“Innovative, Dynamic, Exceptional”

PO Box 715 Phone: 4396 4275 TOUKLEY NSW 2263 toukley-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Fax: 4397 1586

6th June, 2013 Communicating with our valued community Term 2: Issue No. 3

The outstanding students in 1F have been

working very hard in all areas. In literacy,

students are developing their reading skills by

improving their comprehension. We have

become confident when writing information

reports and enjoyed researching a range of

different animals. In Maths we have developed

our knowledge of multiplication and division and

are confident at making groups and sharing. We

have also learnt about length and enjoyed using

a ruler to measure things in the classroom. The

students have shown an eagerness to learn and

enjoyed our science unit “On the Rocks”. 1F have

created some fantastic oral presentations on

rockpools demonstrating what they have learnt

throughout this unit. We have been engaged in

all activities this semester and have produced

quality work of an exceptional standard.

Kayla Faulkner—Class Teacher

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CLASS OF THE WEEK—1F Tomorrow we will be undertaking our 2013

Athletics Carnival at Harry Moore Oval. This is

always such a wonderful day where our students

participate with pride and enthusiasm and

parents can come and support their children as

they undertake long jumps, high jumps, running

events etc. It is anticipated that all students 8

years and over will attend the day even if it is just

to cheer and support their sports house. Many

thanks in advance to Mr Mick Curran and Mr

James Norman who have worked extremely hard

with all staff to organise this fantastic day. Many

thanks also to the P&C who have so kindly

organised the BBQ, please remember that orders

are now closed.

Last week we had our amazing cross country

runners represent the school at the Wyong Zone

Cross Country carnival. According to Miss Weeks

and Mrs Skehan all students ran to the best of

their ability with pride and determination. It is with

pleasure that we congratulate Tara Wagstaff and

Elijah Steiner who had an amazing day and have

been selected to represent Wallarah Zone at the

Sydney North carnival in the next few weeks.

One of our most exciting events in the school

calendar is Grandparents Day. This will be

occurring tomorrow (Friday 7th June) and is

STRICTLY for grandparents / great grandparents

of children in Kindergarten 2013. Last year we

had many parents who attended which

unfortunately totally changes the essence of the

day and I would like to reinforce that this is a

special day that our Kindergarten children can

share with their grandparents. No child will be

left out if they do not have a grandparent attend

as all children are adopted for the day by another

wonderful, kind grandparent.

Narelle Armour—Principal

NETBALL GALA DAY On Monday 3rd June, 2013, the school Netball team participated in the PSSA Netball Knock-out Gala Day. The team played 3 games and displayed fantastic skill and sportsmanship, but were unfortunately knocked out. Thank you to the parents who assisted with umpiring and transportation. Congratulations for a fantastic day.

SCHOOL DISCO The P & C will be holding a school disco on Friday 2nd August as follows: Preschool—Year 2 4.00—5.15pm Year 3—Year 6 5.30—7.00pm Entrance will be by gold coin donation. More information will be available closer to the date. BOOK FAIR

The annual Scholastic Book Fair is now finished for another year. In this year’s fair we had a fantastic amount of sales to students of all ages and it is great to see so many enthusiastic readers in our school. Although some books are still coming in on order and will be here soon, we hope everyone has enjoyed their purchases and thank all parents, students and teachers who contributed to the running of the fair.

P & C GARDENING GROUP The P & C are looking for volunteers to assist with the week day gardening group. If you have gardening expertise or a couple of hours to help, or simply want to have a fun, healthy morning, please leave your name at the office.

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ZONE CROSS COUNTRY Last week an amazing group of athletes represented Toukley Public School at the Zone Cross Country. All students were exceptionally behaved, showing outstanding sportsmanship and ability. It was lovely to see them all give, not only 100% to their race but to interact and cheer on students from other schools Congratulations to all competitors on the day. We would like to acknowledge Tara Wagstaff who placed 3rd and Elijah Steiner who placed 2nd. Good luck at Sydney North.

BAG IT—A FREE CINEMA EXPERIENCE A free screening of the film Bag It—a witty look at our increasing dependence on plastic. After the film, find out what you can do to help fight marine debris. When: Tuesday 18th June at The Lakes Surf Club; 6.30—9.00pm. Bookings preferred : Maree Whelan 4352 5104

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UNIVERSITY TESTS—2013 Fees must be paid to the office by the closing date to enable test papers to be ordered.

GETTING BACK TO WORK—TAFE COURSE Are you looking to get back into the workforce or to go onto further study? Gosford TAFE is running a Certificate II in Skills for Work and Training during Semester 2. The course is designed for women who want to return to work or study. Attendance is for one semester—3 hours per day, in school hours. Students who successfully complete this course will gain a Certificate II in Skills for Work and Training. There will be an information and application session held on Tuesday 25th June at 10am. For further information contact the Co-ordinator, Pauline Eade on 4348 2282.

NEEDED URGENTLY! We are in urgent need of girls undies and socks to be used when our younger kiddies ‘have an accident’. Please bring any donations to the office. KINDERGARTEN GRANDPARENTS’ DAY Grandparents’ Day will be held on Friday 7th June at 11.40am in the Kindergarten rooms. All grandparents of Kindergarten children are invited to come along to visit the classrooms and enjoy a picnic lunch. Grandparents are asked to bring in a picnic lunch on this day to share with their grandchild at 12.30pm. If you or your grandchild order your lunch in the morning from the canteen, these will also be available at 12.30pm. Complimentary tea, coffee and cake for grandparents will be available from the canteen, along with cappuccinos for $2. This is a fabulous experience for all involved and we hope that many of the Kindergarten grandparents will be able to attend.

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Friday 7th June Grandparents Day

(Kindergarten) Athletics Carnival Monday 10th June Queen’s Birthday—

Public Holiday Thursday 13th June Sydney North Cross Country Y4 6 to Gorokan HS (5/6G)

Friday 14th June Stage 3 to State Parliament Monday 17th June University Test—Writing Tuesday 18th June University Test—Spelling Wednesday 19th June NSW Cross Country Central Coast Dance

Performance - Perf 1—6.30pm Perf 2—8.15pm

Thursday 20th June Yr 6 to Gorokan HS (5/6S) Friday 21st June Central Coast Dance

Performance - Perf 1—6.30pm Perf 2—8.15pm

Monday 24th June NAIDOC Week begins

Test Fee Closing

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English $ 8.00 24th June 31st July,

Mathematics $ 8.00 24th June 13th August

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