Principal’s Message

Taralga Public School

NEWSLETTER

P L E A S E N O T E :

Assembly -

Friday, 6th February,

2015

95 Orchard Street, Ph: (02)48402047

TARALGA NSW 2580 F: (02)48402152

E-mail: taralga-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Website: www.taralga-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

WEEK 10 TERM 4 15th December, 2016

Dear Families & Friends, Thank you to all those who attended Presentation Night. Congratulations to Jessica Sharman on being Dux of the School - 2016 and to Nash Green, our School Captain for 2017. Well done. Thank you to our lovely benefactors - Year 1 students (and their families) at Claremont College, Sydney and Roxanne - our special friend. Your generous donations will help many families these Christmas Holidays. Congratulations K-1-2 for raising $44.00 for “Angels of the Forgotten” and paying it forward. Remembering the true spirit of giving at Christmas. Mrs Donna Twigg will be the Class Teacher on K-1-2 for 2017. We welcome her to our great school. Student Reports are attached to this Newsletter. If you have any concerns, please contact the school to make an appointment. Please return Library Books - reminders are attached to your Newsletter if this applies to your family. Our school policy is that if you cannot find the book/s, a payment for the value of the book/s is required so we can purchase another book. Thank you. DATES FOR 2017 - Friday, 27th January - STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY - PUPIL FREE - Monday, 30th January - YEARS 1-6 commence school - Tuesday, 31st January - KINDERGARTEN commence school Merry Christmas, enjoy the summer break. Regards,

Liza Duncan Principal

HIGHLIGHTS OF

OUR WEEK:

PRESENTATION NIGHT

NEXT ASSEMBLY

Monday, 6th February,

2017 @

9:00 a.m.

DATES TO REMEMBER

Each Mon

Student Banking

Each Thurs

LIBRARY

Fri 16-12

School Disco Sausage

Sizzle

Last day of School

For students

Fri 27-1

Staff Development

Day PUPIL FREE

Mon 30-1

Year 1 - 6 Students Return

Tues 31-1

Kindergarten commence

Jessica Sharman - Dux - 2016, with proud parents, Fiona and Paul.

Nash Green - School Captain - 2017 with proud parents, Simon & Danielle

P A G E 2

Celebrating Success

T A R A L G A P U B L I C S C H O O L N E W S L E T T E R

HAPPY BIRTHDAY……To those students & staff celebrating their birthday in DECEMBER: Axel - 7th Mikayla - 11th Breanah - 26th Kobee - 31st

K-1-2 KIRRALONG CLASS ROOM This week we are enjoying some Christmas activities and finishing up some of the units of work we have been studying. Well done to our class for raising over $40.00 for a donation to “The Angels for the Forgotten!!!” Your gift to them this Christmas will be very much appreciated, I’m sure. Thank you to all the children and their families for a great semester. I have enjoyed my time working in K-1-2 and will miss you all. Keep safe, enjoy the festive season and I hope to hear that you are all doing well next year.

Bye Mrs McDade, we wish you well in your future at Goulburn Public - we’ll miss you!!!

Be a Learner Be Respectful Be Safe

Lilly Bell Regan Martin Nash Green

Cooper Tickell Jordon Frew

Quincy Quoll Says:

Be Safe

Have a great holiday &

remember to be safe

Year 6 - Evelyn, Mikayla, Jessica, Angus & Ray proudly wearing our School Blazers - reserved for special occasions

W E E K 1 0

THE OFFICE CORNER:

Congratulations Jessica - Dux 2016 & Nash - School Captain - 2017 Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas, safe travels during the holidays and a Happy New Year. Taralga Early Learning Centre will continue to offer after school care in 2017.

P & C NEWS Congratulations to all students who received awards at Presentation Night. Thank you to those who supported the P & C raffle. We raised $251.00 The P & C wishes all staff, parents and students a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. See you in 2017. Your P & C

Taralga & District Progress

Association

Proudly sponsor the 2016 Christmas Lights Competition

A prize will be awarded to the

BEST DECORATED HOME/BUSINESS

Judging will take place the week leading up to Christmas The winner announced Thursday, 22nd December

Variety - the children’s charity - Christmas raffle Load of wood, $50 Bunnings Gift Card, $50.00 Fuel voucher, $30.00 voucher at Tangled Vine Café, Taralga $50 seafood vouch (Mel & Ray’s) 7 Mile Beach Seafood, Taralga $30 voucher at Meats a Treat, Crookwell, Artwork by Sam Cosi Goodies basket donated by Rubywood Candles $100 Woolworths gift card donated by Williamson family Goodies basket donated by Taralga Gifts & Goodies Tickets - $1.00 each ---- Raffle drawn at Christmas Eve Fundraiser!