Dates to Remember
DECEMBER 2020
- Friday 18 December - Last School Day of the Year
NEWS
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The Pyrenees Advocate - MY SCHOOL 27.11.2020
The students at Trawalla enjoy a wide range of activities in the yard including playing on the playground, playing tennis or playing “The Floor is Lava”. But, the latest craze is to make mud pies! This is especially fun when the weather is hot and you can add water to the sand to make cool gloopy mud. The leaders of the school conducted a Remembrance Day ceremony for the staff and students. The service included singing the National Anthem, reading a poem and conducting one minute’s silence. The student all made poppies to remember the diggers who fought in the wars. October was “Walk to School” month. This VicHealth initiative which aims to get everyone active was incorporated into our daily PE lessons. To celebrate the end of the “Walk to School” month everyone received a certificate. More recently our daily PE lessons have been focusing on the game of cricket. Students have been working on batting, fielding and catching. This week we have commenced learning tennis skills. All students have been learning the skills associated with letter writing. They have written letters to each other and learnt how to address an envelope. In addition to this, each student wrote a letter to a resident of the Beaufort Hostel. The letter outlined some interesting facts about themselves and the Trawalla Primary School and also contained a photo. The letters were well received by the residents who were thrilled to open and read their mail! Swimming lessons commenced last week for all students. The COVID year has made excursions and sporting activities nearly impossible so we were very excited to be able to commence and attend these sessions. The sessions are being conducted outdoors at the heated Ballarat Eureka pool and will continue weekly until the end of the school year. Each year the Trawalla students enter a decorated Christmas tree into the Beaufort Community House competition. This year the students are very confident that their unique design idea will do very well in the competition. The transition program for our 2021 prep students has commenced within COVID restrictions. Our new students are visiting one day a week for four weeks. This program provides the students with the opportunity to experience school, the daily routines and meet their teacher, Miss Hutchins. Each transition visit is themed and this week’s theme was Pirates. Students made pirate hats, read pirate stories and went on a treasure hunt around the school yard. Our school provides a successful Japanese program delivered via video conference to 25 classes across 14 schools in Victoria, NSW and ACT. Our teachers are Peta and Kentaro, their lessons have been focusing on students learning to write and recognise Hiragana (Japanese alphabet) as well as providing a wide range of activities for the students to practice their Japanese speaking ability. The Japanese program welcomes new schools. If your school is looking to introduce a Language to the curriculum and you cannot find a staff member to deliver the sessions, this program might suit you. Please contact Kate Morcombe (Principal) to discuss further on 5349 2047 or 0408 519 914. |
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We are now taking enrolments for 2021 for all grade levels!
Please contact Kate Morcombe (Principal) for more details on 5349 2047.
Please contact Kate Morcombe (Principal) for more details on 5349 2047.
This months sponsored animal is.....
Each month the Pyrenees Cluster of Schools sponsors a new animal from the Halls Gap Zoo.
This month we are sponsoring MEERKAT MO.
Triple P (Positive Parenting Program) available free to all Victorian families
Families can now access free expert parenting advice through the online Triple P- Positive Parenting Program www.triplep-parenting.net.au
The program is relevant to families with children between 2 and 16 years and provides strategies to deal with specific challenges, such as building children’s resilience and dealing with conflict. There are courses specifically for parents of toddlers to tweens, and for parents of pre-teens to teens.
It gives parents strategies to:
- raise happy, confident kids
- manage misbehaviour so everyone in the family enjoys life more
- set rules and routines that everyone respects and follows
- encourage positive behaviour
- take care of themselves as a parent
- feel confident they’re doing the right thing.