TOOTGAROOK TELEGRAPH Weekly newsletter of

TOOTGAROOK PRIMARY SCHOOL Website: www.tootps.vic.edu.au

Telephone: 5985 2864

Email Address: tootgarook.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Issue 38 3rd December, 2015

CALENDAR

Friday 4th

December - Grades 5 + 6 @ Gravity Zone

Tuesday 8th

December - Parent Helpers Morning Tea

Wednesday 9th

December - School Choir’s Big Day Out

Thursday 10th

December - Twilight Carols

Friday 11th

December - PA Hot Dog Day

Monday 14th

December - Grades 3 + 4 @ Inflatable World

Tuesday 15th

December - Grade 6 Graduation

Friday 18th

December - 8am Rotary Parent’s End of Term Breakfast

- LAST DAY Term- 1:30pm DISMISSAL

Principal’s ReportPrincipal’s ReportPrincipal’s ReportPrincipal’s Report

Tootgarook Primary School is very proud of the quality programs that we have put in place to cater for the needs

and interests of our students. On an annual basis School Council prepares a budget to provide resources for

educational programs, administration, facilities development and maintenance. Tootgarook Primary School’s

income is currently funded from two sources:

- Department of Education & Early Childhood Development (DEECD) Student Resource Package (SRP) to pay

for school administration, utilities and services, staff salaries, urgent works, maintenance, cleaning, general

school operations.

-The payments and contributions provided by our parent community are an essential component of funding.

Locally raised funds are the major source of our educational and school program funding and this comes from:

• Essential Education Items & Voluntary Contributions

• Business Donations

• Regular fundraising

Family Assistance

From 2015 the Education Maintenance Allowance will no longer be paid.

The payments listed are the minimum amount considered essential to enable School Council to continue

providing the high quality standards that we have come to expect at Tootgarook Primary School.

ESSENTIAL EDUCATION ITEMS - $210 per child.

This funds Essential Items for all children at all Year Levels and includes: - Classroom requisites, such as

exercise books, pens, pencils, ruler, eraser, USB stick, photocopying and craft and all other general supplies for

all classes.

The Student Essential Items Payment also contributes to the cost of resources and equipment for all Specialist

Programs across the school, including Life Education Van, Mathletics and Reading Eggs Materials, Music, Art,

Physical Education, I.C.T. and class materials.

Bus Levy - $10 per child - This will enable your child to have multiple bus trips on the school bus locally for the

school year. The cost has been reduced due to a grant by a local organisation.

Please note……….ESSENTIAL ITEMS PACK

The essential items pack has been prepared on our behalf by a commercial supplier. Considerable time has

been spent selecting the most appropriate requisites and seeking the best bulk purchase option for the school.

In line with the Department of Education & Early Childhood Development policy, families may choose to make

arrangements to independently purchase Essential Items; however, we seek your support to purchase through

the school supplier. This ensures consistency for all children to have the same materials and requisites at each

level.

SUMMARY OF FEES STUDENT MATERIALS and ESSENTIAL EDUCATIONAL ITEMS LEVY (per child) This funds Essential Items for all children at all Year Levels and includes: - Classroom requisites, such as

exercise books, pens, pencils, ruler, eraser, USB stick, photocopying and craft and all other general supplies for

all classes.

The Student Essential Items Payment also contributes to the cost of resources and equipment for all

Specialist Programs across the school, including Life Education Van, Mathletics, Reading Eggs,

Music, Art, Physical Education, I.C.T. TOTAL ESSENTIAL ITEMS-$210.00

Bus Levy $ 10.00 Total Payment by parent $220 per student

CHANNEL SEVEN BROADCAST SATURDAY of STAFE SCHOOL SPECTACULAR

SATURDAY 5 DECEMBER - 7pm to 9pm

Don't miss the Channel Seven two-hour broadcast featuring segments of this year's live Victorian

State Schools Spectacular!!

For the first time, the show will be streamed on 7Live, which is a one-off chance to view the

Spectacular online at the same time as it is televised. This is a great opportunity for your family and

friends across Australia to stream the show on any device available to them (smart phone, tablet and

laptop).

End of year reports will be distributed to all students on Wednesday 1Wednesday 1Wednesday 1Wednesday 16666thththth

DecemberDecemberDecemberDecember.... If you have any questions about the report, or your child’s

progress in general, please contact his/her teacher to arrange a meeting at a mutually

convenient time.

Duplicate copies will be sent home or mailed for families with shared parenting arrangements. If

you require a duplicate copy please contact your child’s teacher.

All children will receive details of their class placement for next year with their reports. Children

will meet for a short time with their ‘new’ teacher on Friday 1Friday 1Friday 1Friday 18888thththth December at 10.30December at 10.30December at 10.30December at 10.30----11.00am.11.00am.11.00am.11.00am.

PARENT HELPER’S MORNING TEA We look forward to saying a big thank you to the many parents who have once again supported the school so enthusiastically during 2015, at our Parent Helper’s

Morning Tea in the Hall next Tuesday 8th December beginning at 11:00am. Whether it be helping in the classroom, attending camps/excursions, being a Class Rep, coordinating special events (Market, Stalls, social activities etc) or

being on a committee; we simply couldn’t offer the high level of provision for our students without the ever reliable assistance of our wonderful parents. We hope you might be able to join us for a cuppa and a yummy treat at this morning tea. To assist with the catering, could you please: RSVP Judy at tootgarook.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au by Monday 7th December.

2016 Booklists will be sent home tomorrow an explanation of payments

required on Book Selling Day – 27th

January 2016.

A booklist has been ordered for each child so there is nothing to do except

keep the booklist as a checklist for when you pick up the books.

TTTTWILIGHWILIGHWILIGHWILIGHT T T T CCCCAROLS AROLS AROLS AROLS

I hope everyone has Thursday 10Thursday 10Thursday 10Thursday 10th th th th DecemberDecemberDecemberDecember locked into their phone calendars for our upcoming Twilight Carols. We have our fingers crossed for a lovely summer’s evening for the performances that will get underway from 4.30pm in the school grounds. The introduction of our Twilight Carols is part of a detailed community engagement strategy that aims to ensure a very coordinated approach to all of our

major activities and social events every year. The ultimate aim of our two yearly community engagement planner is to ensure that all families are able to maximise their participation in the school’s many extra curricula activities.

FORWARD PLANNING DATES FOR 2016

At our last School Council meeting, council supported the staff training days for 2016. As

Term 1 is a short term, we have utilised two days at the start of the year and deleted the

Labour Day weekend Pupil Free Day. Please note that no children are to attend school on

these days as teachers will be participating in professional learning programs.

I hope the early publication of these dates helps to support your forward planning for next

year. Day One – Wednesday 27th January Day Two – Thursday 28th January All students including Prep children begin on Friday 29th January Day Three – Monday 13th June Day Four – Monday 31st October

A HUGE thankyou to our market helpers last Saturday from 3A – Skie Arnold, Sylvia Williams,

Sophie Lazner, Geordan Duncan, Amelia Wiggett, Leanne McLeod, Nathan

Opie, Janine, Sarah and Andrew Wallace, Travis Southon, Rob Oakes, Josephine

Wycisk, Elizabeth Taralaikov, Vicki Morris, Gary Barrett, Sharon Wiggett, Peta

Pearce, Taylah Hawley, Christine Young and Michael Giarrusso.

There is no market in December due to it falling on Boxing Day.

Our January Market is Saturday 23rd

January

Helpers are needed for an hour or so at this market. If you are able to help at the market

please fill in the form below with your preferred time or let the office know by Thursday 17th

December. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our helpers throughout the

year and wish you all a safe and happy holiday season.

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MARKET HELPERS JANUARY 23rd

2016

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Prep B - Mrs Prossor – Tahlia Thompson – for persisting and having a go at some activities that she was

nervous about during swimming lessons.

Prep R - Mrs. Read – Logan Gregg and Ella Carver – for your outstanding behaviour both on the bus and at

swimming lessons. You followed the safety rules and approached each lesson in a positive way. Well done!

1H - Mrs Hughes – Mason Coleman – for being such a wonderful “Big Brother” helping Harley get organized

when he was late. It was lovely to see. Thank you!

1P - Miss Perkins - Bryson Beagley – for his outstanding effort at school swimming. You overcame your fear

of jumping in the DEEP end very quickly on the second day and have made a splash ever since! Well done!

2B – Mrs Baird – Jasmine Stewart – always has a cheery face and a positive attitude. A great term’s work.

2J – Mrs Johnstone – Hani Mears – always displaying the R.I.C.H. values and doing her best at all school

activities. Well done Hani!

3A – Miss Arnold – Deegan Thompson – what a great second semester you have had this year. You have a

more positive attitude towards learning and you can see it in your achievements. Keep up the good work!

3W – Ms Walton - Brooklyn Llewellyn – has had a fantastic year with his positive attitude to all school work.

A quiet achiever!

4S – Miss Staley + Miss McGhee – Taya Lobo - For the positive attitude she brings to Maths groups every

lesson! Keep up the great work Taya!

5Q – Miss Quintin – You’ve been making some good choices this year Lilly Gorton. It’s great to see you

understand that we all have to do things we thing we may not enjoy…secretly in the end we realise it’s not so

bad after all.

6W - Miss Withers- Adam Peterson - For trying his hardest in English Groups this year and showing initiative

around the school. Adam works hard during English and has recently produced some great poems. He has also

taken the initiative to organise a cricket test match. Well done Adam, I can see that everyone is enjoying the

matches!

Art / Craft – Miss Davey – Ashtyn Williams – 3A – thank you for being such a great help to your peers during

class this week. Your stitching skills really helped some of the others in your class. Well Done!

Music - Mrs Young – Hailey May – 4S – I am so proud of you making it into band this year. You have practised

well and you are now our newest clarinet player. Well done!

Phys Ed – Mr Kitchin –

The Annual General Meeting for the Tootgarook Primary School Co-Op will be held at

6pm on Monday 14th December at Rosebud Country Club – Members room.

FOR SALE ROSEBUD SECONDARY COLLEGE – UNIFORMS AND BOOKS

2x Summer Dresses – both size 10 – Very good/good condition - $20 each

1 x Winter Skirt – Size 16 Excellent Condition - $30

WELCOME TO SEE AND TRY ON

- Science Quest 7 2nd Edition – very good condition - $30

Ring Wendy 0409 239 639 or see Graham @ School

1773 Pt Nepean Road, ROSEBUD 59823200

Tootgarook Primary School “TOOTSTARS”

RACV Energy Breakthrough Challenge

Would like to thank the following sponsors:

Peninsula Service Centre – Rosebud

Thankyou to the

HAZENDONK FAMILY For your donation to R.A.C.V.