Student News

PE/Sport Update

St John's Ambulance Service

Last Thursday, students from several Grade 3-6 classes were able to participate in First Aid with the St John's Ambulance Service. Kristian taught the students about DRSABCD (Danger, Response, Send, Airway, Breathing, CPR, Defibrillation) and even let them try out their new CPR skills on some dummies. The classes that missed out will get their First Aid lesson on Tuesday 11th of June. 

Taekwondo 

Our junior classes have had the incredible opportunity of participating in Taekwondo lessons these past few weeks. Dale and Julia from Rhee Taekwondo in Trafalgar have been doing a magnificent job training our students.  

Winter Sports 2024

We are delighted to share some highlights from this year's Winter Sports, which took place on Monday, June 3rd. It was a day filled with energy, enthusiasm, and full-blown winter weather as our students competed in various interschool matches, including Tee Ball, Netball, Australian Football, and Soccer.

Our Tee Ball teams demonstrated remarkable skill and coordination, with students showcasing their excellent batting and fielding abilities. All games were closely contested, and our players displayed great sportsmanship and team spirit throughout the competition.

The Australian Football matches were great to watch, with our team demonstrating excellent skills and strategic play throughout the day. The students’ determination and athleticism were evident in every game, making us proud of their efforts and commitment.

Our Soccer teams also had a fantastic day on the field, showcasing their dribbling, passing, and goal-scoring prowess. Congratulations to all of our soccer students for playing with both skill and heart, and for representing our school exceptionally well throughout the day.

We would also like to extend our congratulations to all our Netball teams for their outstanding performances, exceptional teamwork, and unwavering sportsmanship during this year's competition.

The Girls A and Mixed Netball teams had an especially impressive day, culminating in both of these teams winning their respective competitions on the day. This fantastic achievement means that both teams will now progress to the West Gippsland Divisional competition on Monday the 17th of June. Further information about this event will be sent out after the long weekend.

We would also like to extend our heartfelt thanks to the many parents who volunteered their time as team coaches this year. Your hard work and support was critical to making this event a success, and we are truly grateful for your contribution to this competition.

Term 2 Music Update

Instrumental music

The TPS Instrumental Music Program offers students the fantastic opportunity to learn and play a musical instrument guided by an expert/professional. This year we have around 100 students involved in the program.

Casey, Laura, Lindsay and Miles continue their great work every week. Lori has taken a break for a year to have her baby and Ayla is not teaching anymore due to other commitments. We have a new vocal/piano teacher starting this week.

I'm Ruby, I've been playing music for as long as I can remember and performing for almost a decade. I'm always trying to learn something new - from saxophone to banjo, and I love writing all types of songs and sharing my passion for music with others. I currently also teach instrumental at Jak's Music Warragul.

We still have some limited spots left in the program.

You can find a full description of all the instruments we offer, bios of all the teachers and a digital instrumental music form here - TPS Music Website - Instrumental 

 You can also get a form from the front office, or just outside the music room at the Instrumental form letter box. Return it to the front office or into the letter box and we can get lessons started as soon as possible.

The Instrumental program will showcase performers at a mid year concert on Thursday 27th June 5-7pm in the Music room.

Choir

Every Thursday Mr Allan runs a choir in the Music room during the second half of lunch. 

All students are welcome, it’s free and numbers are starting to grow. 

We are working on assembly performances in Terms 3 and 4 followed by a performance at the Trafalgar Carols by Candlelight later in the year.

Here is one of the fliers that students made up themselves and posted around the school.

Ricky Allan - Music coordinator and Specialist music teacher

Art Awards

Most Valuable Player Awards

Indonesian Award

Breakfast Club

MaxBiocare

On Friday 17th May students from 3/4 attended a Forensic Science Day at Maxbiocare Research Park in Yinnar. 

This program was designed by science teachers and a forensic science graduate.

The day included: Crime Scene Protocol, CSI Evidence Collection, Fingerprinting and analysis, Hair and Fibre analysis, Splatter analysis, Latent image detection, Fluorescence, Chromatography, Show impression castings and Crime scene scenarios - Who Dunnits?

Trafalgar Primary School have been privileged to be involved in this program numerous  times throughout the last couple of years.  Our Students have immensely enjoyed these experiences and in this instance, have been asked to be involved in showcasing one of the fantastic programs available at the research park. 

https://youtu.be/LZn7d4YXloE

Naming Student Items and Uniform

We have an astounding amount of unnamed uniform and student items in lost property. 

Daryl does a sweep of the yard daily after school and collects all lost property, more often than not, these are not named, so do not make it back to their owners.  

Please take care to name all uniform items and anything that your child brings to school.

Thank you for your cooperation. 

2024 Dance Lessons

Dear Parents/Carers,

Dance has begun for 2024!!  Please see flyer below for costs involved along with the enrolment form.  Weekly lessons commenced on Tuesday May 7th, the Juniors will participate at 12.30-1pm (Grades 1,2,3) and Seniors 1.30-2pm (Grades 4,5,6)  

Can all enrolments please be emailed directly to the dance studio via dancepointe_@hotmail.com.  Any that are handed into our office from hereon will also be emailed directly to the studio on your behalf. 

These should be submitted asap to secure your child's spot!

Kind regards

TPS