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TALLYGAROOPNA PRIMARY SCHOOL NO.3067

Victoria Street, Tallygaroopna

Phone 03 58298264 Fax 03 58298244 tallygaroopna.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Website - http://www.tally-ps-3067.vic.edu.au/ Mobile 0403625625 / 0411960164

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SCHOOL VALUES – RESPECT, HONESTY & INCLUSION

THE THIRD COOKING SESSION WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY FROM 3.30PM UNTIL 5.30PM.

THE COST FOR THE NIGHT IS $5 WHICH INCLUDES 2 MEALS. EVERYONE FROM THE COMMUNITY IS WELCOME TO COME ALONG

AND JOIN IN ON THE FUN.

THE NEXT TWO PLAYGROUPS WILL BOTH BE

HELD ON TUESDAY’S. (19th Nov and 3rd Dec)

THE LAST PLAYGROUP FOR THE YEAR WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY 19th DECEMBER. WE

LOOK FORWARD TO THIS GROUP CONTINUING IN 2014.

The cost for each parent attending the end of

year excursion is $30. This amount is due to be paid by Friday 22nd November. Special thanks to

the Parents Club who are subsidising $500 towards the cost of the bus. This is really appreciated.

School Facebook Likes – 51 and growing

TERM 4 NO.35 11th November 2013

SCIENTISTS OF THE WEEK – Brock Austin

THANK YOU TO THE FLEMING FAMILY FOR THE KIND DONATION OF A DOLL

HOUSE FOR OUR PLAYGROUP.

News from the Principal’s Desk Hi everyone, Last week was generally a normal one at Tallygaroopna Primary School, although Tuesday was a Public Holiday because of the Melbourne Cup. Congratulations to Connor McNab who won the Cup Sweep at the Tallygaroopna Recreation Reserve. I am sure he will spend this money wisely – maybe even towards a new iPad for Secondary College. Tomorrow, our Grade 5/6 students will participate in the T20 Cricket Carnival in Shepparton. We have entered a mixed team and I am looking forward to seeing the kids work well as a team and have some fun. The 2/3/4’s will be competing in their carnival in early December – we are still looking for a coach so that we can perhaps take 2 teams (boys / girls). If you can assist in any way please contact me ASAP. On Friday, a Yachting Program is also available for the Grade 5/6 students, but at present only one family has taken up this opportunity. As a result, parents will be responsible for travel and supervision on this day and I will make contact with this family throughout the week to reinforce this. So far our Kitchen Program has been a great success after two sessions and I look forward to continuing to see many families attend these sessions over the next few weeks. A reminder to contact Jaala Free if interested in this program. Our School Toilet Art Project is also close to being finished and the students have really enjoyed being given the opportunity to participate in this and they should have a real sense of ownership with this into the future. Some photos are included in this edition of the newsletter again. Thanks for your great work Mrs O’Brien. A final reminder about the 2 Curriculum Days which are scheduled in the next month. These dates are Thursday 21st November and Friday 6th December. I hope families have had plenty of notice in regard to these and can make alternative arrangements for these two days. Have a great week everyone. Karen will be at the office until Thursday as always if any matters need addressing. Unfortunately, I will be away on Thursday and Friday this week at a Shepparton Network Principals Meeting at Mulwala.

David Brodie (Teaching Principal)

THE MULTI PURPOSE ROOM IS OUT OF BOUNDS FOR ALL STUDENTS UNLESS SUPERVISED BY

STAFF, AS WE ARE CURRENTLY SETTING UP THE ROOM FOR OSH CARE FOR 2014.

Congratulations to Leanne Good (our Knitting expert) on the birth of her grandchild, Max Troy, who was born on 27/10/13 weighing 7 pound 11.

If anyone would like to order from the last Book Club of the year, please return the completed form with payment by this Friday, 15th November.

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Photos for the Week – Community Kitchen Program

TALLYGAROOPNA PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIDES ITSELF ON

BEING A COMMUNITY SCHOOL

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Photos for the Week – Toilet Art Project

Photos for the Week – Playgroup

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STUDENTS OF THE WEEK – Term 4 / Week 5

All students received a certificate and also a free icy pole voucher to use this term.

Foundation / Grade 1 Terrific Turtle’s Taylah Groves

For the confidence she displays

in her work. Taylah is always willing to do the very best she

can. Great work Taylah.

Grade 2/3/4 Freaky Frogs

Kelsie Dempster

For the great way she goes with

the flow in the classroom.

Grade 5/6 Mad Monkeys Teagan Brett

For her conscientious work habits and for striving to always

do her personal best with Mathletics

Values Vault Winner for Week 5 is Jake Buckland

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1. Transition – Grade 6

All Grade 6 students need to have their blue student information sheet returned to school by the end of the week. We are anticipating a visit from staff from Wanganui SC very soon and this is when this form will be collected. This visit will also involve a general discussion about life at Secondary School and should be very worthwhile. All children attending Secondary School next year should have bus forms lodged with relevant Secondary schools. 2. Remembrance Day

Today we had a minute silence as a mark of respect for Remembrance Day. Remembrance Day (also known as Poppy Day or Armistice Day) is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth countries since the end of World War I to remember the members of their armed forces who have died in the line of duty. Special thanks to all of the students and staff for being so respectful during this time. Poppies are still available for sale at the office. 3. End of Year Excursion

Our end of year excursion to Echuca will be held on Thursday 5th December. We will be taking 2 buses to the venue and all parents are invited – first in best dressed. Because we are taking 2 buses we are positive about everyone being able to attend. Last year, all students were supervised by parents and if possible we would like this to occur again. Parent numbers have now closed and the cost for the day for parents will be $30 each. This will need to be in at school by Friday 22nd November. Feel free to discuss this at school, because we can negotiate a payment plan if needed. Final Timetable 9am – Leave Tallygaroopna PS by bus 10.30am – Ride on the 100 year old Paddlesteamer Canberra (1 hour) 11.30am – 12.45pm Free Time in Echuca – lunch if required 1pm – Leave for Squiggles Indoor Playcentre and Jurassic Water Park - access to Alfresco BBQ Area 3.30pm – Leave to return home 4.45pm – Arrive back at Tallygaroopna PS If Parents wish to bring BBQ food for lunch they should ring Squiggles Indoor Playcentre and Jurassic Water Park on 54803031 for general details. The only other food that is available is chips, chocolates, ice creams and drinks. No lunch food is available at this venue. http://www.emmylou.com.au/canberra http://www.squiggles.com.au/ 4. T20 Blast Cricket Tournaments The Grade 5/6 students will be participating in a T20 Blast Cricket Tournament tomorrow (formerly known as Kanga 8’s). We will only have one mixed team for the day and students will be travelling by car with Mr Brodie and Mrs Armstrong to and from the venue – McEwen Reserve in Shepparton. Permission forms must be returned in order to participate in this program. As always, behaviour and attendance will be closely monitored leading up to these events. Excursions are a privilege not a right at Tallygaroopna Primary School. We aim to have all of the Grade 2 – 6 students invited to these tournaments. Grade 5/6 Tournament – Tuesday 12th November (mixed team of boys and girls) Grade 3/4 Tournament – Tuesday 3rd December (boys / girls team)

5. End of Year Concert / Graduation Night This year at our Christmas Concert, we will again say farewell to our wonderful Grade 6 students as they begin a new journey at Secondary School next year. This is scheduled for Tuesday 17th December. As per last year, some Christmas songs will be sung and a few small speeches will occur before children receive their Graduation Certificates. Again, we are working on a Powerpoint Presentation which will be shown on the night which will reflect on children’s journey through their Primary years. Planning is still occurring with this, but right now it looks terrific. Copies will be available to parents at no cost – A CD will be required.

WE NEED A PHOTO OF THE GRADE 6 PREP PHOTO –

IF ANYONE CAN HELP OUT.

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6. Library

Our next library session will be on Tuesday 19th November. There will be no school on Thursday 21ST November, because of the Curriculum Day, so thanks to Mrs Mitchell for being so flexible with this. Could all families return any outstanding library book as soon as possible please. Invoices will be sent home for any outstanding books. The final library session for the year is yet to be confirmed, but it will not be on Thursday 5th December. This is the date of our end of year excursion – stay tuned for more details.

7. Term Dates - 2014

These dates will be confirmed at the end of the November after our last School Council meeting for the year. Please keep these in a handy spot as you may wish to book your family holidays during the school holidays. All staff at Tallygaroopna PS will be involved in First Aid Training on Tuesday 28th January and the following day all staff will be involved in a Planning Day for the start of the School Year. As a result, all students will start on the Thursday. Term 1 – January 28th until 4th April (all students from F-6 to start on Thursday 30th January) Term 2 – 22nd April until 27th June Term 3 – 14th July until 19th September Term 4 – 6th October until 19th December 8. Yachting Program We have had a limited response with the Yachting Program so parents will be responsible for transport to and from the venue on this day - parents will also need to supervise their child whilst at the venue. The coordinator, Kate Nichols has been informed of this. The cost of this program is $27 per student. The Grade 5/6 students have the option to participate in a Water Safety Activity Day on Wed 4th December as well and this program is free of cost which will also involve swimming in the lake, canoeing…etc. Families may utilise this day instead of the Yachting day if they wish.

THE VENUE THIS YEAR FOR THE YACHTING PROGRAM IS THE SHEPPARTON LAKE

(KNOWN AS LAKE VICTORIA)

ASSEMBLY POINT: We will need to drive around the back of the lake on Tom Collins Drive past Aquamoves to the green sheds.

The date is FRIDAY 15TH NOVEMBER, our time is: 1.15-2.45pm

Students need to bring:

a pair of old sneakers to wear in the yacht and walking on land bathers and towel sunhat or woollen beanie depending on weather windproof jacket if cold sunscreen plastic bag for wet clothing change of clothes water bottle Personal Floatation Devices (PFD’s) will be supplied by Yachting Victoria.

9. Outside School Hours Care A couple of weeks ago at School Council, it was decided that we would look at implementing Outside Hours School Care next year. We are still in the planning stages at present, but we are looking at supporting families from 3.30pm until 6pm from Wednesday until Friday for the 2014 school year. Further details will be available in the next few weeks – all staff went to Guthrie St. PS a couple of weeks ago after school to observe their OSH Care Program, which will assist with implementation between now and the end of the year. This announcement is a fantastic one for our school and we hope that it will be a success next year and hopefully financially viable for years to come. If anyone can help out in any way with this program feel free to contact David Brodie at school. Presently, we have made a formal Provider Approval Application and we hope to have our Service Provider Approval completed this week as well. Once this has been processed we can continue to push forward with OSH Care for Tallygaroopna Primary School.

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10. Curriculum Days After some consultation with a number of cluster small schools we have scheduled a Pupil Free Curriculum Day for Thursday 21st November. This day was formally approved at School Council a couple of weeks ago. Staff will be working through Component 2 of Kidsmatter on this day and we look forward to being able to implement this and continue to improve our School Culture. As arranged previously, our Final Pupil Free Day will be held after the End of Year Excursion on Friday 6th December. Staff will spend this day focusing on Report Writing and the implementation of AusVELS. 11. Orientation Days – New Preps (2014) Our Orientation Program has had two successful sessions so far. This transition program involves the whole school as students move through into new classes in preparation for the 2014 school year. Remaining dates are summarised below: Wednesday 20th November – 9am until 2pm (includes morning playtime and lunchtime) Tuesday 10th December – whole day (State Wide Orientation Day – Grade 6’s going to Secondary College) 12. AASC Program Our AASC program for term 4 began a couple of weeks ago with Golf being held on Mondays and Touch Footy on Tuesday’s. Enrolment forms are available from the office and can be downloaded from our school website. Each session begins at 3.35pm and concludes at 4.35pm. A healthy fruit snack is provided before each session and Andrea Walker is our supervisor for both programs. We will continue to have a random Participation winner for each week. Icy pole voucher participation winner was – Alicia 13. School Council The final School Council Meeting for the year will be held on Wednesday 20th November. The Finance Committee will meet at 6.45pm followed by School Council at 7.30pm as per normal. 14. New Enrolments - 2014 Enrolment Packages can be collected from the school office and an informal tour of the school can be requested if needed. Feel free to contact Mr Brodie any time.

Northerners Cricket Club

-wants everyone to save the date for our

Community Christmas Party.

It will be at our Tallygaroopna Reserve with a

6pm start and BBQ tea available.

(Apologies for the incorrect date advertised

earlier)

Saturday 21st of December.

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You’re invited to…

Jets Gymnastics Shepparton

Mooroopna Recreation Reserve

58254228 | jetsshepparton@jetsgym.com.au

Give mum and dad a break for the night and come and party at our

FLURO NIGHT! There’ll be games, dancing and best-dressed prizes to be won, so why not

come along and have some fun! Date: Saturday 16th November

Time: 6:30 – 9:30pm Cost: $10, includes a pop top, lolly bag, Glo Stick and all night entertainment.

Bookings close Wednesday 13th November pay on the night,

phone 58254228 or see office staff. Open to primary-aged children (7 – 12 years).

Limited spots available

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TALLYGAROOPNA PRIMARY SCHOOL – TERM 4 CALENDAR

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

4 AASC - Golf

Public H.Day 5 Melbourne Cup

6 Library 7 Playgroup

Community

Kitchen 2

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11 AASC - Golf

T20 Cricket 12 AASC

–Touch Footy

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Community 14 Kitchen 3

Art 15 Yachting Prog.

18 AASC - Golf

Library 19 AASC

–Touch Footy

Playgroup

Orientation 20 Day 3 (9-2)

School Council /

Finance 8

Cricket Clinic

Curriculum 21 Day- pupil free

Community

Kitchen 4

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Cricket – 23rd

25 AASC - Golf

26 AASC

–Touch Footy

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Community 28 Kitchen 5

Art 29

Cricket – 30th

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

2 AASC - Golf

Library - TBC 3 AASC

–Touch Footy

T20 Cricket Playgroup

Water Safety 4 Day – G. 5/6

End of Year 5 Excursion

Report 6 Writing

– pupil free

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Orientation 10 Day – statewide

AASC

–Touch Footy

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Community 12 Kitchen 6

Cluster Day –

Numurkah Pool

Art 13

Reports 16 Home

End of Year 17 Xmas Concert /

Graduation

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Playgroup 19

20 Munch N

Crunch - Pizza

Dismissal – 2.25

Cricket – 20th

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NOVEMBER DECEMBER

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

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