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TOORA PRIMARY SCHOOL Newsletter Issue 21 Thursday, November 21st 2013
TOORA PRIMARY SCHOOL ● Ph: (03) 5686 2283 ● Fax: (03) 5686 2451 ● Mob: 0418 914 490 ● Principal: Mrs Barbara Purvis ● Email: [email protected] ● Website: www.tooraps.vic.edu.au ● 5 Harriet Street TOORA, 3962
2013 CALENDAR
NOVEMBER 25th Year Book Order form needs to be returned 25th School Council Mee ng 2:00pm 29th Kinder visi ng school 11:30‐12:30 DECEMBER 2nd 2014 Parent Informa on session 10:15am 4th RATCH Australia presenta on 9:15am 6th Sale Gallery visits Toora PS 9th Grade 6 Gradua on Dinner 10th State‐wide Transi on Day 18th End of Year Celebra on 6:00pm at School 19th Class Par es 20th Last day Term 4 early dismissal 1:20pm School Office Hours 8.30am—4.00pm (Wednesdays una ended) Absences ‐ Phone the office or write in your Child’s communica on book
END OF YEAR CELEBRATION ‐ Please note this year our end of year celebra on will be held at the school on Wednesday the 18th of December commencing at 6:00 pm. The school will provide BBQ sausages and bread, cordial, tea and coffee. Please bring along snacks, salads and picnic rugs for your family and join us for a relaxed and fun evening. 6:00 pm Old fashioned games 6:30 pm Tea me 7:00 pm Singing
‐ Each class has a musical item to present that they have prepared with Mr Vaudrey ‐ Christmas Carols ‐ Announcements
GRADUATION DINNER – Monday 9th December This annual event is held at the Toora Bowls Club the evening before the state wide transi on day and is a very important and exci ng event for our grade 6 gradua ng students. The evening focuses on our students and their achievements throughout their learning journey at Toora Primary School. A number of awards are allocated. Students and special guests who provide awards are not required to pay but staff and parents pay $15 each. We ask parents of Prep to Year 5 students to support the Gradua on Dinner by either, dona ng goods or working on the day / evening. Parents decorate the Bowls Club and set the tables during the day as well as preparing the food, washing dishes and cleaning up at the conclusion of the evening. Ex‐students assist on the evening as waiters. The Gradua on Dinner is a wonderful example of how our school community works together for the benefit of our students. Please see the a ached sheet of what is required. SALE GALLERY VISITS TOORA PRIMARY SCHOOL Sale Gallery Educa on Officer will present art workshops for our students throughout the day on Friday 6th December. CONGRATULATIONS to all students and staff for making our Day Camp and Prom Camp so successful last week. A special thank you and acknowledgement to Ali Wogan‐Browne and Phil Vaudrey who organised and co‐ordinated these special events for our students. A huge effort was put in by everyone and these annual events are certainly highlights of our school year and showcase our students’ strengths.
NEW NETBOOKS have been purchased for our students through the financial support of RATCH Australia who own the Toora Wind Farm. RATCH representa ves Geoff Du on and Jo Dart will visit our school on Wednesday 4th December to see how our students are benefi ng from our partnership with them and to meet as many of our school community as possible. We would love to see you at our special assembly / morning tea commencing 9:15 so please come along and be part of this fes ve occasion. STUDENT REPORTS ‐ Reminder that our 2nd semester reports will be available on the Ultranet via the internet this year. We will be holding a parent informa on session early December and providing parent access informa on.
PARENTS & FRIENDS ASSOCIATION (PFA) NEWS TOORA PRIMARY SCHOOL CHRISTMAS RAFFLE (only 34 sleeps ll Christmas!!) 1st Prize ‐ Christmas Hamper 2nd Prize ‐ Remote controlled Sports Car 3rd Prize ‐ iPad fold‐up Keyboard Dona ons are requested from families to make up our hamper for our Christmas raffle ‐ please ensure that goods are ‘in date’ and would be something that you would like to win in a hamper. Hamper items can be le in the Christmas Hamper in the Administra on Foyer. Tickets will be a ached to the first newsle er in December. Thank you to the families who have already donated. 2013 OUR YEAR IN PICTURES Please see the return slip below for any families wishing to order a special bound book of “Our Year in Pictures” ‐ an illustrated account of 2013 at Toora Primary School
CYBER SAFETY TIPS FOR PARENTS To many parents it seems as though children and young people are constantly online. O en they seem to be com-ple ng more than one task at a me; for example, downloading and listening to music while studying and cha ng with friends or sending messages on their mobile phones. The number of hours children and young people spend online can vary significantly. There is no guideline for the ‘right’ amount of me for children to spend online, however if their online behaviour appears to impact nega vely on their behaviour or wellbeing, or that of the family, it may be me to discuss expecta ons and establish me limits. HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH? No ceable changes in the online and offline behaviour of children and young people can be indicators of excessive internet use. These include: online ac vi es interfering with general health and wellbeing seeming obsessed with par cular websites or games appearing anxious or irritable when away from the computer spending increasing amounts of me online excessive redness a decline in academic performance and seeming isolated or withdrawn from offline friends and ac vi es.
Some of these indicators may be developmentally appropriate behaviours for young people, par cularly teens. Alterna vely, they may be indicators of other significant issues such as cyberbullying, friendship difficul es and mental health issues. See more at: h p://www.cybersmart.gov.au/Parents/Cyber%20issues/Excessive%20use.aspx#sthash.cwDK4xb6.dpuf
Expression of Interest / Order Form: 2013 OUR YEAR IN PICTURES A Hardcover published book 20cm x 28cm featuring Toora Primary School “2013 Year In Pictures” priced at $20 per copy Name: _______________________________________No of Copies:_________________
Payment can be at time of Collection or I enclose $______________________ with this order
Deadline for orders Monday 25th November - please return your Expressions of Interest by this date.
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Old silage or calf shed sawdust
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let Mr Whittle & Gr 3/4 class
know if you have some that we
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I went to Gumbuya Park. When I was looking at a peacock it tried to impress us. It was trying to get a girlfriend and that one did. That was the best one there. On the tractor ride we saw the door snake and a real tree python. It was fun but I am looking forward to experiencing the 3 to 6 camp next year. By Reghan Lewis On the first day we had marshmallows. Then we watched “Barn Yard”. The next day we went to Gumbuya Park. We had a lot of fun. It was exciting. By Mathew Underwood On the very first day of Day Camp we stayed at the school and we did activities. The activities were; painting Australian animals on bark, making photo frames, wood burning and kite making. I was in the bark activity first. I painted a Koala, it was purple, red, orange, blue and green stripped. The next day we went to Gumbuya Park. We travelled there by bus. It took longer than I thought it would. When we arrived at Gumbuya Park we had our fruit and recess. There was a park and heaps of rides. I went and saw lots of kinds of birds with Mrs Wogan-Browne and my group. I saw peacocks, turtles, lizards, kangaroos and next we went on a tractor ride. The next day of Day Camp we went to Waratah Bay and did fun things. When we got to Foster we went on the Rail Trail. At the beach we had lots of fun, but we didn’t get to go rock pooling because the tide was too far in. Day Camp was the best and I want to go there again. I also want to go to 3-6 camp. By Mackenzie Delaney
On the very first day we did spuds and we made a photo frame. On the second day we went to Gumbuya Park. There were lots of things to do. We did the animal park first and the tractor ride second. When we went on the tractor ride we saw a pretend door snake. In the animal park we saw lots of birds and lots of kangaroos. At the start we saw a lizard, a koala and a tiger quall. We missed the bats because we couldn’t find them until we were at the end. On the tractor ride we got a tiny bit wet but it was good because the other group got really wet. I hope we go back to Gumbuya Park again it was fantastic. By Scarlet Robson
Day Camp – At Day Camp we cooked potatoes, had some marshmallows and watched a movie. We went to Gumbuya Park and we saw a koala. Next we saw dingos. Then we got to play mini golf. It was then time to go on the tractor ride. We saw a door snake on the tractor ride. We saw wombat holes. We went and saw peacocks. Then it was time to go back on the bus. We got our show bags. On the way back I played “I Spy” with Holley. On Friday we went to Waratah Beach. At Waratah beach we played ‘tug of war, the girls and boys won ‘tug of war’. Then we collected shells. I can’t wait for Day Camp next year. By Chelsea Brown
On the very first day we were making photo frames and I decorated it with pencils and buttons. Then we were moved to the next activity group and made kites with paper, straws and string. We got to colour them in and we got to go and fly them on the beach. Then we ate our fruit while Jacob was reading a story book. Then we did wood burning and I got to have a go first around the letters and we had to draw a picture on paper first then draw it on the wood and burn it in. If you burnt your fingers you had to put them under cold water. I never got burnt. When we were bark painting Deacon got burnt. When we were making photo frames it was awesome and I really like it. By Jodie Allott Day Camp - I liked the white Dingo. I liked the tractor ride. I liked the mini golf. I liked the birds. They squeaked. I really liked the tractor ride and the humungous trees. It was fun and fantastic. By Charli Rees
Our next Newsletter will feature writing and photos from the 3-6 Prom Camp - stay tuned
It was fun at Day Camp. I really want to go again. On Wednesday we made kites to fly at the beach and we made picture frames too.
When we were making the kites they looked a little bit like a paper aeroplane so I tried to throw it. We did wood burning with hot tools. At Gumbuya Park we got to feed kangaroos and pat dingoes, but they were friendly. At Gumbuya Park we saw a koala and the koala climbing a tree. We also got to see a peacock put the feathers up. The birds there looked tremendous. We played mini golf at Gumbuya Park and we went to the Aboriginal Centre to see boomerangs and all sorts of Aboriginal things. We were split in two groups, one on the tractor ride and the others were looking at the animals and when the groups were finished we swapped. When it was my groups turn to look at the animals it started to rain and the other group had shelter but we didn’t so we got very wet. We had fun at mini golf. When we were up to our third hole, Jacob scratched a kangaroo’s neck and the kangaroo put it’s claws on Jacobs arm. At the beach we saw crabs that were smaller than my thumb. We did lots of fun things at the beach like collecting shells, having free time and lots more. At the beach we flew our kites but my string broke so I needed to use someone else’s kite, but it was still fun. I collected some really small shells and all the shells went into a plastic bag. I can’t wait until I go next year! By Jahnavi Venkatesan-Villa Day camp – My best part was seeing the baby kangaroos. Then I went for a tractor ride and on the tractor ride I saw some deer’s, but then I wanted to go home. It was fun. By Zayne Lewis Day Camp – I liked Day Camp. We went to Gumbuya Park and the beach. We walked the rail trail. At Gumbuya Park I saw the Aboriginal centre, the koalas, played mini golf and went on a tractor ride. It was fun. By Shai Rhodes Day Camp – At Day Camp I liked playing mini golf. I liked the kangaroos. I liked the animals. We went to the beach. At the beach we collected some shells. It was fun. By Sunday Plowright One day it was Day Camp. We went to Gumbuya Park, it was fun on the tractor ride. The show bag was good. The beach was fun. Next time I hope we do all this again. By Thomas Brown Day Camp – Beach, park, rail trail, Gumbuya Park. At Gumbuya Park I had a tractor ride. By Myunah Duroux Day Camp – I likes seeing the dingoes and kangaroos. I liked seeing the koalas. I liked going on the tractor ride. I loved it all, it was fun. By Tyler Underwood. At Gumbuya Park I played mini golf and got a “hole in one”. I got my ‘Hole in One’ on the last hole. I went on a tractor ride and I saw a wombat hole and a door snake. The next day we went on the rail trail, it was fun. I can’t wait for next year’s Day Camp. By Deacon Rees I liked Gumbuya Park. I got to feed a kangaroo and pat a kangaroo as well. I liked the fruit-bats, they eat fruit. I saw boomerangs and the lucky last activity was mini golf. It was fun. My ball got stuck, my ball colour was red. When it was stuck it came out and I got a ‘hole in one’ on the exit hole. I saw all the balls going in the exit hole, all the way to the very back. Day Camp was sensational. By Aaron Tanner
Day Camp – On Day Camp we did mini golf, it was fun. I also liked the tractor ride and feeding the kangaroos. Then we had lunch. Then I saw some animals and went to the toilet, then home. The next day we went to the beach and flew our kites, then collected some shells. Next it was lunchtime and we played at the park. We then went back to the beach ad got free time. I liked Day Camp. By Jai Allott I loved Day Camp. The best day at day camp was Gumbuya Park. Before I forget, I got to pat a dingo. I did not like the cockatoos - Squawk! Squawk! Squawk! That’s what they did, it was so loud. I saw a koala. Now let me tell you some facts. They sleep, they sleep, they sleep. They don’t like coming down to the ground. I got to feed and pat the kangaroos. Yippee! On the tractor ride I saw a door snake up in a tree and I saw a deer. I can’t wait for the next Day Camp, although we didn’t get to see the pythons. By Django Dyson Day Camp at Gumbuya Park – I liked Day Camp because we patted the dingos and the cockatoos screamed. I liked playing mini golf and I liked looking at the horses and looking at the koalas. I also saw white and green peacocks. By Maddison Delaney Day Camp – I liked the beach because we collected shells. The beach was fun because I got to fly my kite and make a sand castle. I liked Gumbuya Park because I had fun on the tractor ride. Gumbuya Park was good because I liked the Koala when it climbed the tree. We also played mini golf. In my group was Holley, Erin and I and I forgot the rest. By Tessa Whittle
Day Camp –We went to Gumbuya Park on the first day and the beach the next day. I saw a BIG bird at the front of Gumbuya Park. I went on a tractor ride and we saw the tiger quolls and the kangaroos. We got to feed them. I built a sand castle with Scarlet and Jahnavi and we flew our kites. I can’t wait for Day Camp next year. On camp I collected shells off the beach and played near the waves. By Holley Rip Day Camp – I went to the beach and we got to fly our kites. We made a sandcastle. We played football and we saw some crabs. We collected some shells. By Tannah Benton
PFA CATERING EVENT
2013 GRADE 6 GRADUATION DINNER PFA & Students will be making Green Salad, foiled potatoes, Fruit Salad and Punch for our Gradua on Dinner. As
this is an important event we are calling for dona ons from our Prep – Grade 5 families. (Year 6 parents and staff pay for their meals. Year six students and special guests are covered by the school)
Please indicate what you can donate from the list below by wri ng your name next to the item and return the sheet to the Admin office by Monday 2nd December.
All dona ons to be delivered to school – no later than 9:00am Monday 9th December
Qty Product Name of Donor
1 Ripe Pineapple
3 Oranges
4 Apples
3 Iceburg Le uces
1 Bag Carrots
3 Con nental Cucumbers
6 Large Tomatoes
1 Punnet Strawberries
1 Punnet Strawberries
3 Medium Red Onions
25 Medium to Large Potatoes
1 Small n Passionfruit pulp
2 Large Bo le Ginger Ale
4 Large bo les Lemonade
1 Tropical Juice 500ml
1 Tropical Juice 500ml
1 Tropical Juice 500ml
1 Large bag Potato Chips ‐ any flavour
1 Large bag Potato Chips ‐ any flavour
1 Large bag Potato Chips ‐ any flavour
2 600 ml Cream Di Walker
1 Block of Tasty Cheese 1 kg Barb Purvis
1 Bag Grated Tasty Cheese 1kg Barb Purvis
1 500g tub sour cream
1 500g tub sour cream
1 Bo le Mayonnaise 500ml
2 Large Bread S cks
1 Large Bowl of Rice Salad Di Walker
1 Slice (to have with tea/coffee a er dessert)
1 Slice (to have with tea/coffee a er dessert)
I am available to help decorate Bowls Club Room 1:00pm ‐ 3:20pm YES / NO
I am available to help with Serving, Dishes & Clean‐up 5:00 – 8:30pm YES / NO
Contact Phone Number: _________________________________________
2013 BIKE ED PROGRAM AT TOORA PRIMARY SCHOOL An introductory session (module 1) will be held on Tuesday 26th November. In this session children will learn what is required to ensure their bikes are roadworthy. They will all receive a Bike Safety Checklist on this day. This will give parents and children one week to get their bikes ready for the first session on Wednesday 11th December. Please ensure that you go through the checklist prior to Wednesday 11th December to ensure your child has a bicycle in safe working order and an approved helmet that fits correctly and is in good condi on. It is essen al that your child’s bicycle helmet fits comfortably and securely and that the polystyrene foam liner is undamaged. Your child must have footwear that has closed toes and firm, non‐slip soles. Children are encouraged to bring their bikes to school (26th Nov ‐ 11th Dec) to have their bikes checked over. Unroadworthy bikes or helmets cannot be used in the program. Toora Primary school has a couple of bikes available for students that do not own their own bicycles. Please see Mr Vaudrey to arrange use of these bikes for the program. There are three cer ficates which indicate a child’s progress and will be awarded during the program. A Level 1: Bike Ed basic riding skills cer ficate, Level 2: Bike Ed pathway cycling cer ficate and Level 3: Bike Ed on-road cycling cer ficate will be presented to all who successfully complete each stage of the program. Please complete the form that will be going home today with all Grade 3‐6 students to indicate your approval of and permission for your child to par cipate in the Bike Ed program.
CHRISTMAS RAFFLE - Tickets will go home with the next newsletter. Donations are still being accepted, please leave your donations in the
hamper in the Admin foyer.
