2019 CLASSES Our numbers have now been confirmed and we are able to maintain our current class structure. I would like to thank all the families who have kept us informed of their movements and encourage anyone who makes the decision to move in the future to contact the school at the earliest possible time. SWIMMING CARNIVAL Congratulations to all involved in this weeks’ swimming carnival. It was a terrific day with great swimming by some talented athletes. Congratulations to: Annabelle Lee – Senior Girl Champion Joseph Cheika-Douaihy – Senior Boys Champion Ava Saad - 11 Years Girls Champion Liam Grant – 11 Years Boys Champion Gwen Vernon & Zoe Lee - Junior Girls Champion Jamie Blanning – Junior Boys Champion There was some outstanding swimming that will put us in a great position for the Zone carnival coming up on March 7th at Blacktown Swimming Centre. The winning House was Wentworth. We will recognise these achievements at an assembly at the end of this term. A special thanks to Miss McGoogan, who coordinated the carnival. BUZZ ASSEMBLIES Buzz assemblies are held in weeks 4 and 8 to celebrate students who have been responsible, respectful, safe learners. Parents of those students receiving awards will receive an invitation to the assembly. While it is nice to support your child we understand that parents may not always be able to get away from their work commit-ments. Invitations to the parents involved were sent out today. MEET THE TEACHER SESSIONS Meet the Teacher Sessions will be held on Tuesday February 19th. Meetings will be held in your child’s class-room. Parents unable to make the session will be given any information handed out the next day. Parents can make appointments to see their child’s teacher through the office. We will be holding Parent/Teacher inter-views on Tuesday March 12th. Support Unit: 4-4.45pm Stage 1: .4.00-4.30pm Kindy: 4.30-5.00pm Stage2: 5.00-5.30pm Stage3: 5.30-6.00pm STUDENT SAFETY Two aspects of student safety have been highlighted this week. The first is for all students to come to school with a school hat, clearly labelled. Students should wear their hat at recess and lunchtime. It is also sensible to wear it on the way home as this is often the hottest part of the day. The second issue is road safety. Many parents and community members have asked me to remind parents to cross at a crossing or use the lights when walking with children. Our school is located on busy roads and I respectfully ask that all parents do this. I am working with the council and the IGA manager to come up with a solution to promote safe pedestrian behaviour. SRC, ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS & LIBRARY MONITORS INDUCTION An assembly for students chosen to represent in these groups will be held on Friday March 1st in the hall at 2pm. Invitations to parents of these students will be sent out next week. YEAR 7 INFORMATION EVENINGS The school encourages parents of students in Year 6 to keep an eye on high school websites for information regarding open days and information evenings. We will endeavour to pass on all information we receive to you as well. Choice of High School forms will be sent home on Monday March 11th and must be returned by March 19th. Their local school has already been filled in. THINKING DAY On Friday 22nd February, all Girl Guides and Scouts world-wide celebrate Thinking Day and so are encour-aged to consider others who are less fortunate. This year's theme is "Leadership", and Guides and Scouts are

encouraged to work together to bring about positive change to their lives. Wearing their Girl Guide or Scout uniforms to school makes this day more significant to them. Girls who be-long to this group are invited to wear their Guide uniform to school. Thinking Day is the birthdays of both Lord Baden Powell and Lady Baden Powell who are the founders of the Scout and Guide Movement.

Principal’s Report - Craig Brown

Toongabbie Public School

Friday 15th February, 2019

Volume 2

Dates to Remember:

25 Feb—Parent Band Meeting 25 Feb—Parent Auxiliary 11 March—P & C Meeting 15 March—Family Movie Night

PSSA

More information to follow.

NOTES * Fees Note * Year 2 Swimming Scheme

Deputy Principal’s Report - Bruce Francis

Please note that when paying via the Parent Online Payment option (POP) you have to provide at least 24 hours for the money to be processed by the bank, so we advise that payment be made about 3 days before the due date, as advised on the permission slip.

Reminders From the Office—Freya Ingold - Administrative Manager

PSSA TEAMS PSSA teams have been finalized and students will receive permission notes next week. It was great to see so many students trying out. Zone trials for Representative teams are being run over the next two weeks. I wish all those who have been selected to trial, the very best. SCHOOL CAR PARKS After 8am the Binalong Rd school car park is for staff only. Please do not drive in or park your car in these areas. The car park driveways should not be used as a walkway into the school as this presents a danger to students, staff and community. The Fitzwilliam Rd carpark is for staff only at all times unless permission has been provided by the principal. EMERGENCY INFORMATION CARD UPDATE 2019 At the beginning of each year we ask all families update any contact details, including emergency contacts and phone numbers which may have changed since last year. It is an important part of our beginning of year processes as it ena-bles us to ensure we have the most up-to-date contact details for each student.

P&C and Parent Auxiliary

TOONGABBIE PUBLIC SCHOOL P&C ASSOCIATION Thank you to those who attended the P&C AGM and first general meeting of 2019. It was fantastic to see a number of new faces in the room. Our 2019 P&C Executive Committee was elected at the AGM as follows: President: Trevor McNeilly Vice Presidents: Michelle Massey & Rebecca Elson Treasurer: Jennifer Tucker Treasurers Assistant: Natalie Blanning Secretary: Brooke Arslan

If you should wish to contact the P&C please email Toongabbiepublicschoolpandc@gmail.com

The P&C have a number of fantastic community events planned for 2019. More details will be provided soon to ensure you can mark these dates on your calendar.

The next P&C General Meeting will be held in week 7 – Monday 11th March 2019.

PARENT AUXILIARY WELCOME MORNING TEA– TUESDAY 25th FEBRUARY The Parent Auxiliary is a sub-committee of the TPS P&C that meets during school hours. It is an opportunity for those that are unable to attend the P&C meetings to come along and learn more about what is happening in our school. The Parent Auxiliary also are responsible for the organisation of the annual Pedlars’ Parade, Mother’s Day Stall and Fa-ther’s Day Stall. On Tuesday 25th February the Parent Auxiliary is hosting a morning tea to welcome all of our new families to the school and invite particularly the Kindy parents and new parents to TPS to come along and learn more about our fantastic school and the events that are run by this committee. If you are a new parent at TPS or a parent that has been here for a while but have never had the opportunity to come along to one of these meetings, please join us! Have some coffee and some cake, learn more about what is happening at TPS and have an opportunity to meet some other parents. Toddlers are welcome to accompany parents to this event. It will be held in the Before and After school care building at 9:15am on Tuesday 25th February.

Library News—Renata Redman TL

Premier’s Reading Challenge This year’s Challenge commences on Monday 4th March and concludes on Friday 30th August. Children in K-2 com-plete the Challenge with their class teacher. The Challenge is optional for students in Years 3 to 6. For further infor-mation, book lists and to log reading records, please visit: https://online.det.nsw.edu.au/prc/home.html

P&C Canteen — Rhonda Fogg, Canteen Manager.

MANAGER’S SPECIAL Week 4 and 5 The manager’s special for weeks 4 and 5 will be Rice Paper Rolls. You will receive two rolls containing chicken, carrot, noodles, lettuce and cucumber, plus dipping sauce for $4.50. Vegetarian option is also available. NEW ITEM LEMONADE CHILL J now available online and over the counter. $1.80 ea SUSHI TUESDAYS ARE BACK Due to popular demand, Sushi Tuesdays will be EVERY WEEK in Term 1! Don’t forget you need to order by Noon Monday to ensure delivery of fresh Sushi for lunch on Tuesdays! We will now also accept over the counter orders for sushi, however these MUST be received on Monday morning for Tuesday delivery. NO LATE ORDERS ARE ABLE TO BE ACCEPTED. PANCAKE DAY Tuesday 5th March the canteen will be selling pancakes to celebrate Pancake Day. Please keep an eye out for more details. CANTEEN MENU 2019 We are currently finalizing an amended menu for 2019. Unfortunately we are required to make some changes to items we have available due to the Healthy School Canteens initiative to ensure that our menu meets the government guide-lines and provides a healthy menu for your children. There will also need to be some pricing adjustments due to changes in costs from our suppliers. Our current menu will remain in place until the 2019 menu is finalised and can be made available to all families. If there is something that you might like to see offered next year, please send your suggestions to toongabbiepub-licschoolpandc@gmail.com VOLUNTEERS NEEDED If any one would like to do canteen one day a month or even a few hours in the day, please let the canteen know. We would love to hear from you. Lunch and tea or coffee will be provided.

ANNUAL OUTDOOR FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT – FRIDAY 15th MARCH - SCREENING : INCREDIBLES 2 It’s back! Our third annual Outdoor Family Movie Night will be held on Friday 15th March from 7pm. Grab a picnic blanket and join us on the grass outside the hall for this fantastic community event. Tickets will be on sale for this event next week. $5 per person capped at $20 per family. Pre-Ordered BBQ Meal Deal vouchers will also be available and will include a Sausage Sandwich, Drink, Popcorn and Ice cream. More details will be available in coming days via the school app and a ticket order form will come home early next week. We are also looking for local businesses who might be interested in supporting our school with sponsorship opportuni-ties for this event. Should you own a local business or know of a business who might be interested in supporting our school community in this way, please email contact details to the P&C email toongabbiepublicschoolpandc@gmail.com STUDENT BANKING Student Banking has resumed for 2019. Please check the notice board on the ramp opposite the office for the reward items available to students after every 10 deposits. Class Prize for Regular Saving! This year we are also offering a prize each term to the class with the most deposits. Regardless of how much you de-posit, it could be as little as 50c, one point is awarded to your class for each deposit you make. At the end of the term, the class that has made the most deposits will receive a reward for the whole class. There will be a class prize for K-2 and 3-6. A points Tally will be updated on the noticeboard each week.

Community News

Piano Teacher

Experienced and accredited piano teacher. Presents students for “Australian Music Examination Board (AMEB)” for Practical and

Theory examinations and also for piano for leisure.

Contact Indra: 0491 148 557 or 9636 3735

P&C Band — Vanessa Wegener

Music Mondays kicked off with a bang this year when tutorials & rehearsals commenced in Week 2 and we welcomed School Bands to our program. After ironing out a few kinks in the timetable, everyone has settled into their routines with the support of the wonderful TPS staff. The iconic theme from Jurassic Park already echoing through the school. School Bands have been impressed with student attendance and have initially assisted by collecting students from classrooms. Students are encouraged to check the timetable outside the bicentennial room and will be responsible for their own attendance over the term. With all lessons during school time, students will now get to enjoy the majority of their recess & lunch, a concern we addressed after being highlighted by our parents and the school last year. School Bands now run all of the learning aspects of our Band Program so any correspondence regarding tutorials and rehearsals should be made directly to Martin or Laura at principal@schoolbands.com.au Your P&C have been working hard to ensure Instrument hire allocations are finalised and students have access to quality instruments & equipment to support their learning. This week we took delivery of two beautiful French Horns to add to our collection. If any student has an interest in learning the incredible French Horn please contact us. All instrument queries should be made to toongabbiepsband@gmail.com

Australian Girls Choir – February Open Classes

Look no further than the Australian Girls Choir (AGC) because we encourage, challenge and inspire girls as they learn to sing, dance and perform. School aged girls are invited to try our fun and inclusive classes and

learn more about being part of the AGC!

Contact us if you would like to attend a free trial class in February. Ph 9922 6733 or email sydney@aspagroup.com.au

Refer to attached flyer for more information

TPS CLASS OF 2018 REUNION

On Friday 8th March, we have invited the 2018 Year 6 students to return to TPS after school to catch up with their classmates who have all gone off to different High Schools and visit their favourite TPS teachers and staff. The reunion will take place in the area outside the Canteen at 3:15pm. Attendees are asked to bring a plate of afternoon tea to share. If you know of any 2018 TPS Year 6 Children please feel free to pass this message on to them.