ToPs Newsletter

40 Stage 3 students and 5 staff members travelled to Bathurst to learn about the Goldrush and it's impact on the colony. Students enjoyed panning for gold (no one made their fortune), learning about life on the goldfields, treasure hunting in a muddy cemetery, learning about bushrangers and building friendships along the way. A famous quote heard on camp was, 'I can't hear with this mask on!'

Gala Day Stage 3 students recently attended a basketball gala day organised by the Illawarra Hawks at the Snake Pit. The day was lots of fun and our students all competed hard but fairly. In fact, we received a number of comments from other teachers and Hawks staff about the excellent behaviour and sportsmanship of our students. Thank you to Mr Langford for organising our participation in this event.

On Friday, 2nd of September students from Stage Two attended a Basketball Gala Day at the Snake Pit, Beaton Park. The students were able to play in round robin style games with the stadium's umpires providing assistance to students where needed, to help develop their game skills. The most competitive game of the day by far was the Towradgi A team versing the Towradgi B team where they battled it out for glory against their peers. All Towradgi students showed wonderful manners during the Gala day. The girl's basketball team were even commended on their kindness by a staff member from another school. The students all had a fantastic day and showed great sportsmanship throughout.

Recently our year 4 students attended Corrimal High School to experience a taste of what high school is like. The students were amazed by how different the school was, luckily, we had two friendly students guiding our group as we toured the school. Students got to meet lots of different teachers and participated in five subjects: English, agriculture, physical education, history and STEM. They learnt a bunch of new things about William Shakespeare, animals, teamwork, Ancient Egypt and technology. We all had such a great time and enjoyed getting a taste of what high school is like. Everyone left the day with a huge smile and even some prices! 

On Wednesday 14th September our 2023 Kindergarten students joined us for their first orientation to 'big' school. The children had a wonderful afternoon of play, stories, craft and singing. They learnt how to make and be good friends and the importance of taking turns. The teachers were extremely impressed with how excited and settled the children were. We are all looking forward to having everyone join us again next term, on Wednesday 19th October at 1:30pm.

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Thank you so much for supporting our school, especially through fundraising. This term, we are hosting a Colour Explosion School Fun Run to help us fundraise for Year Six farewell and gift to the school. To achieve our goal, we need to raise $2000 as a school community.

 

When is the Colour Explosion School Fun Run? We will be hosting our Colour Explosion School Fun Run on Friday 28 October from 2pm to 2:40pm. Make sure students bring a WHITE shirt to wear during the Fun Run. They will be covered in non-toxic, biodegradable colour powder from head to toe!

 

Is the powder safe? The non-toxic colour powder is made of high-quality corn starch and permitted food colours, so it’s safe for skin and eyes. Students with asthma are advised to be careful in their decision to participate.

 

How does my child fundraise? Fundraising is easy – simply follow the instructions outlined in your child’s sponsorship booklet. Your child can accept donations online by creating a cybersafe fundraising profile at www.australianfundraising.com.au . You can also collect cash donations with your sponsorship booklet. Please return your donations before 21 October 2022.

 

Raise more! Earn more! Students automatically achieve incentive prizes as they fundraise, starting from $10. Each prize is ordered automatically, so you don’t need to worry about prize ordering! You can see what the incentive prizes are in the attached sponsorship booklet.

 

Share in $200,000 worth of extra prize credit! Achieve bigger prizes by helping your child earn bonus credit on their online profile. By creating an avatar, sharing your page with friends and reaching milestone donations, you can share in $200,000 of extra prize credit!  

 

Monstar Madness. There are heaps of prizes you can win when you fun-raise with Monty! Create your fundraising page in the next 7 days, and you will receive a Holographic Monty Sticker! Check out your sponsorship booklet for more awesome Monty prizes up for grabs, like a Monty Plush toy, a bag tag or a high-bounce handball!

 

Win a $10,000 JB Hi-Fi Shopping Spree. Do you think you can top our school’s leader board? The highest fundraising student in our school will go into the draw to win a $10,000 JB Hi-Fi Shopping Spree, including your choice of televisions, laptops, phones, home accessories and more! Start fundraising at www.australianfundraising.com.au for your chance to win.

 

Fund-Razor of the Year Award. Do you think you can top the national leader board? Australia’s highest fundraising student in Australia will win a Razor Prize Pack, worth $3,000!

 

Thanks in advance for your support, and happy fundraising!

John Santos

Year Six Classroom Teacher

Towradgi Public School is excited to announce that enrolments are now open for Kindergarten 2023. Enrol now so you are kept up to date for our transition to school activities; including school open days, community events, information sessions and orientation days. You can apply online. If you are an Australian or New Zealand citizen or permanent resident you are eligible to complete the online enrolment application. You will then need to finalise the application at the school. If you are not eligible or prefer not to enrol online, use the application to enrol form. Please complete the form in English. A translated application to enrol may help you do this. For more information, visit primary school enrolment.

If your child does not live within our intake area you can complete an out-of-area enrolment. Out-of-area enrolment procedures are subject to the department's enrolment policy.

Please contact Miss Emms if you would like to find out more about Kindergarten 2023.

Tuesday was another great hybrid P&C meeting.  We were blessed to have Miss Emms and Mrs Kelly present on our stage 3/4 integration to inclusion class.  We hope the opportunity arises for those of you who missed hearing about it on Tuesday.

There are a few opportunities for parents and carers that came out of Tuesday night:

1. The school would like a few parent volunteers to sit on a uniform committee to look at a new uniform for our school.  Please contact the P&C or school if you are interested.

2. We have the opportunity to start a community vegetable garden onsite potentially funded by Rotary.  We have a couple of volunteers and probably need another couple who can sit on the project team, coordinating the what, how, when etc.  Anyone will be able to volunteer but the project team will need to lead this project to ensure it succeeds. 

3. We discussed holding a Halloween disco at the school to be led by Stage 1 parents in collaboration with the P&C. This will be a great opportunity to connect with parents, at a fun event.  Please get in contact by email or on our Facebook page if you would like to help with the organising.

Next P&C meeting: Tues Oct 11 at 7pm

Venue: Corrimal High School (TBC)Zoom will be an option for those who cannot make it physically

SAVE THE DATE: Tuesday November 8 will be our AGM.  The AGM is an opportunity to do a wrap up of the year and to vote in executive members for next year.  All positions will be open including: President; 2x Vice President; Treasurer; Secretary; Fundraising and sustainability subcommittees.  You can read about responsibilities in the files section of our Facebook page.Please note you must be a current financial member to vote.  To become a financial member please join our October meeting and bring a gold coin.

Wishing you all a great weekend, Jo Ubilla (President) on behalf of the P&C executive teamContact us: jubilla13@gmail.com; https://www.facebook.com/groups/TOPSPC

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