TOOTGAROOK TELEGRAPH
TOOTGAROOK PRIMARY SCHOOL
Website: www.tootps.vic.edu.au Telephone: 5985 2864
Weekly newsletter of
Issue 35 7th November, 2013
CALENDAR
Halloween Disco - Friday 8th November Prep Excursion to Rye - Tuesday 12th November RACV Challenge - November 20th-23rd Grade P-2 Swimming - 2nd-13th December Grade 2 Sleepover - Thursday 28th November
2014 PLANNING Based on our current projections, we anticipate an increased overall school enrolment of approximately 232 students in 2014. If this projection remains stable, we are planning to group these students across 11 classes. The following is a draft breakdown of the classes at each year level: Prep - 2 classes Year 1 - 2 classes Year 2 - 2 classes Year 3/4 - 2 classes Year 4/5 - 1 class Year 5 - 1 class Year 6 - 1 class In addition to the 11 teachers needed for these classes, we are also planning to have Educational Support Staff who will be working in each sub-school to provide Intervention and Extension programs for students throughout the entire year. We have trialled this strategy with tremendous success for our students and as a result, will expand this next year to ensure that our learning for each student is carefully targeted at their point of need. As our planning for 2014 is confirmed over the coming weeks, I will keep everyone updated through the Newsletter. If you ever have any questions about these planning mechanisms, please dont hesitate to organise a chat with me at your convenience.
BOOKLIST AND VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS FOR 2014
After considerable discussion at School Council, I am pleased to report that our Booklist Items and Voluntary Contributions for 2014 will remain unchanged at the 2013 level, $170.
Working With Children Checks
As from the 1st July 2013 the process for applying for a Working With Children Check has changed. Due to the continual changes to the forms they are no longer available at School or the Post Office. The only way to apply for a Working With Children Check is online. These forms are available at http://www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au Reminding Parents, if you wish to assist in the Classes, Breakfast Club, Sport, Swimming, Excursions or Camps, you must have a current Working With Children Check. If you have a current WWCC and have not provided a copy to the office, please bring your WWCC to the school office, where a copy will be placed on file. Working With Children Checks remain valid for 5 years.
Prep B - Mrs Bos Prep P - Mrs Prossor Daniel Malloy for always being friendly and playing safely in the yard. 1/2B - Mrs Baird- Deegan Thompson has developed a positive attitude towards writing. He is confident about having a go and at segmenting words. He has developed new counting strategies in Maths to solve equations. 1/2H Mrs Hughes Jake Bell for playing with others and sharing his toys nicely. He is displaying our Respect and Integrity School Values. 1/2P - Miss Perkins Austin Beagley your courage and dedication shown at the School Concert was exciting to see. We are all very proud of you. Well done! 3/4T Miss Withers 3/4W - Ms. Walton 5/6B - Mrs. Bruin Jake Bradford for all of the help you give your classmates with anything they need, concerning computers. You are an ICT Wizz. Thanks for your help. 5/6Q - Miss Quintin WOW! You played rugby like a super-star. You're always such a great team player who gives your all Natasha Jones. I wouldn't want to run into you on a rugby ground! Well done!! Art / Craft Gr 3 -6 (Ms Lee) Joel Pearce 3/4T for doing an outstanding job on decorating the Xmas Boxes for Food For All. Music (Mrs Young) P.E. / Sport Miss Staley Sam Connelly 5/6Q Sam you showed tremendous effort in Thriller this week, your Zombie was a stand out! It was great to see the focus you applied to learning the choreography, which certainly paid off you did not miss a beat! Keep up the enthusiasm!! BERNIE WALSH ART AWARD
Orders are now being taken at the school office cost $25 each. Please detach and return with payment by Friday 8th November. SORRY NO LATE ORDERS CAN BE ACCEPTED after tomorrow!!
I enclose $25.00 for a concert DVD Childs Name: . Grade:
Life Education Victoria 2013 Parent Information Session will be held on Monday 18th November at 10.00am the info session is open to any parents who are interested in learning about the Life Education
program:
Have you ever considered the following? What is my child learning in Life Education? Have your seen inside the Life Education mobile classroom, or know of Harold? What drug education is appropriate for primary school student? Why do we have health and drug education? How is health and drug education integrated into your schools curriculum? th the Life Education van will be at our school from the 17 November and all students will visit the mobile classroom over the course of the week. If you are interested in attending the parent session please call at the office to put your name down thanks!!!!
Friday 15
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November Thursday 21st November
BOOK FAIR
Once again our school library will be hosting a Scholastic Book Fair. The Fair will open after school on Friday and continue before school 8.30 until 9.00 and after school 3.30 until 4.00pm Please support the fair, feel free to browse the display of books and novelty items (if you wish to purchase during school hours just let me know and I will open the library). The school receives commission from every item sold therefore these Fairs are important fundraisers for our library, plus the children enjoy coming to the fair and benefit from having a book shop at school. Students that purchase something will go into the draw to win a book and stationery. I look forward to seeing you at this Book Fair..Jackie Waycott
HUGE THANKYOU to the following sponsors for our RACV TOOTSTARS Challenge:
West Rosebud + Central - Rosebud
