Templeton Primary School

Crestdale Road, Wantirna 3152

Telephone 9801 7450 Facsimile 9800 3547

Email templeton.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

www.templetonps.vic.edu.au

TERM 2 Week 7

2nd June 2017

PRINCIPAL’S DESK:

PARENT /TEACHER INTERVIEWS

All terms at school are busy but the second half of Term 2 is especially so with teachers preparing for the

children’s mid year reports and Parent/Teacher interviews. The amount of out of school time teachers

devote to reports is seemingly never ending as we believe parents deserve a detailed analysis of their

child’s progress.

Pride in Performance

DATES TO REMEMBER:

TERM 2

Monday 5th June Yr 3R & 3W Museum Excursion

Wednesday 7th June Yr 6 Immigration Museum

Friday 9th June Yr 3F & 3P Museum Excursion

Yr 3 & 4 Hoop Time

Monday 12th June Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday

Tuesday 13th June ICAS Writing

Yr 5 Melbourne Museum Excursion

Tuesday 20th June Parent/Teacher Interviews

Wednesday 21st June Parent/Teacher Interviews

Friday 23rd June Blue Day—Free Dress Day

Monday 26th June Yr 6 Musical Dress Rehearsal

Tuesday 27th June Yr 1 Incursion—Michael Salmon Author & Illustrator

Yr 5 Incursion—Michael Salmon Author & Illustrator

Wednesday 28th June Yr 6 Musical at Forest Hill College Theatre

Thursday 29th June Yr 6 Musical at Forest Hill College Theatre

Friday 30th June Last Day Term 2—Finish 2.30pm

TERM 3

Monday 17th July Staff Professional Development—No Students Required at School

Tuesday 18th July School recommences for Term 3

PRINCIPAL’S DESK:

The new ‘Enterprise Bargaining Agreement’ negotiated between the Education Department and the

Australian Education Union is presently being ratified by teachers across the state. One point that

relates directly to teacher conditions is the 30 hour model which states “The agreement introduces the

provision of 30 hours per week for teachers to undertake the work directly related to the teaching and

learning program of their class(es) such as face to face teaching, planning, preparation, assessment of

student learning, collaboration, professional development and peer observation, including feedback and

reflection, with the other eight hours available for other activities (such as yard duty, meetings, other

duties and lunch).”

Any person who has a teacher in their family will be well aware of the countless hours they devote to

their work beyond normal school hours. So to all of our staff, my thanks to you on behalf of all school

families for your unwavering commitment to the children of Templeton.

PUPIL FREE DAY—TERM 3

As parents are aware all schools are provided with four pupil free days per year. The Education

Department mandates the first day of the school year and schools are able to choose three other days to

suit their needs. Our policy has always been to “spread the load” by conducting one per term. Our days

for 2017 are:

30th January—mandated day

18th May—Report Writing Day

17th July—Staff Professional Development

7th November—Report Writing Day

The School Council has ratified our third term day as Monday 17th July to enable all teachers to

undertake extensive professional development in fine tuning their data analysis skills which in turn drives

the classroom teaching program.

This early notification is to enable all parents to put the 17th July in their diary now. I am negotiating

with Camp Australia in relation to the options of a full day session, but at this time it is unresolved.

Thank you for your assistance in this matter.

Have a good weekend everyone.

Les Boag—Principal

Dogs at Templeton

I love my dogs but school is not the place for them for a number of reasons, including:

1. Many small children are scared of dogs, especially those dogs that bark or jump up on little people.

2. Some children are allergic to dog hair and worry about having a reaction. 3. Not all dog owners clean up after their dog and we are left with the mess. 4. Some dogs are scared of the noise at school and can act in an unpredictable manner.

We love seeing dogs for Show and Tell, as long as this has been arranged with the classroom teacher. Otherwise, please do not bring your dog into the school ground.

Many thanks, Barbara Peel, Assistant Principal

(except for Show and Tell)

NEW SOAP DISPENSERS The Parent Survey is conducted annually and, without fail, the top two complaints are about homework (too much or too little) and the school’s toilets (no soap, dirty, locks don’t work, etc). Providing soap successfully is one of the biggest frustrations. We have tried: cakes of soap (that get thrown on the floor and are then a slipping risk), soap in stockings (one of my favourites but apparently they carry more germs than anything) and soap dispensers (that the children play with or spill the soap on the floor and someone falls over). It was because of past failings, and the fact soap works best with hot water, that we installed hand sanitisers in every classroom and specialist room. As you can imagine, hot water is too dangerous to have in a primary school. In an effort to keep the children reasonably healthy AND to instil good sanitation habits, I am pleased to say there are now new soap dispensers on the exterior wall of the toilets above the troughs. We hope with some re-education about 'one pump' and 'don't waste', the children will use the soap sensibly and safely. As for the non-locking doors, we are still trying to teach the children not to swing on them. It is this practise that leads to the doors coming out of alignment. They have been fixed on numerous occasions. I am not sure of the solution for this but please check with your child that he or she is not doing that.

Mrs Barbara Peel, Assistant Principal

Darsh S, PG—for being a kind and caring member of Prep G. We will miss seeing your smiling face every day.

Good luck at your new school, Darsh!

Chelsie S, PS—for your positive attitude and always trying your best at school.

Jerry R, PG—for your magnificent participation during our Maths sessions this week. You listened carefully and

answered questions confidently. Well done, Jerry!

Mingye L, PZ—for your fantastic effort during Literacy groups this week. Its great to see you working confidently

with the initial sounds.

Ivy Z, PF—for putting in your best this week. You have been answering questions, listening to your sounds when

writing and reading well. What a Prep F superstar! Keep it up.

Cameron M, PA—for a great effort in reading. You have already learnt more than 70 words. Well done!

Omesh Y, 1B—for the huge improvement you have made with your reading. Great job Omesh!

Chloe L, 1G—for her amazing handwriting! You always make sure to write neatly and complete your work

carefully, with beautiful illustrations. Well done, Chloe!

Brenden G, 1H—for always entering the classroom with a smile on your face and remembering to say good

morning. You make our classroom a happier place.

Chelsea Z, 1N—for trying your best at all times despite your broken arm. You are brilliant, Chelsea.

Saveena B, 2W—for her consistent effort to do her best at all times and uphold Templeton’s school values. Keep

up the great work!

Sahir H, 2L—for your well prepared Show and Tell this week. You made eye contact with your audience and

spoke in a clear voice. Well done Sahir!

Lachlan M, 2M—for a fantastic effort writing your Information Report on Cheetahs. Keep up the good work!

Lucy R, 3W—for receiving a perfect score on the first 10 levels of the Times Table Challenge!

Suri N, 3W—for receiving a perfect score on the first 10 levels of the Times Table Challenge!

Shaana P, 3F—for a wonderful effort with her oral presentation on why Australia is a great place to live. You

made consistent eye contact with your audience. Great work Shaana!

Chelsea L, 3F—for displaying enthusiasm and flair in our narrative writing lessons. Your descriptive language

always ensures that the reader is entertained. Great work Chelsea!

Ava H, 3P—for trying your best in all class activities and showing great maturity in the classroom. Keep up the

great work!

Jessica S, 3R—for an outstanding oral presentation on why Australia is a great place to live. Jessica was well

prepared and spoke clearly with confidence.

Lia H, 4D—for being a Times Tables Superstar. You’ve really multiplied your number skills this term, well done!

Katie S, 4G—for your persistence this week when learning how to use a protractor. You can now measure angles

with confidence and accuracy. Well done Katie.

Jason L, 4A—for doing great research and writing an extremely interesting information report on Frilled-neck

Lizards!

Monique E, 5F—for your outstanding Geography work about different houses around the world. Your

comparisons and explanations were outstanding!

Connor W, 5F—for your outstanding Oral presentation on the Mekong River. We absolutely loved the humour

and expression that you included in your talk to keep us laughing and hooked on your every word. Well done!

Christian M, 5M—for having a great attitude towards your learning this week. You have put in a lot of effort when

presenting your work. Keep it up, Christian!

Bailey H, 5S—for consistently displaying a great attitude to your learning. You have completed some excellent

work this term and your class survey and graph about our favourite television shows was fantastic.

Anushka S, 6P—for putting 100 percent into every single musical rehearsal. You always stay in character and your

enthusiasm is amazing. Well done Gran!

Claire L, 6P—for being a conscientious and hard working student. You utilise your diary and take notes in class to

revise. You also use teacher and peer feedback to improve the quality of your work. Fantastic effort Claire!

Isabel S, 6W—for always seeking to improve your outcomes and take great pride in your work. You help to keep

the classroom organised and make sure people know when their rehearsal times are. Well done Isabel!

EARLY YEARS LITERACY PROGRAM

Avery F, 1F—has successfully read all of the 600”Fry’s Phrases.” Congratulations on completing all the Fry’s

Phrases.

Book Fair Success

It was fantastic to see so many Templeton families visit our Book Fair on Open Night and the week after.

With over $8,000 in book purchases made, this is a wonderful example of the high value of reading that

has been instilled in our students. The money raised from our Book Fair will go towards continuing this

love of reading with more book purchases for our school.

Our sincere thanks to the following wonderful Grade 5 and 6 Library Technicians who were so

enthusiastic and giving of their time on Open Night: Eliana, Jiya, Joseph, Hannah, Leah, Emma, Elijana,

Damian, Pawaan, Patrick, Sienna, Bailey, Brejeena, Monique, Bella and Meihuan. We also had many

teaching and office staff who were extremely supportive and helpful during our Book Fair. A big event

such as a Book Fair, couldn’t run successfully without the support of our terrific Templeton Community.

So great work to everyone who contributed!

Regards

Mrs Vanessa Grasso & Mrs Alana Whitby—Library Teachers

Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge Support

It is fantastic to note that Templeton has 620 students registered in the Victorian Premiers’ Reading

Challenge. The school library is well stocked with books on the VPRC list to support all our students in

completing the challenge. All challenge books in the school library are clearly labelled for students from

each grade level participating. (Pink dots: Grades Prep-2, Yellow dots: Grades 3-4 and Green dots: Grades

5-6) Please continue to encourage your children to bring their library bags on their library lesson day.

Happy Reading and Regards

Mrs Vanessa Grasso & Mrs Alana Whitby

TEMPLETON PRIMARY SCHOOL MUSICAL 2017

You won’t want to miss ‘The Amazing Adventures of Superstan’.

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

For the past 21 years, our school community has been privileged to view world-class entertainment and this year is no exception. The quality of our year six productions is second to none and receive rave reviews from tiny tots to

grandparents.

This year’s musical, ‘The Amazing Adventures of Superstan’

will have you laughing and singing all the way home.

Our production takes place on Wednesday 28th and Thursday 29th June, (the last week of term two) at 7.30pm at the Forest Hill College Theatre,

Mahoneys Road, Forest Hill.

Tickets are on sale now through Try Booking. Go to their website and type in

Superstan or Templeton. You will then be directed to our booking window.

Tickets always sell quickly so don’t miss out.

Support Templeton Primary School fundraising and put

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To order your Book or your Digital Membership securely online visit: http: http://www.entbook.com.au/18783p3

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