School Captains for 2025

We are very proud and excited to announce that, after 21 amazing speeches in front of all our grade 2-6s by our 5/6 students, 10 interviews from outstanding candidates and votes cast by students and staff, we have some excitng news:

Our School Captains for 2025 are: Chloe and Denison
Our Student Vice Captains are: Yosra and Raphael
Our Student Representative Council Captains are: Maria and Dakota

Congratulations our new 2025 Captains, and to everyone who bravely wrote and spoke to the large audience and were interviewed. You should all be very proud, and the high quality made it very hard for all of us to choose. We will introduce our 2025 Captains at the final assembly of the term 4, 12pm Friday 20th December.

Colour Fun Run Success

A huge thank you to our families and students for your understanding and flexibility with the last-minute time change for our Colour Fun Run! There were storms predicted with a high pollen count and a thunderstorm asthma warning, so we decided to move it earlier in the day. The event was an incredible success, filled with laughter, energy, and plenty of colourful fun. It was heartwarming to see students, parents, and staff coming together, enjoying the day, celebrating the diversity in our school community and creating lasting memories. Every student received a pair of sunglasses, and students that raised money will receive their prizes once they are delivered to the school. Your support and enthusiasm made it all the more special—thank you for making it such an unforgettable experience! We hope you enjoy the photos in this newsletter!

Intra-School Transition: Preparing for 2025!

Smooth transitions between year levels are vital for a child's development and overall wellbeing, laying the groundwork for future learning and success. At TWPS, we understand that children thrive when they feel safe and have a sense of belonging. That’s why we take pride in our thoughfully planned transition sessions held at the end of each year. This week, students par濿cipated in their third session on Tuesday afternoon, where they explored what to expect next year and the exciting highlights ahead. We look forward to seeing their confidence and readiness grow as they prepare for 2025 with a new teacher and fresh opportunities!

Year 1/2 Dinner & Year 2 Sleepover Tonight

Last night, the Year 1 Dinner and Year 2 Sleepover took place with much excitement! It was a fantastic evening, with the P-2 building packed with sleeping bags, teddies, and eager students. Pizza and chips were enjoyed before games and a disco lit up the night. A BIG thank you to our amazing Year 1/2 teachers and Selma Raif for making the evening so special!

Parent Contributions and Payments for 2025

IMPORTANT REMINDER: To ensure your child’s BOOK PACK is delivered on time, ready for the first week at school, orders must be placed before 15th December 2024. The 15th December is the last day to order to guarantee student’s pack is delivered to the school before Term 1 begins.

Orders will be accepted over the December/January holidays HOWEVER, orders after 15/12/24, MAXIM will charge a LATE FEE of $15.00 and items will be delivered during the first 2 weeks of Term 1 instead.

The LAST CHANCE to order your child’s BOOK PACK is the last day Term 1 Week 1 in 2025. Orders will not be accepted after 31st January 2025.
Financial Support for Families is available!

Thomastown West Primary School understands that some families may experience financial diffculty and offers a range of support options. For a confidential discussion about accessing support, or if you would like to discuss alternative payment arrangements, phone 03 9465 4317.

Sandi Young  James Crotti

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Please keep track of some important dates:

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Thank you for all your support. It is with great pleasure to share that our Colour Explosion School Run 4 Fun was a huge success.

It is fantastic to see the spirit and enthusiasm that was displayed in supporting our school. Seeing the smiles on the student’s faces and everyone coming together as they ran /walked was truly amazing!

We raised $3,868.27, which will go toward Funds raised will go towards our basketball court and purchasing new sports equipment.

The incentive prizes have been ordered and are on their way. Once we receive the prize order at the school we will sort and distribute them in a timely manner.

Again, our most sincere thanks for your support and fundraising efforts.

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FRIENDLY REMINDER

ALL STUDENTS MUST WEAR THEIR SCHOOL HATS WHEN OUTSIDE.

If your child has lost their hat, they can be purchased at the office for $14.


Thomastown West Primary School is a SunSmart School.

The SunSmart program is dedicated to reducing skin cancer incidents, illness and mortality through a targeted prevention and early detection program.

The objectives of the SunSmart Program is:

1. Improve and monitor skin cancer prevention awareness, knowledge, attitudes and behaviour.
2. Support priority populations to detect cancers early.
3. Advocate for strategies that aim to reduce the health and economic burdens of skin cancer.

Thomastown West Primary School recommends that from September 1st to the end of April, and whenever UV levels reach 3 and above, students come to school wearing sun protective clothing such as:

• loose, cool, closely-woven fabric
• shirts with a collar and/or high necklines
• tops with elbow length or long sleeves
• longer style shorts and skirts
• a wide brim hat/bucket or legionnaire style hat to be worn from September 1st to the end of April.

For the best protection use all five forms of sun-protection clothing, sunscreen, a broad brim hat, shade and sunglasses - when the UV is 3 and above.

For more information on how to be Sunsmart visit the SunSmart website.



If your child has lost their hat, they can be purchased at the office for $14.

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Thomastown West Primary School offers a FREE Breakfast Club at our Community Hub from 7.45am!

Breakfast Club is FREE 'Before School Care' for TWPS families who need it! 

• Breakfast Club will open at 7:45am.

• Breakfast Club is FREE

• Breakfast Club willl operate from our Thomastown West Community Hub.

• Students will enter Breakfast Club vlai the single Hub gate on Main Street.

• From 7:45am - 8:15am parents or care,rs must drop their child at Breakfast Club and sign them in.

• From 8:15am students may arrive at Breakfast Club in the Hub and sign in without their parents or carers.

• Students are encouraged to bring a small toy or game to play. There are plenty of books to read at the Hub.

• The Breakfast Club will close at 8:30am and the single Hub gate on Main Street will be closed.

• At 8:30am the double gates at the front entrance of our school will be opened for students to enter.

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Term 4 - Week 7

Kenan	2	For showing empathy and being a great friend and helping the new student in our grade.
Charlotte	3	Challenging herself when writing and extending her sentences to make them more interesting.
Rakan	5	For striving to be his best by contributing to class discussions about healthy eating.
Giselle	6	For striving her best while working independently by staying focused. Keep it up Giselle!
Alex	9	For always showing integrity and being a leader in the classroom.
Krystal	10	For always striving to be her best. You are an excellent role model for your classmates. Well done Krystal.
Dakota	11	Congratulations on your fantastic explanation text about the digestive system! Your detailed explanation and creativve approach showcased both your knowledge and hard work. Well done!
Viva	12	For demonstrating her creativity and striving to be her best in Maths especially during spotlighting!!
Emaan	15	For having a go at diffcult tasks, being willing to make mistakes and listen to teacher feedback to grow her learning.
Leslie	16	For doing a great job with comparing and contrasting non-fiction texts.
Adem	17	For showing enthusiasm during Maths lessons and always willing to share his reasoning.
Emad Rm11	Stem	For working really hard to build the billy carts and helping other teams.
Yousif Ali	PE	Congratulations on achieving the highest beep test score at TWPS 9.7 Well done!
Zara Rm2	Art	For working patiently and carefully when cutting out fruit and vegetables to make a funny face! A fantastic effort Zara!

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Unless you are sick!

Please support our school community by keeping your children at home while they are unwell. The table below indicates the duration of your child's recovery period and the period during which they should refrain from attending school while infectious.

Chicken Pox	Until fully recovered. Please note some remaining scabs are not an indication for continued exclusion.
Conunctivitis	Exclude until discharge from eyes has ceased.
Covid 19	Your child’s safety is our priority. Thomastown West PS has a COVID-Safe Plan. Up-to-date Department of Health instructions will be shared by the school, when needed. Please contact the school if your child has Covid.
Head Lice	Until treated with solution as recommended by the City of Whittlesea, Health Office.
Impetigo	Until sores have fully healed. The child may be allowed to return provided that appropriate treatment is being applied and that sores on exposed surfaces such as scalp, face, hands and legs are properly covered with occlusive dressings.
Measles	For at least seven days from the appearance of the rash or until medical certificate of recovery is produced.
Mumps	Until fully recovered
Ringworm	Until appropriate treatment has commenced and is supported by a medical certificate.
Rubella	Until fully recovered and at least 4 days from the onset of the rash.
Scarlet Fever	Until a medical certificate of recovery is produced.
Viral Hepatitis	Until a medical certificate of recovery is produced, or on subsidence of symptoms but not before seven days after onset of jaundice.
Whooping Cough	For four weeks or until a medical certificate of recovery is produced.

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Term 4 Week 8 Student Attendance Report

As part of the Department of Education Every Day Counts initiative, schools report attendance in percentages. The Government regard 95% as the minimum satisfactory attendance for a school student.

The percentages in the table below indicates the average attendance for each class for this week.

The shaded boxes below indicate which classroom has the highest level of attendance for their year level.

Prep	Last Newsletter	This Newsletter
Room 2	84%	83%
Room 3	87%	86%
Year 1/2	Last Newsletter	This Newsletter
Room 5	82%	84%
Room 6	84%	72%
Year 5/6	Last Newsletter	This Newsletter
Room 9	88%	87%
Room 10	96%	85%
Room 11	90%	84%
Room 12	91%	83%
Year 3/4	Last Newsletter	This Newsletter
Room 15	85%	84%
Room 16	86%	84%
Room 17	89%	85%

Every Day of Learning Really Does Count!

At TWPS we want every child to achieve their full potential and we know that parents share this goal. There is a clear link between good attendance and educational achievement. If your child is not in school, on time, as often as possible they will be missing out on many important parts of their education.

Why is regular attendance at school important?

Regular school attendance will mean that your child has a better chance in life. Your child will achieve better when they go to school all day, every school day...

• they learn better
• they make friends
• they are happier
• they have a brighter future

If your child is sick, of course it is appropriate to keep your child at home but
other ‘days off’ school add up to lost learning. See below:

Cup of Life

Well done to all the boys and girls who are attending school every day.

CONGRATULATIONS!

The room that had the BEST ATTENDANCE For Term 4 Week 8 is Room 9

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Congratulations to Room11 with 287 Dojo Points

You are the class with the highest number of Dojo points this week!

	Week 7	Week 8
Prep/1	Krista 15 Dojo Points	Elexzyo 10 Dojo Points
Grade 1/2	Israa 15 Dojo Points	Israa 6 Dojo Points
Grade 3/4	Steven 18 Dojo Points	Emaan 20 Dojo Points
Grade 5/6	Room 9 (All Students) 45 Dojo Points	Abbie & Chloe 25 Dojo Points
Most Dojo points Prep - 6	Room 9 (All Students) 45 Dojo Points	Abbie& Chloe 25 Dojo Points
The classroom with the most Dojo points	Room 9 865 Dojo Points	Room 11 287 Dojo Points

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Team Assembly In your child's building	Whole School Assembly Multipurpose Room/Basketball Court
Term 4 Week 1 Friday 11th October 2.30pm	Term 4 Week 2 Friday 18th October 2.30pm
Term 4 Week 3 Friday 25th October 2.30pm	Term 4 Week 4 Friday 1st November 2.30pm
Term 4 Week 5 Friday 8th November 2.30pm	Term 4 Week 6 Friday 15th November 2.30pm
Term 4 Week 7 Friday 22nd November 2.30pm	Term 4 Week 8 Friday 29th November 2.30pm
Term 4 Week 9 Friday 6th December 2.30pm	Term 4 Week 10 Friday 13th December 2.30pm
	Term 4 Week 11 Friday 20th December 12.00

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Weekly Recap - Term 4 Week 8

This week at Thomastown West PS Theircare ...

"KIRBY WEEK"

Kirby Week was an engaging and fun-filled celebration that allowed children to explore creativity, teamwork, and the joy of play through various Kirby-themed activities.

Children created their own Kirby characters using arts adn crafts materials.  They used paper, markers and other supplies to design unique versions of Kirby and his friends.

Kirby Week was a delightful success, promoting creativity, teamwork and healthy eating in a fun an interactive way.  Future programs could build on this success by introducing more themed weeks that exlore different charactes and stories.

Photo Highlight

Next Week's Theme:  Unicorn

Thomastown West Theircare open from 3.15pm - 6.15pm

Please ensure that you are cancelling your booking 24 hours prior to the session to avoid paying.  Please ensure to add children in for a session or let us know beforehand to make necessary changes as early as possible.

Thank you!
Annie
Thomastown West Coordinator

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Thomastown On Campus Store - Beleza Trading Hours

December

Tuesday 3rd
1pm - 4pm

Tuesday 10th
10.00am - 4.30pm

Tuesday 17th
1pm - 4pm

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