HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!!!!

October Birthdays:October Birthdays:October Birthdays:October Birthdays:

3rd Ayla RM4 11th Brayden RM6 15th Chelwyn RM4 16th Kate RM3 19th Mia RM6 20th Lewis RM4 23rd Mia RM2 24th Tianah RM6

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS OF THE WEEK:

Week commencing 16th October:Week commencing 16th October:Week commencing 16th October:Week commencing 16th October:

Room 1: Room 1: Room 1: Room 1: Tayte Room 4: Room 4: Room 4: Room 4: Koby Room 2: Room 2: Room 2: Room 2: Chloe Room 6: Room 6: Room 6: Room 6: Bailey Room 3: Room 3: Room 3: Room 3: Millie-Rose Week commencing 23r October:Week commencing 23r October:Week commencing 23r October:Week commencing 23r October:

Room 1: Room 1: Room 1: Room 1: Ora Room 4: Room 4: Room 4: Room 4: Lathan Room 2: Room 2: Room 2: Room 2: Thomas Room 6: Room 6: Room 6: Room 6: Dakota Room 3: Room 3: Room 3: Room 3: Madison

** School Assembly **** School Assembly **** School Assembly **** School Assembly **

Don’t Forget that our weekly assembly is held each Don’t Forget that our weekly assembly is held each Don’t Forget that our weekly assembly is held each Don’t Forget that our weekly assembly is held each Friday Friday Friday Friday afternoon afternoon afternoon afternoon commencing at 2.55pm.commencing at 2.55pm.commencing at 2.55pm.commencing at 2.55pm.

As always, all parents/grandparents/friends are more than As always, all parents/grandparents/friends are more than As always, all parents/grandparents/friends are more than As always, all parents/grandparents/friends are more than welcome to attend.welcome to attend.welcome to attend.welcome to attend.

SCHOOL PAYMENTS Please make sure that all excursion money has been paid by the due date as stated on the notice. Payments made any time after the date provided on the notice cannot be processed.

Please always return signed permission forms and payment

together

School Hats

Its that time of year again where the sun is beginning to shine. A Reminder all to Parents and Students that hats will need to be worn for all outdoor play as of the start of term 4. NO hat NO play. Please ensure your child has a school approved hat. School hats must be broad rimmed to provide sufficient protection from UV rays. Please note that caps are not acceptable as they do not provide necessary protection from the sun and UV rays. Thank you for your cooperation.

Look what is happening in the Art Room!

As the Spring weather unfolds a world full of colour, beauty and new life, the students have been busy exploring these ideas in our art room.

Junior students have been learning to draw like artists with dashing strokes and dry pastels. Come and see their outstanding work on display in our foyer. Our totem poles are being revitalised with gorgeous designs that are taken from nature and special events. Our magical 110th Birthday totem pole celebrates Tyabb Railway Station Primary Schools upcoming birthday. Senior students are busy making patterned, pottery balls which will be fired and painted and then used to decorate our totem pole area as part of the year 6 graduation celebrations.

Junior students are excitedly exploring colour mixing and the movement of dyes. They have had fabulous fun blowing dyes with straws and observing the bleeding effects of wet in wet painting techniques. This knowledge will also assist them when they paint their gorgeous, pottery animal sculptures. Senior students are beginning to look at creative ideas and Picasso. They are exploring new ways to show facial features through www.mrpicassohead.com and are using their cutting skills to make innovative and exciting images of faces . These lessons also link to a portrait exhibition at Mornington Peninsula Art Gallery.

Then we onto ho ho ho time with lots of fun activities to make our school shine with Christmas cheer!

Our 110th Birthday and Market Our 110th Birthday and Market Our 110th Birthday and Market Our 110th Birthday and Market Day celebrations are looking to Day celebrations are looking to Day celebrations are looking to Day celebrations are looking to be quite an event! Don’t forget be quite an event! Don’t forget be quite an event! Don’t forget be quite an event! Don’t forget

to tell family and friends. to tell family and friends. to tell family and friends. to tell family and friends. EVERYONE IS WELCOME!EVERYONE IS WELCOME!EVERYONE IS WELCOME!EVERYONE IS WELCOME!

Only 2 SLEEPS AWAY Only 2 SLEEPS AWAY Only 2 SLEEPS AWAY Only 2 SLEEPS AWAY …….…….…….…….

While waiting for the rain to pass students were lucky to spend some question time with members of the Navy

Then it was time for a quick game of soccer! A BIG THANK YOU TO THE NAVY!

Mrs HeggenMrs HeggenMrs HeggenMrs Heggen Art TeacherArt TeacherArt TeacherArt Teacher

“To be the best I can be”

Be the Best I can be Unique Individuals One Strong School

E-mail: tyabb.railway.station.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Web: www.tyabbrailps.vic.edu.au Phone: 5977 4324 Fax: 5977 4858

TYABB RAILWAY STATION

PRIMARY SCHOOL No: 3544

Thursday 26th October, 2017

Principal’s ReportPrincipal’s ReportPrincipal’s ReportPrincipal’s Report

It is great to be back on Australian soil and be back at the school I love most in the world. I have just returned from a study tour of schools in Canada and the USA. I was lucky enough to travel with the Principal and Assistant Principal from Western Port Secondary College and several other Principals and Leaders from South Australian schools. The purpose of the trip was to investigate and expose Australian school leaders to creative evidence based practices that will add value to delivering impact on student learning. TRSPS will focus on building teacher capacity and raising the expectations and aspirations of our learners. Tyabb Railway Station Primary School is one of the most sensational learning environments in the world. At TRSPS we want all students to receive a great education so they are well prepared for Secondary College and the 21st century. We believe high performing quality school leaders and teachers play a central role in achieving this goal. Thank you to all the TRSPS staff and students that ensured the school functioned like a well-oiled machine in my absence. RENOVATIONS Thank you to everyone for their patience when our renovations were happening. It was with much excitement the toilets were officially opened on Monday morning. Unlocking the doors to the bathrooms is no longer a feared task! They are truly magnificent. Thank you to the John Lyngs Group builders for their professionalism and for going above and beyond. EARN AND LEARN STICKERS A HUGE thanks to everyone who sent along their Earn and Learn Stickers they received from shopping at Woolworths over the last couple of months. We have now finalised our collection of stickers and sent off our sticker sheets to Woolworths Earn and Learn. We had over 12,000 points to spend. We will redeem the points for resources for our school. We look forward to receiving a variety of digital coding resources for our students to use in the classroom.

NAVY Thank you once again for the Navy attending our school last Thursday for some much needed general maintenance and tidy up. Thank you to Geordie for ensuring lots of little jobs were taken care of whilst we had help at hand. The school looks fantastic and ready to be showcased on Saturday for our 110th Birthday celebrations! 110

th BIRTHDAY MARKET DAY

Don’t forget to come along this Saturday 28th October and support our school in recognizing it reaching the ripe old age of 110. What a brilliant milestone to reach. Not many 110th birthday celebrants can say they get more attractive and more intelligent with age but Tyabb Railway Station Primary school can make this claim proudly. Let’s make this a day to remember with lots of fun activities and market stalls. The jumping castle, animal farm, face- painting and show bags are sure to be popular. Come along and be be part of the fun. Thank you to the many volunteers that have made this day possible. If everyone just does a little bit it makes a big difference. Can’t wait to see you all…..come and visit me at the face painting stall!

Emma Slater Principal

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Lifesearch results (bird survey) Report from Gayle Jervois: During September the Foundation class took part in Lifesearch 2017 to coincide with Biodiversity Month. The students conducted a bird survey within the school grounds and recorded 23 different species of birds. A total of 2.5 hours was spent doing hands on learning in the outdoor classroom. The children used binoculars and bird identification books. The data recorded during Lifesearch has been uploaded to the Atlas of Living Australia's database and has made a valuable contribution to our understanding of life in the Western Port Biosphere. Our school is now in the running for some great prizes!

Cyber Safety News..

A new app that has been developed to protect children on their mobile devices.

The new App is Mobile Zone and can be downloaded from Family Zone or from the app stores. It provides concerned parents the ability to set age appropriate content, set routines and offers granular device controls such as camera disablement on their child’s school required device. When the students are at school, the school's policy applies. When they are at home, Mum and Dad set the policy with seamless transitioning between the two. Family Zone fully support the parents in their endeavours to provide a safe environment for their child.