Terara Times

Respect - Responsibility - Safety - Achievement

Term 1 Week 5

From The Principal

P&C Welcome BBQ

Last Friday night we had our annual P&C Welcome BBQ. The rain held off enough for all families and children to have a great time socializing, playing games and catching up with old friends. I want to thank everyone in our school community that came along and made it such a great night, and also give a special thanks to our incredible P&C who volunteered to make our night such a great success.

If you would like more information about the work our P&C does, please visit our website or contact our office.

Press here to find out more about our P&C!

https://terara-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/p---c.html
 

Parent-Teacher-Student Interviews

Our parent-teacher-student interviews are on this week. As all students have brand new teachers this year, these interviews will be a valuable time for teachers to get to know their students and their families better, so that together we can make sure that our classrooms are engaging and challenging for your children. Interviews have been scheduled for 15 minute slots, and students are invited so they can be a part of the discussion. If you need longer than 15 minutes you will need to arrange another time to continue the meeting with your teacher.

Our teachers have been very accommodating with their time allocations. If they don't suit your schedule, please reach out to your child's teacher to arrange another time this week or next.

Morning Parking Reminder

Just a reminder that the parking bays out the front of the school are "No Parking" during school drop off/pick up times. These parking bays are reserved for parents to drop their kids off only. If you need to come into the school grounds during these times please park on the street. Thanks for your help in this matter.

School Photos

Tuesday, 31st March is School Photo day. Photo order envelopes will be sent home today with students.

There are 2 ways that you can purchase school photographs.

1 – CASH

Using the traditional envelop. Each student fills in their own envelope and hands it back to the school along with cash payment. Please ensure correct money AS NO CHANGE CAN BE GIVEN.

2 – ONLINE PAYMENTS

Using the schools ONLINE CODE that is 318517. NO envelope is required to be returned to school. The order is collected online.

 

Family photos are available and should be ordered using the family photo envelope available from the front office.

From The Students

SDPSSA Basketball Tryouts

On Wednesday Molly and I went to the Shoalhaven Indoor Sport Centre to try out for the SDPSSA Basketball team. We started off easy by dribbling with our right hand up the court and left hand down. As the day went on it got a lot harder. We did team activities which included teamwork and encouraging each others. After a long day of hard work we sat down and got the results of the girls team. I got in the team! I’m excited to play in the District team later in March. - Grace A

This Week's Froggy Draw Winners!

Congratulations to the winners of last week's Froggy draw - Cody and Hayden!

The focus for this week is 'encourage and support others'.

Events

Friday 28th of Feb - 1/2D Assembly

Our second assembly of the year is happening this Friday with an item performed by 1/2D! 2pm at the hall.

11th - 13th November: Camp Koloona 2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4HJ9q0x1ns

This year's 3-6 camp to Koloona is all booked in. It is a fantastic camp where students get to participate in a range of exciting activities, including abseiling, rope climbing, pool canoeing, archery and go-kart riding.

The camp has been heavily subsidised by our school and P&C, which brings the overall cost down to $284 per student. We will accept payments in instalments and will release information about this soon.

In the meantime, watch our video from 2018 so you can see the fun activities that students get to participate in!

Click here to see our upcoming events!

https://terara-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/events.html
Our events for the year are regularly updated on both our website and Skoolbag app. Make sure you check them out so you know what's coming up at our school! 

Canteen and Uniform

Press Here For My School Connect Website For Canteen And Uniform Orders

https://myschoolconnect.com.au/
Uniforms and Friday lunches can be ordered through the My School Connect website/app. Please click on the link above to find out more.

Community & General Notices

Music Lessons Are Back!

This year we are continuing our partnership with Jervis Bay School Of Music to provide music lessons for interested students within class time. This year we have Alfi returning to teach guitar and Megan teaching piano, singing, saxophone and flute. Check out their website or contact our office to enquire.

*The lessons do come at a cost to participating families.

Stay Updated With Skoolbag!

At Terara, we use our Skoolbag app to simply and efficiently communicate with our school community. We use Skoolbag to:

  • send out notifications to your smart phones informing you about whether excursions will be postponed
  • to keep you up to date with events
  • send newsletters

You can also use Skoolbag to send in absent notes if your child is away.

Please make sure you download Skoolbag and subscribe to the classes that your children are in so you don't miss out on what is happening at TPS!

Free Bus Travel

To be eligible for free travel, students may need to live a minimum distance from their school.

Years K-2: There is no minimum distance

YEARS 3-6: More than 1.6 km straight line distance or at least 2.3 km walking


HOW TO APPLY FOR FREE BUS TRAVEL

Step 1

Apply online at apps.transport.nsw.gov.au/ssts/home#/howToApply

Step 2

The school then conforms your details are correct

Step 3

You will get an email confirming if the student is approved for free travel. If so, your local bus company will send the school a travel pass.

Terara Public School

A rich history - a bright future.

Our unique school has a rich history, providing quality education to students for 130 years. The school’s heritage listed buildings are set amongst beautiful established grounds, complementing our friendly and supportive learning environment.

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