Category: School News Blog

Science and Sustainability – Our Little Chefs

This week’s sustainability classes were all about chemical sciences. In the kitchen classroom, students learnt how solids, liquids and gases behave in different ways and have observable properties. We looked at emulsions, where two liquids combined can turn into a semi-solid. Students put this into practice by making mayonnaise from scratch. Mayonnaise is an oil-in-water…

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Allergy Aware School

There are a number of students at Toorak Primary School who have an anaphylactic reaction to a number of food items. We ask all parents to please assist with keeping students safe at school by ensuring they are familiar with foods that are not permitted in their child’s classroom. The following year levels have food restrictions…

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Student Reports

School reports will available on Compass tomorrow Friday 15 June at 3.30pm. Please ensure you read your child’s report before coming to your Parent Teacher Interview. Click here for instructions on how to download your child’s report. Semester Reports Instructions. If you require a hard copy of the report, please visit the office.

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Community Messages and Advertisements

Week 9 Community Messages and Advertisements

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Chess Club – Farewell George

A Message from George I am writing to let you know that I will be winding down my chess coaching business at the end of Term 2, 2018. I have been teaching chess at Toorak Primary School for over 12 years now, and I am now going to take some time to travel, spend time…

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Keeping children warm!

Keeping warm is about much more than not being cold or catching a cold. One of the first things we learn as a baby is the nurturing quality of warmth when we are held and wrapped in a blanket. Warmth is very nurturing and supportive and helps us to settle in our bodies and feel…

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