Templeton Primary School

Crestdale Road, Wantirna 3152

Telephone 9801 7450 Facsimile 9800 3547

Email templeton.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

TERM 4 Week 11

20th December 2018

PRINCIPAL’S DESK

THANK YOU FOR EARLY PAYMENT OF STUDENT CONTRIBUTIONS

Earlier this term, school Subject Contribution letters were sent home to all parents. On checking with the

office, many payments have already been made which assists the school with

budgetary processes in the new school year. Thank you to those families who have

managed these progressive payments.

Parents who are experiencing financial hardship are urged to come and make an

appointment at the school office to discretely speak about a payment plan (should

an existing plan not be in place already).

Pride in Performance

DATES TO REMEMBER

TERM 4 Friday 21st December Year 6 Pizza Party

End Term 4 - Final Assembly 12.45pm

School Finish 1.30pm

2019

TERM 1 Tuesday 29th January Curriculum Day

Uniform Shop open from 11.00am to 2.00pm

Wednesday 30th January Year 1—6 students commence school

Prep Assessment Interviews

Friday 1st February Preps commence from 9.30am to 12.30pm

Monday 4th February Preps at school full days except on Wednesday for the month of February

Prep Parents Morning Tea in GP Room

PRINCIPAL’S DESK

GRADE 6 GRADUATION Monday night was a very special night where we celebrated the achievements of our graduating class of 2018. They have been a wonderful group of students and we enjoyed sharing their reflections of their time at Templeton and learning of their aspirations for the future. Thank you to the Grade 6 team of teachers led by Miss de Rosbo for their efforts in making the night a memorable one for our families. To those families leaving us this year, some after 12 years, I thank you for your contribution to our school and we wish all our Grade 6 students all the very best for the future.

Congratulations to our 2018 Award winners:

Academic: (Dux) Damian Yuen

Sporting Excellence: Connor Whitehead, Amber Donald

L.O.T.E: Elijah Spong, Jamie Chang

Performing Arts: Cheng Liu

Visual Arts: Isabella Joson, Zak Pool

I.C.T: Sean Yang, Caitlyn Lampert

Library: Lachlan Baker, Patrick Smith

NEW IN 2019: WELFARE TEAM

Next year we will be expanding our welfare support to students with the implementation of our Welfare

Team. Mrs Edwards will coordinate a team of teachers who will support students throughout the school.

All going well, Mrs Watkins will be continuing next year in a new role which will be announced early next

year. Further details regarding our Welfare team will be announced in February. In the meantime, if you

have any queries please don’t hesitate to contact myself or Mrs Edwards.

WELCOME BACK

In 2019 we welcome back Mrs Deb Cunningham to coordinate Grade 3 and Ms Natasha Walsh who will be teaching Grade 1 next year.

FAREWELL TO STAFF

As every year approaches its end, we farewell a number of much loved staff who have added a great deal to our school over many years. This year we will farewell:

Leanne Goodall: Leanne will be retiring to enjoy more time with her family and friends.

Maddy Nelson: Maddy will be heading over to the ‘land of the long white cloud’ to explore that part of the world for a few years.

PRINCIPAL’S DESK

Mrs Amber Boag— Will be taking up an appointment at a school closer to home.

Mr Hugh Morton—We congratulate Hugh on his first teaching appointment at Mt Waverley Heights PS.

Mrs Julie Bartolomei—Has accepted a teaching aide position at Highvale Secondary College.

We wish all our departing staff all the very best as they embark on their new adventures.

UNIFORM

Many of you will need to consider ‘new’ uniforms for growing children before the start of the next school

year. Most of you would probably need to upgrade your child’s footwear before next year. I kindly

remind you that the shoes must be fully black in colour. Please also be mindful that on the first day back

in 2019, I have asked our teachers to check all our uniforms to ensure that all students are wearing it

correctly and we all start the year off on the right foot – so to speak! Students out of uniform will be

given a letter addressed to the parents outlining the reasons for an out of uniform notice.

We are very proud and respectful of our uniform here at Templeton; it is well known in the Knox and

outer east community and we ask that parents continue to support the high expectations we have of our

students in ensuring that it is worn correctly at all times.

SCHOOL CAPTAINS 2019

At assembly tomorrow afternoon at 12.45pm, we will announce our 2019 School Captains to the wider

school community. The children went through an extensive process to select the captains. I must say, I

was really impressed with the list of candidates who all would have made excellent captains in their own

right. Nearly half the Grade 5 year level applied for the role!

Life can be a roller coaster, we don’t always get what we want but it’s how we respond to the

disappointment, bounce back and work towards the next challenge that shows our character and

resilience. Well done Grade 5’s!

LATE RETURN TO SCHOOL IN 2019

If you will still be on holiday when school commences in 2019 would you please write a letter to this

effect and send it to the office for our records. Thank you.

PRINCIPAL’S DESK

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT: THANK YOU TO OUR SCHOOL COUNCIL

I would like to express my sincere thanks, on behalf of our community, to our School Council members

for their commitment to our school. The time and effort dedicated to this role often goes unrecognised

and whilst rewarding, can also be challenging. At Templeton, we are fortunate to have an outstanding

group of people, led superbly by our School Council President, Mr Ben Morris.

Each of our councillors has performed a very important role to support our school purpose and in doing

so has made an extremely valuable contribution to the educational outcomes of each of our students.

The broad scope of work by School Council this year has included:

•communicating the broad direction and vision of the school within our community

• approving the annual budget and monitoring expenditure

• acquiring feedback from the school community to inform decision making

•developing, reviewing and updating school policies

• overseeing the maintenance of the school’s grounds and facilities

• creating interest in our school in the wider community

• enhancing communication within our school community

Thank you to our 2018 School Councillors:

Benjamin Morris, Ian Veitch, Craig Vernon, Marc Crilly, Andrea Edwards, Kaspar Sussman, Amelia Taylor,

Tania Cek, Pradeep Tondapu, Tony Callinan, Alistair Bavage, Aidan Schanssema and Kalee Henry.

IMPORTANT DATES FOR 2019

Please add the following dates to your family planner for 2019:

Tuesday 29th January: Teachers resume / (No school for students)

Prep Interviews

School Office Open

Uniform Shop Open 11am – 2pm

Wednesday 30th January: Grade 1 – 6 commence first day of school

Prep Interviews

Thursday 31st January: Prep Interviews

Friday 1st February: Preps first day 9.30am – 12pm

Monday 18th February: Curriculum Student Free Day

PRINCIPAL’S DESK

HOLIDAY PROGRAM: CAMP AUSTRALIA

We will have our Holiday Program running throughout January, however if you see any suspicious activity in our school grounds, please call Knox Police (Ph: 9881 7000 and then DET Emergency Management (Ph: 9589 6266).

THIS WEEK’S CLASSROOM VISIT: PROMOTION PARADE DAY

Our Preps are now heading into Year 1 and our Year 5’s are

the new leaders of our school in Year 6! On Tuesday we also

welcomed 27 new students to Templeton for 2019. A total

enrolment of 733 - a new record for our school.

And what a way to finish at our Carols Evening last night.

Outstanding turn up, the weather held off and the children

sang beautifully – a wonderful community event to finish off

what has been another successful year at Templeton.

On behalf of our Management team, I would like to thank all of the staff, students and community members who have worked together in 2018 to make our school a place of which we are extremely proud.

We wish all families a wonderful Christmas, and the entire community, a safe and happy holiday season. We look forward to seeing you all in 2019. I leave you with a list of our team for 2019.

Merry Christmas everyone!

Rod McKinlay

Principal

Emily S, PG—for always being an enthusiastic and reliable classroom helper. Great work!

Keala A, PF—for making some fantastic Christmas crafts this week, and for always coming to school with a smile.

Well done!

Kanvar S, PF—for completing all tasks with enthusiasm, and for being such a happy member of Prep F. Keep up

the great work!

Ashley C, PZ—for having a fantastic year learning here at Templeton in Prep Z. We will miss you. Good luck at

your new school.

Reyansh S, PV—for your persistence when completing your Christmas decorations this week. The end result was

beautiful. Super effort!

Abel D-T, 2W—for being an outstanding member of 2W. You are always trying your best and make sure that you

include everyone in your discussions.

Kaden C, 2M—for being a helpful class member. You make my life easy with your good manners and your helpful

ways. You are a star!

Aaliya A, 2M—for our expert pronunciation in Spanish of our Grade 2 Christmas carol. You are a superstar!

Neroli D, 2H—for an amazing last few weeks at Templeton. We are going to miss you. Good luck at your new

school.

Omesh Y, 2D—for your excellent behaviour in the classroom. You’re always respectful and I look forward to your

lovely manners every day. Well done.

3A—for being a fantastic grade this year. Thank you for making my first year at Templeton amazing!

3M—it has been an amazing year in 3M and your smiling faces, clever minds and enthusiasm has made 2018 the

most memorable time.

Leila J, 4E—for always coming to school with a smile on your face and approaching all classwork with

determination. Your bookwork is presented in a neat way. Well done.

Zak J, 4L—for being a reliable and helpful student in our grade.

John C, 6P—you have taught the class a valuable lesson about taking responsibility for your actions and learning

from your mistakes. Well done!

EGGCEPTIONAL READER

Bailey H, PS—for a cracking effort in Reading Eggs. Congratulations on completing 120 lessons.

Zara P, PS—for a cracking effort in Reading Eggs. Congratulations on completing 120 lessons.

Andy ?, PF—for a cracking effort in Reading Eggs. Congratulations on completing 120 lessons.

Cooper S, PZ—for a cracking effort in Reading Eggs. Congratulations on completing 120 lessons.

Macey V, PV—for a cracking effort in Reading Eggs. Congratulations on completing 120 lessons.

Jaskeerat R, PZ—for a cracking effort in Reading Eggs. Congratulations on completing 120 lessons.

OUR TEAM FOR 2019

Level Teacher Room

PS Janice Siladi 3

PZ Stella Zhang 4

PF Emma Finn 1

PV Vanessa Grasso 2

PG Katarina Govic 55

1R Adele Wagstaff (Rhodes) 26

1S Sharrelle Nicholas 28

1W Natasha Walsh 29

1C Lisa Corrie 27

2W Vicki Wingate 5

2M Jessica McCasker 6

2J Tanya Jenkinson 9

2D Geoff Dawson 10

3A Andrea McGrath 7

3M Alexandra Murphy 8

3C Debbie Cunningham 11

3P David Poulton 12

4L Veronica Lay 13

4K Karl Fernando 14

4F Melissa Forrest 15

4W Adam Williams 16

5K Kaspar Sussman 18

5H Laura Horne 19

5S Nicole Sullivan 20

5M Brooke McKee 21

6J Xiao Jin 30 Jan - 10 May

Megan Hall 13 May – 20 Dec 22

6D Ganaelle deRosbo 23

6N Jeremy Nelson 24

6P Kristy Phang 25

Library Alana Whitby, Robin Miao, Jennie Glembin 31

Art Jane Jelley, Xiaomei Lin 34

Performing Arts Pam Wood, Helen Taylor 48

Physical Education Fiona Potter, Jen Schanssema 35

ICT Aidan Schanssema, Jen Schanssema 17

Chinese Xiaomei Lin, Robin Miao 51

Director of Teaching Ayse Bavage 44

Director of Teaching Di Hynes 46

Assistant Principal Andrea Edwards 42

Assistant Principal Marc Crilly 40

Principal Rod McKinlay 41

SCHOOL MAP

FAMILY FOOD BOXES

We have a total of 39 Food for Families boxes ready to be collected along with at least 8 shopping bags filled with food items, thanks to your generosity.

Thank you again for donating so many items which will be given to families who need assistance at this time of year.

Student Council and Mrs Di Hynes

TEMPLETON IS TURNING 40!

Celebrating 40 years of Templeton Primary School

Family Fun Day on March 21st 2020

Where: Templeton Primary

Time: 10am -5pm

Rides Food

Market Stalls Entertainment Sideshow Alley

Karaoke

Celebrities And lots more…….

We are seeking an enthusiastic committee of parents and staff to get the ball rolling. Please sign up at the office if you are interested in joining the planning committee.

Mrs Andrea Edwards—Assistant Principal

Merry Christmas

and a safe and happy

holiday season to all

Templeton families