Newsletter 5th March, 2020

Dates to Remember

40-50 Loddon Drive, Taylors Hill Telephone 9361 4900

PO Box 3665 Caroline Springs 3023 taylors.hill.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

visit our website at : www.taylorshillps.vic.edu.au

Learning, Integrity, Honesty, Personal Best, Positive Relationships

Fri 6 Mar Classroom Helpers Course 9.15am (final)

Mon 9 Mar

Labour Day Public Holiday Students not required to attend school on this day

Tue 10 Mar

Grade 4-6 Student Cyber Safety Session

Wed 11 Mar

Grade 4-6 Student Cyber Safety Session

Fri 13 Mar

School Photos

Family Movie Night 6.00pm

National Ride 2 School Day

Mon 16 Mar

BYO Secondhand Uniform Sale 2.35pm (before assembly)

Mon 16 Mar—Fri 20 Mar

Harmony Week

Wed 18 Mar

School Council 9.15am

Fri 20 Mar

Whole School Picnic

“Harmony Day”

Fri 27 Mar

Last Day of Term—Early Finish 2.30pm

Tue 14 Apr

First Day Term 2

Thu 26 Mar

Subway Fundraiser Lunch

Dear Taylors Hill Community,

Events at THPS

We have a number of events happening at our wonderful school in the coming weeks including School Photos and our Family Movie Night on the 13th of March. We are really looking forward to the Family Movie Night as this is always a wonderful community event. This year we have organised pre-movie activities for the whole family to be involved in and then families can find a comfortable spot on the oval to enjoy the movie with the whole family. We always look forward to seeing past students at this event, but would like to remind families that once the movie begins all children and teenagers need to

be seated with their families.

We are also celebrating Harmony Week from the 16-20 March, as well as having a Subway Lunch fundraiser. Orders for this close tonight at midnight, so if you want your child to receive a Subway order, please go to Compass and

place your order.

Our final Parent Helpers session will be run tomorrow morning at 9.15am and

the focus will be on Numeracy. All parents are welcome to attend this session,

even if you were unable to come to the previous sessions.

For detailed information about all of these events please go to Compass. Coronavirus latest advice The Department of Health and Human Services is working around the clock with health services, the Commonwealth and international agencies to respond to the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and to keep the Victorian community safe. At the present time, because there is no evidence of transmission in the community in Victoria, you should continue to go about your daily life and travel and work or study as normal. This includes continuing to use public transport, cars, taxis, hire cars, ridesharing, cycling or walking in public places. The Australian Government has announced travel restrictions on visitors from Iran who are not Australian citizens or permanent residents. These restrictions will be implemented from Sunday 1st March 2020. The seven day extension to existing travel restrictions for visitors from mainland China remains in place. Visitors from mainland China who are not Australian citizens or permanent residents, or their dependants will not be allowed entry into Australia. These restrictions will be reviewed by Saturday 7th March 2020. Parents/guardians/carers should ensure that any child returning from mainland China (not including Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan) from 1 February or Iran from 1 March is isolated at home and should not attend school until 14 days after they were last in mainland China or Iran. The Australian Government has also recommended against Australians travelling to mainland China or Iran at the current time. The Department of Health and Human Services has information for the public about novel coronavirus, see: Information for the public - novel coronavirus

Danielle Stella

Attendance at school in Week 5

Everyday Counts

90-100 %

89-70%

70% or below

85% at school on time

82 %

This year we are linking Harmony Week with The National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence (NDA). We are encouraging all staff and students at THPS to wear one

piece of clothing or item that is orange when we come together for a whole school picnic on Friday 20th March (weather permitting) to promote and say…

Bullying. No Way! Everyone Belongs!

Social and Emotional Learning

In the classroom our students are learning to engage collaboratively and to build social skills. Students are learning about Emotional Literacy and identifying their Personal Strengths. We encourage you to talk to your child about identifying their own emotions and personal strengths. Some of the key elements covered in the learning activities are:

• Self-awareness, like identifying emotions, recognising strengths and needs, and developing a growth mindset

• Self-management, like managing emotions, controlling impulses, and setting goals

• Social awareness, like seeing things from other people’s perspective, showing empathy, and appreciating diversity

• Relationship skills, like communication, cooperation, and conflict resolution

• Responsible decision-making, including thinking about the consequences of personal behaviour

InterInterInterInter----School Swimming 2020School Swimming 2020School Swimming 2020School Swimming 2020

On Friday 28th February, 15 students travelled to Melton Waves to represent Taylors

Hill Primary School at the District Inter-School Swimming. Students represented our

school in individual and team events. Events included 50 metre heats in freestyle,

backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly. Our under 9/10 girls and 11 year old girls also

competed in the relays. Jett and Anahli also competed in the open 100 metre freestyle

event. We saw some fantastic swimming on the day and although not everyone placed

all students competed to the best of their abilities and demonstrated our school values

in the right spirit. Stand out results for the day included:

• Jett coming third in the open 100 metre freestyle and as a result he received a

medal.

• Anahli coming second in freestyle and backstroke. These amazing results will see

her compete in the next round of interschool swimming.

We would like to say a big thank you to all the parents and family members who came

and supported us on the day.

Rachel Middlin

Physical Education

AMF CONNECT - CYBER SAFETY

Student Workshops 2020

Taylors Hill Primary School will be hosting the Alannah and Madeline Foundation Connect - Cyber

Safety workshops on Tuesday the 10th and Wednesday the 11th of March for grade 4, 5 and 6 students.

Each class will attend a 60 minute workshop and there is no cost to families.

The Alannah and Madeline Foundation is one of Australia’s most respected children’s charities,

advocating for the safety and wellbeing of children. The foundation is dedicated to reducing the

incidence of bullying, cyber bullying and other cyber risks. Utilising the expertise from their evidence

based programs the foundation have established 'AMF Connect', a service that provides a range of

informative workshops and seminars on topics related to cyber safety, bullying and care.

Workshops will include content around:

Digital Reputations: How to create a positive digital footprint and the potential impact others can have

on your digital footprint.

Use of Social Media and Online Gaming: Overview of the main social media platforms and games

being used by students and awareness around how to use them safely.

This is a fantastic opportunity for students to learn more about online environments and being a safe

and responsible user of technology.

Our parent information session, Parenting in the Digital world, has been postponed until later in the

year.

For more information, you can visit https://www.amf.org.au/or contact Meg Andrews.

We are excited to have the Teeth On Wheels Oral Health Education Program visiting our school again this year on the following dates:

6th, 10

th, 11

th, 12

th, 17

th, 18

th, 19

th, 20

th, 24

th and 25

th of March 2020

Teeth On Wheels is FREE for those families eligible for the Child Dental Benefit Schedule (CDBS). You can also use your private health insurance or get a check-up at a reduced rate of $99. Children visiting the oral specialist team receive a sustainable bamboo toothbrush

and a teeth on wheels brushing chart for motivation at home.

Further information can be obtained from Teeth On Wheels at www.teethonwheels.com.au.

Privacy Our school collects, uses, discloses and stores student and parent personal information for standard school functions or where permitted by law, as stated in the Schools’ Privacy Policy

Please take time to remind yourself of the school’s collection statement, found on our website Taylors Hill Primary School/School Policies.

For more information about privacy, see: Schools’ Privacy Policy – information for parents. This information also available in nine community languages.

Further information Collection Statement-primary school It is essential to communicate with students and their parents about how their personal information will be handled in the school environment. One of the ways schools do this is by using collection statements (sometimes referred to as privacy statements or collection notices).

Using these collection statements is a critical activity in applying the Schools’ Privacy Policy

Congratulations to our Students of the WeekCongratulations to our Students of the WeekCongratulations to our Students of the WeekCongratulations to our Students of the Week

Term 1, Week 4

Prep A Ana

Prep B Liam

Prep C Jason

Prep D Justin

1A Nelia

1B Rigels

1C Alvyn

1D Maddie

1E Chloe

2A Harrison

2B Poppy

2C Nagham

2D Maisha

2E Ben

3A Lachlan

3B Vivian

3C Luca

3D Lino

3E Isabela

4A Ethan

4B Brayden

4C Kate

4D Divio

5A Achol

5B Ethan

5C Katelyn

5D Abby

6A Abdallah

6B Alexandra

6C Eric

6D Ela

6E Tess

Science Prep-2 Milana 1D

The Arts 3-6 Audrey 6A

PE Prep-2 Jake 2C

PE 3-6 Alexandra 6B

Learning Centre An 2A

Term 1, Week 5

Prep A Manraaz

Prep B Keelan

Prep C Layla

Prep D Chloe

1A Ziah

1B Amy

1C Audrey

1D Nik

1E Lucas

2A Rafan

2B Keenston

2C Sakshem

2D Stephanie

2E Lukas

3A Youssef

3B Maninder

3C Teah

3D Nikki

3E Hana

4A Elijah

4B Amelia

4C Evan

4D Livinia

5A Iman

5B Nicola

5C Alex

5D Hunter

6A Breydan

6B Riley

6C Magnus

6D Manaia

6E Leyla

Science Prep-2 Delvin 2D

Science 3-6 Massino 4D

The Arts Prep-2 Karim 1A

The Arts 3-6 Ela 6D

PE Prep-2 Gabriel 1A

PE 3-6 Cooper 6C

Italian Prep-2 Julian 2B

Italian 3-6 Alannah 4C

Learning Centre Zedekiah 5A