Dear Parents and Carers,

In the last newsletter we mentioned the

importance of speaking to your children about

road safety. Unfortunately since then I have

received three phone calls from community

members very concerned about the way

Tacoma students cross the road. Please remind

your children to stop, look and listen before

they cross any road.

Staff Development Day term 2 - The

Department of Education has scheduled a Staff

Development Day (SDD) for Monday 24 April.

As we have completed training throughout the

term we will not be holding our SDD on that

day. This does not impact on your children at

all as they do not return to school until

Wednesday 26 April.

Franklin Covey training - Throughout this term

we have been completing the Franklin Covey 7

Habits of Highly Effective People program. This

is a world-recognised program designed to

support staff in both their professional and

personal lives. Tomorrow afternoon we will be

focussing on the Habits of “Think win-win” and

“Seek first to understand then to be

understood”.

National Day of Action - This Friday is National

Day of Action against Bullying and Violence. All

classes will be talking about strategies to help

keep all children safe and happy whilst at

school.

School security - Recently we have had damage

done to our school out of school hours. As you

15 March

School Photos

16 March

P & C - AGM

17 March

Values Assembly

National No Bullying Day

20 March

Sydney North Swimming

21 March

Down Syndrome &

Harmony Day

25 March

Garawa Assembly Item

27 March

Special lunch day

31 March

Waagir Assembly Item

3 April—7 April

Dental Clinic

7 April

Last day of Term 1

12 March 2017

could imagine this has been very upsetting for us. If you

see anyone on the school grounds out of hours could

you please contact school security on 1300 880 021.

P+C Annual General Meeting - Don’t forget the meeting

will commence at 6:45pm in the staffroom. It would be

great to see some new faces joining in to support our

school.

School Photos - Smiles and happy faces all round

Wednesday for our annual photo day. Please remember

full school uniform must be worn.

Have a fantastic week.

Jeanette Dillon

Merit Awards

Banal—Mr Kirk

Dwight & Matthew

Gulang—Mrs Fletcher

Cameron & Ella

Balba—Mrs Andrews

Savannah & Jai

Waagir—Mr Farquhar

Mikael & Summer

Murgu—Mrs Mercieca

Tyler & Thomas

Gundang—Mrs Kable

Koby & Taylor

Garawa—Mr McFarlane

John & Kym

Badhu—Mrs Stuckey

June & Emily

Principal Awards

Sarah, Jessica, Samuel & Natureh

School Photographs

Don't Forget School photos are on

this Wednesday. Envelopes can be

handed to the office tomorrow or directly to the

photographer on Wednesday. Payments can also be

made online –follow the directions on the envelope.

Tacoma Connect

Tacoma Connect

will be on again

from 9.15am to

10.00am this Friday morning. This is a

great chance to meet new parents,

have a cuppa and a little bit of morning tea. Even if

you only have 10 minutes free, still pop in, we’d love

to see you. We meet outside the hall. Everyone is

welcome!!

Smiles On Site

Smiles on Site dental clinic will be

here at school during week 11.

New forms are available from the

office if needed.

LAC Learning Opportunity Reminder

Tomorrow, Lyn Jenkins and Kirrili Lonergan are coming

to present their interactive sessions in the library.

Parents/Carers are encouraged to attend. These

sessions have been completely funded by the school to

allow full participation.

Session Times

10:00 -11:00 Years 1 and 2

11:30-12:15 Kindergarten

12:20-1:20 Years 3 and 4

2:00-3:00 Years 5 and 6

Merchandise will be available to purchase tomorrow.

Products may be viewed on www.lessonsofalac.com

Books or Plush curly $20 each

Finger Puppets or Courage Cards $25 each

Individual Health Care Plan Reminders

If your child came home with an Individual Health Care

Plan could you please fill in (this does not have to be

done by a GP) and return ASAP to Louise Nicholson or the

office. Please contact Louise if you have any questions or

require a new form. Thank you.

Swimming Carnival News

Congratulations to all children who

attending the carnival on 3 March. A

great day was had by all despite the

weather.

Thanks to all our wonderful parent

helpers and great staff.

Well done to the 20 children who represented Tacoma at

the Zone Carnival and a big congratulations to Harry and

Noah on reaching the Sydney North Carnival on 20 March

for 50m freestyle.

Remember—ribbons will be handed out at assembly this

Friday, 2pm in the hall.

P&C News

The P & C AGM will be held this Thursday at 6.45pm in

the staffroom. Everyone is welcome. This is your

opportunity to vote for this year’s P & C Committee and

be involved in your child’s school. Everyone is welcome!

Just a reminder that the canteen is open everyday for

recess, and for lunch on Thursday and Friday!

Upcoming- We have our first Special Lunch Day in a

couple of weeks, please see the note enclosed in this

newsletter to order.

The Garden Patch

The Green Team have been working

hard in preparing the garden beds for

our Autumn seedlings.

Keep a close eye on the main vegetable garden soon to

become the herb garden! We will be growing a variety

of herbs including continental parsley, coriander,

rosemary, thyme, basil, sage, chives and oregano.

Stewart House

Envelopes have been distributed today for this years’

donation drive. Stewart House is a fantastic initiative

which we use each year here at Tacoma. Please support

them as they support us. Just place a donation of $2 or

more into the envelope and return it to us here at

school for your chance to win a $4000 holiday to a

destination of your choice. Envelopes to be returned no

later than Friday 31 March.

Family holidays during the school term

We encourage all our families to save

their holidays for normal school

holiday times rather than during the

school term.

If it is unavoidable and you are going on holiday during

the school term, please send a note to the class teacher

prior to the leave period. The absence will be recorded

as leave on the attendance register.

SCHOOL ATTENDANCE – It’s NOT ok TO STAY AWAY

Too many students across Australia are missing their best chance to do well in life because they are

allowed to miss days of their education. Some students are allowed to stay home for an ever increasing

number of excuses including -

• a day off for their birthday

• a day off because relatives are visiting

• a day off to be with parents at home

• a day off to look after younger brothers and sisters

• a day off to go shopping

Students should only miss school for genuine illness or for serious domestic reasons. All absences

must be explained within 7 days or earlier is even better.

Talk to the Principal or class teacher if you have trouble getting your child to school.

After love and care the most important thing that we as parents can give our kids is an EDUCATION.

Every day a child is away, they are losing a learning experience. Over time missing school leaves big

gaps in their learning. They want to spend less and less time at school and they influence younger

brothers and sisters. Allowing your child to stay home becomes the easy way out. If you require support

in saying ‘No’ to your child on their attendance or any other issue please contact someone at the

school. We can work together to make a difference to your child’s future.

Be on time. Be at school. That’s the rule!

Attendance

Road Safety

Buckle up every

time you travel in

a car.

Health and Safety is everyone’s responsibility.

Have you moved or changed phone numbers? Please inform the front office with any chang- es

in your living situation so we can contact you if the need arises. We particularly need to keep

phone numbers up to date for emergencies. Your assistance is greatly appreciated.

We welcome information from parents about your child's health, even if

you are not requesting specific support from our school. Our school asks

for medical information when you enrol your child. It is also important

that you let us know if your child’s health care needs change or if a new health condition develops.

Information about allergies, medical conditions such as asthma and diabetes and other health care related issues

(including prior conditions such as medical procedures in the last 12 months) should be provided to the school by

parents. Please provide this information in writing to the principal. This will greatly assist our school in planning to

support your child’s health and wellbeing.

Please also remember to notify staff in the school office of any changes to your contact details or to the contact

details of other people nominated as emergency contacts.

We appreciate your assistance in this regard and assure you that any information you provide the school will be

stored securely and will only be used or disclosed in order to support your son or daughter’s health needs or as

otherwise required by law.

Evacuation Alarm – the school bell sounds 3 times. Pattern repeated three times.

When this alarm sounds, evacuate locking the door behind you and assemble on the oval.

Lockdown Alarm – School bell sounds continuously.

When this alarm sounds move to the closest secure point such as an occupied classroom, hall, office or the library

and follow the directions of the staff member. Stay low, remain out of sight, keep the door and windows locked, and

pull the blinds down.

For your safety and the safety of others, if an emergency occurs when on our school site, please follow the directions

of staff until given the all clear.

Are Your Details up to Date?

A reminder to parents to notify the school

about your child’s health

Emergency Procedures

Quote of the Week ………..

"Forget yesterday - it has already

forgotten you. Don’t sweat tomorrow -

you haven’t even met. Instead, open

your eyes and your heart to a truly

precious gift - today.”

Steve Maraboli

Austin, Tate,

Maddison, Jed,

Mathew, Liam &

Ella

Disclaimer:

Although or school appreciates ideas and suggestions from the community on a variety of topics, please be aware that Tacoma Public School and its staff can-

not endorse any unsolicited ideas or suggestions nor can we verify the accuracy of any claims contained in this newsletter. As with any unsolicited advice

please use caution and your best judgement in relation to these matters.