What a big year at TPS

What an amazing 2024 we have had. There is so many amazing highlights throughout the year, including:

• amazing camps to Pioneer Settlement, Melbourne and Murray Life Adventures.

• awesome community programs, involving Aged Care, Senior Citizens, GTS, Empowered Girls Can and Boys to the Bush.

• excellent, fun filled days, such as our Book Parade, Day of Happiness, House Athletics and Swimming Carnival.

• incredible excursions to places like the Fauna Park, Echuca Paramount, Kyabram Bocce Club and Barmah National Forest.
• outstanding Sports results, including a state champion triple jumper, state finalists in Cross Country, Lawn Bowls and Athletics, regional finalists in girls cricket, netball and team tennis.

• talented school performances and visits from a beatboxer, Harley Reid, Col Pearse and our very own DJ Stingbray.
• moving ceremonies for ANZAC Day, Bersheeba Day, our Indigenous Sensory Garden and Remembrance Day with our students involved.
• wonderful and fitting Graduation ceremony to celebrate our Grade 6 students.

These are a few of the amazing opportunities our students have been afforded in 2024. We look forward to what 2025 has in store.

Graduation

What a great night we had on Tuesday, celebrating our Grade 6 students at their Graduation evening.

The shire hall looked fantastic, and was filled with lots of family members and staff, both past and present.

A big thank you to the following people:

• Our Grade 5/6 teachers for their organisation.
• Darin Ohlsen for making the Graduation photo background.
• Amber Townsend for the Graduation cake.
• Murray Ross for his amazing portraits.
• Our fabulous sponsors - Community Bank, Tongala RSL, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, Tongala Lions Club, Tongala Hotel, Tongala Op Shop, School's Out and Echuca-Moama Apex.

A highlight of the evening are our Grade 6 awards. Congratulations to the following:

Resolute Shield - Kevin M

Peter Tinning Sports Award/SSV medal - Tilly F

Academic Excellence - Ashlee A

Mathematics Excellence - Mia R

Literacy Excellence - Winter T

School Values Awards - Talia K (Respect), Amber S (Responsibility), Summer D (Resilience)

Arts Award - Archie R

Jill Regan Scholarship - Tilly F / Ashlee A

Student Leadership

Our 2025 Student Leadership positions were announced at last week's assembly. Congratulations to the following students:

School Captains:

Lucas P, Billy D, Scarlett R

Young Leaders:

Lucas P, Billy D, Scarlett R, Aiden M, Ava B, Anika H, Kane P, Enrique D, Tahlia R

Breakfast Club:

Luca H, Kayden D, Kane P, Ezekiel M, Oliver C

Ronny's Bank:

Anika H, Tahlia R, Kaylee K

House Captains will be elected early in 2025, prior to our school swimming carnival.

Mrs Holloway

Unfortunately, Mrs Holloway has to have further medical treatment and will not be returning in 2025. We are currently advertising and will have a new classroom teacher by mid January.

We wish Jade and her family all the best in her recovery.

2025 Structure

Our school structure for 2025 is as follows:

Foundation - Pauline Hendriks

Grade 1/2A - Tahli Brereton

Grade 1/2B - Nikki Cardillo (Mon-Thurs)/Hollie Reid (Fri)

Grade 3/4A - Liana Haw

Grade 3/4B - TBC

Grade 5/6A - Deena Pridham

Grade 5/6B - Jamieson Young (Mon-Wed)/Maree Holyman (Thurs/Fri)

Visual Arts - Gretl Schiller

PE - Rob Hogan

Values - Melissa Pearce

Environmental Studies - Maree Holyman

Tutoring - Michelle Hill

Education Support - Brett Radley, Josh Cowman, Brayden Hall, Julie Dullard, Jude Harvie

Ofice - Karen Vick

The school office will be open from Tuesday, 28th January, with students returning on Thursday 30th January.

Have a great Christmas and New Year everyone, and I look forward to seeing you all in 2025.

Rob