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  TOOTGAROOK TELEGRAPHWeekly newsletter of

TOOTGAROOK PRIMARY SCHOOLWebsite: www.tootps.vic.edu.au 

Telephone: 5985 2864

Email Address: tootgarook.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Issue 6 10th  March, 2016 

CALENDAR

Friday 11th March - Out of Uniform Day – item for Easter Raffle

Monday 14th

 March - Labour Day Public Holiday (no students required at school

Tuesday 15th

 March - Environment Week Excursion Gr 3 & 4

Wednesday 23rd

 March - School Photo Day

Wednesday 23rd March - Summer Lightning Premiership – Gr 5 & 6

Thursday 24th

 March - LAST DAY Term One 2.30pm dismissal.

Friday 25th

 March - GOOD FRIDAY

PARENTS ASSISTING ON SCHOOL CAMPSThank you to the many parents who had recently expressed interest in attending the Years 5 & 6 Camp to

Sovereign Hill. We are always so very grateful for the overwhelming offers of support for our major schools

events.

In selecting the parents to attend, please be assured that this is given considerable

consideration by teachers in consultation with the school’s leadership team. Firstly,

preference will be given to parents who may have a skill set that supports the camp program,

or level of care that can be provided for the duration of the camp, such as a doctor/nurse, park

ranger, outdoor instructor etc.

Once this has been determined, we aim to ensure that places are offered to parents who

have not had the opportunity to attend previous camps, in order to ensure that this

opportunity is one that is shared amongst all parents in our school community.Camps are organised on a student/adult ratio of one adult to every ten students. For the remaining camps this

year we look forward to parents assisting the educational experience for all students.

LOCAL EXCURSION/SCHOOL BUS PERMISSION SLIPWe are in the process of updating all of our office records in regards to students participating

in local walking excursions and school bus trips. We would appreciate it, if parents could

make sure these are up to date and promptly returned to school if changes need to be

made.

These forms will provide permission for the duration of each child’s enrolment at TPS.

LABOUR DAY REMINDERPlease note that the school will be closed on Monday 14th March for the annual Labour Day

holiday. I hope everyone has a chance to enjoy the longer weekend! School will resume as

normal on Tuesday 15th March.

Tomorrow - Friday 11th March is an OUT OF UNIFORM DAY

Please bring an Easter Item for our Easter Raffle

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PLANNING WEEKIn the last week of school all teachers will participate in their first planning week for

2016.

Children attend school as usual; however instead of having their specialist lessons

(such as sport, Art, etc.) throughout the week, they will have all of these lessons on

one designated day. In restructuring the timetable in this manner, it means that all

of the teachers at a particular level can be released for an entire day so that they can collaboratively

plan their program outline for Term 2. These strong planning practices continue to ensure that ourcurriculum programs are rigorous and that there are heightened degrees of consistency in our

provision in classrooms at each year level.

tenure.

4/5K our winning grade with the least amount of absences

for February 2016 - Congratulations

Due to the Public Holiday on Monday Instrumental Lessons will be held onTuesday  – students are reminded to please bring their instruments onTuesday of next week.

Reminder also to Grade 3 + 4 students that the Briars Environment Excursion will be onTuesday 15th March  – the bus will be leaving at 9.00am and returning to school by 3.00pm.

ATTENTION HEALTH CARE CARD OR PENSION CARD HOLDERSThe Department of Education + Training again this year offering the Camps, Sports and ExcursionsFund of $125 per child which is to be used towards school camps, sports and excursions.

CSEF eligibility will be subject to the parent/legal guardian’s Centrelink Health Care Card (HCC) or

Pension Card being eligible on 27th January and successfully validated with Centrelink.

Application forms were sent home with the eldest child in each family. Please return asap.

Our school photo day is for Wednesday 23rd March

Photo envelopes with your child’s name on it were sent home yesterday andneed to be returned together with payment on Wednesday 23rd March.

Family Photo envelopes are available from the School office

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tudent of the Week

Students will be presented with certificates at next Thursday afternoon’s assembly.

Prep R – Mrs Read –  Poppy Hogan – You have been a helpful and reliable Reader Monitor each morning

displaying our School Value of Integrity. Thank You!

Prep S – Miss Staley – 

1A – Miss Arnold - Lola Cooke  –  for your enthusiasm and participation during our visit from Mr and Mrs Doig.

You asked many questions about how Tootgarook Primary School has changed over time. Well done on BEING 

engaged in the learning

1P – Miss Perkins –  Scarlett Anthony  –  for the amazing at home learning she has been doing! Scarlett reads

every night and has been practising her spelling lists as well. Congratulations Scarlett on BEING responsible for

your own learning.

2B – Mrs Baird – Tayah Johnstone  –  for her diligence when writing the information for her Pet project and her

organised work habits. She has a positive attitude and always does her best.

2J - Mrs Johnstone – 

3B – Mrs Bos – Jasmine Stewart –  for the fantastic effort in Maths. Wow Jasmine, you recorded 9 subtraction

number stories.

3W – Ms Walton  –  Lily Watson- for the effort she is putting in to finishing her work. Keep it up Lily, I am very

impressed .

4B Miss Broomfield – 

4F – Miss Kain –  Brooklyn Llewellyn – I’ m so impressed with all the home reading you’ re doing Brooklyn! You

are such an amazing member of 4F and always putting in 100%.

4/5K – Mr Kitchin – Jazmin Lawton –  welcome to Tootgarook PS! You have made so many new friends and

have adapted well to a new learning environment. An exciting year ahead –  welcome.

5/6M – Miss McGhee – Hunter Nicholas  - For all of his help preparing our softball team for the Summer

Lighting Prem. Hunter has been organising all of the equipment and training the team with specific softball

drills at lunchtime. Keep up the great job Hunter.

5/6Q – Miss Quintin –  Well done Payton Woodford. You played the drums so well at assembly the other week.

You’ re a reliable student who fulfils many responsibilities every day at Tootgarook Primary. Keep it up!

Music -Mrs Young –Mia Goldberg – 5/6Q – welcome to band! It is so exciting to have you playing the bass in

band. Congratulations on trying out and getting in so quickly.

P.E. – Miss Daley – Will Hartley – 1A – Will ’ s listening skills have improved out of sight! Well done Will forworking on your behaviour and trying your best in sport. Keep up the good work!  

Indonesian Prep – Gr 4 – Ms Lee – Kira Boyle-Vella – 4F –  for her outstanding efforts in learning Indonesian

words for greetings and classroom instructions. Kira you are an enthusiastic learner and have tried your hardest

this term. Well Done.

Congratulations to the following students who have been voted by the peers to be on Junior School Council

2B Hannah McCormack ,

Riley O’Brien 

2J Angela Krtalic

Baxta Penzo

3B Ella Boyle

Max Mc Intosh

3W Daniel Malloy,

Hazel Read

4B McKenzie Inglis

Leigh Rosowski

4F Jack Sterling

Isabella Conduit

4/5K Josh Sterling

Ingka Mears

5/6M Chelsea Conduit

Niall Harbour

5/6Q Jarvis Swaby

Mia Goldberg

Students will be presented with their badges at assembly on 17th

 March.

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What is Premier’s Active April? 

Premier’s Active April encourages all Victorians to do 30 minutes of physical activity a day during April. It’s free, it’s fu n

and it’s part of the Victorian Government’s commitment to get more people active and healthy. 

As a participant, you can log your daily activity with the Active April Activity Tracker and chart your progress throughout

the month. You can also create and join teams, track the progress of team members and discover events that are taking

place in your local area.

In 2016, every Premier’s Active April participant will rece ive*:

  10 free passes to a YMCA or local government facility

  15% off at Sportsmart in store and online

  one hour free tennis court hire at Melbourne Park or Albert Reserve 

  one free Get into Cardio Tennis session

 

a 2 for 1 ticket offer to SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium 

  a chance to win some great prizes including our major registration prizes of tickets to the 2017 Australian Tennis

Open Finals*, a $1,500 bike voucher or a GoPro camera

  a chance for your school to win sporting equipment and visits from high-profile sporting personalities

 

weekly email tips on healthy eating and being active

And if you’re a student or teacher, you’ll also go into the draw to win even more great prizes for your school.

Register now for Premier’s Active April 2016. You’ll feel great! 

What are the rules? 

 

To participate in Premier’s Active April, you will need to Register. Registrations open on January 23 and will

remain open until April 30, 2016.

  Anyone can participate in Active April – friends, students, families, workmates or individuals.

  Achieve online trophies simply by tracking your 30 minutes of daily activity using the Active April Activity Tracker. 

You can do the activity on your own, together as a family, with your friends, classmates or workmates. There are a

variety of online trophies that can be achieved – for completing 5, 10, 15, 20 and 30 days of activity. Trophies are

displayed in your online Trophy Cabinet, viewable by logging into the Active April Activity Tracker. You can also print

your trophies or share them on Facebook.

Tootgarook Kindergarten Easter FundraiserHot Cross Buns from Bakers Delight 

Order Forms available at School Office -

All orders and money MUST be returned by Friday 19 th March 2016

Delivery will be Wednesday 23rd March 2016

All Hot Cross Buns can be collected from the Kinder after 8.30am on this day.

Pack of 6 delicious Hot Cross Buns for only $6.50

Choose from: Traditional Choco Mocha

The Hot Cross Buns freeze really well too!

Many thanks to Bakers Delight Rosebud Plaza for their support.

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  The 30 minutes of activity can be made up of any sort of physical activity, including incidental activity. You can

accumulate your 30 minutes (or more) throughout the day by combining a few shorter sessions of activity of around 10

to 15 minutes each.

  At the end of Active April we’ll ask you to complete a short survey. To be eligible for the survey prize draw, just

complete and the return the survey by May 15, 2016.

Registering Students

Parents are encouraged to register their children and then the child can join a school/class team created by a Teacher. I

have created a school team called Tootgarook Primary. 

Student registers themselves (over 12 years old)  

Students over 12 can register using their personal email address.

1. 

Select “I am a Student” and complete the registration form. 

2.  Login to the activity tracker and visit the Teams page to join their school/class team (see below).

If they don’t have a personal email address, the parent can register them within the parent’s account (see “Student

registered by parent” below). 

Student registered by parent (under 12 years old)  

Students under 12 are not required to enter an email address. Similarly, if a student is over 12 but does not have a

personal email address, the parent/guardian should follow these steps.

1.  If you haven’t already registered yourself, select “I am a Parent” and complete the registration form. 

2. 

Login to the activity tracker and go to the Teams page. Under “Create a team”, enter your family team name and

click “Create Team”. 

3. 

Under “Manage your teams”, click on your family team name.

4. 

Under “Register a new Team Member”, register the children that you’d like to register. 

5. 

Once they’re registered, go to the top right navigation, change “Logged in as:” to the relevant child’s name (you

may need to refresh the page to see this). You’ll now be viewing the activity tracker as though you are logged in as this

user.

6. 

Visit the Teams page to join their school/class team (see below).

I have created a school team called, Tootgarook Primary. It would be fantastic to see all the students of Tootgarook

Primary School signed up to this fantastic opportunity. Any questions, please contact me and happy exercising.

Bree Daley

Tootgarook Primary School

Physical Education Teacher

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Enrolment for Year 7 2018 Enrolments open: Tuesday 15 March 2016

Enrolments close: Friday 13 May 2016

At Padua College we pride ourselves on a dynamic curriculum, excellent facilities and a pastoral care

program which cares for each individual student. Enrolment for Year 7 takes place when your child is

in Grade 5, and all the information you will need about this process and the school can be found on

the drop-down menu under the Enrolment tab on the Padua College website:

http://www.padua.catholic.edu.au/enrolment.html 

You are encouraged to take a Virtual Tour of Padua College here:

http://www.padua.catholic.edu.au/virtual-tour.html 

School Tours are limited and not a compulsory part of the enrolment process; however you will find

the School Tour dates at each campus here: http://www.padua.catholic.edu.au/school-tours.html 

Enrolment Packs & Prospectus

If you have a child in Year 5 2016 and would like to receive an Enrolment Pack, please contact the

Registrar Christine Mose on Tel 03 5978 2701 or email enquiry@padua.vic.edu.au

Which campus will my child attend?

Padua comprises of three Year 7-10 Campuses located at Mornington, Rosebud and Tyabb.

All students then attend Mornington Year 11-12 Campus for their senior years of schooling.

Places at each Year 7-10 Campus are allocated according to where you live. This zoning is based on

residential address and is critical for appropriate planning of facilities at campuses of the College and

for transport arrangements according to the State Government Conveyance Directives.

For further information on the Year 7-10 campus that your child will attend, visit

http://www.padua.catholic.edu.au/school-tours.html 

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