The Day for Daniel is about educating children and adults about keeping kids safe through child safety and protection initiatives. It aims to help empower our children to ‘Recognise, React and Report’ if they feel something is not right. Wear Red and Educate is the theme of for Day for Daniel as we strive to have…
Read morePlease note that the viewing of Goosebumps was intended for students in Grade 3 to Grade 6 only. We apologise that this was not made clear in the earlier Blog and we are aware that this will disappoint some of our younger students, but we will endeavour to screen a more appropriate movie for the…
Read moreThe Library Club is hosting a screening of the ‘Goosebumps Halloween Special’ DVD on the 31st October during lunch time. Our library stocks a large array of genres including thriller/horror. To celebrate Halloween we will explore the highly acclaimed author R.L Stein who brought us the wildly popular Goosebumps series among other amazing titles. The…
Read moreA reminder to parents to please email the school, Attention: Julie Manallack, if there are special requests to be considered in placing your child into a class for 2017. Requests must be received by November 11th if they are to be considered. In the week beginning November 14, staff will meet to allocate students to their 2017 classes…
Read moreThe Toorak Primary Chess Team has had a busy few weeks! We started off by playing in an Interschool tournament at Wesley College on 17 October, where we finished 4th and qualified for the Victorian Semi Finals. We took 12 players to the tournament, a mix of experienced competitors and children playing in their first ever…
Read moreAt this month’s School Council meeting we considered the new Child Safe Standards that the Victorian Government has introduced in response to the Betrayal of Trust Inquiry. These are compulsory minimum standards that apply to all organisations, including schools, that provide services for children, and are aimed at protecting children from all forms of abuse….
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