TOOTGAROOK TELEGRAPH

Weekly newsletter of

TOOTGAROOK PRIMARY SCHOOL

Website: www.tootps.vic.edu.au
Telephone: 5985 2864

Email Address: tootgarook.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Issue 37 26th November, 2015

CALENDAR
Friday 27th November
Saturday 28th November
Mon 30th & Thurs 3rd Dec
Friday 4th December
Tuesday 8th December
Wednesday 9th December
Thursday 10th December
Monday 14th December
Tuesday 15th December
Friday 18th December

OUT OF UNIFORM DAY

Tootgarook Market 3A rostered
Prep-2 Swimming
Grades 5 + 6 @ Gravity Zone
Parent Helpers Morning Tea
School Choirs Big Day Out
Twilight Carols
Grades 3 + 4 @ Inflatable World
Grade 6 Graduation
8am Rotary Parents End of Term Breakfast
LAST DAY Term- 1:30pm DISMISSAL

Out of Uniform Day TOMORROW FRIDAY 27TH NOVEMBER

Children are asked to bring along a Xmas item for the raffle.
Please make sure items sent are within a use by date.
Raffle books will be sent home shortly and will need to be returned by
3.30pm- Thursday 17th December.

SCHOOL COUNCIL THANKS

Our last School Council meeting for 2015 will be held on Monday 14th December. As we reflect back
over the year, we have been able to celebrate a very significant year of achievements for our
wonderful school. Our School Council has played a significant role again this year and I cannot thank
our dedicated Councillors enough for the valuable time and energy they have all contributed to this
important function of the school.
On behalf of the school community, a huge thank you to the following parents & staff who have
contributed so many hours to support the governance of the school this year: Simone Royle
(President/Finance/Parent Association), Gary Barrett (Vice President)
Warren Peterson (Secretary/Facilities Convenor), Sandra Code (Community Market Convenor), Alicia
Perkins (Education Convenor), Amanda Reeve, Deanne Norman, Mandy Bos & Paul King.

TWILIGHT CAROLS
Dont forget to place the 10th December in your diary. The performances will take place in the school
grounds, with a start time of 4.30pm and finishing around the 6.30pm. Please bring a picnic rug and
nibbles. As well as the Disco for students a sausage sizzle will be available for all participants. We hope
to have a special guest arriving sometime during the evening. The choir will be performing as well as a
performance from special guests.

The Annual General Meeting for the Tootgarook Primary School Co-Op will be held at
6pm on Monday 14th December at a venue to be determined at a later date.

Thankyou to the parents who helped at the

1P and 1H October market.
We bought 19 new games for the students
to enjoy!

Tootgarook Community Market is on this

Saturday 28th November with 3A rostered onthankyou to the following parents who have
offered their help: Nathan Opie, Josephine
Wycisk, Vicki Morris, Rob Oakes, Janine + Andrew
Wallace, Peta Pearce, Sharon Wiggett.

Book Fair
Thank you for such a fabulous response to our Book fair it was a huge success with many
happy children enjoying their new books.

Winners of the raffles were Rhiannon from Prep, Stephanie 2J and Harry 3W.

Thank you one again for your ongoing support. I look forward to our next Book Fair in
May.
Amnesty Box for any Library or Classroom Books.
Outside the Library is an amnesty box, where any school books can be returned
anonymously - no questions asked.
Please return our school books as these books are expensive to replace and it is great to
have a well-stocked library and a wide range of take home readers.
Im away on long service leave next week but look forward to seeing you all when I get
back.
Thanks,
Jacqui Waycott

I enclose $20.00
Childs Name: .

Grade:

FOR SALE
ROSEBUD SECONDARY COLLEGE UNIFORMS AND BOOKS
2x Summer Dresses both size 10 Very good/good condition - $20 each
1 x Winter Skirt Size 16 Excellent Condition - $30
WELCOME TO SEE AND TRY ON
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Science Quest 7 2nd Edition very good condition - $30

Ring Wendy 0409 239 639 or see Graham @ School

Prep B - Mrs Prossor Emily Walker for the great effort she is making to improve her handwriting by doing
extra work at home.
Prep R - Mrs. Read Otis McIntosh & Scarlett Anthony for the improvement you have made in your daily
writing tasks. You have been working hard and your persistence has paid off well done!
1H - Mrs Hughes Bradley Holliss for his enthusiasm to learning and being a reliable monitor. Well done!
1P - Miss Perkins - Suleiman Wiggett for his amazing maths persistence. He did a wonderful job of
practising his addition and subtraction this week.
2B Mrs Baird Mia Karolidis always a role model for INTEGRITY! Mia puts in 100% in the classroom and
follows up all her learning at home.
Luca White able to remain focussed on her learning tasks and not to be distracted by others. Luca is a quiet,
organised worker.
2J Mrs Johnstone Charli Vis for always being a happy and helpful student who consistently displays our
RICH values. Charli is a great asset to our class!
3A Miss Arnold Travis Southon + Liam Hahn What a great job you have done with the Big Write. You
worked together really well taking turns writing and listening to each others ideas. You also used fantastic
adjectives throughout the story. Well done!
3W Ms Walton Jackson Vis for being such a caring and helpful class member and keeping Mrs Bruin
organised during Ms Waltons absence.
4S Miss Staley + Miss McGhee Ben Carroll - For his outstanding interpretive dance that he performed in
front of his peers to the soundtrack Frozen. Its wonderful to see you can have a laugh and entertain your
friends in such a carefree manner Ben.
5Q Miss Quintin Well done at the RACV Energy Breakthrough Challenge Miah Taylor. You pushed your
little heart out in every PushCart event. I can't wait to see you riding away in a HPV next year! Thanks for ALL
of your help while we were in Maryborough!
6W - Miss Withers Kade May - For his determination and positive work ethic that he is showing in and out of
the classroom. Kade, you displayed great courage and sportsmanship while you were competing at
Maryborough, your one-hour stint in the HPV must have been tough but you didnt let it show. You are
displaying a positive attitude to school work and I am very proud of how far you have come, keep it up!
Art / Craft Miss Davey Kasadee Johnson for working so hard on the stitching for his Graduation Bear.
Your persistence is paying off! Well done!
Music - Mrs Young Max Royle 6W for the work you have put into learning the Graduation song
keeping us on track you are doing an excellent job Well Done!
Phys Ed Mr Kitchin Zakary Williams for his effort and enthusiasm at the Mornington Peninsula Bike
Skills Day. Well done on a great effort.

Tootgarook Pushcarts and HPVS

On Wednesday all the pushcart and HPV kids went to Maryborough. We set up our tents and shortly
after we had tea, as most of the nights we had barbeques, then we had an early bedtime as we had to
wake up early Thursday morning.
Then we got up Thursday had breakfast, then we went to watch the
HPV presentations Family Feud and The Simpsons. As it was really hot
lots of pushcart kids went to the pool before scrutineering.
Then the pushcart kids got their gear on and pushed the push cart
over to our design and construction. We did really well as we knew all
the answers to the judges questions. After that it was still REALLY hot
so some people had a short swim in the pool. That night most people
got take away (KFC) as it was so hot
that there was a total fire band for the
night. After dinner some people got an
ice cream and watched the last few
minutes of Minions.
Then everyone went to bed reading for
the endurance race Friday morning.
Friday morning we all woke up and had
a healthy breakfast, then both pushcart teams walked over to the
Holden track (HPV) track and got ready for the lady to call the push cart
numbers. When they called our numbers we walked to out stations
and got ready for the pair to come and swap with us. It was great
because that was we did quick change over then we had a 2 hour
break so we watched the HPVs they were so good and fast then we
went back for the pushcarts presentations we all did great because
everyone remembered their lines and had fun Miss Withers team came
1st then we went back to the campsite and got ready for the obstacle
sadly it was raining so when we did it, it was slippery
Mr Taylor and Grahams team got 3mins
57seconds and did not touch the cones then
Miss Withers team got 4mins 10 seconds
and hit the cones 3 times, but everyone
had fun and tried there hardest.
After the obstacle course some people
went to the pool to cool off, and some
people chilled out, and got ice
cream. That night most people had
barbeques.
After
that
everyone was really tired and went
to sleep. Saturday
afternoon there was the sprint
race.
Miss Withers Team
came third and Grahams
team came 2nd. After
that most people started to
pack up their tents and
belongings.
But before most people
left they walked over to
the pits and watched the
last bit of the HPV
race. The HPVs came an
awesome score and
had fun, Sustainable Peninsula
came 23rd and
Royle4 came 9th. We would like
to say thankyou
to all the parents and teachers
who came along
to help. We couldnt of made it
without you!
By Miah. T And Payton. W

Tootgarook Primary School TOOTSTARS

RACV Energy Breakthrough Challenge
Would like to thank the following sponsors:

Peninsula Service Centre Rosebud

Thankyou to the

HAZENDONK FAMILY
For your donation to R.A.C.V.

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