Dhumbadjirri "Talk Together"

School Council

School Council and its sub committees have been busy working on key pieces of work for the school and these include:

  • Officially welcoming our Acting Principal for term three Chris Burgess.
  • Detailed overview of the School Review process.
  • Continued advocacy for improved traffic safety around the school.
  • School ‘Deadly threads’ pricing and promotions.
  • Up grading and replacing blinds in classrooms.
  • Arthur Reed Photography survey.
  • Solar panel replacement options.
  • Progressing our application to register for Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status.
  • Inclusive play spaces project (VSBA)
  • Bathroom renewal project (VSBA)
  • Team kids capacity increase.
  • Child Safety at TPS - all Child Safety related policies have been updated and will be available the website shortly.
  • Masterplan phase one discussion - more information to follow.

 

A special thank you to Finley for their work preparing Deadly threads COMPASS TIX sales to go live and to Emma for their work on updating all the TPS Child Safety related Policies. 

PERSEVERANCE - We recognise that lasting positive change takes time and we will be patiently involved in the process.

 

WORKING TOGETHER - We do our best with our community to make TPS a better place.

 

RESPECT - We respect everyone’s story and we choose kindness in our interactions with children, teachers, staff and community.We respect the guidance of teaching staff when invited to volunteer in classrooms and arrange times outside of teaching hours to discuss our children to respect learning time.

 

TRUST - We trust that everyone at TPS is committed to the learning and well-being of our children.

 

INTEGRITY - We will speak constructively about the school to others and if there is a problem we take it respectfully through the appropriate channels to resolve.

 

Principal Selection Process

Thank you for your continued support whilst the TPS Principal selection process is underway.  The process is undertaken in accordance with The Department of Educations selection procedures set out in relevant guidelines and Ministerial Order 1006 which can be accessed via the following link: https://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/Documents/Ministerial-Order-1006.pdf

 

Thank you TPS Volunteers 

School Council would like to acknowledge the time and effort that is contributed by TPS community volunteers, from the lost property/ second hand uniform group, Breakfast Club, Enviro team/ Working Bee, Social Committee/ Trivia, Library group, craft group and many, many  more helping out at TPS behind the scenes - we appreciate you all.  A special thank you to the volunteers who braved the rain this NAIDOC day to prepare, BBQ, sell and pack away - such an awesome effort. 

 

School Council Meetings

School Council meetings are held on a regular basis and will generally be open to the school community to attend as observers. At Principal and School Council discretion certain meetings may be closed due to the nature of information and ensuring privacy and confidentiality. Most are open to the community to attend if they wish to do so.  Meetings scheduled for 2022 are communicated  via COMPASS ‘This week @ TPS’. If you wish to attend please notify school council so a suitable sized venue can be arranged.  

 

Should you wish to present to School Council regarding a school council matter please submit your request via the School Council email listed below to be allocated time in the agenda.

 

Contacting School Council

Correspondence for the School Council can be sent by email to TPS School Council 

schoolcouncil@thornburyps.vic.edu.au

SOCIAL COMMITTEE

All attention is on Trivia Night on Saturday 13th August, which is shaping up to be a super night!

 

We're halfway there with tickets, so please get behind the school and buy tickets for a night of fun and music, and to raise much needed funds for school.

Amazing prizes including Dandenong Ranges Getaway Package, Bombers Jersey signed by Michael Long, holiday home near Mt Buller for a snow trip, wellness package and many more.

 

Tickets can be purchased here: https://compasstix.com/e/8kxw64jszd

ENVIRO TEAM

Congratulations to the Enviro team for being selected to receive  a Junior Land Care Grant. Junior Landcare grants help bring sustainability into classrooms across Australia to teach children how to care for their local environment. The Junior Landcare grants program offers both funding and in-kind support for schools, early childhood centres, before and after school centres and youth groups.

 

This grant will allow TPS to purchase worm farms and to become Creative Composters https://woolworthsgrantsmap.juniorlandcare.org.au/grant-round-4/creative-composters/ . We had a great turn out at the Working Bee, where we weeded and mulched the front garden, did general tidy up in the sheds and nursery, followed by food and drinks, and then a fruit tree pruning workshop by garden guru Angelo Eliades from Deen Green Permaculture. A fun day all around on a beautiful spring like day.

MASTERPLAN AND GROUNDS

Playground upgrade

The Inclusive Playspace project is in progress and work is set to commence in the coming months. Before the project starts signage will be put up around the school advising of the works. Thank you to leadership, Enviro and Masterplan and Grounds Subcommittees who have taken the lead in making this project come to life.

 

Traffic Safety

School Council continues to advocate for improved traffic safety measures around school. Signage and line marking upgrades are planned and soon we hope to have a traffic and speed survey underway which will help further inform traffic behaviour around the school.