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Number: 21 Date: 20th July 2016

Tucker Road, Bentleigh Primary School - No: 4687

16 Tucker Road Bentleigh 3204

P.O. Box 1341 Moorabbin 3189

Phone: 9557 2044 Fax: 9557 2181

Web Site: http:/www.tuckerroad.vic.edu.au

Email: tucker.rd.bentleigh.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

DATES TO DIARY 2016

Tuesday 26th July

School Council 6.30pm

25th July week commencing

Book Fair buying

Tuesday 26th July

School Council 6.30pm

Friday 29th July

Student Disco

Monday 8th August

PFA Meeting 9.30am

Saturday 13th August

Trivia Night

Monday 15th August

CURRICULUM DAY

(Children do not attend school)

Tuesday 23rd August

School Council 6.30pm

Friday 2nd September

Fathers Day Stall

Monday 12th September PFA Meeting 9.30am

Thursday 13th October

School Concert

Thursday 15th December

Year 6 Graduation

School Camp Dates for 2016

Year 5 Camp

Wed 16th Nov to Friday 18th Nov

Sovereign Hill

Year 4 Camp

Wed 16th Nov to Friday 18th Nov

Maldon

Swimming Programs Program 1

Monday 25th July-Thursday 4th August

(Years 5-6)

Program 2

22nd August - 1st September

(Years 3 & 4)

Program 3

31st August - 9th September

(Prep Classes)

Program 4

17th October - 27th October

(Years 1 & 2)

Term 3 Week 2

Parent/Teacher Interviews Thank you to the families that have attended Parent/Teacher interviews this week. If

you have been unable to attend or require more time to discuss your child’s progress

please contact you child’s teacher for a convenient time. Thank you to the teachers

for their time committed to the interviews.

100 Days of Prep Today we celebrated the ‘100 days of school’ for the Prep

children. It was a great atmosphere and the Preps were very

excited. The party was full of fun, frivolity and FOOD!

Thank you to the parents for their great contributions to the

party lunch, as well as your valued time to assist teachers and

spend time with the children. Thank you to the PFA for the

balloons that the children released to mark 100 days of

school. We all had a very good time celebrating with all of

the Prep classes.

End of Year Concert - Thursday 13th October Robert Blackwood Hall (Monash University) is the venue for this year’s concert. The

children will have a rehearsal during the afternoon followed by a concert in the

evening. The concert will commence at 7.00 pm and conclude at approximately 10.30

pm with an interval during the evening. Parents of Prep to Year 2 students will have

the option of taking their children home during the interval. Concert ticket details will

be sent home with the children in the next couple of weeks.

Walkathon - Thanks to Parents /Students Many thanks to all of the parents and students of Tucker Road who supported our

Term 2 Walkathon held on Tuesday14th June. Please forward any outstanding

payments to the office as soon as possible. Thank you!

Prep Enrolments 2017 Enrolments CLOSE Friday 5th August All prep 2017 enrolments are due by Friday 5th August. Restrictions may apply to

enrolments after this date.

Term Dates - 2016 Term 3

11th July

To

16th September

Term4

3rd October

To

20th December

Canteen News

Reminder

Orders are to be written clearly on a lunch

bag in blue, black or red ink, any other

marker is difficult to read. Please do not

sticky tape lunch bags up. A reminder to

enclose .10 cents for a bag if an envelope is

used.

*Please note ‘Fruit Tubes’ are now 0.60c

Incorrect money could result in

disappointed children.

Canteen Roster Thursday 21st July

Anna Leech Kathleen Beattie

Tuesday 26th July

Paula Howard

Thursday 28th July

Maria Garufi Maria Verginis

Tuesday 2nd August

Michelle Rozenberg

Thursday 4th August

Kylie Brkic Kate Wengier

Tuesday 9th August

Sisira Attanayake

Thursday 11th August

Kellie Lardner Carmela Batsis

Rinat Stenfeld

Pupil Free Days 2016

The following pupil-free days

have been approved by School

Council for 2016.

Monday 15th August

Monday 31st October

Students nominated for the

TRBPS Values Award for 18th July 2016

Finn Harris Ruby Blundell

Hasan Haidar Ethan Nemenman

Peter Sfetsas Lihi Barel India Steiner Lenni Jones

Olivia Foster Elley Begen

Riley Weston Ammika Boustead

Bridget Vafiades Zoe Culvenor

Abby Stuber Grade 5C

Ashley Curry

Fitness Friday Due to the wintery weather Fitness Friday will be

postponed until further notice.

Library News Book Fair will be happening in Term 3

Week 2

Monday 18th July – Friday 22nd July

Book Fair will be open in the SOL Centre each night after school between

3:30-4:30 for families to browse.

No buying will occur in this week.

Week 3

Monday 25th July, Wednesday 27th July and Thursday 28th July

Book Fair will be open in the SOL Centre after school between 3:30-5:00 for

families to buy.

It will not be open on the Tuesday night.

The last day of Book Fair will be Thursday 28th July.

A letter will go out explaining the procedures in Week 1 of Term 3.

Jewish RE concluded a successful Term 2

which concentrated on the many special

days and events of the term; Passover,

Shavuot, Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel and an

introduction to the concept of Mitzvot.

Term 3 is concentrating on Jewish symbols,

their origin and significance in Jewish

Living, Jewish values, the ancient Temple

and its evolution into the modern day

Synagogue. Classes are enhanced with art

and craft activities.

It will conclude with an assembly for Rosh

Hashana, the Jewish New Year.

New students are welcome by joining online

or calling 9523 6844 and those registered

are encouraged to attend regularly.