Taradale Primary School in Taradale, Victoria | Primary School

Taradale Primary School

Locality: Taradale, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 5423 2247

Address: 98 High Street 3447 Taradale, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.taradaleps.vic.edu.au

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25.01.2022 Ashton sewed himself a super hero cape.

25.01.2022 Asha asked Lee-Anne to show her how to apply a bandage to an injury so she would know what to do when she’s grown up and saving animals

25.01.2022 Marcuss 4/5/6 class has been potting rosemary cuttings which they will plant at school once theyve struck.

24.01.2022 Seedlings for sale! We have some limited veg seedlings for sale outside the school gate this week - price is a gold coin donation per plant or punnets. We have:... Tomatoes - Black Cherry, Tigerella & Wapsipunicon Peach Lettuce Buttercrunch Climbing Beans Basil Perpetual Spinach Thanks to CERES for the donation & Eve for organising it

24.01.2022 We are having a stall at the Malmsbury Farmers Market this Sunday the 18th. We would love to have some help on the stall. We also welcome any donations of baked goods, plants, seedlings etc. Please contact the parents and friends group for details - see previous link.

24.01.2022 We are continuing to add books to our library that focus on aboriginal people

24.01.2022 A reminder, school finishes at 2.00pm on Friday - tomorrow, the last day of term!

23.01.2022 Independent outdoor learning on a sunny winters day

23.01.2022 Free child car restraint fitting and safety check at the Castlemaine Community House - see flyer for details

23.01.2022 Our school photos have been postponed and will not take place tomorrow unfortunately. This is due to changes in the Covid-19 restrictions. Although it was announced that school photography could take place in yesterday’s announcement, until schools receive official notification from DET we will have to wait. Apologies for the late notification I will keep you updated, Chris.

23.01.2022 7 years ago whilst in prep, Willen and Ilaura were joined by their pre-school sisters.

23.01.2022 Here is our latest newsletter:

22.01.2022 Who doesnt love playing in autumn leaves?

21.01.2022 Some in depth conversations in the senior classes as we look at how rules and laws change and what new rules we would like to see in Australia

21.01.2022 The prep students have been creating spiders webs in the bare elm trees and pretending to be spiders @ Taradale Primary School

21.01.2022 The preps are enjoying their first SAKG cooking class with Mike today. They are making muffins.

21.01.2022 Keep your head warm this Winter with a Taradale beanie. Available now from the school $15

21.01.2022 Hi lovely Taradale school community, If you are planning on contributing baked goods for Sunday’s Farmers Market stall there are two drop off points: Eve’s house in Malmsbury Rebecca Paine’s house in Taradale Please drop off by late Saturday arvo... Or you can drop off to the school tomorrow or early at the market. If you have plants or other stuff you can leave it in the greenhouse at school & I’ll pick up early Sunday morn, Also a reminder to please provide a list of ingredients with your goods + names on containers so that we can return them to their rightful owners! Thanks all!

21.01.2022 The friends of Lolotoe Timor Leste are holding a virtual garden sale to raise funds for the Lolotoe community. We have been supporting the friends for a number of years by growing and selling tomato seedlings, but this years things are being done a little differently - see the flyer for details

20.01.2022 Todays question in one of the 4:5:6 classes. Ask me anything about the coronavirus We have engaged and curious students

20.01.2022 Ivy and Patrick were very excited to share their days of the week books. Great work!

20.01.2022 The guided reading group has excitedly been reading their messages in a bottle from the 4:5:6 students

20.01.2022 Tomorrow (Friday) is Wear it Purple Day. We are inviting everyone to wear purple to our Webex meetings as we celebrate and embrace diversity.

18.01.2022 DET has asked that we share the following letter from the Victorian Chief Health Officer:

18.01.2022 Here is our latest newsletter.

18.01.2022 Reminder: school photos are taking place tomorrow - Tuesday!

18.01.2022 We have been making labyrinths around the grounds @ Taradale Primary School

18.01.2022 The Taradale PS School Council is investigating the need for OSHC within the school community. If there is sufficient need we will look at establishing an onsite OSHC service beginning 2021. The OSHC service would be approved under relevant State and Commonwealth laws and regulations and applicable Child Care subsidies would be available for eligible families. If you are interested in using this service, please complete the link below.... Previously the school had provided OSHC through a Family Day Care Service, however we not currently able to offer this service. The school will continue to work with DET to explore the options for onsite pre-school care. If you have any questions, please contact Chris. https://docs.google.com//166k-gpk-U3-ICdruzEzR5Q4rrf/edit

18.01.2022 Kyneton Community House is starting an online market:

15.01.2022 Today the preps planted 28 poa and lomandra tubestock in our indigenous garden during their @sakgf garden class @ Taradale Primary School

15.01.2022 We have had lots of requests for Stacy Gregg books to be added to our library. If you like ponies and horses, we have you sorted!

15.01.2022 Working bee Thursday / tomorrow!!!! Come along and get your hands dirty as we work on the new building. We will be stripping out old carpet, pulling out nails, throwing out rubbish, demolishing shelving, filling holes, painting walls and probably more. We would love to have lots of helpers. If you can help for a short time or a long time it will be very much appreciated.

14.01.2022 Masks for sale! Rai has been busy sewing masks. theyre reversible, adjustable straps, 3 layers, machine washable. Theres a kids size and a grown up size. The cost is $10 ea and all proceeds go to the school. Rai would welcome donations of funky material to make more masks. The mask will be available outside the school gate after school today... You can pay directly into the school bank account: CBA Kyneton Taradale Primary School BSB 063517 Account n# 0090 2430 See more

14.01.2022 here are some pictures from this weeks 4/5/6 art classes, we have been making zentangle labyrinth drawings.

14.01.2022 Dont forget, no school on Monday as we have a holiday for the Queens birthday. Happy (official) Birthday Your Majesty

13.01.2022 We found this big moth resting on a cypress tree at play time. Its very pretty. We observed it for a while, then left it alone

11.01.2022 Don’t forget, no school tomorrow. Schools are closed for the Grand Final public holiday.

11.01.2022 Lucia is enjoying her Enid Blyton book - in Spanish.

11.01.2022 The prep/1/2/3 children all had a great a time in science class this week. They were experimenting with ‘electric eels’!

11.01.2022 The preps joined the 1/2/3 classes for outdoor investigations this week. They had a lot of fun exploring and creating together

11.01.2022 Leas 1/2/3 class were discussing birthdays and the famous people they know. Heres who they came up with!

10.01.2022 CHIRP and MASC are planning to establish a Rainbow Families Social Group. See below for details: Sherene Clow, the LGBTIQA+ Community Engagement Officer, at CHIRP Community Health is hoping to gauge community interest in preparation for initiating a Rainbow Families Social Group in conjunction with Mount Alexander Shire Council’s Early Years Initiative. She is also looking for feedback from parents of students who are gender diverse and transgender to potentially set up support groups for both parents and their children. If this is something you or someone you known would be interested in attending, please take a few moments to fill out this survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/N9XKVXX and/or contact Sherene directly at [email protected] All questions, suggestions, input and ideas are welcome!

10.01.2022 2021 Preps: Firstly I would like to thank everyone for your patience with all of the uncertainty and change that has happened this year especially around prep enrolments and the transition to school process. I would like to invite all enrolled and prospective prep parents to join me for an online information session this Friday from 11.30-12.30. At the session I will talk about the transition arrangements for our new prep children as well as an opportunity for parents to ask ...questions. If you would like to attend the session, please send me an email and I will send you a link. [email protected] If you are unable to attend the session, but would like to know more about 2021 prep, please let me know. Thank you, Chris See more

09.01.2022 The parents and friends club is holding a toilet paper fundraising activity to help with building works at the school. See the flyer for details

09.01.2022 A few pics from tonight’s grade six graduation dinner and disco. Well done too all of you on completing 7 years of primary school

09.01.2022 School community letter Dear parents, carers, students and staff, Earlier today, the Victorian Government announced that, on the advice of the Victorian Chief Health Officer, regional and rural Victoria will move to Stage 3 restrictions and metropolitan Melbourne will move to Stage 4 restrictions to slow the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19).... These requirements apply to all schools across the government, Catholic and independent sectors and across all metropolitan Melbourne and rural and regional Victoria. The changes to schools operations will come into effect from Wednesday 5 August, following a student free day on Tuesday 4 August, and are likely to apply until the end of Term 3. As outlined in the Chief Health Officers advice on Friday, schools remain safe places for staff and students but these steps are critical measures to reduce the movement of students and families across the state. There are implications for our school, and for families in our school community. A summary of what the changes mean for our school is below. RURAL AND REGIONAL VICTORIA PREP TO YEAR 10 Prep to Year 10 students will move to remote and flexible learning. On-site supervision in rural and regional Victoria will be available to: o Children whose parents cannot work from home o Vulnerable children o Any child with a disability TIMELINE Monday 3 August will be a normal day of school under current arrangements, with students attending on site learning asked to take all their necessary learning materials home. Tuesday 4 August will be a student-free day across Victoria to enable teachers, especially in rural and regional Victoria, to prepare for flexible and remote learning. Wednesday 5 August will be the first day of new arrangements for schools across Victoria This is a day ahead of the state-wide introduction of the Stage 3 restrictions in rural and regional Victoria, but will provide for a smooth transition and will enable as much continuity of learning as possible. STAFFING Schools will ensure sufficient staff are available for necessary on site supervision. Staff not required for on-site supervision will work from home. I will provide an update soon about arrangements for remote and flexible learning at our school. Thank you for your understanding and support. Christopher Burgess Principal Taradale PS.

09.01.2022 This morning we have started the day with story time by Sophia

09.01.2022 Dear parents and carers, Tomorrow (Tuesday) is a student free day to allow teachers to prepare for the return to remote learning. Students are not able to attend school tomorrow. On Wednesday we return to remote learning, tomorrow the teachers will be planning for this. Today we will be sending home a work book with the students to use during remote learning. We will email more information about remote learning following our planning day.... During remote learning, on-site supervision will only be available to: Children whose parents cannot work from home Vulnerable children Any child with a disability To enable us to have staff available, families will need to advise the school by the Friday prior if their child needs to attend school at all the following week. If your child needs to attend school on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday this week, please let me know tomorrow. Wherever possible your child must stay at home to reduce the risk of infection. For example, children are not able to attend school for socialising or to have a break from home! If you do not already receive emails form me, please let me know your email address so I can keep you updated during the remote learning period. My email address is [email protected] I will send a further update tomorrow. Thanks, Chris.

09.01.2022 Congratulations to our graduating grade 6 students.

08.01.2022 We have our first sale! Theo is a very happy customer modelling his new Taradale beanie. We will have beanies for sale at the gate after school today for $15.

08.01.2022 Audrey and Clem have published their first books - well done! The books are part of the prep classes study of days of the week. Did you know a week has seven days?!

07.01.2022 Did you know we have platypus right here in Taradale? Platypus live in the Coliban River. Here is an art competition that children can enter to support platypus. Click on the link for details. https://form.jotform.com/201202821533036

07.01.2022 The preps have been learning how to tell the time

06.01.2022 Here are a couple of progress pics of our new Taradale beanies. They will be available for purchase soon and keep our heads nice and warm

06.01.2022 Someone lost her second tooth at school today! It’s safely packed away for the tooth fairy to find

05.01.2022 We had a very purple grade 1/2/3 webex session this morning as we embraced diversity for #wearitpurpleday

04.01.2022 Did you know the Taradale photo competition has a junior section for 12 yo and under? See the flyer for details

04.01.2022 More preps who are learning how to tell the time!

04.01.2022 As we farewell our grade six students, I need to mention these three young people. Ilaura, Willen and Aron. They have not only completed 7 years of primary schooling at Taradale PS, they are the first children to undertake all of their primary school education at Taradale since 2011. Way back when they started in 2014 we were a tiny school of five - yes 5 - students. These three have seen so many changes in 7 years as the school has grown from one tiny class to 5 classes a...nd 100 students. They will have so many memories and stories to share in the years to come. Best wishes to all of our grade six children including these three pioneers. Chris. See more

03.01.2022 Thanks to everyone who has been sending friends and family our way to get their WGAC toilet paper, the orders are really rolling in! *Boom tish* We can also get the premium tp boxes. They are $56, so let us know via email (see flyer) if you want to place an order and keep spreading the word!

03.01.2022 It’s a wonderful day for reading together on the grass

03.01.2022 Some pictures from art class. We drew pictures of trees and then used these as inspiration for making scratch back art works.

02.01.2022 Yes! We have more pony books. The horsey books that arrived last week have been very popular, the new arrivals should avert a shortage.

02.01.2022 Creating lots of creepy aliens!

02.01.2022 Sky has written an amazing story about Superhero Candy Girl and her nemesis Savoury Boy, she has been sharing the story with the junior classes

02.01.2022 The school has adopted the following COVID-19 policy from DET, to support the return to face-to-face schooling: Taradale Primary School COVID-19 Return to School Policy Purpose...Continue reading

02.01.2022 The one metre Lego tower challenge

01.01.2022 The office area is appropriately decorated. Go Tiges!