TURRAMURRA PUBLIC SCHOOL

Newsletter Issue 5 – Tuesday, 25th February, 2020

Term 1 Week 5

Planning Ahead… Monday 24th -26th February - Year 6 Aussie Bush Camp Friday 28th February - PSSA TPS v Hornsby North PS Friday 6th – 8th March - Band Camp Tuesday 10th March - Zone Swimming

Office: 9983 9455 School Security: 1300 880 021 Canteen: 9440 0356 / OOSH: 9144 4769 https://turramurra-p.schools.nsw.gov.au Email: turramurra-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Principal’s Message

Dear Parents and Carers

We had a very productive P&C Meeting last week with all positions on the Exec filled. Thank you to all who assisted with this. Thank you to our outgoing Deputy Presidents Wilco and Matthew. Special thanks to Rachel for her dedication to the Secretary role. We appreciate all you have done for the School and our students.

Our Parents’ Meeting was also well attended on Friday. We still have a couple of classes to select parents to take on this role. Gill outlined the allocation of jobs for the year.

Our Canteen had another blackout last week and they rescued the lunch orders really well with a special pizza order. Well done to you all. We were reconnected by 1pm.

Year 6 headed off to Camp Yesterday. They will have a fabulous time with many challenges and teamwork tasks to prepare them for the year ahead. They have had a great first day, having completed high ropes, flying fox and raft building and had a Country Fair last night. All are on their very best behaviour and are looking forward to another great day today. We will let you know via Skoolbag if they are running late.

The large tree that came down in the storm two weeks ago has been looked at and will be removed soon. The tree has damaged the neighbours shed and fence and this will need to be repaired at the same time. The area will remain cordoned off until this is finished.

The Band Information Night went well with the majority of parents attending. Thank you to the Band Committee for all your work with this it is a very busy time for you all.

We have had some queries regarding homework this year. The teachers will still set homework for their class but part of the homework will be an optional task or tasks.

Stage expectations will vary with Stage 3 completing assignments and other groups completing classwork consolidation. We are endeavouring to cater for very busy schedules that we know a lot of students have and understand that homework is hard for some and not so hard for others. The expectation is of course that there is always Reading homework and Maths practice where required. We are trying to make this more manageable for you at home.

I have had a meeting with our Assets representative and he has outlined some of the projects for the school this year. One of these is the upgrade of the Infants’ toilets which will be very welcome. I have booked a special deep clean to alleviate the odour, as an interim solution. Other works include playground surface upgrades to our COLAs and floor surfaces. These will be completed throughout the year but I have no time schedule as yet.

Our Prefects will attend Leadership Camp in Term 2 week 1. This is for the leaders who did not attend the City Country Alliance Leadership event in Term 4 last year. All these notes have been sent home.

Zone Swimming Carnival will be in Week 7, notes have been sent home regarding this.

Kindergarten commence their first full days this week. Please be extra vigilant around the streets at the end of the day as the traffic is much busier when this takes effect. A reminder re Kiss and Drop and parking around the school to obey all signage. Council rangers do checks and you will be booked if you do not comply. This is all about the safety of your children.

One small correction from last week’s Newsletter. The photo at the end of my section should have read Dr Karl not Dr Hill. (Mr Wang was amused by his new title!)

Have a great week

Margaret Foott

Principal

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Year 6 on the high ropes

Sport News

Big congratulations to all of our PSSA teams for a great start on Friday. All 4 League Tag Teams, Softball, T-ball and Senior Cricket had victories in round 2.

This week training WILL be as usual with Juniors training on Wednesday and Seniors on Thursday lunch time.

Friday 28th February PSSA Game locations:

Foxglove Oval for League Tag.

Montview for Cricket.

Rofe Park for T-ball and Softball.

Letters have been sent out to Stage 2, non-PSSA students that are interested in specialised tennis training during Friday sport this Term. There are only 10 spots available, so it is a first in, best dressed scenario.

Reminder to register if you are interested in the AFL after school program on Thursdays, starting on the 5th March. GO TO THE WEBSITE - NAB AFL Auskick.

Reg De Jager

Sports Coordinator

From The Office:

As a reminder if your child is unwell please do not send them to school. It is unfair on teachers and other students as they may be contagious, if your child comes to school and is unwell we will send them home!

Worms

Please be aware that we have had cases of Worms reported to us. You do not need to keep your child home but children who have worms need to be treated. Information is available on the NSW Health website.

Achievement Awards K – 2:

KR Thomas Reardon

KB Angela Sun

KY Archie Selby

1M Ada Dinsmore Joel Chain

1T Isibeal Duggan Cicely Payne

2M Charlie Calvert Pippa Fisk

2V Harrison Backhouse Marianne Mai

Benjamin Corner-Rutgers

2K Sofia Teuss Alex Gardyne

Charlie Crowden Chloe Young

2R Charlotte Chue Hong Ariyan Sanjeevan

Sport Awards K – 2:

KR Max Tarrant Hugo Boyer

KB Daniel Masoudian Oliver Chen

KY Summer Smith Ellie Boers

KG Orla Breslin Mason Brook

KO Miles Coroneos Luca Baum

1B James Vermaas

1M Jonah Grove

1N Jana Verster

1T Eileen Kim

2M Matthew Millar

2V Miles Powell

2K Hannah Lynch

2R Giselle Munter

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Achievement Awards Years 3 – 6:

3L Tangia Sun Callan McInney

Joel Pagano Lea Henrion

4B Naomi Bayl Jean Wang

Evangeline Gallagher Emily Bounds

4H Ava Eke Oliver Bounds

Jude Sunderland Gabriella Sancanin

4N Juliette Stewart Xavier Winet

Luca Hor Frankie Powell

5J Jacqueline Bosnich Dhruv Kumar

Diya Sambrane Harry Simpson

5R Lucas Chue Hong Finn Willis

5S Jett Wilson Eric Zhang

Leo Boorman Madeline Keen

Maia Brown Adelaide Butler

6D Eden Livesey Roger Huang

Sofia Garofalo-Stock Marco Gendy

6P Chris Amprimo Bella Skelly

Abby Rigney Cameron Allen

Justin Roger

International School of Music

International School of Music Turramurra runs group music classes at the Turramurra Primary School. We are now taking new enrolments for Term 2 at the Turramurra Primary School:

Jitterbugs for 2 year olds Tuesdays and Fridays at 10.15am

Beeboppers for 3 year olds Tuesdays and Fridays at 10.45am

Junior 4 year old classes Mondays at 12.15pm, Tuesday, 11.30am

Junior 5 year old classes Thursdays at 3.45pm, Fridays at 4.30pm and Saturdays at 3.45pm

Junior 6 year old classes Tuesdays at 4.30pm

Primary 7-9 year olds classes Tuesdays at

5.15pm

The following classes happen at Eastern Road - Our Head Office location.

Junior 4 year old classes Sundays at 10.15am

Junior 5 year old classes Tuesdays at 3.45pm

Junior 6 year old classes Saturdays at

4.30pm

Please visit www.ismturramurra.com.au or call 9983 9460 for more information

Canteen News

A big thank you to last week's helpers!!

Helpers for this week:

Wednesday 26th February 2020

Sally Robbins, Joy Tang

Thursday 27th February 2020

Jacqui Shearer, Steph Shannon, Connie Ciu

Friday 28th February 2020

Keltie Lane, Diana Long, Simone McNaught, Linn Linn Lee

Monday 2nd March 2020

Rhys Shannon

Note for the parents and also for the school teachers: on Monday mornings we bake Haylee's High Fibre Muffins, buy them while they are still hot!!!

Thank you

Haylee & Laura

Issue 5 – Tuesday 25th February, 2020 – page 4

Band News 2020 Term 1-Week 5

BAND CAMP

6 - 8 March 2020

Parent Band Camp Information Night, TPS Library

TONIGHT - Monday, 24 February, 7.30pm

The Parent Volunteer Roster and other vital information for Band Camp will be made

available at the Information Night on Monday, then distributed by Band Managers via

email on Tuesday this week. Please contact your Band Manager or our Band Camp

Coordinator (Megan Treston – bandcamp@tps-pandc.org.au) if you have any questions or

concerns.

Child Protection Declaration – Forms now Overdue All volunteers for Band Camp who have NOT provided details of a valid Working with Children

Check clearance need to complete additional paperwork. Please check your email for the Child

Protection Declaration which will be sent to you by the Band Co-coordinators (band@tps-

pandc.org.au). Please print the Declaration and sign and return it with the FOUR copies of ID

documents to the BAND BOX in the TPS Office or directly to Kerry Medd, as soon as possible.

REMINDER – Notify OOSH & Tutors: If your child attends OOSH on Fridays, it is your

responsibility to notify OOSH if they will not be attending on FRIDAY 6 March, and if they will

return to OOSH after Band Camp finishes at 5pm. If your child has a regular private lesson on

Friday afternoons, please also confirm with your tutor that there will be no lesson due to Band

Camp.

Upcoming Band Calendar Dates

Week 5 Monday

24th Feb

Compulsory - Parent Info Night – Band Camp

TPS Library 7.30pm

Mon-Wed (Year 6 Aussie Bush Camp)

No change to Performance and Jazz Band rehearsals

Week 6 6/7/8th

March

Band Camp! Friday afternoon at TPS,

Sat & Sun at Crusaders, Galston

Week 7 Tues 10-11

March

Junior Band – Full band rehearsals - all students attend both Tues

and Wed rehearsals

Week 8 Thurs

19/3

Band Committee Meeting, Primary Staffroom 7pm

TERM 2 Sunday Ryde East Music Festival

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SAVE

THE

DATE

31 May Junior, Performance and Senior Jazz Bands

times TBC

Sunday

mid-June

Wahroonga Band Festival

Intermediate Band, time TBC

TERM 3

SAVE

THE

DATE

Friday 11

Sept &

Saturday

12 Sept

North Shore Music Festival

(Chatswood High School)

Junior band (Sat 12/9 approx. 2.30-4.30pm)

Intermediate band (Fri 11/9 approx.7-8.30pm)

Performance Band (Sat 12/9 approx. 4-6pm)

TPS School Calendar: https://turramurra-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/about-our-school/calendar.html

TO DO LIST:

If applicable, please return your Child Protection Declaration with ID documents

for Band Camp immediately

Ensure students turn up punctually to rehearsals, and sign in to OOSH if applicable

Practice music!

Volunteer to be a Band Camp shadow Coordinator

Note your volunteer shift(s) for Band Camp and please attend on time. If you need

to make any swaps or changes to the Roster, please make your own arrangements

and notify Vicki & Kerry, Band Co-coordinators. Thank you!!

BAND CONTACT DETAILS

Band Director – Mr Tim Rowland: tpsbands@outlook.com

Band Co-coordinators – Vicki McMartin & Kerry Medd: band@tps-pandc.org.au

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Volunteer Programs for Literacy

Dear Parents and Carers,

My name is Mrs Jenny Harrisson and I’m the Learning and Support Teacher at the school. Part of my role is to oversee the

programs run by parents and volunteers to support those students who need short term extra support in reading. All

programs are run on a 1-1 basis.

I will oversee the ‘MultiLit Program’ for students in Years 3-6 and Mrs Shelley Warren will oversee the ‘Parent Run Reading

Program’ for students in Years 1 & 2. Both programs were a great success last year.

I would love to hear from anyone who would be interested in joining these programs as a volunteer this year, as well as

the wonderful volunteers who helped to make such a difference for the students last year. All I need is a commitment

from you to be available at least once a week, preferably in the morning, on a regular basis. No prior experience is

required. Mrs Warren and I will train and support all volunteers and provide the necessary materials.

If you’d like to volunteer, including volunteers from last year, could you please complete the section at the end and return

it to me ASAP.

Thank you,

Jenny Harrisson

Learning & Support Teacher

Please return to Jenny Harrisson via the office.

o I would like to join the Volunteer Program for Literacy

o My preference is the ‘Parent Run Reading Program’

o My preference is the ‘MultiLit’ Program

o Name: ___________________________

o Child’s name and current class: _______________________________________________

o Telephone number and email for contact: ______________________________________________

o I’m available (state day/days): _________________________

Thank you.

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