Referendum Day Sausage Sizzle and Cake Stall

We're excited to invite parents to be a part of our upcoming fundraising event - the Referendum Day Sausage Sizzle and Cake Stall on Sat 14 Oct! 🌭

This event promises to be a fun-filled day for our community, and we would greatly appreciate your support in making it a roaring success. Your participation as volunteers will make a significant difference, and we've made it easy for you to get involved. We need enthusiastic cooks, cashiers, and crew to man the registers and ensure those sausages sizzle to perfection. Don't worry; it's not a full day commitment – just a couple of hours of your time will go a long way!

By volunteering, you'll not only contribute to our school's fundraising efforts but also have a fantastic opportunity to ketchup with other parents, students, and local community. Plus, it's a great way to show your child the importance of community involvement and teamwork.

Sign up now at: volunteersignup.org/7TW4J

We understand that everyone has busy schedules, but a little goes a long way in making a big difference. It’ll be grill-iant! Any questions on signing up? Contact David Clark from the Events Committee on 0418 555 063.

Costume Stall

Grade 6 will be holding a Costume Stall fundraiser to raise funds for their Grade 6 graduation. We ask for any donations across the school of any old (clean and in good condition) costumes that families may wish to donate towards our Grade 6 Graduation Fundraising. The costumes will then be priced between $5-$20 on the day of the stall for students to purchase. Any costumes handed in are to be directed to the 6A classroom by Thursday 19th October. Please support our fundraiser to ensure that our Grade 6 students can have an amazing Grade 6 Graduation!

Coffee Cart and Bake Sale

Our coffee cart and TPS hot chocolate stand will be onsite on Friday 13th September from 8am to 9.15 am. Enjoy a coffee/hot chocolate with scrumptious home baked treats made by our grade 6 cohort. Proceeds from the bake sale will go towards the grade 6 graduation.

Please note: To ensure the ongoing success of our coffee cart, kindly make a donation via eftpos or gold coins when you order your coffee.

Digital Balance & Wellbeing

Parent Webinar 4

Tuesday 17th OCTOBER @ 7.30pm

REGISTER: HERE

*There is no cost, the school has invested in this series for TPS families.

Digital wellbeing is a mindful and authentic engagement with the digital environment that balances the physical, mental, and social wellbeing for yourself and others. We could all do with a digital wellbeing check-up from time to time. In this webinar, the Cyber Safety Project Team discuss key digital challenges, emerging wellbeing trends and share simple strategies to help your family manage technology pressures.

Topics Covered:

- Supporting physical, emotional and social wellbeing

- Exposure to harmful content

- Creating personal and social boundaries

- Influencers

- The algorithm

- Digital wellbeing conversation starters

- Using settings to manage screentime

- Monitoring software

Key Outcomes:

- Understand how digital technology can impact wellbeing

- Develop strategies to manage physical, emotional and social wellbeing

- Learn how to discuss wellbeing challenges with young people

- Explore how to embed healthy digital habits to find the balance

*SEE PAST WEBINAR RECORDINGS HERE

Accessible until the end of the year.

WEBINAR 1 – PLAN, PREVENT, PROTECT

WEBINAR 2 – SAFETY ON SOCIALS

WEBINAR 3 – GAMING & YOUR FAMILY

Tuning Into Kids – emotionally intelligent parenting

A 6 session parenting program for all parents of children aged 4 to 10 years

Tuesdays starting 24th October; 11am-1pm

Betty Day Community Centre, St Kilda

See this LINK for more information and booking details.

Dads Tuning into Kids – focus on building strong father-child connection

A 7-week parenting program for fathers of children aged 3 to 12 years old

Tuesdays starting 10th October; 6-8pm

Coventry St, South Melbourne

See this LINK for more information and booking details.

Champs – Free after school group

CHAMPS is an 8 week program for children aged 8-12 who have a parent/s who have experienced mental health challenges

Thursdays after school starting 12th October; 4-5.30pm

South Melbourne Community Centre

See this LINK for more information and booking details.

Scholastic Book Orders

Scholastic book orders 7th edition is now open for ordering. All orders must be placed online. Orders close Monday 23rd October. Click here to place your order.

2023 School Fees

A reminder the 2023 Booklist is now due for payment on Compass under Course Confirmations/Payments. Click here for a detailed description of the fees. We welcome your contribution.

Exiting Students

If you have a child in Foundation through to Grade 5 who is planning to leave Toorak Primary School at the end of 2023 could you kindly email the office at toorak.ps@education.vic.gov.au.

Tennis Lessons

Hot Shots Tennis lessons commence at Toorak PS next Friday 13th October from 3.40pm to 4.15pm. If your child is interested in joining, please text 0422 728 938 or visit www.tennislessonsmelbourne.com

Community Notices

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