Taroona Primary School in Taroona, Tasmania, Australia | School

Taroona Primary School

Locality: Taroona, Tasmania, Australia

Phone: +61 3 6227 8325

Address: 104 Channel Highway 7053 Taroona, TAS, Australia

Website: education.tas.edu.au/taroonaprimary

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25.01.2022 Had a drink of water lately? A reminder that, as the weather is heating up, classes are spending more time outside. To stay hydrated please remember to pack your drink bottle each day and drink up!

25.01.2022 Bunnings Spring Competition Kinder Wilson entered a Spring competition that involved designing a sign to welcome the season. They recently found out that they had won first prize! The students are super proud of their efforts and are obviously creative little artists in the making.

25.01.2022 Yesterday Kinder students had a bus ride, explored a playground and visited The Sustainability Learning Centre. They stepped out of their comfort zones by crossing bridges and climbing mountains. Tadpoles were caught and released, frog sounds were heard and team work was essential. A big day for our 4 and 5 year olds but lots of fun.

24.01.2022 A reminder that tomorrow is our 'Be Kind' Free Dress Day. Please bring a non-perishable food item that will be donated to the Hobart City Mission.

24.01.2022 Today our Kinder students made a scarecrow using straw and old clothes. A big thank you to Min for helping us put it altogether! We needed one to scare away the birds who might like to eat our strawberry plants. The next step is coming up with a name.

23.01.2022 The Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania collaborative art project with local artist Robi Glimar and selected Year 6 TPS students started off brilliantly today!

23.01.2022 Please check out the attached poster for information on coding courses at Taroona Primary School.

22.01.2022 We have been overwhelmed with the beautiful messages of kindness that have gradually been added to our Kindness Tree over the past couple of weeks. Soon we will be creating our Christmas display so please make sure that you add a message to the tree before December!

21.01.2022 Some more photos from our ECE Athletics Carnival yesterday. Thank you to Mrs. Broadbent for organizing the event and the Year 6 helpers for all of their assistance!

21.01.2022 Prep parents: a reminder to return your photos permissions tomorrow. Our ANZ Hot Shots tennis racquet presentation is on tomorrow morning.

19.01.2022 Our last newsletter for Term 3 is now available.

19.01.2022 A huge thank you to Coral Tulloch, local Tasmanian author, for visiting our school during Book Week. During her visit, Coral kindly donated some of her wonderful books to our school - these books will be available for borrowing from our school library. Each class enjoyed a session with Coral, who shared her experience as a writer and also some great strategies for gathering ideas for writing. Our TPS Writers were certainly inspired! Thank you Coral!

18.01.2022 Wednesday was Bouncy Castle Day! The TPSA wanted to recognise the huge year it has been for all of our students and to thank them for their resilience during COVID. At a meeting in October, it was suggested that a bouncy castle could be organised for the last week of school. The students enjoyed two activities. K-2 had a fun bouncy castle and the years 3-6 had an obstacle course. Thank you to all parents who have helped in raising funds so the TPSA could treat the students with this day. If you have wondered about how you can help with the TPSA, please come along to the meetings, held on the first Tuesday of the month, or offer to help at one of the fundraising activities which will run next year. Happy Holidays, from the TPSA!

18.01.2022 Taroona Primary School Prep students were lucky enough to be part of the ANZ Hot Shots Road show with Todd Woodbridge, world famous Australian tennis player. Todd chatted to the students about his experiences in tennis and showed us some of his trophies and medals. Tim from ANZ, Andrew our local tennis coach and Alyssa and Alex from Tennis Tasmania were there to support the presentation of racquets to our students.

17.01.2022 Thank you to everyone who participated in our Walk Safely to School Day last Friday!

16.01.2022 GO! Breakfast Club Yesterday our Year 3 5 GO! students joined together for our second GO! Breakfast Club meeting. After breakfast students discussed what it meant to be an independent learner and then spent time engaging in their programs as coders, problem solvers and deep thinkers.

16.01.2022 Students have been investigating how they can use French to play games. Younger students have been outside using their words for numbers and colors. Older students have been learning about the card game Sept Familles (Happy Families).

16.01.2022 Before we know it, the school year will be finished and Santa Claus will be gearing up for his busiest night of the year. For some, the end of the school year ...is also the end of an era. 2021 is the year to take #TheNextStep. Whether your child is starting kindergarten, high school, or college next year, there are some changes ahead. This week, we're launching a series of weekly tips to help make this transition time easier for your child and your family. The #ReadyForSchool posts are colour-coded: green circle for kinder kiddos, orange circle for high school, and blue for college. #ReadyForSchool #TheNextStep #TasGovEducation #LearnersFirst

16.01.2022 Are your children using the following apps/games to stay connected with friends? Apex Legends https://bit.ly/2xoWnyl Houseparty https://bit.ly/3drMHDk Rob...lox https://bit.ly/2Ynvzd5 FaceTime https://bit.ly/2WExGrQ Hoop https://bit.ly/2KPp8r8 Messenger https://bit.ly/33HCfDe Learn how to protect their information and report inappropriate content or conduct with The eSafety Guide https://bit.ly/2xZAOnU See more

15.01.2022 Yesterday our whole school celebrated 2020 on our annual Beach Day. Our students bravely took to the water for a swim, participated in beach games organised by Surf Life Saving Tasmania and took time out to enjoy the beautiful place in which we live. A huge thank you to our staff, parents and especially to all our students!

14.01.2022 School Holiday Competition Everyday Heroes Are you thinking of entering our competition with your family? If so these examples of Stop Walk Talk may get you thinking. You may choose to use a digital tool, create a sculpture or make a poster. Good luck and enjoy the holidays everyone!

13.01.2022 On Wednesday 16th September our ECE classes joined in a ‘Back to the Olden Days’ morning. Everyone came to school dressed up in clothes from the olden days, including the teachers! Students played games such as marbles, elastics, cat and mouse, wrote with a feather and ink, dances and played string games. They brought their lunches to school in brown paper bags. Thank you parents for your support in making our Inquiry meaningful.

13.01.2022 The last few weeks have been abuzz with the Tournament of the Minds (TOM) challenge in Year 5-6! The challenge saw them working in groups of 7 to produce short videos. The videos had to be a short play outlining the group's response to the posed question. Marks are awarded for things such as script writing, costuming, backdrops and props. All with no adult assistance! Students consistently demonstrated all 5 of our school values, however it was collaboration and creativity that were really put to the test - and not to mention resilience! 3 of our teams were awarded a Merit (the highest award) in their chosen discipline. We congratulate all of those students involved in TOM!

12.01.2022 GO! Breakfast Club This morning 44 students gathered together for a delicious breakfast to celebrate their learning through GO! programs (Gifted Online). Programs such as Ad Astra, Smartbots, Scientific Inquirers, Hypatia’s House and Infinity Squared extend our students through problem-solving, coding, creative thinking and scientific inquiries. We are very proud of these Grade 2 to Grade 6 students and congratulate them on their learning.

12.01.2022 Our phones are back online. Thank you for your patience.

12.01.2022 Just a reminder that tomorrow, Friday 11 is Walk Safely to School Day. If you are able, please consider walking to school tomorrow or if you have to drive, park the car a few blocks away from the school and walk the rest of the way. Remeber to tell your teacher how you travelled to school when you arrive!

11.01.2022 A reminder that this Thursday 24 September is our 'Be Kind' Free Dress Day. Please bring a non-perishable food donation for the Hobart City Mission.

09.01.2022 Our latest calendar is now available.

09.01.2022 Sharkman had a great day along with Kayden Hine & Hamish Mcculloch assisting the Hobart Hurricanes Community Blitz in local schools! Thanks for having us Taroo...na Primary School & The Hutchins School! Don’t forget to sign up to play cricket here: https://www.playcricket.com.au/club-finder/club-details #SharksToSharks

09.01.2022 Yesterday Grade 1-2B and 2A travelled to Kunanyi and then to the New Town Rivulet at Lenah Valley. We followed the flow of water along the Pipeline track and then walked alongside the Rivulet from the base of the mountain, stopping to look at sculptures and other interesting features of the natural environment.

08.01.2022 *ECE Sports Carnival* When: Wednesday November 25 Where: On the oval Time: 9.15-10.30 am... Who: Kinder, Prep, Year 1 and Year 2 students. What to bring: A teddy/soft toy for a teddy bear rescue. What to wear: Your house colours if you want. Due to COVID-19 restrictions parents will not be allowed to come along and cheer students on. We promise to take lots of photos! See more

08.01.2022 Did you hear our wonderful Y4-6 choir on the radio this morning?

08.01.2022 What a wonderful collaboration with our high school students. Thank you Sarah Wilson for your coordination of this project.

08.01.2022 Student Parliamentarians proudly donated our collection of non-perishable food to the Hobart City Mission this afternoon as part of our Kindness Day celebrations. Thank you everyone for your generosity.

07.01.2022 TPS Uniform Shop Good News! After months of delay, our Size 10 and 12 Short Sleeve polo tops are back in stock. Orders can be made via QKR or in person at the Uniform Shop (Thursdays 2:45pm - 3:15pm).

07.01.2022 A reminder that tomorrow is our ECE Sports Carnival! Students are reminded to bring a teddy/soft toy for the teddy bear rescue and to wear your house colours if you wish. Due to COVID-19 restrictions parents are not permitted to attend this event.

07.01.2022 Free Dress Day - Thursday September 24 Our student Parliament are organising a Free Dress Day with the message of 'Be Kind'. please provide a non-perishable food donation for the Hobart City Mission. Please see the poster below for further information.

06.01.2022 Next time you visit the front office, have a look at our Kindness Tree. A Kindness Tree is a creative and beautiful way to encourage and acknowledge acts of kindness within our school. Please consider writing a message of kindness to add to our tree.

06.01.2022 Our Student Inquiry Leaders (SILs) had a great day yesterday at Hobart College as part of our Middle Years Inquiry Project (MYLP). They attended writing workshops with students from the other schools involved in the project. The workshops were presented by local authors and college teachers, and explored different genres including poetry and dramatic writing. The children agreed it was an inspiring day and particularly enjoyed the opportunity to play with words, guided by experts and with other eager writers!

06.01.2022 3-4C and 3-4HV made the most of today's beautiful weather and spent the afternoon in the bush for their Nature Play session. The theme of the afternoon was kindess and students were asked to demonstrate how they showed kindess during their time in the bush.

05.01.2022 Prep have been investigating why objects sink and float. After a range of experiments over the last few weeks, today’s challenge was to use their new knowledge to design and build a foil boat that would hold the most marbles. Ava’s boat held the most as it was able to hold 116 marbles before it sank and Immy was dangerously close on 115! Everyone successfully made a floating boat.

05.01.2022 National Skin Cancer Action Week is on from 15-21 November, 2020. Did you know that more than 95% of skin cancer cases are caused by unprotected exposure to UV radiation from the sun, meaning it is a nearly entirely preventable cancer? As a sun safe school, all TPS students are required to wear a school hat during the warmer months, from 1 September 30 April. ... With the recent increase in temperatures and UV index ratings, children are also encouraged to apply sunscreen before coming to school, and re-apply as necessary throughout the school day. Children may choose to bring their own sunscreen from home or to use the school purchased sunscreen. See more

04.01.2022 Dear Families, Two of our Year 3 students would like to raise money to assist with the protection of endangered species the Orange-Bellied Parrott. They have presented the simple suggestion of students donating their spare change on ice-cream day (Wednesdays) to support this cause. ... Please talk to your child if you would like them to contribute any spare change over these last few weeks of Term 4.

04.01.2022 Our ECE Athletics Carnival is underway. What a magnificent day for the event.

04.01.2022 Lost Property We have accumulated a huge amount of lost property over the year. Please check the photos below for items that may belong to you and collect by the end of next week. These items will be donated to charity if not collected. There is also a large amount of jumpers/jackets and school hats that need to be collected before the end of the year otherwise they will be taken to the uniform shop.

04.01.2022 During the school holidays, students could enter our Everyday Heroes Competition. The focus was to highlight the concept of Stop, Walk and Talk to assist positive social interactions. Congratulations to the following students and their families: Ivy Mayhew a diorama style artwork Leander Talsma LEGO animation Hazel, Molly and Elsie Oldfield- LEGO animation... Please collect your certificate and Picnic Basket drink voucher from the school office at your earliest convenience.

04.01.2022 3-4 Parry and 3-4 Graham-Smith had a wonderful day exhibiting their passion projects to the school community, friends and family yesterday. Students had spent many weeks working on their individual Genius Hour inquiry questions. They were required to solve their own problems independently and showed resilience, creativity and excellence throughout the process.

03.01.2022 Review into Reporting to Families Survey The Department of Education is undertaking a Review into Reporting to Families. This Review will provide recommendations for our reporting system so that it continues to meet the needs of learners, families and schools in the most meaningful ways. Parents and carers can have their say by completing the Families Survey before 13 November. We encourage you to get involved and have your say. For more information about the review visit: https://www.education.tas.gov.au//review-into-reporting-t/

02.01.2022 A firefighter from the Tasmania Fire Service (TFS) is visiting our school this week to present a Home Fire Safety Program to our Prep to Grade 6 students. Kindergarten students, whilst not receiving a structured lesson, can expect a visit from the firefighter who will leave some free fun activities for the students to complete. The age appropriate program is designed to raise fire awareness in children and includes fun in class activities, videos, activity books, giveaways an...d a new kid’s website www.tfskids.com.au. Parents and other family members are also encouraged to participate by reading the information and assisting your child with the after school activities. The TFS aims to deliver appropriate fire safety education to every primary school child in Tasmania and is part of the TFS’s ongoing commitment to create a fire safe Tasmania.

02.01.2022 5-6 Hughes and 5-6 Clark/Cato had an awesome day exploring the natural habitat of the Waterworks Reserve on Friday. We learnt about living ecosystems, mapping and our unique environment.

02.01.2022 Our latest newsletter is now available.

01.01.2022 The weather could not have been better for the 2020 Leavers Cruise! The Year 6 students and their teachers had a wonderful time exploring the Derwent and dancing the night away. A wonderful send off for this fabulous group of kids.