Newsletter 17th October, 2019

Tue 22 Oct Grade 6 Graduation Photos

Wed 23 Oct Grade 5/6 Graffiti Education Incursion

Thu 31 Oct -Thu 14 Nov

Moving into the Teen Years Incursion Grades

5 & 6

Fri 1 Nov 2020 Prep Transition Session 1, 9.15am-

10.15am

Mon 4 Nov Curriculum Day– no school for students

Tue 5 Nov Melbourne Cup Day – Public Holiday

Thu 7 Nov Grade 3 Shrine Excursion

Fri 8 Nov Lady Northcote Grade 2 Day Camp

Wed 13 Nov Cricket Victoria Incursion Grade 5

Grade 1 Dinner 5.00-7.00pm

Fri 15 Nov 2020 Prep Transition Session 2, 9.15am-

10.15am

Mon 18 Nov—Fri 29 Nov

Prep Swimming

Thu 21 Nov Grade 5 Sovereign Hill Excursion

Mon 11 Nov Cricket Victoria Incursion Grade 2

Tue 12 Nov Cricket Victoria Incursion Grade 5

Thu 19 Dec Grade 6 Big Day Out

Tue 17 Dec Grade 6 Graduation 7.00pm

Tue 26 Nov Parent Information Night—Prep 2020

6.30pm

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 ?

− Gr 6 Grad Bear ~ Money Due Fri 18

Oct

− Grade 2 Day Camp ~ Money Due Fri 25

Oct

− Gr 3 Shrine Excursion ~ Money Due

Fri 1 Nov

− Gr 1 Dinner ~ Money Due Fri 1 Nov

− Gr Prep Swimming ~ Money Due Mon 4

Nov

− Gr 5 Sovereign Hill ~ Money Due Thu

7 Nov

− Gr 6 Big Day Out ~ Money Due Wed 4

Dear Taylors Hill Community, Welcome Back I would like to welcome everyone back and I hope you and your families had a relaxing break together. This term is jam packed with engaging learning experiences for our students, so I hope they are all well rested and ready to take full advantage of these experiences. 2020 Prep Transition This term our first 2020 Prep Transition session will be on Friday the 1st of November from 9.15-10.15am. If you have a child starting prep in 2020 and you have not enrolled them please do so by Monday the 28th of October, as this will enable them to participate in this important program, which will assist them with a successful transition to school. 2020 Notice of School Transfer/Absence Planning for 2020 is well underway, so if your family is transferring to another school next year, I would appreciate if you could notify the office in writing as soon as practically possible. This would greatly assist the school in planning for next year. Women In School Leadership Program As many of you are aware, I was very fortunate to be selected to take part in the Women in School Leadership Program in India from the 14th-27th September. This amazing professional development program, gave me the opportunity to explore strategies for leading social change and enhance student health and wellbeing. During my time in Delhi, I was given opportunities to engage with other school leaders, policy makers, businesses and non-profit organisations to share our practice in order to positively impact student learning outcomes.

We discussed social and emotional learning approaches to develop students' self-management, awareness, empathy and relationship skills. We also investigated how our teachers effectively incorporate personal, social and emotional learning into their classrooms to positively impact student wellbeing and learning outcomes.

The opportunity to collaborate with Dr Manju Gupta, regarding how they teach these skills to their students, was really beneficial and I enjoyed spending time with her and her staff and students at Kothari International School.

During my time in the school, I spent time meeting with teams of teachers and support staff, as well as in their classrooms during their literacy lessons in the primary school and in their senior school history and mathematics classes. I enjoyed starting the school day at 7.15am with yoga and prayers with over 3000 students and staff, as well as participating in their sports program.

In May next year it will be a privilege for the Taylors Hill Primary School community, to host Dr Gupta and share the work that we are doing at Taylors Hill.

During my time in India I also had a brief amount of time to explore the history and culture of the country, so of course I made my way to Agra to see the beautiful Taj Mahal. This was truly a magical place to visit.

I also spent time in the Chandi Chowk area of Delhi and visited the great mosque, Jama Masjid, as well as the Sikh temple, Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib. I volunteered my time to cook and feed some of the 25,000 people who visit the temple every day, which was a genuinely remarkable experience.

Danielle Stella

Welcome back to Term 4 ! We are continuing to work on improving our school attendance. If you are having attendance issues with your child, please let your classroom teacher know so we can work

together to get your child to school every day.

At our school assembly each week we are tracking across the school 90% or above attendance and the number of students arriving on time to school each week. We are highlighting the Year level with the highest attendance. During Week 1, I am happy to report that Year 2 students were our highest

attendance with 103 students 90% or higher. A great effort!

Prep 2020 Transition Program

Session One: Friday, November 1st, 2019 9:15am – 10:15am

Session Two: Friday, November 15th, 2019 9:15am – 10:15am

During this session, we offer Prep 2020 families the opportunity to come to Staffroom #2 to learn more about how to pack a healthy, learning lunchbox. The Melton Council’s Health & Wellbeing Project Officer will share ideas to get kids to eat what’s in their lunchbox as well as practical, easy swaps you can make and bust myths about snack foods.

PREP PARENT INFORMATION NIGHT ‘Starting School’:

Tuesday, November 26th, 2019 6.30 – 7.30pm

At this meeting you will receive the THPS Prep Information Booklet and Information pack. An outline of the curriculum programs will be presented, together with details of starting Prep in 2020. Uniform items will be on display and staff from the YMCA will be available to provide information about the Out of School Hours Care Program.

Session Three:

Tuesday, December 10th, 2019 9:15am – 10:15am

During the final Prep 2020 transition session the Taylors Hill Primary School Parents and Friends Association will be holding a morning tea for all Prep 2020 families in Staffroom #2. Please stay and join up for a cuppa.

Marvellous MelbourneMarvellous MelbourneMarvellous MelbourneMarvellous Melbourne On Thursday September 19th, the grade 2 students participated in an excursion! This was a very important part of our Term Three Integrated Curriculum topic, Marvellous Melbourne, with a geography focus.

First we drove along St Kilda beach and were able to spot the Luna Park moon face! We then drove past the Botanical Gardens and the Shrine of Remembrance.

Once we got to our first stop, the MCG! we met our tour guide. We were shown the player’s rooms, private boxes and even the MCG’s private library. After our tour we ate lunch walked past Federation Square and Flinders’ Street Station then headed off to the Eureka Tower!

When we arrived at Eureka Tower, we sat down and watched an introductory video. The video gave us really cool information and we learnt interesting facts about the tower.

On the 88th floor of Eureka Tower, we had a 360 degree view of Melbourne City. We could see landmarks such as the MCG, Crown Cassino, the Westgate Bridge and even the Spirit of Tasmania.

After the Eureka Tower we got onto the bus and headed home. It was an exhausting and fantastic day. This is what we thought of our amazing excursion:

Angelina - 'I really liked the MCG because it was the first time I had

been to the MCG and a really big cricket ground. I enjoyed seeing the

Long Room and the Library.'

Lucas - 'I liked the Eureka Tower the best because I like heights and I

liked looking through the telescopes.'

Brooke - 'I liked Eureka Tower because we got to look through the

telescopes and I could see the MCG and Federation Square.'

Jennifer - 'I thought the MCG was the best part, I liked walking on the

field.'

Environment Club Environment Club Environment Club Environment Club

The Environment Club was very busy planting seeds last Friday 11th October. Adut 3B, Nibil 1B, Dallas 2B and Jasmeet 2B were amongst the 20 students who planted over one hundred seed packs. The seed packs were very generously donated by Woolworths Watergardens and organised by the Portelli family. The seeds included vegetables, flowers and herbs. We will wait until the seeds sprout and then we will plant them in the garden boxes on the oval. We will provide further photos of our plants growing, so please watch this space.

Learning Centre News!

Describes the week we have had with the arrival of the annual Taylors Hill Book Fair brought to us by LAMONT. Thank you to all families and friends who have visited the Fair already, to make this our most successful to date. It has been fabulous to see students carefully choosing and discussing their choices with parents. The range offered this year has been impressive with something to suit everyone. If you are reading this on Thursday – you have one day left as the Fair closes 4pm Friday 18th October.

Next week we resume Learning Centre sessions. You are able to check your child’s designated day by checking the Term 4 timetable on ORBIT and blue satchels are a must for borrowing.

Once again, thank you for your support of the BOOK FAIR and the Learning Centre. Every purchase contributes to books being added to our collection and new books for your child to borrow, enjoy and share with you.

Maria Sartori – Learning Centre

Outside School Hours Care 6.30am – 6.30pm

Monday 4th November 2019

Taylors Hill Primary School

School Curriculum Day Care

Taylors Hill OSHC would like to offer families the opportunity to enrol children into a full day of care on Monday 4th November 2019.

If you would like your child to attend, please enrol online or if already have an enrolment, please email jill.lenahan@ymca.org.au or ring 0477 996 673 or see Jill in the OSHC Room and complete your details on the sign-up sheet. Please do this by 31/10/2019, so we can arrange staff for the day.

The cost for the full day of care will be $73.00 per child minus CCS/CCR benefits.

Breakfast will be on offer from 6.30am to 9.00am. Then there will be a range of activities during the day including but not limited to:

If you have any questions please contact Jill in person or jillian.lenahan@ymca.org.au M 0477 996 673

Kind regards,

Jill, OSHC Coordinator

Outside Play weather permitting

Cooking Honey Joys Art and Craft

Sporting Games Blocks, Board and Card Games

Music, Free Play

Children are welcome to bring their own devices.

Also a movie and popcorn in the afternoon.

Physical Educa on NEWS

Interschool Sports A big congratulations to the students who participated in the Keilor Division Tennis Finals at Overnewton College on Friday. Although it was close, unfortunately the result didn’t go our way with Taylors Hill being defeated by Overnewton, 7 games to 5. We are very proud of the effort that the team put into developing their skills and a big thank you Ms Trower and Ms Andrews on leading this team. We also wish Connor, Kayleigh, Tarmz and Malachi, all the very best during the next stage of Athletic competition on Tuesday the 22nd of October. Prep Swimming A quick reminder that Prep swimming consent is now live on compass and the swimming ability form was sent home earlier this term. Can these please be paid for and returned by Monday the 4th of November as this assists THPS and Paul Sadler Swim Centre with preparations for the event. House Games It’s that very exciting time of the year again for our THPS House Games. This is an opportunity for our students to promote good sports behaviours, be part of a team and encourage the enjoyment of sport. Throughout the year, our House Captains have been working on developing their leadership skills and this is a great opportunity for them to demonstrate leadership by facilitating the activities on the day. This year our Foundation – 3 students will participate on Monday the 29th of October and our 4-6 students on Tuesday the 29th of October. Below you will find a time table inclusive of rotations. Parents are welcome to come and be part of our school community. Please remember to sign in at the office on the day.

Walk to School Month Every October, VicHealth’s Walk to School encourages Victorian primary school kids and their families to walk, ride or scoot to and from school every day. Studies show that it takes 30 days to build a habit. The longer we do something healthy, the more likely that healthy habit will stick. That’s why Walk to School lasts for an entire month, rather than a single day. It’s about building healthy habits for life. Along with the health benefits, it also reduces traffic congestion, saves on parking, helps us connect with family and friends and saves the environment! Part way is okay! If you can’t walk the whole way, why not try parking the car a few blocks from your school and

walk, ride or scoot the rest. Taylors Hills Primary School has joined the hundreds of primary schools across Victoria for a fun month of walking, riding and scooting to and from school. In 2019, we will encourage our entire school to walk, ride and scoot to school. If this is not possible, there are many ways they can still get involved in the fun. Parents are welcome to drop off their children a few blocks from the entrance to the school and walk the rest of the way or parents can organise their child to meet up with friends before school to walk around the oval. Children are healthier and happier when they’re active every day. Walking children to school is a great opportunity to get them active, build their confidence and life skills. It’s also a chance for everyone to spend some quality family time together. About Walk to School Find out more about Walk to School by visiting www.walktoschool.vic.gov.au

Chris and Mark

Physical Education

Mobile Phones & Smart Watches at School You may have heard in the media our Education Minister James Merlino has announced a ban on Mobile phones in all state schools across Victoria from 2020. The Policy states that:

• Students who bring mobile phones to school must have them switched off and

securely stored during school hours

• The school must provide secure storage for mobile phones that are brought to

school We would like to remind our students and families that mobile phones brought to school are to be handed in at the office at the beginning of each day, where they are stored securely. Phones can be collected by students at the end of each day. Students found to have a mobile phone in their school bag will be asked to hand it to the office for a parent/guardian to collect. Smart Watches are an expensive device which can have similar communication access to that of a mobile phone. We encourage our students to not wear smart watches when at school. We thank you for your support.

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

Prep A Gisella

Prep B Petar

Prep C Peyton

Prep D Levi

Prep E Cleo

1A Abi

1B Ryan

1C Alvina

1D Grace

1E Sakshem

2A Emilija

2B Ava

2C Hassan

2D Anushka

2E Dean

3A Isaac

3B Agam

3C Alex

3D Alaska

3E JC

4A Mackenzie

4B Rizwan

4C Amal

4D Hannah

5A David

5B Belinda

5C Alexandra

5D Marshall

5E Ana

6A Sophie

6B Mikajla

6C Madeline

6D Haybel

6E Alex

Science P-2 Mehdi Prep D

Science 3-6 Jensen 3D

The Arts P-2 Harper 1C

The Arts 3-6 Kayla 6B

PE Prep-2 Ishan 2D

PE 3-6 Buthmini 5B

Italian P-2 Samuel 2D

Italian 3-6 Tarmz 5C

Term 4, Week 1