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Tulliallan Times 89 Wheelers Park Drive, Cranbourne North 3977

PO Box 4061, Narre Warren South 3805 P: 8766 3100 E: tulliallan.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

W: www.tulliallanps.vic.gov.au

Vol 3 Issue 5 Wednesday 6th March 2019

March

Mon 11th Labour Day Holiday - No School Wed 13th Division Swimming - selected students Fri 15th Interschool Sport R1 vs St Francis (Away) Fri 15th “Bullying - No Way” Day Mon 18th Parenting in a Digital World 4.00pm Mon 18th Book Fair - runs in Admin Resource Centre all week Thu 21st Harmony Day Fri 22nd House Cross Country Thu 28th School Photos

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

EVACUATION DRILL On Friday 22nd of February we held our evacuation drill to practise leaving the school buildings in a safe and orderly manner to our oval. The staff and students completed the drill in an excellent manner ensuring that all were safe and accounted for. FEEDBACK FROM PARENTS Thank you to those parents who have written or spoken to me in such a positive manner about our school and their child’s enjoyment in coming to school each day. Families new to the school have commented on the rigour of the learning, the dedication of the teachers and focus on values education. STUDENT LEADERS BADGE PRESENTATION AT ASSEMBLY - MONDAY 18TH OF MARCH We have completed the process of selecting our student leaders for School Captains, House Captains, Specialist Leaders and Student Representative Council (SRC). At assembly on Monday 18th of March we will have a guest speaker and the presentation of the badges to the student leaders. BRAINSTORM PRODUCTIONS: THE HUMAN RACE

The main messages from this production were all humans:

have feelings have hopes and dreams wish to be accepted for who we are celebrate our differences

encourage resilience

This production was an important part of our Wellbeing program building the skills of empathy, gratitude, respect and resilience in our students. Please ask your child what they

learnt from ‘The Human Race’.

THE VALUE WE ARE FOCUSING ON THIS TERM FROM OUR 4 SCHOOL VALUES IS: RELATIONSHIPS.

Each week students will be looking at a related quality or

value that supports relationship building.

The Supporting Value of the Week is Helpfulness

This week students are concentrating on the value of helpfulness. We wish to instil in our students the feeling of empathy towards others. Helpfulness is about assisting others and showing you are willing to help out at home, school or

with friends.

GOOD FRIDAY APPEAL FOR THE ROYAL CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

One of the first charity fundraisers for this year is supporting the Good Friday Appeal for the Royal Children’s Hospital. The Good Friday Appeal is during the school holidays on Friday 19th of April. This is a great way for our students to give a helping hand supporting children who are undergoing medical treatment in hospital. We have a number of our students who have medical conditions who are supported by

the work done at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne.

On Friday 29th of March students can have free dress day

with crazy hair or hat for a gold coin donation. The SRC

leaders will be

collecting the money

for us to send to the

Appeal

Kathy Sharp

Principal

PAYMENTS DUE..

March

Fri 1st Year 6 Camp - 2nd Instalment due Wed 3rd RSVP for Parenting in the Digital World info session - No payment required

Fri 15th Year 6 Camp - Final Payment due

A REMINDER THAT THERE IS NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS ON

MONDAY 11TH

MARCH – LABOUR DAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

BOOK FAIR

Starting the week of Monday March 18th Tulliallan Primary School will be holding their 2019 Book Fair. The Book Fair will be held in the Administration Resource Centre and will be open each morning at 8.30am and then after school until 4.00pm. Families are invited to attend the Book Fair to purchase books for their children. Any sales that are made gives the school a 30% rebate for us to purchase more books for the Learning Communities. We look forward to your

support of the Book Fair.

BOOK CLUB

Thank you to the families that purchased books through Book

Club. All books have now arrived at school and have been distributed. If you have not received your book, please speak

with your child’s teacher.

SCHOOL PHOTOS

School photos for all students will be conducted on Thursday March 28th. All children will have a home room and individual photo taken. If you wish to have a family photo done with only children that attend Tulliallan Primary School, there will be a separate form where you can request that. Forms for photos will be distributed very soon; a

variety of packages are available.

Have a lovely long weekend

Lynne McDonald

Assistant Principal

REQUEST FOR BUCKETS

To reduce our water waste, students in the Green Team have been conducting water

audits this term.

To help save water that would otherwise go down the drain, we are looking for

donations of clean, empty, plastic buckets to place underneath the drink taps. These

could be old ice-cream or yoghurt containers.

Students will use water collected to water plants and clean compost buckets. If you

have any spare, could you please donate to Miss Webb (4C) or Miss Lane (PH).

Thank you!

Friday 15th March is The National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence. It is a day for schools, students and the community to say “Bullying NO WAY”.

On this day all students will receive an ORANGE ribbon that signifies harmony and acceptance of all. Below is a parent link that addresses questions and provides strategies which may be of use.

https://bullyingnoway.gov.au/YourRole/Pages/For-Parents-and-carers.aspx

Don’t forget to label your children’s school hats and jumpers so any misplaced items can be returned to them.

School finishes at 3.20pm and children must be collected promptly. If you are running late due to unforeseen circumstances please call the office on 8766 3100 to let us know.

Lunches - it is important that your child remembers to bring their lunch to school in the morning, children can get quite

distressed when they find out they have forgotten their lunchbox.

If you are having trouble logging onto Compass please call the office so we can assist you.

Please remember that we do not keep any change in the office. If you are sending cash in with your child, please put it in an envelope or zip lock bag together with the consent/payment slip.

REMINDERS FROM THE OFFICE

WHO IS TALLER?

This week the Prep Learning Community have been focusing

on measurement, in particular length. Students used icy pole sticks to measure how long they were and built towers using unifix cubes. The students compared their lengths using vocabulary such as taller, shorter and longer.

Tulliallan Primary School’s

Water Saving Tips

At Tulliallan Primary School,

we are working on ways to

save water, which include

turning off the taps,

checking for leaks, using a

reusable water bottle and

collecting water in buckets

to water the plants and

rinse our compost bins.

The Green Team have also

come up with tips that you

can try at home.

Let’s become more water

wise together!

DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES PARENT SURVEY 2019

Dear Families, We have been given the fantastic opportunity of a parent session for our Tulliallan families run by The Alannah and Madeline Foundation in partnership with eSmart.

PARENTING IN THE

DIGITAL WORLD INFORMATION SESSION

Audience: Parents/Caregivers

When: Monday 18th March 4pm-5pm Description: The Connect team at the Alannah and Madeline Foundation is supporting parents to play an active role in their child’s digital world. This session includes detailed information on risks and opportunities afforded by technology for young people, with practical tips on how to stay safe. The workshop presents a selection of advice based on formal research and our extensive work with schools, children and their parents.

Outcomes:

You will appreciate the risks and opportunities afforded by technology for young people

You will explore the latest research in screen/online behaviours

You will learn how to emphasise the importance of open communication and connectedness in keeping young people safe, off and online

We look forward to seeing many of our Tulliallan parents at the session.

Kind regards, Dani Ryan Digital Technologies Learning Specialist

Please visit the School

Office for a ‘Consent

and Order’ form.