We are a small, friendly school focused on achievement within our RICH

Values. Youre invited to see for yourself.

Tuesday 17th May - 8am Running Club for parents and students!
8.15am Breakfast Club in the School Kitchen

Wednesday 18th May - District Cross Country @ Truemans Rd Oval

Thursday 19th May - 8am Running Club for parents & students!
8.15am Breakfast Club in the School Kitcheneveryone
welcome!
9.00am Celebrating National Families Week various activities for parents
and pre-school children run by Family Life in the MPR.

10-11am Come and have a brief look at an instrumental lesson. You

will find us in the Art Room (guitar), Community Building (drums) back
room of Community Building (singing and piano)

2:45pm ASSEMBLY presentation of awards and a

performance by the School Band.

Friday 20th May - 8am Lions Club Sausage

Sizzle for parents and children.

National Walk to School Day

Meet Miss Daley @ 8am Truemans Rd Reserve or Miss McGhee
at Capel Sound Foreshore Car Park at 8.15am and Walk To School as a
group parents are also welcome to walk with their child.

Open Morning - Parents, Grandparents, visitors, and community

members are invited to visit the classrooms from 9-11am.

Autumn Theme Day Grade Prep One + Two

12.45- Prep Information and Tour

TOOTGAROOK TELEGRAPH
Weekly newsletter of

TOOTGAROOK PRIMARY SCHOOL

Website: www.tootps.vic.edu.au
Telephone: 5985 2864

Email Address: tootgarook.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Issue 13 12th May,

2016

CALENDAR

EDUCATION WEEK 16th 20th MAY 2016

(see sheet for planned activities)
Wednesday 18th May
District Cross Country
Saturday 28th May
Tootgarook Market 2B + 2J rostered
th
Friday 10 June
Curriculum Day
Monday 13th June
Queens Birthday Public Holiday

Next week, all government schools across Victoria will be opening their doors to celebrate and share the
wonderful things that happen in our government school system every day. We hope you might be able to join
us on Friday 20th as we showcase our school. We warmly invite all Tootgarook
parents/grandparents & friends to come to school and spend time in your
child/rens grade. The day starts with National Walk to School Day where teachers,
parents and students are invited to walk to school together leaving from two
meeting points once arriving at school enjoy a sausage in bread for breakfast
supplied by the Lions Club. Classrooms will be open to all parents from 9:00am
11:00pm. So feel free to pop in and observe your children working within the
classroom. Prospective Parents are invited to attend the presentation of Prep 2017 Information and a tour of
the school starting in the Library from 12.45pm. At this presentation we will briefly outline the schools Prep
transition program and answer any questions. The prep one twos have an Autumn Theme Day and to conclude
the day the Book Fair will be open from 3.30-4pm. Hope to see lots of parents, grandparents and friends
visiting out school on this day.

School photos were sent home yesterday

any queries please refer to MSP Photography
5222 6747
National 'Walk to School Day' is on Friday 20th May. Meet Miss Daley @
8am Truemans Rd Reserve or Miss McGhee at Capel Sound Foreshore Car Park
at 8.15am and Walk To School as a group parents are also welcome to walk
with their child. Active Kids are Smarter Kids. All students will receive a
sticker if they have walked to school that day.

BOOK FAIR
Friday 20th May - Thursday 26th May
The fair will open after school next Friday (20th May) and continue
before and after school 8:45 - 9:00 and 3:00 - 4:00pm until next Thursday 26th
thank you for your continued support.

Student of the Week

Students will be presented with certificates at next Thursday afternoons assembly.
Prep R Mrs Read In celebration of the effort Travis is putting in to learning his sight words and the progress
he is making with his reading, well done Travis Bowden.
Prep S Miss Staley Campbell Bazley - For being such an enthusiastic helper. Campbell you do a great job of
handing out our pencils and collecting them at the end of the session. You also help others to pack up without
needing to be asked. Thank you Campbell!
1A Miss Arnold Billy Wyhoon - for working independently during ILB time. Billy wrote so many spelling
words out and has been practising his number formation. Well Done on a wonderful working week.
1P Miss Perkins Bethany Greenstreet for using her ILB time wisely. Bethany divided her page into two
and when reading her book wrote WOW words and words she didnt know. Good Job Bethany.
2B Mrs Baird
2J - Mrs Johnstone Nash Sullivan- for great Integrity with his learning. Nash chooses to do extra tasks in
school when he finishes his set work is making great progress with reading, and chooses to do more at home!
3B Mrs Bos Jade Santamaria in celebration of the way she has approached the NAPLAN tests. Well done!
3W Ms Walton Everyone for their excellent approach to Naplan testing. Well done everyone!
4B Miss Broomfield Chloe Underwood for being an extremely hard worker. You are doing a great job in
Maths and you should be very proud of your achievements. Well Done!
4F Miss Kain Paige Manton - For her amazing results in the Geometry Post Test. Paige Im so proud of you!
Keep up the great work.
4/5K Mr Kitchin Jazmin Lawton - For her effort in 5/6 Sport, you showed team spirit and cooperation. We
are looking forward to having you in our Winter Lightening Premierships Soccer team. Well done!
5/6M Miss McGhee Noah Davies -Thanks for being a reliable and organised helper Noah. You do a
wonderful job, keep up the good work.
5/6Q Miss Quintin Well done Jorja Burrowes. You persists through challenges and always work hard to
achieve terrific results. Keep smiling!
Music - Mrs Young Max Gorton 3W Welcome to Band! You have worked hard to learn Advance Australia
Fair and now you are our youngest clarinet player congratulations!
Luca White 3B Welcome to Band! You have worked hard to learn Advance Australia Fair and now
you are our youngest flute player congratulations!
Katelyn Lizio 4/5K - You have only had 7 lessons learning the clarinet and you are already in Band.
That is an outstanding achievement and a School record. Congratulations.
P.E. Miss Daley Harrison Ross 2J always tries his best in sport and works very well in a team. Well done
Harrison.

Tootgarook Wetland Education Program 2016

Our Junior School Councillors are involved in this program and are traveling to the Tootgarook Wetlands
tomorrow for their 3rd workshop.
The aim of this program is to engage local students in the environmental significance of the
Tootgarook Wetlands. The students will become Junior Environmental Scientists and learn
about the wetlands through practical workshops to learn about environmental
monitoring. Students will learn how to test water quality and identify local
animals. Students are expected to share this new knowledge to others at school through
assemblys, class presentations, posters or displays. The students will gain new experiences
in sustainability and scientific investigation skills. They will develop a passion and empathy
for their local environment. Through engaging the students in their local environment, we aim
to raise the profile and community perceptions of the Tootgarook Wetlands.

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Last Friday the 6th of May 25 Band members went on their Super Day Out!
The students travelled on our bus up to Melbourne to
the Arts Centre and were involved in a workshop to
compose music using computer software. You may
have heard some
of the pieces
being played
before the bell!
We then went in
to Hamer Hall to meet the Melbourne Symphony
Orchestra for Bamboozled! They played parts of
different music for us such as the William Tell
Overture, Allegro from Beethovens 7th
Symphony, Hoe Down from Rodeo, Dr Who
Theme, Montague & Capulet Dance from Romeo
and Juliet, The Toreadors by Bizet, RimskyKorsakovs Flight of the Bumblebee and
Bamboozled which required the students and
teachers to join in singing and doing some
actions.
It was an amazing day for all involved. A big
thank you to
Michelle George
for driving some of
the children to
Melbourne and to
Graham for driving the bus.
Christine Young & Justine Beagley

ATTENTION ALL CATHOLIC FAMILIES

Sacramental Classes- Government Children 2016
Preparation Classes for the Sacrament of First Eucharist (Communion) will commence in Term 3 for
any baptised Catholic school child in Grade 4 at a Government school in our area, at the following
times:
(in ST JOSEPHS SCHOOL):
1.

Wednesday 20th July 3.45 4.45pm

2.

Wednesday 27th July 3.45 4.45pm

3.

Wednesday 3rd August 3.45 4.45pm

4.

Wednesday 10th August 3.45 4.45pm

5.

Wednesday 17th August 3.45 4.30pm (Parent with child) Rehearsal in Church

SACRAMENT WILL BE RECEIVED ON SUNDAY 21ST AUGUST, 10AM MASS.

To register your child, please phone St Marys Star of the Sea on 59844374 between 9-4pm TuesdaysFridays and leave your name, phone number, childs name and state First Communion