Tulliallan Times DATES TO REMEMBER PRINCIPAL S REPORT. Principal. Kathy Sharp

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1 Tulliallan Times 89 Wheelers Park Drive, Cranbourne North 3977 PO Box 4061, Narre Warren South 3805 P: E: W: Vol 2 Issue 7 Wednesday 14th March 2018 DATES TO REMEMBER March Wed 14th Fri 16th Mon 19th Wed 21st Fri 23rd Mon 26th Mon 26th Wed 28th Thurs 29th Year 4 Forest Edge Camp Deposit Due ISS Rd.3 vs Rivergum PS (home) Student Leaders Badge Presentation at assembly 9am Harmony Day Performance and lunch 11.30am 1pm ISS Rd.4 vs Lyndhurst PS (away) Selected Mad On Music students performing at assembly Free Dress Day/Crazy Hair day gold coin donation School Photo Day Cross Country Carnival Thurs 29th April Mon 16th Wed 18 th May Thurs 10th Sat 12th Last day of Term, 2.30pm finish Term 2 Starts House Athletics Carnival 2019 Prep Information Night pm 2019 Prep Information Day Session 1 9am to 10.30am Session am to 12 noon PRINCIPAL S REPORT We hope all families enjoyed the long weekend. It was a great chance for tired students to re-energise themselves to complete the term. The staff, however worked very hard on developing learning sequences from the Victorian Curriculum in all areas of English and Mathematics. This work will be seen in tailoring student learning goals and pathways to meet student learning needs and increase students individual achievement in these subject areas. We delved into the characteristics of being a high performing teacher in a high performing school which research shows has an impact on positive student wellbeing and academic achievement. Upcoming Events We have the following events happening over the next three weeks and we hope parents will come along to enjoy them. Monday 19 th March - Student Leaders Badge Presentation at assembly 9am Wednesday 21 st March - Harmony Day Performance and lunch 11.30am 1pm Monday 26 th March - Selected Mad On Music students performing at assembly - SRC charity fundraiser to support the Royal Children s Hospital Good Friday Appeal. Students may have a free dress day (appropriate clothing for school) and have crazy hair or hat on the day. The gold coin donation will go to the Good Friday Appeal Friday 29 th March - Last day of term: 2pm Assembly in Elm Stadium and 2.30pm finish for the term. with a lunch. Parents are able to bring foods to their child s Learning Community. Please ensure that you complete the required a label to accompany the food you bring in just in case of allergies. A note will go out on compass today in regard to the lunch. Year 1 and 2 Choir Club I had the pleasure of visiting the year 1 and 2 Choir Club yesterday and sang alongside our students who were learning two songs in preparation to perform next term at assembly. The students were smiling and having a lot of fun with Mrs Moloney and Mr Don Paul. A great time was had by all! Congratulations on the Prep Mini Commonwealth Games Last Friday I witnessed the Preps having their Prep Mini Commonwealth Games. Each student had their flag and we conducted an opening and closing ceremony. All Prep students participated in tabloid sports, showing true spirit of competition and learned how to take winning and losing with good grace. Please read the article further on in the newsletter. Congratulations Preps! Safe Parking around the School This is a reminder to parents to ensure that they are keeping student safety a priority when driving or parking around the school. Residents have been contacting the school to say people are parking across private driveways. We ask that our parents are courteous and considerate by not doing this as this is illegal. Some places are safer than others to park and Ravenhurst Drive opposite the school carpark is not recommended due to the narrow road way and corner section that means drivers do not have good visibility of students crossing the road. Drivers are putting students and themselves at risk of serious accidents. Harmony Day Celebrations Wednesday 21 st March On Wednesday the 21 st of March we will be celebrating Harmony Day. Students will be dressing in clothes from their country of origin, or orange to signify that we all belong. This year we are encouraging students to perform some traditional dances or songs from their country of origin and then celebrate Have a safe and wonderful week. Kathy Sharp Principal

2 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. This is a great way for our students to give a helping hand supporting children who are undergoing medical treatment in hospital. On Monday 26 th 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. ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL S REPORT Easter Raffle and Hampers If you haven t donated an item for our Easter Raffle and you intend to, please send the Easter gift along ASAP. A lot of the baskets in the Learning Communities are looking very sad with only a few items in each. The homeroom with the most donations will win a prize. Also just a friendly reminder to bring back any raffle tickets and money that have been sold. ICAS exams The closing date for children entering the ICAS exams for year 3-6 is fast approaching. If you would like your child to participate in any of the exams, please fill in the enrolment form and send it along with the payment to school. The exams that can be sat are: Mathematics, Reading, Spelling, Digital Technologies, Science and Writing. Online Programs Tulliallan Primary have three online programs that we encourage all children to use. Bug Club and Reading Eggs support students learning in English. Children have access to 1000 s of books as well as fun activities ranging from spelling, comprehension and grammar. Essential Assessments supports students learning in Mathematics and allows students to revise concepts taught at school. If your child is not utilising these programs we encourage them to, and if you require any assistance with logging onto the programs, please contact your child s teacher. Student Support Group Meetings Today letters were sent home with our students who are part of the Program for Students with a Disability program, or are in Out of Home Care, please ensure you select a time for your child s Student Support Group Meeting. Remember the blanked out red areas are not available. Book Club Book Club orders have now closed for edition 2 and orders have been submitted. ACE Foundation Free Vision Testing As part of an initiative by the ACE Foundation, students in Year Prep to 3 have access to free vision testing and glasses if required. If you believe this is something your child would benefit from please see all details and necessary forms that have been placed on Compass. I encourage all families that have children who have not had a vision test done to seriously consider this. The aim of the program is to enhance classroom learning by ensuring no child has undiagnosed vision issues. Have a good week Lynne McDonald Assistant Principal Administration Updates: Late Drop offs and Pick ups Easter Raffle Students are expected to be in class at 9.00am every morning, late drop offs are causing a large amount of disruption to classrooms, likewise students must be collected each day at 3.20pm. Students are not able to wait in the office for late pick ups. Please make appropriate arrangements for your child to be dropped off and collected on time. Please ensure that all raffle tickets have the students name clearly on them, and money are both returned to school by 22nd of March.

3 If your child has outgrown their uniform or leaving our school it would be greatly appreciated if you could donate these items of clothing to the office to be added to our up and coming Second Hand Uniform Shop which will be open for sales in the near future. We are hoping to receive second hand jumpers, vests, tee-shirts, dresses, skorts, shorts, pants, hats and bags. On Wednesday 21 st of March, Tulliallan Primary School with be celebrating Harmony Day with a number of special events for students and families. Students are encouraged to wear their cultural dress or something orange on the day and will be participating in a number of fun activities celebrating our school s cultural diversity. We would like to invite all families to join as in the Elm Stadium at 11.30am for a special whole school assembly. Following the assembly at 12.30pm, a multicultural lunch will be held for students and families in their respective Learning Communities. Additional information regarding the multicultural lunch will be sent home with students prior to the day. We hope you can join us to celebrate this very special school event!

4 HAVE YOU CHANGED YOUR CONTACT DETAILS? Please ensure you let the school office know if you have changed your address or phone number. Having your correct details means that we are able to contact you promptly in case of an emergency. This also alleviates any stress your child may have if we are unable to contact you.

5 Physical Education News Good luck to Alex who will be competing at the Casey South Division Swimming Carnival on Thursday!! Running Club What a fantastic turnout for our first running club session! We had a mixture of students from Prep to Year 6 attending running club to work on their fitness in preparation for the House Cross Country Carnival. In addition to this it is a great way for students to start their morning. Studies show that participating in Physical Activity before school increases mental alertness and concentration. Running club will be held every Tuesday and Thursday for the remainder of the term from 8.30am 8.50am on the school oval. We look forward to seeing you there! House Cross Country The Tulliallan House Cross Country Carnival is scheduled for Thursday 29 th March 2017 which will be the last day of Term 1. Students in all year levels, including Prep will have the opportunity to participate, however there will be separate times for different age groups. Students in Year 3-6 will be competing during the morning between approximately 9.30am and 11.00am. This course will be located offsite from the school grounds see details on map below. The top 10 students from each age group 9/10 years and up will have the opportunity to move forward to the District Cross Country Carnival which will be held in Term Two. The Prep Year 2 students will compete after snack from 11.30am. These students will progress forward to the District Cross Country. This is a whole school event and all students are expected to participate. As it is a house carnival students are encouraged to wear their house colours! Further details with race times will be released closer to the event date. House Athletics Tulliallan Primary School House Athletics Carnival is an event that provides the opportunity for students to compete in various events such as sprints, shot put, discus, long jump, triple jump and high jump to the best of their ability. From this, the Tulliallan District Athletics Team will be chosen. It is expected that ALL students in Year 3-6 will attend this day where they will compete in a variety of events within their age group. Students will receive points for their house based on 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th, as well as bonus points for simply giving it a go and competing the best that they can. The more students competing within each house the greater chance they have of winning the Tulliallan Primary House Athletics Carnival. The cost for this event is $10 to cover the hire of Casey Fields Athletics Track as well as to transport students to the event via bus. Please note for parents of Year 5/6 students the Athletics Carnival is a separate payment to the $60 Inter School Sport payment. Payments can be made online via Compass or at the office. Upcoming Dates: Friday 16 th March ISS Home v Rivergum Friday 23 rd March ISS Away v Lyndhurst Friday 29 th March Whole School House Cross Country Carnival Wednesday 18 th April House Athletics Carnival

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9 Year Transition Information Evenings 20 th March :45pm 8.30pm 18 th April :45pm 8.30pm Please note that these two events are exactly the same and you only need to attend once All parents and students are invited to attend to find out about what Kambrya College has to offer including our Specialised Year 7 Programs: SEAL Program (Select Entry Accelerated Learning) ADP (Athlete Development Program) MDP (Musician Development Program) School Tour dates for Term 1 and Term for transition purposes: Parents, guardians and students who have not yet been on a school tour are invited to attend on one of the following dates: Friday March 9 th, Friday March 23 rd, Friday April 20 th, Friday April 27 th or Friday May 4 th Time: 11.30am 12.30pm - please arrive by 11.20am to sign in on our premises No need to book Address: 68 Bemersyde Drive Berwick Phone: Easter Raffle As part of our first fundraising activity for 2018 we are conducting an Easter Raffle. We ask all children to donate an Easter item to their home room s collection by Thursday March 22nd. All donations will then be made up into hampers which will be raffled off for $1.00 a ticket. Raffle books are to be returned by Thursday March 22nd and the raffle will be drawn on Monday March 26th. Please support Tulliallan Primary School s fundraising activity by donating an Easter item and selling a book of 10 tickets.