“Innovative, Dynamic, Exceptional”

PO Box 715 Phone: 4396 4275 TOUKLEY NSW 2263 toukley-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Fax: 4397 1586

28th November, 2013 Communicating with our valued community Term 4: Issue No. 4

For the past 15 weeks children starting Kindergarten in 2014 have attended the KindyStart Transition Program. The children who attended did a fabulous job of becoming familiar with the people and places they will encounter at Toukley Public School when they start Kindergarten next year. The teachers have really enjoyed getting to know the children and believe that this program will assist them to make a smooth start next year. This week we finished the program with a Graduation Assembly and the children loved performing songs for the family and friends who attended. Each child was presented with their Graduation Certificate and enjoyed a performance by Mr Norman and his class. The children are very well prepared and excited to start Kindergarten next year and we look forward to getting to know them even better as students at Toukley Public School.

What a great week this has been! We are well into planning for 2014 and teachers have been given the opportunity to look ahead and organise classes, teaching activities and units of learning for next year. This is at the same time as writing Semester 2 reports for their current class. These reports will be sent home on 12th December for Kindergarten to Year 5 and, as always Year 6 reports will be presented at the Year 6 Farewell. This week I have had the pleasure of attending our KindyStart graduations. Both of these events were exciting as I watched our next years Kindergarten perform in front of their parents and so proudly receive their Graduation Certificates. We look forward to seeing them start school at Toukley Public School next year. As one group finish preschool and are ready for school we also welcomed our next group into Kooloora Preschool. Yesterday we had a Preschool welcome afternoon which was for our new children, their brothers and sisters and their parents. This was an extremely successful afternoon which saw our

preschool overflowing with excited little faces. Congratulations to all of the Year 5 students who presented their leadership speeches this week to their Stage 3 peers. They were the best I have heard in many years and are a credit to them. The final round of speeches will occur tomorrow at 12.40pm. The outcome of these speeches will be announced at Presentation Day on the 10th December. Narelle Armour—Principal

REMINDER—SPORTING PHOTO ORDERS All orders for sporting and representative photos need to be returned to the school office by Friday 29th November at the latest. These orders will be collected by The School Photographer on Monday morning.

KINDYSTART 2013

Tuesday KindyStart Group

Thursday KindyStart Group

Book in for Spring! Learn to swim (Royal Life Saving Program)

Groups & Private Lessons Children with disabilities

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Birthday Parties After hours functions

Before and After School/

Vacation care Playland and cafe

Thank you for your support of Toukley Public School

TALENT SHOW 2013

The annual Talent Show will be held on Monday 16th December. Auditions are well underway and the performers are doing a wonderful job showing me their skills in a wide range of performance genres. Acts should not last any longer than 3 minutes and should be appropriate to a primary school audience. Times for the show will be announced during Week 9. Kris Stillman

UNIFORM SHOP JANUARY HOLIDAY OPERATING TIMES

The school Uniform Shop will open during the January holidays on the following days/times: Thursday 9th January, 2014 9am—1pm Thursday 16th January, 2014 9am—1pm Thursday 23rd January, 2014 9am—1pm Once school resumes Uniform Shop hours will be: Monday 8am—9.30am Wednesday 8am—9.30am

Cash or Eftpos available

2014 BUS PASSES Each year the Ministry of Transport requires a new application form for Subsidised Bus Travel to be completed for students who will be progressing from Year 2 to Year 3 in 2014. If you have not returned your child’s application for 2013, please do so as soon as possible. Students who live inside the 1.6km radius may not be eligible for free bus travel. In this case parents may apply directly to Transport for NSW stating their reasons. Term passes will be available to students who live inside the 1.6km radius and parents may obtain the cost from their local depot during the December/January holidays.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Tuesday 3rd December Bells, Baubles and all Things Bright Dress Up Day—

Gold coin donation. Wednesday 4th December Year 6 Orientation Day After School Sport (final) Thursday 5th December After School Sport (final) Friday 6th December Platinum Award Assembly Tuesday 10th December Presentation Day Assembly

Years 3—6 at 9.30am Preschool—Year 2 at 12 noon

Wednesday 11th December Helpers’ Morning Tea Scripture Christmas Service Thursday 12th December Year 6 Farewell Reports to families Friday 13th December Platinum Treat day

IT’S SCHOOL BANKING It’s time to trade in your Dollarmites tokens for a reward. Student bankers need to redeem all multiples of 10 tokens that they may be holding before the end of this school year. Rewards still available: - Hand ball - Knuckles game - Calculator - Headphones - Dollarmite character money boxes (5 to collect) - USB sticks from the 2012 range All rewards are worth 10 tokens. You can use a redemption card, available from your School Banking co-ordinator of simply write a note with your name, class, student number and selection. Send it in with your tokens on banking day and your reward will be ordered. Please allow 1—2 weeks for delivery. NO POOLING OF TOKENS IS ALLOWED. Please note: Last day for school banking is 10th December, 2013.

F A MILY F UN N I GH T

Toukley Neighbourhood Centre

Friday 20th December, 2013 from 4pm to 6.30pm.

Kids disco, sausage sizzle and snacks, entertainment

For bookings please phone 4396 1555

9 Amsterdam Circuit, North Wyong

Ph: 4353 5044 Fax: 4353 5088

Email: coastlinekitchens@pacific.net.au

Ph: 4392 1815

& Servicing Authorised Inspection Station, Pink & Blue Slips

Clutches / Brakes / Fuel Injection Suspension / Steering / Discount Tyres

7 Arizona Road, Charmhaven 2263

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THE LION PETER FOSTER PUBLIC SPEAKING COMPETITION

The final of The Lion Peter Foster Public Speaking Competition was held on Tuesday this week. This competition provides the recipient with a scholarship to help the winner and their family purchase school uniforms

and equipment for Year 7 high school. This year’s winner is Peta-Louise Rixom from 5/6W. Congratulations Peta-Louise!

BELLS, BAUBLES AND ALL THINGS BRIGHT – DRESS UP DAY!

The PBL Committee are holding a fundraiser on Tuesday 3rd December. The theme is “Bells, Baubles

and all things Bright,” with students being asked to come to school dressed as their favourite Christmas ornament. All students should bring a gold coin

donation on the day.

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THANK YOU TO OUR LIBRARY HELPERS

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the wonderful parents who have been assisting with the covering of all our beautiful new books in the Library. It is greatly appreciated. Thank you to: Kimberley — Rachel Grant (KP) and Mark Grant (2C) Tracey and Wayne—Aaron Blanchard (3/4P) Shelley—Brandon Williams (3/4B) Lesley—Rhys Carpenter (MC2) Sheralee—Shiane Bradford (MC2) Jaye—Paige Nelson (2C) and Shae Nelson (5/6S) Nanise—Rusi Komaitai (5/6W) and Zy Komaitai (1B)

ROTARY CLUB CITIZENSHIP AWARD Students are identified through their involvement in activities that contributed to the benefit of others in their school and community. Students were selected by demonstrating an outstanding level of humanitarianism and selfless commitment to activities such as Red Cross, breakfast club, peer reading, SRC, gardening club, preschool and community support visits. Congratulations to Peta-Louise Rixom and Anayla Schipp who were this year’s recipients of the Rotary Award. They were presented with their award at a special awards night and dinner at Halekalani Bowling club on 21st November.

FIRIES AND SALVOS KIDS CHRISTMAS APPEAL It’s almost Christmas again and this year Fire and Rescue NSW on the Central Coast will be collecting gifts for kids on behalf of the Salvation Army. This appeal has become a vital part of the Salvos’ collections each Christmas. EVERY FRNSW fire station will be a collection point!!! All gifts collected will be handed over to the Salvos in mid December to be passed on to deserving kids on the Central Coast. Firefighters are asking Central Coast residents to drop gifts in to their local fire station and help make this Christmas a happy one for many more kids this year.

PRESENTATION DAY ASSEMBLIES 2013 Tuesday 10th December. Assembly times are as follows: Years 3 to 6 at 9.30am Preschool to Year 2 at 12 noon

STAR CLASS AWARDS WEEK 6 KE Jasmyn Clarke, Christopher Johnston

KJ Khiarna-Maye Cooper, Summer Jenkins

KP Scott Farquharson, Miabella Spina

K/1T Chloe Hawes, Ellise Crawley

1B Trey Moran, Julia Bush-Lia

1F Kirra Weaver, Sunny Thorne

1S Jaiden Ankers, Nakisha Kara

2/3W Summer Austin, Ashalee Shersby

3/4B Dakota Peters-Green, Shayna Dowling

3/4C Jacob Perks, Zac Harrison, Ben Elshaug

3/4P Jack Morrison, Brayden Bron

5/6A Chey Gormley, Amber Logan-Jones

5/6G Allexis Khoury, Nicola Barons

5/6S Blake Faulks, Bailey Kendall

5/6W Jasmine McDonald, Joeli Morris

MC2 Ashley Bourke-Goulden, Taylah Antaw

WEEK 7 KJ Traye James, Cooper Smart KP Billy Foster, Ella Cuskelly K/1T Raven Willis, Amy Cocking 1S Sophie Turner, Keiraleah Payn 2S Damon Roffe, Isabelle Lang 2C Mark Grant, Emalee Murray 2/3W Jake Adamson, Samantha Tracey 3/4C Olivia Stanford, Natalie Fenton 3/4N Will Chaplin, Montana Penalver 3/4P Letoya Ryan, Rikki-Lee O’Connor 5/6S Anthony Stein, Brock Donnelly MC2 Josh Gilbey

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