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Thomastown Primary School Read the newsletter on-line at - www.thomastownps.vic.edu.au ISSUE NO. 16 Monday 28th October 2019 Timeline 2019 Monday 4th Nov Pupil Free Day - no school Tues 5th November Melbourne Cup Day - no school Friday 8th November Swimming continues for Foundation - Year 2 Students Tues 3rd December 7pm - End of Year Performance at Epping Memorial Hall, High St. Epping Tues 10th December Year 6/7 Orientation Day Wed 18th December Year 6 Graduation Friday 20th December Last Day of School 1pm Finish Respect Responsibility Effort Dear Parents and Guardians, PARENT OPINION SURVEY RESULTS During third term, a random selection of 72 TPS families were given the opportunity to respond to the annual DET Parent Opinion Survey. We would like to thank the 19 families that took this opportunity to provide feedback to the TPS staff on the educational experiences we are providing for your children. What do our results say? The graphs on the next few pages have a horizontal black line on each column graph. The black line on each column shows you the result we had last year. In most instances the 2018 black line is in a similar position to the 2019 result. We have made small improvements in some areas and declined slightly in others. The most dramatic improvement was in the ‘non-experience’ of bullying category. 74% of our parents reported that their child had not been bullied recently at school as compared to the 2018 result of only 38%. The greatest drop in results was in the ‘school environment’ category which dropped by 16%. This question relates specifically to the cleanliness of the classrooms and school grounds. Continued on page 2... School Closed Monday November 4th Report Writing Day and Tuesday November 5th Public Holiday Foundation (Prep) 2020 Transition Program Session 1 - 9:00 -11:00am Tues Nov 19th Session 2 - 9:00 - 11:00am Tues Nov 26th Session 3 - 9:00 - 11:00am Tues Dec 3rd

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Thomastown Primary School Read the newsletter on-line at - www.thomastownps.vic.edu.au

ISSUE NO. 16 Monday 28th October 2019

Timeline

2019

Monday 4th Nov

Pupil Free Day -

no school

Tues 5th November

Melbourne Cup Day -

no school

Friday 8th November

Swimming continues for

Foundation - Year 2

Students

Tues 3rd December

7pm - End of Year Performance at Epping Memorial Hall, High St.

Epping

Tues 10th December

Year 6/7 Orientation Day

Wed 18th December

Year 6 Graduation

Friday 20th December

Last Day of School

1pm Finish

Respect Responsibility Effort

Dear Parents and Guardians,

PARENT OPINION SURVEY RESULTS

During third term, a random selection of 72 TPS families were given the opportunity to respond

to the annual DET Parent Opinion Survey. We would like to thank the 19 families that took this

opportunity to provide feedback to the TPS staff on the educational experiences we are providing

for your children.

What do our results say?

The graphs on the next few pages have a horizontal black line on each column graph. The

black line on each column shows you the result we had last year. In most instances the 2018

black line is in a similar position to the 2019 result. We have made small improvements in

some areas and declined slightly in others.

The most dramatic improvement was in the ‘non-experience’ of bullying category. 74% of

our parents reported that their child had not been bullied recently at school as compared to

the 2018 result of only 38%.

The greatest drop in results was in the ‘school environment’ category which dropped by

16%. This question relates specifically to the cleanliness of the classrooms and school

grounds.

Continued on page 2...

School Closed Monday November 4th

Report Writing Day

and

Tuesday November 5th Public Holiday

Foundation (Prep) 2020

Transition Program Session 1 - 9:00 -11:00am Tues Nov 19th

Session 2 - 9:00 - 11:00am Tues Nov 26th

Session 3 - 9:00 - 11:00am Tues Dec 3rd

Page 2 Issue No. 14

PARENT OPINION SURVEY RESULTS cont…

Honesty Acknowledgement

At TPS we value honesty. We would like to thank the following

students who found money in the school yard and handed it in to the office.

Nyankir Ben Jez Kayra Elisha

Nawaf Denzel Arad Hussain Y Sumayya

Page 2 Issue No. 14

Value Stars for week ending : 18th October 2019

F/A - F/B - Dilssa 1/2A - Fatima

1/2B - David 1/2C - Abhijot 3/4A -

3/4B - Zainab, Sahib 3/4C - Hussain 5/6A - Mohammed R

5/6B - Kamal

F/A - Hammodi F/B - Nagasai 1/2A -

1/2B - Jamil & Sahajdeep 1/2C - Nashrah 3/4A - Gabby

3/4B - Rakan 3/4C - 5/6A - Ahmad

5/6B - Mehdi

Value Stars for week ending : 11th October 2019

Summer Sports Results - Friday 18th October

Thomastown PS v Reservoir East PS

Rounders A: 11 10

Rounders B: 6 11

Kanga Cricket: 18 Run Average 9.5 Run Average

Hard Ball Cricket: 2 for 70 2 for 15

Bat Tennis (Boys): 26 18

Bat Tennis (Girls): 14 27

PLANNING FOR 2020

The planning for 2020 is well underway. Please notify the school office before Friday November 8th if:

Your child/children will not be attending Thomastown PS in 2020

Your child/children will be returning to school late next year i.e. after Wednesday 29th January 2020

You have any special requests for your child’s grade placement in 2020

WORLD TEACHERS’ DAY

On Friday 25th October, schools around Australia celebrated World Teachers’ Day. At Thomastown PS we celebrated

with a special Morning Tea as a token of appreciation for everything that our teachers do to support the education and

wellbeing of the children in our care. World Teachers’ Day is an opportunity to celebrate the outstanding work of our

teachers. I’d like to thank all our teachers for their continued hard work and dedication.

Amanda Henning

Principal

Page 3 Issue No. 14

2019 SUMMER SPORT TEAMS: 1. THOMASTOWN 2. RESERVOIR 3. KINGSBURY 4. WILLIAM RUTHVEN 5. ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER 6. RESERVOIR EAST 7. RESERVOIR VIEWS 8. OUR LADY of the WAY As you can see; eight schools competing. That means seven games, spread over eight weeks; byes are due to school’s unavailability. DRAW:

*The first named team is the home team. The away team will be picked up first by the bus. VENUES: Kanga and Hardball Cricket games @ Donath Reserve Rounders and Bat Tennis @ Home School

A B C D Bus 1 Bus 2 Bus 3 Bus 4 BYE

18th Oct 1v6 2v8 7v3 5&4

25th Oct 8v7 3v2 4v5 1&6

1st Nov 4v1 8v5 7v6 3&2

8th Nov 4v8 6v3 1v5 2v7 15th Nov 6v4 3v5 1v2 8&7

22nd Nov 2v6 5v7 3v4 8v1 29th Nov 3v1 6v8 5v2 7v4 6th Dec 5v6 4v2 7v1 8v3

Games: Away and Home

School Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8

Thomastown H B A H H A A A

Reservoir H A B H A H A A

Kingsbury A H B A H H H A

William Ruthven B H H H A A A H

St Joseph The Worker B A A A A H H H

Reservoir East A B A H H A H A

Reservoir Views H A H A B A H H

Our Lady of the Way A H H A B H A H

H - Home Game

A - Away Game

B - Bye

Page 5 Issue No. 14

Santina’s Lunch Orders

Don’t forget that lunch orders are available from Santina’s Cakes every Thursday. Price lists are

available from the school office.

Orders must be placed in a brown paper bag with your child’s name, grade and food

selection clearly written on the bag. Please place the correct money in the bag.

Orders are collected by Santina’s staff at 9:15am each Thursday morning.

Please not that croissants are no longer available for lunch orders

Preteen challenging behaviour

Presented by: Parentzone

Support your pre-teen as they approach adolescence and the hormones kick in. Parents and carers will gain a new insight and understanding of the difficulty teenagers many go through.

Recommended for: early years educators and parents/carers of young people (Aged 8-11)

Date: Wednesday 13 November 2019

Time: 6.30pm-8.30pm

Location: Shop MM9, 1st Floor, Westfield Plenty Valley

415 McDonalds Road, Mill Park

Bookings: Family Services Education Officer

[email protected]

Phone: 9404 8865

Cost: Free

Page 6 Issue No. 14

Spot Light on Art

October 2019

Artist of the Month

Benny 3/4 A

‘The last couple of years I have been improving my art skills and I like art.’

Benny

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