Author: Leah French

Read to me. At any age, at any stage.

Dear parents/guardians, Literacy week is fast approaching.  This event will focus on celebrating the students love for reading and writing.  A flyer with more information will be posted soon. Dates to save are June 3rd – 7th. Read to me! Reading to children at home and school is a vital aspect of developing their reading…

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New Student Progress Reporting

Dear Parents/Guardians, To assist in the ongoing growth and development of your child’s learning, Toorak Primary School has developed an easy-to-read interim progress report for Term 1,2 and 3 . These reports are designed to give you an overview of your child’s performance in academic and personal development areas. This can be viewed or downloaded…

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Hello from the Learning Specialists

Hi parents, We are the two Learning Specialists at TPS for 2019. Our names are Sharon Lomas and Leah French and we are leading Literacy and Numeracy respectively. We are highly skilled classroom teachers who will be working in partnership to support teachers and students across the whole school. Our focus is to improve both…

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Day 4 Canberra Camp

Hi Parents, This morning, the students had the luxury of an extra half hour sleep in. After breakfast, we headed off to Government House which is the residence of the Governor General, Peter Cosgrove. Unfortunately he was in Sydney on important business, so we didn’t get to meet him. However, we did get to walk…

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Day 3 Canberra Camp

Hi parents, We’ve had another great day here in Canberra, starting off with a cruise down Embassy drive where students got to see the architecture of the high commissions and consulates of various countries. All students then visited the Australian War Memorial, where they explored and viewed a range of artefacts and military memorabilia. The…

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Day 2 Canberra Camp

Hi Parents, Wow – what a busy day we’ve had! The students have enjoyed a jam-packed day visiting many different places, including the Electoral Education Centre, where they learnt all about the voting system and even got the chance to fill out a ballot paper and vote themselves! Group 2 visited the Museum of Australian…

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