Term 2 Wk 7

Monday August 27th 2018

Term 3 Week 6 Newsletter Tarro Public School

5 Eastern Avenue Tarro. NSW 2322 Phone: 02 49661255 Fax: 02 49641154 Email: tarro-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Web site: www.tarro-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Welcome to my final newsletter for the term. I start long service

leave this Friday. Mrs Kim Cummings will be relieving for me

from the beginning of week 7. I won’t be returning to school until

Thursday of week 1 as I am a peer principal on an External

Validation panel at Pendle Hill PS on Monday and Tuesday and

the final day of my mindfulness training on the Wednesday.

During this time, Mrs Robinson will do an outstanding job of

leading the school.

I received a very exciting email from staffing last week informing

me that we are now entitled to an additional Assistant Principal.

This will mean that Mrs Robinson will have someone to share her

administration workload with (which she is very excited about).

I’m currently in the process of putting the panel together to write

the position criteria. The position will be advertised later this

term, with the successful applicant beginning in 2019.

It was great to see so many students embracing Book Week last

week. A number of staff and students have commented to me

ow much they enjoyed the teacher book sharing on Tuesday

morning as well as the parade on Thursday. Thank you to Mrs

Crozier for her Book Week organisation and of course to all of

the Tarro PS staff, who go above and beyond to give the students

great opportunities to learn outside of the classroom.

I’d like to wish everyone a great remainder of the term, there are

still many exciting things coming up including the Maitland

Pickers Cup and touch football gala day, school disco in week 9

and the Big Breakfast in week 10.

Looking forward to seeing everyone again in term 4.

Kelly O’Shea

Smiles on Site

A reminder that the Smiles on Site dental van will arrive on

Monday 3rd September. There are still spaces for students to

receive a check-up. Students do not have to visit the van, it is a

voluntary process.

Keeping up to date

You will notice below we have links to take you straight our

schools websites. It is a fantastic way for us to connect with the

community and let everyone know about the great things

happening around the school.

P&C Meeting

The next P&C Meeting will be held on Monday 3rd September

at 3.15pm in the 6R classroom. It would be great to see some

new faces there, supporting the students of Tarro.

Parking

Just a reminder about parking near the school in the mornings

and afternoons. Please be mindful of driveways and No Stop-

ping signs. Council inspectors randomly monitor the area and

hand out fines for people who are covering driveways of pri-

vate properties or disregarding the No Stopping signage.

Tarro PS Donation

16 students from Maitland Christian School travelled to a com-

munity called Kwata outside of Honiara in the Solomon Islands

where they provided the community with clothes, sporting

equipment and school resources. As well as taught the chil-

dren some games and crafts. The children were very excited to

receive the gifts from a caring community like Tarro from so far

away. They were so excited with their gifts they put them on

straight away.

60 Secs with Mr O’Connor 1. Role at TPS? Year 2 Teacher/

Sports Coordinator

2. Favourite holiday destination?

Indonesia

3. Favourite meal? Tacos followed by

Pavlova

4. Favourite TV Show/Movie? Watching sport

5. Your first job? Burger King - Expert Burger Flipper

6. If you had a super power what would it be? Healing

7. Best piece of advice you could give? Be true to yourself

8. Tell us something that may surprise us about you? I

worked and travelled around Europe for 3 years. FACEBOOK

SKOOLBAG APP

SCHOOL WEBSITE

Click on the bubbles below to open the following websites on

your device:

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Rugby League Maitland Pickers Cup

Good luck to our Rugby League team who will be playing in the Mait-

land Pickers Cup on Wednesday 5th September. This will take place

at Morpeth Oval and students requiring lifts will need to be at

school by 8.30am.

Touch Football Gala Day

The Touch Football Gala Day has been postponed until Wednesday

12th September. Tarro Public School will be represented by a senior

boys team, junior boys team and a mixed senior team. Games will

begin at 10am at Tarro Park, with students walking to and from the

venue.

Term 3 Sports Programs

Students have now concluded the cricket program in which all stu-

dents enjoying learning about the skills and rules required within

the game of cricket. Continuing on Thursdays, starting in week 7,

students will begin a 4-week Rugby League program with a range of

practical skills and drills included. There will be no cost for students

to be involved and they are encouraged to wear their sports uni-

forms.

Infants Athletics Carnival

Our Infants Athletics Carnival will be run this Thursday at school

from 12pm on our back oval. All infant’s students will have the op-

portunity to participate in a range of athletic activities. Family mem-

bers are encouraged to join students for lunch before supporting

them during the activities. The canteen will be open if you would

like to order your lunch and they will also be selling snacks and

refreshments during the carnival. Looking forward to an enjoyable

day.

Thank you

Mr O’Connor

Sports Coordinator

Staff Changes

We would like to welcome Kathy GIllies as community liaison of-

ficer. Kathy will be replacing Maxine Chapman for the remainder

of the term. Ms Gemma Gash has now started her role at Tarro

Public School replacing Mrs Petersen while she is on Maternity

leave as Instructional Leader for the remainder of the year .

Stage 3 Mogo Excursion

The time has come! The week is here, excitement is buzzing and

packing is happening!

Stage 3 are on their way down to the Illawarra coastline to visit

Old Mogo Town on Wednesday and will return on Friday night

(Week 6).

Please ensure all students medications are to the office, the Mon-

day (27th August) prior.

Students will be required to be at school at 5.30-5.40am on

Wednesday (29th August, 2018) morning. We will be returning on

Friday (31st August, 2018) at 7-7.15pm. Check our school Face-

book page for updates.

Stage 1 Tocal Excursion

Stage 1 had a fantastic time at Tocal on Friday. The staff at the

Homestead commended the students on their exemplary behav-

iour.

The students learnt lot of historical information about Tocal. They

enjoyed hearing the stories about “Captain Thunderbolt” the

bushranger who had previously worked at the homestead.

The students got to experience doing the washing as it would

have been done 150 years ago. They dressed up in 17th century

clothing, played old fashioned games and explored the house and

kitchen.

A big thank you to all of our wonderful parent helpers who en-

sured the students had a brilliant day.

Kerrin Bianchi

Itinerary

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3

6:00am- depart

Tarro PS

Minnamurra Rain-

forest

Arrive at Old Mogo

Town

Koori Cultural Sto-

ries

Mogo Zoo

Life on the Gold-

fields & historical

tour

Gold Panning

Traditional Bush

Dance

Kiama Blowhole

Science Centre

and Planetarium

McDonalds stop

7-7.15pm ETA-

Tarro PS

Changed your details???

Just a reminder that if you have a change in personal details

such as address or contact numbers; work, mobile or home,

please ensure that you notify our office ASAP.

Coming Events

TERM 3

Tuesday 28th August-Fathers’ Day

Breakfast

Tuesday 28th August - Pie drive order deliveries

Wednesday 29th August-Stage 3 Mogo Excursion

Thursday 30th August—K-2 Athletics Carnival

Friday 31st August—Fathers’ Day Stall

Wednesday 5th September– Maitland Pickers

Cup

Thursday 6th September—Rugby League Skills

Whole School

Week 7 - Smiles on site

Monday 3rd September - Creative Arts Camp

Friday 7th September– Y6 Bowls

Wednesday 12th September– School Disco

Thursday 27th September– Big Breakfast

Friday 28th September - Last day of term

NOTE FROM THE OFFICE

Notes sent home /money due:

Father’s Day Breakfast

K - 2 Athletics Carnival

Rugby League skills

Maitland Pickers Cup

Book club - Due 7/9/18

Bookpack money —$35.—asap

General Permission notes—asap

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Term3

AWARDS

CLASS Star Student RESPECT RESPONSBILITY PERSONAL BEST

KH

1B

2O

3Y

4B

5P

6R

Braxton

Malahnie

Toby

Darnel

James & Jack

Lexzie & Janae

Marnie

Lucas & Jodie

Riley & Poppi

Lucy & Ryan

James

Stephen & Kaelyn

Mitchell & Mia

Diesel & Pheonix

Millie & Indie

Alyssah & Shelby

Brianna & Bentley

Phoebe

Blake & Domonic

Lochlan & Phoenix

Jye & Phoenix

Parker & Pippa

Caitlyn & Lily

Isobel & Bella

Kyuss

Benjamin & Hunter

Abby & Sarah

Hollie

Jump On into Early Years Schooling

With our JOEY’s program.

Do you have a pre-schooler ready to commence school at Tarro Public in

2019?

This program is for you! Joeys will commence in Term 2 and be held on a

Wednesday morning 9am—11am in our school hall.

Please see the office to collect an enrolment form.