Issue 11 27 April 2017 Tinternvale Primary School Tintalk Assembly 9:00am in the Gym TERM TWO 2017 Friday 28th April DIARY DATES District Winter Sports - Round 2 Scholastic Issue #3 orders due House Cross Country (wear your house colours!) Assembly 9:00am in the Gym Tuesday 2nd May Wednesday 3rd May Friday 5th May District Winter Sports - Round 3 STARS #2 12:30-1:30 (Details to follow) Years 3 and 5 NAPLAN Years 3 and 5 NAPLAN Mothers Day Stall Monday 8th May Tuesday 9th May Wednesday 10th May Thursday 11th May Years 3 and 5 NAPLAN Assembly 9:00am in the Gym Junior Choir Performing District Winter Sports - Round 4 Book Swap - Bring Books for swapping this week Friday 12th May Monday 15th May Junior Choir Visit to Tarralla and Good Start Kindergartens 1:30pm - 3:30pm Buildings and Grounds Committee Meeting 7:00pm Education Committee Meeting 7:30pm Senior Choir (Grade 3/4 s) excursion and performance at Ferndale Gardens Finance Committee Meeting 9:00am Assembly 9:00am in the Gym Tuesday 16th May Wednesday 17th May Thursday 18th May Parents & Friends Committee Meeting 9:30am Tinternvale Primary School Tintern Avenue, Ringwood East 3135. P.O. Box 179 Bayswater 3153 Phone: 9720 1215 Fax: 9720 8923 E-mail: tinternvale.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au www.tinternvaleps.vic.edu.au Before and After School Care: 0413 242 876
Principal s Comment ANZAC Services Students from our school took part in three separate ANZAC services over the past week. Congratulations to all who contributed, especially Laurence Palmer (grandparent of Ben, Abby and Michael) for his rendition of the Last Post and Angus in Year 6 for his outstanding bagpipe performance. EDUCATION WEEK This week will be upon us before we know it! There are a number of special activities planned, which we will inform you of in the coming weeks. This year Grandparents and Special Friends Day will be held on Wednesday 24 th May. NAPLAN The annual NAPLAN testing will be held this term on 9 th, 10 th and 11 th May. This testing is for all students in Years 3 and 5. Areas of the curriculum to be tested are Language Conventions, Writing, Reading and Numeracy. Students generally enjoy doing these tests and they provide some good data for our school. If any parents require any further information, please see Kerrie in the Office. Hats Last day for hats tomorrow. Parking There will be some changes over the next few months to the parking in the side road beside the school. There is information on the website about the changes. Kerrie
Prep A Prep B Prep C 12A 12B 12C 12D 34A 34B 34C 34D 56A 56B 56C Japanese Friday 21st April 2017 Sienna M Isla C Scarlet S Julia D Naomi M Billie-Jack T Zac B Courtney W Henry D Daniel S Noah K Mason H Michael M Taylor W PE Oscar R Prep A Shanai W 3/4C Music Kai W 1/2B Claire P 5/6A Art Damien F 3/4A Aaron W 5/6C NOW IN STOCK! The lunch bags have arrived! Thank you for your patience. They can be purchased from the office, or from the Canteen in Term 2. $8.00 each, in a variety of colours (including a specific food allergy colour) Should you trust someone you just met?
P.E. News House Cross Country The annual House Cross Country will take place on Wednesday the 3 rd May. This is in week 3 of Term 2 and will be run between 11:30 and 1:30. This is always a great whole school event full of colour and lots of cheering and will form the selection process for the District Cross Country Team for students in 3-6. As with all events, we will need some parent assistance on the day to help marshal around the course and place runners at the finish line, so if you are able to help out a little or a lot, please let me know. House Cross Country Times Here are the approximate times that each age group will be running on the day. If there are any other parents that can help on the day, please let me or your child s teacher know. 12-13 years 11:40 Preps 12:10 9 & 10 years 12:20 year 1 12:40 year 2 12:50 11 years 1:00 Winter Inter School Sport The Level 5/6 students will be starting their Winter School Sport competition on the 28 th April and it will run for the whole term. They will be playing seven different sports against four other schools, playing each school twice along the way. If there are any 5/6 parents who are able to help coach, train or just help out each Friday between 1pm and 3pm, please let me or the Level 5/6 teachers know. Simon Datson TPS Termly Ideas Wanted Our TPS Termly newsletter needs more ideas urgently. Please let us know your ideas for items you would like to see in the next addition of the TPS Termly. Put them in the idea box in the office. Thank you Wyatt, Shanai, Ella and Esther
Please don t forget to send a plastic bag to school with your child (Perfect for hiding Mum s present in!) Mother s Day Help Monday 8th May Mother s Day Stall Thursday 11th of May Most Gifts are $5.00 A limited selection of $2.00 gifts also available. A small number of Grandmother gifts are available to purchase for $3.00 each. We also have some cards and gift bags for $1.00 each Helpers needed for gift wrapping of Mother s Day presents. Please meet at the office at 9:00am. Performing Arts News Wacky Instruments - Preps Thank you to everyone who has donated materials for the wacky instruments the Preps are making this term. We no longer need anymore paper towel rolls or bottles, but would still appreciate some more coffee tins (or milo, powder, etc.) and shoe boxes. Junior Choir Kinder Visit Due to bad weather the Junior Choir kinder visit to Tarralla Kindergarten and Good Start Early Learning did not occur in the last week of Term 1. Fortunately we have been able to re-schedule the visit for Monday 15th May in the choirs regular rehearsal time, 1:00-3:30pm. Senior Choir at Ferndale Gardens Notices for the Senior Choir visits to Ferndale Gardens on Tuesday 16th & 23rd May, 1:00-3:30pm, went home this week. Grade 3 & 4 students will visit on Tuesday 16th May and Grade 5 & 6 students will visit on Tuesday 23rd May. Maroondah All Inclusive The Senior Choir and Percussion Group will once again be participating in the Maroondah All Inclusive concert on Wednesday 7th June at Karralyka Centre, Ringwood, 7pm. We hope to see as many students and parents as possible there on the night. It s a fabulous evening for everyone involved. Dance Club Dance Club is being run by an enthusiastic group of Grade 3-6 students during Monday lunchtimes in the gym. Students from all year levels are most welcome and encouraged to come along and participate. Beth Stephen
Maths Challenge Name: Grade: House: The Brown Family Sally Brown has an equal number of brothers and sisters. P - 2 Mark Brown, her older brother, has twice as many sisters as brothers. How many children are there in the Brown family? Unsorted Socks 3-6 A drawer contains an unsorted collection of black, navy, white and brown coloured socks. If socks are taken at random, one at a time, what is the minimum number which must be taken to be certain of finding five matching pairs? Grandparents and Special Friends Day Wednesday 24th May 12:30-2:00pm Soon students will be writing to their Grandparents or Special friends to invite them to visit their school on Wednesday 24th May. We ask that families please send a stamped and addressed envelope to the school with their students so that we can post these letters directly to their recipients.
Entertainment Books Don t forget student banking every Tuesday. If you are not already joining in student banking, information is available from the Ringwood East Bendigo Bank.
OSHClub News Before School / After School Care Program OSHC program phone: 0413 242 876 Coordinator: Sue Naylor Assistants: Brendan Stokes OSHClub Head Office: 03 8564 9000 Accounts Manager: Narelle Murray (can be contacted through the OSHClub Head office number.) All families must be enrolled to attend the program, remember this is Free!! Please create an account online at www.oshclub.com.au all bookings and cancellations can also be managed via your online account. For on the day bookings please contact the Coordinator direct at the program. Community Notices Billanook College Tour Dates for Years 7 to 12 Saturday Morning College Tour - Saturday 6 May, 10:30am School at Work Tour - Thursday 22 June, 9:30am Melba College Open Night, Monday 1 May 7:00pm, Senior Campus Theatre, Brentall Road, Croydon Norwood Secondary College Open Night, Wednesday 3 May 7:00pm - 8:30pm, commencing in the College Hall norwood.sc@edumail.vic.gov.au Southern Cross Cultural Exchange are seeking host families for international students www.scce.com.au for more information Cheong Park Tree Planting Day - Sunday 30 April 10:00am - 1:00pm Irabina Auskick Program - Autism Specific Football Program for Children, For more information email miriamh@irabina.com or call 9720 1118