principal s report - tomaree public school
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Newsletter Term 2 Week 4, Thursday, 13 May 2021 TOMAREE PUBLIC SCHOOL
PO Box 710, Nelson Bay 2315
EMAIL: [email protected]
WEB: www.tomaree-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
Principal’s Report
Term 2 is moving quickly. Here is a little report for what has been happening the last few weeks.
Bush Tucker Garden
Mr Gattenhof and Mrs Wilson met with the Murrook Green Team this week to discuss our ‘Bush Tucker’ garden.
The JNR AECG helped Mrs Wilson plant some ‘Bush Tucker’ on Tuesday. Watch this space!
NAPLAN Online
Our NAPLAN assessments started this week. Here are the dates and times if you have a student in Year 3 or 5 who
is going to be doing NAPLAN. The times will stay the same for each of the days, with Year 3 going first and then Year
5 after lunch.
Year 3 (9:45-11:30) Year 5 (12:20-2:00)
Tuesday May 11th - Writing (paper for Y3, online for Y5) Thursday May 13th - Reading
Monday May 17th - Conventions of Language Wednesday May 19th – Numeracy
Attendance
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Week 2 91.4% 90.5% 91.4% 89.9% 88.7%
Week 3 91.4% 92.0% 92.9% 92.0%
Keel Street If you are dropping your child off in the morning or picking them via Keel Street, can you please ensure you are not parking and leaving your car. There has been reports of many cars being parked on the roadside curb. We need to ensure the area is safe for our students to arrive and leave school. Thank you for your support.
3/4Z and 3S work
Students from 3/4Z and 3S visited me this week to show me their amazing work. It was wonderful to see their
proud faces and the work they have created. Keep being amazing everyone!
Sport
Our zone cross country participants all went wonderfully. Mrs Zimmermann and Mrs Bunny commented on the
amazing behaviour and personal best all students showed on the day. Great work!
Have a great fortnight.
Marc Gattenhof
Proud relieving Principal
Tomaree Public School
GRIP Leadership Conference
On Monday 3rd May, 8 of our Student Executive travelled to Newcastle to attend the GRIP Leadership Conference.
Throughout the day, students participated in activities and engaged with inspirational speakers about what is
involved in becoming a leader. The conference concentrates specifically on training student leaders for their role as
school leader. The style, topics, and content of this conference all focus on what the students can do for their
school to make an impact. All Tomaree Public School representatives displayed our school values and had a
wonderful day collaborating with local schools.
Sport Report
Cross Country: Well done to all the students that competed in last week’s Zone Cross Country held at Lakeside. Mrs
Bunny and Mrs Zimmermann were very proud of the fantastic sportsmanship we saw from all of the Tomaree
students on the day.
Good luck to Lokie Schmarr, McKenzie Ryan, Angus Attard, Mikaylah Clark and Maebel Colley who will now travel
to Hunter Cross Country. Good luck!
Congratulations: Last week Will Doherty travelled to Byron Bay to compete in the PSSA State AFL championships.
The Hunter Wolves had a terrific tournament finishing 8th overall. The best result in 20 years!! Congratulations
Will!
Student Merit Awards Student Name Class Student Name Class
Flynn Bond KO Grace Lobley 3/4Z
Chase Iacono KO Jayden Wurth-Edmond 3/4Z
Ivy Holley-Pold KO Riley Irvin 3/4Z
Betty Lange KT Will Profitt 3/4Z
Nixon Read KT Bess Phillips 4/5G
Scarlett Gruppetta KT Sienna Granelli 4/5G
Laylah Standing K/1H Charly Sprague 4/5G
Lylah McGlinchey K/1H Emirhan Emir 4/5G
Bailey Leeson K/1H Kodie Beaver 5/6CO
Annabelle Logon 1/2A Makayla Rose 5/6CO
Hannah Gentile 1/2A Nirvana Goyne 5/6CO
Eva Wilson 1/2A Lokie Schmarr 5/6CO
Marley Sargeant 1/2WH Rhyder Pirini 5/6H
Ella Kerklaan 1/2WH McKenzie Ryan 5/6H
Ellie Bishop 1/2 WH Charlize Fines 5/6H
Zayneab Akbal 2M Hayley Doyle 5/6H
Tilly Diana 2M Ruby Caslick 5/6R
Emily Lloyd 2M Blake Peterson 5/6R
Ulrich Tending 3S Lisa Mackney 5/6R
Phoenix Foote 3S Nina Feenan 5/6R
Cooper O’Brien 3S Casey Keogh MC-C
Bailey Tumbers 3S Alexander Schiller MC-N
Lyric Tihema 3/4A Jake Keerie MC-P
Austin Hochkins 3/4A Presented at Wednesday’s School Assembly Nevaeh Nesbitt 3/4A
Lachlan Meechan 3/4A
Flag Monitors
Congratulations to the following students who were awarded their Flag Monitor badges in yesterday’s assembly:
Anneliese Jones, Bessie Thomson, Ailee Kabayama, Crystal Peterson, Olivia Cameron, Sophia Akbal,
Makayla Rose, Kayla Smith.
Mr O’Brien.
P&C News
What an amazing turn out we had for our AGM and general meeting last term. It
was fantastic to see so many new faces that are keen to learn more about the
school and P&C and support the work we do.
The first meeting for this term is tonight- Thursday 13th May. We look forward to
seeing everyone.
When: Thursday 13th May Time: 5.30pm- 7pm
Where: Spark CoWork (next to KFC, Salamander Bay), or join us remotely.
If you require zoom details, contact us at [email protected]
P&C News cont’d
Mother’s Day stall! It was so exciting to finally be able to hold a Mother’s Day stall and have students select
their own special gift, after Covid halted usual plans for both Mother’s and Father’s Day
last year!
Thank you to all the families that supported the stall and we hope all the mums and
grandmothers loved the gift that was chosen for them. The children put so much
thought and consideration into their selection!
A huge thank you to the amazing mums who gave up their own time to help out setting
up and serving all the children.
Canteen news This term we have trialled Sushi Wednesday. It has been a huge hit and Sushi
Wednesday will continue for the rest of the term. There are only limited serves
available, so get in quick each week to order. Options may vary from week to
week and we will continue to try to expand the range to meet requests, so follow
the updates on our FB page “Tomaree Public School Community Page” to hear the
latest.
There are also a range of new items we have introduced as part of our winter menu. What have you tried so far!
✓ Ravioli Napolitana ✓ Spinach and ricotta rolls ✓ Cheesy Mite scrolls ✓ Cheese and Bacon rolls ✓ Blueberry and Apple & Cinnamon Muffins
An updated menu will be sent home to all students next week. All available canteen items are now listed on Flexischools also, so try something new today!
Thanks,
P&C Committee
To keep up to date with canteen news, new menu items and to provide feedback on items, join the
“Tomaree Public School Community Page” on FB