Category: Foundation

2018 Parent Requests

A reminder to parents to please email the school, Attention: Julie Manallack, if there are special requests to be considered in placing your child into a class for 2018. Requests must be received by November 16th if they are to be considered. In the week beginning November 20, staff will meet to allocate students to their 2018 classes based on…

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Cyber Safety Reminder

Dear parents and guardians,   Please take a moment to read the information below regarding the safe and proper use of ICT resources in the classroom and at home. While the school restricts which sites students can and cannot access on our network, their internet access is NOT restricted when they are at home. We…

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STEM Day 2017

Dear Parents/Guardians, The whole school STEM day was a great success. The students showed excellent teamwork to complete their investigations and a big thank you to all the teachers for helping run the day. Activities included bridge building, creating a marble maze, building towers, finding QR codes and solving mysteries. Well done also to those…

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Whole School STEM Day – Thursday 14th September

On Thursday 14th September, all students at Toorak Primary, will participate and compete in a whole school STEM day. The students will be working in groups of 3 and completing a variety of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths tasks with points awarded to the most successful groups. Medals, certificates and prizes will be awarded at…

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Foundation students start PMP!

The Foundation students have made a fantastic start to the Perceptual Motor Program (PMP) for term 3. The PMP program is a great chance for students to engage in hands-on activities and games to assist the development of children’s gross motor skills and therefore assist with the development of fine motor skills. We would like to extend…

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Foundation students are Bouncing Back!

Within our Bounce Back resilience program, the Foundation students have been learning how to bounce back from challenging situations. Last week we explored the importance of making mistakes, and how this helps us learn and grow. Nobody is perfect, and we wouldn’t want them to be! “I made a mistake when I was writing and…

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