Toronto Adventist School Newsletter

25 September 2020

K-2 History PBL Projects

K-2 have completed their History PBL projects about their families.  The students had a variety of options for presenting their projects.  Well done K-2!

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Dear School Families,

What an incredible term it has been here at Toronto Adventist School.  We have been blessed in so many ways and we thank God for what He is doing for us.  We have welcomed a number of new students this term and we are so happy that they are part of our school community.  Lots of great learning has taken place and it has been such a privilege to see the joy on students' faces when they have realised their achievements.  Once again, we have harvested some beautiful produce from our garden and I was even told by a student that what comes out of our garden tastes even better than the veggies one can buy in the shops.  Now that's a pretty good review!  Above all, we have had a wonderful time learning all about Jesus and how much He loves us.  We have appreciated the Chapel programs Pastor Johnny has shared with us and we have even tried hard to share the love of God with those around us through a number of initiatives such as our Asian Aid and Seeds of Kindness programs.  

After much prayer and planning we are very excited to share our school's vision with you.  You will find a video clip on our school's Facebook site about our vision.  We believe God has been leading and we are very excited to see what He is doing at Toronto Adventist School.

We wish you all a wonderful holiday and look forward to seeing the students back at school on Monday, 12th of October.  The travel advice from Dr Kerry Chant, NSW Chief Health Officer, is that there is currently no restriction on travel within NSW for people who live in NSW, however people who become unwell should cancel or defer their plans to travel until a negative COVID-19 test is obtained. Take care whilst travelling to maintain physical distancing wherever practical, use masks where physical distancing cannot be maintained or in crowded or poorly ventilated settings, and regularly practice good hand hygiene. Avoid shared travel arrangements such as car pooling. Take extra care if you’re around vulnerable people. Outdoor settings generally present a lower risk of transmission than indoor settings, so try to arrange for school holiday gatherings to take place outdoors as much as possible and remember that outdoor gatherings are still limited to 20 people (apart from community sport activities with a COVID-19 Safety Plan).  Please refer to the NSW Health or nsw.gov.au websites for further information.

'He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty,  I will say of the Lord, 'He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust'" (Psalm 91:1-2).  I will continue to pray for you all.  May God bless you!


Charmony Dias

3-6 Bible Project

God has made each of us special and the 3-6 class wanted to honour that by making lovely cards for each other.  There were some very big smiles on the students' faces when they received their cards!

Term 4

Term 3 concludes today and we wish you all a wonderful break.  Term 4 will commence on Monday, 12th of October.  We look forward to seeing our students back at school on this day.

School Uniforms

Students will be required to wear their summer uniform in Term 4.  K-6 students can continue to wear their sports uniform on Mondays and Wednesdays.

School Bus

A big thank you to our families for your patience and understanding as we try to find the best way forward with catering for a growing demand for our bus service.  There will be some changes to the time table etc for next term and this will be shared with you next week.

Pre-Kindy Work

Our Pre-Kindy students made lovely pictures of birds as part of their learning in History this term.  Well done Pre-Kindy!

Calendar

Our calendar is available on the SkoolBag app.  Just go to 'events' at the bottom of the screen.  You will be able to save our events in your own calendar. 

Office Hours

Please note our Office hours.  We do have a telephone answering service in place should you call outside of these hours.  The Principal or the Principal's delegate will answer the phone when possible OR the Principal or the Principal's delegate will check phone messages and respond to calls.

Monday - closed

Tuesday - 8:30-10:00 am, 11:00-11:30 am, 1:00-3:00 pm

Wednesday - 8:30 am - 12:30 pm

Thursday - 8:30-10:00 am, 11:00-11:30 am, 1:00-2:30 pm

Friday - 8:30-10:00 am, 11:00-11:30 am, 1:00-2:30 pm