Templeton Primary School Crestdale Road, Wantirna 3152 Telephone 9801 7450 Facsimile 9800 3547 Email [email protected]www.templetonps.vic.edu.au Term 1 Week 3 14th February 2020 Pride in Performance 2020 Term 1 Tuesday 18th February 9am Whole School Aerial photo Parent/Teacher Interviews Wednesday 19th February Parent/Teacher Interviews Tuesday 25th February Grade 6 Immigraon Museum Excursion Thursday 27th February Grade 3-6 Cross Country Carnival Friday 21st February District Swimming Wednesday 4th March Parent Helpers Reading Course 2.15pm Friday 6th March Parent Helpers Reading Course 2.15pm PEEP Surfing Monday 9th March Labour Day Public Holiday Wednesday 11th March Grade 4 Excursion to Fitzroy Gardens Parent Helpers Reading Course 2.15pm Friday 13th March Parent Helpers Reading Course 2.15pm Tuesday 17th March School Photos Thursday 19th March Grade 3—6 Athlecs Day Friday 20th March Sibling and Special Group Photos Naonal Young Leaders Day Thursday 26th March Prep to Grade 2 Sports Morning Friday 27th March End Term 1—Finish 2.30pm Term 2 Monday 13th April Easter Monday Public Holiday Tuesday 14th April Term 2 starts Saturday 18th April Templeton turns 40! Birthday Celebraons 10.00am—5.00pm Saturday 25th April ANZAC Day Calendar
speeches last week. I learnt that some of our students wanted
swimming pools and extra-long lunch hours and one student even
promised to make the teachers students for a day and the students
would teach the teachers! Not sure they got any of these promises over
the line but it is great that they are dreaming big!
HOUSE CAPTAINS
Congratulations to our recently elected House Captains who were presented with their badges on
Monday:
Boyle: Abbie & Kenny
Chappell: Alannah & Jake
Gould: Kayla & Jhyve
Newcombe: Emily & Cooper
Principal
WELFARE TEAM
At Templeton we have a very large Welfare Team led by our Assistant Principal, Mrs Andrea Edwards. Students who require a bit of extra support and one on one attention are matched with a staff member who would best suit the student’s needs and personality. These bonds tend to form naturally, but sometimes students need a little help through a more structured approach. All members of staff at Templeton work hard to support our students’ wellbeing every day. Effective communication between home and school makes this possible, so please ensure you attend an interview with your child’s teacher on February 18th or 19th. If you would like to know more about our welfare services please make a time with Mrs Edwards at the office. SCHOOL FEES 2020 (ESSENTIAL EDUCATION ITEMS) Charges to parents for the supply of Essential Education Items including student supplies and excursions as well as Voluntary Payments for School Resources and Buildings were sent home last year. The school purchases all student supplies in good faith for the new school year in one bulk order. This is done to minimise costs for everyone. Thank you to the many families who have already made their payments. This is much appreciated. Reminder letters have been sent home recently to those families who are yet to pay. Parents are reminded to contact the office to make an appointment with myself or our Business Manager, Pam Raines, if a payment plan is required to support the payment of charges. All meetings are strictly confidential. PRIVACY INFORMATION FOR PARENTS & CARERS During the ordinary course of your child’s attendance at our school, school staff will collect your child’s personal and health information when necessary to educate your child, or to support your child’s social and emotional wellbeing or health in the school context. Such information will also be collected when required to fulfil a legal obligation, including duty of care, anti-discrimination law and occupational health and safety law. If that information is not collected, the school may be unable to provide optimal education or support to your child, or fulfil those legal obligations. For example, health information may be collected through the school nurse, primary welfare officer or wellbeing staff member. If your child is referred to a specific health service at school, such as a Student Support Services officer, the required consent will be obtained. Our school also collects information provided by parents and carers through the School Entrance Health Questionnaire (SEHQ) and the Early Childhood Intervention Service (ECIS) Transition Form. Our school may use online tools, such as apps and other software, to effectively collect and manage information about your child for teaching and learning purposes, parent communication and engagement; student administration; and school management purposes. When our school uses these online tools, we take steps to ensure that your child’s information is secure. If you have any concerns about the use of these online tools, please contact us.
When our students transfer to another Victorian government school, personal and health information about that student will be transferred to that next school. Transferring this information is in the best interests of our students and assists that next school to provide optimal education and support to students. In some limited circumstances, information may be disclosed outside of the school (and outside of the Department of Education and Training). The school will seek your consent for such disclosures unless the disclosure is allowed or mandated by law. Our school values the privacy of every person. When collecting and managing personal and health information, all school staff must comply with Victorian privacy law. For more information about privacy including about how to access personal and health information held by the school about you or your child, see our school’s privacy policy: https://www.education.vic.gov.au/Pages/schoolsprivacypolicy.aspx Throughout this notice, ‘staff’ includes principals, teachers, Student Support Service officers, youth workers, social workers, nurses and any other allied health practitioners and all other staff at our school. This includes employees, agents and service providers (contractors) of the Department, whether paid or unpaid. PERSONAL GOODS BROUGHT TO SCHOOL The Department of Education and Training (DET) does not hold insurance for personal property brought to schools. Principals have been requested to remind students and parents/guardians of this at the beginning of each academic year and to discourage parents/students from bringing any unnecessary or particularly valuable items to school. Please, try and avoid bringing these items as it can be most upsetting for all concerned if items go missing or are damaged. Smart watches are the latest item students are starting to bring to school so please be aware of the risks in the event of damage etc. WORKING WITH CHILDREN’S CHECKS (WWCC) We encourage and value parental and community support at Templeton Primary School. There are many ways that parents, grandparents and friends can assist at our school. We encourage all parents to obtain a Working with Children Check that will allow you to be very involved in your child’s education. These checks are free for volunteers.
A MESSAGE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
We are pleased to announce that students at government primary, secondary and specialist schools now have access to free sanitary items if they require them at any stage. This program is designed to assist students with the confidence that sanitary items are readily accessible at school, reduce unnecessary anxiety and ease the cost of living for families. Dispensers are now located in the female T-Court toilets.
Soap Dispensers: Please be aware that all our toilets have soap dispensers positioned outside the
toilets at the taps. All dispensers have recently been serviced and a couple replaced. Hand sanitizer
is also located in each classroom and all students have been shown where it is and how and when
to use it.
Parent Teacher Interviews will be held on Tuesday 18th and Wednesday 19th February. Xuno is
now open for bookings. I encourage you to book early to ensure you secure your preferred time
slots!
School Photo Days: on Tuesday 18th February we will be taking a whole school photo to mark our 40th Birthday, whilst class photos will be taken on Tuesday 17th March. Please ensure your child/ren have clean uniform and polished all black shoes on these days.
Have a great weekend everyone.
Rod McKinlay
Principal
Assistant Principal
The Mobile Phone Epidemic
I am sick of sharing my phone with my children.
‘Can I use your phone?’ is a question I am asked at least ten times a day, and sometimes not at all.
Sometimes my phone is just taken from me. Blatantly, and without warning.
All parents know this feeling of panic when we can’t find our phone. We are so hopelessly addicted to
them that we start experiencing withdrawals within minutes of non-use amid our desperate need to
share every waking moment of child-related success on social media.
And we are turning our children into little addicts as well. If you don’t believe me, try taking a phone
from a child when they are in the middle of a game. The reaction is not pleasant. It sounds like a
meerkat in a screeching match with a feral cat.
And once you wrestle the phone away from the child, the screeching intensifies until you either give the
phone back, or forced to threaten Time Out, no TV or some other punitive punishment.
Some children already have their own phone. My wife and I have not caved in yet, but we are thinking
the end of Grade 6 will be about right for our kids as they start secondary school away from their
Helicopter Assistant Principal father.
Phones in schools have again been a talking point in 2020, as the State Government has enforced a
strict no-phone policy in schools. At Templeton, we have already enforced this policy through School
Council, where student phones are locked in their teacher’s drawer between 9:00am and 3:30pm. The
benefits of this policy are pretty obvious at primary school, but as the husband of a secondary school
teacher, the benefits at that level are even more so.
One lesson, my wife asked a student to attend homework club because he failed to hand in an
assignment. Within 2 minutes, she had received an email from an irate parent demanding to know why
her son was being forced into homework club. The student had texted his Mum directly from his phone
in class!
While we have Mobile Phones at Templeton under control, we have noticed recently that more and more
students are wearing Smart Watches at school. Some students and parents have asked what the policy is
regarding Smart Watches, so here is a summary of the expectations we have of these devices:
Smart Watches and Fit Bits are allowed to be worn at Templeton
Smart Watches and Fit Bits must be used as a watch or step counter only
Any other functionality of the watch is strictly prohibited
If students are caught messaging, playing games or any other functionality, their watch will be
confiscated and locked in the drawer with other mobile devices.
Our Mobile Phone policy is on our website for download, and you can also visit the DET website for further
information. If parents have any other questions or concerns about Mobile Devices and Smart Watches at
Templeton, please contact me at school. I can usually be found playing on my phone in the staffroom.
Have a great weekend everyone,
Marc Crilly
Assistant Principal
Grade 1
Jazzmin C—1C welcome to Templeton.
Jackson M—1C welcome to Templeton.
Winnie M—1C for the positive attitude towards school.
Sophia Z—1N for an outstanding start to Grade 1.
Sarah G—1N for leading by example and great work.
Kahaan S—1S for a fantastic start to Grade 1.
Terry Z—1S for wonderful work with writing.
Ashton M—1W welcome to Templeton.
Grade 2
Deena S—2D welcome to Templeton.
Anthea B—2D welcome to Templeton.
Deakin A—2J for starting the year off with great focus.
Matthew B—2J for being a kind and caring class member.
Demi T—2M for being a perfect friend to all in 2M.
Amelia W—2M for being a positive, hardworking student.
Bethany W—2W welcome to Templeton.
Dhruv S—2W welcome to Templeton.
Grade 3
Max M—3A for putting great effort in your writing task.
Hayley P—3A for great effort with handwriting this week.
Cameron M—3M for a great start to Grade 3.
Joyce F—3M for a great five finger re-tell.
Martin S—3P for settling in so well at Templeton.
Riley M—3P for a fantastic start to Grade 3.
Charlotte Y—3S for an excellent start to Grade 3.
Hari T—3S for excellent work during writing lessons.
Grade 4
Alannah S—4F for working well in class. Keep it up.
Dhairya S—4F welcome to Templeton.
Umme L—4K welcome to Templeton.
Shirley W—4K for coming to school with a positive attitude.
Kingsley Q—4S congratulations for a great start at school.
Leila T—4S for great enthusiasm in class discussions.
Cindy H—4W for showing respect and resilience.
Param B—4W for working hard to complete all work.
Grade 5
Victor R—5H for your persistence with Maths this week.
Asha H—5H for persevering with your homework.
Jemma M—5L for the outstanding effort you put in.
Anishya W—5L for a fantastic work ethic.
Caitlyn Y—5M for being a great helper in 5M.
Alannah S—5M for being a hardworking member of 5M.
Oscar W—5S for a great “can do” attitude.
Claire M—5S for having a positive attitude in 5S.
Grade 6
Stephanie B—6H welcome back to Templeton.
Tenam T—6D for a great start to Grade 6.
Isabelle N—6N for a beautiful poster. Great work.
Tristan T—6N for hard work with creating your poster.
Dylan L—6P for being a helpful class member.
MUSSOP AWARDS
“Being Helpful”
Congratulations and well done to the following students:
Lilian T—1C
Sri J—2D
Alexia L—2J
Kye L—4F
Caitlin M—4K
Novak H—5L
Kiana M—5S
SCHOOL UNIFORM NEWS
We are introducing the “Skort” for girls as an alternate choice to the current style of
unisex summer shorts. The skort is a short that has a flap across the front to give the
appearance of a skirt. If there is enough interest in the item, we will consider carrying
them as a normal item.
Sample sizes will be available from Monday 17th to Thursday 27th February in the
Uniform Shop.
The price of the skort will be $23.00.
PARENT HELPERS READING COURSE
As an integral part of The Early Years Literacy Program, we are offering a Reading Helpers’ course designed specifically to support children’s reading at school.
The course will consist of two sessions. The first one will be a training session, while the second will not only include information about how to assist children with their reading but provide the opportunity to work with small groups of children. Each session will be approximately one hour and held in Room 30. Parents have the option of attending the Wednesday or Friday sessions on the dates listed below
The course will develop in participants an increased understanding of the development of literacy skills. The sessions will focus on the reading process and how we can assist children to maximise their skills and strategies in the literacy area. Materials needed for each session will be supplied by the school.
Only parents who have completed the training sessions can assist in the classroom as reading helpers.
More information and the downloadable reply slip can be found in Xuno News, Parent Reading Helpers’ Course 2020.
Thank you.
Mrs Ayse Bavage
Director of Learning
TEMPLETON IS TURNING 40!
SAVE THE DATE
Saturday April 18th 2020
Celebrating 40 years of Templeton Primary School at our
(Local and Global), Raffles, Games, Competitions, Craft Activities and a Petting Zoo
As you know plans for our 40th Birthday celebrations are well on the way. If you are someone who is interested in purchasing a market stall site on the day (Saturday 18th April, 2020) please contact Ange Van Grondelle on [email protected]. We are seeking stall holders from our community who sell quality homemade items or self-made business initiatives. The market will be one of many great attractions at our Family Fun Day.
Wristbands are now on sale via XUNO and the school office
A wristband will allow you unlimited rides ALL DAY for the bargain price of $25.00!
Turbo Tubs, Fantasy Island, Chair-o-Plane, Atomic Drop Slide, Mega X Treme, Inflatable Basketball Comp, Dunk
Tank (with Mr McKinlay and Mr Crilly in their Richmond and Collingwood jumpers) and a Petting Zoo
Our enthusiastic committee of parents and staff are working hard. There will be plenty of opportunities for families to help out on the day. Our volunteer coordinator is Sharon Swalling and to sign up to help please contact her via email on [email protected] We are calling for volunteers who are handy with the BBQ tongs, happy to sell drinks, snacks, ride tickets and run games. Mr Crilly will be in charge of local and global entertainment. Any ideas are welcome!
