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TOOTGAROOK TELEGRAPHWeekly newsletter of

TOOTGAROOK PRIMARY SCHOOLWebsite: www.tootps.vic.edu.au

Telephone: 5985 2864

Email Address: [email protected] Issue 23 31st July, 2014

CALENDAR

Friday 8th

August - PA Cheeseburger Lunch Day

Wednesday 13th August - Girls Footy

- Boy Netball

PREP ENROLMENTS FOR 2015 - Tootgarook Primary School - Enrolment BeginsWe are in the process of finalising our Prep Enrolments for 2015. If you have not completed an

enrolment form and lodged it with the school, please do by Friday 29th

August.

If you have any enrolment questions or concerns regarding enrolments, please contact the general

office on 5985 2864.

Please Provide the following information when lodging your enrolment

1. Enrolment Form

2. Proof of Age - (Child’s Birth Certificate)

3. Certificate of Completed Immunization.

CONFIRMATION OF ENROLMENT WILL BE MADE IN WRITING BY THE END OF TERM 3, 2014

Our Kinder to School Transition Program for 2015 – ‘Leaping into Learning’ for 2015

Prep children who are enrolled at Tootgarook Primary School will commence Week One

of Term 4 on Thursday 9th

October 2.00-3.15pm.

The ‘2015 Prep Parent Information Afternoon’ for Parents of confirmed Prep enrolments will be

during your child’s last Leaping into Learning session. Thursday 27

th

November 2014 for onehour commencing at 2.00pm. The Principal and Prep Teachers will speak on “School Readiness”

and “School Expectations”.

All details outlining transition will be distributed to Pre-Schools and included in this newsletter

prior to the end of Term 3.

CHANGES TO OCCUPATION STATUS

It is interesting to note that the information parents provide the school each year is directly linked to

the funding the school receives from the state government. In particular, each school

receives a rating based on the occupations of parents within the school. The

SFO (School Family Occupations) has a direct bearing on the funding levels that

the school receives in several areas. In our context, our school’s SFO is highwhich results in our school receiving additional funding. If over the course of the

year your occupation status changes, we would appreciate it if you could

contact the school so that we can adjust our records. Please be assured that this

information is strictly protected through the school’s privacy policy.

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PARENT OPINION SURVEY (POS)Approximately thirty five surveys were mailed to parents last Monday as

part of this year’s POS.

Please note that families selected to complete this survey were

randomly selected from our computer office system.

We would be really grateful if families could take 10-15

minutes to complete this survey and return it to the school by

the end of this week.

The survey will be collated by Department of Education and responses are

completely confidential.

We welcome your feedback as to how we can make our wonderful school even

better in the future!

A HUGE thankyou to our market helpers from 1H last weekend – your

grade had 10 helpers and was successful in receiving the $100 to spend

in your classroom – thankyou to the following helpers: Darren Walker,

Jeff + Cheryl Hughes, Travis Malloy, Lisa Bateman, Nicole Hee, Eliza

McIntosh, Fiona Bilbrough, Karen Stevens, Bec Coffey, Mikayla Davies.Donna + Andrew Thomson, Gary Barrett, Fran Lazner, Mick Giarrussa,

Amanda Reeve, Leanne & Samantha McLeod, Christine Young, Alicia Perkins.

SOMERS

SCHOOL CAMP – every two years our school is offered a limited number of

places at the Department of Education and Training’s Somers School Camp. This

year our allotted time is Tuesday 4th November until Wednesday 12th

November 2014. It is a nine day commitment and I ask that you only fill in the

expression of interest form, if children can attend without concerns of sports or

family commitments. Sunday is a day when visitors can attend from 12.00-

2.30pm and again children must be able to return to their camp activities

willingly after their family leaves. The cost of the camp is $185.00 with our allocation being

5 girls and 5 boys.

An expression of interest form will be sent home to Grade 5 + 6 students next week.

BELEZA SCHOOL UNIFORMS

5/855 Pt Nepean Rd, ROSEBUD

Please note the changes to our opening hours for the remainder of Term 3:

Mon – Fri 9.00am – 4.30pm (as normal)

Saturday’s closed from 16 th August

Our last Saturday will be 9 th August.

Please Note

The shop will be closed for the 1st week of the September holidays.



Students will be presented with certificates at Monday morning assembly.

Prep B – Mr Cappadona – Tom Holbery – for very good work in reading and handwriting.

Prep P – Mrs Prossor – Marley Johnson – for her enthusiastic participation and great listening during P.M.P.

1H – Mrs Hughes – Daniel Malloy – for always following instructions and giving 100% effort in all that he does.

1P – Miss Perkins – Eloise Thom – for contributing to our discussions when we have visited India and Scotland

this week.

2B – Mrs Baird – Jack O’Brien – for working hard to improve listening and following instructions.

2J - Mrs Johnstone - Nakeeta Buck – for contributing more to Literacy tasks and remaining focussed on her

goals.

3/4T – Miss Withers – Ben Carroll – for showing good listening skills when learning to play the guitar. Keep up

the lessons. You’ re doing a great job.

3/W – Ms Walton – Hunter Nicholas – for making good choices in English groups. Keep it up Hunter.

4/5S – Miss Staley – Max Holbery - For his outstanding column graph of the Commonwealth Games medal

tally. Max always pays attention in class, contributes to discussions and helps others when needed.

Congratulations on being our Maths Star of the Week!

5Q – Miss Quintin – Grant Wilson – for his enthusiasm and outstanding effort in all aspects of his schooling. It ’ s

been a pleasure having you in 6B this week!

6B – Mrs Bruin – Matthew Peterson - For putting in the extra effort to study for the Lion's Club Quiz.

You will be a well prepared and worthy representative of our school. Good Luck!

Art / Craft – Miss Davey -

Music – Mrs Young – Sophie Crawford-6B – your project about Demi Lovato was outstanding. You put a lot of

effort and time into your poster and diorama and we learnt a lot listening to your presentation. Well done!

P.E. (Mr Baker) – Zoii Cicerale-Volcevski – 4/5S – you are an outstanding student and your efforts during P.E.

are an excellent example to others. Well done! Keep up the great work!

P.E. News:

Running Club is now on Tuesday and Wednesday morning at 8.00am.

Parents please remind students to wear appropriate footwear (ierunners) on the day of their PE lesson. Some students arewearing unsuitable footwear and are struggling to do the tasksrequired and also complaining they have sore feet.Thankyou in anticipation of your support.

Matt Baker P.E. Co-ordinator. ================================================================

The Music room is in need of Coat hangers – if you have any spares athome please bring to the Music Room…. Thanks!!!!!!



Grade One Writing

The Day Monster Came To School

Once upon a time there was a little girl. She was walking in theforest. She found a monster but she wasn’t scared. Then the next

day she brought him to school. When they got there they found

a little boy. He laughed at the monster; he was teasing the little

girl and the monster. The little girl said to them ‘don’t laugh like

that at us. How would you feel if we did it to you? Then he

understood and stopped laughing. Instead he played with both

of them. The little girl said to the monster. ‘That boy is good after

all’.

By Mia Forgie 1P

One day there was a blue monster named John that came to school ina flying saucer. It was big and shiny. He was from out of space. He

went into the classroom. The class said ‘aaaa, there is a monster’. He

ate all the crayons because he was hungry. Then he went back home

in a flying saucer. By Jordan Carver 1P

“Look in the sky, I can see a rocketship” “I can see it too” “Oh no” saidthe little girl and the little boy. “The monster is green and it has brownfeet said the little boy and the little girl. “Look” said the little boy “themonster has blue hair”. The monster came out of the rocketship. Themonster said “hello my name is Tom”. “Hello” said the little boy and girl.“Bye Bye” said the monster. Then the monster said “Oh no myrocketship is broken” “Don’t worry” said the children. “We can makeanother rocketship” By Matilda Livesely 1H

LOST Ginger/White male Kitten – 8 months oldfrom Wilkinson Street, Tootgarook – please call Kirstie 0474125925



FAMILY LIFE

COMMUNITY HOUSE

COFFEE + CHAT MORNING

TERM 3 in TOOTGAROOK PS

COMMUNITY KITCHEN

EACH THURSDAY

9.00-11AM

ALL PARENTS WELCOME

INCLUDING TODDLERS

Frog Dreaming

Men’s Support Group

A support and information group for men - examining their role and common problems that

men face in 2014.

Come and share your experiences in a supportive and relaxed environment.

This group is for men who feel alone and isolated and for those wanting to change their behaviour and find

more positive ways of interacting with partners, children and or family and friends.

Where: Family Life, 10 Carmichael St, Tootgarook Time: 9:00 to 11:00 am

When: Thursdays - Commencing 31 July 2014 Cost: Gold Coin Donation

Individual counselling with a qualified counsellor is available on the same day after 11.30 am by appointment.

For more information to join the group or to obtain individual counselling please call Adam at Family Life on

9770 0650 or email: [email protected]

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