TRUSCOTT STREET

PUBLIC SCHOOL

NEWSLETTER

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Monday 11 March 2019 Term 1 Week 7

What’s on at Truscott St

Tuesday 12 March

Wednesday 13 March

Thursday 14 March

Friday 15 March

Monday 18 March

Tuesday 19 March

Wednesday 20 March

Thursday 21 March

Friday 22 March

Saturday 23 March

Thursday 28 March

Friday 29 March

Anti-Bullying Program

Zone Swimming Carnival

Support Unit Swimming Carnival

8.15am SRC breakfast

National Anti-Bullying Day

Assembly: Captains

PSSA round 5

Road Safety Kindergarten—Year 4

Road Safety Kindergarten—Year 4

Harmony Day/ Grandparents Day

Interrelate Years 5&6 (date change due to H/S selective testing)

Assembly: House Captains

Election Day BBQ

Interrelate Years 5&6

Assembly: Band

Canteen Sausage Sizzle Day

Additional dates are available on the School Website and Skoolbag Calendar and may be subject to change

From The Principal:

Harmony Day/ Grandparents Day

Truscott Street School will be celebrating Harmony Day and Grandparents Day on Wednesday 20 March 2019.

Grandparents and parents are invited to attend the morning. The day will start at 9.40 am in the hall. Students

who are representing Australia need to wear green and gold clothing. Students representing the Harmony Day

concept need to wear orange clothing. Students representing a country should wear clothing from that country.

Each country represented will parade and speak about their clothing or culture.

Grandparents are welcome to attend the parade and visit classrooms before recess. They can enjoy a delicious

morning tea from 11.15 in the hall.

Scripture Program

Scripture classes are now underway for 2019. Your child has been placed in the scripture group nominated by you

at the time of enrolment. Students who do not attend a scripture class are placed in a non-scripture group where

they will read, complete homework or engage in activities suitable for this non-teaching time. In the event that a

scripture teacher is unavailable your child will also attend non-scripture. Students will not be able to change

scripture classes without a valid written reason being provided by their parent. Unfortunately, due to student

numbers and available spaces within the school, the sampling of multiple scripture classes throughout the year is

not possible.

Anne Barltrop

Principal

PSSA News

PSSA Round 5 Friday 15/3/19

Newcombe Ball & Volleyball v Ryde

@ Meadowbank Park

Softball & Teeball v North Ryde

@ Magdala Park

Training: Thursday 8.30am - 9.00am

Senior

Volleyball

Senior

Newcombe Ball

Junior

Newcombe Ball

TSPS v Hunters Hill TSPS v Hunters Hill TSPS v Hunters Hill

0-3 0-2 2-0

Player of the match Player of the match Player of the match

Ellie F Chelsey N Amit P

Mixed Softball Girls Softball Mixed Teeball Girls Teeball

TSPS v Denistone East TSPS v Denistone East TSPS v Denistone East TSPS v Denistone East

6-0 7-1 3-11 10-9

Player of the match Player of the match Player of the match Player of the match

Lachlan C Arianne B Jack A Hannah A

School News High School 2020 Expressions of Interest for High School 2020 are being sent home today. Please complete details and return to

school by Tuesday 19 March.

Jill Taylor

Administration Officer

Library Library bags for borrowing

A big thank you to Mrs Pandey who made the library five beautiful book bags. These bright and colourful bags are

being loaned to students who have forgotten their bag to borrow books. They have been labelled with “TSPS” as a

reminder that they need to be returned to the school. It would be much appreciated if students could return

these bags to the library the next day.

Jess Hills

Teacher Librarian

Office News Notes to be returned Please return Emergency Form, Learning Opportunities, SISA Program, Photograph, Internet &

Publishing permission notes as soon as possible.

3 Permission notes and payment of $20.00 for Support Unit Swimming Carnival.

2 Zone Swimming permission and payments of $38.00

3 Canberra Permission notes due last Friday

7 part payment of $185.00 due last Friday

8 Permission notes for Interrelate Years 5 & 6 - due last Friday

24 Payment of $45.00 for Interrelate if school fees have not been paid

119 Anti-bullying program permission—$5.00

Book Club Issue 2 orders need to be produced through the Scholastic Loop by Wednesday 13 March.

Pam Jurd

Administration Manager

Monday Student Banking

Wednesday Canteen open

Thursday Canteen open

Friday Canteen open

Uniform Shop open 8.30am—9.15am

11.30am school assembly

P&C News Our AGM was held on Wednesday 6 March and positions in the P&C Executive Committee were filled, by vote of

the members of the P&C committee present at the meeting. Other positions, including OOSH committee and

canteen, band and uniform shop coordinator roles were filled. Attached at the end of this newsletter is the list of

elected positions. I take this opportunity to thank all those who supported the P&C last year and thank, in

advance, those who intend to do so this year. If you are interested in participating or knowing more about the P&C,

please visit our website, call or email me or any other member of the P&C, or come along to our next meeting

Greg Monahan

P&C President

Election Day BBQ

To keep the voters happy on election day, Saturday 23 March, the P&C will be running a Sausage sizzle. We will be

selling bacon & egg rolls, sausage sandwiches and drinks. Your assistance on the day to take orders, serve food and

cook the BBQ is greatly appreciated. A note will be sent home on Monday please complete and return it to the

office asap or email fundraising@tspspandc.or.au

Kristy Anderson

Movie Night

Save the date! The annual Truscott Street Public School movie night will take place on Friday 3 May. More details

to follow shortly.

Kristy & Selina

Canteen News

We recommend that Friday orders continue to be placed on Thursday or first thing Friday (before 8am) to avoid

frustration. Flexischools does not appear to have rectified the issue.

This week’s volunteers for Friday is 5N – thank you Chrissy and Iris.

The allocated classes for the remainder of the term are below. Please let your class parents know if you can help.

Term 1 Date Class

Wk 8 22-Mar-19 KM

Wk 9 29-Mar-19 KS

Wk 10 05-Apr-19 KW

Wk 11 12-Apr-19 SU

Sam Le Cornu

Uniform Shop

We are very excited to announce that the second hand items are now available anytime!

They are now located in a cupboard in the hallway just outside the uniform shop.

Please feel free to come anytime to purchase items. It works via an honesty box system so please just leave the

money for the items you decide to purchase in the box around the right side of the cupboard.

We just ask a couple of things:

1. Please leave the area tidy so that we may continue to be able to offer this service.

2. Please be honest - parents have so generously donated good quality used clothes so that the money made from

them can go back to the school… in other words - back to your children.

Also, please note that the uniform shop will no longer be accepting cash as a form of payment commencing

Term 2.

Please note in regards to exchange or refund items: if you really cannot make it into the shop on Fridays, you may leave the items at the office to be processed the following Friday. Items in brand new condition with tags still attached will only be accepted. Update to Uniform Shop Hours: Fridays 8:30am - 9:30am Veronica Christy

Band News Week 9 Band Assembly

Parents of Band students are advised that there will be a performance at Week 9 Assembly on Friday 29 March

11.30am. Please come along if you can, if your child will be away or cannot attend please let us know immediately

as it may affect the performance.

New Percussion Ensemble

Last Tuesday students were given a brief demonstration during lines by our drum tutor Ben Curdie along with year

6 student Ben Thomas of some percussion instruments. David Thirgood of Inner West Music Academy spoke to

them about the new Percussion Ensemble starting in Term 2. He is aiming to have around 10-15 students playing

various drums and percussion instruments in a dynamic new ensemble. Students do not need to be in another

band, music ensemble or receiving private tutoring (however if they are that’s fine). To find out more please

contact David Thirgood at admin@innerwestmusicacademy.com.au or call 0400 517 009.

If your child would like to join a band or musical ensemble or you have questions regarding instrument hire please

contact band@tspspandc.org.au For more information regarding rehearsal times and how our music programs

work, go to the P&C Band website at www.tspspandc.org.au

Amanda Thomas

Band Coordinator

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