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25.01.2022 Our Very First School Community Event We couldnt have been more pleased with the turn up we recievd at our Open night on Tuesday evening. Just about all of our families were able to attend, participate in a tour, meet other families, and enjoy the provided BBQ. Staff made numerous comments on how friendly and positive our families were, and we could helpo but notice how patient everyone was when we considered the lines to get into the school and the tours, and for the BBQ. ...Most of all we loved meeting our new students and cant wait to see them all again at our transition days. Congratulations to the 5 winning families of our open night quiz: The Bajo family The Lyle family The McConkey family The ONeill Family The Adams family Each of the winners will recieve a $20 PSW voucher. We would also like to thank all those families who purchased and donated a book to our school library. Families still have the opportunity to purchase a book from our school Book Fair and donate this to our school library. A personalised label will be placed inside the book cover to commemorate the student who made the donation. Our brand new preps had their first personalised transition day today. And what an amazing day it was! We would like to say a BIG thank you to our parents for their suppport with their child/our students in the way theu have prepared them and for knowing exactly when the right time to leave was. We are lookimng forward to Monday when all our students attend for their transition session.

24.01.2022 NEW FAMILYS INFORMATION EVENING CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. Unfortunately due to the current COVID-19 crisis we have had to cancel the TCPS New Familys Information Evening that was due to take place on the 21st May. We ask that you keep an eye out on this page once it has been determined to be safe to hold this event. In the meantime; please feel free to access http://www.torquaycoastps.vic.edu.au/Enrolment-Process/ to read up on our enrolment process and download an en...rolment form. Once you have completed the enrolment form please scan and email it to [email protected] along with all supporting documentation. All our current families who already have a child attending TCPS, we encourage you to please access, complete and return this enrolment form as soon as convenient.

24.01.2022 YOUVE GOT MAIL 15/2 We encourage families of our enrolled students to check their email inbox. Key topics covered include: Logging student absences on COMPASS Booking Parent/Teacher Information Sharing Sessions on COMPASS

24.01.2022 REMINDER TCPS Information Evening and School Tour for Prospective and Future Enrolments We are hosting an information night, including a school tour, for all our prospective and future enrolments for 2019. The Information Night will be held on Thursday 14th of June from 7pm. For venue purposes, parents MUST register for the night using the link below. https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/torquay-coast-primary-schoo

23.01.2022 A reminder about our upcoming Information Evening

21.01.2022 Follow this link to view our latest iNewsletter http://inewsletter.co/vQDkZx/

20.01.2022 Torquay Coast Primary School PREP Year 6 Enrolments 2019 We were extremely pleased to have 138 people attend our recent Information Evening for New and Prospective Families. The feedback we have received has been extremely positive also. Thank you to those families who attended and to those who have already returned enrolment forms. ... Torquay Coast Primary School is currently taking enrolments for 2019 with 29 children already enrolled for grade prep in 2019. In early Term 3 we will commence our planning around our enrolment figures. This planning includes the recruitment and allocation of the necessary staffing, and the determination of student placement in our learning neighbourhoods (including their assignment to home groups.) If you have a child who you wish to attend TCPS in 2019, it is now VITAL to collect and return the necessary enrolment forms to the school ASAP. Enrolment forms are available from our administration office or by email request to [email protected]. Please note that we are only able to accept enrolments from our Designated Neighbourhood Area (DNA). Map available on request. If you know of any other community member who may wish to enrol their child, please feel free to pass on this information. During Term 3 TCPS hopes to be in a position to determine room availability and staffing to cater for all students, based on anticipated enrolments. Late enrolments have a significant impact on these requirements, potentially resulting in under - staffing and larger home groups than desired. Thank you for your support with this Torquay Coast Primary School 25 Stretton Drive (03) 5218 5600

20.01.2022 Teacher Recruitment for 2019 Thank you for the many enquiries I have received about potential teaching positions for 2019. To make it easier for interested and potential applicants, I thought it would be helpful and timely to provide our recruitment timeline.... We will be advertising teaching positions in the last week of this term, with the application period ending mid holidays. This timeline is in specific support and recognition of the workload of current practicing teachers. Having a part of the school holidays in the application writing process allows individuals the dedicated time required to complete an application. On Thursday 20th September, there will be an opportunity to attend an information evening for prospective teachers only. The registration link for the information evening will be available within the job advertisements on Recruitment Online, and on our school Facebook page. Please ensure you register for this event if you wish to attend. It is anticipated that we will be advertising in excess of 5 ongoing teaching positions. Please feel free to contact me direct in regards to any other questions you may have. Darren Roskosch Principal

19.01.2022 Entertainment Books Order the NEW 2019/2020 Entertainment Book or Digital Membership now on the link below. Orders are available for anyone to purchase a book or digital membership you do not have to be a parent or guardian of our school. The Entertainment Book has amazing deals for restaurants, bars, movies, kids and family activities and so much more!... https://www.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderbooks/948q455 Geelong and Ballarat Books $60 See more

19.01.2022 Thank you to all the new and prospective families for attending our information evening last night. Any enrolment forms for 2020 placement at TCPS can be emailed to [email protected] or handed into the Administration Office at 25 Stretton Drive Torquay Please ensure you include a copy of the following documents for your enrolment to be accepted.... Birth Certificate Immunisation Certificate Proof Of Residency (for Department School Zoning Purposes) Once the above has been verified your enrolment will be formally accepted and we will include your email address onto our school database, which will allow the school to communicate future dates and information for your 2020 enrolment. Sammi will confirm your acceptance via email and include a Prep Information Booklet. If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact the school on 5218 5600 or by email [email protected]

16.01.2022 NOT LONG TO GO Our very excited staff have spent the past 3 weeks getting our amazing new school ready for formal commencement next week. Yesterday we spent the day in Melbourne with the talented Michelle Hutchison, undertaking professional learning on SMART SPELLING. ... After some very positive and successful transition days, we are now counting the days and sleeps that we get to share time and space with our wonderful TCPS Founding Students. Bring on the 1st February !! Darren Roskosch - Principal

16.01.2022 TCPS will be represented by our Principal and 2 senior students at the Torquay ANZAC Day Dawn Service for the very first time, next week on Wednesday 25th April. We feel honoured to be a part of the wreath laying ceremony at this very special, significant and well supported event. We also know many of our families will also be in attendance.

15.01.2022 REMINDER: We will be hosting an information evening tomorrow night at our school gymnasium at 7:00PM. We hope to see you there!

12.01.2022 TCPS held their inaugural ANZAC Ceremony today with parents, grandparents and family friends joining our students in an opportunity to Reflect, Respect, and Remember those who serve and have served to protect our freedom and our way of life. We were also fortunate to have Bob Tyler participate in our ceremony as a guest speaker. Bob served for 39 years, which included tours of Vietnam and Indonesia. He is currently the President of the Torquay RSL. We also look forward to p...articipating for the first time in the Torquay Dawn Service. Lest we forget. See more

12.01.2022 Please see attached information for parents of our enrolled Prep students for 2019. Once you have submitted your enrolment forms, you will receive a personalised email with further information about these events.

11.01.2022 ATTENTION: OUR INFORMATION EVENING AS BEEN CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. PLEASE HEAD TO OUR SCHOOL WEBSITE TO OBTAIN AN ENROLMENT FORM. THESE CAN BE SCANNED AND EMAILED THROUGH TO THE SCHOOL EMAIL ADDRESS ([email protected]). TCPS INFORMATION EVENING AND SCHOOL TOUR FOR ALL NEW AND PROSPECTIVE ENROLMENTS FOR 2021. TCPS will be hosting an Information Evening, including a school tour, for all New and Prospective Families for 2021. Please note that if you ar...e a current family you are not required to attend as all information provided will be relevant to, and directed at, new families to TCPS. * We highly suggest that if possible parents attend alone without children as the information is directed at parents only. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. Enrolment forms will be available on the night. SCHOOL ZONE Torquay Coast Primary School has a School Zone for all prospective and future enrolments. Proof of residency* will need to be provided when enrolling your student. *More information regarding residency can be found on the schools website, under the enrolment tab. To check if you reside within our school zone, please head to www.findmyschool.vic.gov.au and enter in your address.

11.01.2022 SPORTS FOR SCHOOLS Scott and Danielle Vallance, parents from TCPS, have offered to coordinate the Coles Sports for Schools promotion for our school. Families are encouraged to collect the vouchers if and when shopping at Coles supermarkets, and then send these to school.... When you shop at Coles, youll receive Sports for Schools vouchers that our local school can exchange for sports gear. The more vouchers you collect, the more sports gear well receive. Thank you to those families who have already collected and sent vouchers in!

11.01.2022 FINALISATION OF 2020 PREP ENROLMENTS Thank you to all our families who have finalised their child’s enrolment for 2020. We have now sent Information to families of our enrolled 2020 Prep students via COMPASS today. This includes our dates for Prep Transition and our Prep Information Evening. ... If you are yet to enrol your child at TCPS for 2020 it is now VITAL that you contact the school ASAP. Enrolments forms, including our enrolment process are available on our school website http://www.torquaycoastps.vic.edu.au Completed forms can be handed into our main administration office or scanned and emailed to [email protected] Late enrolments have a significant impact on staffing and class structures, potentially resulting in under-staffing and larger groups than desired. Thank you for your support with this

11.01.2022 Dont forget our Open Evening is on next Monday, 26th of March from 6pm - 8pm!

11.01.2022 The CATS come to TCPS Our school received a visit from the Geelong Cats today who worked with our Grade 3 and 4 students as part of the Healthy Heroes Program. Harry Taylor, Ryan Gardner, and Bec Goring (Geelong VFLW Captain) delivered the program which focuses on issues around physical activity, food and nutrition, hydration, screen time & sleep. The program is tailored for grade 3/4s and links to the Victorian Curriculum They of course were very complimentary of our school and its students and proudly posed for a photo with our school sign.

10.01.2022 TCPS Information Evening and School Tour for Prospective and Future Enrolments We are hosting an information night, including a school tour, for all our prospective and future enrolments for 2019. The Information Night will be held on Thursday 14th of June from 7pm. For venue purposes, parents must register for the night using the link below. https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/torquay-coast-primary-schoo

10.01.2022 BRING ON TOMORROW! The TCPS staff have been enthusiastically and excitedly preparing our new school for 2018. But there is notably one MAJOR and MOST important thing missing! Our beautiful students! Tomorrow all that changes and our school becomes complete! Our staff will all be on duty tomorrow and will be identifiable by their fluoro vests. They will all be positioned at the entrance to our Central Plaza from 8.40am, ready to welcome all our students on their first day.... All our gates will be open for multiple access points. All Victorian Public Schools are allocated 4 pupil Free Days a year. Torquay Coast Primary School have used the first 3 of those at the start of the year for providing Professional Learning to our staff and preparing our school for our students. SCHOOL CROSSING It has been great news that the local council has approved 2 school crossings for TCPS. One will be on Horseshoe Bend Road, and the other on Stretton Drive. This process has been expedited by council and the crossing infrastructure will be in place by 1st March. It normally takes a year for a new school to be considered for a crossing so we are appreciative of council support. In the interim we encourage all families to speak to their children about road safety and have a family practice run on a safe route to school. Ms Simpson (Assistant Principal) and I will position ourselves at a crossing point on Horseshoe Bend road tomorrow to welcome our students and to assist any that may require it in crossing the road. We will also be identifiable by our fluoro vests. There will also be a staff member (Ellie Hunter) on the opposite side of the road on Stretton Drive, to assist students who require it. We encourage all families to cross at these points in order to develop a consistent pathway to school. Ms Simpson (with very little persuasion) agreed to model our fluoro vests! See you all tomorrow! Darren Roskosch - Principal

10.01.2022 NEW FAMILY'S INFORMATION EVENING CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. Unfortunately due to the current COVID-19 crisis we have had to cancel the TCPS New Family's Information Evening that was due to take place on the 21st May. We ask that you keep an eye out on this page once it has been determined to be safe to hold this event. In the meantime; please feel free to access http://www.torquaycoastps.vic.edu.au/Enrolment-Process/ to read up on our enrolment process and download an en...rolment form. Once you have completed the enrolment form please scan and email it to [email protected] along with all supporting documentation. All our current families who already have a child attending TCPS, we encourage you to please access, complete and return this enrolment form as soon as convenient.

10.01.2022 FINALISATION OF 2019 ENROLMENTS Thank you to all our families who have finalised their childs enrolments for 2019. If you have a child you wish to attend TCPS in 2019 it is now VITAL that you contact the school ASAP. ... Enrolments forms, including our enrolment process are available on our school website http://www.torquaycoastps.vic.edu.au/ Completed forms can be handed into our main administration office or scanned and emailed to [email protected] Late enrolments have a significant impact on staffing and class structures, potentially resulting in under-staffing and larger groups than desired. Thank you for your support with this

09.01.2022 TCPS INFORMATION EVENING AND SCHOOL TOUR FOR PROSPECTIVE AND FUTURE ENROLMENTS FOR 2020. We are hosting an information night, including a school tour, for all our prospective and future enrolments for 2020. The Information Night will be held on Thursday the 23rd of May from 7pm until 8pm in our School Gymnasium. Enrolment forms will be available on the night.... SCHOOL ZONE Torquay Coast Primary School has a School Zone for all prospective and future enrolments. Proof of residency* will need to be provided when enrolling your student. *Proof of residency can include, Land Contract, Contract of Sale, Rental Agreement or Utility Bill. A copy of our School Zone is located on our school website under the enrolment tab. http://www.torquaycoastps.vic.edu.au/

09.01.2022 Check out this fantastic video our students created about e-waste! Coincidently in time for World Environment Day, this Wednesday the 5th of June. If you have an old mobile or tablet device that you need to get rid of, bring it into our front office. Lets start making a difference. Theyre Calling on You !

09.01.2022 FINALISATION OF 2020 PREP ENROLMENTS Thank you to all our families who have finalised their childs enrolment for 2020. We have now sent Information to families of our enrolled 2020 Prep students via COMPASS today. This includes our dates for Prep Transition and our Prep Information Evening. ... If you are yet to enrol your child at TCPS for 2020 it is now VITAL that you contact the school ASAP. Enrolments forms, including our enrolment process are available on our school website http://www.torquaycoastps.vic.edu.au Completed forms can be handed into our main administration office or scanned and emailed to [email protected] Late enrolments have a significant impact on staffing and class structures, potentially resulting in under-staffing and larger groups than desired. Thank you for your support with this

08.01.2022 TCPS INFORMATION EVENING AND SCHOOL TOUR FOR ALL NEW AND PROSPECTIVE ENROLMENTS FOR 2022. TCPS will be hosting an Information Evening, including a school tour, for all New and Prospective Families for 2022. Please note that if you are a current family you are not required to attend as all information provided will be relevant to, and directed at, new families to TCPS. We highly suggest that if possible parents attend alone without children as the information is directed at pa...rents only. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. Enrolment forms will be available on the night or can be downloaded from the school website. SCHOOL ZONE Torquay Coast Primary School has a Catchment Zone for all prospective and future enrolments. Proof of residency* will need to be provided when enrolling your student. *More information regarding our Enrolment Process, Catchment Zone and Residency can be found: http://www.torquaycoastps.vic.edu.au/Enrolment-Process/ To check if you reside within our school zone, please head to www.findmyschool.vic.gov.au and enter in your address.

08.01.2022 It was a pleasure today to visit Torquay Coast Primary School to personally congratulate them on receiving a $237,625 to build an expanded bike shed and a bike ...path encircling their oval. Their current shed is full to the brim with bikes and in such an active community those numbers will only grow. The school community is filled with excitement at this announcement and I cannot wait to see the project completed. This is about investing in our schools and promoting healthier and more active ways of travelling to school. #EducationState #bikeshed #Education

07.01.2022 We are extremely excited to launch our virtual tour of Torquay Coast Primary School. Hopefully it will demonstrate why we are so proud of our school, and why we feel so privileged and fortunate to be here! It also showcases our state of the art facilities and the contemporary design of our adaptive space learning neighbourhoods.

07.01.2022 At TCPS our students have been exploring the character strength teamwork by working together on a STEAM activity to create the tallest tower. We were not only proud of the results they produced, but the way they worked collaboratively together to give feedback and encouragement. Awesome work from our senior students!

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06.01.2022 Torquay Coast PS will be holding an ANZAC service on Tuesday 24th April at 2:40pm in our Community Hub. We invite all our families to attend. In celebration of ANZAC Day, we were extremely lucky to have a parent of one of our students talk to our school about what ANZAC day means to him and educate our students on his role as a Lieutenent in the Royal Australian Navy.

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03.01.2022 PREP YEAR 6 ENROLMENTS FOR 2021 Torquay Coast Primary School is currently taking enrolments for 2021 with 42 children already enrolled for grade prep in 2021. In early Term 3 we build our staffing plan around our enrolment figures. This planning includes the recruitment and allocation of the necessary staffing, and the determination of student placement in our learning neighbourhoods (including their assignment to home groups.) If you have a child who you wish to attend TC...PS in 2021, it is now VITAL to collect, and return the necessary enrolment forms and various documentation to the school ASAP. Enrolment forms are available from our administration office, by email request to [email protected] or on our school website: http://www.torquaycoastps.vic.edu.au/Enrolment-Process/. Please ensure that you make yourself aware of our Enrolment Process and documentation we need from you to confirm your childs enrolment at TCPS. Please note that we are only able to accept enrolments from our schools designated catchment zone. You can determine what zone your child is allocated to by checking your address through the Find My School website: www.findmyschool.vic.gov.au If you know of any other community member who may wish to enrol their child, please feel free to pass on this information. During Term 3 TCPS hopes to be in a position to determine space availability and staffing to cater for all students, based on anticipated enrolments. Late enrolments have a significant impact on these requirements, potentially resulting in under - staffing and larger home groups than desired. Whilst we currently have an online tour and other information about our school on our website, we are currently in the process of constructing a higher level virtual tour which should be functional within a few weeks. More details around this interactive virtual tour will be communicated via Facebook. This will also be accompanied by a link to a web page providing detailed information about our school. Thank you for your support with this.

02.01.2022 2019 Enrolments Now Finalised Thank you to all of our future TCPS Families who have now returned their childs enrolment form for 2019. We are now finalising teacher appointments and Home Group sizes based on our 2019 enrolment numbers. Students will then be allocated Home Groups and Teachers during Term 4. ... This will be communicated to our TCPS families before our first Prep Transition Day via email. You should have now received the following information via email Parent Information Handbook Social Story to help students transitioning to school Your childs House Colour for 2019 Please note: late enrolments can have a detrimental impact on staffing levels and home group sizes

01.01.2022 INFORMATION SESSION FOR PROSPECTIVE AND FUTURE ENROLMENTS Torquay Coast PS will be holding an information session and school tour for all prospective and future enrolments. Enrolment forms will be available on the night. Date: Thursday 14th of June 2018... Time: 7pm to 8pm Location: Torquay Coast Primary School More information will be posted closer to the date.