TOORA PRIMARY SCHOOL ● Ph: (03) 5686 2283 ● Fax: (03) 5686 2451 ● Mob: 0418 914 490 ● Principal: Mrs Barbara Purvis

● Email: toora.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au ● Website: www.tooraps.vic.edu.au ● 5 Harriet Street TOORA, 3962

TOORA PRIMARY SCHOOL Newsletter Issue 19 20th, November 2014

NOVEMBER 28th Lunch Orders - $5 Meal Deal DECEMBER 1st-12th Aquatic Education Program begins 1st Prep 2015 Information Session 10:15am 04th RMIT Science Show 08th Grade 6 Graduation Dinner 09th State-wide Transition Day 11th Last newsletter for the year 16th End of Year Celebration Games & BBQ 18th Class Parties 18th Retirement Morning Tea for Mrs Purvis 10:30am 19th Last Day Term 4—early dismissal 1:20pm School Office Hours 8.30am - 4.15pm Absences - Phone the office or write in your Child’s

communication book.

Dear Families, It is with great pleasure that I announce that Mr David Tyler has been provisionally appointed to be the next substantive Principal of our school. The appointment is subject to a 14 day appeal process – if there are no appeals David will be the substantive principal from 28th January 2015. Regards, Mrs Kelly Packham - School Council President

Dear Families,

At staff meeting yesterday we finalised the class groupings for

2015. We would like to thank those families who took the time

to complete the class groupings survey that was sent home on

the last newsletter. We will run the following classes:

Prep/1 Miss Rachel Williams

2/3/4 Miss Chalmers (Mrs Gilbertson)

5/6 Mrs Sara Janssen

Both Miss Williams and our new Principal Mr David Tyler will be

visiting our school during the next few weeks.

A reminder to all students to return their swimming notices as

soon as possible. Our intensive Aquatic Education program

commences on Monday 1st December.

Regards, Barb Purvis - Principal

Reading Helpers in

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10:00 - 11:00am

24th November

Jen Delaney &

Rachel Lewis

No further

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SOME FACTS Grade 6’s have 31 days left of

Primary School. Mrs Purvis has 28 sleeps until she

can retire. 35 sleeps until Christmas! MARC Library Books need to be back to school no

later than Thursday 11th December

Our Prep/1 students using their newly acquired iPads. Thanks to the

generous donation from RATCH Australia/Toora PS Partnership

NATIONAL WATER WEEK National Water Week is celebrated during the third week of October annually. As part of marking this important week, South Gippsland Water participates in the Annual Victorian Water Industry Association’s National Water Week Poster Competition.

Primary School students from across the region were invited to submit a poster depicting the National Water Week Theme or water in general. South Gippsland Water selects 12 posters and creates a calendar using their water wise artwork.

This year’s theme was “Water Sources: There are more than you think!” And is aimed at encouraging the community to think of other water sources and how we can use water differently to save our drinking water for just that, drinking. Congratulations to Scarlet Robson who had her poster chosen for the calendar and is represented in AUGUST 2015. Certificates and prizes were awarded to Jai Allott, Scarlet

Robson, Lexi Elmore, Callum Ross. Holley Rip, Erin Jones-Jacobson, Jodie Allott, Michael Ritchie, Tyler Underwood, Jayden Mellor, Chloe Johnston and Carly Anderson. Please enjoy your copy of the 2015 Water Week Calendar that is being sent home today with the newsletter.

LIONS CLUB OF AUSTRALIA Peace Poster Contest

“Peace, Love and Understanding”

Congratulations to our students who received certificates and prizes in this years

Lions Club Peace Poster competition. Nathan Jorgensen, Lexi Elmore (Overall Winner of South Gippsland District), Monique Koolen, Nikki Allott, Callum Ross and Danielle Cashin. (pictured here with Mrs Liz Hoogwerf and Mrs Bianca Stephanie).

WALK TO SCHOOL OCTOBER RAFFLE

Thanks to the generosity of VicHealth and the South

Gippsland Shire Council we were able to offer three Raffle

Draws to our students who demonstrated

consistent activity/walk to school throughout

October. All students who walked throughout

October and showed additional exercise activity were

eligble for the draw.

The lucky recipients of a “Bounce” Family pass was Mac-

kenzie Delaney. Danielle Cashin and Lexi Elmore were

both drawn out dor the Morwell Ten Pin

passes. Well done to all of our students who qualified for

the draw.

A reminder to all families of our Whole

School Healthy Eating Policy that states

lollies and chocolate do not belong in our

school lunch boxes.

CHRISTMAS HAMPER RAFFLE The Christmas Raffle is our last fundraiser of the year. We ask each family to donate something towards our Christmas Raffle, (preferably donations of new Christmassy items; food, bon-bons, serviettes, decorations etc.) which will be put together as a Hamper towards our Monster Multi Draw Christmas Raffle to be drawn at the our End of Year Celebration to be held on the evening of Tuesday 16th December. Tickets are being sent home early next week and spare tickets will be available from the Office. Tickets are $1 each, please write on both sides of the ticket with the purchasers name and a contact phone number. All donations can be left in the specially decorated box in the Administration foyer.

PARENT INFORMATION SESSION Monday 1st December 10:15am at the Toora Primary School for all 2015 Prep Parents and Carers . This session will provide an opportunity for parents to meet the Prep Teacher who will address parents about school routines and expectations. Questions are encouraged throughout the session. During the session, an Information Pack, detailing aspects of the most important first year at school, will be distributed, along with Enrolment Form and other Departmental forms. Please join us for a cuppa/morning tea afterwards in the staffroom. Our Principal Mrs Barb Purvis will be available to answer questions during the morning tea.

BUS REMINDER A reminder to all bus travellers, should you NOT be travelling on the bus in the afternoons for any reason, please send a note to school for your teacher to avoid any confusion at this busy time of the day. If we don’t have a note, your child will be put on the bus. Buses will run on an earlier timetable on Friday 19th December in line with early dismissal of students at 1:30pm.

Our Annual End of Year Celebration will follow along the lines of last years celebration of Games, Christmas Carols

and BBQ/Picnic Tea on the school grounds.

The school will provide BBQ sausages and bread, cordial, tea and coffee. Please bring along snacks, salads and picnic rugs for your family and join us for a relaxed and fun evening on the netball courts and bottom oval.

6:00 pm Old fashioned games 6:30 pm Tea time 7:00 pm - Singing

- Announcements & Raffle drawn - Christmas Carols - Santa arrival

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