look forward to seeing you there!
Focus
Alumni volunteers
FANS is very proud of the bilingual alumni volunteers who have returned to KHPS to help in the classroom for high school Work Experience, and helped in the office towards the Duke of Edinburgh award.
Thank you Chloe, Jennie and Alex for spending time with us in Term 4, and for modelling what a bilingual high school student can do with their language skills beyond primary school. These three students are also enrolled in the FANS high school classes to pass their next DELF certificates.
If you know someone who's looking for volunteer hours in 2025, please get in touch! FANS offers a variety of interesting tasks in the office and while preparing for events, and we are always keen to welcome back former KHPS students.
Until next year...
Happy Holidays and Joyeux Noël!
We wish you a happy and safe summer break.
Best regards,
The FANS team
With thanks to our sponsors
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