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Grade 06 09/11/2016
Dear Parents/Guardians, Just a reminder that the Yellow Flower team will be hosting a bake sale tomorrow morning from 8am on the prep area veranda to raise money for Cancer research. Cakes, cupcakes, slices and other treats will be available ranging from $1-$5. Students will also be able to purchase from the bake sale throughout…
Read moreSharon Wildermuth 07/11/2016
Victoria has introduced compulsory minimum standards that will apply to organisations that provide services for children to help protect children from all forms of abuse. The child safe standards form part of the Victorian Government’s response to the Betrayal of Trust Inquiry. The regulator, the Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority (VRQA), is charged with enforcing…
Read moreSharon Wildermuth 07/11/2016
Students in 3B have created soda straw rockets during Science lessons. The budding scientists collected data on the distance of each rocket and tracked the difference after making modifications.
Read moreE Crossing 07/11/2016
A wonderful crowd of students, family members and friends attended the Official Opening of the Toorak Primary Art Show, 2016. Dr. Benjamin Blecher, Artist and Grandfather of TPS students Aimee and Bianca officiated, telling the crowd of art, his many adventures and his appreciation of the wonderful work the students had on display. He told the students, ‘Picasso would be humbled by…
Read moreSharon Wildermuth 07/11/2016
All Grade 3 students recently caught the train to visit the Australian Centre for Moving Images (ACMI) as part of their unit on Marvelous Melbourne. Students were given an assignment by Professor Olden-Days to use his time machine and go back in time to record clips of what some of Melbourne’s key landmarks looked like…
Read moreSharon Wildermuth 07/11/2016
Dear Parents, The votes for our Toorak Citizen attributes were counted and we now have our wristbands ready to go! The attributes decided by the students, staff and parents are: Respect, Honesty, Friendship, Responsibility and Kindness. Over the coming weeks the students will be awarded wristbands by members of the school community for demonstrating these…
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