Newsletter 8th June, 2017

Tues 13 June

Grade 5/6 Family Life Session 1

Tue 20 June

Grade 5/6 Family Life Session 2

Thu 22 June

Subway School Lunch

Tue 27 June

Grade 5/6 Family Life Session 3 (final)

Tue 27 & Wed 28 June

Grade 5/6 Skateboard Incursion

Parent Teacher Meetings 4.00-7.00pm

Mon 24 to Wed 26 July

Grade 5 YMCA Recreation Camp

Wed 26 to Fri 28 July

Grade 6 YMCA Recreation Camp

Thur 15 June

5/6 Camp Information Night 6.30pm

Mon 12 June

Queens Birthday Public Holiday

Fri 16 June

Jump Rope For Heart

Fri 30 June

Last Day Term 2

2.30pm Finish

Mon 17 July

1st Day School Term 3

Fri 23 June

Semester 1 Student Reports available via Compass access

Dates to Remember

40-50 Loddon Drive, Taylors Hill Telephone 9361 4900

PO Box 3665 Caroline Springs 3023 taylors.hill.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

visit our website at : www.taylorshillps.vic.edu.au

Learning, Integrity, Honesty, Personal Best, Positive Relationships

What’s Due

5/6 Camp 3rd Instalment ~ Money Due Tue 13 June

5/6 Camp Final Instalment ~ Money Due Tue 27 June

Prep Swimming ~ Money Due Mon 24 July

Dear Taylors Hill Community,

School Library Association of Victoria Award

On Monday the 29th of May, Trudy Smith, Tania Egan and I were presented with Inaugural Primary School Leaders Award from the School Library Association of Victoria. We were nominated for this award by Maria Sartori. This was great recognition for the united approach we have had to supporting the establishment of our wonderful Learning Centre that benefits all of the THPS students. Mrs Sartori and I were also given the opportunity to present the keynote address at the conference to library staff from across the state about Building and Supporting a Primary School Library and how we have gone about that at THPS.

Danielle Stella

Semester One Student Reports

Teachers at Taylors Hill Primary School have almost finished writing accurate and

informative Student Reports explaining the learning and progress your child has made throughout Terms 1 and 2. There will be NO PRINTED STUDENT REPORTS SENT HOME. You will be able to

access your child’s report through Compass via https://taylorshillps.vic.jdlf.com.au/login.aspx on Friday 23rd June

from 11:00am.

Your child will be assessed against each learning area that is appropriate for their grade level.

Student achievement is assessed against the Victorian Curriculum F-10 achievement standards or the Level A to D continuum to show student progress towards achieving the pre foundation standards.

Each learning area will have an A to E rating. The reporting scale has the following meanings:

~ A - well above the expected standard at this time of year

~ B - above the standard expected at this time of year

* C - at the standard expected at this time of year

~ D - below the standard expected at this time of year

~ E - well below the standard expected at this time of year

Along with this is a chart showing your child’s level of effort and class behaviour.

The class teachers have also written comments about your child’s achievement and skill development in

English and Mathematics. These comments will assist you to understand the rating they have been given in these areas. You will also read comments about your child’s personal and social learning

habits. This area of the report will enable you to gain an understanding of how your child relates to others at school and how they are managing their learning within the classroom.

There will also be comments outlining the future learning goals your child will be working towards in order to enhance their development. A page will also be sent home that has been written by your child, evaluating their own learning.

SPECIALIST CLASSES

Your child will receive a rating and a comment from each of the specialist teachers that have taught your child for The Arts, Physical Education, Science and Italian.

PARENT TEACHER MEETINGS

Parent Teacher Meetings are being held on Tuesday 27th June and Wednesday 28th June between 4:00 and 7:00pm. Please make sure that you have booked a time to see your child’s classroom and specialist teachers. Each meeting is 10 minutes, so please come prepared with questions or areas you wish to talk about so we can make the most of the time we have together.

Please read through the report with your child and discuss the information included. We need to involve the students in this process so that they are fully aware of their achievements and what they need to work on.

We hope you will find these reports informative and useful. If you have any questions regarding the reports, please do not hesitate to ask your child’s class teacher.

Jill Benham

Assistant Principal

Earlier this term Prep students were invited to have breakfast at 8:00am at school. Students came to school in their pyjamas, slippers and robes ready to eat breakfast with their friends from all the Prep classes.

Prior to our Prep Breakfast, students created their very own placemats for their plate and cutlery to go on top. We had cereal, toast, spreads, drinks and fruits available which our students enjoyed.

Students then changed into their school uniforms and showed us all how independent they are. Well done to all our Preps for participating in the first stage of our THPS Camping program. Some comments from our students on the day were:

“Drinking chocolate milk was fun” Lucas – PB

“I liked eating Weetbix” Gabby – PF

“I enjoyed going to school in my pyjamas” Teah PF

From the Prep Team

Prep Breakfast

Last Friday 2nd June our JSC Representatives organised a Free Dress Day for a gold coin donation. Monies raised will be donated to The Royal Children’s

Hospital. A grand total of $1842.60 was raised. A fantastic result.

Learning Centre News! Congratulations to all of the Taylors Hill school community for an outstanding Book Fair result. A total of $8,869 worth of books and stationery was sold, resulting in $2,660 worth of Scholastic points to be spent on resources for the Learning Centre and Classroom Libraries during the year.

We have already been busy purchasing and these books will hit the shelves early next term.

Clifford had a wonderful time judging over 700 entries to the colouring competition

The winners were:

Arnav Prep D

Mya 1C

Julian 2B

Roman 3B

Tessa 4D

Teegan 5D

Kendyll 6D

All winners were presented with their prizes at Assembly 29th May 2017. The winning entries, as well as all the Prep entries are displayed on the Learning centre wave wall. Well done everyone! All entries showed great imagination and creativity.

Thank you to the parents who have been taking books home each week and covering them, you have been doing a brilliant job! If any one else is interested please contact the Learning Centre.

Maria Sartori & Ann Baron

Learning Centre Team

Congratulations to our Students of the WeekCongratulations to our Students of the WeekCongratulations to our Students of the WeekCongratulations to our Students of the Week

Term 2, Week 6

Prep A Tayyaba

Prep B Cooper

Prep C Tisha

Prep D All of Prep D

Prep E Archie

Prep F Mikaylie

1A Leeya

1B Tanish

1C Jessica

1D Jazlynn

1E Lucas

2A Layelle

2B Sehej

2C Taylah

2D Maya

2E Prisha

3A Sia

3B Lucas

3C Ethan

3D All of 3D

3E Emilia

4A Rianna

4B Shelby

4C Sherri

4D Nathanael

4E Madeline

5A Jayden

5B Zaid

5C Katelyn

5D Kody

6A Jack

6B Zach

6C Nick

6D All of 6D

Science 3-6 Jayson, 6A

The Arts P-2 Brody, Prep D

The Arts 3-6 Abuk, 3E

PE P-2 Naomi, Prep B

PE 3-6 Abuk, 3E

Italian Artiol, 2E

Learning For Life Nicholas, 2A

Prep A Denzel

Prep B Anushka

Prep C Ally

Prep D Serene

Prep E All of Prep E

Prep F Ava

1A Adam

1B Charlotte

1C Lochlan

1D Stephanie

1E Donovan

2A Sama

2B Alicia

2C All of 2C

2D Monytoc

2E Jacob

3A Liana

3B Sky

3C Jessica

3D Thomas

3E Josiah

4A Eva

4B Haybel

4C Charlotte

4D Helhia

4E Jasper

5A Tatiana

5B Chelsea

6A Ariana

6B Heath

6C Celeste

6D Kamal

Science P-2 Isaac, 4B

Science P-2 Justin, Prep A

The Arts 3-6 Ghassan, 6D

PE P-2 Gia, 1B

PE 3-6 Selena, 3E

Italian Jensen, 1C

Learning For Life Andreas, 2E

Learning Centre Jennifer, Prep C

Term 2, Week 7