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Number: 38 Date: 9th December 2015
Welcome to week 10, term 4 2015!
Leaving TRBPS: As mentioned in prior newsletters, student numbers are now crucial for planning for next year. Please notify the office promptly
if for any reason your child/children will not be returning next year so we can plan our class structure and ensure we have the right
amount of teaching staff to best serve the community.
‘Moving On Up Day’ / Transition Morning at TRBPS: This event was held on Tuesday from 11.10-12.00pm. The students enjoyed a taste of 2016 as part of our whole school transition
program where they visited and spent time finding out all about what happens in the next year level - with the current teachers of
each level. Our year 6 students attended their local Secondary College as part of the Victorian State Schools regular Year 6-7
transition/orientation program. Next week the students will find out who their teacher will be for 2016 and spend some time in a
meet and greet session. The children are all very excited as the end of the year fast approaches; they are enjoying the transition
program and look forward to meeting their teacher for 2016 next week.
PFA Luncheon: It was an absolute pleasure to attend the beautiful luncheon that was prepared for parents and staff to attend together on Friday
December 4. We had a really nice time relaxing and chatting together. Joan Kitson who is retiring this year was presented with
flowers; unfortunately Joan was absent on the day but the flowers were passed onto her to enjoy. A special thank you is extended
to Mrs Alexis Martin and Mrs Fiona Thomas for setting up the hall and thank you also to all of the families who made such
wonderful food for us to enjoy, it was very much appreciated by all staff. The staff were lucky enough to enjoy some wonderful
donated raffle gifts; so thank you to our parent community and others for their kind thoughts and donations. The staff felt very
spoilt!
The Year 6 Graduation Ceremony The more formal Graduation Ceremony will to take place this year at Brighton Secondary College on Thursday December 10
from 6.30 – 8.30pm. The students will receive their graduation certificates from Mr Moore and I and a gift from the PFA on the
night. The students are currently working very hard on creating a speech about the highlights and great memories of primary
school and their graduation performance. Mr John Moore (SC President) will attend the formal graduation ceremony on behalf of
SC to speak to the exiting students and wish them all the best for their future schooling, as well as to assist with presenting the
Graduation Certificates.
The fun dinner and disco will take place next Tuesday- December 15- in the school hall, students are to arrive at around 6.15pm,
ready to enjoy dinner at 6.30pm.
Staffing - 2016 TRBPS is fortunate to have a multi-skilled and professional teaching and non-teaching staff who are generous with their time
devoted to planning, preparation, teaching and supporting. There is a strong commitment to continued professional learning and
advancing skills which often transfers positively to our children. I am most grateful to all staff for their dedication, generosity of
spirit and preparedness to do the very best for the children to provide a rich, rewarding and stimulating education that encourages
the children to strive for excellence. My sincere thanks go to the members of the leadership team, classroom teachers, specialists
and the non-teaching education support staff who all work very hard to ensure everything runs very smoothly at TRBPS for all of
the students and parents!
Mrs Joan Kitson will be retiring and we certainly wish her all the best for a very happy and exciting retirement.
Mrs Rhonda Jacobs is also continuing on leave for 2016.
Tucker Road, Bentleigh Primary School - No: 468 16 Tucker Road Bentleigh 3204
P.O. Box 1341 Moorabbin 3189
Phone: 9557 2044
Fax: 9557 2181
Web Site:
http:/www.tuckerroad.vic.edu.au
Email:[email protected]
Classroom Teaching Staff for 2016:
Prep team: Mrs Lucy Mc Nair (Team Leader), Ms Joanne Hunt, Ms Claire Valentine, Ms Miia Karvinen, Mrs
Catherine Fear
Year 1: Mrs Lisa Atto (Team Leader), Mr Matt Serres, Ms Pattie Csendes and Mrs Leonie Wallis
Year 1/2: Mrs Estelle Schwab
Year 2: Mrs Tamara Faiman& Ms Sarah Maydom, Mrs Ellise Mehl, Mrs June Gaffney and Ms Renata Davis
Years 3/4: Mrs Karen Baxter (Team Leader), Mrs Denise van Cuylenburg, Mr Simon Brown, Mrs Cathy Lawrence, Ms
Kerrie Gentner, Mr Michael Conway and Ms Karen Burgess
Years 5: Mrs Pip Cafiso and Mr James Borghero
Years 6: Mrs Rachel Kushnir (Team Leader), Mr James Ireson and Mrs Diane Nevitt.
Specialist Teaching staff:
Mrs Yvette Barton (ART), Mrs Deaane O’Brien (ART), Mr Jeremey Taylor (PE), Mrs Cyndi Wiltshire (PE), Mr
Wilson Young (Music/ Performing Arts) and Ms Alana Oro (Italian LOTE).
Education Support Staff:
Mr Phil Cole (Business Manager), Mrs Davina Gebert and Mrs Julie Strahan (Admin) and ES -Integration Aides:
Cheryl Meagher, Helen Boyes, Meena Blanshard and 1 more to be announced shortly.
Robyn Donoghue (ESS -Library and local ICT technician).
DET TSSP ICT Technician: Ryan Thompson
The School Leadership Team:
Mrs Marie Chalas (Leading Teacher – student wellbeing coordinator)
Mr Peter Seddon (Assistant Principal)
Mrs Robyn Farnell (Principal)
School Council: We have concluded School Council meetings for 2015 and I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the
council members and the sub-committee members (volunteers) on behalf of the entire school community. They have
worked tirelessly and we have valued all of their great input into the school this year.
Thank you to the following SC members for their commitment to TRBPS:
Firstly, a special thank you is extended to Mr John Moore as TRBPS School Council President, your insight, help and
guidance has been immensely appreciated during my first year as the TRBPS Principal.
Thank you to the following School Councillors and sub -committee members for all of their hard work and genuine
commitment to the school this year:
BAGs convenor: Mr Kel Segbedzi (SC) and his team Mr James Ireson (staff rep), Mr Peter Seddon, Mr Keith
Thexton, Mr Stacey Knight, Mr Andy Bradshaw, Mr Andy Robinson, Mr Ian Campbell, Mr Darius Culvenor,
Mr David Metzke and Mr Dale Anderson who have all worked tirelessly with many works projects around the
school as well as organising many ‘Working Bees’ throughout the year. A special thank you to Mr Graham
Becker who has been a very active member of the BAG’s committee over many years. Your personal
contribution is greatly appreciated.
FACEs: Mrs Bronwyn Warren (SC), Mrs Genevieve Lazzari (SC), Mr James Ireson (staff rep), Mrs Liz
Dimopolous, Mrs Cony Marinacci (retiring), Mrs Monique Bolton, Mrs Julie Richards (retiring), Mrs Kate
Rosenthal (retiring)l, Mr Stacey Knight and Mrs Britt Weinstein for their exceptional effort with all of the
community events they have organised and overseen this year and their team. We wish the retiring members all
the best and thank them for their years of service.
Education Committee: Mr Peter Seddon (SC & AP), Mrs Naomi Dyson (SC), Mrs Deaane O’Brien (SC), Mrs Suzy
Pask, Mrs Justine Coleman, Mrs Daniella Barel, Mrs Rachel Senior, Mrs Francine Moore and Mr Sunil Thakur
for their work with school policy and procedures and great input into various educational forums.
Finance Committee: Mr John Moore (SC President), Mr Rohan Boag (SC), Mr Phil Cole (BM), Mr Peter Seddon
(AP) and Mrs Karen Griffiths.
Mrs Lois Curry – PFA co-opted SC member
Mrs Kim Jones- Denholm (SC)
Lastly, thank you to Davina Gebert for taking the minutes each School Council Meeting. You do a wonderful, often
thankless, job!
I would also like to extend the following thank you to the entire PFA committee and in particular Mrs Alexis Martin for
facilitating this school committee and Mrs Kath Esdaile as secretary. Thank you for all of your hard work, we are very
lucky to have such a committed team of interested parents. They all work tirelessly with fundraising and assisting at
various events throughout the year that benefit the school enormously.
Have a very happy and safe week!
Robyn Farnell
Principal - TRBPS
NO ASSEMBLY This Monday 14th December There will be no assembly this coming
Monday 14th December. Instead there will be
an assembly 1.15pm on Friday 18th
December last day of school.
Last School Day for Students 2014 Friday 18th December is the final day of
school for students. Students will be
dismissed at 1:30 pm following an assembly
at 1:10 pm.
First Day 2016 For Students All students from Year 1 to Year 6
commence on Thursday 28th January. The
2016 school year will commence with a
whole school assembly.
Junior School Sports - Junior School Sports will now take place
tomorrow Thursday 10th December at
Rowans Road Athletic Track.
Payments to Office When making payments to the office
could you please make sure the correct
money is placed in an envelope with the
child’s name and class.
Canteen – Final Day Tuesday 15th December The final day of canteen operation will be
Tuesday 15th December. The canteen WILL
NOT OPERATE on Thursday 18th
December. This day will be used for a stock
take and cleaning.
The canteen will re-open for 2015 on
Thursday 28th of January. Thankyou
Marilyn Green
Art Room Stools The Art Room has upgraded its stools. There
are a number of the old stools in the corridor
outside the Music Room. If anyone is
interested in them, they are available to be
taken until the end of this Friday. It is a first
in best dressed arrangement.
School Banking Thank You School Banking finished for the year last
Tuesday 8th December. A huge thank you
to our parent helpers Jane Cornell, Mel
Spragg. Maria Garufi, Nada Petrovic and
Jenny Bennett, for all there hard work
throughout the year, it is very much
appreciated.
Students nominated for the TRBPS Values
Award for the 7th December 2015 were:
James Savage Maddie Hyde
Sol Louev Alyssa Frenkel
All of Class 1H Samuel Sfetsas
Oliver Cordover Mia Cashmore
Lily Dickson Hugh Douglas
Arman Sasmaz Charlie Craig
Amelia Dodds Jayden Redfern
Lachie Perry Cooper Bryant
Sunny Doyle-McCartin
Natalie Marr
Term Dates - 2016
Term Dates - 2016
Term 1
Thursday 28th January (1-6)
Monday 1st February (Prep)
to
24th March
Term 2
11th April
To
24th June
Term 3
11th July
To
16th September
Term4
3rd October
To
20th December
Canteen News
Reminder Orders are to be written clearly on a
lunch bag in blue, black or red ink, any
other marker is difficult to read. Please
do not sticky tape lunch bags up. A
reminder to enclose .10 cents for a bag
if an envelope is used.
Canteen Roster Thursday 10th December
Dianne Anton HELP NEEDED
Tuesday 15th December
Alzira Redfern (11.30am) Kerri Collins
DATES TO DIARY 2015
Thursday 10th December
Junior Sports P-2 Rowans Road
Athletic Track
Year 6 Formal Graduation
Evening
Friday 11th December
Awards Morning 10.00-
10.40am
Grade 6 Roles &
Responsibilities
Subway Lunch (ORDERS
NOW CLOSED)
Tuesday 15th December
Grade 6 Dinner & Disco
Wednesday 16th & Thursday 17th Dec
Class Parties
Friday 18th December
Last Day of School Year
1.30pm Dismissal after
Assembly
Uniform Shop The last day for the Uniform Shop
will be Tuesday 8th December
for 2015. We will be opening
Wednesday 27th January from
10.00 till 12.00pm and will open
Tuesday 2nd February 2016 as
normal from 3.15-4.00pm for the
new school year.
If you have any second hand
uniforms to donate it would be
greatly appreciated if they could
be dropped off at the general
office.
A huge thank you to our
“Volunteers” Lois Curry and
Ruth Loiacono for their efforts in
ensuring uniform is available ALL
YEAR ROUND.
UNIFORM ITEMS FOR SALE
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School
Blazer size 90 $70
Winter Skirt Size 12 $30
Sports Shorts Small $20
All excellent condition
Contact Raelene 0407 682 382
Parents And Friends Association
NEXT MEETING!! NEXT YEAR!! Monday 8th
February 2016. Right after assembly Parent Resource Room. 9.30am.
PFA Raffle Results Thank you to everyone who supported the PFA Raffle. The raffle raised & $1584.00 A fantastic effort. The lucky winners were:
1st prize (Jump Central Birthday Party Voucher for 10 Children) Anthony Dobbs
2nd prize (Black fitbit charge) K Anastopoulos
3rd prize (Zoomer Robodog) Dylan Leech
4th prize (Melbourne Star Observation Wheel Family Voucher ) Josh Smith
5th prize (Souther Star 20” Exile BMX Bike) Isabel Tripp
6th prize (Minecraft Lego Set) David Thomas
Prep Transition Uniform Shop
THANK YOU to our wonderful and indispensable volunteers who helped guide our new – and repeat! – parents through our uniform requirements. We love being able to hand out school hats to all the new Preps as a welcome gift from the PFA also. Such a buzz.
Special thanks to Lois Curry and Ruth Loiacono for their tireless efforts in wrangling us volunteers! And Anna Leech for managing the Hats so well.
Forthcoming Events
Subway Friday – 11th
December. The PFA are offering students a Subway Lunch deal. Thank you Kerri Collins for your initiative and drive on this one. Junior Sports Day 10
th December
The Icy Poles are on Us! Wishing all our sporting stars a fun morning. Good Luck – Race Well! Parent/Staff Christmas Luncheon What a fun lunch we had! The parents got to chat with the teachers at an informal environment whilst enjoying some scrumptious food. Big thank you to Mel Jacobs at Monash Catering for the amazing curry and noodle dishes. This would not have been the success it was without the effort of some amazing women. Many of these provided dishes, salads, and sweets PLUS helped set up and clean up. The inaugural Teacher Raffle was hilarious. THANK YOU!
Thank you to everyone else who turned up, donated their time and food to this successful lunch!
GOOD BYE - GOOD LUCK! It is with a heavy heart that the Parents and Friends Association farewell Fiona Thomas, our current Vice President. Fiona has served as President of the PFA and has guided us all with great insight, dedication and care. Her tireless energy for the roles has been inspirational. THANK YOU! We wish Fiona and her family well as they leave Tucker Road Primary School for new adventures. Please take a moment to wish her well when you see her in the playground. Exciting times are ahead for the Thomas Family – you will be missed.
Thank you, Parents’ and Friends’ Association
Lois Curry Ruth Loiacono Alexis Martin Helen Trowbridge
Anna Leech Vanessa Turrisi Dee Barnard Jenny Bennett
Fiona Thomas Alexis Martin Dianne Anton Natalia Tripp
Lois Curry Vanessa Turrisi Anna Leech Jenny Bennett
Paula Campbell Debbie Parrish Rachel Thomas Jan Fredrich
Kath Esdaile
TUCKER ROAD PRIMARY SCHOOL
CANTEEN ROSTER
2016
Canteen needs the help of mums and dads to provide the twice-weekly canteen service
that is provided on a Tuesday and Thursday. At least two volunteers are required.
Children enjoy seeing their parents at the canteen and it is an enjoyable and social time for parents as well. Tea/coffee, morning tea
and lunch are provided.
(Working in the canteen does not require any food preparation).
Whilst the roster applies to the whole year you may wish to help only on a specific day(s) please indicate this in the comments
section. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Please complete the form below to indicate your availability and return to the General Office.
The roster will be finalised and distributed at the beginning of 2016.
Come along and make some new friends, have fun and support your child and the school as well.
Marilyn Green
Canteen Co-ordinator.
………………………………………………………………………………………………...
CANTEEN ROSTER
2016 I am available to help as follows:
Other comments…………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………… Name:…………………………………………… Telephone:……………………… Eldest Childs Name:…………………………… Class:…………………………….
Tuesday 9.00am – 2.00pm
(Or indicate hours available)
1st week of month
2nd week of month
3rd week of month
4th week of month
Thursday 9.00am – 2.00pm
(Or indicate hours available)
1st week of month
2nd week of month
3rd week of month
4th week of month
Junior 2016 – Expression of Interest If you or your child is interested in playing football (soccer) for Caulfield Cobras SC Juniors (Under 7 thru to Under 18’s) in season 2016, email us on [email protected] We are based in Bentleigh (Victory Park) – Patterson Rd, Bentleigh. Provide the following information:
First Name
Surname
Male / Female
Date of Birth
Parent Guardian Name
Contact telephone Number
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