TOOTGAROOK TELEGRAPH Weekly newsletter of

TOOTGAROOK PRIMARY SCHOOL Website: www.tootps.vic.edu.au

Telephone: 5985 2864

Email Address: tootgarook.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Issue 28 4th September, 2014

CALENDAR

Thursday 4th September - Lions Quiz Grand Final at Rosebud P S Friday 5th September - Father’s Day Stall Tuesday 9th September - Art / Music Festival Wednesday 10th September - District Athletic Sports Friday 19th September - Last Day Term Three

Term Four

Monday 6th October - School Resumes @ 9.00am School Concert - Friday 24th October @ Eastbourne P.S. Hall

The Parents’ Association will be holding a

Father’s Day Stall tomorrow Friday 5th September . Items are priced at $3.00 + $5.00.

Please bring along a plastic bag on the day to take the gifts home.

ES month presents a wonderful opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the fantastic

contributions of our Education Support Staff. The theme for this year is

Recognition and Respect. Our wonderful ES staff will be treated to a special

morning tea. We will also have an ES staff featured in the newsletter each

week. This week it is Jackie Waycott. Jackie gets our book club out each

term, organises the library, cares for the fish tank and works with children in

the Prep and Grade Three area. She is not only a great staff member but she

is also an active community member. Thank you Jackie for everything you do!

Brainteaser You are on your way to visit your Grandma, who lives at the end of the valley. It's her birthday, and you want to give her the cakes you've made. Between your house and her house, you have to cross 7 bridges, and as it goes in the land of make believe, there is a troll under every bridge! Each troll, quite rightly, insists that you pay a troll toll. Before you can cross their bridge, you have to give them half of the cakes you are carrying, but as they are kind trolls, they each give you back a single cake. How many cakes do you have to leave home with to make sure that you arrive at Grandma's with exactly 2 cakes? Answer in next week’s newsletter

Prep Enrolments - A reminder to our TPS families who have not yet enrolled their child for

Prep 2015 to please collect an enrolment form from the school office as soon as possible. It is

important that we determine accurate enrolment projections and staffing for next year.

Also, if you know that you will be moving out of the area or that your children will not be at this

school next year, please advise us in writing as soon as you can.

Student Safety Please take the time to regularly remind your child/ren about safety, especially when going to and from

school. Here are the important points to mention:

Do not to talk to strangers and never accept a ride from a stranger, or accept lollies

or gifts from a stranger.

Immediately report any issue or problem you may have when going to or from

school, to your mum and dad, or to your teacher, the Principal, Assistant Principal or

office staff.

Always get permission from mum or dad before going to play with a friend after

school and always let mum and dad know where you will be and what time you

will be home.

We advise that, wherever possible, children should travel to or from school with an adult or with their friends,

rather than travel alone.

NAPLAN RESULTS All students in Years 3 and 5 who participated in this year’s national testing program (NAPLAN) have received their individual results. Each envelope contained an explanatory guide for parents to help interpret the results. If you have any further queries or concerns, our Year 3 and 5 classroom teachers would be more than happy to elaborate on any of the results; in some instances you may wish to make an interview time with your child’s teacher if you feel further clarification of the results is required.

Come and view all the students’ pieces of artwork on display in the Tootgarook P.S.’s annual Art Exhibition. All art will be for sale for $2 and the money will go towards buying prizes for the year level winners, as chosen by the Junior School Council. Also take the opportunity to cast the People’s Choice vote in the box provided. Winners will be announced at the following Assembly. The art work can be viewed Monday after school, Tuesday before school and of course at the event. From 4.00pm all instrumental learners will be performing in small ensembles or as solo acts. The afternoon will conclude around 5.00pm. Amelia Davey, Art Teacher Christine Young, Music Teacher

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Active After School – Football – 9th September is postponed due to the Music and Arts Festival – the last session for football will be

Tuesday 16th September. The last session for basketball will be Thursday 11th

September.

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The Lion's Club Quiz Grand Final is on at 6.30pm tonight Thursday 4th September at Rosebud Primary School. Students representing our school are Charlotte Weston, Gus Dempsey, Matthew Peterson and Marco de Mille. Good Luck to these students.

Students will be presented with certificates at Monday morning assembly.

Prep B – Mrs Bos – Tex Shiba – for being a caring friend to his classmates.

Prep P – Mrs Prossor – Kaiden Woulfe – for the extra effort he is putting in at home to improve his independent writing.

1H – Mrs Lieberman – Hani Mears – for working extremely well independently on her space project.

1P – Miss Perkins – Jordan Carver – You have been very busy researching and collecting information for you planet project this week. You have worked independently and I can’t wait to see your project when it is finished. Well Done!

2B – Mrs Baird – Mathew Jones – for the effort and concentration he puts into his Space Powerpoint.

2J - Mrs Johnstone – Roman Bunker - for impressive improvements in Literacy. Roman is developing a range of reading strategies and writing more with beautiful handwriting.

3/4T- Miss Withers – Jarvis Swaby - For always trying his hardest in mathematics. Jarvis can accurately calculate the change needed by ‘counting on’. Keep up the hard work Jarvis, you’re a great role model to other students.

3/W – Ms Walton – Amity Bickley – for the improvement in her reading comprehension and for showing Integrity in her work. Amity is a shining example to others with her good manners.

4/5S – Miss Staley – Max Holbery – for stepping our of your comfort zone and trying some exotic Indonesian cuisine on Indonesian Day. Yummy! Well done!!

5Q – Miss Quintin– Jacob Marthinussen – you were a fantastic help on our Indonesian day Jacob – thanks! Keep smiling!

6B – Mrs Bruin – Kane Rigg - For your terrific improvement in writing. Your 'Big Writes' just keep getting better each week which is a result of your hard work and effort. Keep it up!

Art – Miss Davey –

Music – Mrs Young – Max Humble – 6B – You have been really dedicated to Grade 6 Band and have taught yourself to play “Never Tear Us Apart” on the drums. The way you play keeps the band together and you are paying attention what the other band members are playing. Well done!

P.E. - Mr Baker- Keala Jacobson – 4/5S – for your outstanding effort and determination in Physical Education. Well done Keala!

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Our Annual School Concert will be held on Friday 24th October

at Eastbourne Primary School Hall –

Tickets will go on sale

Monday 15th September

@ $7.00 each.

Please pre purchase tickets to avoid the rush on the night

Helpers are needed each Thursday from 1.30pm to help with props and

costumes making.

On the 28th of August we had a Winter Theme Day. Firstly we had to start with our grade and I started

with Mrs Baird. We watched The Snowman. As we were watching The Snowman, Mrs Baird said, “If you

want to go get a sheet you can colour in The Snowman.” Secondly we went to Miss Perkins to make a

snowflake out of paper. We needed just our scissors to do the

symmetry in the paper snowflake. First, we did a big snowflake and

mine looked like 50 stars floating in the sky, not just any sky, a sky

in space. Then we had to make a small snowflake and I didn’t get to

make one so I said in my head, “Oh, well.” I had so much fun that I

wanted to explode. So I went out to have some lunch. As I was

having lunch I was thinking what else we’ll be doing today. I wish we

could do this every year. I love Winter Theme Day.

By Summer Dixon

On Thursday we were dressed up in our Winter clothes and we had a

great time. First we all quietly entered the library and were given an

allocated seat. Next Mrs Johnstone read us an amazing book, it was

about a mitten and some animals. There was a mouse and a frog, also

a rabbit, a fox, wolf and last of all a bear. Next we filled our

mittens with unifix. Paige and I only got 20 unifixes. It was amazing

fun, great and frozen! By Makayla Oliver

I enjoyed going on Starfall the most because I got to print out a

snowman picture and it’s a song too. My second best activity was

exercising because I walked along the balance beam and walked across the bridge. I got 28 blocks into one

of my gloves, I went to Miss Perkins and got to make a snowflake.

Next I went to Mrs Hughes and made a book, it was a book about

a snowman.

On Winter day I chose to wear my penguin onesie to school with

my beanie and gloves to keep me nice and warm and it was

fantastic and good. By Ashtyn Williams

BOOM when I suddenly got into Mrs Baird’s room I was shocked

because I was wondering what we were doing. When we sat on the

floor I got to sit on the beanbag. We were watching a Winter

movie. It was really funny because when it was snowing the boy

quickly got dressed. He rushed outside and he finally built a

snowman. “Creak” it was the Snowman. The funny part was when

he got on the motorbike and drove around. It was really fun. I

thought the flying snowman was funny. I felt happy. By Tahlia

Heylbut

Yesterday the Prep, 1, 2s had a Winter Day. My favourite was

Mrs Prossor because we did some exercises. Meanwhile the Preps

and Grade 1s were doing

their activities. Well, the

exercises were going

through shapes, walking

over timber, hopping over

a ladder and playing hopscotch. Lots of people were slow but I was

patient. Then I learned a new game. Oh, and I was wearing black

boots, a blue scarf and a white jumper. It was very exciting and I

was very pleased I learned the game. If I had the time I would tell

you all about it. By Vanessa Pettiford

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