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PRINCIPAL REPORT

Dear Parents,

MOTHER’S DAY STALL

Once again the stall was a great success raising

$1192.40. Students had a wonderful time selecting from a

huge range of gifts. Thank you to all those families who

donated items and to everyone who came along to help on

the day. Not only did the children have fun but as you can

see by the photos so did the mums!

5/05/2016 Term 2 Week 4

Toolamba PS “Striving for Excellence”

Ph 58265212

toolambaps@edumail.vic.gov.au

15/04/2010

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SMS INFORMATION UPDATE

Toolamba Primary School will be implementing a new

system that will use mobile phone Short Message Service

(SMS) to send text messages to notify parents/caregivers

of an emergency. We would appreciate if parents could

complete the attached form and return to school before

the 20th May 2016 so we can begin trialling the system.

CROSS COUNTRY

Many parents and grandparents gathered in the bush on

Monday afternoon to watch the cross country. Students all

performed very well, and many exceeded their personal

best time. Awards were handed out at assembly following

the event. Results were:

GRADE PREP

1st. Scott Moran Nyla Anderson

2nd Jahkai Thomson Sophie Bryant

3rd Luke Calvert Siarn Hoskin

GRADE 1

1ST Blake Hunt-Whipps Lucy Kinnane

2nd Tyson Webb Sari Rutherford

3rd Ben Calvert Eve Cook

GRADE 2

1st Max Thomas Imogen Morrison

2nd Oliver Hunt-Whipps Hannah Turner

3rd Josh Paton Charlee Gregory

Under 9s

1st Reeve Evans Breeanna Bell

2nd Jamaron Atkinson Chloe Armstrong

3rd Ashton Young Darcie Sibio

UNDER 10s

1st Mac Fifoot Steph Moran

2nd Liam Sorraghan Ella Sorraghan

3rd Jonty Tyquin Molly Tennant

UNDER 11

1st Jude Morrison Ashlee Bedwell

2nd Mason Reeves Yilanii Atkinson

3rd Taz Hall Isobel Pogue

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1st Declan Kinnane Elsie Boyer

2nd Kurtis Clarke Elliza Sibio

3rd Jamie Bedwell Layla Ryan

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STUDENTS ADVANCE TO THE STATE LEVEL

This week, three of our students competed in Regional

Events. We are extremely proud of their achievements.

Elsie Boyer and Maya Rutherford participated in the

Regional Trials in Benalla on Wednesday and were

successful in progressing through to try out for the State

Team Netball Team.

Brodie Wooster competed in the Regional Soccer Trials

and has also progressed through to the State Trials.

NAPLAN

NAPLAN testing begins on the 10th May. The National

Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN)

involves students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 from all states and

territories in Australia and is overseen by each school.

If your child is in one of these years, the program will

assess their skills in four areas - reading, writing, language

conventions (spelling, punctuation and grammar) and

numeracy.

These are the skills every child needs to help them

progress through school and succeed with future work and

study opportunities.

These national test results provide information on how

your child is progressing and performing in the key areas

of literacy and numeracy and also helps to support

improvements in teaching to benefit your child.

The assessments happen nationwide every year in the

second full week of May.

Tuesday 10th Language Conventions and

Writing

Wednesday 11th Reading

Thursday 12th Numeracy

NAPLAN tests provide very valuable information, but there

are no consequences for individual students for a poor or

good performance. At the classroom level it is one of a

number of important tools used by teachers to measure

student progress. To provide an overview of the format of

the tests, a full set of example tests is available.

http://www.nap.edu.au/naplan/the-tests/the-tests.html

LUNCH ORDERS

Dawn and Clifford have offered to provide a lunch service

for the school on a Wednesday. Orders are to be returned

to school on the Monday. Further information is included in

the Newsletter.

UPDATE DAVID PATON

Last Sunday I went to Melbourne to visit David. He was in

very good spirits. It was lovely to catch up with him.

Enjoy your weekend and have a very happy Mother’s Day.

Regards Heather

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SENIOR NEWS

I had a wonderful time during my long service leave which

included a trip to Vietnam. It was good to get home though

and back into the swing of things. I would like to thank

Jess Thompson for teaching the Grade 5/6s while I was

away.

We have had a busy week this week with Cross Country,

the Mother’s Day Stall as well as school photos.

Next week we will conduct the NAPLAN tests for Grades 3

and 5. Please ensure your child is well rested and well-

nourished so that they have every opportunity to do their

best. The tests will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday and

Thursday.

On Tuesday, May 17th, the Grade 5/6s will be travelling to

Reedy Swamp in Shepparton for a day of environmental

and wildlife studies. A yellow permission note was sent

home this week. Please sign and return to me, with $6 for

the bus travel. Children will require a packed lunch

(rubbish free) for the day as well as a water bottle.

This term our Integrated Studies theme is called Curious

Creatures. We are studying minibeasts. So far the kids

have been researching the types of minibeasts and the

definitions. They have been working through a rubric

which provides them with choices of activities to guide

their own learning, in a variety of learning styles. They will

also have a project to complete this term and this can be

part of the homework routine.

Just a reminder that homework books are required back at

school on Fridays as well as reading log books. The white

word sort is to be cut out and pasted into homework

books, as well as written. Thank you for your support with

this.

The Secondary School Placement forms have been sent

home and are required back at school no later than Friday

13th May. The dates of open days and information nights

for secondary schools are on this newsletter. The schools

also have the dates and times on their respective

websites.

Can you believe that next week is week 5? That means

that over the next couple of weeks, we will be busy with

assessment, in preparation for report writing. During this

time, early bedtimes and sustainable breakfasts are

important for brain function

SECONDARY SCHOOLS INFORMATION NIGHTS

Wanganui SC Monday 9th May 7.00pm

Shepparton HS Tuesday 10th May 7.00pm

Mooroopna SC Wednesday 11th May 7.00pm

McGuire College Thursday 12th May 7.00pm

Open Days

Mooroopna SC, Shepparton HS, Wanganui SC and

McGuire College will hold Open Days on Wednesday 18th

and Thursday 19th May at 9.15 am and 11.15am.

Visitors are welcome at all schools at other times but

please telephone first for an appointment.

RECEIVING THE NEWSLETTER BY EMAIL

If you would like to receive a copy by email as well as a

paper copy, please complete the details below and return

the form to school.

Name………………………………………………………….

Email ……………………………………………………….

PRE LOVED UNIFORMS

We have preloved uniforms in various sizes. They sell for

$2.00 each. Come in and browse.

FAMILY ACCOUNTS

Statements for school family accounts will be sent out on a

monthly basis.

Instalments can be made by using the BPAY details on

your statement. EFTPOS is also available at the office.

TOOLAMBA OUT OF HOURS SCHOOL CARE.

Out of School Hours Care is available at Toolamba

Primary School; after school Monday to Friday from

3.15pm to 6pm during school terms. The price is $16.00

per session. Bookings can be made by ringing the After

Hours Care number which is 0457 847 970. Please ring

this number rather than book through the office.

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Enrolment Forms are available from Fiona or the office.

To make a booking for Mon, Tue, Wed or Thurs you need

to ring before 12pm on that day. Bookings for Friday need

to be made before 5.30pm on Thursday.

OCCASIONAL CARE

Occasional Care is available at Toolamba Kinder on

Tuesdays and Fridays from 9am to 2pm. If you would like

to book a place for your child, please call the Kinder on

5826 5320

COMMUNITY NEWS

TOOLAMBA LION’S CLUB Inc.

Meets 1st Tuesday of each month.

For more information contact:

Helen Morritt 5826 5005

Bill McDonald 5826 5182

Sally Moseley 5826 5125

ADVERTISMENTS

Bovine Inseminations

HERD IMPROVEMENT SERVICES

1740 Finlay Road, Tongala, 3621

Phone (03) 5859 0763 FAX: (03) 5859 0219

GOULBURN VALLEY GLASS

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ABN 93 869 688 754 Accredited Glazier AS1288 - V1163

6 Clarke Street, P.O. Box 1408 Shepparton 3632

Phone: 5831 6171 Fax: 5831 6172

HOT DOG ORDER FORM.

The next Junior School Council Hot Dog Day will be held

on Friday 13th May. Orders must be in at 9.00am, on

Thursday 12th May.

Hot dog orders are due in by 9.00am on Thursday.

Orders are collated, money is counted and rolls are

ordered on Thursday. PLEASE NO LATE HOTDOG

ORDERS OR PHONE ORDERS. We would appreciate

your support with this.

Name…………………………………………….

Teacher…………………………………………..

Hot dog (in rolls or bread) @ $2.50

Total enclosed $…………

Change require $...............

Name…………………………………………….

Teacher…………………………………………..

Hot dog (in rolls or bread) @ $2.50

Total enclosed $…………

Change require $...............

Name…………………………………………….

Teacher…………………………………………..

Hot dog (in rolls or bread) @ $2.50

Total enclosed $…………

Change require $...............

CALENDAR 2016

Tue 10th-May } NAPLAN

Thur 12th May]

Fri 13th May Hot Dog Day

Tue 17th May Rambling at Reedy `Gr 5/6

Tue 24th May Australia Playhouse visit – Fairest

Of Them All Performance

Fri 27th May Hot Dog Day

GUITAR AND KEYBOARD LESSONS

Cliff Doornkamp conducts 20 minute lessons for both

guitar and keyboard every Thursday. The cost is $17.00

per lesson (payable at time of lesson).

For more information please contact Cliff Doornkamp on

0474 769 963.

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Mon 6th June School Council President Training

4.00pm- 6.00pm

School Council & Finance

Meeting – 6.00pm

School Council Information Night

6.30 – 9.00pm

Fri 10th June Hot Dog Day

Fri 24th June Last Day Term 2

Assembly 1.00pm

Mon 11th July Start Term 3

Tues 23rd Aug School Concert Rehearsals

Thurs 25th Aug School Concert

Fri 16thSept End Term 3

Mon 3rd Oct Start Term 4

Mon 10th Oct } Whole School Swimming

Fri 14th Oct}

Mon14th Nov} 3 / 4 Camp

Wed 16th Nov} Campaspe Downs

Mon 21st Nov} 5 / 6 Camp

Fri 25th Nov} Anglesea

Sat 26th Nov Lion’s Club Twilight Festival

Tues 20th Dec End Term 4

Assembly 1pm

toolamba.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

www.toolambaps.vic.edu.au

Ph: (03) 58265212 Fax: 03 5826 5464

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