Acting Principal's Message

Dear Parent's and Carers,

Over the past week, I have had the pleasure of visiting classrooms and witnessing the incredible work of our students, who continue to grow as learners. I am particularly impressed with their writing skills across the school. From descriptive poems to detailed persuasive essays, our students are excelling in various forms of writing.

I am very much looking forward to seeing our students step outside their comfort zones and perform in front of an audience, for our first Soiree, of the year, which will occur on the 26th of June, in the hall. It is opportunities like this, that allow our students to develop performing skills and to build skills that prepare them for their future. Please join us in the hall on Wednesday 26th June at 6pm.

We are thrilled to announce that our school hall has received a vibrant makeover, thanks to the generous efforts of TheirCare, our new out-of-school hours provider. Under the leadership of Michael, the Founder and Managing Director, the hall now boasts a fresh coat of paint that has truly brightened up the space. We feel incredibly fortunate to have such a community-minded service supporting our school. This wonderful contribution not only enhances our school's environment but also reflects TheirCare’s dedication to our community. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to Michael and his team for their invaluable support.

Every little bit helps- Parent Contributions

Thank you to all those families who have already made financial contributions in 2024, currently we have received around 46% of our expected parent contributions. These payments allow our school to offer the high-quality educational programs that we have at TPS. Parent Contributions are available for payment via compass course confirmations or by contacting the office. 

The funds parents provide to our School by the Department of Education alone are not enough to support the full costs of running the school as well as providing excellent education opportunities for all students.  

To allow our school to continue to provide the same high level of programs, facilities and equipment, we ask you to consider both the Curriculum and Other contributions. Without contribution of funds, there will be limited opportunities for new or replacement of equipment & classroom furniture, and existing resources will need to be stretched even further.

We also welcome your additional voluntary contributions to support specific purposes, such as the building fund and library funds.

2024 Parent Contributions

There are many things your parent contribution pays for. This includes:

• Classroom and curriculum supplies including pens, pencils and books.
• Literacy, Maths and Science Materials
• New furniture in the library
• Educational research projects
• Sports equipment
• Digital learning including apps, devices etc.
• French supplies
• New furniture (we have recently purchased 2 sets of new classroom tables and chairs along with new staffroom tables)
• Performing Arts Supplies such as musical instruments
• Art supplies including coloured paper, paint, pastels, clay and glue.

If you have not already paid school contributions, please look on Compass to do so. We appreciate your efforts and thank you for your support.

With locally raised money we have been able to purchase new furniture (student bed and staff desk and hutch) that has greatly improved the feel and look of our first aid room. Please see the photo of our First aid Officer – Scarlett and two students, Lila and Peggy, with our newly purchased furniture – Thank-you! 

An investment in education is an investment in your child’s future.

WHY EVERYDAY COUNTS AND IT’S NOT OKAY TO BE LATE:

We have recently been reminding our school community that every day and minute counts at TPS. This also applies to being late to school. It is crucial that children and students develop habits of regular attendance at an early age.

When students arrive late to school their learning can be affected.

Students who are late:

• miss organisation time, for getting their belongings from their tubs and out onto their tables.
• miss roll marking, 
• miss hearing what is happening and the learning intentions for the day.
• are often unsure about what they must do at the start of the lesson.
• can arrive at their classroom to find that their class has gone to a specialist lesson, and they do not know where to go.
• find learning becomes disjointed and difficult.
• tend not to see being late as a problem.
• distract other students when they arrive.
• miss playing with other children before school.
• develop the lifelong habit of being late – bosses are less supportive than schools.

Parents are reminded that all students arriving late to school must be signed in at the school office by a parent or guardian. The late passes are then to be given to the classroom teacher.

If you are having trouble in getting your child to school on time, please discuss the matter with your child’s teacher or Sara Harris our Student Wellbeing and Welfare officer.

Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD)

Every year, all schools in Australia participate in the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD). The NCCD process requires schools to identify information already available in the school about supports provided to students with disability. These relate to legislative requirements under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and the Disability Standards for Education 2005, in line with the NCCD guidelines (2019).

Information provided about students to the Australian Government for the NCCD includes:

• year of schooling
• category of disability: physical, cognitive, sensory or social/emotional
• level of adjustment provided: support provided within quality differentiated teaching practice, supplementary, substantial or extensive.

This information assists schools to:

• formally recognise the supports and adjustments provided to students with disability in schools. 
• consider how they can strengthen the support of students with disability in schools.
• develop shared practices so that they can review their learning programs in order to improve educational outcomes for students with disability.

The NCCD provides state and federal governments with the information they need to plan more broadly for the support of students with disability.

The NCCD will have no direct impact on your child and your child will not be involved in any testing process. The school will provide data to the Australian Government in such a way that no individual student will be able to be identified – the privacy and confidentiality of all students is ensured. All information is protected by privacy laws that regulate the collection, storage and disclosure of personal information. To find out more about these matters, please refer to the Australian Government’s Privacy Policy (https://www.education.gov.au/privacy-policy).

Further information about the NCCD can be found on the NCCD Portal (https://www.nccd.edu.au).

If you have any questions about the NCCD, please contact the school and speak with Mr. Mark Walsh – Wellbeing and Inclusion.

Kind regards

Sharon Wildermuth

Acting Principal

Kind regards,

Sharon Wildermuth  

Acting Principal