TOORA PRIMARY SCHOOL Newsletter Issue 15 26th May 2011

2011 CALENDAR MAY 30th Active After School Dance - Week 3 JUNE 02nd Sale Gallery Excursion & Performance 02nd Active After School Netball - Week 3 13th Queen’s Birthday Holiday 24th Student Reports sent home 27th Parent/Teacher interviews JULY 01st Last Day Term 2 18th PUPIL FREE - CURRICULUM DAY 19th Students commence Term 3 28th Picasso Cow project is launched AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 22nd Division Athletics, Wonthaggi 23rd Term 3 ends OCTOBER 10th Term 4 starts NOVEMBER 1st Melbourne Cup Day Holiday 16th - 18th 3-6 Prom Camp 16th P-2 Long Day Excursion DECEMBER 05th Graduation Dinner 06th State-wide transition Day 20th End Of Year Celebration 22nd Last Day - Term 4 2011 TERM DATES T1 Fri 4 Feb - Fri 8 April T2 Wed 27 April - Fri 1 July T3 Mon 18 July - Fri 23 Sept T4 Mon 10 Oct - Thu 22 Dec 2012 Term Dates T1: 1 Feb - 30 Mar T2: 16 Apr - 29 Jun T3: 16 Jul - 21 Sept T4: 8 Oct - 21 Dec School Office Hours 8.30am—4.00pm (Wednesdays unattended) Absences Phone the office or write in your Child’s communication book Lunch Orders Every Wednesday - order must be in by 9:15am REMINDER: B u s S t u d e n t s a r e S u p e r v i s e d f r o m 8 : 1 5 a m u n t i l 3 : 5 0 p m – A l l o t h e r s t u d e n t s a r e s u p e r v i s e d b e t w e e n 8 : 4 0 a m a n d 3 : 3 0 p m

TOORA PRIMARY SCHOOL ● Ph: (03) 5686 2283 ● Fax: (03) 5686 2451 ● Mob: 0418 914 490 ● Principal: Mrs Barbara Purvis

● Email: toora.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au ● Website: www.tooraps.vic.gov.au ● 5 Harriet Street TOORA, 3962

WHOLE SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY This was held in glorious weather last Friday afternoon with all grades participating. There were some fantastic achievements throughout the event and all students can be extremely proud of their participation. It was also pleasing to see the support our students provided to each other as they moved around the track. Congratulations to Kelsey Pavlou and Ebony Jones who are 2011 Toora Primary School Cross Country Champions.

Year level Champs: Prep: Maddy Christensen & Reghan Lewis Grade 1: Sophie Allott & Isaac Tanner Grade 2: Lexi Elmore & Lachie Lewis Grade 3: Britanny Viney & Aron Rhodes Grade 4: Mikayla Lewis & Kelsey Pavlou Grade 5: Ebony Jones & Ashley Hewson

Grade 6: Shelbie Sunderland & Tristan Koolen It was wonderful to see many of our families and friends down at Sagasser Park ready to cheer on our students. Thank you to our volunteers who manned points around the Cross Country track, without your help we could not safely run this event. SCHOOL PHOTOS The photographers visited today and all students had their individual and classroom photo taken. If you forgot to send your School Photo envelope back, do not stress, your child will receive his/her ’proof’ shot which families are able to order from.

EDUCATION WEEK We enjoyed a number of special events last week although really every week is Education week at Toora Primary School! On Monday we held a very special assembly to present our 2011 Leadership team with their badges. Wednesday our Grade 5/6 Choir visited the Prom View Lodge. Thursday all students took part in a special Soup & Roll recess, followed by a student led Disco at lunchtime organised by AGNES House students. On Friday we celebrated the end of Education Week with the running of our Cross Country event. All in all a very successful, albeit busy week.

SCHOOL UNIFORM ORDERS - This is a last call for uniform orders. All uniform orders MUST be back to

the school office by TOMORROW (Friday) morning. Order forms can be collected from the school office or

downloaded from our School Website: www.tooraps.vic.edu.au follow the “Current Forms and Notices” link on

the left side of our homepage.

STUDENT VEGGIE GARDEN REPORT We went to see the veggie garden. Peas and carrots were coming up. There were four pumpkins on the vines. The pumpkins are nearly ready to pick. We planted lots of mixed annuals at the entrance of the school. By Elli, Kelsey and Arie

South Gippsland Secondary College presents….. GRADE 6 INFORMATION EVENING We know how it is…….. You’re nearly halfway through Grade six and your thoughts are turning to the Year 2012. Its not the likelihood of Geelong winning another AFL Grand Final that’s got you thinking, it’s the prospect of life after Primary School (there’s life after primary school?) that occupies your mind. Don’t panic! The answers to your questions are close at hand. Just tell your folks that the family needs to be at the College Music Centre at 7:30pm on Tuesday June 7th. Once there you’ll find:

A variety of activities where you can actually experience the sorts of things done by students at our school

Smiling students and teachers on hand to answer any questions you may have about the College and its programs

A tour of the College for the Mums and Dads

A presentation by the year 7 Ambassadors

A scrumptious supper at the evenings conclusion

If you have any queries please contact the Transition Coordinators: Nic Ryan, Daryl Callcott or Amy Knee on

56822066 or email yr7@sgsc.vic.edu.au See you there!

Attention Grade 6 Families

Grade 6 students spent Tuesday this week at the South Gippsland Secondary

College on the first of a number of visits they will make during the Transition

Program from Primary to Secondary College. They are pictured here in the

college gymnasium with year 6 students from Welshpool & District Primary

School.

TOORA NETBALL CLUB HIGH TEA AFTERNOON SUNDAY JUNE 26TH

At WELSHPOOL HOTEL

FROM 3PM till 5PM $40.00 PER HEAD

Come and enjoy a wonderful range of savories, cake, slices, scones, tea & coffee.

DRESS TO SUIT THE OCCASION!!

Tickets can be purchased from Helen Nicholls ph 56881267 or 0408550090

SALE GALLERY VISIT & PERFORMANCE Next Thursday 2nd June, the WHOLE school will travel to Sale for a guided tour of the Sale Gallery and then on to a performance of “My Grandmother Lived in Gooligulch” at the Wellington Entertainment Centre. Permission forms have been sent home, we are still awaiting a few forms to be returned to school. Spare forms can be found on our school website under the “Current Forms/notices” link. www.tooraps.vic.edu.au A notice with more information will go home early next week regarding times etc.