Newsletter 21st February, 2019

Fri 22 Feb

Classroom Helpers Course 9.15am

Mon 25 Feb

Life Ed Van starts

Tue 26 Feb

Learning @ THPS Parent Info Night 7.00pm

Wed 27 Feb

S.E.A. –Preps

Fri 1 Mar

School’s Clean Up Australia Day

Tue 5 Mar

PFA Meeting 11.30am

Wed 6 School Photos

Fri 8 Mar

Classroom Helpers Course 9.30am

Life Ed Parent Information Session 9.00am

Mon 11 Mar

Labour Day Public

Wed 13 Mar

Grade 4-6 Student Cyber Safety Night 7.00pm

Fri 15 Mar

THPS Market & Movie Night 6-9pm

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

Dear Taylors Hill Community,

Junior School Council

I would like to commend all students who applied for the Junior School Council this year. We are very fortunate at THPS that we have a wide variety of students who apply for these positions, but it is very difficult to only choose two from each grade level. The successful applicants listed below have been through a thorough selection process and I would like to congratulate them on their selection. We are looking forward to them having a positive influence on our school in a number of ways, including providing feedback to the Leadership Team, organising events and fundraisers for the school as well as for a variety of charities.

2019 JSC Leaders

Foundation Ethan C – PC

Alyssa C - PB

Grade 1 Alexander M – 1E

Nagham H – 1A

Grade 2 Paige C – 2B

Emilia Z – 2C

Grade 3 Ashton C – 3D

Julia P – 3B

Grade 4 Isabelle G – 4C

Andre F – 4D

Grade 5 Buthmini R-A – 5B

Keysha L – 5E

Grade 6 Haybel V – 6D

Amy K – 6B

Behaviour at School

Our TEAM Learning program helps our students to learn how to get on with others so they can become socially integrated, personally fulfilled members of our school community. This involves teaching children sound reasons for acceptable behaviour so they learn to respect another’s rights, while maintaining their self-respect, self-worth and happiness.

We are fortunate to have relatively small numbers of inappropriate behaviour incidents at our school, but make no mistake this behaviour is not tolerated and dealt with the staff in a timely manner. One of my roles as Principal is to ensure that every child is feeling safe and happy at school. Therefore, at Taylors Hill PS we take the issue of bullying seriously.

If children see another child not following out code of conduct they could:

• Immediately seek a teacher or support person for help.

• If appropriate, let the student know that what they are doing is not acceptable;

• Be a supportive friend and protect them from being bullied by being there for them.

• What you can do at home to assist everyone in reducing bullying incidents:

• Talk with your children about what is acceptable behaviour and what is not, e.g. "We should not tease people to make them feel bad.”

• Work together with your family to establish simple rules and expectations about how to treat each other amongst the family members.

• Encourage and provide opportunities for your children to openly discuss behaviour issues with the family.

• Discuss friendship and help your children make friends by encouraging them to play with other children at school, at home or in the neighbourhood.

WHAT IS BULLYING?

We are committed to providing safe, secure and stimulating environments for all students. As part of this commitment we have policies and guidelines to prevent and manage bullying.

Unfortunately, the word ‘bullying’ conjures up many and varied definitions that are sometimes not very helpful in resolving any unpleasant experience a student may have. Clarifying the definition of bullying is vitally important so that children, parents and staff at school approach and resolve any ‘incident’ in an appropriate manner.

Bullying is when one or more people deliberately upset or hurt another person, their property, reputation or social acceptance, and this action is repeated over time.

There are three broad categories of bullying:

• Direct physical bullying - Examples include hitting, tripping or damaging property.

• Direct verbal bullying – Examples include name calling, insults or verbal abuse.

• Indirect bullying - This form of bullying is harder to recognise and is designed to harm someone’s social reputation. Examples include spreading rumours, encouraging others to socially exclude someone and cyber-bullying. e.g. use of text messages, e-mail

Many distressing behaviours are not examples of bullying even though they are unpleasant and often require teacher intervention and management. There are three socially unpleasant situations that are often confused with bullying:

• Mutual conflict - There is an argument or disagreement between students but not an imbalance of power. Both parties are upset and usually both want a resolution to the problem. However, unresolved mutual conflict sometimes develops into a bullying situation with one person becoming targeted repeatedly for ‘retaliation’ in a one-sided way.

• Social rejection - Unless the social rejection is specifically directed towards someone and involves deliberate and repeated attempts to cause distress, exclude or create dislike by others, it is not bullying.

• Random acts - Single episodes of nastiness or physical aggression are not the same as bullying. If a student is verbally abused or pushed on one occasion they are not being bullied. Nastiness or physical aggression that is directed towards many different students is not the same as bullying.

Solutions to the above variety of ‘bullying’ and ‘non-bullying’ behaviours differ greatly. It is therefore important that you contact your child’s teacher with your concerns and then work with us to resolve the issue. We are committed to the happiness and well-being of every student at our school and we have different solution focussed responses to each of the above situations.

Danielle Stella

MARKET & MOVIE NIGHT FRIDAY 15th March

Come along to a great night of family entertainment. Enjoy a picnic dinner with your school community and friends or buy dinner from the food vans, browse at our Outdoor Market, take a turn on the jumping castle or blow up basketball challenge, play our giant games and then enjoy the screening of ‘Incredibles 2’. When: Friday 15th March Where: THPS - Basketball Court and Oval (Enter via Park Lane or Lachlan Lane) Time: Gates open at 6:00pm for the Market

Movie commences at dusk (approximately 8:00pm) Cost: $15 per family (Prepaid tickets must be shown at the gate- Tickets can be

purchased on the night) What to bring: Picnic rug, folding chair or bean bag

Picnic dinner, drinks and snacks (or money to buy at the food trucks) Family & friends...the more the merrier (additional families will also be

$15 per family)

• There will be a number of food trucks selling food and drink – Pizza, Burgers, Churros, Pop Corn, Ice Cream, Coffee, Fairy Floss.

• Entry gates will be open on Park Lane, Loddon Drive and Lachlan Lane. PURCHASE YOUR TICKET BY WEDNESDAY 6TH MARCH TO GO INTO THE DRAW TO WIN

A $25 FOOD TRUCK VOUCHER TO USE ON THE NIGHT AND FREE POPCORN!

Please note: Tickets can be purchased via Compass, QKR or through the Office. Tickets will also be sold on the night until 8:30pm at the gates ($15 per family). Those with prepaid tickets can enter via any opened gate on the night – don’t forget to bring your ticket to gain entry. ** In the event of wet weather, the movie night will be postponed to another evening. Tickets will remain valid for future event. If you would like to volunteer to help on the night, please contact the school office. Many hands helping makes for a smooth event!

Last day for pre-paid tickets is Tuesday 12th March … after this date, tickets can be purchased at the gate on the night.

We look forward to a great community event! The THPS Parents and Friends Association

Parent Information Evening Learning @ THPS is a session for parents to increase understanding of how children learn and how to support their children’s reading and

numeracy development at home.

When: Tuesday 26th February 2019

7:00pm – 8:15pm

Where: Junior Learning Space

(Enter through the front door of the school)

Learning @ THPS

Parent Teacher Meetings @ THPS We had a fantastic start to our Parent Teacher Meetings yesterday.

Thank you for supporting this opportunity to meet with your child’s teacher, sharing information, successes and any concerns you have. It was lovely to see so many of our families in attendance. We look forward to continuing with our second evening of Parent Teacher Meetings tonight.

Jill Benham

Dear parents

At Taylors Hill Primary School we aim to create a safe and supportive school community for everyone.

You are an important part of our work to prevent bullying and to respond effectively if it happens. Stopping bullying involves everyone. Our school values of Learning, Honesty, Integrity, Positive Relationships & Personal Best support our approach to promoting respectful relationships in our school community.

Parents know their children best and know the best way to tailor communication to their needs. Adapt these tips to what works for you and your child.

If your child talks to you about bullying:

1. Listen calmly and get the full story. Your calm response is important to allow your child to tell you all about the situation. After they’ve told you their story, ask questions to get more details if you need: who, what, where, when. Although you may feel some strong emotions about your child’s experience, try to keep calm to avoid more distress to your child.

2. Reassure your child they are not to blame. Many children blame themselves and this may make them feel even worse. You could say things like, ‘That sounds really hard to deal with. No one should have to put up with that.’ or ‘I’m so glad you told me. You should be able to feel safe at school; that’s not fair at all’.

3. Ask your child what they want to do and what they want you to do. A critical part of your response is to avoid jumping in to solve the problem. While it is natural to want to protect your child, helping them to find their own solution is a better option. It helps them feel they have some power in the situation.

4. Visit www.bullyingnoway.gov.au to find some strategies. The website has tips and ideas for different bullying situations. One idea is to practise strategies at home to help your child feel more confident.

5. Contact the school. Your child may be reluctant for you to do this, so discuss the idea and reassure them that the school would want to know and is able to help. Make an appointment to meet with your child’s teacher and, if you need to, ask to talk with the principal. Contact the school immediately if you have a concern about your child’s safety.

6. Check in regularly with your child. Keep the conversation going. It can take time to resolve issues, so check in regularly with your child about their experiences and their feelings. Your ongoing support is important.

Learning Centre News Learning Centre News Learning Centre News Learning Centre News

We have had a wonderful start to borrowing in the Learning Centre with every student borrowing a book. Students were

all thrilled to meet our new mascot, “The Gruffalo” although a few were a bit sad to hear “The Cat in the Hat” has now retired. Our newest borrowers, the Preps, were the most excited being able to choose a book to take home for the

week, to read and share with a family member.

Grades 4 – 6 are being encouraged to log into Orbit with their Student ID (no password required), this enables them to borrow an ebook using their device. There are 1,500 ebooks to choose from and this is a great supplement to our physical

collection.

Unfortunately, we did have to give out quite a few “spare” bags in lieu of forgotten satchels. As of next week these

“spare’ bags will not be accepted as a satchel replacement and the school policy of; “No satchel, no borrowing” will be

enforced. Please speak to your child’s teacher if you are unable to get a satchel.

Thank you to the parents & grandparents who have volunteered to help cover books at home or on a Thursday

morning in the Learning Centre, your help as always is appreciated.

Happy Reading!

Maria Sartori – Library Technician

Parent Information Session Friday March 8, 2019 @ 9am.

Entry and sign in via the Front Office

Why should I attend?

• Learn about the Life Educa�on experience in the Mobile Learning Centre

• Meet our trained health Educator

• Engage in the learning content of our

programs

• Understand the importance of Life

Educa�on and our vision through educa�on

• Understand our program outcomes and the

alignment to the Australian Curriculum

• Open communica�on opportuni�es with

your child in rela�on to their experience

with Life Educa�on

• Meet Healthy Harold

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

Term 1, Week 3

Prep A Atlas

Prep B Tamara

Prep C Nelia

Prep D Charlotte

Prep E Cleo

1A Poppy

1B Chloe

1C Jasleen

1D Olivia

1E Amaronte

2A Wyatt

2B Dallas

2C Tiffany

2D Samuel

2E Laila

3A Tristyn

3B Jazlynn

3C Alicia

3D Grace

3E JC

4A Nicko

4B Haider

4C Julian

4D Zed

5A Angus

5B Isabella

5C Audrey

5D Nehmat

5E Ana

6A Tiffany

6B Michael

6C Tenuli

6D Ellie

6E Kade

Science Prep-2 Seth 1B

Science 3-6 Lawrence 5D

The Arts Prep-2 Dominic Prep D

The Arts 3-6 Rasjeevan 6D

PE Prep-2 Poppy 1A

PE 3-6 Charli 5B

Italian Prep-2 Lida 2D

Italian 3-6 Hannah 5E

Learning Centre Michael 6B

Term 1, Week 2

Prep A Badih

Prep B Liam

Prep C Ethan

Prep D Levi

Prep E Nellie

1A Sarah A

1B Tyson

1C Nathan

1D Emilia

1E Phoebe

2A Annabel

2B Angelina

2C Lachlan

2D Ishan

2E Tanvir

3A Eden

3B Daniel

3C Arda

3D Jagreet

3E Oliver

4A Lucas

4B Hunter

4C Dean

4D Megan

5A David

5B Ela

5C Ahnali

5D Roman

5E Ethan

6A Mya

6B Honey

6C Blake

6D Haybel

6E Addison

Science Prep-2 Rasleen 2A

Science 3-6 Kaan 3B

The Arts Prep-2 Grace 1D

The Arts 3-6 Giselle 5E

PE Prep-2 Anushka 2D

PE 3-6 Mika 5E

Italian Prep-2 Deegan Prep C

Italian 3-6 Eric 5D