Newsletter

September 2026

Dates For Your Diary!

DateEvent 
3 SeptemberFather's Day Stall & Breakfast
7 SeptemberZone Athletics Carnival
9 SeptemberP&C Association Meeting 6:30pm - All Welcome
14 SeptemberWhole School Assembly 2:15pm
21 SeptemberBig Mob Day 
21 SeptemberK-2 Field of Mars Excursion
22 SeptemberFestival of Instrumental Music
25 SeptemberLast Day of Term 3
*Dates subject to change. Please ensure you regularly check for updates.

What's Due

Field of Mars ExcursionYears K-2OVERDUE
Sportspro Program Term 3All Years OVERDUE
CCC Hawkesbury CampYears 5-603.07.2026
Swim Scheme ProgramYear 216.10.2026
Ranger Jamie Science IncusionYears K-223.10.2026

From the Principal

Student Excellence

I would like to congratulate Alanna H. and Youssef A. from Year 6 who have both been successful in gaining a position in selective high schools for Year 7 2027. This is an incredible achievement for these students, their families and the teaching staff at Telopea Public School. I am immensely proud of the personal commitment both of them have dedicated to the pursuit of academic excellence, of the teaching staff who have supported them on their learning journey and of their parents who believed in them. It is testament to the work we continue to do at Telopea, in holding high expectations for every student and in providing them with excellence in teaching and opportunity. 

Youssef is a student who has been at our school since Kindergarten, and our current school captain. Not only does he display academic excellence, but he is also a wonderful role model to our younger students and a fine representative of our school at the Carlingford Network SRC. He will be performing at the Opera House later this term, learning the treble recorder to play in the Festival of Instrumental Music. He currently has 100% attendance at school this year. 

Like many of our students, Alanna transitioned to Telopea part way through her primary schooling. Since joining our school, she has embraced every opportunity offered to her. She is a natural leader who goes out of her way to help others and to make our school a better place. She will have a go and try her best at absolutely anything, be it on the sporting field, during a team challenge at camp or in the classroom. She is one of our roving reporters, often writing articles for our school newsletter, as well as an avid reader. I commend her on her outstanding attitude and her willingness to embrace any opportunity that comes her way. She currently has a 98.82% attendance rate at school this year. 

I hope you find these stories inspiring. As a Telopea school community, we have high expectations for teaching, learning and wellbeing and a commitment to positive outcomes for all. I invite all students and families to embrace every opportunity available to them at our school as we continue to strive for excellence. 

Mrs Erin Dooley

Principal 

Kindness Challenge

Next week, we will be holding a kindness challenge at school. Classes will be discussing ways to be kind at school, and teachers will be on the lookout for acts of kindness. All students who receive a kindness token next week will be invited to the canteen for a free ice cream on Friday. We hope to see all students there!

E-scooters

A reminder to parents & carers that the riding of e-scooters to and from school, or on school grounds is not permitted. In NSW, it is illegal to ride a privately owned e-scooter on roads or road-related areas, including footpaths, shared paths, cycle ways and cycle paths.

Privately owned e-scooters can only be ridden on private property. Thank you for supporting our students to stay safe.

E-scooters: Advice for families

Bikes, e-bikes and e-scooters

Athletics Carnival

Telopea Public School held its Athletics Carnival at Curtis Oval on Friday, 7 August. It was a fantastic day filled with excitement and energy as students participated enthusiastically in various track events and activities. Everyone enjoyed the day, demonstrating excellent sportsmanship and supporting each other throughout the events. Congratulations to all the students who qualified for the Zone Carnival on 7 September! We are very proud of your achievements and wish you the best of luck as you proudly represent Telopea Public School. Enjoy the experience, give it your best, and have fun!

Enrol now for Kindergarten 2027

Telopea Clubs

Last week we launched our very popular Telopea Clubs program on Wednesday afternoons. This program aims to improve sense of belonging for all students at Telopea Public School through the building of positive relationships with peers and adults in the school. 

Students work with a teacher in small, cross-stage groups to explore what it means to be a student at our school, develop friendships and work on a special interest project together. We will be discussing topics such as family, things I'm good at, what I'm hoping for in my future, and my support network. 

This year our clubs are:

  • Friendship bracelet making
  • Guided drawing
  • Chess & board games
  • Knitting & craft
  • Drama
  • Science experiments
  • Photography
  • Duplo & Lego challenges
  • Jigsaw puzzles


Book Week

This term we had an incursion from Perform Education who treated us to a wonderful show titled 'Symphony of Stories'. The students enjoyed a fun filled hour of entertainment and stories based around the books we have been reading.

This was then followed by our Book Week Parade to finish up our Book Week activities. Many students arrived at school dressed as their favourite book character and the teachers also had fun dressed up as fruits and vegetables from books that they enjoyed reading. I was dressed as Mrs Broccoli to celebrate the book 'Dear Broccoli' that we all loved this term.

Thank you to those parents and students that purchased a book from our book fair. If you could not make it on the day don’t worry, as we have plenty of great books here to borrow.

Please remind your son or daughter to borrow and return their books regularly as we have a great selection. As we all know there is so much to be gained from regular reading, and children who learn to love books will carry that love on into their adult years. The benefits are enormous!!

Library Days K - 6

Wednesday

Years 1, 3 and 5/6 Emus

Thursday

Kindy, Years 2 and 4 plus 5/6 Echidnas

 

Kind Regards

Mrs Ramsey

Recorder Cluster Rehearsal

It was 9:15 in the morning when we started heading to Meadowbank Public School for a one-time rehearsal to prepare for the night at the Sydney Opera House. Mrs Bicanic, our kind recorder teacher, accompanied the group. At the school, the group was taken to a large hall where about 500 students were due to participate. A variety of recorders were present, including descant/soprano, treble, tenor, and bass. 

Our conductor for this special day introduced himself as Luke Wallace, and explained that the conductor that would be conducting most of the concert nights would be Mr Daniel Murphy. In the Opera House, there would be 4 concert nights on different days, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Our recorder group will be performing on the Tuesday.

The conductor practiced playing in unity, ensuring that every recorder player sounded superb. Honestly, all the recorders playing in harmony sounded heavenly, and the conductor connected the strings to the amazing sound. After more than an hour of playing, the players were allowed to have a quick 30 minute break. After the break, the recorders did a playthrough of each song without the music, because we have to learn the music off by heart and play without any music in the Sydney Opera House.

Everyone definitely had a good time and are very excited for the Opera House Performance. As the recorder students keep preparing for the Opera House, they may sound even better than ever imagined. We hope that the trip and performance to the Opera House will be exciting and safe for all students, and may even inspire future recorder learners. We would like to give a big thank you to Mrs Bicanic for organising and teaching the students. Thank you!

By Alanna H & Sascha W

Responsible Pet Program

On Friday, 21 August, students in Kindergarten to Year 2 took part in the Responsible Pet program. This special session taught children how to care for pets safely and kindly. Students learned important tips about approaching animals, understanding their needs, and being a responsible pet owner. The program aimed to help students feel confident and respectful around animals while making sure both pets and people stayed safe and happy.

What's Happening in Year 3 Wombats this week

Year 3 have been learning about position and location in Mathematics using maps. Students have been learning to follow directions and use grid coordinates to locate and position objects. Students put their learning into practice using a giant paper grid map, where they were given coordinates and worked together to determine where different objects should be placed. Students then designed and added their own buildings and symbols to our class map. It was wonderful to see their creativity come to life, with many shops, banks and even a hospital being named after members of our class.

In English and Geography, students have been researching and writing informative texts about native animals from China and Australia, including the Giant Panda and Red Kangaroo. Students have also been learning to type, format and publish their writing using digital technologies.

Behaviour Expectations

Student Attendance

At Telopea Public School, we strive for excellence in student attendance to maximise learning and life outcomes for all students. The school will communicate regularly with you about your child's attendance. Congratulations to these classes with the best attendance this term:

Week 1 - Year 1/2 Quokkas

Week 2 - Year 3 Wombats

Week 3 - Year 1/2 Quokkas

Week 4 - Year 2 Possums

Week 5 - Year 2 Possums

Year 6 - Year 3 Wombats

Schools as a Community Centre

Dear SaCC and TPS Communities,

Welcome to September! Spring has sprung.....

Telopea SaCC is a valuable resource that sits in the grounds of Telopea Public School.

The rooms are located next to Mrs Wallace's Year 2 classroom with convenient access via the Manson Street gate.

If you have children under five years and would like to join Friday playgroup, music class, baby playgroup or story time you are welcome.

The SaCC community is warm and welcoming. Parents, carers and children are learning alongside each other providing a great opportunity for you to share valuable learning time with your child before they start Kindergarten.

There are many ways to contact Pip: 

·         Come and see me in the SaCC rooms.

·         Call the SaCC office phone 9898 3448

·         Email me/Pip directly at phillipa.martins@det.nsw.edu.au 

·         Or you'll often see me around the school grounds running various errands.

Stop me for a chat wherever you see me. I'm happy to answer any questions or help with enquiries.....I call this Professional Loitering!   

During playgroup recently we've been gardening.

The pea seeds we planted two weeks ago have already germinated. When the seedlings are stronger we're going to plant them into the SaCC garden.

Feel free to visit the SaCC garden which is located near the TPS Library stairs. There is plenty of produce to harvest and we're happy to share....Vietnamese mint, Continental parsley, chilli, spinach, shallots, thyme and sage. Pesticide free!

Our Sing Rhyme and Story Time session is growing in numbers every week....toddlers, toddlers, and more toddlers!

Story time is frenetic with toddlers demonstrating enthusiasm and curiosity and exploring story time in their own ways. In short story time is lots of FUN!

Come and join us with your under five year old....you'll be amazed at how quickly our youngest leaners understand what is expected during group activity and story time. 

And First Notes Music and Baby Playgroup

Our new music teacher Maria is a hit! Maria has such a lovely rapport with the babies and a special knack when chatting with parents and carers regarding their child's development. 

If you have a baby up to eighteen months old, you are welcome to come and join the FREE music class.

The concepts of music are explored using the keyboard, instruments, scarves and parachute play. 

I'm looking forward to connecting with you if I haven't previously....🙂Pip

Important Reminders

COLLECTING STUDENTS FROM SCHOOL

A reminder that if you have made arrangements for someone to collect your child/ren that is outside of your normal arrangements, please ensure that you have notified the office so we are aware and can let other staff members know in a timely manner.  This applies to leaving early and for the end of the day. 

SAFETY

A reminder to all students and parents that entry to the School is via the Pedestrian gate on Chestnut Ave located near Block D. This is for everyone's safety. If you require disabled access there are two entry points into the school via the ramp into the school office and via the gate on the corner of Sturt and Manson Streets. 

NOTES SENT HOME

On occasion important notes will be sent home. Please ensure you remember to check your child's bag each day.

CELEBRATIONS

Here at TPS we enjoy celebrating student’s birthdays. You are most welcome to bring in something to celebrate but we ask that individual store bought small bite size cupcakes or individually wrapped sweets are brought in to school as this makes it easier for the students to eat. A large cake makes it difficult to distribute to their classmates. 

LOST PROPERTY

There are a number of items in the Lost Property box which do not have names on them. If your child is missing an item, please check this box which is located in the D Block breezeway.

CONTACT INFORMATION OR CIRCUMSTANCE CHANGE

Please ensure that your contact details are up to date. It is important that the School be able to contact you in case of your child being ill, a child not being collected from school or in case of emergency etc. If your family circumstances change, please also provide the school with any updated documentation. 

You can notify the school of any changes or updates via written confirmation or complete the template form located in the office foyer. 

MOBILE PHONES OR DEVICES

If you require your child to carry a mobile phone/device, you will be required to complete a permission note (please see the school office if you require this note). Student mobile phones/device are to be turned off and handed to the school office during school hours in the morning. Mobile phones/devices will be returned to the students at the end of each day. 

Community Notices

YAOOSH - Before and After School Care

Jubilee Community Services provide Before School, After School and Vacation Care Services. 

For more information you can contact them on 0421 225 694 or yaoosh@jubileecs.org.au 

Below is the link should you wish to enrol your child/ren.

http://ccs-yatesavenueoosh.kinderm8.com.au/enrolment-form

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