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Issue 2 August 2012 Mb kyh; 2

www.etsc.org.au

URGENT MESSAGE FOR PARENTS!!

We have not received a few more students’ report cards

issued last term, please return the duly signed reports

before the end of the term. We need to update the stu-

dent’s progress.

Welcome !

After the previous issue of the last newsletter, we have had

our Family Fun Day and the school’s Tamil Cultural day. We

share the happy memories with you through some photos

with this newsletter and in our new website www.etsc.org.au

We have great pleasure in welcoming students, parents and

staff back to Eastwood Tamil School this term.

There are many things to accomplish this term and it is

going to be busy for us as we prepare to show-case the

major event of our school, Kalai Vizha 2012. Our teachers

and parents once again endeavor to stage another colourful

Kalai Vizha. Students are enthusiastically involved in prepar-

ing themselves for this event.

We have organised additional practice & rehearsal sessions

on Monday nights starting from 27th August. Please refer

the rehearsals timetable for further details.

We are also making arrangements for the Annual Granny

Smith stall which is coming up next term in October.

A big thank you to all volunteers, parents, children, commit-

tee members and teachers for dedicating their precious time

and efforts to ETSC and the Tamil community. Specifically

to our Assistant Cultural Coordinator, Mr Noel Ponniah who

has re-signed from the committee for health reasons. Thank

you for your valuable contribution to ETSC over the past

year. Our best wishes to you and your family.

We also welcome Mr Narasiman as the incoming Member of

the committee and look forward to your contributions to the

community.

Principal & Committee Members

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TERM FEES

For those who haven’t paid the term fees, please see the Treasurer or Asst. Treasurer and collect a receipt. You may also pay online.

CBA Eastwood Tamil Study Centre

BSB 06 2890

A/C No 1006 1982

Description T3 Fee/Student Name

School Fees One student = $25

Two students = $40

Three or more students = $45

2012 Calendar

Term 3 begins 21 July

EPS Spring Fair 25 August

KV Rehearsals on Mondays 27 August,

3, 10, 17, 20 & 21 September

Kalai Vizha 22 September

Class Photos 01 September

Term Exam 08 September

Full dressed rehearsals 20 & 21 September

Kalai Vizha 22 September

Term 3 ends 22 September

Term 4 begins 13 October

General Meeting & KV Review 13 October

Granny Smith Festival &

Tamil School Holiday

20 October

Term Exam 01 December

Annual Presentation Dinner 15 December

Term 4 ends 15 December

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Principal’s Note

23 August 2012

Dear Parents,

Our students have been busy preparing for the Kalai Vizha. We could do with some extra help-ers during this time and appreciate any assistance given. Please see Niranjan’s email (17 Au-

gust) about our Kalai Vizha details. In the meantime please note these dates in your diary.

Kalai Vizha Rehearsals - Monday 27 August, 7.15 pm - 9.30 pm; Eastwood Uniting Church, Main

Hall, 14-16 Lakeside Road, Eastwood.

Class Photo - 1 September. All students have been advised to be present dressed on the day in

their cultural costumes.

Kalai Vizha Rehearsals - Monday 3 September, 7.15 pm - 9.30 pm; Eastwood Uniting Church,

Main Hall, 14-16 Lakeside Road, Eastwood.

Term Exams & Report Card - 8 September.

Kalai Vizha Rehearsals - Monday 10 September, 7.15 pm - 9.30 pm; Eastwood Uniting Church,

Main Hall, 14-16 Lakeside Road, Eastwood.

Please reply to Niranjan by 10 September for Kalai Vizha catering arrangements.

Kalai Vizha Rehearsals - Monday 17 September, 7.15 pm - 9.30 pm; Eastwood Uniting Church,

Main Hall, 14-16 Lakeside Road, Eastwood.

Full Dress Rehearsal - 20 September, 6.15 pm - 9.30 pm; James Ruse High School Hall, 17-31

Felton Road, Carlingford.

Full Dress Rehearsal - 21 September, 6.15 pm - 9.30 pm; James Ruse High School Hall, 17-31

Felton Road, Carlingford.

Kalai Vizha - Saturday 22 September, 6.15 pm, James Ruse High School Hall. See you there. My

best wishes to every student and parent. I am sure it will be fun.

Yours sincerely,

Brremini Amalan

Principal

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ஒரு தின்னணோக்கு

Family fun day/BBQ 2012

இவ்ருட ஆம்தத்ில் ோம் எது ருடோந் Family fun day/BBQஐ புினோர் ிளபோட்டு பூங்கோில்

(Blaxland Riverside Park ) சிநப்தோக ககோண்டோடி கிழ்ந்னோம். ோர்களும் கதற்னநோரும் ிக உற்சோகோக இந் Family fun day/BBQல் தங்குதற்நிணோர்கள். புி தன ிளபோட்டு உதகங்களபக் கண்ட குந்ளகள் திிப்புடன், ோள் பழுதும் ஓடி ிளபோடிணோர்கள். ம்ிோண கோட்சிகள் ிளநந் இந் பூங்கோ, சிநோர்கள் ணில் ட்டுில்னோது, கதரினோர் ணிலும் புத்துர்ள ிளத்து. எது குந்ளச் கசல்ங்கபின் பகங்கபில் ழ்ந் ட்டற்ந கிழ்ச்சி கண்டு கதற்னநோர்களும், ிர்ோக குழு உறுப்திணறும் புகோகிம் அளடந்னோம். ல்னனோர் ோள் கதோழுள குந்ளகளுக்கு அபித் ிகுந் ண ிளநவுடன் எல்னனோரும் டீு கசன்னநோம்.

கனோச்சோ ோள் 2012

ருடோ ருடம் ளடகதறும் எது தோம்தரி கனோச்சோ ோள் ிகவும் சிநப்தோக இம்பளந டந்னநிது. ோர்கள் ிகவும் ஆர்ோக தங்னகற்று தோடல், டணம், தக்க ோத்ிம், னதச்சு னதோன்ந தன ிகழ்ச்சிகளப ங்க்கிணோர்கள். குந்ளகபின் ஆடல்கள் கண்ணுகும், ளனக் குல்கள் கோதுக்கும் ிருந்ோக, எம் ோிற்கு, னட்டு, னகசரி, பூந்ினட்டு, ளட,தோோசம் னதோன்ந தோம்தரி உவு ளககள் ிருந்ோக அளந்து. எது அன்தோண தினநிணி டீச்சரின் இந் உதம் எம் ோிற்கு ருசிோக அளந்து ட்டுல்ன, எது தோம்தரி உவு ளககளப ோர்களுக்கு அநிபகப் தடுத்துோகவும், கதரினோர்களுக்கு ஞோதகப் தடுத்துத்ோகவும் அளந்து. குநிப்தோக தோோசம் கோய்ச்சுது எப்தடி என்று ஒரு ோி ஆோய்ந்து அள தற்நி ஒரு சிநி னதச்சு ஒற்ளநயும் ிகழ்ிணோர். இத்துடன் ோளன, னோம் னதோன்ந அனங்கோப் கதோருட்கள் ோர்கபோள் கசய்து ண்டதம் அனங்கரிக்கப் தட்டிருந்தும் குநிப்திடத் க்கது.

இந் ிகழ்சிகளப சிநப்தோக டத் உி புரிந் எல்னனோருக்கும் எது ணோர்ந் ன்நிள கரிித்து ககோள்கினநோம்.

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Did you know

ஔளோர்

Give, Eat, and Live is an English translation of a

selection of Auyaiyar’s poems.

Panchangam

Hindu calendar in 1872

Auyaiyar’s quote கற்நது ளகண் அபவு, கல்னோது உனகபவு. What you have learned is a

mere handful; What you haven't learned is the size of the world.” was mentioned in an article by NASA.

Go to : http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/informal/features/F_Cosmic_Questions_prt.htm

Tanglish ங்க்லீஷ் is a combination of Tamil and

English, popular among city teenagers in Tamil speaking regions. Tanglish is now used by the ad-vertising industry. Some examples are Tamil Nadu's Pespi's commercial "Ullam Kekkuthae More" and 2011 hit song "Why This Kolaveri Di". Will Tamil be-come an extinct language ?

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Year Teacher

Year 1 Mrs Raji Durairajasingam

Year 2 Mrs Brremini Amalan

Year 3 Mrs Lenit Juliya Robinson

Year 4 Mrs Shanthi Thushyanthan

Year 5 Mr Sithamparam Pararajasekarm

Year 6 Mrs Thayalini Thiruvarangan

Relief Mr Karthirgamu Sivasubramaniam

Relief Mrs Neelanthi Panchalingam

Relief Mrs Subitha Kulendran

Relief Mrs Anushya Krishnamoorthy

Relief Mr Ganeshan Vaseeharan

ETSC acknowledges and appreciates the services of all teachers in the past and is grateful for their self-less dedication to helping others. Below is a list of

teachers at ETSC this year.

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PARENTS’ SUPPORT REQUEST

OUR STUDY CENTRE NEEDS THE SUPPORT OF OUR

COMMUNITY

Whether it is to assist teachers in the classroom,

Supervise our students during their break

or organise refreshments ….we'll be thrilled to have you join us over

a cup of coffee.

A roster for Term 3 was emailed to all parents. If your name is in the

roster, please drop in.

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SCHOOL TIME

Classes are from 2.30 pm to 5.00 pm with a

15 minutes break from 3.45pm to 4.00pm.

Parents are kindly requested to make sure the

students are dropped and picked up on time.

Some useful interactive websites for learning Tamil

http://www.etsc.org.au

http://www.tamilvu.org/coresite/html/cwhomepg.htm

http://kids.noolagam.com/lessons/index.asp

http://www.plc.sas.upenn.edu/tamilweb/

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Minister’s Award nominees 2012

Our students have been excelling in learning the Tamil lan-

guage and the culture. In recognition of their achievement

and effort this year we have nominated two brilliant student

from our school for the Minister’s Award.

The proud nominees for 2012 are:

Junior category: Miss Tarangini Thushyanthan

Senior category: Master Aanand Rajkumar

Congratulations Tarangini and Aanand. Our wishes of con-

tinued success to you both!

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ETSC’s AWARD FOR

REGULAR ATTENDANCE

To win the above award, a student must:

1. Be punctual; and 2. Attend classes regularly.

Student punctuality is also considered during nomi-

nation for the NSW Minister’s Award. So if you’d like

two awards, be punctual.

Helping your child with Tamil

Spend at least an hour helping your child with his or her Tamil

homework. You will find some interactive activities on our web-

site if you need ideas.

After Tamil class, review with your child lessons learnt and com-

municate any feedback to our committee members.

Try to communicate with your child in Tamil at home. Ask Tamil

speaking friends or relatives to speak to your child in Tamil. Ask

your child to interact with Tamil school teachers and students in

Tamil whether it is in the classroom or the playground.

Tell your child stories about our great Tamil culture. Your child

will begin to show an interest in the heritage. Translate some of

the English text or stories into Tamil and vice versa as a fun exer-

cise at home.

Ensure your child attends Tamil school regularly to qualify for

awards.

Inform the school of any changes

If your child has to be absent from school, is arriving late, leaving early or is being picked up by persons other than yourself, please inform your child's teacher or school by phone, email, SMS or written note. No supervision is available after 5.00pm.

ETSC Values

ETSC is committed to the pursuit of excellence in learning, teach-ing and community engagement. This commitment is underpinned by an expectation that all students and members of ETSC will con-duct themselves in a manner consistent with the ETSC’s values such as: An obligation to act with integrity. An obligation to use and care for ETSC’s resources in a lawful and appropriate manner. An obligation to actively participate in the learning process. An obligation to ensure that activities are conducted safely and do not place others at risk of harm. An obligation to treat everyone with courtesy, tolerance and re-spect. An obligation to maintain confidentiality of information. You can find more information on the code of conduct on our web-site www.etsc.org.au

Use of class rooms & teaching aids

There are rules on the use of the school.

We have an obligation to the use and care for the classrooms and teaching aids in an appropriate man-

ner. Please ensure that at the end of lessons, the classrooms are tidy,

blackboards are cleaned, desks and chairs are returned to its original place,

only your belongings are packed away, rubbish is cleared and lights are switched off.

A copy may be obtained from the secretary.

Email your suggestions and ideas to:

tamilschool@gmail.com

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WE HAVE 2 WINNERS !!! Congratulations to our students who received 1st place at

Kalappai’s 2012 NSW Tamil Competition.

Master Brannavan Prabaharan for beginners division

(Poem) and Master Nirosh Prabaharan for lower division

Speech at Kalappai’s 2012 NSW Tamil Competition at the

Homebush Public School this month.

Brremini 0419 252 232 Sritharan 0411 537 760 Para 0430 465 923 Siva 0407 480 917

tamilschool@gmail.com

shanub@yahoo.com