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TALLOWOOD SCHOOL 44 Redden Drive Kellyville NSW 2155 Ph: 9836 3810 Fax: 9836 3973

Principal: Carol Robsonwww. tallowood s.schools.nsw.edu.au (E) tallowwood s.school@det.nsw.edu.au

TALLOWOOD SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 20 OCTOBER 2017

A warm welcome back to our school community forterm 4.

An action packed term is ahead at Tallowood. You willfind a calendar in this newsletter and also on ourwebsite http://www.tallowood s.schools.nsw.edu.au/.Don’t forget to ‘like’ us on Facebook to help keep upwith the latest happenings.https://www.facebook.com/tallowood5459/

Tell Them from Me surveyThank you to the parents and carers who completedthe Tell Them from Me survey. The anonymous,collated information will be used to inform schoolplanning so we can best meet the educational needs ofyour children.

Entering and leaving the carparkA reminder to be cautious and mindful of pedestrianswhen crossing the footpath in front of the gates. Pleasedo not exceed 5 kph.

PACT meeting – Keeping on track with visuals athome and schoolIt is still not too late to indicate if you are able to attendthe training morning and information session atTallowood next Thursday. This promises to be aninteresting morning with presentations by teachersKatrina Ward and Linda Sheridan. Following this will bea parent information sharing session and a light lunch.All welcome! If you have mislaid the note, pleasephone the office 9836 3810 if you are able to attend.

It’s School Spectacular time againTallowood students began rehearsals this week atBusby West Public School. One hundred and eighty

students with additional needs from all over NSWgathered for the first of 8 day long rehearsals.

DATES FOR YOUR CALENDAR

TERM 4OCTOBERThursday 26th Parent/Carer

Information Morning11:30am – 1:00pm

NOVEMBERThursday 16th Year 6 Graduation

11:15am – 1:15pmFriday 24 25th School SpectacularDECEMBERFriday 1st Year 12 GraduationFriday 15th Presentation Day

Last day of Term 4 forstudents

JANUARY 2018Tuesday, 30th First day back at school

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Okay, how is it term 4 already? The year is flying byand class 14 have been busy as always! We have beenlearning about the solar system and creating somegreat space themed artworks. Another favouriteclassroom activity is listening to stories. We have readlots of books about space, but our classroomfavourites are Thelma the Unicorn, How the Birds gottheir Colours and Piranhas don’t eat Bananas.

Over term 3 class 14 have been learning about roadsafety and how to cross a road. During the second halfof the term we have been going for a walk in our localcommunity every Thursday morning and work on ourcrossing skills along the way. We will continueworking on this skill over term 4 as it is something weall need to keep safe.

Class 14 – Bronte, Brooke, Labib, Owen, Pawan, Vishnu, Tracey and Amanda

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Don’t Forget!!!

SANTA is working hard and is on his way to Rouse Hill Town Centre!

He has special time slots for all families with a child on the autismspectrum to have a photo with Santa without the common hustle andbustle and sensory overload of a shopping centre.

Families can choose a time suitable to them, which means no queues tohave their child or children photographed with Santa in an autism friendlyenvironment.

For more information about Sensitive Santa photos please see thewebsite where you can also make bookings https://www.rhtc.com.au/what s happening/sensitive santa 2017.

2018 TERM DATESTerm 1 Tuesday, 30 January 2018 Friday, 13 April 2018Term 2 Tuesday, 1 May 2018 Friday, 6 July 2018Term 3 Tuesday, 23 July, 2018 Friday, 28 September 2018Term 4 Monday, 15 October 2018 Wednesday, 19 December 2018

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Welcome to PACT – Parents and Carers at Tallowood. Our aim is to assist our parents to gain a better understanding of their children and what is available to them.

PACT information morningThursday 26th October11:30 – 1.00 pmLunch provided

Topic : Schedules and Timetables

All welcome

Please return by Friday 20 October if you will be attending.

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CLASS 16 NEWS Welcome to Week 1 of Term 4! Where has the year gone? Our students are looking forward to the busy weeksahead. Last term the students participated in a variety of activities involving the use of play equipment. In themornings after we did our walk the students started requesting to access the back playground. They all had so muchfun exploring the area and sharing the play equipment with their friends. Here are some of their photos

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RFF with Laena! As usual, we are busy having fun and getting active in RFF sessions. We concluded our‘Wild West’ theme last term with a ‘Life Size’ board game, winding our way through the classroom and testing theknowledge and skills we acquired throughout the unit. This term, we’ve begun a whole new theme: ‘Shiver MeTimbers A Pirate Life for Me!’. Get ready for more laughs, more games, more moves and more silly activities. We’llbe raising the mast, practising our best buccaneering and some of us may even walk the plank! Be assured thatthere’ll be a treasure map and an exciting hunt for buried loot, before the year is out!