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Number: 9 Date: 15th April 2015

Newsletter - Term 2 2015 Welcome back to all members of the

TRBPS community! On a lovely sunny autumn morning it

was charming to see all of the happy and

smiling faces of the children as they

entered the school gates ready and

refreshed to begin term 2. All of the staff

also came back to work looking very

refreshed and relaxed ready for a busy

and exciting term 2. We hope you all

enjoyed some relaxing and fun family

time during the holiday period.

Thank you to all of the families who

ensured our gardens were looked after

and that our facilities were safe over the

holiday period. A special thank you to

Kel Segbedzi (convenor of BAGs) for

organising the working team who

completed a clean-up and various

ground maintenance works that were

completed including the soft-fall for the

playgrounds. We really do appreciate the

great effort and time you devote in

ensuring our facilities and grounds look

really clean and tidy and are safe before

the start of each school term. The

pictures accompanying this newsletter

show some of this grounds work in

action. Thank you to the BAGs team

members who also assisted with these

tasks and Mr Peter Seddon who also

assisted with this work.

Thank you to the Camp Australia staff

who coordinated a very successful

holiday program at the school which

assists working parents and provides an

avenue for entertainment and learning

for our students during the holiday

period.

Special Anzac Day Assembly There will be a an Assembly on

Friday 24th April after recess at

11.15am as a special tribute to Anzac

Day.

Year 6 -Year 7 Placement Timeline 2014

Tuesday 21st April:

Primary Schools distribute parents’

letter, secondary college information

and Application for Enrolment (Year

7) Form to parents of all Year 6

Children.

Friday 22nd May:

Parents Application for Enrolment

(Year 7) Form to the primary schools.

Wednesday 19th August:

Primary Schools notify parents of the

results of the placement applications.

Tuesday 8th December:

Orientation Day for Year 6 Students

Social Service Anzac Appeal This year we will be selling various

badges, wristbands and pins at school.

The prices range from $2 to $4.

$2.00 Larger pins

$3.00 Special wrist bands

$4.00 Bag clip ons

All donations will be appreciated.

Monitors will visit classrooms on

Monday 20th & Tuesday 21st April to

sell badges and other items until sold

out.

Thank You

Lest We Forget

Thank You

Tucker Road, Bentleigh Primary School -

No: 4687

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:tucker.rd.bentleigh.ps@

edumail.vic.gov.au

DATES TO DIARY 2015 Monday 20th April

Book Fair commences

Wednesday 22nd April

Ride 2 School Day

Tuesday 19th May

School Council 8pm

Wednesday 7th May

Parent/Staff Lunch 1.30pm

Friday 8th May

Mothers Day Stall

Monday 18th May

PUPIL FREE DAY Students not required at school

Wednesday 20th May

House Cross Country

11.30-1.30pm

Thursday 21st May School Open Night 7pm

Thursday 28th May

SRC Casual Day

Wednesday 10th June

Walkathon (1.15-3.00pm)

Monday 8th June

Queen’s Birthday School

Holiday

Friday 26th June

Last Day of Term 2

2.30pm Dismissal

School Camp Dates for 2015

Year 5 Camp

Wednesday 3rd-5th June

Sovereign Hill

Year 4 Camp

Wednesday 18th-Friday 20th November

Maldon

REMINDER

BOOK FAIR

BROWSING WILL COMMENCE

NEXT WEEK

Notice will go home tomorrow

FACES Prep-2 Family Fun Night

CROCS PLAY CENTRE

Saturday 18th April

FULLY BOOKED

Term Dates - 2015

Term 2

13th April

To

26th June

Term 3

13th July

To

18th September

Term4

5th October

To

18th 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 16th April

Carmela Shai Golden

Tuesday 21st April

Nelle Johnston

Thursday 23rd April

Adeline Raymer Help Needed

Tuesday 27th April

Alzira Redfern (11.30) Kerri Collins

Thursdsay 30th April

Kylie Brkic Natalia Tripp

Tuesday 5th May

Nelle Johnston Zuhra Balic (10.30)

Thursday 7th May

Shirley Mandy Griffiths

Tuesday 12th May

Anna Lake

Thursday 14th May

Carmela Natalia Tripp

Tuesday 19th May

Lisa Robinson (10.45) Yovitz Bell

Pupil Free Days 2015

The following pupil-free days have

been approved by School Council

for 2015.

1. Wednesday

28th January

(Statewide pupil free)

2. Monday 18th May

(Term 2)

3. Monday 27th July

(Term 3)

4th Term date to be confirmed

Successful Schools Start with Healthy Minds Tucker Road Bentleigh Primary School has made a commitment to become a KidsMatter school. This initiative builds

relationships and shared understandings. The whole school will focus on implementing prevention strategies and optimising an

individual’s capacity to think and act positively.

KidsMatter is a mental health promotion, prevention and early intervention initiative set in primary schools and in early childhood

education and care (ECEC) services – like preschools, kindergartens and day care centres.

KidsMatter is a framework that helps these places put evidence-based strategies in place to support the mental health needs of

their community.

It was developed by experts in mental health, education and early childhood in response to troubling figures relating to children’s

mental health and the growing national call for action.

KidsMatter sits under Australia’s National Mental Health Plan, which promotes a population-level approach to mental health and

emphasises the need for cross-sectoral linkages. KidsMatter seeks to partner with education, early childhood, and health and

community sectors to optimise children’s mental health and wellbeing holistically and early in life.

We will be keeping parents and the community informed with regular articles in the newsletter and holding forums for parents. At

this stage we have formulated a Student Wellbeing Action Team and then we will be looking at following up with briefings to staff

and parents.

Marie Chalas

Leading Teacher – Student Wellbeing Leader

Ride 2 School Day – Term 2

Active April begins next week and to celebrate being active Tucker Road will be hosting Ride 2 School Day

on Wednesday 22nd April, 2015. Active travel is a great way for students of all ages to meet their recommended daily dose of 60 minutes of physical activity every day.

The purpose of the National Ride 2 School Day is to show school communities that riding, walking, scooting

and skating to school is an easy and fun activity. It is a chance to celebrate active travel on a large scale and

prove it can be done!

At the beginning of next term students will have the opportunity to participate in a poster design

competition, so get your thinking helmets on over the holidays. On the day there will designated areas for

students in each level to park their scooters and bikes and lots of prizes to win!

We look forward to seeing lots of you riding, walking, scooting or skating to school. Don’t forget your

helmets!

EARLY YEARS LITERACY NEWS

Classroom Helpers Program 2015

Would you like to receive training as an effective

Classroom Helper?

Do you have 3 hours during your busy week to be trained to assist in a classroom during a Literacy Session?

An information session will held on:

Monday 20 April, 9.15 am (after assembly)

Multipurpose Room

The training program will be starting on Tuesday 28 April 2015 and will run from 9 am –

10:30 am, for six sessions every Tuesday. This program trains helpers to participate meaning-

fully within the classroom literacy program.

If you are interested in learning more about the course you may contact Marie Chalas or

return the slip below to attend the information session.

TUCKER ROAD, BENTLEIGH PRIMARY SCHOOL

EYL ‘Classroom Helpers’ Information Session

I will be attending the information session on Monday 20 April 2015 in the Multipurpose Room at 9.15

am (after assembly)

Name:______________________________ Phone Number:_____________________

Child’s Name:______________________ Grade:______________________________

Please note that there will be no facilities available for child minding on the Monday and during

the course of the program. As this course provides quality training you will need to make provisions for

your young children to be cared for elsewhere during those sessions.

COMING SOON: 2015/2016 ENTERTAINMENT BOOK

Early in Term 2 the Parents and Friends Association will once again be selling Entertainment Books.

You can choose between:

the traditional Entertainment Book

OR

the Digital Membership that can be accessed by your iphone or Android smartphone

BOTH STILL ONLY $65

If you DO NOT wish to participate in this fundraiser, please complete the form below and return it to the school office by Friday

24th April.

With Thanks

Parents and Friends Association

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ENTERTAINMENT BOOK 2015/2016

I DO NOT wish to participate in the 2015/2016 Entertainment Book Fundraiser.

Name of eldest child at the school………………………………………………………….Class………………….

Signed…………………………………………………………………………………….Date…………………………………….

X Roads Disco Friday 17th April - 7.30pm-10.30pm For kids in Years 5 - 7 at St John's Church Hall, Cnr Centre & Tucker Rds, Bentleigh. Tickets $10 each. Tickets on sale Thursday 16th April at St John's between 2.30pm and 4.30pm. No phone bookings on Thursday. Unsold tickets can be purchased or reserved on Friday between 1pm and 4.30pm only. Telephone 9557 2226.