Templeton Primary School

Crestdale Road, Wantirna 3152

Telephone 9801 7450 Facsimile 9800 3547

Email templeton.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

www.templetonps.vic.edu.au

Term 4

Week 11

19th December 2019

Pride in Performance

2019

Week 11

Friday 20th December Last Day 2020—1:30pm dismissal

Whole School Assembly 9.00am

2020

Term 1

Week 1 Tuesday 28th January School Office open

Uniform Shop Open 11.00am to 2.00pm

Wednesday 29th January School Commences for Grade 1 to 6

Prep Interviews

Thursday 30th January Prep Interviews

Friday 31st January Preps Commence 9.30am to 12.00pm

Week 2

Monday 3rd February Preps Commence 9.00am to 3.30pm

everyday except Wednesdays for the month of February

Friday 7th February Subway & Miss Peppercorn lunch orders resume

Calendar

2020 SCHOOL CAPTAINS’ SPEECHES

2020 School Captains’ speeches were held recently with all students

presenting their speeches with confidence and good humour. It has

certainly made our job of selecting captains very difficult!

THANKS FOR EARLY PAYMENT OF SCHOOL FEES & CONTRIBUTIONS

Earlier this term, Essential Education Items letters were sent home to all parents. On checking with the

office, many payments have already been made which assists the school with budgetary processes in the

new school year. Thank you to those families who have already made payment.

Parents who are experiencing financial hardship are urged to come and make an appointment at the

school office to discretely speak about a payment plan (should an existing plan not be in place already).

UNIFORM

Many of you will need to consider new uniforms for growing children before the start of the next school

year. Most of you would probably need to upgrade your child’s footwear before next year. I kindly

remind you that the shoes must be all black in colour. I also remind you that only uniform items

purchased from our onsite uniform shop are school council approved.

We are very proud and respectful of our uniform here at Templeton; it is well known in the Knox and

outer east community and we ask that parents continue to support the high expectations we have of our

students in ensuring that it is worn correctly at all times.

Principal

SCHOOL CAPTAINS 2020

At Final Assembly tomorrow morning at 9.00am, we will announce our 2020 School Captains to the

wider school community. The children went through an extensive process to select the captains. I must

say, I was very impressed with the list of candidates who all would have made excellent captains in their

own right.

At times like this it is appropriate to reflect for a moment that life can be like a roller coaster, we all

have our ups and downs and don’t always get what we want. However, what is most important is how

we respond to the disappointment, bounce back and work towards the next challenge. This is a true

indication of our strength of character and resilience.

This year’s Endeavour Award winner is classic example of this. Ryan told me at the beginning of last

year when I first arrived at Templeton, that he had applied for numerous leadership roles at Templeton

over the years but he had not received one! This year he wins our very prestigious Endeavour Award!

Ryan is a great example of resilience and ‘a never give in’ attitude and I encourage all our students to

follow Ryan’s lead - Well done to all our Grade 5’s who participated in our School Captain process.

GRADE 6 GRADUATION

Monday night was a very special night where we celebrated the achievements of our graduating class

of 2019. They have been a wonderful group of students and we enjoyed sharing their reflections of

their time at Templeton and learning of their aspirations for the future. Thank you to the Grade 6 team

of teachers led by Miss de Rosbo for their efforts in making the night a memorable one for our families.

To those families leaving us this year, some after 12 years, I thank you for your contribution to our

school and we wish all our Grade 6 students all the very best for the future.

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2019 AWARD WINNERS

Principal’s Award (Dux): Eric He

Aston Shield: Harrison Bedford

Endeavour Award Ryan Emanuel

Lynne Greenless Award: Katherine Styles

Sporting excellence: Jesse Nealy & Hayley Laukens

L.O.T.E: Emma Johnson

Performing Arts: Isabel Lai

Visual Arts: Jasmine Sear

I.C.T: Linda He

Library: Peter Deves

Grade 3 & 4 Collier Award: Kye Lai

MARIONETTES IN GRADE 4

What a lovely way to finish a great year in the Art room with Grade 4

Marionettes!

Our marionette makers and their appropriately named marionettes are:

Jesse – Max, Lachlan – Doggo, Lucy – Arty, Katherine – Mary, Alannah – Coco, Harper – Otto, Kate – Dixie,

Matthias – Rip Jaw, Ian – Blacky, Annabelle - Chocolate, Brodie – Mr Creepy Pants, Dylan – Billy, Jessica –

Unicorn, Asher – Fluffy and Chloe - Coco

LATE RETURN TO SCHOOL IN 2020

If you will still be on holiday when school commences in 2020 would you please write a letter to this

effect and send it to the office for our records. It is critical information we need for our financial planning

for 2020. Thank you.

IMPORTANT DATES FOR 2020

Please add the following dates to your family planner for 2020:

Tuesday 28th January: Teachers resume / (No school for students)

School Office Open

Uniform Shop Open 11am – 2pm

Wednesday 29th January: Grade 1 – 6 commence first day of school

Prep Interviews

Thursday 30th January: Prep Interviews

Friday 31st February: Preps first day 9.30am – 12pm

HOLIDAY PROGRAM: CAMP AUSTRALIA

We will have our Holiday Program running throughout January, however if you see any suspicious

activity in our school grounds, please call Knox Police (ph: 9881 7000 and then DET Emergency

Management ( 9589 6266.

On behalf of our Management team, I would like to thank all of our staff, students and community

members who have worked together in 2019 to make our school a place of which we are extremely

proud.

We wish all families a wonderful Christmas, and the entire community, a safe and happy holiday

season. We look forward to seeing you all in 2020. I leave you with a list of staffing for 2020.

Merry Christmas everyone!

Rod McKinlay

Principal

2020 TEMPLETON PRIMARY SCHOOL STAFF

Level Teacher Room

PS Janice Siladi 3

PZ Stella Zhang 4

PF Emma Finn 1

PV Vanessa Grasso 2

PG Katarina Govic 55

1N Maddy Nelson 26

1S Sharrelle Nicholas 28

1W Natasha Walsh 29

1C Lisa Corrie 27

2W Vicki Wingate 5

2M Jessica McCasker 6

2J Tanya Jenkinson 9

2D Geoff Dawson 10

3A Andrea McGrath 7

3M Alexandra Murphy 8

3C Kaspar Sussman 11

3P David Poulton 12

4S Pav Sidhu 13

4K Karl Fernando 14

4F Melissa Forrest 15

4W Adam Williams 16

5L Veronica Lay 18

5H Laura Horne 19

5S Nicole Sullivan 20

5M Hugh Morton 21

6H Megan Hall 22

6D Ganaelle deRosbo 23

6N Jeremy Nelson 24

6P Kristy Phang 25

Library Kristy Waack, Amanda Gilmore, Robin Miao, Jennie Glembin 31

Art Jane Jelley, Xiaomei Lin 34

Performing Arts Pam Wood, Helen Taylor 48

Physical Education Fiona Potter, Jen Schanssema 35

ICT Aidan Schanssema, Jen Schanssema 17

Chinese Xiaomei Lin, Robin Miao 51

Director of Teaching: Literacy Ayse Bavage 44

Director of Teaching: Numeracy Di Hynes 46

Assistant Principal Andrea Edwards 42

Assistant Principal Marc Crilly 40

Principal Rod McKinlay 41

Office Staff Pam Raines, Cheryl Hudson, Trudy O’Neill, Sashka Pemberton

Congratulations to the following students!

Prep

Winnie M—PF for making beautiful Christmas decorations.

Mia W—PG for always being enthusiastic in class.

Cooper S—PS for always trying your best at school.

Prep

Tyson M—PV for being a star at listening to instructions.

Olivia H—PZ for having a fantastic year at Templeton.

Grade 1

Mackenzie S—1C for helping out in the classroom.

Bailey H—1S for a fantastic recount about our excursion to Kew Traffic Traffic

Reyansh S—1R for great listening during our excursion to Kew Traffic School.

Grade 1W—Miss Walsh—for your excellent behaviour on our excursion to Kew Traffic School.

Grade 2

Myra C—2D for amazing organisational skills.

Joshua T—2J for outstanding sewing in class. Well done.

Tom L—2W we are sorry you are leaving Templeton.

Grade 3

Nathan S—3A for working so well independently.

Shanaya G—3C for being a cooperative and happy student.

Ayden Y—3M for creating an informative poster about Healesville.

Jane S—3P for being a responsible and cooperative student.

Grade 4

Annabelle B—4K for your wonderful Show and Tell.

Minudi W—4L for the excellent progress you have made with your reading.

Grade 5

Lakshara J—5B for your positive approach with your

school work.

Chelsea L—5K for your outstanding presentation.

Grade 6

Sophie S—6J for making everyone smile.

Aris S—6P for assisting others with their technology problems.

Nya H— 6P for being a kind and caring soul.

2020 STATE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS AND TERM DATES

Term 1 Tuesday 28th January to Friday 27th March 2020

Term 2 Tuesday 14th April to Friday 26th June 2020

Term 3 Monday 13th July to Friday 18th September 2020

Term 4 Monday 5th October to Friday 18th December 2020

Our Subway and Miss Peppercorn lunch orders will resume on

Friday 7th February 2020.

Thanks to everyone for your support.

CSEF 2020—Camps, Sports & Excursion Fund

CSEF is provided by the Victorian Government to assist eligible families to cover costs of school excursions, incursions, camps and sporting activities. New applicants should contact the office to obtain a CSEF application form and lodge at the office ASAP. Your health care card must be valid on the first day of Term 1 or for later applications first day of Term 2 2020 . This includes all new families to Templeton Primary. If you received CSEF in 2019 at Templeton Primary, and your family circumstances remain the same, you do NOT need to apply again, we will Automatically apply for 2020. However, If your family circumstances have changed, concession card number changed, have new or exiting siblings you

must Fill in a new application form.

Mrs Cheryl Hudson—Administration

TEMPLETON IS TURNING 40!

SAVE THE DATE

Saturday April 18th 2020

Celebrating 40 years of Templeton Primary School at our

Family Fun Day on Saturday April 18th 2020

Where: Templeton Primary

Time: 10am -5pm

Rides, BBQ, Food Vans, Devonshire Tea, Market Stalls, Lucky Dips, Entertainment

(Local and Global), Raffles, Games, Competitions, Craft Activities and a Petting Zoo

Wristbands are now on sale via XUNO and the school office

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 angevang@bigpond.com. 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. 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 sharonswalling2@gmail.com 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!

Mrs Andrea Edwards—Assistant Principal

XUNO will open at 9:00 am on 1st November 2019 selling wristbands

at $25 each. ($30 each in 2020)

A wristband will allow you unlimited rides ALL DAY:

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

NEW REBEL SPORT EQUIPMENT

Thankyou to all our families and friends for

their support at REBEL this year. Here is a

portion of the wonderful items we received

for the students this term. Don’t forget, when

shopping at REBEL, mention Templeton and

we receive credits towards equipment

throughout the year.

Happy and safe holidays to all our

Templeton families