Foundation to Grade 6 House X-Country

Our Foundation to Grade 6 House X-Country is on tomorrow Thursday 4th May. This year, the event is being held in Brookville gardens. Below is a schedule of events. Parent are welcome to attend.

9am – 9/10yo Boys 2km (mainly grade 3/4)

9:30am – 9/10yo Girls 2km (mainly grade 3/4)

10am – 11yo Boys 3km (mainly grade 5)

10:30am – 11yo Girls 3km (mainly grade 5)

12:00 – Grade 2 Boys

12:15pm – Grade 2 Girls

12:30pm – Grade 1 Boys

12:45pm – Grade 1 Girls

1pm – Prep Boys

1:15pm Prep Girls

1:30pm – 12/13yo Boys 3km (grade 6)

2:30pm – 12/13yo Girls 3km (grade 6)

Mother's Day & Significant Other Stall

Our Mother's Day and Significant Other stall is on next Thursday 11th May commencing at 9.15am. We have gifts with Mum's, Nanna's and all special people in mind from Melbourne made jewelers and handmade chocolates ....plus lots more! Kindly send your child to school with a small amount of coins or cash. Gifts range from $2 to $15.

Walk to School Day

Junior School Council invites all students and families to participate in National Walk to School Day.

When: Friday 19 May

Time : 8.30am.

Place/Starting point: Corner of Mathoura Rd and 428 Toorak Rd, Toorak. Joining us will be Police Officers from the Prahran Station.

Be a part of the fun and decorate your school bag (not permanently) and/or wear colourful socks to show your support.

Bakers Delight Hawksburn will be providing some tasty treats for those students participating.

Grade 3 and 5 Naplan Results

A hardcopy of Grade 3 and 5 Naplan results will be available for parents in term 3

Sibling Enrolments

A reminder to parents, that if you have a child commencing in Foundation 2024, and have not submitted your enrolment form please click below for enrolment documents.

Enrolment form
Parental Consent form
Please note we will require a copy of your child's birth and immunisation certificate and any action plans associated with Asthma, Allergies; Anaphylaxis, Diabetes, Epilepsy or any other medical condition

Unwell Children

We have had a number of children in the last week who have presented to sickbay with gastro. Kindly keep your children at home if they mention to you in the morning that they have a sore stomach or headache. Thank you

Curriculum/Reporting Days - Term 2

Friday 26 May

Friday 14 July

Uniform Stall

The secondhand uniform stall is open this Friday 5th May from 8.30am to 9.15am.

2023 TPS Mothers Day Lunch - Tickets close Friday 5th May

MOTHER'S DAY LUNCHEON

The Toorak Primary Mother’s Day Lunch is only 2 weeks away!

We have been busy planning what promises to be a FABULOUS day, fitting for the wonderful Mothers of TPS.

Date: Friday the 12th of May, 12pm at the Terrace – The Royal Botanical Gardens South Yarra.

It is such a lovely opportunity to get to know your fellow TPS mothers, let your hair down and support our school.

There will be LOTS of laughter, music, a delicious 2 course lunch, and... amazing Raffle and Silent Auction prizes up for grabs from our generous sponsors including:

2 Super Box tickets to Disney on Ice
$500 Bar Bambi Voucher
$200 Earl Canteen Catering Voucher
Lymphatic Drainage and LED treatment valued at $160 from Hale O’ Nails – Armadale
A four hour pantry edit and 4 hour wardrobe edit from Scout Lifestyle Concierge
$50 Caffe Latte – Hawksburn Voucher
Personal Training at Vision Personal Training – Prahran
Delicious Cakes/ Treats from Mables Hawksburn
A Gift Hamper from Hadley and Co – Toorak
$100 Gift Vouchers to Pizza Religion & Sushi Sushi
Vouchers to NovoSculpt- Beauty and Skin South Yarra
Food Hampers and MORE!!!

Funds raised will go towards upgrading play and garden areas at TPS.

Limited tickets are available on Qkr, however bookings will close end of day, Friday the 5th of May.

Please let us know if you already have a table, otherwise, we will endeavour to seat you with other mums from your year level. @tps.mothersday@gmail.com

The Fathering Project - Bangers and Bingo

Our next Dads & kids event is Bangers & Bingo coming up on Wednesday 31st May Stay tuned for booking details – places will be limited for this event.

Calling Support from Dads:

If there are any Dads interested in joining the organisation team for these events, we’d love to hear from you. Please contact the office and ask for Sara.

Safety on Socials

Parent Webinar 2 - Cyber Safety Project

Tuesday 9th May @ 7.30pm

REGISTER: HERE

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

Deep dive into the big 5 social media apps and uncover the risks and harms across lesser known video, chat and music platforms.

Discover simple strategies that will help prepare your child to be safe and responsible social media users.

(TikTok, BeReal, Instagram, Snapchat, Discord)

Topics Covered:

- The big 5 social media platforms

- Public vs private profiles

- Online chat and messaging apps

- Managing unwanted contact

- Mis and disinformation

- Cyberbullying and Image Based Abuse

- Pornography

- Parental controls and settings

Key Outcomes:

- Understand the key features, risks and harms of social media

- Learn how to prepare children to be safe and responsible

- Identify mis and dis information

- Highlight digital citizenship laws for all Australians

- Explore strategies to reduce unwanted contact

- Uncover parental controls and settings

Tuning into Kids

Star Health will be offering the Tuning in to Kids group program for parents of children aged 3-10 this term.

This evidence-based program can help parents:

Strengthen their relationship with their child/children
Understand their own emotions and support their child/children to understand and manage their emotions
Support their child/children when they are feeling big emotions
Manage conflict, stress or arguments

The Tuning into Kids program will run for 6 consecutive weeks from Tuesday 16th May to Tuesday 20th June.

Sessions will be held at Star Health in South Melbourne (341 Coventry St, South Melbourne – opposite the market) from 10:00am – 12:00pm.

Please see the flyer above for more details – you can register your interest via the QR code or link on the flyer.

Scholastic Book Orders

Please click here to view the latest Scholastic catalogue. Orders close on Friday 12th May.

Tennis Lessons

Term 2 Hot Shots Tennis lessons will commence this Friday 5th May from 3.40pm to 4.15pm. For bookings call or text

0422 728 938 or visit

www.tennislessonsmelbourne.com

Chess Club

Click here to download the Term 2 Chess Club enrolment form. Chess classes are held each Tuesday during lunchtime. For further enquiries, please email Felix Chandler: felixchandler@mindfulchess.com.au

Young Engineers

Term 2 enrolments are now open for Young Engineers Lego Robotics and STEM classes.

Prep Thursday 3.30pm to 5pm
Year 1 - Monday/Thursday 3.30pm to 5pm
Year 2/3 - Monday/Thursday 3.30pm to 5pm
Year 4/5/6 - Monday 3.30pm to 5pm

Please click here for program and enrolment information.

Classes commence on Monday 1st May

Community Notices

Auburn High School Information Evening

Geoffrey Wexler Orthodontist