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Tarro Public School Newsletter
“ Creating Opportunities ”
Find us at: 5 Eastern Avenue Tarro. NSW 2322 Phone: 02 49661255 Fax: 02 49641154 Email: [email protected] Web site: www.tarro-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
Term 2 Week 4 Tuesday May 17 2016
Principal’s Reflections Electronic Newsletters via the App We are moving our fortnightly paper newsletters to an electronic version via the school app and the school web address being:- www.tarro-p.schools.nsw.edu.au .
The reason behind this is that it is costing us over $100 per fortnight to run off a black and white newsletter and over $200 if it is in colour ! This change was discussed at our recent P&C and approved. Some paper copies will still be available upon request from the office for each newsletter throughout the year.
The Tarro mobile phone app is FREE. Instructions to access are;- “Go to the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store.
Search Tarro Public School and download the app
to your mobile device. The user name is
community and the password is tarrops .” (all
in lower case) Via this app the school will send out notifications and reminders that you will be able to receive instantaneously on your mobile device. This allows for a clear and timely line of direct communication between home and school for all families. Paper newsletter copies will still be sent home for the remainder of this term but will cease with this term’s last newsletter in late June.
Newsletter E-mail Further, if you have changed your e-mail address or would like the newsletter e-mailed to you, please let Anne or Karyn or Lesley know in the office and it will be e-mailed each fortnight. Facebook Please note, that the school does not have an official Tarro Public School Facebook page. We are reviewing to see if it is possible for a staff member (teaching or office) to be the moderator of an official page. The moderator has to be school based member of staff. Time is the biggest factor. New Play Equipment Installation Date I received a phone call on 10
th May advising us that the
new playground is due to be installed the week commencing 14
th June (straight after Queen’s Birthday
long weekend
Enrolling Now for 2017 If your child will be starting Kindergarten at Tarro Public School in 2017 please leave your information at the office. Enrolment packages will be sent out when Kindergarten Orientation details have been finalised.
Christopher Parkinson Principal
Principal School Leadership | High Performance M.L.M.Ed., M.Ed.Studies.
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FOR YOUR CALENDAR TERM 2
May Fri 20 – Athletics Carnival Fri 27 – PSSA Soccer Gala Day Thurs 26 – Starstruck June Tues 14 - P&C Meeting Tues 28 – Life Education July Fri 1 – Out of Uniform Day
TERM 2 finishes Friday July 1 TERM 3 begins for students Tuesday July 19
NOTES RECENTLY SENT HOME
Newsletter - every 2 weeks - even weeks Forster Camp – Yrs 3 & 4 School Athletics Carnival Bathurst Camp Yrs 5 & 6 PSSA Soccer Gala Day
PAYMENTS DUE
$35 Book Pack Payments K-6 – DUE NOW Wakakirri deposit $20 – DUE now $50. Deposit for Forster Camp – DUE May 27 $70 Deposit for Bathurst Camp - Due June 10th
SCHOOL ACTIVITIES Breakfast Club Donations Please consider making a donation to support Tarro Public School’s Breakfast Club. We regularly use vegemite, honey, strawberry jam, cereal (rice bubbles, weetbix, cornflakes), serviettes, plastic cups and long-life full cream milk. Donations can be left in Mrs Parkes’ classroom. If you would prefer to make a monetary donation, this can be left at the office. THANK YOU. Rock & Water Information Throughout 2016 a range of students from different stages will be involved in a Rock and Water Program that will be implemented by Mr O’Connor on a weekly basis. Rock and Water is a course that is delivered over a number of lessons to students to develop confidence, self-reflection, resilience and understanding about who they are and their personal direction. More information can be found at http://rockandwater.com.au/wordpress/
Sport for Life Gymnastics Program During term 2 students will have the opportunity to participate in a 6 wk Gymnastics Program. This program will run on a Thursday starting week 2. We are very fortunate to have received a grant from NSW Sport in Schools which provides the students the opportunity to participate in this program free of charge.
SPORT REPORT Zone Touch Football Trials Congratulations to both Jett Robards-Hassall and Regan Fitzpatrick who were recently selected to compete at the Zone Touch Football trials. Both students put on a great show and were selected for the possible and probables on the day, with Jett being chosen to represent the Maitland Zone at the regional trials this Friday May 20.
Zone Cross Country Last Friday May 13, 28 students from Tarro PS competed at the Zone Cross Country Carnival at Tocal College. This is the largest group of students that have qualified to compete at the Zone Carnival before. Our students did a fantastic job in hot and windy conditions with all students doing their best.
2016 School Athletics Carnival The Tarro PS Athletics Carnival will be held this Friday May 20 at Woodberry Oval. Students will need to be there by 9am and the carnival will finish at approximately 1.30pm. Private transport will need to be arranged for students both to and from the oval. This year we will be running our own Athletics Carnival just for Tarro Public School students. The P&C will be providing hot food and drinks all day in the canteen. It will be a great day for the students to participate in a range of track and field events. We will be looking for volunteers on the day to help with both student events and in the canteen.
Pivotal Cup Challenge - Basketball This Saturday May 21, Tarro Public School has been invited to participate in the Pivotal Cup Challenge. This is a new initiative by Newcastle Basketball in conjunction with the Newcastle Hunters Waratah Championship teams. Those students that have been selected will compete in 2 different teams in a skills based competition, challenging the students in 4 key areas; running, dribbling, passing & shooting. The winning school will receive $5000 worth of sporting equipment for their school.
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Students need to be at Newcastle Basketball Stadium, Broadmeadow (Main Court) no later than 6.15pm where they will meet Tarro PS teachers and other participants. Please wear full sports uniform. Entry entitles you to see both the Women’s Championship game before and Men’s Championship game afterwards, best of luck to all students that are participating.
PSSA Soccer Competition Tarro Public School will be involved in the PSSA Soccer Gala Day on Friday 27
th May at Allan & Don Lawrence Oval. Tarro
PS is organising this great opportunity for our students to compete against other schools in our local area. Our P&C will be running the canteen on the day. Students have been training hard during their lunchtimes with final teams for boys and girls being chosen this week and permission notes to follow. Hope to see lots of local support on the day.
SCHOOL INFORMATION No Hat, No Play Just a reminder that Tarro Public School is a sun safe school – all students out in the playground will need to be wearing their school hat. Those students without a hat will be asked to play under the sheltered area near the office.
Student Absences Sometimes students stay at home for reasons that are not acceptable. For example:
Birthdays
Too tired to come to school because of a late night
Stay home with siblings or parents who are sick
Staying away for a whole day when an appointment
booked for a short time in the morning or afternoon.
The weather, for example it’s too hot, too cold or
raining.
Students staying home for these reasons will be marked as an unjustified absence. Regular attendance helps your child:
o Develop the skills needed to access the world of work and other opportunities
o To learn the importance of punctuality and routine
o Make and keep friendships.
Lost Property Come along and have a look in the lost property bin in the foyer at school, as it is overflowing with clothing.
P & C INFORMATION Canteen Please, please remember to put your child’s name and class on their lunch order.
Canteen Roster Weeks 4 & 5
Wednesday May 18th Aunty Chris, Lance, Sandra
Friday May 20th Charlotte, Amy, Ashleigh
Monday May 23rd Aunty Chris, Janelle, Sue
Wednesday May 25th Aunty Chris, Tash, Abbie
Friday May 27th Charlotte, Amy, Kim
Monday May 30th Aunty Chris, Chris, Belinda
COMMUNITY INFORMATION The Smith Family Saver Plus Program This program is Australia’s first matched savings program that helps families to establish long term saving habits, building their money management skills and knowledge while saving for education costs. Participants can get dollar for dollar matched up to $500 for education costs as a ‘one off’ incentive for their school aged children’s education, eg. school uniforms, text books, laptops, excursions, camps and tuition. Who is eligible?? People over 18 years old who have a current Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card, who live, work, study or have a child studying in the local area, must commit to attending 4 money minded workshops, have some income from paid employment and have not received matched savings from Saver Plus before. For more information contact Cynthia Culhane (02) 40324703 / 0418 699646
INVITATION TO CARERS
Guest Speaker: National Disability Insurance Agency Topic: NDIS Community Conversation
Where: Raymond Terrace Bowling Club Time: 10am-12nn
Cost: FREE – Includes Morning Tea When: Wednesday May 25
RSVP: May 18
For more info: 49246146 or 1300 887 776 Email: [email protected]
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COMMUNITY INFORMATION
Fire & Rescue NSW Open Day 2016 Fire & Rescue NSW is hosting its annual Fire Station Open Day
on Saturday, 21 May 2016 between 10am and 2pm. Children
and their parents are invited to watch fire safety
demonstrations, hop aboard our station’s fire truck, hold a
fire hose, pick up a Brigade Kids fire safety activity booklet
and LEGO City Minifigures, and chat with firefighters about
what they do. This is a fantastic opportunity for children and
their parents to meet their local firefighters and with winter
just around the corner, which is the worst time of the year for
house fires, this is a great opportunity to learn as much as
you can about home fire safety. So come along to Tarro Fire
Station, Eastern Ave Tarro.
FAMILY CARER INFORMATION Carer Education & Support Program - Hunter
Upcoming Events Topic: NDIS Community Conversation
Date: Wed May 25 Time: 10am-12nn
Venue: Raymond Terrace Bowling Club Cost: Free – includes Morning tea
RSVP: Wed May 18
Website: A range of information including practical advice on how to care, details about financial & respite support & how to adjust when caring ends, can be accessed at www.cartergateway.gov.au
Info: Ph 4924 6146 or 1300 887 776 Or email: HNELHD-
