Parent Contributions Arrangement
We would like to extend our gratitude for your generous financial contributions to our school in 2026. Your support directly enhances your child’s educational experience, making Toolamba P.S. a truly special place to learn and grow.
This year, we have made significant investments in resources that benefit our students. Notable purchases include new playground (supported by an investment of $5,000 from Parents & Friends), new iPads and keyboards for our junior students, app and technology management software, lunchtime club purchases including games and lego, STEAM Bee bots, sporting equipment including 24 brand new hurdles, NAIDOC artist, Cyber Safety subscription that allows us to implement a weekly Cyber Safety Program across the school. We have invested $21,296 in these initiatives so far this year.
In 2026, our curriculum focus has been on literacy, particularly reading. We are committed to engaging our students in the reading process through substantial investments in literature and professional development. This includes take-home readers, decodable texts tailored for our neurodiverse learners, fiction and nonfiction books, picture story books and a variety of novels to support the introduction of Book Clubs. Staff have participated in whole school Professional Learning around reading which has been extremely beneficial. A total of $10,980 was spent to support the reading program professional development and $1,023 so far on new library books.
So far this year, our students have enjoyed a diverse array of free incursions and excursions organized by our dedicated staff. Highlights so far include Hip Hop, Tree Planting, AFLW incursion, AFL Clinic, the Responsible Pet Program, Cyber Safety Session with Victoria Police, First Aid in Schools, a special Father’s Day Breakfast, AFL dress up, Book Week Grandparents Day, Breakfast Club, Tree Planting, Biocats & Biolab, Dental Van, Addams Family Performance, River Connect, ASHE Fest, Toolamba Athletics, Cross Country and Book Fair.
2027 Parent Contributions Arrangement
Our school council approved the Parent Contributions Arrangement on Monday night. Please see attached below, this will be circulated on Xuno with the COS back to school lists. They are both available on the website also.