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TOOTGAROOK TELEGRAPH Weekly newsletter of TOOTGAROOK PRIMARY SCHOOL Website: www.tootps.vic.edu.au Telephone: 5985 2864 Email Address: [email protected] Issue 16 29 th May, 2014 CALENDAR Friday 30 th May - PA Lunch Day – Jacket Potato with various toppings Friday 6 th June - Curriculum Day – no students required at school Monday 9 th June - Public Holiday-Queen’s Birthday – no students required at school School Review Reflection In recent years, the school has experienced a steady increase in enrolments, as families with young children move into the area. For the past four years the school has had an enrolment over 200 students, with this figure dipping slightly in 2011 due to building works. On current information, the school will enrol approximately 40 preps in 2014 thereby increasing enrolments to 250. The school’s SFO is currently 0.56 which categorizes the school’s socio-economic profile as low. The school community brings with it high expectations in terms of academic outcomes, resourcing, facilities and the provision of extra curricula opportunities for children. Whilst the school has been in existence for more than 50 years, it occupies a modern, well-maintained set of buildings which were constructed in 2008-9, when the school was totally rebuilt. The facilities, resources and improved academic results in recent years have all contributed to the enrolment growth. A high level of parent participation is characteristic of our school. The school’s staffing profile has an excellent range of teaching experience across all levels. The leadership framework is comprised of the Principal and Assistant Principal (Acting) Approximately 50% of teachers are within the experienced range and the remaining half are either within the accomplished or graduate range. In 2013, a team of five ES staff was employed to support 9 students funded through the Program for Students with Disabilities (PSD). One part time ES staff member (0.5) Reading Intervention operates on a daily basis to provide intensive support for Year one students identified at risk in their reading development. Tootgarook has a solid commitment to high quality teaching and learning, at all levels of the school and across all programs. This begins with the foundations of learning in Literacy and Numeracy in the early years and is reinforced as children progress through both the early years and middle years of schooling. As a professional learning community, strong degrees of collaboration are expected between staff members to ensure robust team planning structures operate. The Principles of Learning and Teaching (PoLT), the Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS)and more recently (AusVels) have become key elements of teaching and the curriculum across all levels of the school, including specialist provision in the following program areas: Visual Arts, Music, Physical Education, Indonesian and Bluearth. A broad range of extra curricula programs operate on a regular basis to support the diverse needs and interests of students. Information and Communication Technology (I.C.T.) continues to be an integral component of teaching and learning for students and staff at Tootgarook. All students and staff participate in a carefully structured program that embraces many existing and emerging technologies. The ‘Kidsmatter’ Program provides a strong basis for the school’s wellbeing practices. Parents and students consistently identify student safety and behaviour expectations as one of the strong features of the school. The foundation skills of this program are explicitly taught and students receive awards at assembly for demonstrating these skills. As part of our school review for the past 4 years staff, students, school council, parents and the community will have an opportunity to participate over the course of the year. There are various areas to consider and they consist of- Student learning What student outcomes were we trying to achieve? What student outcomes did we achieve?
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TOOTGAROOK TELEGRAPH Weekly newsletter of
TOOTGAROOK PRIMARY SCHOOL Website: www.tootps.vic.edu.au
Telephone: 5985 2864
Email Address: [email protected] Issue 16 29th May, 2014
CALENDAR Friday 30th May - PA Lunch Day – Jacket Potato with various toppings Friday 6th June - Curriculum Day – no students required at school Monday 9th June - Public Holiday-Queen’s Birthday – no students required at school
School Review Reflection In recent years, the school has experienced a steady increase in enrolments, as families with young children move into the area. For the past four years the school has had an enrolment over 200 students, with this figure dipping slightly in 2011 due to building works. On current information, the school will enrol approximately 40 preps in 2014 thereby increasing enrolments to 250. The school’s SFO is currently 0.56 which categorizes the school’s socio-economic profile as low.
The school community brings with it high expectations in terms of academic outcomes, resourcing, facilities and the provision of extra curricula opportunities for children. Whilst the school has been in existence for more than 50 years, it occupies a modern, well-maintained set of buildings which were constructed in 2008-9, when the school was totally rebuilt. The facilities, resources and improved academic results in recent years have all contributed to the enrolment growth. A high level of parent participation is characteristic of our school.
The school’s staffing profile has an excellent range of teaching experience across all levels. The leadership framework is comprised of the Principal and Assistant Principal (Acting) Approximately 50% of teachers are within the experienced range and the remaining half are either within the accomplished or graduate range. In 2013, a team of five ES staff was employed to support 9 students funded through the Program for Students with Disabilities (PSD). One part time ES staff member (0.5) Reading Intervention operates on a daily basis to provide intensive support for Year one students identified at risk in their reading development.
Tootgarook has a solid commitment to high quality teaching and learning, at all levels of the school and across all programs. This begins with the foundations of learning in Literacy and Numeracy in the early years and is reinforced as children progress through both the early years and middle years of schooling. As a professional learning community, strong degrees of collaboration are expected between staff members to ensure robust team planning structures operate. The Principles of Learning and Teaching (PoLT), the Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS)and more recently (AusVels) have become key elements of teaching and the curriculum across all levels of the school, including specialist provision in the following program areas: Visual Arts, Music, Physical Education, Indonesian and Bluearth. A broad range of extra curricula programs operate on a regular basis to support the diverse needs and interests of students.
Information and Communication Technology (I.C.T.) continues to be an integral component of teaching and learning for students and staff at Tootgarook. All students and staff participate in a carefully structured program that embraces many existing and emerging technologies.
The ‘Kidsmatter’ Program provides a strong basis for the school’s wellbeing practices. Parents and students consistently identify student safety and behaviour expectations as one of the strong features of the school. The foundation skills of this program are explicitly taught and students receive awards at assembly for demonstrating these skills. As part of our school review for the past 4 years staff, students, school council, parents and the community will have an opportunity to participate over the course of the year.
There are various areas to consider and they consist of- Student learning
What student outcomes were we trying to achieve?
What student outcomes did we achieve?
Why did we achieve / not achieve improved student outcomes?
How effectively did we manage resources to support the achievement of improved student outcomes?
What can we do in the future to continue to improve?
Student engagement and wellbeing
What student outcomes were we trying to achieve?
What student outcomes did we achieve?
Why did we achieve / not achieve improved student outcomes?
How effectively did we manage resources to support the achievement of improved student outcomes?
What can we do in the future to continue to improve?
Student pathways and transitions
What student outcomes were we trying to achieve?
What student outcomes did we achieve?
Why did we achieve / not achieve improved student outcomes?
How effectively did we manage resources to support the achievement of improved student outcomes?
What can we do in the future to continue to improve?
As part of the process parents have an opportunity to complete an online survey featured in the newsletter or going
directly to https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/G68D22K The survey is also available in hard copy from the
office.
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Students will be presented with certificates at Monday morning assembly.
Prep B – Mrs Bos – Hannah McCormack – for her amazing efforts in independent writing- WOW, Keep it up! Prep P – Mrs Prossor – William Campbell – for his great spelling attempts during independent writing. A fantastic effort. 1H – Mrs Hughes – Max McIntosh – for his great sharing of information about life 200 years ago on the Mornington Peninsula. Great sharing Max. Keep it up. 1P – Miss Perkins – Mia Forgie – For being an enthusiastic learner and writing a list of mammals at home to share with the grade. Mia also had a wonderful time dancing at the P-2 disco last week. Well done Mia! 2B – Mrs Baird – 2J - Mrs Johnstone – Maddison Little – for making a great effort to write more in writing sessions and include interesting ‘mind pictures’ and Vocabulary choices in her sentences. 3/4T – Miss Withers– Charlee Russell – for her excellent presentation on Beach Nesting Birds. Well done for memorising all of that information. Great Effort. 3/W – Ms Walton – Luke McKenzie - For the effort he is putting into the formation of letters. His handwriting is greatly improved—Keep it up Luke. 4/5S – Miss Staley – Sarah Wallace - For her confident, detailed and informative presentation on the Hooded Plover. Congratulations Sarah! 5Q – Miss Quintin– 6B – Mrs Bruin – Jack Campbell - Congratulations on a great job helping to run assembly. You confidently accepted the role and made the most of your opportunity. Well done! Art / Craft - Miss Davey – Jordan Carver – 1P– fantastic effort on your paper bag mask! You showed some great paper cutting techniques! Well done. Music – Mrs Young -
Our monthly market was held last Saturday with 1P rostered on. Thankyou to the following helpers: Alison Gate, Christine Young, Darren Walker, Gary Barrett, Michelle George, Leza Dixon, Meagan _ Connor Hojby, Amanda Reeve, Cheryl and Geoff Hughes, Fran Lazner, Carol, Ken and Alicia Perkins, Lisa Bateman, Mandy Bos, Nicole Hee, Leanne McLeod, Mick Giarrusso, Colin Moorhouse + Sandra Code.
Our next market is Saturday 28th June with 2J rostered on.
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HELP! HELP! HELP! HELP!
If anyone has any exercise bikes that are in good working condition, safe for our students and will last a long time could you please donate them to our school so our students can use them to improve their fitness. If you are unable to deliver them Mr King will come and pick them up. Kind Regards………….Mr King
Attention Parents who order School Lunches from The Milk Bar in Rosebud – the owners have
informed us that some parents are paying old prices that were updated last October – The
lunch order menu will be updated shortly and sent home in the next week or so.
The end of Education Week was celebrated with a sausage sizzle. Mr
Whitworth served up the sausages and we all certainly enjoyed them!
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BELEZA SCHOOL UNIFORMS
5/855 Pt Nepean Rd, Rosebud
03 5982 2388
QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY
TRADING HOURS
SATURDAY 7TH
JUNE
CLOSED
MONDAY 9TH
JUNE
CLOSED
NORMAL TRADING HOURS RESUME
TUESDAY 10TH
JUNE
NATIONAL WALK TO SCHOOL DAY was last Friday and 133 students from all grade levels walked to
school. Great Effort – well done!
