TOOTGAROOK TELEGRAPH Weekly newsletter of

TOOTGAROOK PRIMARY SCHOOL Website: www.tootps.vic.edu.au

Telephone: 5985 2864

Email Address: tootgarook.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Issue 27 28th August, 2014

CALENDAR

Friday 5th September - Fathers Day Stall Tuesday 9th September - Art / Music Festival Wednesday 10th September - District Athletic Sports Friday 19th September - Last Day Term Three

Term Four

Monday 6th October - School Resumes @ 9.00am School Concert - Date to be announced as soon as available!

Our Prep transition program Leaping Into Learning will commence next term on Thursday 9th October 2.00-3.15pm for children who are enrolled at Tootgarook Primary School for Prep 2015. At the moment we have 22 children enrolled for next year if you have not enrolled or know of some-one who has a child who turns 5 before April 30th 2015 please call at the school office and pick up an enrolment form thank you!

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The Parents Association will be holding a Fathers Day Stall on Friday 5th September .

Items are priced at $3.00 + $5.00. Please bring along a plastic bag on the day to take the gifts home.

Come and view all the students pieces of artwork on display in the Tootgarook P.S.s annual Art Exhibition. All art will be for sale for $2 and the money will go towards buying prizes for the year level winners, as chosen by the Junior School Council. Also take the opportunity to cast the Peoples Choice vote in the box provided. Winners will be announced at the following Assembly. The art work can be viewed Monday after school, Tuesday before school and of course at the event. From 4.00pm all instrumental learners will be performing in small ensembles or as solo acts. The afternoon will conclude around 5.00pm. Amelia Davey, Art Teacher Christine Young, Music Teacher

Tootgarook Community market was held last Saturday with Prep P rostered on thank you to the following parents/grandparents and friends who helped on the day: Cindy Penzo, Fred + Marley Johnson, Ruth Underwood, Julie Woulfe, Gary + Olivia Barrett, Flavio Verona, Asia Scollo, Joan McKenzie, Chris + Bradley Holliss, Rikki Chant, Jenni Bellan, Darren Walker, Vesna Krtalic, Gary Barrett, Jan

Prossdor, Merryn Staley, Mandy Box, Fran Lazner, Lisa Bateman, Cobbity, Thomas + Jack Campbell, Alana Archer, Dakota and Layla White, Diane Smith, Donna Thomson, Christine Young

A big thankyou to all our

families and friends who helped

at the school market last

Saturday and enabled us to buy

some sports equipment to play

with at recess and lunchtime. We

also bought some indoor games.

Prep P

Grade 2J purchased these Board

Games with the money they

received for having 10 helpers at

their market in June.

Each month a grade is rostered on

for market duty if the grade has

10 or more helpers on market day

they receive $100 to purchase

anything they like for their grade

to enjoy.

Well done 2J!!!

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Active After School Football is cancelled on Tuesday 9th September due to the Music and Arts Festival the last

session for football will be Tuesday 16th September. The last session for basketball will

be Thursday 11th September.

Students will be presented with certificates at Monday morning assembly.

Prep B Mrs Bos Wayde Heylbut for great improvement in his independent writing.

Prep P Mrs Prossor Layla White for being a great friend and helping others to do up their shoe laces after P.M.P.

1H Mrs Hughes Tarni Blewett for being an enthusiastic, learner. She always tries her best and takes new ideas on board. Keep up the great effort.

1P Miss Perkins Michelle Muchai for being an independent learner and always completing her work to the highest standard.

2B Mrs Baird Summer Dixon for always working hard and for having a polsitive approach to all school activities.

2J - Mrs Johnstone Tori Lobo for his improved focus. He looks at the speaker and follows instructions more promptly.

3/4T- Miss Withers - Lacey McIlfatrick - For always trying her best in Mathematics. Lacey works very hard and always completes her homework.Keep up the great work Lacey, youre a pleasure to have in the classroom and a great role model to others.

3/W Ms Walton Bastian Roy for the effort he is now putting into his work. Keep it up Bastian.

4/5S Miss Staley Alayha Roy for her effort and enthusiasm in the girls football and all aspects of athletics. Your attitude and sportsmanship have improved out of sight! You are a superstar.

5Q Miss Quintin Emma Campbell Im excited to see you present your Energy Project Youve put a great deal of effort into your plan using great diagrams and illustration. Keep it up!

6B Mrs Bruin - Charlotte Weston For your dedication to learning and your willingness to help others achieve their learning goals. Your work in Mathematics has been outstanding. Keep up the great work. You are a Maths WIZZ!

Art Miss Davey -

Music Mrs Young Trista Norman 4/5S welcome to the band! You were outstanding when you tried out! When you found out that you had been accepted your reaction was unforgettable. Your hard work and practice routine paid off. Well done, Trista!!

P.E. - Mr Baker-

Spare clothes for sick bay girls leggings, track pants, short

and long pants any donations gratefully appreciated

BOOK WEEK - 2014 Winners:

Younger Readers: The Unusual Pursuit written by Catherine Jinks Early Childhood: The

Swap written by Jan Ormerod Picture Book: Rules of Summer written by Shaun Tan

Information Book: Rules of Summer written by Christopher Faille At lunchtime on Friday

many students came into the library to hear Macayla Hahn, Alayha Roy and Marco De Mille

read numerous short listed books.

Jeremy, King Pig, Im a dirty dinosaur and The Treasure Box were amongst the favourites.

Thank you Macayla, Alayha and Marco we enjoyed the books loved hearing you read them.

Tootgarook Primary School has an APP Tiqbiz is an easy to use app designed to let us communicate directly to parents on their phones, tablets and computers. It will allow us to send the newsletter, messages, show calendar events and send updates such as the school excursion bus is running late. Using the tiqbiz app will have the benefit of helping reduce our paper consumption by printing less as well as keeping you fully informed and up-to-date with news and events.

Downloading is easy.. iPhone and iPad go to the Apple App Store and search tiqbiz. Android smartphone and tablet. Go to Google play and search tiqbiz Windows & Mac computers. Go to www.tiqbiz.com then click on the download button There will be 4 easy steps Open tiqbiz and register/log-in. Click the Find icon and type our school name into the search bar -you will now see all our school boxes. Click on the grey tick beside our school box and any other boxes that apply to you. Click on the Inbox icon. -This is where you will receive our instant messages, newsletter, notices and calendar events.

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