LEADERSHIP ELECTIONS FOR CAPTAINS AND VICE-CAPTAINS FOR 2019 Congratulations to our new captains and vice-captains for 2019. It was announced on Monday in a whole school assembly that our captains will be – Jacob Abou-Touma and Ruby Lee, and our vice-captains will be Jonathan Sarayer and Jenifer Hobbs. Thank you to the Stage 3 team, led by Tristan Carruthers for the organisation of these events. I look forward to working with all the leaders in 2019 and would like to take this opportunity to thank the 2018 leaders for their efforts this year. SUN SAFETY The school encourages students to wear a hat, drink water and use sun-screen. Please apply sunscreen to your children before they come to school and encourage them to ask our staff to apply more during the day if needed. Our aim is to always provide a safe environment for our students. YEAR 6 GIFT TO THE SCHOOL Each year the graduating students of Year Six present a small gift to the school. The 2018 students have made a lovely presentation for our hall comprising two signs. The first is the words of our school song and the second is an acknowledgement of country to the traditional owners of the land. Both of these are very significant in the life of our school and I’d like to take the opportunity to invite you to come and enjoy our newest additions to our hall on Monday at our presentation assemblies. Thank you Year Six for such a thoughtful and lasting gift. The school wishes you well as you enter the next part of your educational journey as high school begins in 2019. STAFF NEWS

We will say farewell to Josh Jones on the last day of school this year after 4 years with us at Toongabbie PS. Josh will certainly be missed by the staff and students and we wish him all the best as he takes up his permanent classroom teacher role at Dundas Public School next year. Josh began as a casual, then went to Year 5, Year 6 and this year on Kindergarten. His love of music, piano playing and easy-going nature will be missed at TPS. The Kindergarten students in KJ have really enjoyed being in his class. We were also delighted to have him as Band Co-ordinator, which showed his love of entertaining and music. Congratulations Josh.

CHOOSING SCHOOL SHOES Are expensive school shoes the best option for happy feet? Let's face it. School shoes have never been at the cutting edge of fashion. In fact if you look at what your parents were wearing, the humble school shoe really hasn't evolved much at all. Tips for choosing shoes: http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/wellbeing/health/choosing-the-right-school-shoes TEACH YOUR KIDS TO BE WATERPROOF As temperatures rise, the risk of drowning increases too. Review these water-safety tips to help keep your family safe this summer. Find out more: http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/wellbeing/health/water-safety-tips BUZZ ASSEMBLIES Our K-2 and 3-6 Buzz Assemblies were held today. Congratulations to all recipients and special con-gratulations to those students who received a badge for 6 or 9 Buzz Awards. Full list of winners and photos follow further in the newsletter.

Relieving Principal’s Report - Bruce Francis

Toongabbie Public School

Friday 7th December, 2018

Volume 38

Dates to Remember:

10 Dec—Presentation Day 10 Dec—P & C Meeting 12 Dec—Carol’s Night 13 Dec—Sport & Cultural Presentation 14 Dec—Year 6 Surf School 17 Dec—Year 6 Graduation 18 Dec—Party Day 19 Dec—LAST DAY OF TERM

Notes

* Presentation Day Notes

PBL Focus

Sharing Friends and Including Others

Having friends provides sup-

port and promotes mental health and wellbeing. Chil-dren’s friendships are very important for their social and emotional development. Through friendships, children learn how to relate with others. They develop social skills as they teach each other how to be good friends. Students will sing songs, en-gage in a variety of games, discussions, write and draw the importance of having more

than one friend.

Relieving Deputy Principal’s Report - Sue Bownds

Week 8 is now over and our end of year celebrations are well under way. I look forward to seeing many of you at Carols Night, Year 6 graduation and farewell, party days, P & C next Monday, Toonie’s Got Talent, Red Faces and the fabu-lous Year 6 Clap Out. Here is a snapshot of what happened this week at TPS. BAND PLAYING AT BUNNINGS AT ABBOTT ROAD On Thursday night, our band, conducted by Mr John Darcy performed for everyone who visited Bunnings. What a great opportunity to showcase their talent to the many visitors on this busy night before Christmas. Mr Darcy was in the Christmas spirit as well and many of our band members had their faces painted to add to the festive atmosphere. Thank you to our parents for their continued support of this program, particularly Vanessa Wegener and her committee. A report will be later in this newsletter. PRESENTATION DAY FOR K-6 STUDENTS On Monday 10th December, we have our Presentation Day assemblies. If your child is receiving an award then you will have received a letter this week. Please come and join us as we celebrate a wonderful year of learning at TPS. All par-ents are welcome to attend. The 3-6 assembly organised by Mr Sanders begins at 9.25am and will continue until re-cess. There will be visitors presenting various awards at this assembly. The K-2 Presentation Day will begin at 11.40am and will conclude at 1pm. This assembly is organised by Mrs Rolls and Miss Abihanna and will be presented by our Year 2 SRC Representatives. The Schools Spectacular dancers will perform. Tea and coffee will be provided at recess for parents and family members who would like to stay or come early. This will be for K-6 parents, so please join us from 11am-11.40am. SPORT AND CULTURAL ASSEMBLY On Thursday 13th December, we have our Sport and Cultural assembly. If your child is receiving an award you will have received a letter this week. We look forward to seeing you there. This assembly is organised by Mr Howe. HELPERS MORNING TEA Our annual Helpers Morning Tea was held this week on Wednesday 5th December at 11.00am in the staffroom. Thank you to everyone who helped in some capacity during 2018. Toongabbie is enriched by your assistance and it is our small way of thanking you for your efforts during the year. Thanks also to the staff who provided the morning tea and set it up so beautifully in our revamped staff room. We look forward to your assistance in 2019. TOONIE’S GOT TALENT FOR K-2 There will be 2 heats next week in Week 9. Heat 1 is on Tuesday morning at 9am and Heat 2 will be on Friday at 2pm. Your child will receive a note from Mrs Gersbach if they are successful with their audition from Mrs Gersbach in 1G. Please come and watch our talented students next week. The final will be held at 9am on Wednesday 19 th December which is the last day of school. CAROLS NIGHT Looking forward to a wonderful night on Wednesday night 12th December starting at 6pm. Miss McGoogan is coordinat-ing this for the staff together with the local churches. The band committee will be running a BBQ, as usual, and I look forward to getting my usual sausage sandwich on the night. It will be held under the COLA. The band will perform as well as grade items from Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2, amongst others. Please join us and the community for a wonderful night.

P&C and Parent Auxiliary

TOONGABBIE PUBLIC SCHOOL P&C ASSOCIATION The next P&C General Meeting will be held on Monday 10th December 2018. Please note the time change for this meeting, the December meeting will start at 7pm. Please note that this will be our final meeting for 2018. If you would like to have the opportunity to vote at the 2019 P&C AGM you will need to have attended one General meeting of the P&C or one of it’s sub-committees in 2018 and have paid your $1 membership fee. This final meeting will be your last opportunity to become a P&C member before the 2019 AGM.

P&C CANTEEN NEWS – Rhonda Fogg As the year is drawing to a close, we ask that all current volunteers might start considering their availability for 2019 and if you would like to make changes to your rostered day in 2019 please let Rhonda know next time you are in the canteen. Anyone who would like to join our fantastic volunteer group, this is the perfect time to add your name to the list. Please see Rhonda if you have any questions about what is involved. You can give as little as one day a month or even just a few hours of your time whenever you are available. If any volunteers have not indicated if they will be attending the Christmas dinner on Thursday 13th December, please let Rhonda or Brooke know as soon as possible. END OF TERM As we approach the end of the year, the canteen will be running down stock. Over the last weeks of term, while the canteen will be open every day, some menu items will become unavailable. As items become out of stock this will be updated on Flexischools and you will be advised at the time of ordering if your selection is not available. MANAGERS SPECIAL Week 9 The managers special for week 9 will be Christmas Bento Box $4.50 each Available for lunch orders via Flexischools and over the counter. SUSHI TUESDAYS ARE BACK – WEEKS 9 Don’t forget you need to order by Noon Monday to ensure delivery of fresh Sushi for lunch on Tuesdays! There will be sushi deliveries in week 9 but there will be no sushi in the Last week of term (Tues 18/12). MENU SUGGESTIONS FOR 2019 This is your last opportunity to make menu suggestions for 2019. Menu preparation for next year is already underway, so if there are any items that you would like to see on the school canteen menu, now is your chance to make a suggestion. If there is something that you might like to see of-fered next year, please send your suggestions to toongabbiepublicschoolpandc@gmail.com

P&C Canteen — Rhonda Fogg, Canteen Manager.

Western Sydney Wanderers v Sydney FC ***Free tickets*** The NSW Premier’s Sporting Challenge and ANZ Stadium are delighted to offer staff and students of PSC-participating schools an opportunity to obtain 4 x free football tickets each to the Western Sydney Wanderers v Sydney FC game on Saturday 15 December, 7:50pm at ANZ Stadium. Please find attached the Letter of Offer with instructions on how to obtain free tickets. For additional information please visit the ANZ Stadium website at http://www.anzstadium.com.au

COMMUNITY NEWS

TOONGABBIE PUBLIC SCHOOL BAND—Vanessa Wegener

On Thursday night the TPS Bands performed Christmas Carols and some of their favourite tunes at Bunnings Seven Hills, for their Annual Xmas Family Fun Night. It was a fantastic opportunity for the students to all perform together and they sounded wonderful. It wasn't all work though, the students were able to enjoy all the fun activities on the night including face painting, gingerbread decorating, craft, simulators, a jumping castle and lots more. It was a well deserved celebration of all their efforts this year and one that the whole family could enjoy. Please see below for photos from the night. Our very own Carol's Night kicks off at 6pm on Wednesday 12th December. Your band committee and volunteers will be serving up a sausage sandwich storm, cakes, drinks & ice creams. We will also be raffling off some fantastic prizes including an Acoustic Guitar package, Bunnings vouchers, Bright Star kids vouchers and an overnight accommodation package at SeaWorld Resort on the Gold Coast! We can't wait to see all of our fellow TPS families there! It's been a fabulous year for our band and 2019 promises to be full of fun learning & exciting performance opportunities in our 25th Anniversary year. It's your last chance to register for our program. Visit www.schoolbands.com.au or email toongabbiepsband@gmail.com

Jonny CORLESS, Jonah SCHWALGER K-6M, Havan PATEL, Snikta MAJUMDAR, Pearl ROBERT KD, Caitlin HILL,

Yusuf AHMED, Timucin OZLUK KE, Dean FREEBURGER, Shanmuka KADIKATLA, Luxmie PRAGASH KJ, Emmett

PARSONS, James STEWART, Mithil Ajit SHAH KR, Serena YOON, Daniel MINOR, Phoenix GUIA KS, Suthesha

ATHITHAN, Dion PALACIOS PYNOR, Christina BATSHON 1-2P, Isabella JAMES, Amelia VAN WAARD, Lachlan

PEARCE 1G, Aashi PATEL, Nicholas SELMAN, Shahbaz SINGH 1K, Chamaya SENEVIRATHNA, Jessica WALKER,

Yasswin SUTHAKARAN 1S, Yolanda HUANG, Tahliah HIGSON, Jashan PELIA 2H, Isabella SERENA, Scarlett

MORRIS, Max KERR 2O, Ellie OLDFIELD, Anya PATEL, Fergus CHO 2S, Chenuth DE SILVA, Jasmin BATTISTEL-

LA, Sophie Allen 3J, Connor O'NEILL, Ruby KALAUNI, Rebecca LANGER 3K, Jason LIANG, Nishi DUDHAT, Juanita

LENH 3T, Olivia LEE, Hannah ELKIN, Pritika MAHARAJ 4M, Grace STEVENSON, Eloise WEGENER, Jade PHIL-

LIPSON 4P, Ananya KRISHNAN, Thomas CHENSEE, Anna LEE 4S, Abbey BARR, Riley TICEHURST, Joelin JOBY

5H, Ashleigh KEATS, Rachel MCNEILLY, Leanna HE 5M, Aarushi PATEL, Jenesis SABINE, Hasti GHASEMI 5W,

Bailey Leafe, Siobhan FULLER, Dhyana Patel 6C, Noah Eliesa, Brendan Ramos, Emily Farrugia 6D, Shianne HOOK-

EY, Keely Gannon, Samanyu Singh Sharma 6M

BUZZ ASSEMBLY

Mrs Stone and Mr Howe took approximately 50 students from Stage 3 to Pendle Hill High School. They enjoyed doing

lessons in various subject areas and are seen here enjoying the Science lab.