Principal's Message 

Dear TCPS Families,

We were fortunate enough to have Humphrey the dog visit our Preps this week, he was tough competition for our chickens hatching in STEM….it was hard to decide which created the biggest stir!

There is much excitement building around our Disco being held next week. More details are liste in the Newsletter.

Crazy hair day will be held next Thursday, our hairstyles will be worn with our regular school uniform. 

Later at the disco, it will be casual dress – with crazy hair being optional!

Gold coin donations for Cystic Fibrosis will be collected at the disco by CCG Volunteers.

We are well and truly in the midst of another action packed term, and enjoying a few days of sun.

Enjoy your weekend.

Temporary Staffing Change

Unfortunately, beyond by control, I will need to take leave for the next 4 weeks commencing this Monday. Whilst I will dearly miss staff and students, I have delayed this leave as long as possible.

On the VERY upside, Mrs. Loader will capably fill the role of Acting Principal for these 4 weeks. I am though maintaining my commitment to be here to support the TCPS Disco, but will look forward to formally returning on the 24th August.

TCPS DISCO - August 3rd 6pm-7pm

We have started the planning for our TCPS Disco in 2 weeks time. (Thursday: August 3rd August.) Thursday was selected to avoid clashes with student sport that predominantly occurs on Friday afternoons.

This will be an official school event, therefore only current students of TCPS are able to attend. The CCG are also planning a Central Plaza parent gathering whilst the disco is in progress.

On the day students will be dropped off at their classrooms at 5.45pm. Teachers will mark a roll and take their classes to the disco. At the conclusion of the disco at 7pm, students will return to their classrooms with their teachers and can be collected from there.

Discos obviously contain loud music and flashing lights so please talk to your child about this prior. We understand that this environment may not suit all children.

There will be a gold coin donation collected on the night with proceeds going to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

Parking at Front of School

It has again been brought to the school's attention, the frustration being experienced by parents caused by drivers who are breaching the parking sign regulations and exiting their parked car in the 2 minute 'Drop and Go' standing zone. Whilst the shire do manage parking zones and all external road issues, we do feel obliged to pass on the impact and frustrations being experienced by parents in the hope of it being a friendly reminder.

General Information for Reference

Please also note the meeting dates for the TCPS CCG (Community Connections Group) on the 'Dates to Remember' newsletter tab.

School Grounds Maintenance

Due to the gradual and progressive deterioration of the school fencing, the fencing panels will need to be replaced. In the interim, key panels will be progressively replaced by temporary fencing until such time a contractor can be engaged to replace the existing fence with something more sustainable.

Whilst the company responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of our school grounds and facilities were very apologetic, they were reassured that although there would be an aesthetic impact on the façade, it was what lay within our boundaries that was most important.

TCPS ASSEMBLY

We love that our families are once again able to return to our school assembly. Our assembly is a very important part of our week. It is an opportunity to proactively reinforce our school culture and expectations through the acknowledgement and celebration of our students and school. Love of Learning is a key Character Strength of focus.

The inclusion of photos and emails celebration our school and students in and around our community is a key part of our assembly. Due to the substantial amount of time required to process all inclusions, internal and external, and then to build into our assembly visual format, can I please request that all items are sent to me by Thursday prior to assembly. If these emails/photos are sent to the school office or your child's teacher - they will be forwarded to me to 'process'.  

Ideally, they can be sent directly to me via email darren.roskosch@education.vic.gov.au

Elements that TCPS families can contribute to our TCPS Assembly

TCPS Goes Global: Take a school flag (we have 5) or a TCPS polo on your journey's around the globe and send us a photo (3 max). I will then feature this at our assembly and have a photo added to our display wall at the front office.

TCPS Super Stars: If you know a TCPS child/teacher/family member who has achieved something amazing in any field (not just sporting) please send me the details and a possible photo so that we can all celebrate and acknowledge the achievement.

TCPS: Shout Outs: If you have a special family member visiting for the first time who are in an audience - please let me know and I will give them a special TCPS 'Shout Out.'

TCPS: School Council 

2023 School Council Members:

• Kelsey Jamieson – President
• Cat McConkey - Vice President
• Hutch Hussein – Parent Rep 
• Belinda Vaughan - Parent Rep
• Brad Millar – Parent Rep 
• Jessica Maxsted - Parent Rep

• Darren Roskosch (Principal - Executive Officer of SC)
• Jo Loader (Assistant Principal – TCPS rep)
• Bianca McSparron (Business Manager- Finance/Minute Secretary) 

Early Pick up of Children from School

Can I please request that parents contact individual staff members as early as possible if you are collecting your child/ren prior to the end of the school day. This will help in organising for children to be sent to the office ready for collection. Based on the increasing frequency of these occurrences we are unable to use the PA system due to the distraction and disruption it causes to teaching and learning across the school. 

PA announcements occur in recess and lunch breaks.

As teachers do not have constant access to emails during the day, I encourage as much advanced notice as possible so we can do our best to have your child/ren ready and waiting for collection. Office staff will do their best to support you where possible, however with our increasing size there may be unfortunate delays especially if no advanced notice is provided.

Education is free at TCPS - No Student Payments or School Fees in 2023

I am pleased to inform our families that once again in 2023, and for the foreseeable future, there will be NO requested payment towards Curriculum Contributions from families (previously known as student charges). This means education at TCPS is free for our TCPS families.

TCPS will provide ALL curriculum materials for our students without any requested financial contribution in the form of student charges, from our families. 

This includes ALL books/pens/pencils/paper etc, art supplies, online programs, classroom materials, sporting programs incl buses. Parents will not be requested to make any financial contribution to cover these items. 

There are a number of complex contributing factors that has enabled us to once again achieve and provide this for our families.

The ongoing support of our families has ensured that our school has been able to offer the best possible education and support for our students.  We want to thank all those over our school’s history for their support. This has made a huge difference to our school and the programs we have been able to, and will continue to offer.

Darren Roskosch

TCPS Principal