Tomerong Public School

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Wednesday 18 May, 2022 - Term 2 - Week 4 - Issue 14

Principal's Report

Dear Parents and Carers,

NAPLAN 

Our Years 3 and 5 students are finalising their NAPLAN assessments this week.  It has been great to see our students approach NAPLAN with a can-do attitude and I know they all gave 100% to the assessments. Well done Year 3 and 5 students.  Thank you to Mr Newton and Mrs Kime for coordinating the assessments and ensuring everything ran smoothly.

Vote At Our School! 

A reminder that you can vote at our beautiful school for the Federal Election between the hours of 8am and 6pm this Saturday.

We Need Your Help!

Our P&C will be running a cake stall and BBQ on election day, so we would love any donations of cakes or slices, as well as volunteers to assist on the BBQ. Please note that any homemade products require a list of ingredients on them. If you can help us out for a bit on Saturday, please let us know by clicking on the link below.  

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WTSVXZ9

Reconciliation Week Assembly  

National Reconciliation Week commences 27 May and is a time for all Australians to learn about shared histories, culture and achievements and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia. Parents are welcome to join us at our Recognition Week assembly next Friday, 27 May, commencing at 9.45am.

Canberra Excursion 

Our Years 5 and 6 students will soon receive a permission note and information about their overnight excursion to Canberra which will be held from Thursday 22 September to Friday 23 September. This is an amazing excursion and one we hope all of our Stage 3 students can participate in. If you have any questions about the excursion, please do not hesitate to contact Mr Newton or myself.

Have a great week,

Rod White

Principal

DIARY DATES

VALUE OF THE WEEK

CLASS AWARDS

TALL TREE AWARDS

Meet the Kindies

ZAYNE

"Hello! My name is Zayne and I have two big brothers who both come to this school. I also have a big sister. I have four dogs at home, their names are River, Skye, Beau and Jasmine.

At school, I like the magnet game. I like reading groups and I like playing with Mason.

At home, I like to jump on my trampoline with my brothers and sister.

When I grow up I would like to be a You Tuber."

Amazing Artists

Last year, Years 1 and 2 were involved in a “Literartry” competition as part of the Volvo Ocean Lovers Festival. Following this, our school was selected as a finalist and informed that our artworks would be on display in Bondi for the weekend of the festival. Out of 28 finalists, local artists Merran Hughes of Blue World and Marina Debris, picked Tomerong Public School as the overall winner. The inaugural Valerie Taylor Ocean Protection Prize awarded Tomerong Public School with $750 in prize money as well as prize packs from Australian Geographic and Jack the Super Prawn books. Congratulations to all the Years 1 and 2 students who were involved! Please click here to view all the amazing artworks featured at the festival.

CANBERRA EXCURSION 2022

Canberra Excursion - Years 5 and 6

Years 5 & 6 Canberra Excursion

We are very excited to announce that students in Years 5 and 6 will be attending an educational excursion to the nation’s capital next term! Mr Munn, Mrs Ford and Mr Newton will be taking Stage 3 students to a range of important places in Canberra over the 2-day excursion from Thursday 22 to Friday 23 September (Term 3, Week 10).

The group will visit locations including Parliament House, Questacon, The Australian War Memorial, Telstra Tower, The Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House and Mount Ainslie Lookout. Students will receive a note outlining payment details, behaviour expectations and the excursion itinerary soon. If you have any questions regarding the trip, feel free to contact Mr Newton to discuss.

Crazy Camel Fundraiser

Crazy Camel - Year 6 Fundraiser

A big thank you to all the families that ordered Crazy Camel products to support our Year 6 class fundraising. The orders have been sent off and we are expecting a 2-3 week turn around. If you have any queries relating to this fundraiser, feel free to contact me.

Mr Newton

SPORTS SHORTS

K - 2 Cross Country

Our school will be holding its K-2 Cross Country this Friday at 12.10pm. This event is for students 7 years and under. We would like students from K-2 to come to school wearing their house colours. Please bring  your hat and drink bottle. Parents are welcome to come and watch.

Miss Palcer

Sports Assembly

Students from Year 2 to Year 6 will receive their Cross Country ribbons at a special sports assembly this Friday at 2.20pm.  Parents are more than welcome to attend this assembly. 

Mr Munn

District Cross Country

The District Cross Country is due to be held next Wednesday 25 May. Students who qualified for the Shoalhaven P.S.S.A Cross Country need to return their completed permission note with $7 by this Friday, 20 May. A timetable of events and a map of the venue will be sent home this week. 

Mr Munn

School Gymnastics

School Gymnastics will be attending our school again this Thursday to provide our students with a specialist gymnastics program.  

The children enjoyed progressing through a range of new movements and techniques. These skills will develop students’ overall fitness, core strength, flexibility and spatial awareness. The program will run for 7 weeks. The cost of the program is $2.50 per week, or you can pay the total amount $17.50 as a lump sum.

Thanks again to our wonderful P&C for subsidising the program and reducing the cost to students.  

Mr Munn

School Athletics Carnival

Our school’s Athletics Carnival is fast approaching! This is a K-6 event and will be attended by all staff. Our carnival will be held at St Georges Basin Country Club Little Athletics Centre. The date set for this carnival is Wednesday 8 June. All running and long jump events will be held at the Bay and Basin Athletics Centre. All other field events, such as high jump, shot put and discus, will be held at school later in the term. Students will have the option to travel by bus or private car to the Little Athletics Centre. 

Mr Munn

P&C NEWS

Election BBQ and Cake Stall

The P&C will be holding a fund-raising BBQ and cake stall on election day this Saturday 21 May. The funds raised will help subsidise future programs for our kids (like gymnastics). So please, please help us help you!! We need volunteers on the day to help cook, butter, take payment (whatever your speciality is) for as little or as long as you can. We also need donations of cupcakes and whole cakes with listed ingredients. Any donations would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you to those who have already said they can volunteer and/or offered some baked goods to sell. If there are any other volunteers who would like to help on the day, no matter how big or small, please complete this survey monkey.


Second-Hand Uniform Pool

Do you need uniforms for your child? Check out our second-hand uniform pool first! You can ask one of the lovely ladies in the office to access the uniform pool and have a look through for yourself. If you find any clothes suitable, it is just a gold coin donation per item. What a bargain!!

Alternatively, if you have uniforms sitting at home that your child has outgrown (and are still in good condition), you are welcome to drop them off at the office to add to the second-hand uniform pool.

Tall Trees Before and After School Care

Tall Tress Before and After School Care

Position available, part-time/casual!!

Tall Trees Before and After School Care (at Tomerong Public School) has a casual and contract position available.

Hours are 7-9am and 3-6pm spilt shift. Award wages and spilt shift allowance are paid. Looking for someone to join our team, working a minimum of 2 days. More contract days may also be available this term. Days for the casual position vary as needed. 

Anyone welcome to apply!

You will need to have your working with children's check and be fully vaccinated.

Please email your resume or CV letter to talltreesoshc@gmail.com

Please only respond via email.

Wonder Recycling Rewards Competition


Our school is participating in the Wonder Recycling Rewards Competition. If possible, please save your bread bags and send them into school. Classes are collecting bread bags so that we can earn lots of points. The more bread bags we have, the more points we get! The more points we get, the more sports equipment we can buy! It is also a great way to reduce landfill, recycle and help the environment.

Miss Palcer

SCHOOL PHOTO DAY

SUPPORT DOG HANDLER - VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY

Please click here to download the Support Dog Handler Flyer for Tomerong Public School
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Applying for Year 5 Entry to an Opportunity Class in 2023

The application process for Year 5 opportunity class placement for entry in 2023 is about to begin. Please download this file for information about applying for Year 5 entry to an opportunity class in 2023
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CLEANERS WANTED

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