Quaynotes living & learning by the sea Principal: Assistant Principals: 13-17 Oct Tues 14th Oct Friday 17th Oct 20-22 Oct Tues 21st Oct 23rd Oct 24th Oct 24th Oct 27th Oct Tues 4th Nov 11-14th Nov 12-20 Nov 18-26 Nov Pam Kinsman Christian Smith Nadia Tkaczuk Council President: Chaplain: Business Manager: Mark Wyeth Lena Johnstone Vicki Perry Wednesday 8th October, 2014 YMCA Camp Wyuna Year 3/4 * Reminder to pay camp this week. Western Metropolitan Regional Athletics Carnival-selected students Parents & Carers Meeting 8.30am in Conference Room Coastal Stewards Sand Dune revegetation Yr 3/4 MAD Day Preps walk to local shops C9 & C11 Preps walk to local shops C8, C13 & C14 Walk to School Promotion Day Prep & Junior School Concert in Stadium 2pm to 3pm Melbourne Cup—No students at school Cave Hill Camp Yr 5 & Camp Howqua Yr 6 Yr 3/4 Life Education Program incursion Somers Camp 2014 Principal’s Report: Welcome back to our final term in 2014: We welcome many new families into our school community again this term. We hope that you all get a chance to meet them as they settle into Torquay. We welcome Ms Rebecca Rau to teach B10 this term and hope that she also enjoys being part of our school community. Term four is always a very busy term and culminates in a celebration of the great academic year had by your children. Each teaching team has planned an excellent curriculum to support learning for all students. Safe and happy playgrounds: Our school aims to make our school a great place for all students and consequently we place a great emphasis on yard supervision and extra curricula activities at recess breaks. We have up to eight teachers supervising at any given time, plus there are a large range of lunchtime activities for your child to select. Teachers wear orange vests to be easily identified in the yard and always respond to children who have any social issues or rough play experiences. China trip: Well done Miss Nadia, Ms Helene and students on representing our school so well in China. It was an amazing experience for the whole delegation and they will enjoy sharing the highlights with students across the school. Term four reminders: Please ensure that your children attend every day and have their broad brimmed school hat. No child will be permitted to play outside in the sun or participate in PE classes unless they are wearing their hat. It is vital that all hats are very clearly labelled to enable them to be identified if lost. NO hat, NO play! P-2 Concert: Please keep Monday October 27th free to attend our P-2 concert at 2-3pm. The students are excited about performances that they are currently rehearsing. Thanks Ms Helene and Mr Reid. 2015 Planning: We have appointed three new teachers in readiness for next year. We will welcome Ms Chelsea James, Mr Darcy Hansen and Ms Aimee Lynch. Congratulations on their appointment from a very large field of excellent applicants. Pam Kinsman, Principal 45-55 Grossmans Road, Torquay 3228 Phone: 5261 2360 Fax: 5261 4324 Email [email protected] Web www.torquaycollege.vic.edu.au After school care ph: 5261 0946 Office hours 8.00am – 4.00pm Mark Wyeth, School Council President Email: [email protected] Walk to School Walk to School is an annual event which has been funded by VicHealth since 2006. The event is designed to raise awareness of the physical, environmental and social benefits of walking to school, by encouraging school children to walk to and from school more often. Walk to School encourages Victorian primary school students and their families to walk to and from school during month of October, building healthy habits for life. Children and their parents are encouraged to start walking to and from school for the month of October. Torquay College will have a special promotion day on Friday 24th October, encouraging healthy life styles and children to walk, ride, skate or scooter to school. Children can participate, even if not travelling all the way from home to school eg Children can walk, ride, skate or scooter from the traffic lights at Surf Coast Highway / Darian Road to Torquay College (approx. 500 metres). Join in for a fun day. EMA The Education Maintenance Allowance ceases at the end of 2014 and will not be available to students or families in 2015. In the 2013 School Reform agreement signed with the Commonwealth, the Victorian Government committed to change the way it helps low income families with education expenses. The EMA program will cease at the end of 2014. From 2015 funds previously used for the EMA will be distributed directly to means-tested schools across the state using a formula based on the needs of the student population. We do not anticipate Torquay College receiving any EMA funds. Special Recognition: Congratulations to Desley (in the Canteen) on receiving a Silver Wattle Award for services beyond the call of duty to the Scouting movement. Well done Desley, we appreciate your efforts. MANGO FUNDRAISER Please complete order form on page 7 and return with payment to the office by Monday 13th October Canteen Roster Fri 10th Oct Mon 13th Oct 9.3011.00am 12-2.00pm HELP! HELP! 12.30-2pm HELP! Fri 17th Oct HELP! HELP! Mon 20th Oct 12.30-2pm F. Bartils Scholastic Book Club Issue 7 of Bookclub will be sent home and is due back on the 17th October. No orders will be taken after this time. If paying by Credit card please write the name of the card holder on the bottom of the form NOT the child’s name. Thank you for your support. 15/10 Family Portraits Fundraiser A huge thank you to Adrienne Dillon who coordinated the recent family portrait fundraiser over the holiday break. Thank you also to our school families who supported this event, we hope everyone is pleased with their photos. Library News: Local History Corner in our Library. Parents are most welcome to come into the library to see our new Local History Corner. This was a Rotary Club funded project facilitated by Bev Berryman, who collated large volumes of local history relating to our school. Anyone who grew up in Torquay, or whose parents or grandparents did, will find it very interesting. Lots of old school photos and other local history articles. If you have any historical material which could be added to this collection, please see Kathy or Lesley in the Library or Carol in the main office. Clare Saxby - Children's Author coming to Torquay Library on 23rd October. Details below. Happy Reading! Kathy and Lesley. Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Update TORQUAY COLLEGE TEAM AND GROUP PHOTOS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE Sample photos of the following teams and groups are available to view in the office foyer: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. School Captains 2014 House Captains 2014 Centre Side 2014 Film Crew 2014 The Steps 2014 Drama 2014 No Faith No More 2014 Circus Troupe 2014 The Bird Rockers 2014 Winki Pops 2014 For further information go to www.arphotos.com.au or call office ph 5243 4390 Torquay College Concert Performance by Prep, Year 1 & 2 students “The Legend of the Seven Sisters” When: Where: Monday 27th October 2pm – 3pm in the Gym All family and friends welcome, stay tuned for more details Alche(me) Spin & Fitness will be holding a Fundraising Event over the weekend the 25 & 26th October from 2pm until 2pm in aid of Torquay College Mum, Amy Pratt who is fighting brain cancer. On-line donations can be made at www.mycause.com.au and search for "An Opportunity to Cycle for Life" The pedals on the Spin Bikes will be turning for 24hours. To kindly volunteer your time, leg power and for more information, please email [email protected] or call Kate Berechree on m: 0438 110 275. Keep up to date with more information on Alcheme Spin & Fitness Facebook page. Your support would be greatly appreciated. 15/10
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