Latest news from Mr Whitworth.... 40 years of service to the Department of Education:

  
The Recognition of Service ceremony is an annual event that recognises and celebrates dedication, loyalty and longevity of service to the Department of Education.



This year’s ceremony was on Sunday 19 June 2022 at the Grand Hyatt Melbourne. Recipients received a personalised Certificate of Recognition and commemorative booklet. It was a great afternoon of celebration and reflection.
 

Service recognition is awarded at a state level each year for staff who have achieved 40 years, 45 years, 50 years, 55 years and, in some cases, 60 years of service. Regional offices coordinate service recognition ceremonies for staff who have achieved 35 years of service.

Of the 384 recipients, 219 were recognised for 40 years of service; 104 for 45 years; 50 for 50 years; 6 for 55 years, and 5 for 60 years.



Among them our own Mr Paul King, service recognition for 40 years in the department of Education.
As we know Paul has been at Tootgarook PS for the best part of 10 years coupled with the following schools-

-Somers PS

-Chelsea PS

-Chelsea Heights PS

-Clarinda PS

-Sandringham PS

-Seaford PS

-Dandenong West PS

-Dingley PS

-Clayton West PS

-South Melbourne PS

-Tyabb PS

On behalf of the Tootgarook PS community, Congratulations on your tenure recognition award achievement as you celebrate a significant 40 years of employment with the Department of Education at 12 schools . Clearly, reaching this milestone is a very special occasion for you. It is also a very special occasion for our community, since it is a testimony of your loyalty to TPS over the years.

You are a valued member of our team and your continued contributions are vital for TPS to continue to be successful in meeting our stated Mission, Vision and Values. All of our organizational achievements are made possible because of your individual efforts as well as the efforts of your team members.

Again, Thank You for your hard work and much dedication. We look forward to your ongoing contributions and a bright and successful future together.

For more photos of Mr King please click on this link.



Congratulations to the following students for receiving the Personal Excellence Awards for Term 2

Baer Welis - F/1B

Sebastian Morrow-Dickson - 1/2H

Sylvia Bayly - 2W

Khloe Ledwidge - 3/4B

Layla Novotny - 3/4M

Ollie Hamilton - 4/5B

Claire Hodgetts - 5/6M

Cooper Thomas - 5/6G

Charlotte Humble - Art

Matilda Humble - Music

Emma Leonard - Music

Trilby Carroll - STEM

Yianni Tiras - PE

Eloise Garlick - Polish

All the above students will receive a gift voucher for Peninsula Cinemas.

Wishing everyone a safe and enjoyable holiday. We will see you back at school on July 11th.

Wayne Whitworth



Principal

Music Camp
Foundation
1/2s
3/4s
4/5s & 5/6s....

MUSIC
A selection of students from Grades 3-6 were invited to attend this year's Music Camp. Along with students from Eastbourne PS, Boneo PS, Rye PS, Rosebud PS and Pearcedale PS; the children learned songs to perform for their families. We would like to congratulate the students on their outstanding efforts throughout the camp. We are so proud of all they achieved. You may recognise some of our past students who attended as Tutors and Junior Tutors. 

 


Click on link to view more photos or you can see more photos on our Facebook Page - @TootgarookPrimarySchool
 
FOUNDATION

Foundation students had a lovely time making pizzas this week.







Click on the link for more pics :)

Grade 1 - 2

In Year two math we are learning 3D shapes. We had a delicious time creating 3D shapes with mini marshmallows. We worked together to make our shapes then counted the vertices, edges and faces of our shapes.

In Year 1/2 we have conducted experiments through our learning that we are all scientists. We enjoyed creating and testing out bubble wands, which were a huge success!



Zones of Regulation - students have been learning how to regulate their feelings during a special program that has been run throughout this term. For more information about the program please click on the link below.

https://www.zonesofregulation.com/learn-more-about-the-zones.html


Liem and Ben trying out one of the strategies.

For more photos of the 1/2 students in action click here.

Grade 2W practise meditation






Grade 3/4
The Grade 3/4s welcomed parents into the classroom during their reading time on their Winter Celebration Day... Click here for more photos of the day.

  


3/4M Swimming - final session.

 


The 3/4's enjoyed using the donated jars to create their Jars of Happiness based on a Wellbeing picture story book that they read as a class. Students filled their jars with things that make them happy and decorated them with coloured paper. 



Grade 5/6

On Wednesday, the 5/6 students headed down to Trueman’s Road Oval to play soccer for the Winter Lightning Premierships. Our students played phenomenally and represented Tootgarook Primary School with nothing but pride. Both teams were competitive and showed great sportsmanship throughout the whole day. Go Toot!

     

The Year 5/6 girls attended the Winter Lightning Premierships for netball. The Year 5 and Year 6 netball teams played very well together, with each team winning at least one game. The girls had an excellent day and enjoyed getting to play the sport they all love with their friends. A special thanks goes out to Rachael for coming along with us and coaching the Year 6 girls team. Well done to all of our incredible netball players!

   

Year 5 and 6 students participated in the Winter Lightning Premierships, an interschool sport day for schools across the Southern Peninsula. 14 of our wonderful students chose to represent our school in table tennis at Eastbourne Primary School. After weeks of practice, our students were ready to go and didn’t they show it, each team winning at least one match. Special mention to Ryan Hardy and Fisher Sinclair who managed to place third in their pool with an 8 win and 2 loss ratio. Well done to all of our players! They represented our school with great respect and integrity!

    

Wanted - Footy boots
Uniforms
Holiday Programs  
Winter Junior Foreshore Ranger Program
Mornington Peninsula Shire Youth Services Program
Mornintgon Peninsula Library
New Programs Term 3
Y Lounge Creative Catz....
A reminder to parents to label all uniform items so they can be returned to their rightful owner. 
If your child has borrowed an item from lost property, maybe on a cold day,  can it please be returned so it can be used for other students as well. Thank you :)












To find out what is happening at your local Library please click on the link

End of Term 2
School Market
Start Term 3
VSSS.... Last day Term Friday 24th June - Assembly 1.45pm and early dismissal 2.15pm.
Tootgarook PS Community Market - Saturday 25th June - if you have a spare hour we would love it if you could please down to the market and help at the BBQ
First Day back - Monday 11th July start 8.45am
VSSS first all day rehearsal in Melbourne for the Mass Choir  - Wednesday 20th July

Our next market is March 23rd. We can't wait to see you there.  

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A big thank you to everyone who assisted at the February Market.

The next Tootgarook Primary School Community Market is on Saturday 23rd March from 8.00am to 1.00pm. 

https://www.tootps.vic.edu.au/page/107/Community-Market-

Stallholders are reminded to contact the Market Mobile