Swimming

Our school swimming program has now begun, and it’s been wonderful to see students building their confidence and skills in the water. Prep to Grade 4 students are swimming every Monday, while our Grade 5/6 students have already completed their Swim Survival session. A big thank you to the parents who have volunteered their time to come along and help – your support makes these sessions run smoothly and safely.

Online Safety - Roblox

We’d like to remind families about the importance of staying safe online. Many popular games, such as Roblox, have chat functions that allow strangers to communicate with players. It’s important that parents regularly monitor their children’s online activity and talk to them about what’s appropriate to say and share. By keeping open conversations at home and setting clear boundaries, we can help ensure our students stay safe and respectful when using technology.

Please see more information here about Roblox and parental controls

https://www.esafety.gov.au/key-topics/esafety-guide/roblox

If you’re interested in learning more about online safety, there are free parent webinars available here: https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents/webinars 

Helmets 

A friendly reminder to all families that it is a legal requirement for everyone in Victoria to wear helmets when riding scooters or bikes. Wearing a helmet helps protect against serious head injuries and sets a great example for others about making safe choices. Please ensure your child’s helmet fits properly and is always fastened securely before they ride. Safety comes first — let’s all do our part to keep our students safe on the roads and footpaths. 

Teachers learning about Maths teaching

This week, we welcomed back our maths consultant, Hannah Marino, who worked with both our Prep–1 and Grade 5/6 classes. Hannah modelled engaging maths lessons that were observed by all our classroom teachers. Following each session, teaching teams met with Hannah to debrief and collaboratively plan the next steps in their maths programs. These sessions continue to strengthen our whole-school approach to teaching mathematics and support consistent, high-quality learning experiences for all students.Hannah has been very impressed by our students’ maths learning and effort in the lessons she has taught. The teachers have been impressed with her lessons and the energy and enthusiasm for maths teaching and learning from our teachers has been praised by Hannah, who works in a number of schools.


Planning for 2026

Work on the 2026 grade placements for your children is about to get underway. If you have any concerns or important information regarding your child’s grade placement for 2026 please put these in writing and  address the envelope, marked CONFIDENTIAL, to Sandi Young before 3pm Tuesday 21st October 2025. (Week 3, Term 4)

From next week, students will be given an opportunity in class to make a list of 5 students they would like to be with. We guarantee children to be placed with at least one of the students on their list, unless there are extenuating circumstances. These circumstances would then be discussed with their parents or carers. Requests can only be in relation to student friendships. Teacher requests will not be considered.

It is important for us to have accurate enrolment numbers for children attending our school in 2026. So that the best possible class structures and class sizes can be organised, please inform the Office if your child is changing schools. We understand that some families are moving houses and there may be schools that are closer to your new address. We will happily support your child and their transition to a new school. As always, our children, their learning and development, will remain our top priority. 

Please contact the school to let us know if your child/children will not be attending TWPS in 2026. Thank you to those families who have already done so.

TWPS CURRICULM DAYS
*Students do NOT attend school on these days*

*Whole School Professional Practice Day for Staff. Students do not attend school.

TERM DATES

TERM 4 WEEK 1
 

TERM 4 WEEK 2
 

CUP OF LIFE

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.

Student Attendance Report

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 rooms that had the BEST ATTENDANCE for:

* Term 4 Week 1 is Room 3

* Term 4 Week 2 is Room 3

CONGRATULATIONS to...
Emilio and Leslie for improving their attendance this term!

Term 4

Term 3

Term 2

Term 1