TOOTGAROOK TELEGRAPH Weekly newsletter of TOOTGAROOK PRIMARY SCHOOL Website: www.tootps.vic.edu.au Telephone: 5985 2864 Email Address: [email protected]Issue 38 3 rd December, 2015 CALENDAR Friday 4 th December - Grades 5 + 6 @ Gravity Zone Tuesday 8 th December - Parent Helpers Morning Tea Wednesday 9 th December - School Choir’s Big Day Out Thursday 10 th December - Twilight Carols Friday 11 th December - PA Hot Dog Day Monday 14 th December - Grades 3 + 4 @ Inflatable World Tuesday 15 th December - Grade 6 Graduation Friday 18 th December - 8am Rotary Parent’s End of Term Breakfast - LAST DAY Term- 1:30pm DISMISSAL Principal’s Report Principal’s Report Principal’s Report Principal’s Report Tootgarook Primary School is very proud of the quality programs that we have put in place to cater for the needs and interests of our students. On an annual basis School Council prepares a budget to provide resources for educational programs, administration, facilities development and maintenance. Tootgarook Primary School’s income is currently funded from two sources: - Department of Education & Early Childhood Development (DEECD) Student Resource Package (SRP) to pay for school administration, utilities and services, staff salaries, urgent works, maintenance, cleaning, general school operations. -The payments and contributions provided by our parent community are an essential component of funding. Locally raised funds are the major source of our educational and school program funding and this comes from: • Essential Education Items & Voluntary Contributions • Business Donations • Regular fundraising Family Assistance From 2015 the Education Maintenance Allowance will no longer be paid. The payments listed are the minimum amount considered essential to enable School Council to continue providing the high quality standards that we have come to expect at Tootgarook Primary School. ESSENTIAL EDUCATION ITEMS - $210 per child. This funds Essential Items for all children at all Year Levels and includes: - Classroom requisites, such as exercise books, pens, pencils, ruler, eraser, USB stick, photocopying and craft and all other general supplies for all classes. The Student Essential Items Payment also contributes to the cost of resources and equipment for all Specialist Programs across the school, including Life Education Van, Mathletics and Reading Eggs Materials, Music, Art, Physical Education, I.C.T. and class materials. Bus Levy - $10 per child - This will enable your child to have multiple bus trips on the school bus locally for the school year. The cost has been reduced due to a grant by a local organisation.
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TOOTGAROOK TELEGRAPH Weekly newsletter of
TOOTGAROOK PRIMARY SCHOOL Website: www.tootps.vic.edu.au
From 2015 the Education Maintenance Allowance will no longer be paid.
The payments listed are the minimum amount considered essential to enable School Council to continue
providing the high quality standards that we have come to expect at Tootgarook Primary School.
ESSENTIAL EDUCATION ITEMS - $210 per child.
This funds Essential Items for all children at all Year Levels and includes: - Classroom requisites, such as
exercise books, pens, pencils, ruler, eraser, USB stick, photocopying and craft and all other general supplies for
all classes.
The Student Essential Items Payment also contributes to the cost of resources and equipment for all Specialist
Programs across the school, including Life Education Van, Mathletics and Reading Eggs Materials, Music, Art,
Physical Education, I.C.T. and class materials.
Bus Levy - $10 per child - This will enable your child to have multiple bus trips on the school bus locally for the
school year. The cost has been reduced due to a grant by a local organisation.
Please note……….ESSENTIAL ITEMS PACK
The essential items pack has been prepared on our behalf by a commercial supplier. Considerable time has
been spent selecting the most appropriate requisites and seeking the best bulk purchase option for the school.
In line with the Department of Education & Early Childhood Development policy, families may choose to make
arrangements to independently purchase Essential Items; however, we seek your support to purchase through
the school supplier. This ensures consistency for all children to have the same materials and requisites at each
level.
SUMMARY OF FEES STUDENT MATERIALS and ESSENTIAL EDUCATIONAL ITEMS LEVY (per child) This funds Essential Items for all children at all Year Levels and includes: - Classroom requisites, such as
exercise books, pens, pencils, ruler, eraser, USB stick, photocopying and craft and all other general supplies for
all classes.
The Student Essential Items Payment also contributes to the cost of resources and equipment for all
Specialist Programs across the school, including Life Education Van, Mathletics, Reading Eggs,
Music, Art, Physical Education, I.C.T. TOTAL ESSENTIAL ITEMS-$210.00
Bus Levy $ 10.00 Total Payment by parent $220 per student
CHANNEL SEVEN BROADCAST SATURDAY of STAFE SCHOOL SPECTACULAR
SATURDAY 5 DECEMBER - 7pm to 9pm
Don't miss the Channel Seven two-hour broadcast featuring segments of this year's live Victorian
State Schools Spectacular!!
For the first time, the show will be streamed on 7Live, which is a one-off chance to view the
Spectacular online at the same time as it is televised. This is a great opportunity for your family and
friends across Australia to stream the show on any device available to them (smart phone, tablet and
laptop).
End of year reports will be distributed to all students on Wednesday 1Wednesday 1Wednesday 1Wednesday 16666thththth
DecemberDecemberDecemberDecember.... If you have any questions about the report, or your child’s
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 child’s 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 1Friday 1Friday 1Friday 18888thththth December at 10.30December at 10.30December at 10.30December at 10.30----11.00am.11.00am.11.00am.11.00am.
PARENT HELPER’S MORNING TEA We look forward to saying a big thank you to the many parents who have once again supported the school so enthusiastically during 2015, at our Parent Helper’s
Morning Tea in the Hall next Tuesday 8th December beginning at 11:00am. Whether it be helping in the classroom, attending camps/excursions, being a Class Rep, coordinating special events (Market, Stalls, social activities etc) or
being on a committee; we simply couldn’t offer the high level of provision for our students without the ever reliable assistance of our wonderful parents. We hope you might be able to join us for a cuppa and a yummy treat at this morning tea. To assist with the catering, could you please: RSVP Judy at [email protected] by Monday 7th December.
2016 Booklists will be sent home tomorrow an explanation of payments
required on Book Selling Day – 27th
January 2016.
A booklist has been ordered for each child so there is nothing to do except
keep the booklist as a checklist for when you pick up the books.
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I hope everyone has Thursday 10Thursday 10Thursday 10Thursday 10th th th th DecemberDecemberDecemberDecember locked into their phone calendars for our upcoming Twilight Carols. We have our fingers crossed for a lovely summer’s evening for the performances that will get underway from 4.30pm in the school grounds. The introduction of our Twilight Carols is part of a detailed community engagement strategy that aims to ensure a very coordinated approach to all of our
major activities and social events every year. The ultimate aim of our two yearly community engagement planner is to ensure that all families are able to maximise their participation in the school’s many extra curricula activities.
FORWARD PLANNING DATES FOR 2016
At our last School Council meeting, council supported the staff training days for 2016. As
Term 1 is a short term, we have utilised two days at the start of the year and deleted the
Labour Day weekend Pupil Free Day. Please note that no children are to attend school on
these days as teachers will be participating in professional learning programs.
I hope the early publication of these dates helps to support your forward planning for next
year. Day One – Wednesday 27th January Day Two – Thursday 28th January All students including Prep children begin on Friday 29th January Day Three – Monday 13th June Day Four – Monday 31st October
A HUGE thankyou to our market helpers last Saturday from 3A – Skie Arnold, Sylvia Williams,
Sophie Lazner, Geordan Duncan, Amelia Wiggett, Leanne McLeod, Nathan
Opie, Janine, Sarah and Andrew Wallace, Travis Southon, Rob Oakes, Josephine
Wycisk, Elizabeth Taralaikov, Vicki Morris, Gary Barrett, Sharon Wiggett, Peta
Pearce, Taylah Hawley, Christine Young and Michael Giarrusso.
There is no market in December due to it falling on Boxing Day.
Our January Market is Saturday 23rd
January
Helpers are needed for an hour or so at this market. If you are able to help at the market
please fill in the form below with your preferred time or let the office know by Thursday 17th
December. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our helpers throughout the
year and wish you all a safe and happy holiday season.