Toronto Public School

Newsletter Quality and excellence… Learning together

6/03/2019

Dates to remember

18/3/2019 Regional Soccer Trials 21/3/2019 Harmony Day 28/3/2019 Regional Soccer Trials 29/3/2019 P & C Meeting & AGM

All welcome. 9.30am 29/3/2019 Cross Country 03/4/2019 School Disco TBC 12/4/2019 End of Term showcase

Contact Us: Toronto Public School Renwick St Toronto NSW 2283 Phone: 02 4959 1571 Fax: 02 4950 4717 Email: toronto-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: toronto-p.schools.nsw.gov.au

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Dear parents and carers,

We are now officially half way through our school term. Great learning is taking place in classrooms and we have a lovely feeling of calm across the school. This is reflected in our PBL data from our mainstream classes.

This data shows us 98% of our students are making positive behaviour choices for their behaviour and when they are faced with challenges and respond inappropriately – they can fix it. What a great skill to learn! We are very proud of our TPS kids and their commitment to be their best.

We loved our Showcase assembly last Friday. Thank you to all of our community members who attended. At last count there were approximately 140 people. This is a show of incredible support for the work that we are doing at TPS.

Thank you also to all of our parents and carers who attended our Parent Information evening on 21 February. 105 of our students had a loved one attending. We really appreciate this commitment to working in partnership with us. We also understand that our timing of events doesn’t work for everyone, please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you would like information or to share your thoughts.

Thank you for your ongoing support. As a team we are doing a great job of making our school a positive, rewarding place for everyone.

Kind regards

Kim Witt

Class Dojo Our class dojo platform is proving to be a great communication system between home and school. If you are missing this communication, get in touch with your child’s teacher.

Introducing We welcome Cassie Rogers

to our TPS team. Miss Rogers will be working with

K-6C until the end of the term. When you see her

friendly face, please make her feel welcome.

School Zones, Parking and Traffic Please adhere to the 40km limit within the school zone.

LMCC has advised that the Ranger will be patrolling our area with particular focus

on illegal parking, double parking and illegal U- turns at our school. Please

observe the parking rules outside our school.

This is about keeping our kids safe.

P&C News The P&C have been looking into an online Canteen and Uniform ordering system. We would like to know your thoughts on implementing an online ordering system. Please find a poll attached in the newsletter and return to the office. The Canteen now has fresh fruit and veg tubs for $1 available for lunch and fruit break. These can also be added to lunch orders. Our next P&C meeting will be held this Tuesday, the 5th of March at 6.30pm in the staffroom. A reminder that membership for new members is $2. Our AGM will be held on Friday, the 29th of March at 9.30am in the Library. All positions will be declared vacant. Normal P&C meeting will follow directly afterwards.

ONLINE ORDERING SURVEY ON LAST PAGE OF NEWSLETTER

“This is something funny. In the classroom Mr West went to catch a ball and did a rolly polly on the carpet” - Amara 1/2W

“Miss Ible played guitar like a rockstar for us. She was really good” - Makenzie 2I

“We have heaps of new teachers and they’re the best. They are happy and there are lots of men” - James 2I

Going to yellow zone is the best. I just like playing on the equipment - Luca K/1T

“We went to the high school yesterday. It was flabbergasting. We did coding, we did music, we did woodshop and PE. I loved it! -

Aysha 5/6N

KF

KF have loved going to gymnastics on Wednesdays. All the students have been engaged in learning new skills and having fun with their peers. We are excited for the next 6 weeks of dance

“I am having a great year. On Thursdays our girls group and I do long stitch with Mrs Pollock. I am really proud of what we are making.” - Lilly 4/5M

“I love all the teachers and all the kids at our school because everyone is very friendly” - Kyarrah 4/5M

K/1T are Literacy Legends! We have been working super hard to improve our writing and our fine motor skills! Miss T thinks we are doing an awesome job!!!

Madison- It was really fun creating dream catchers.

Oliver- When we made the dream catchers we got to use paint and textas.

Mappen in 2I This term, 2I have been developing an understanding of their ‘Identities’ and exploring ‘Growing Older and Wiser’. To assist with their understandings of change, Miss Booth and 2I have planted snow peas in the classroom as part of an experiment to record how their snow pea seed changes during the first term.

2I also planted one seed in an air locked bag and another seed placed in a dark cupboard. These experiments aim to show what would happen to the seed if it was not given oxygen or sunlight. “If I was an ant, I would rather climb up on the leaf. It would be like a tree. I

think I have five seeds in my bag.” - Sasha

“My plant is big! If I was an ant, it would be a big enough garden for me.” - Elkie

K6C - Finding 2D shapes from 3D shapes and objects

What have we been up to in 4/5M???

LOTS!!! We finished a fantastic week by going shopping! Students selected items to purchase from JB Hi-Fi, and worked with partners to add the cost of our splurges! We also enjoyed working together to create numbers up to 1 million.

“ In my girls group we work with Mrs F. Last week we cooked coconut ice. I gave some to Noah and Milla and they went crazy because the loved it! - Kayleigh 4/5M

Kindergarten in great because: • “I like playing with dinosaurs” - Finn

• It’s like a party in an elevator” - Ella

• “Sharing everything” - Isaac

• “Meeting new friends” - Summer

Reflecting on the week in K6G

The best thing about the week was the Diver Dan experiment. The worst thing was nothing. Next week, I want to do more science experiments. -Harry

The best thing about this week was reward time on the computers. Next week, I want to do more Maths.. -Larz

The best thing about this week was making Diver Dans. -Jacob

I really want to make more Diver Dans. -Beau

The best thing that happened this week was when I was on the computer. Next week, I want to build things in the garden. -Blake T

Something that challenged me this week was Maths. Next week, I want to do better at Maths. - Blake B

5/6N So far in SPORT this Term 5/6N have been focusing on Gymnastics and we are getting very good at it! We are excited to be starting dance this Wednesday with the same people who teach us Gymnastics. Mrs Nilson will put some pictures up on Dojo for our parents to see. In PE we have been learning about the skills striking, catching and throwing and have been doing it with the other Primary classes.

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Congratulations to our House Captains.

Random Act of Kindness Award winners

Congratulations to Lillian on receiving her prefect badge

Well done TPS on a fantastic

Mid Term Showcase

Mid Term

P & C SURVEY Would you like to have Online Ordering for the

Canteen and Uniform Shop? The P&C have been looking into options of Online Canteen and Uniform ordering systems. There are a few companies that offer these services and we have decided that Ultimate Schools is the most cost effective system available. The P&C would like to know your thoughts on implementing an online ordering system in the school. So that you can make an informed decision, here is a brief rundown of how it works.

• You can order your childs’ lunch online up until 9am in the morning. • You can pay by bank transfer or credit card. • Creating an account with Ultimate Schools is free • The canteen menu online can be updated to remove items that are out of stock • To order online, the cost to parents is 25c per order • Cash options will still be available at the canteen.

If you have any questions, please feel free to send us a message on our Facebook page. You can also check out Ultimate School’s website at www.ultimateschools.com.au We would really appreciate your feedback. To let us know if you would use an online ordering system, please tick yes or no below or head to our Facebook page and take part in our poll. Yes, I would order my child’s lunch or uniforms online No, I would prefer to continue doing things how I am now