59 Fitzwilliam RoadOld Toongabbie NSW 2146Subscribe:Subscribe: https://toongabbieps.schoolzineplus.com/subscribe

Email:Email: toongabbie-p.school@det.nsw.edu.auPhone:Phone: 02 9631 3079

Term 2, Week 7 2021

Principal's ReportPrincipal's Report

ReconciliationReconciliation Week—MoreWeek—More thanthan aa word,word, ReconciliationReconciliation takestakesactionaction

Students at TPS have been learning about reconciliation overthe past week. I was extremely pleased to participate inconversations with students from a number of classes abouttheir understanding of what Reconciation Week means and thepositive message they spoke of when discussing the future.We have a very inclusive school and I am proud of the respectand understanding shown by students, staff and our schoolcommunity. Please take the time to talk to your child aboutwhat reconciliation means to them.

School Crossing SupervisorSchool Crossing Supervisor

As mentioned earlier in the week, we welcome Horri, our newSchool Crossing Supervisor. Horri has had a great week andhas fitted in well with our school community.

Looking After Our StudentsLooking After Our Students

Just a reminder about the school procedures we have in placeto keep our students safe.

Parents and Carers who are on school grounds should notengage with students other than their own children. If you haveany safety concerns, please discuss them with the teacher onduty or arrange to speak to the Principal.

Toilets are for students only.

GatesGates

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Pedestrian Gates on Binalong Rd:- the gates are locked atearlier than the advertised 9:30am and unlocked at later than2:30pm for parents to meet their children at school for bell timedue to the safety of some of our more vulnerable students.Gates will be closely supervised by staff members if openedduring the hours of 9:30am-2:30pm. The gates to the carparkneed to remain unlocked during school hours as they are themain entry points for deliveries and emergency vehicles. Nopedestrians should enter via the driveway for safety reasons.

Gate on Fitzwilliam Rd (main entry near office):- This is theonly pedestrian gate open during school hours. All visitors areto report to the office to sign in. We are a trial school fornew method of tracking visitors and it is most important wefollow these guidelines. All other gates on this road are lockedbetween 9.30am and 2.30pm.

We strongly encourage parents and carers to not arrive tooearly or stay on grounds for lengthy periods as you are not partof our contract tracing.

Collecting your child early or from Sick BayCollecting your child early or from Sick Bay

Any person wanting to collect a child from the school must firstsee staff in the K Block Administration. If you require someoneelse to collect your child, you need to inform the office inadvance of their name and mobile number. Their ID must matchthe name you provide.

If your child is in K-2, after obtaining an Early Leaver passfrom the office, you will be asked to collect your child from theclassroom. Students in Years 3-6 will be called to the office tomeet the parent/carer or nominated person.

Late to SchoolLate to School

Children who arrive late to school should report to the office.To ensure students arrive safely we ask parents to walk theirchild to the office and provide an explanation. Late arrivals andleaving early require written explanations. This is necessary forthe safety of your child. Please talk to your child’s teacher ormake an appointment to discuss concerns with me if you havedifficulties in this area.

Remember that students are late will-

Miss important social interactions with friends before schooland set them up positively for the work day ahead.

Miss the morning greetings, messages, roll call, lunch ordersand other morning routines.

Distract others when they arrive and interrupt the momentum ofthe class

Receive unnecessary attention that may make them feeluncomfortable or embarrassed

The school understands that running late can happen on theodd occasion but takes punctuality very seriously.

Road Safety ReminderRoad Safety Reminder

I would like to take this opportunity to remind parents of theimportance of modelling road safety to our children. Weexplicitly teach our students about road safety but most oftheir learning about road safety comes from what they see andexperience every day. Please ensure you always cross at thelights or a pedestrian crossing. Remind your children to look

both ways before crossing - even if they have the green lightto cross. Please note that there is currently work in progressoutside the IGA to construct a Pedestrian Refuge Island. Pleasecross at the lights while this work is in progress.

Parents are not authorised to park in the school car parks atany time unless provided with permission from the Princial. Weare very fortunate to have good legal parking available – youcan usually park very close to the school.

I wish to thank all our families for their co-operation. Let’s worktogether to create a consistent and supportive approach tostudent safety and wellbeing at our school.

School CounsellorSchool Counsellor

Mrs Henman is the School Counsellor at Toongabbie PublicSchool. Her role is to support student wellbeing through theprovision of counselling and assessment of learning/behaviour/emotional concerns that are affecting children in the schoolsetting. Mrs Henman works as part of the Learning and SupportTeam at Toongabbie Public School and children are referredto see her through this team via their class teacher. At timesMrs Henman is contacted by various external agencies offeringcourses for children and parents/carers. Information regardingthese will be provided to parents via the school newsletter. MrsHenman works Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays. Please talkto your child’s class teacher if you have concerns in the firstinstance.

Craig BrownCraig Brown

PrincipalPrincipal

Deputy Principal's ReportDeputy Principal's Report

MedicationMedication

With the changes in weather, short term medication may berequired to be administered to your child in school hours.Please complete the attached form

Prescribed_Medication_Request_Form.pdf

The completed form and medication should come to FrontOffice and not go to the classroom teacher or in their bag.A reminder that medication in schools is considered bothprescription and over the counter medication such asantihistamine, pain relief, etc.

Parents Onsite after 3.00pmParents Onsite after 3.00pm

Parents, carers and relatives are welcome in our school.Parents, carers and relatives may enter the school to dropoff and pick up students in accordance with local schoolCOVID-safe arrangements.Parents are encouraged to physically distance from oneanother and staff during school pick-up and drop-off timeswhere practicable.

National Reconciliation Week (27 May – 3 June)National Reconciliation Week (27 May – 3 June)

National Reconciliation Week is a time for all Australians tolearn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements,and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving

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reconciliation in Australia. This occurs on the same dates everyyear as these dates commemorate two significant milestonesin the reconciliation journey - the successful 1967 referendum,and the High Court Mabo decision respectively. Reconciliationmust live in the minds and actions of all Australians, creatinga nation strengthened by respectful relationships between thewider Australian community, and Aboriginal and Torres StraitIslander peoples. Reconciliation Australia’s theme for 2021 is‘More than a word. Reconciliation takes action’.

Unwell StudentsUnwell Students

On 6 May 2021, the NSW Department of Education sent anupdate to all schools addressing key changes andannouncements relating to COVID-19. It also served as areminder to all schools that we are to continue followingCOVID-19 guidelines. Please note the following:• Students should not attend school if unwell. Any student withany flu-like or COVID-19 symptoms are to be sent home andshould not return until they have received a negative test resultand are symptom-free. In circumstances where children haveother medical reasons for recurrent symptoms a letter from theirGP is sufficient to negate the requirement for a negative test.• All parents, carers and visitors to a school site must be welland symptomfree, comply with sign-in arrangements, and the1.5m physical distancing requirements.• Wearing a face mask is not mandatory for parents and carersvisiting schools.• Staff and visitors to schools should maintain 1.5m distancefrom other people where practicable. Avoid congestion ofgroups of visitors in specific areas where possible.• All visitors to a school site must comply with sign-inarrangements. This includes the requirement to sign the schoolsign-in sheet where they acknowledge that they will complywith the COVID-19 requirements for visitors, contractors andservice providers each time they visit.

Bruce FrancisBruce Francis

DeputyDeputy

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Year 6 Canberra ExcursionYear 6 Canberra Excursion

Students from our school will soon be undertaking (or haverecently undertaken), an education tour of the national capital.Students will be given the opportunity to participate in a varietyof educational programs with a focus on Australia’s history,culture, heritage and democracy.

The Australian Government recognises the importance of allyoung Australians being able to visit the national capital as partof their Civics and Citizenship education. To assist families inmeeting the cost of the excursion the Australian Government iscontributing funding of $30.00 per student under the Parliamentand Civics Education Rebate program towards those costs.The rebate is paid directly to the school upon completion of theexcursion.

P&CP&C

TPS P&C Association 2021TPS P&C Association 2021

Our next scheduled meeting date falls on the June longweekend and has therefore been rescheduled.The next P&C General Meeting will now be held on Monday21st June. Please add this date to your calendar.If you plan on attending, please RSVP via the following link.https://forms.gle/C8p3avnQW6XnbWdG7

If you would like to contact the P&C for any reason or providefeedback to the P&C please email:toongabbiepublicschoolpandc@gmail.com or use this link:https://forms.gle/PTen3UtGi14hNoq29

Please note that you can request to remain anonymous whenproviding feedback via either of these channels.

Wonder White Recycling RewardsWonder White Recycling Rewards

We have until the end of term to collect the bread bags andtags for this program. The collection box will be located outsidethe canteen from Monday so please start bringing in yourcollection.A reminder that for this program, we can accept ANY emptybread bag or wrap packet.

School Discos are Back!School Discos are Back!

School Discos are back at TPS with the P&C holding the firstDisco for 2021 in Week 9 – Friday 18 June. There will be 2disco sessions, both held in the school hall.

K-2 DISCO: Starts 5:30pm Concludes 7:00 followed by the 3-6DISCO: Starts 7:30pm Concludes 9:00pm.

Discos are supervised by TPS Staff and P&C Volunteers. Dueto Covid-19 we encourage parents to drop their child/childrenat the hall and leave the school grounds until it is time to collectyour child. The children will not be permitted to leave the schoolhall while they are at the disco. A full set of Disco guidelinesis attached to this newsletter and can be found on the schoolwebsite.

Disco tickets will be available to purchase via Flexischools fromnext week & will close on at 9am Thursday 17 June, 2021.This is the preferred method for ticket purchases, howeverthere will be tickets available at the door.

We are seeking the assistance of some parents to assist withthe supervision at this event. If you are wanting to help, pleaseregister via the following link and ensure that you havecompleted all volunteer checks required by the school includingproviding your WWC number to the office.Volunteer Registration: https://forms.gle/h7zy6EAZSepSxmN6A

P&C Canteen NewsP&C Canteen News

Manager’s Specials Term 2 Week 6-10

Chicken Macaroni & Cheese $5.00

Friday Orders for Children in PSSA teams

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Because the PSSA teams leave for sport before the normallunch time, students who play in these teams and have a lunchorder will need to collect their orders early when they leave forsport.

It is important that when placing orders for kids in PSSA teams,you add the PSSA ALERT to the same order as your child’slunch. This will then place an ALERT on the order label andensure that your child’s lunch is ready early when they need toleave. Please do not create a second order with just this alertas this will not create the alert.

Children who participate in ‘HOME SPORT’ do NOT need toadd the PSSA Alert to Friday orders as they will have their lunchat the regular lunch break.

State of Origin Donut Day.

Orders for this event are now CLOSED. For those who didorder, Donuts will be delivered via the class lunch order basketsat recess on Wednesday 9th June.If you are able to assist us with the preparations on this day,please contact Rhonda in the canteen ASAP

Rhonda Fogg – Canteen Manager

PBLPBL

We look forward to hosting our Buzz Assemblies next Friday.It will be the first in a long time where we welcome parents.Invitations to the parents of those students receiving awards willgo out next week.

Hopeful (K-2)Hopeful (K-2)

It’s important to stay hopeful when you have unhappy timesYou will get over unhappy times in your life more easily if youstay hopeful and look on the bright side. Believe good thingswill happen and things will get better. If you stay hopeful, youdon’t give up.

(3-6) Consolidation of Looking on the Bright Side(3-6) Consolidation of Looking on the Bright Side

Some activities can include ‘Musical stop and share’ or ‘Insideoutside circles’ where the class uses one of these ideas toreflect or share with these questions;• One thing people can do to be luckier is…• One time I was lucky was…• One thing I am grateful for about this school is…• One thing that a positive tracker does is…• What is meant by ‘the harder you work, the luckier you get’?• What is a positive tracker?• What is a negative tracker?Optimism quotesHowever long the night, the dawn will break.Every cloud has a silver lining.If life gives you lemons then make lemonade.

LibraryLibrary

Scholastic Book ClubScholastic Book Club

Book Club brochures were distributed last week. Please placeorders online, using Scholastic’s LOOP system, by Monday14th June.

School BandSchool Band

We have started the new term with plenty of action.In Training Band, we are advancing with some challengingtunes from the essential elements books and learning evenmore new notes. They are now in the beginning stages oflearning their first big band piece, ‘Mickey Mouse March’. InConcert Band, we have started some new songs that we arepreparing for some exciting performances later this year. Themain piece we are working on is ‘Drums of Corona’ which iscoming along nicely.

During the Easter Holidays, the incredible Concert Bands kidsshowed their excitement and enthusiasm for band byperforming at the Easter Show. For some of these kids, itwas their first performance for the year (or ever). It can bereally daunting performing in front of people, but everyone didextraordinarily well, and we are very proud of everyone’s workand effort.Last term we also announced the Band Captains for 2021. Tobe a band captain, students must display the following qualities:They must be a good leader and role model to their peers.They are respectful to the teachers and musicians alike. They

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also participate to the best of their ability in all aspects of theirlearning including- tutorials, band, and performances.We are excited to announce this year’s Band Captains areChloe Wuillemin & Rebecca Langer

You can keep up to date on what the band is up to on our socialmedia pages: @schoolbandsaustralia

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