Tallowood School

Newsletter31 July 2019

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Week 3 - 5-9 August Scholast ic Book Fair

6 August Parent/Teacher Meet ings

8 August Year 7 & 10 Vacc inat ions

9 August Educat ion Week Open Morning

12 August Parent Socia l C lub Morning Tea

30 August Metropol i tan Athlet ics Carnival

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Welcome back to term 3. I hope you had a great holiday break and a chance to do some of the fun things you enjoy as a family. Term 3 is looking busy with lots of great learning and opportunities for you to celebrate with us.

Term 3 started with a staff development day where all teachers and SLSOs attended the SEPLA (Special Education Principals and Leaders Association) conference. This was a great opportunity for staff to attend professional learning specifically related to special education and to network with colleagues from across NSW, sharing stories and experiences and gaining insights into what is happening in other schools. This helps to bring fresh ideas and renewed enthusiasm back into our school, and promote innovative ways to improve our students learning opportunities.

Parent/Teacher MeetingsNext Tuesday, 6 August we will be holding Parent/Teacher meetings after school from 3.30pm. A note went home last week with details and a

slip to return to book in a meeting time with your child’s class teacher. Please make sure you return the slip so a meeting time can be confirmed for you. Our school library will also be open and we will be hosting a Scholastic Book Fair as part of our Education Week celebrations, so please take some time to have a look at the book fair, it is a great opportunity to buy books for your family and friends and

you can also buy a book to donate to the library. Each class will have a book wish list to help you choose.

Education Week Open MorningOn Friday 9 August we will be holding our Education Week Open Morning from 9.30 to 11.00am. This is a great chance for you to come on a wonderful journey with us through learning from K-12 at Tallowood School. You can spend time in your child’s classroom and also visit lots of great activities around the school. The theme for Education Week this year is “every student, every voice”, and we will be showcasing the many ways our students communicate throughout the school day. The Book Fair will be open in the library for you to visit and we will finish off with a morning tea in the library at 10.30am. A note went home last week and we would ask you to please return the slip to indicate how many people will be attending the open morning. I encourage you to bring along family and friends to help celebrate the amazing learning that happens at Tallowood School every day.

Parent Social ClubOur next Parent Social Club gathering will be held on Monday 12 August, 10.30am at Coco Cubano in Rouse Hill Town Centre. This is a great way to get to know

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other parents with a cuppa and a catch up. Michelle Rose, one of our Assistant Principals, will be there to host the meeting and introduce new people. Michelle is both a staff member and the parent of one of our students, so has lots of great insights to share.

Fruit and Vege WeekDuring week 10 of last term, we held fruit and vege week where all classes participated in learning more about fresh fruit and vegetables, tasting and creating amazing artworks with fruit and vege. You can check out a display of all the amazing artwork in the school foyer. There is also some photos in this newsletter.

NAIDOC WeekThis week we are celebrating NAIDOC Week. NAIDOC Week celebrates the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and all classes will be working on activities that will culminate in an artwork or display for our school foyer. These will be up for Education Week, so please make sure you stop in the foyer and check them out.

Greg WoodPrincipal

Team Tallowood is walking for a cancer free future

We’re taking on the 7 Bridges Walk on Sunday 27 October and will be uniting with the community to walk 28km around Sydney Harbour.

Every year in NSW alone, more than 46,000 new cases of cancer are expected to be diagnosed and the impact on families, carers and communities is significant.

We’d love for you to join us.

To join our team click on the link below. We will be starting from Hunters Hill at 7.30am. Some of us will be walking the whole course while others plan to do a part. The choice is yours.

https://www.7bridgeswalk.com.au/join/teamtallowood

Please sponsor us and help those affected by cancer. Every step counts because all funds raised will help the Cancer Council work towards the vision of a cancer free future.

Thank you for your support!

Friendly ReminderScholastic Book Fair

Just a quick reminder that our school will be hosting the Scholastic Book Fair during Education Week next week. Come along to the library and view the hundreds of books on sale at Scholastic’s greatly discounted prices. Most range from $8 - $15 but there are a number of books that start as low as $4. (This might be a good time to stock up on small gifts and stocking fillers for Christmas!!!)

The library is where it is all happening. Library tours, class activities and the Book Fair. So please feel free to visit after your Parent/Teacher interview on Tuesday 6th August or during the Education Week Open Morning on Friday 9th of August.

Morning tea will be provided in the library at 10.30am on Friday at the

Education Week Open Morning. All welcome.

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Class 3Class 3 have been very creative during Fruit and Vegetable week and NAIDOC Week Activities. Along with making cauliflower sheep we have been practising our fine motor skills colouring with pencils, dot painting and scrunching tissue paper to get different textures. Check out our

wonderful creations.

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As Term 3 begins we are

excited for all the fun activities we

have to look forward to. Here is a sample of some of the activities we loved last term!

Class 7

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Tables at TallowoodEvery Tuesday from 2.00pm to 2.40pm the senior students at Tallowood School run a Café which is open to the public. They prepare fresh food, both savoury and sweet, for sale. The menu changes each week.

Savoury items are $4 each and sweets are $2.

They also make coffee and hot chocolate, milkshakes and sell soft drinks.

Parents and friends are welcome to attendOur week 3, Tuesday 6 August, treats are: Loaded Meatballs with Eggs and Berry, Ricotta and Mint Muffins

Our week 4, Tuesday 13 August, treats are: Pumpkin and Tortellini Soup and Moist Coconut Cakes

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Class 5

This semester Class 5 will be looking at traditional Aboriginal Dreamtime

stories and books written by Aboriginal authors. For

NAIDOC Week we have been making artworks

using dot painting.

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LWe have kicked off term 3 with healthy eating

habits and celebrating fruit and veg week. Class 1 students have thoroughly enjoyed reading ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ by Eric Carle. We learnt about days of the week and different yummy fruits. We also created a Class 1 caterpillar which ate through apples, pears, oranges and many more foods.

To further celebrate fruit and veg week, we created a caterpillar by cutting apple slices and aligning it in the shape of a caterpillar. During this activity, Class 1 students munched on green and red apples, sultanas and peas.

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