Number 14: 9 September 2020

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COMMUNITY NEWS  – click to open Community News

Excursions – click for more information (5-6)

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PRINCIPAL NEWS

Dear Families,

There are so many wonderful learning opportunities happening at the moment across all year levels: offsite excursions, the Tournament of Minds competition, our Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania Art collaboration with Robi Glimar as well as the Year 3-4 Genius Hour inquiries… Mix in 5-6 Winter Sports,  preparations for this week’s Music Assembly and creative activities such as the Prep students making “cleaning machines” this morning, and we have engaged and excited children, buzzing with energy and enthusiasm! Check out our Taroona Primary School Facebook page for photos and information on all of the activities happening across the school. 

Last Saturday, I had the pleasure of attending the 2020 Young Archies Awards presentation to see Iris De La Motte selected as Year 1-2 Category winner and Otis Blyth awarded Highly Commended for Kinder-Prep.  Congratulations to both Iris and Otis on their awards.  If you would like to see all of the entries, they are now on display at Hobart Library (1st floor) until Saturday 19th September or you can visit the online galleries via the Department of Education Website.

A few reminders for this week:

  • In line with our TPS SunSmart and School Dress Code and Uniform policies, students are required to wear School Hats from 1 September until 30 April.  No caps or non-school hats are allowed please. Students without appropriate hats will be directed to play in shaded areas. 
  • Friday Music Assembly – visitor numbers are capped at 50 and places have now been filled. We will endeavour to record and upload musical items online for parents to access, taking into account media permissions for participating students. 
  • Friday 11 September is National Walk Safely to School Day.  

Best wishes

Danielle Bresnehan

Principal

Zones of Regulation

In our previous newsletter we provided a brief outline of the Zones, our school-wide approach to teaching self-regulation. Today’s post is focused on: Why teach the Zones?

  1. Learn new emotions and emotional vocabulary – the Zones framework provides a common language for students to describe how they and others are feeling.
  2.  Recognise personal triggers –  we assist students to understand their triggers in order to help them have more control e.g. by avoiding triggers or catching themselves before they react.
  3. Identify personal tools for managing each zone – we teach a range of different options so that students can begin to find tools that work for them to manage each of their zones e.g. deep breaths, walking, having a drink of water, taking a break.
  4. Gain self-regulation skills – by teaching the students to recognise their triggers and tools it gives them a sense of control over their emotions so that they are better able to regulate.

For more information go to: https://www.zonesofregulation.com/learn-more-about-the-zones.html 

E-Smart Week

All students in Years 3-6 participated in an e-safety webinar on Monday as part of National e-Smart Week.
Students explored the concepts of privacy and personal information as well as learned strategies and skills to secure their online accounts.
 
During the presentation, students were asked: Have you had a stranger contact you on the internet? 
36% of Year 3-4 students and 64% of Year 5-6 students reported that they had been contacted by strangers via a range of online platforms including:
  • Pop-up chat messages on websites
  • Online games e.g. Roblox, Beyblade
  • Minecraft – through admin or friend requests
  • Messenger
  • Play Station 4
  • Fortnight chat
  • Email
  • Instagram
  • Snapchat
  • TicToc
  • FaceTime
  • Discord

Some students in the older grades also talked about being added to online groups which include their friends, but also people they didn’t know.

National e-Smart week provides another opportunity for families to talk at home about being safe online and identify who and where children can go to for help and support. Teachers will continue to work with students in this important area of safety and responsible use of internet resources. More information is available at: https://www.esafety.gov.au/kids 

 

CLASSROOM NEWS

1-2 Oldfield/Broadbent

1-2OB recently went on an exciting excursion to Salamanca and Battery Point. Please click on the image below for further information.

3-4 Parry

3-4P have been working on creating their own ‘Choose Your Own Adventure Books’. Please click on the image below for further information. 

Taroona Awards

Congratulations to the following students who received an award at our last Assembly.

  • Creativity – Mia P
  • Respect – Marc E, Ethan B, Oakley B & Ruby M
  • Resilience – Pierre M, Alex A & Michael E
  • Collaboration – Molly R
  • Excellence – Miles B, Alexandra D, Beth H, Xander B, Millie U, Tess B, Eliza M, Jonte M, Chloe N, Alexander N, Steven Y, Remy C, Silas G-K & Addison B
  • All 5 – Madeline H, Oliver P, Isla B, Scarlett G & Olivia H

Walk Safely to School Day

WE’RE TAKING IT IN OUR STRIDE ON FRIDAY 11 SEPTEMBER 2020

Well it’s that time of year again when our school seriously starts talking about walking!

Walk Safely to School Day asks that we all consider our transport habits and try to incorporate more walking as part of a healthy, active way to get around. And although walking all the way to school isn’t realistic for many of us, it’s quite easy to figure out how you can build a walk into your family’s daily routine.

You can teach your child the healthy habit of walking more by:

  • Walking with them the whole way to school
  • If you have to drive, park the car a few blocks away from the school and walk the rest of the way.

Regular exercise like walking with your child not only helps them (and you!) beat chronic problems like obesity, heart disease, behavioural and mental health issues and diabetes. It also gives you a great opportunity to teach your child safe ways to behave around roads and traffic. There will be no fruit handed out this walk to school day. Just let your teacher know how you travelled to school in your classroom.

Happy Walking!

Book Week

Having a spring clean?

Looking for a bit of holiday crafting fun?

Dust off the sewing machine! Rummage in the dress up box! Borrow Grandpa’s old tweed hat! It’s time for the annual TPS Book Week Book Parade. Children are invited to dress as their favourite book character on Wednesday the 21st of October at 9am in the Quadrangle!

We can’t wait to see what you come up with! Keep an eye out for other fun activities to celebrate Book Week at TPS.

Your friendly Book Week Committee

 

TAROONA HIGH SCHOOL VIRTUAL TOURS

Taroona High School are offering virtual tours of their school for Year 6 families. Please click on the link below to access.

https://taroonahigh.education.tas.edu.au/virtual-tours

ENTERTAINMENT BOOK

The Entertainment Book has gone digital!

Previously, Taroona Primary School has sold hard copy Entertainment Books. The Entertainment Book is only available in a digital format now. Please click here if you wish to purchase a digital copy. 

LAUNCHING INTO LEARNING

Families are encouraged to come along and join in the fun on Thursday mornings, 9:15 – 11:00 am in the Kindergarten.  

TPSA NEWS

Please find below links to documents from the August TPSA Meeting:

TPSA minutes 18 August 2020 Final

Principal Report TPSA Meeting 4 August 2020

Please send all enquiries / correspondence to TPSAenquiry@gmail.com 

UNIFORM SHOP NEWS

The TPS Uniform Shop is now open on Thursdays from 2:30 – 3:15pm.

Covid-19 Rules for the Uniform Shop

The Uniform Shop is located directly underneath the staff room, accessible via the Early Childhood Playground and the Quadrangle.

The shop is small with limited room to move around, so it is important we adhere to the current Covid-19 advice and ask that visitors follow the social distancing and hygiene measures in place at the school for visitors, parents and carers.

ONLY two customers at a time are allowed in the shop, maintaining a physical distancing of 1.5 metres. A hand-sanitising station will be placed at the entrance of the shop and all customers must use this prior to entering.

We kindly ask that customers be considerate of others waiting outside so please keep browsing time to a minimum. The shop doors will close at 3:15pm sharp.

Uniform Ordering

We encourage parents to order online via the QKR! App. Click here for instructions.

All orders received via QKR by 11am on Thursdays will have their order ready for collection at the School Office on Friday mornings. QKR is the preferred method to order uniforms at this time. Please note, no cash will be accepted in the Uniform Shop – only EFTPOS payments until further notice.

Second-Hand Clothing

The second-hand clothing racks will be on display inside the uniform shop for purchasing. Second hand uniform purchases are very popular so please be mindful of the time spent viewing the racks. We will do our best to serve everyone.

Second-hand clothing donations are very welcome, these can be dropped into the School Office during office hours.

Uniform Item and Price Lists

Please click here for the current list of uniform items.

Please click here for the order form (manual processing) and price list.

Thank you for your patience with the current process for purchasing uniforms.

If you have questions about school uniforms, please contact Katie Ferguson. katieferguson@netspace.net.au

SCHOOL INFORMATION

Student Absences

A reminder to parents/carers to advise the school office if their child is unable to attend school due to illness or any other reason.

A medical certificate is required if a child is absent due to illness for 5 days or more.

Signing Students in/out

To ensure we have an accurate record of student attendance, we ask that any student arriving at school later than 9:00am, or leaving for any reason during the school day, be signed in or out at the school office.

Messages to Students

If you need to get a message to your child, please contact the school before 2:15pm to ensure enough time for us to pass the message on.

Duty of Care

Please note that students are not to arrive before 8:30am. This is for the students’ protection and safety as there are no teachers on duty prior to 8:30am and classrooms remain locked until this time. Supervision is provided before and after school:

  • Playground (EXCLUDING PLAY WEST & OVAL) 8:30 to 8:55am
  • Car park & bus area 2:50 to 3:05pm

LADY GOWRIE

Lady Gowrie Taroona Before and After School Care operates from the hall each school day from 7:00-8:30 am (Before School Care) and 3:00-6:00 pm (After School Care), catering for children aged 4-12 years. We offer a safe and stimulating environment based on the children’s interests incorporating both indoor and outdoor play.  We employ trained Educators and provide a nutritious breakfast and afternoon tea each day.  Please contact the Lady Gowrie Outside School Hours Care Office on 6230 6806 or email us at oshc@gowrie-tas.com.au for more information.

Please click here for the Lady Gowrie Vacation Care Program.

To ensure the safety of our school property, please ring Crime Stoppers if you see anyone acting suspiciously in our school grounds.

MOVE WELL EAT WELL