TRUSCOTT STREET PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Responsible Respectful Safe Monday 24th September 2018 Term 3 Week 10 What’s on at Truscott St Thursday 27 September Friday 28 September Monday 15 October Tuesday 16 October Friday 19 October Tuesday 23 October Friday 26 October Monday 29 October Friday 2 November Friday 9 November School Disco Assembly: House Captains/Badges PSSA Round 9 Last day of term 3 Staff & students return for term 4 Ryde School Spec choir rehearsal Ryde School Spec rehearsal No PSSA STEM Expo Assembly: KM Ryde School Spectacular Assembly: 2M Homelink for Kindy 2019 Additional dates are available on the School Website and Skoolbag Calendar and may be subject to change
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TRUSCOTT STREET
PUBLIC SCHOOL
NEWSLETTER
Responsible
Respectful
Safe
Monday 24th September 2018 Term 3 Week 10
What’s on at Truscott St
Thursday 27 September
Friday 28 September
Monday 15 October
Tuesday 16 October
Friday 19 October
Tuesday 23 October
Friday 26 October
Monday 29 October
Friday 2 November
Friday 9 November
School Disco
Assembly: House Captains/Badges
PSSA Round 9
Last day of term 3
Staff & students return for term 4
Ryde School Spec choir rehearsal
Ryde School Spec rehearsal
No PSSA
STEM Expo
Assembly: KM
Ryde School Spectacular
Assembly: 2M
Homelink for Kindy 2019
Additional dates are available on the School Website and Skoolbag Calendar and may be subject to change
Dear Parents and Carers’
Regional Athletics Carnival
Monday saw three of our students representing the Ryde Zone at the Regional Athletics Carnival. This
is a huge achievement as the region covers Gosford to the Blue Mountains and down to the Northern
Beaches. Our students did exceptionally well with Daniel C. gaining 12 th place. 9yrs 100m, Tanna K.
gaining 10th 9yrs100m and Bede B. coming 2nd 8yrs100m. Bede D. will now represent the Region at
state level. Congratulations on an outstanding job!
Play It Loud
Friday evening saw our talented musicians performing before a very appreciative audience. We
enjoyed two outstanding violin solos from Riley L. and Jonathan L, two exceptionally talented
performers. We were entertained with performances from our Training Band and our Concert Band as
well as our Junior Guitar Ensemble, Senior Guitar and Percussion groups. To put on a performance such
as this takes many hours of practice and all our musicians should be congratulated on such an
outstanding effort. Our thanks to the band committee who organised this event with special thanks to
Masako Dunn for bringing it all together and to Amanda Thomas who again gave her time as Master of
Ceremonies for the evening.
School Holidays
The last day of school this term is this Friday 28th September. Students return on Monday 15th
October. This is the change over for summer uniform. Unless the weather is unseasonally cool all
students should return in full summer uniform. Have a safe and enjoyable break.
Tell them from Me
Each year we survey our parent community to help inform our strategic directions. The Tell them from
Me Survey is anonymous, voluntary and easy-to-use. It is based on a comprehensive questionnaire
covering parents’ perceptions of their child’s experiences at home and at school.
Insights into parent and staff communication, activities and practices at home, and parent voice on the
school’s support of learning and behaviour all build an accurate and timely picture that schools can use
for practical improvements.
The survey will close this Friday 28th September.
Enrolments 2019
Enrolments are now being finalised for Kindergarten 2019. Invitations for Homelink will be sent home
this week. If you are intending to enrol your child at Truscott Street next year and have not returned
the enrolment form could you please do so this week.
Marion Blomfield
Principal
Truscott Street Achievers Congratulations to the following students who received the following awards last week.
Post Homes
Syel Q SUB
Maddison C Year 3
Layla A Year 5
PSSA Round 9 Friday 28/9/18
Newcombe Ball & Volleyball v Putney @ Mead-
owbank Park
Softball & Teeball v Meadowbank @ Meadow-
bank Park
Training Thursday 8.30am - 9.15am
Truscotts
Angus Mc Year 3
Amber Mc Year 4
Yasemin P Year 1
Ben M Year 1
Assaf M Year 3
Liam P Year 3
Sienna M KW
Truscotts
Kadienne J Year 2
Nikola M Year 2
Jayden L Year 2
Julia G Year 4
Karl M Year 4
Lizzy Mc Year 5
Nadine C KM
Senior
Volleyball
Senior
Newcombe Ball
Junior
Newcombe Ball
TSPS v Eastwood Hhts TSPS v Eastwood Hhts TSPS v Eastwood Hhts
2—1 0—2 1—2
Player of the match Player of the match Player of the match
TSPS v West Ryde TSPS v West Ryde TSPS v West Ryde TSPS v West Ryde
4—4 6—1 12—5 14—9
Player of the match Player of the match Player of the match Player of the match
Ethan K Arianne B Atticus R Christina G
Post Homes
Walter CT Year 2
Ben M Year 1
Joshua R Year 4
Truscotts
Elias K Year 1
Esha S Year 5
Isla S KM
Cameron D KM
Luka I Year 5
Jayden H Year 6
Emily P KM
Post Homes
Julia G Year 4
Truscotts
Ileana P Year 4
Sanjay R Year 5
Patrick W Year 5
Elena C Year 1
Aiden D Year 3
Hidayah A KW
PSSA Results
School News
Grandparents Technology Session
Dash and Dot, our new robots and our VR kit are so much fun and we would like to teach our grandparents how to use them. There will be a session in the hall on Thursday 18th October 9:30 - 10:30am for all grandparents. Our younger students will teach any grandparent how to use the robots and experience Virtual Reality using the VR goggles.
Sequin Sessions
Dance group parents are invited to come along on Tuesday 16th October to glue sequins onto costumes ready for Ryde Schools Spectacular. There will be two sessions in the staffroom. 3:40 - 4:40pm and 6 - 8pm. I will provide sequins and glue guns. If you have a glue gun bring it along as I only have 3. Come along and make your child’s costume shine.
Plastic Bottle Tops
It is almost time to make the bottle top mural. I need more pink, purple, yellow and orange tops. Thank you every-one who has sent in bottle tops.
Bees
4/5B, 5/6 F and 5/6 N learnt all about bees as pollinators earlier this year. After their research and persuasive text to Mrs Blomfield, a hive of Australian Native Stingless Bees will arrive at our school this week. The bees will pollinate our plants and provide educational opportunities for all students. Michelle Shannon
Assistant Principal
P&C News
Thanks to all those who visited the uniform shop during any Tuesday afternoon in the last few weeks. The Tuesday trial period is now over, so we return to usual operating hours - Friday 8:30 - 9:15. I've been asked to remind all drivers to be very careful around the narrow, congested streets surrounding the school. Excited children, narrow streets and drivers on mobile phones don't mix well. I'm guessing we like our kids to be excited and I expect it will take a while for the council to make some changes to the streets, so to change the mix, we must keep / put our phones away.
I hope everyone has a great week.
Greg Monahan P&C President Canteen
Class 5/6F volunteer for this Friday (28/9) are Dragica and Marika
Loretta & Canteen Committee
Monday Student Banking
Wednesday Canteen open
Thursday Canteen open
Friday Canteen open
Uniform Shop open 8.30am—9.15am
11.30am school assembly
Truscott Debaters
On Wednesday last week the debating team travelled to Putney Public
School to debate the topic—’Handwriting is a necessary skill’, acting as the
negative team. Annaliese R was the first speaker, Rosie O second, Saffiya B
third and Sadie S team advisor. We had a lot of fun debating against the
other team and presented arguments that were well executed and
researched, even thought it was hard to find information on the topic.
After the debate, we had a delicious morning tea with the opposition, as
well as Miss Buckland and the Putney teacher. We had to be very quick
witted with the rebuts as they presented a strong side and we had to work
together while listening in as well. Eventually we came away with a
successful debate. Thank you Putney for hosting an amazing day.
