Thomastown Primary School Read the newsletter on-line in colour at - www.thomastownps.vic.edu.au
ISSUE NO. 4 20th March 2017
Dear School Community, What a busy few weeks we’ve had at TPS and the final two weeks of this term may prove to be even
busier.
Apology to Student Leaders In the rush to complete the last newsletter, I accidentally left off the names of two of our wonderful
student leaders. My apologies to Karli and Navleen who are our Recreational Leaders for 2017.
Annual General Meeting and 2017 School Council The Annual General Meeting will be held prior to next week’s School Council meeting on Wednesday
29th March 2017. The Annual Report will be presented at this meeting and we invite members of the
school community to attend the Annual General Meeting portion of this evening.
Directly following the AGM, the new School Council will meet for the first time to elect the 2017
office bearers.
The timing of the meetings on Wednesday 29th March 2017 will be:
5:15pm Annual General Meeting—all parents welcome
5:45pm School Council Meeting—School Council members only
The 2017 School Council members are:
Our
thanks to Kiymet Ozbilgin and Melissa Ascenzo for nominating for the vacant parent positions on
School Council . Thanks also to Jane Compton-Robins for filling the 12 month casual vacancy that
was created due to a parent resignation from School Council
Attendance –‘Every Day Counts’
At Thomastown Primary School we are committed to providing your child with an excellent
education. The foundation of an excellent education begins with all students attending school each
and every day. Regular school attendance is vital and missing school days can have a big impact on a
child’s future. Missing one day a fortnight will equate to missing four full weeks by the end of the year.
Each day a student misses school puts them behind and can affect their educational outcomes.
If for any reason your child must be absent from school, parents or guardians are required to
provide written notification, stating the reason for their child’s absence. This information will be re-
tained by the teacher and archived by the school. This is a DET requirement. If you are having attend-
ance issues with your child, please inform your child’s teacher so we can work together to get your
child to school every day.
Timeline
2017
TUESDAY
21st March
Homework Club
3.30-4.30pm
THURSDAY
23rd March
Years 5 & 6
excursion to Thomastown SC for Science Week
activities
WEDNESDAY
29th March
5:15pm Annual
General Meeting
5:45pm School
Council Meeting
FRIDAY
31st March
Last day of term
School finishes at
2:30pm
MONDAY
17th April
Easter Monday
Public Holiday
TUESDAY
18th April
First day of Term 2
TUESDAY
25th April
ANZAC DAY—
no school
Co-operation Excellence Honesty Respect Responsibility
Parent Representatives Co-opted Community
Representatives
DE&T Representatives
Lisa Amos
Sundus Cinar
Jane Compton-Robins
Melissa Ascenzo
Kiymet Ozbilgin
Robyn Harrison
Kerryn Holland
Lou Gualano
Amanda Henning
Dale Saliba
Caroline Sismanes
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Congratulations to all these students and their families on a wonderful achievement.
February Attendance By Grade Grade PREP V achieved the best attendance record for the month of February as determined by the
percentage of children who had no absences. Congratulations to Prep V and Miss Vescovi
Amanda Henning
Principal
P.E. Report Monday
20th March 2017 Excellence in P.E. Award
In Week 6, for the first time this year, we had a clear winner……….by half a point!
The winner of the “Excellence in PE Award” was: Prep V.
Congratulations Prep V. Well done! Cross Country Training - Wednesday 17th May This week I will be conducting training sessions for Cross Country. Students who are interested in trying-out for the team, can join the training sessions on the soccer pitch on Monday mornings before school at 8:30am, and Friday lunchtimes at 1:30pm. Please eat your lunch after Friday’s training session! Children turning 10 this year will be required to run 2km, while children turning 11 or 12 this year, you will be competing in a distance race of 3km.
An early start to training is needed so that children can continue to build-on their fitness over the term break.
Reminder Quite a few sporting items are being handed-in to me at the end of recesses and lunchtimes. This is an indication that students are not looking after the equipment they are taking out at with them. Please make sure that you take back inside any equipment you take out with you. Students should never come inside to help themselves to any sporting equipment I might have outside the library, as this equipment is needed for my lessons.
And remember: You don’t have to be perfect when
it comes to sport and fitness…..you just have to make progress!
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Prep V - Shahd & Taha Prep 1/D - Aseel & Taazveer 1/2C - Keanu
1/2W - Sahaibdeep 2/3M - Jez 2/3C - Sara & Anma
3/4Y - Sotiria 4/5G - 5/6K - Mohammad, Ansa & Omid
5/6T - Jessica & Lara Language School - Laila & Lama ART -
LIBRARY- 1/2W PE -
Value Stars for week ending : 17th March 2017
HELP URGENTLY NEEDED We urgently need volunteers to keep our canteen open for lunchtime sales. Children love to see someone from their family helping at school and it is also a way of meeting other parents. If you could possibly help weekly, fortnightly or monthly, please con-tact Anne at the office on 9465 2225.
Prep V - Prep 1/D - Zainb & Fadhil 1/2C -
1/2W - 2/3M - 2/3C -
3/4Y - 4/5G - Maria 5/6K -
5/6T - Language School - ART -
LIBRARY - PE -
Value Stars for week ending : 10th March 2017
Our thanks to Gursel Akatay from Erdem Halal Meat Butcher for his
very generous donation of the sausages for our recent Welcome
Fair BBQ.
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Homework Club
Homework sessions at school for students in grades 4,5 and 6 run every
Tuesday from 3.30 - 4.30pm.
Children are able to stay at school and work in their classrooms on homework or
unfinished assignments. Teachers will be available to help your children.
Students will be able to use classroom resources, including computers, but only for schoolwork.
Welcome Fair
Thank you to: Gursel Akatay, owner and Master Butcher at Erdem Meats
8 The Boulevard Thomastown
Mr Akatay is also Ms Yon-tankir’s Uncle. Mr Akatay donated all the yummy sausages we ate at the fair so please support his business.
Also a huge thank you to these lovely parent helpers who helped make the day such a great success:
Pradeepa Welgamage, Helen Ronaldson, Uma Singham, Saideh Negravi, Asam Mam Ghaderi, Matthew and Belinda Briggs, Navjot Kaw Gill, Wan Chin Low, Karen Lee, Kranthi Chakilam
Judith Venables
What a lovely
afternoon!
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