The response following the information evening has been strong for the proposed French language study tour to Nouméa, New Caledonia. It is anticipated that between 15 to 20 students will participate in the tour and they will be accompanied by at least 3 staff members. In order to secure a reservation for your son/daughter can…
Read moreStudents should be busy this week with developing high-quality covers for the chapter books we have been working on in writing class. In order to ensure that these are completed to a “professional” degree, teachers are allocating an extra week for students to complete this task. Remember, covers should be a folded A4 (landscape) so…
Read moreSpftballIt’s been a busy week for the Senior School sports teams! Toorak Primary sent 4 teams to the Beachside Divisional tournaments this week; 2 teams to basketball on Monday and 2 teams to softball on Tuesday! Mr Neville accompanied the students to Dandenong where Toorak’s basketball teams competed with other teams around the district. The…
Read moreThe official 2016 Transition Program at Toorak Primary finished last Tuesday. It was a pleasure to meet the newest members of our school community who will start school in 2016. The Foundation teachers are indebted to the many Grade 6 students who shone as ambassadors for our school and assisted us to register and entertain the children. A…
Read moreThrough Term 3 Grades 5 and 6 have been working in depth on projects for Inquiry. Grade 5’s History focus has been on Chinese migration to Australia, from 1851 during the Gold Rush. After a visit to the Chinese Immigration Museum, everyone felt inspired for the task ahead. They designed a collaborative picture book…
Read moreOctober is the flavour of the month! Toorak Primary School have been selected to be on the Mindfulness Matters 2.0 jars at Grill’d Malvern (217 Glenferrie Rd, Malvern VIC 3144 9500 8999) this October in recognition of World Mental Health Month. Please spread the word and head into Grill’d Malvern during October to help support TPS! The group…
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