ENCOURAGING ALL IN THE AIM TO BETTER OUR BEST EXCELLENCE RESPECT RESPONSIBILITY Tottenham Central School Principal: Amanda Thorpe Week 1 Term 3 Thursday, 23 July 2020 Principal’s message Staffing Welcome to Mrs Viv Cleaver. Viv Cleaver is a Youth Worker appointed to our school under the school chaplaincy program to provide support within our school community. Viv has a wealth of experience, skills and ideas. We consider ourselves very lucky to have Viv on our team. You can read more about Viv’s role and how she can assist you inside this newsletter. Unfortunately, so far staffing has been unsuccessful in filling our TAS position, but they are continuing to work hard to do so. Welcome to Mr Reuben Rundle who will be looking after our TAS role three days a week. We are extremely lucky to find Mr Rundle as TAS teachers “are rare as hen’s teeth”. Mrs Radford will pick up the other classes Miss Elwin used to take. Shade Shelters Our new playground shade shelters were erected over the holidays and we love them. The photos just don’t do them justice! New seating is on the way too which will finish these areas off beautifully. We wish we could invite you in to see them, but under the current health protocols we can’t. Cooler Classrooms Our cooler classrooms upgrade is nearing completion. The new units are very powerful and efficient. Lights come on to indicate we should open windows, when the CO2 is too high, and when outside conditions are favourable enough to turn the units off and save power. Having tradies in town for such a long period has also been great for the local economy. COVID-19 Guidelines On Monday, I sent home an email to all families outlining the current guidelines. There are still strict protocols in place. We will continue with our handwashing, enhanced cleaning and infection control procedures. Parents and caregivers are requested to not enter the school grounds unless it is via the front office. We also request that you keep your child home if unwell. Education Week 2020 Week 3 is Education Week. Usually, we would be encouraging a “full house” of visitors, but this year has to be different. Staff and the SRC have put their heads together to come up with some fun ideas for the week. We are going to start the week in great style with a ‘PJ Day’ and hot dog lunch. During the week we will also be having an “old-school sports day” with activities such as egg and spoon races, captain ball, march past etc. Secondary will be involved in a Literacy and Numeracy workshop and we will stream some of our music lessons. This year, the theme is 'Learning together'. In this year of bushfires, floods and COVID-19, the key messages of Education Week 2020 are: Schools are the cornerstone of communities Parents and carers are our partners in learning. Schools and families benefit from strong, respectful relationships where responsibility for student learning is shared Change and resilience Our teachers and students are lifelong learners, collaborating in a positive learning environment to achieve their best. Learning together makes us strong and creates resilient communities. Connect better and learn together Our school staff are dedicated professionals who know, value and care for all students. Technology enables learning together anywhere, any time. Amanda Thorpe, Principal
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ENCOURAGING ALL IN THE AIM TO BETTER OUR BEST
EXCELLENCE RESPECT RESPONSIBILITY
Tottenham Central School Principal: Amanda Thorpe Week 1 Term 3 Thursday, 23 July 2020
Principal’s message Staffing Welcome to Mrs Viv Cleaver. Viv Cleaver is a Youth Worker appointed to our school under the school chaplaincy program to provide support within our school community. Viv has a wealth of experience, skills and ideas. We consider ourselves very lucky to have Viv on our team. You can read more about Viv’s role and how she can assist you inside this newsletter. Unfortunately, so far staffing has been unsuccessful in filling our TAS position, but they are continuing to work hard to do so. Welcome to Mr Reuben Rundle who will be looking after our TAS role three days a week. We are extremely lucky to find Mr Rundle as TAS teachers “are rare as hen’s teeth”. Mrs Radford will pick up the other classes Miss Elwin used to take. Shade Shelters Our new playground shade shelters were erected over the holidays and we love them. The photos just don’t do them justice! New seating is on the way too which will finish these areas off beautifully. We wish we could invite you in to see them, but under the current health protocols we can’t. Cooler Classrooms Our cooler classrooms upgrade is nearing completion. The new units are very powerful and efficient. Lights come on to indicate we should open windows, when the CO2 is too high, and when outside conditions are favourable enough to turn the units off and save power. Having tradies in town for such a long period has also been great for the local economy. COVID-19 Guidelines On Monday, I sent home an email to all families outlining the current guidelines. There are still strict protocols in place. We will continue with our handwashing, enhanced cleaning and infection control procedures. Parents and caregivers are requested to not enter the school grounds unless it is via the front office. We also request that you keep your child home if unwell. Education Week 2020 Week 3 is Education Week. Usually, we would be encouraging a “full house” of visitors, but this year has to be different. Staff and the SRC have put their heads together to come up with some fun ideas for the week. We are going to start the week in great style with a ‘PJ Day’ and hot dog lunch. During the week we will also be having an “old-school sports day” with activities such as egg and spoon races, captain ball, march past etc. Secondary will be involved in a Literacy and Numeracy workshop and we will stream some of our music lessons. This year, the theme is 'Learning together'. In this year of bushfires, floods and COVID-19, the key messages of Education Week 2020 are: Schools are the cornerstone of communities Parents and carers are our partners in learning. Schools and families benefit from strong,
respectful relationships where responsibility for student learning is shared Change and resilience Our teachers and students are lifelong learners, collaborating in a positive learning environment
to achieve their best. Learning together makes us strong and creates resilient communities. Connect better and learn together Our school staff are dedicated professionals who know, value and care for all students.
Technology enables learning together anywhere, any time. Amanda Thorpe, Principal
ENCOURAGING ALL IN THE AIM TO BETTER OUR BEST
EXCELLENCE RESPECT RESPONSIBILITY
School news
School Chaplain update Thank you Tottenham Central School for being such a welcoming environment! My name is Viv Cleaver and I am a Youth Worker appointed by Young life Australia to provide support within your school community Young Life is a non-denominational, non-profit organisation committed to building confidence, values and resilience with young people. My role in the school involves supporting students, staff, parents and carers, by providing time to have a chat, home visiting and group work. Mostly my work will involve individual wellness counselling, family relationship building and facilitating group programs to build resilience and confidence in young people. I will be in the school three days every week (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday), and I really look forward to meeting many of you in the coming weeks. Please feel free to contact me via the school office if you require any assistance or support. Egg cartons If anyone has spare egg cartons, could you please send them to the school for our ag plot. Thank you. School Banking School banking for our students has resumed this term. Our allocated day is Tuesday. Please send in your child’s deposit books with money to the office by 11am for processing. Book Club Book Club orders are due Friday, August 7. Please send your order with payment to the office. All cheques payable to Tottenham Central School. SRC Report The SRC are excited to be up and running again. To begin the term we will be holding a ‘PJ Day’ on Monday, August 3 as a part of Education Week. Later in the term, the SRC will be holding a: Pink/Purple Day - Dress up in pink or purple and bring in a gold coin donation to go toward the Epilepsy Foundation. Crazy Hair Day Dress up day of an occupation which uses literacy and numeracy (for literacy and numeracy week) The Amazing Race (students only) As a part of the COVID restrictions we have also had to modify Arthur as we unable to hold formal assemblies in the library. At an SRC meeting the students decided that each Monday, one of the SRC members will be presenting Arthur to the class which Miss Thorpe selects, for demonstrating amazing learning on her spot visits to classrooms. Congratulations to the PBL winners this week! Lexi, Alex and Jenavieve received Merits. Toby received two Merits and an Honour.
ENCOURAGING ALL IN THE AIM TO BETTER OUR BEST
EXCELLENCE RESPECT RESPONSIBILITY
Primary news
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Secondary Assessment Booklet Secondary students received their assessment booklet for Term 3 on Tuesday. This booklet contains all of the assessment tasks the students are required to complete this term. A copy has also been put on the Secondary Google Classroom. Secondary PE This term the students will be participating in a range of activities during their PE sessions. This week they all completed a variety of skills and games in basketball. It was great to see the skill development and participation rate of all of the students. WAP Study Week Next week Lachie, Kayla and Michelle will be involved in the WAP Study Week. They will be meeting with their coordinators and peers for all of their subjects throughout the week at the WAP schools.
Secondary Assessment Schedule
Week due Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6
Term 3 Week 2
N/A N/A Year 11 – N/A Year 12 – N/A
Secondary news
ENCOURAGING ALL IN THE AIM TO BETTER OUR BEST
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ENCOURAGING ALL IN THE AIM TO BETTER OUR BEST
EXCELLENCE RESPECT RESPONSIBILITY
Principal Miss Amanda Thorpe Assistant Principal Mrs Meggan Adam (rel.) Head Teacher Secondary Studies Mrs Sarah Lindsay P & C President Mr. Greg Radford Tottenham Central School Merilba Street Tottenham NSW 2873 Phone: 02 68924006 Fax: 02 68924159 E-mail: [email protected] We are on the web and Facebook: www.tottenham-c.schools.nsw.edu.au Tottenham Central School
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Canteen Welcome back to school for Term 3. The canteen will be open this Friday. Please continue to order from the TCS Temporary Canteen Menu 2020. Message me for a PDF copy of the Menu or see the Canteen's Facebook page. Kathryn Klante Canteen Manager 0401305002 Regards, Kathryn Klante Canteen Manager - Tottenham C.S. P: 0401305002
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We would like to pay our respects and acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land and also pay respect to Elders both past and present.
