Dear Parents and Carers,

Last week I had the privilege of attending the

NSW Primary Principal’s Annual Conference.

This was a wonderful opportunity for me to

learn about current educational research and

best practice from world leading experts.

Amongst the speakers were Dr Simon

Breakspear who illustrated ways to lead

meaningful progress in NSW Primary Schools,

Bill Lucas who has researched how to develop

creative thinking in all learners and how to

assess it and Sally Dominguez who provided a

framework for building innovation in schools. I

will be sharing this knowledge with the staff

over the coming weeks.

Central Coast Public Education Awards in

Recognition of World Teachers’ Day 2017 -

Congratulations to Mrs Kable who was

nominated by the teaching staff for this year’s

award. Mrs Kable is an amazing teacher who

shares her knowledge and experience with all

staff, ensuring the best learning outcomes for

our students. This evening I will have the

pleasure of accompanying her to a dinner at

Mingara Recreation Club.

World Teachers’ Day - Last Friday was World

Teacher’s Day. This special day focuses

attention on the work teachers do to support

all students in achieving their personal best. I

would like to acknowledge the staff at Tacoma

P.S. as they are without doubt the most

dedicated teachers I have had the pleasure of

working with. Congratulations to each and

30 Oct—1 Nov

Stage 2 Aussie Bush Camp

30 Oc t—3 Nov

School Swimming Scheme

3 November

Grandparents Day

K-2 Choir at Assembly

9 November

Wyong Chess

10 November

Remembrance Day

Assembly: Tacoma Choir

Performance

16 November

K-2 excursion Wyong HS

17 November

TPS Chess Competition

4 December

Presentation Day 9.30-12

8 December

Year 6 RAW Challenge

12 December

Year 6 Farewell

30th October 2017

every one of you. Your outstanding contributions do

not go unnoticed.

External Validation - This term I am participating in the

Department of Education’s External Validation program.

This involves me spending time in other schools looking

at the progress and achievements they have made

toward achieving the goals set out in their school plans.

Next Monday and Tuesday I will be visiting another

school on the South Coast of NSW.

Staff Development Days– Our school staff are training in

the Management of Actual or Potential Aggressive

training program (MAPA). This is a 12 hour registered

course which will be run after hours throughout the

term. Because of this, and previous training done at the

beginning of the year, staff will not be required to

attend school on Monday 18 December or Tuesday 19

December. The last day of school for all students is

Friday 15 December.

Grandparents Day - Yesterday was NSW Grandparents

Day, I hope you and your family had the opportunity to

celebrate the special times you have shared with your

children’s grandparents. On Friday we will be holding

our own special day for grandparents. I hope you can

join us at school, as I know the children are very exited

by the events we have planned.

I hope you have a sensational week!

Jeanette Dillon

Principal Awards

Adam, Summer, Kymberly & Jay

Merit Awards

Banal—Mr Kirk

Dwight, Lyla, Matthew & Dylan

Gulang—Mrs Fletcher

Benjamin, Madison, Ella & Lincon

Balba—Mrs Andrews

Thomas, & Tameka

Waagir—Mr Farquhar

Hannah, Dylan, Tayah & Mikael

Gundang—Mrs Kable

Dakota, Kirstie, Joel & Carlo

Murgu—Mrs Mercieca

Emilia, Jacqualyn, Blessing & Ella

Garawa—Mr McFarlane

Jade, Ayla, Ashton & Stasia

Badhu—Ms Frost

Charli, Emily, Tyrin & Nathan

Grandparents Day 2017 NEW DATE Friday 3 November

Come along and see what’s happening at Tacoma Public!

1pm Visit to classrooms (Year 2 student return from swimming at 1.20pm)

1.30pm Bring a picnic lunch to share with your child/grandchild and join the Green Team in the garden.

2pm Assembly and K-2 Choir performance.

Our final Year 6 fundraising raffle is here!!

Each family will receive a booklet of 5 tickets to sell. It

would be terrific if everyone could sell these and

return ticket stubs and money to school by Friday 10th

November (Week 5). The tickets are $2:00 each and

there will be awesome prize packs for 4 lucky

winners! (See front note of your ticket booklet). The

raffle will be drawn on Friday 17th November (Week 6)

at the morning assembly and winners will be notified

during the day. We will be able to finalise all of the

Year 6 fundraising for this year to not only give our

Year 6 students a wonderful farewell, but to donate a

fantastic gift back to Tacoma Public. Good luck to

everyone!

Regards

Stage 3 teachers.

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Remembrance Day Service Wyong RSL

Please join our at the Remembrance Day Service at Wyong

RSL on Saturday 11th November 2017. We will meet prior

to 10.40am in the Wyong RSL car park.

Bunnings Tuggerah—Halloween 31st October 5-7pm

Come along in fancy dress, Kids

disco with light show, trick or

treat, Halloween craft and

games, face painting, balloon

artist and light refreshments. To book ring 4350 1900 or

visit www.bunnings.com.au/tuggerah

Year 6 Maccas Fundraiser

What a great night we had at

Wadalba Maccas!! Thank you to

everyone for your support.

From you mobile device go to the App Store (iPhone/iPad) or Play Store (Android), search for School Stream and download the app to your phone

Once School Stream has finished installing, open the app, type your school name into the search then select your school.

Are your children attending different schools? Tap the school selector, select add a school, type (the school name*) into the search then add. Jump between your children’s schools.

*Any additional schools will need to be licensed users of School Stream to appear in the app.

Tacoma Connect

Join us for a coffee and a chat at Tacoma Connect this Friday morning at 9.15 outside the hall. Everyone is welcome!

Green Team

Spring is here! We are very busy in the gardens watering, fertilising and of course harvesting our fresh veggies and herbs on Friday!

Come along to this Friday’s assembly and buy a bag of fresh garden produce for $1 a bag.

Please join the green team for some fun in the gardens every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at lunchtime (1.30-2pm).

Bus Travellers—Important Information

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR OPAL CARD WITH YOU

WHENEVER YOU TRAVEL. DONT FORGET TO TAP ON

AND OFF.

Student Transport Scheme

If your child is going from Year 2

to Year 3 and you currently have an opal card, you need

to re-apply for 2018.

Students enquiring about pending cancellation should be

advised to go online to https://

apps.transport.nsw.gov.au/ssts/updateDetails. You can

update details/make application for next year’s

entitlement.

Attendance

Road Safety

Health and Safety is everyone’s responsibility.

Family holidays during the school term

We encourage all our families to save their holidays for normal school holiday times rather than during the school term.

If it is unavoidable and you are going on holiday during the school term, please send a note to the class teacher prior to the leave period. The absence will be recorded as leave on the attendance register.

Are your details up to date?

Have you moved or changed phone numbers?

Please inform the front office with any changes

in your living situation so we can contact you if the need arises. We

particularly need to keep phone numbers up to date for emergencies.

Your assistance is greatly appreciated.

A pedestrian crossing is a safe place to cross a busy street.

Always STOP, LOOK, LISTEN,THINK before crossing the road.

Pedestrian

Safety

Message

Quote of the Week ………..

“One child, one teacher, one

book, one pen can change the

world.”

Malala Yousafzai

Blake, Harry,

Tamara, Tayah,

Marley-Villa, Ella,

Ethan, Amarli,

Luke & Sibulele

Disclaimer:

Although our school appreciates ideas and suggestions from the community on a variety of topics, please be aware that Tacoma Public School and its staff

cannot endorse any unsolicited ideas or suggestions nor can we verify the accuracy of any claims contained in this newsletter. As with any unsolicited advice

please use caution and your best judgement in relation to these matters.