TOOTGAROOK TELEGRAPH

Weekly newsletter of

TOOTGAROOK PRIMARY SCHOOL

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

Issue 39 4th December, 2014

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

CALENDAR - Term Four

Wednesday 10th December - Choir Big Day Out
Thursday 11th December - End of Year Celebration 5-7pm
Monday 15th December
Parent Helpers Morning Tea
Tuesday 16th December - Grade 6 Graduation
Wednesday 17th December Student Reports sent home
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Friday 19 December - Last Day Term 4 2.00pm Dismissal

2015
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Wednesday 28 January
Thursday 29th January
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- Bookselling day!
First Day Term One

Staffing & Structure for 2015

The staffing structure is detailed below in regard to anticipated enrolments of 240 in 2015. Students are placed
in a Home Group. This change in 2012 has developed students engagement with multiple teachers within their
teaching area. The Home Group teacher has responsibility for the students in many administrative roles as well
as teaching. Parents may need to contact a variety of teachers regarding academic progress however the Home
Group Teacher is the first point of call for any school related issues.
Principal
Mr Whitworth
Assistant PrincipalMr King
Prep R
Prep B
1H
1P
2B
2J
3W
3A
4S
5Q
6W

Mrs Read
Mrs Bos
Mrs Hughes
Miss Perkins
Mrs Baird
Mrs Johnstone
Ms Walton/Mrs Bruin
Miss Arnold
Miss Staley
Miss Quintin
Miss Withers

Art
Indonesian
Music
Physical Education-

Miss Davey
Miss Lee / Mrs Clements
Mrs Young
Mr Kitchin

Long Service Leave-

Mrs Prossor

Reading Intervention
Library/ Educational Support
Educational Support
Educational Support
Office Manager
Office Administration

-Mrs Jenkins
-Mrs Waycott
-Mrs Beagley
-Mr Sharrock
-Mrs Parsons
-Mrs Stephens

Mr Shorthouse had previously been listed to the Physical Education Role. In the last week he has informed me that he will
be taking up a position at Mornington Secondary College. Mr Shorthouse enjoyed his time at Tootgarook and we wish him
all the best in his new role.
Mrs Bruin and Mrs Prossor are heading into semi-retirement. On behalf of the Tootgarook community we wish them all
the best in their new challenges and experiences. Over many years both have been highly valued members of the
Tootgarook team.
Mr Baker will finish the year at Tootgarook Primary School and develop his career at another educational setting in 2015.
Mr Baker has worked very hard towards extending the physical education skills of the students at TPS. We wish him well
in his future endeavours.

End of year reports will be distributed to all students on Wednesday 17th December.
If you have any questions about the report, or your childs progress in general, please contact
his/her teacher to arrange a meeting at a mutually convenient time.
Duplicate copies will be sent home or mailed for families with shared parenting arrangements. If
you require a duplicate copy please contact your childs teacher.
All children will receive details of their class placement for next year with their reports. Children
will meet for a short time with their new teacher on Friday 19th December at 10.30-11.00am.

Volunteer Morning Tea

Our thank you morning tea will be on Monday 15th December at 11:00am in the
Community Building. Invitations will be sent home tomorrow however if we
inadvertently leave you off our list and you have volunteered during the year,
please come along to the morning tea so that you can be thanked. Please RSVP
by Thursday 11th December for catering purposes.
DOGS IN THE SCHOOL GROUNDS
A reminder to all families that we request that dogs are not brought onto the school grounds. Many
students are anxious and scared of dogs and this can potentially be a very confronting situation for our
students. We also seek your support on this matter from a hygiene perspective to ensure our grounds
are both safe and clean for students. We appreciate your support on this sensitive matter.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING EDUCATION MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE (EMA)

From the 1st January 2015 the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) will no longer exist.
However, the government will be giving some schools an allowance to be used towards school items for those
families who received EMA this year.
We believe Tootgarook Primary School will be a recipient of some funding but at this stage are not sure of a
definite amount. This being the case we are unable to let parents who hold a Health Care or Pension Card know
the exact figure allocated to help pay for the 2015 Booklists of $170:00 per child.
As soon as the school is officially notified regarding the above funding we will forward the information to our
school families.
Book selling day next year will be on Wednesday 28th January 2015 at the school office.
If you have any questions regarding the above please dont hesitate to speak to someone in the office.
Fran Parsons
School Finance Officer

Students will be presented with certificates at Monday morning assembly.

Prep B Mrs Bos Willis Golding well done for working hard to improve his fine motor skills. His writing and
colouring are much better, ready for Grade 1.
Prep P Mrs Prossor Mia Anthony for the enthusiastic way she participates in all our activities.
1H- Mrs Hughes Peter Bredl-Bilbrough for working so hard to be a friend and working towards finishing his
work independently.
1P Miss Perkins Ella Boyle-Vella for achieving 100 nights of reading. Well done for working so hard with
your reading this year.
2B Mrs Baird Paige Manton- for her excellent enjoyment and participation at the Year 2 Sleepover. Paige
smiled and joined in every activity, she had a happy time.
2J - Mrs Johnstone - Yazmin Mullineaux - for her excellent enjoyment and participation at the Year 2
Sleepover. Yazmin had a relaxed and happy time, she made the most of every activity.
3/4T- Miss Withers Charli Kelly for always trying her best at school and being kind and caring to others.
3/W Ms Walton
4/5S Miss Staley Emily Inglis - For being a responsible and caring leader. You helped take care of a prep
student whose buddy was absent and did a fantastic job. You will make a great buddy next year!
Congratulations Emily!
5Q Miss Quintin You brighten up our grade with your big smile and caring nature everyday Emma
Campbell. I can see how hard youve worked this semester to look after your belongings and take on many
responsibilities in our classroom. Well done!
6B Mrs Bruin- Cam Gaskin for all of your hard work to help prepare the Graduation DVD. You have worked
hard all year collating our photos and you continue to keep putting in. Everyone appreciates your help.
Art / Craft Miss Davey
Music Mrs Young- Emily Inglis 4/5S you seemed to come out of nowhere to try out for the band. You
played Advance Australia Fair to me and a grade and blew us away playing the song so perfectly. You have set
the bar very high! Well done and welcome to The Band.
P.E Mr Baker

Students from Prep-2 had a special guest at school this

week. Kieran Brophy; author of Did Roy Royce Make a
Healthy Choice? came to speak to the children about
healthy eating as well as reading his new book to them.
The children answered lots of questions about healthy
eating and were able to show off how much they have
learned during the term while studying Health and
Safety. If you are interested in purchasing a copy of the
book please use the link below.
http://www.nutritionaustralia.org/national/product/didroy-royce-make-healthy-choice-food-choices

Some Prep Big Write about their first year at school.

This year we have done activities and my favourite was all of them. We did P.M.P., P.E. and a boat trip.
We havent done swimming yet. I got student of the week. Thankyou school. I will love you forever.
Bradley
I liked the day when it was Winter day. I liked it because I was in my pyjamas. I like PE because you just
have to do stuff around the equipment. Harley
My favourite part was P.E. because it was fun. It was fun because we had lots of different teachers.
Alfred
I like PMP because I got to do lots of fun activities with our Prep grade. The playground is full of fun. I
got to jump on the trampoline in PMP and I like the slide. Maverick

Near the start of Prep we did lots of fun stuff. The fun stuff was getting a buddy and his name is Grant.
The best part was ICT because I like Reading Eggs. ICT is the best thing ever in the whole world. Mia
In Preps my favourite thing was the concert because we got to sing I Believe. My other favourite
activity was P.E. because we got to play games. Layla
On the very very first day at school we had our first assembly. I felt nervous and the next day I met new
friends.
Nash
I liked playing with my buddy. I liked making the Easter basket. I liked the obstacle course and I liked
going to PMP. Destany
I liked when we met our buddy and when we made a bunny basket. I liked when we did activities. I
liked when we had our first time at school. Hannah
All of the year we have been doing different activities with our buddies and our teachers. First I made
some new friends. Their names are Destany, Hannah, Lilah, Poppy, Riley, Mackenzie and Baxta. With
our buddies we made an Easter basket. Bella-Mia
At the start of Prep we met our teacher and we met our buddy. The teachers were Mrs. Bos and Mrs.
Prossor. We started ICT. We know the school rules. We did Leaping into Learning. Lily