Taradale Primary School Newsletter

Principal's update

Hello everyone, 

 

Here is the newsletter for week seven of term four.

 

2025 prep transition and 2025 enrolments for all year levels

Today we held our first formal 2025 prep transition session. It was wonderful to see the new students having an enjoyable time at school.

Over the last week I have received five enrolment enquiries for other years levels and have been undertaking school tours. We currently have enrolment capacity in all year levels, if you know of anyone looking for a great school, please let them know we are still accepting enrolments .

We have three more prep transition sessions:

  • Wednesday 27 November 9.00-11.00
  • Tuesday 03 December       9.00-11.30
  • Tuesday 10 December       9.00-1.00

Please share this transition information with anyone you know who may still be undecided about prep for 2025.

 

Respectful Relationships

The DoE has released an updated Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships curriculum for Victoria Schools. These resources, updated by Emeritus Professor Helen Cahill and Honorary Associate Professor Debbie Ollis, and are designed to strengthen consent education and better meet the contemporary needs of students.

The updates include age-appropriate lessons plans for all students from Prep to Year 12. 

The updates ensure the resources are inclusive of all students, including students of all genders and sexualities, students with disability, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.  

 

The updated resources will help teachers give students skills to:  

  • build and maintain respectful relationships 
  • explore healthier masculinities  
  • address hate speech 
  • strengthen their understanding of consent 
  • safely navigate the online world.

As a Respectful Relationships Lead School, Brita and I attended a two day Professional Learning with Professor Helen Cahill on Monday and Tuesday at Bendigo to learn more about and explore the updated resource. Members of the regional RR implementation team will join Taradale school staff at a staff meeting to explore the updated resource prior to implementation in classrooms. Below is an attachment with further information about the updated RR resource

newsletter template 2024.docx

 

Grade 6 graduation

Our grade 6 graduation will be held on Monday 16 December 11.30-12.30 at the Taradale Hall. All school families are invited to attend.

The grade 6 graduation dinner will follow on Monday 16 December from 5.30-8.30. 

SAKG cook Chris will prepare the meal, but we would love to have parent helpers to assist with preparing and serving the meal as we have done in previous years.

 

Drama performances

This year's drama performances for the Year 4/5/6 and 2/3s will be happening on Thursday 5th December. 

DRAMA PERFORMANCE TIMES 

Year 4/5/6JC and 4/5/6H-  Alices In Wonderland 

Parents seated in the Taradale Hall by 9.10am 

Performance from 9.15-10.30am (it should only go for around 40mins, but I always like to allow for extra time)

Pack up 10.30-11am 

 

Year2/3- What the Ladybird Heard Next 

 

Parents seated in the Taradale Hall  by 2.40

Performance from 2.45-3.15 (should only go for around 25-30mins)  

Pack up 3.15-3.30

 

Prep/one 

We would like to invite parents into a drama session on Monday 16th Dec from 9-10am (our final one), where you can see what the students have been doing and join us for some fun end of year drama games and activities.  

 

Taradale Cricket Club - junior introduction programme

The Taradale Cricket Club will be running the junior introduction programme to cricket at Taradale Rec Reserve for 8 sessions split across Nov/Dec and Feb - for 5-10 year olds.

Cost is $66 - includes a cricket set and personalised shirt. 

Registration link here https://www.playhq.com/cricket-australia/register/e3eb8e

 

Castlemaine Food Pantry

See the community update page for details of the community food pantry at Castlemaine Community House. Access to the pantry is free and anyone is welcome to use it.

 

Breakfast Club  - term four roster

 

 The link to the term four roster is below if you are able to assist:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lpb0Xy9bmjXjt-wPEwoyi4xl7_c1A4lkowDNP-YqIJc/edit 

All dates for helping at Breakfast Club are currently available

 

upcoming dates

  • Thursday 05 December yr 2-6 drama performances
  • Monday 16 December year 6 graduation 11.30am
  • Monday 16 December year 6 graduation dinner 5.30pm
  • Friday 20 December end of term four 1.00pm
  • other dates to be added soon

Chris

 

Christopher Burgess

Principal