Archive: October 2015

3B’s Day in the Grubby Garden!

It was a majestic, immaculate hot day, that we had been waiting for, where the leaves were green and shining in the sun. “Today we are going to pick some vegetables, such as; kale, carrot, lettuce, mint and 1 big beetroot.” Everybody set to work, pulling fresh, colourful, spring veggies out of the deep, brown…

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Swimming

The Foundation students have been doing a fantastic job every Friday at swimming, they are enthusiastic and admirable representatives of Toorak Primary School. Please remember: – Your child’s swimming bag every week – To label all items – Ensure they have spare underwear and a towel   Thank you for your support and a special…

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Assembly News

Unfortunately the week two assembly was cancelled due to inclement weather. Items to be mentioned were: Year Two Sleepover – the level two students had a lot of fun on Friday night at their annual sleepover. Students enjoyed a range of activities and the excitement of sleeping in their classrooms. Teachers received a reasonable amount of…

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Grade 3 ACMI excursion

Dear Parents/Guardians, On Thursday 22nd October, Grade 3 will be visiting the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) at Federation Square as part of their Marvellous Melbourne inquiry unit. To help reduce costs and to provide an opportunity to use public transport, Grade 3 will be catching the train to Flinders Street Station. In…

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Learning about money in year 1

In the next several weeks the year 1 classes will be exploring money in Maths. We would love if some parents could send in some receipts for us to look at in class. Please only provide receipts for things like books and toys that will be easy for the children to read. If you have credit card details…

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Mindful Burgers

We’re halfway through the month already?! Time flies, so we thought we’d remind everyone that there is still time to spread the word and tell everyone you know to pop their token in our Toorak Primary School jar at Grill’d Malvern. Here is a mindful tip from Smiling Minds and Grill’d! TIP – GRATITUDE Gratitude is…

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