Telopea Topics Les Nouvelles de Telopea
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1. Conseill re P dagogique PRIMARY NEWS We have reached the halfway mark of this the fourth and final term of the year however things are not slowing down just yet for the primary students They are busy with testing excursions and visitors on top of their usual work at Telopea The Sun and the Heat The sun is again shining on Canberra and students are reminded to continue wearing their hats both on the play equipment and on the oval We also encourage students to play in the shade and to stay well hydrated It is very important that every student comes to school with a hat and a water bottle AEFE training courses French Teachers It is custom at our school that each year three French teachers participate in training courses organised by the Agency for French Teaching Overseas AEFE of the Asia Pacific Region Joanna Staub and Vincent Boutraud travelled to Bangkok from 4 7 November for a course about writing production in stage 2 classes Fr d rique Rabaud Fr my will be studying the history of the arts at a course held in Phnom Penh later in the year These training courses are invaluable to all the teachers in the school and often lead to new whole school projects and new approaches being implemented in many classrooms too attended a conference in October this year It was a gathering of all school executives in the region It was an opportunity to reflect on the common projects of the schools in the Asia Pacific Region as wel2. Anastassia Storozhev Je Hahn Tan Oliver Yu Elise Keleher Chloe Petersen Joshua Silberman Geoffrey Wang Lily Bryant Mika Leslie Plaques 100 score Devmi Amarasinghe Laksh Dutta Anastassia Strorozhev Credit Samuel Asplund meinecke Ivan Barouline Sarika Chandrakanthan Henry Deane Dare Nathan Du Sarah Halloran Emily Nguyen Marko Rapajic Brightony Yap Anastasia Morfiadakis David Li Isabel Keller Tuberg Ravini Ranasinghe Alexander Rapajic Andrew Rapp Anojni Skanthan Callum Stewart Thomson Anastasia Storozhev Charlotte Webster Mahdid Azam Prashanth Balachandran Arielle Baumgart Nourah Brown Connor Faull George Keleher Caitlin Lovejoy Abhay Madan Chloe Petersen Dinuki Amarasinghe Sean Popple Georgia Prout Aisha Ward Distinction Raya Anis Kara Banks Emre Cayir Vivien Deng Neha Kalele Lara Keleher Shiyamar Sivapatham Daniel Yung Geoffrey Zhu Devmi Amarasinghe Thomas Halloran Tze Ming Lim Jerry Lu Noa Millman Swaathi Mouli Chandrasekar Nisali Jayasinghe Sze Lim Sandeep Seneviratne Joshua Silberman Arnav Chopra Nivedan J eyamanoharan Kirsten Leung Jane Millward Dinuka Perera Chloe Prout Deepan Ravichander Je Yen Tan High Distinction Thomas Fearn Olivia Baldwin Adhitya Bidarkal Veera Bordia Andrew Brown Laksh Dutta Zackery Needham Daniel Neely Sam Parkinson Ben Rayner Je Hahn Tan Oliver Yu Oscar Aichroy Wuyts Elise Keleher Geoffrey Wang Lily Bryant Alexander Crouch Nikhil M
3. BYO dessert and a 5 max gift to put under the Christmas tree Hannah Bensoussan Cultural Assistant Alliance Fran aise of Canberra 66 McCaughey Street Turner ACT 2601 Tel 6247 5027 Fax 6257 6696 Email events afcanberra com au www alivehealthclubs com au ummer Special ncludes 8 week gym membership Access to group fitness classes Personal training sessions Page 14 of 15 H E Mr Christophe Lecourtier Ambassador of France to Australia As Director of Jane Austen Festival Australia I d like to invite the French community in Canberra to be part of our 3 day festival at the Albert Hall in Canberra Held as part of the ACT Heritage Festival we are celebrating 200 years since the Battle of Waterloo and are inviting European amp English community groups to be part of the event in particular to set up and sell food to our 300 attendees We would also be honoured with the presence of H E Mr Christophe Lecourtier Ambassador of France to Australia at the Battle of Waterloo Ball on Saturday 11 April from 7pm 11pm to say a few words about the French involvement in the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 Warmest Regards Aylwen Gardiner Garden 87 Schlich Street Yarralumla ACT 2600 Director Jane Austen Festival Australia Manager Earthly Delights Historic Dance Academy CONTACT US NSW Crescent BARTON ACT 2600 Phone 61423388 Fax 61423348 tps telopea act edu au www telopea act edu au Princ
4. Telopea Park School Guidelines and mandatory procedures for the use of third party web based services A preliminary information meeting will take place on Wednesday 26 November 2014 at 4 PM in the conference room at Telopea Park School It is anticipated that the consultation process and draft policy outline be completed by the end of term 2 2015 Expressions of interest for participation In the ICT BYOD Committee can be emailed to tom spollard ed act edu au or phoned through to the front office at Telopea Park School on 6142 3388 Please label all correspondence as ICT BYOD Committee Page 3 of 15 INVITATION R glement concernant le concept Apporte ton ordinateur l cole Invitation l attention de la communaut scolaire participer au comit de d veloppement d une r glementation et du projet Apporte ton ordinateur l cole Les appareils lectroniques personnels et le concept Apporte ton ordinateur l cole sont utilis s pour promouvoir les apprentissages et l enseignement Leur utilisation est en d veloppement croissant dans les coles d Australie et du D partemen l Education de l ACT En lien avec l am lioration cons quente du wifi Telopea Park School qui doit tre termin e d but 2015 avons pr sent besoin de d velopper des guides et des proc dures qui d finiront comment les appareils lectroniques personn seront utilis s au sein de l tablissement
5. C Meeting 4 December 11 00am K 2 Primary Concert 5 December 8 30am Yr 10 Graduation 9 December 6 30pm Yr 10 Formal 11 December 6 30pm Yr 10 Presentation Night 15 17 December Canteen is closed R publique fran aise dans notre cole Les l ves comme les professeurs pourront ainsi vivre et participer un moment historique retransmis dans le monde entier Pour plus de d tails merci de vous r f rer au courrier envoy le 13 novembre La c r monie de m moire du 11 novembre s est d roul e sous un soleil radieux Nos l ves taient tous rassembl s devant notre magnifique entr e tout r cemment r nov e Une belle c r monie digne rappelant notre devoir de m moire et notre chance de vivre dans des pays libres grace au sacrifice de ces jeunes soldats M Eric Soulier Conseiller de Coop ration et d Action Culturelle l Ambassade de France M Laurent Ighilameur Assistant a Attach de D fense et trois l ves de l Ecole sp ciale militaire de Saint Cyr en France taient pr sents cette c r monie La comm moration de Armistice s est poursuivie SCHOOL TERM DATES Term 4 13 October 17 December Term 1 3 February 11 April Term 2 28 April 4 July Term 3 21 July 26 September Term 4 13 October 17 December l Ambassade de France o la chorale de nos l ves du Primaire s est produite chantant magnifiquement les hymnes nationaux australien et fran ais Nos l ves scou
6. has choreographed with Caroline De Wan Year 10 The performance will take place on the 22 and 23 November at the QL2 Theatre Gorman House Arts Centre We are sure to find a moment when Caroline and Aden might perform this piece at a School Assembly Poems Recitation Competition the Results On Thursday 30th October 2014 at the Alliance Francaise some of our students received prizes for their participation in the Poems Recitation Competition In Kindergarten Ainslie Harmer won the first prize and Celeste Murphy the second In Year 1 Eliska Tucek arrived first and Hamilton Johnson second In Year 2 congratulations to Jacintha Cordel Kamai who won the first prize In Year 3 Celeste Jimenez and Isabelle Laing won respectively the first and the second prize Last but not least Georgie Barnes won the first prize for Year 4 Congratulations to all these students A historic visit The President of the Republic of France will be visiting Australia on the 18 and 19 of November 2014 Francois Hollande will visit both Sydney and Canberra This will be the first presidential visit of a French leader to Australia A select group of students will have the honour of meeting the President at a ceremony at the Australian War Memorial The official party will then make its way to Telopea Park School where the President will visit several classrooms A very special Assembly will be held during which the President will address the students staff and i
7. patients and to observe how health standards were maintained and applied throughout the ward Kate felt her experience was very beneficial as she discovered that Page 5 of 15 caring and giving encouragement to patients was very rewarding This feeling gave her inner strength to cope in a difficult environment Her WEX placement made her feel that she wants to either work in the medical profession or community service In October Sarah Rachael Batey had work experience placement with Opera Australia where she was placed in the Theatre Production area in Sydney This was a wonderful opportunity for Rachael as she is very gifted in this area My position is part time and work each Wednesday and Thursday All Year 9 and 10 students are welcome to speak to me in the Career Development Room on those days If a student is above 14 years of age they can have up to 10 days of WEX per year look forward to students and parents contacting me should they need support gaining career related information Susan Alexander TPS Career Development Officer Ph 02 61423388 Mobile 040711085 SECONDARY NEWS TORQUE IN SCIENCE SEA ACT Science Fair amp BHP Billiton Awards Every year the Year 9 Quantum students conduct a CREST project an individual scientific investigation in Semester 1 These projects are then entered the SEA ACT Science Fair which was held during the first of September this year From that competition the following students won
8. prizes in their respective categories Annie Scott Biological Sciences Elise Keleher Biological Sciences Michelle Fatima Earth amp Space Sciences 1st Laura Nuttall Physical Sciences Highly Commended Each of these projects are automatically entered into the BHP Billiton Awards which take place in Melbourne during Term 4 We wish all these students good luck for this competition and look forward to hearing about their results at this national forum This year the Science Faculty organised three competitions all of which took place in Term 2 These are the results from all three competitions ICAS Science UNSW Credit Emily Nguyen Raya Anis Kara Banks Henry Deane Dare Nathan du Mayoouran Gnanasampanthan Lara Keleher Yudishthiran Manikandan Lucy McNaughton Jiaxi Mi Ren Noble Brightony Yap Yi Ming Zeng Swaathi Moulichandrasekar Anojni Skanthan Devmi Amarasinghe Veera Bordia Laksh Dutta Thomas Halloran Hassan Khan David Li Tze Ming Lim Jerry Lu Aleksandar Rapajic Charlotte Webster Abhay Madan Rohin Mahajan Prashanth Balachandran Nourah Brown Michelle Fatima Connor Faull Malika Ismailova Nisali J ayasinghe Caitlin Lovejoy Louisa Matwijiw Chloe Petersen Josh Silberman Arnav Chopra Zara Fatima Jane Millward Marko Mirkovic Tashin Noble Henry Owens Chloe Prout Georgia Prout Sophia Rimes Distinction Sarika Chandrakanthan Thomas Fearn Neha Kalele Selina Li Marco Rapajic Shiyamar Sivapath
9. 8th November Applications lodged before 3 July will receive the full amount Applications lodged after 3 J uly 30 October will be paid a half year payment Please find the application form attached to this newsletter Michele McLoughlin Deputy Principal 7 10 Career Development Report Information sessions relating to Construction CIT Bruce Campus is holding sessions on Friday 21 Nov amp Saturday 22 Nov 10am 2pm P Block Bruce about High Risk Courses in Dogging Rigging Basic to advanced scaffolding basic to advanced operating a hoist forklift mobile crane or elevated work platform working safely at heights and white card Please see the attached HIGH RISK flyer and if you require more information phone 02 62073188 If parents have students who are interested in the Construction Industry parents are welcome to take their students to the sessions White Card and Asbestos Awareness Training Last week the following students passed their two day course in White Card and Asbestos Awareness Training Bridgette O Neill Nick Polsen Jordon Rattenbury James Collins and Badunjali Hoolihan Bridgette said she would recommend the course to anyone aspiring to work in the construction industry Work Experience placements WEX Katie Wilson on her return from undertaking a WEX nursing placement said she worked alongside both doctors and nurses in the Gastroenterology Unit at Canberra Hospital and that her role was to communicate with
10. ACT Government Education and Training TELOPEA PARK SCHOOL se Ce aefe agence pour l enseignement fran ais l tranger LYCEE FRANCO AUSTRALIEN DE CANBERRA Telopea Topics Les Nouvelles de Telopea No 18 14 November 2014 LE MOT DU PROVISER Nous sommes a pr sent a mi trimestre nos l ves continuent a donner le meilleur d eux m mes a travers toutes les manifestations qui leur sont propos es La fin de l ann e approche mais ils restent concentr s pour cette derni re ligne droite Un v nement exceptionnel va se produire dans notre cole En effet le Pr sident de la R publique fran aise M Fran ois Hollande effectue la semaine prochaine la premi re visite officielle d un chef d tat fran ais en Australie L une des tapes de son parcours sera notre lyc e Telopea Park School Lyc e franco australien de Canberra le mercredi 19 novembre Il aura notamment l occasion de rencontrer des l ves du lyc e du coll ge et du primaire qui pourront lui montrer l tendue de notre action et comment se vit le bilinguisme dans notre cole C est un honneur et un privil ge de pouvoir accueillir le Pr sident de la IMPORTANT DATES 17 November Trial TPE French Exams 19 November 7 00pm Bandstravaganza 24 amp 25 November Year 8 EFS Students Trial Brevet Exam 25 November 5 15pm Board Meeting 25 amp 27 November Kindergarten 2015 Orientation 3 December 6 30pm P amp
11. Nous invitons les parents tuteurs int r ss s participer un comit charg de contribuer au d veloppement d un guide Appor ordinateur l cole en concordance avec les recommandations du D partment de l Education La r glementation du D partem l Education concernant les TICE et Apporte ton ordinateur l cole sont consultables en ligne l adresse suivante http www det act gov au publications_ and _policies policy_a z Les recommandations de Telopea Park School concerneront notamment Quels genres d appareils pourront tre apport s Telopea Park School Quels logiciels applications navigateurs pourront tre utilis s par les l ves pour soutenir efficacement leurs apprentissd La r daction d un guide qui pr cisera l utilisation des appareils lectroniques personnels en tant qu outil facilitant uniqu l enseignement et l apprentissage au sein d un environnement respectueux s r et agr able La r daction d un guide sur l utilisation des jeux des m dias sociaux des environnements volutifs d apprentissage au sd la classe et dans l cole en g n ral La r daction de proc dures pour aborder les probl mes de s curit en ligne La r daction d un guide concernant l achat le vol la confiscation et les dommages caus s un appareil La conception d un programme sur la citoyennet num rique L galit d acc s aux appareils lectroniques personnels en particulier l labo
12. a projection du film Sur le chemin de l cole du r alisateur fran ais Pascal Plisson Ce film qui suit l incroyable p riple de plusieurs enfants pour se rendre l cole a touch les l ves de notre cole et a suscit de nombreuses conversations dans les classes La Grande F te Comme chaque ann e la Grande F te la f te annuelle de l cole qui s est tenue le samedi 1er novembre 2014 a t un franc succ s Les l ves de l cole primaire ont contribu cet v nement festif en proposant un spectacle tr s appr ci m lant danses chansons et pi ces instrumentales Nous tenons remercier les parents d l ves les l ves et les professeurs et bien s r l association des parents d l ves pour leur implication et leur soutien R union d information des nouveaux l ves de Kindergarten Comme chaque ann e cette p riode nous nous appr tons accueillir une nouvelle cohorte d l ves au sein de notre communaut Une r union d information destin e aux nouveaux l ves de Kindergarten Grande Section de l ann e 2015 s est tenue le mercredi 29 octobre et sera suivie de quatre matin es d orientation afin de familiariser les jeunes l ves et leurs parents leur futur environnement et au fonctionnement de notre cole si particuli re Les valuations nationales de CE1 et CM2 Nos l ves de CE1 et CM2 viennent de terminer les valuations nationales de fran ais et math matiques Les r sultats
13. alking about his novels and his job as a writer Bringing French culture to our students offers them the opportunity to expand their horizons Class Councils Conseils de classe for EFS students are about to start Parents will be able to access the results of their child in Pronote Reports will be available on line on the same website a few days after the Class Councils wish you all students and parents carers an excellent end of Term 4 and all the best to our EFS Year 10 students for their oral exam of the Travaux Personnels Encadr s on Friday 12 December marking the start of their Baccalaur at Exam Sincerely Emmanuel Texier Proviseur Page 2 of 15 SPECI AL ANNOUNCEMENTS INVITATION Bring Your Own Device BYOD Guidelines for Telopea Park School Invitation to the Parent Community to Participate in the I CT BYOD Guidelines Development Committee By Tom Spollard The consideration of Personal Mobile Devices more commonly referred to as Bring Your Own Devices BYOD for use at school as a tool to promote teaching and learning is increasingly receiving uptake by schools throughout Australia and the ACT Education Training Directorate ETD Coalescing with Telopea Park School s significant Wi Fi upgrade scheduled to be completed at the start of 2015 is the need to develop policy guidelines and procedures that will articulate how Personal Mobile Devices will be used within the school Expressions of interest are invited f
14. am Daniel Yung Geoffrey Zhu Michael Zhao Lucienne Beahan Adhitya Bidarkal Andrew Brown Isabel Keller Tuberg Noa Millman Anastasia Morfiadakis Daniel Neely Andrew Rapp Je Hahn Tan Oliver Yu George Keleher Geoffrey Wang Jessica Zhang Lily Bryant Jessica Gruen Mika Leslie Kirsten Leung Nikhil Mareddy J eYen Tan High Distinction Zackery Needham Sam Parkinson Elise Keleher Sandeep Seneviratne Page 6 of 15 Special accolades go to Elise Keleher and Sandeep Seneviratne who have been invited to the High Achiever s Reception at UNSW later this month where they also have the opportunity to win a lucky door prize Chemistry Competition RACI Credit Mayoouran Gnanasampanthan Emre Cayir Sarika Chandrakanthan Sarah Halloran Neha Kalele Emily Nguyen Marco Rapajic Lucienne Beahan Veera Bordia Swaathi Moulichandrasekar Ravini Ranasinghe Ben Rayner Marko Mirkovic Dinuka Perera Sophia Rimes Distinction Jessica Kriticos Adhitya Bidarkal David Li Jerry Lu Zackery Needham Sam Parkinson Andrew Rapp Oscar Aichroy Wuyts Nisali Jayasinghe George Keleher Sze Lim Caitlin Lovejoy Dinuki Amarasinghe Jessica Gruen Jane Millward Taishin Noble Henry Owens Georgia Prout Deepan Ravichander Mathurra Sivapalan Aisha Ward High Distinction van Barouline Vivien Deng Thomas Fearn Yudishthiran Manikandan Ren Noble Shiyamar Sivapatham Daniel Yung Devmi Amarasinghe Andrew Brown Laksh Dutta Hassan Khan Daniel Neely
15. areddy Henry Owens Congratulations to all students and their teachers The Science faculty looks forward to next year with continued success in the competitions provided through Science Ona Siakimotu Executive Teacher Science SECONDARY LIBRARY GIVING TREE 2014 The giving tree will be set up during week 4 after renovations have been completed We will be receiving gifts up until Monday December 15 at which time the gifts will be taken into the Smith Family ready for sorting and distribution before Christmas Giving is open to anyone who would like to participate Please take a tag off the board purchase a new toy or book for a child of a specific age your choice wrap it in cheap paper the parcels will be unwrapped for distribution and suitability but we request that they be wrapped for security reasons in the meantime attach the tag to the gift and place under the tree Share in the pleasure of giving and bringing a smile to a child s face that would otherwise have a very ordinary Christmas Page 7 of 15 NOUVELLES DU PRIMAIRE NOTES DE LA PRINCIPAL ADJOINTE Nous arrivons d j mi chemin de ce quatri me et dernier trimestre de l ann e et les l ves de primaire connaissent une p riode d intense activit valuations excursions et visites viennent compl ter le programme habituel du Lyc e franco australien de Canberra Soleil et chaleur Le soleil brille d sormais sur Canberra et nous veillon
16. available please contact rob clements ed act edu au if you would like to inquire about drum tuition Telopea also recommends a local music tuition program for other instrumental tutors ACT Academy of Music which is located at DW Music in Canberra Avenue just opposite Officeworks ACATM has string wind and brass tutors many of whom are members of the Canberra Symphony Orchestra with a wealth of teaching experience ACTAM can be contacted at admin academyofmusic com Web address www academyofmusic com Page 13 of 15 Alliance Fran aise events Beaujolais Nouveau party November 20 at 8 15pm Celebrate the Beaujolais Nouveau at the alliance in a convivial atmosphere wine cheese and charcuterie There will be live music by the Jazz Duet of Rachel Thorne and Stuart Warner The director of the French restaurant Les Bistronomes who is a sommelier will give a wine tasting workshop 30 15 discount for AFC members Book online here before Nov 18th itp www afcanberra com au products 261 The winners of our raffle will be drawn during the event Buy tickets now and win amazing prizes 3 for one 5 for two 20 for 10 Christmas party Dec 11 at 8 15pm Come and have a great time at our annual Christmas party If you can sing dance play an instrument or act let us know and you can be included in the programme Members students Committee members amp staff all welcome 30 for non members 15 discount for members
17. bsite Course choices and instructions will be shown once students login Students will be advised via Pastoral Group PG when course selections will be made live Please note the link will not be activated until advertised in PG and announced on the Telopea Park School website homepage Choix en ligne des cours Electives pour les l ves de la 5 me la Troisi me Seconde Nous informons les parents tuteurs qu il sera possible de choisir les cours Electives de la 5 me la 3 me Seconde en ligne au cours des deux prochaines semaines La s lection des cours sera accessible l adresse suivante https sso countrynet net au school ypsan Cette adresse sera galement disponible sur la page d accueil du site de Telopea Park School Le choix des cours et le mode d emploi appara tront une fois que l l ve se sera connect Les l ves seront inform s lors de leur PC de la date laquelle la s lection sera active Merci de noter que le lien ne sera pas actif avant que l annonce en ait t faite en classe et sur la page d accueil du site de Telopea Park School All eligible Secondary parents carers please note the ACT Secondary Bursary Scheme for 2015 is due by 28th November This bursary is available to parents carers with a current Health Card or a Centrelink card The bursary offers a payment of 750 to eligible parents carers in January February 2015 if the application is submitted by 2
18. ience Art Prize and Art Exhibition which stages beautiful natural style works of art We ask that you consider promoting these very special art workshops to those students in your school who may be interested in becoming an artist for a day Please find the information below which gives the booking details Also please find attached our Lavender Art Studios advert we also request that you consider placing our advert in your next School Newsletter If you proceed with the request and there is a cost involved please send the account to greg mackay lavenderartstudios com au Our Art Services I nclude Regular Weekly Visual Art Programs for 5 18 years of age We offering an intensive drawing and painting program excellent teaching and student support a comfortable and safe environment including an easy payment instalment plan for the term fees 2 For Adults we offer the choice of two excellent art classes for adults operating on a Wednesday and Thursday Evening For further information regarding the adult art classes please respond to this mail 3 We offer a very competitive discounted framing service please visit the art studio to view examples of mats frames and glass finishes 4 We have a discounted arts materials shop and sell useful quality products 5 A fine art reproduction print service We print very high quality copies of art work at the studio on art quality papers 6 Gift Vouchers Beautifully presented in silky st
19. ipal Kerrie Blain Proviseur Head of French Studies Emmanuel Texier Deputy Principal K 10 Tom Kobal Deputy Principal K 6 Kate Sutherland Deputy Principal 7 10 Conseill re P dagogique Board Chair P amp C President Michele McLoughlin Julien Dugas James Popple Paul Haesler TOP The inclusion of advertisements in this publication is in no way to be interpreted as an endorsement of support by the school Readers are responsible for forming their own opinions as to the value or reliability of the information contained in such advertisements Page 15 of 15
20. l as an occasion to share our school s unique bilingual bicultural and binational nature On the way to School Years 4 5 amp 6 Cinema Excursion As part of the International Film Festival held in Canberra from 23 October to 9 November students from years 4 5 and 6 went to see a film called On the way to School directed by Pascal Plisson The film follows the incredible journey of several children as they make their daily commute to school The film touched the students and has been the topic of many conversations in class Page 9 of 15 La Grande F te The annual school fete La Grande F te was held on Saturday 1 November 2014 and it was a great success The primary school students played their part at the fete by performing a variety of numbers including dancing singing and other instrumental pieces We would like to thank all of the parents students and teachers and of course the P amp C Association for their support of the school by running this event Parent Information Night for Kindergarten 2015 This is the time of year where we begin to prepare for the arrival of our new Kindergarten students in 2015 An information night for the new members of the Telopea community was held on Wednesday 29 October This session will be followed up by four orientation mornings in late November This time will provide the Kindy students with an opportunity to familiarise themselves with their new classrooms and playgrou
21. lped organise run set up and pack up the stalls and marquees on the day of the La Grande Fete Without your time and energy the Fete would not have been as fabulous as it was RAFFLE WINNERS Our very sincere thanks to the sponsors parents and friends who made the Raffle Extraordinaire 2014 possible The prize winners were 1 Angela Ivanovici Sandra Moscaritolo 3 Raphel Alexandre 4 Claudine Prieto 5 Maria Reed 6 Brad Daniel 7 Judith Hurditch 8 Deirdre McKeown 9 Courtney Ellis Beutel 10 Raagavan Sivapalan 11 Debra Parker 12 Mr amp Mrs A Collins 13 Rosa Gill 14 Vivienne Thom Congratulations Please contact Graham Bannerman on 0432 985 422 if you have any queries Page 11 of 15 NOT KEEPING UP WITH SCHOOL COMMUNITY EVENTS Sign up for the P amp C emailing list You ll be one of the first to hear about events meetings and other social gatherings in and around your school community Go to www telopeapne org au and click on the envelope link to subscribe to the list EDUCATION IN THE NEWS Did you hear that_NAPLAN will become an online test in 2016 Or that research has shown that private schools are not better than public ones DRUG INFORMATION RESOURCES The National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre has developed a package of resource booklets on illicit drugs for secondary school students parents and teachers The booklets enable parents and teachers to provide credible evidence based inf
22. nd as well as allowing their parents to get to know their new environment and discover our unique school French National Testing Year 2 and Year 5 Our Year 2 and Year 5 students have just completed the French National Testing in French and Mathematics The results of these tests will be released to parents in the near future These evaluations are designed to provide critical information regarding the students acquired and learned knowledge at these two important academic stages Remembrance Day The celebration of the armistice reached on 11 November in order to put an end to the fighting of the First World War is an important moment in the life of our school It illustrates the ties that bind France and Australia together and reminds us of their significance As this year marks the 100 Anniversary of this historic event the ceremony held at our school seemed of particular importance The Primary Choir was honoured to perform at the Commemoration held at the French Embassy K 2 Concert The K 2 Concert will be held in the school hall on Thursday 4 December from 11am until 12pm What a great opportunity to finish the school year celebrating the many talents of our students Congratulations are in order Aden Hamilton a student in class 5 2 is one and also the youngest of eight choreographers to have been chosen to contribute to the creation of a contemporary dance show organised by QL2 Dance He will perform a dance that he himself
23. nvited guests Julien Dugas Conseill re P dagogique Page 10 of 15 ATTENTION YR 6 PARENTS All eligible secondary parents carers please note the ACT Secondary Bursary Scheme for 2015 is due by 28th November This bursary is available to parents carers with a current Health card or a Centrelink card The bursary offers a payment of 750 to eligible parents carers in January February 2015 if the application is submitted by 28th November Applications lodged before 3 July will receive the full amount Applications lodged after 3 J uly 30 October will be paid a half year payment Please find the application form attached to this newsletter Michele McLoughlin Deputy Principal 7 10 CANTEEN NEWS End of term 4 is fast approaching The Canteen will close for Term 4 2014 on Friday 12 December We will be back in Term 1 2015 with a great range of healthy choices Teresa Shea Canteen Manager P amp C NEWS LAST P amp C MEETING FOR 2014 WEDNESDAY 3 DECEMBER 6 30pm The last P amp C meeting for the year will be held on Wednesday 3 December in the Secondary Staff Room It will commence with a Special General Meeting at 6 30pm to accept the 2014 P amp C Audit report and follow with a general meeting to decide how the funds raised in 2014 will be allocated next year THANK YOU FETE VOLUNTEERS The Telopea P amp C and the Fete Organisers in particular would like to sincerely thank all of the stallholders and volunteers who he
24. ormation to students and provide students with accurate information on illicit drugs and ways to prevent harm and make informed choices The booklets will arrive in schools this term and are also available online UNI FORM SHOP OPENING HOURS FOR UNIFORM SHOP Monday 8 30 9 30am Tuesday 2 45 3 45pm Thursday 8 30 11 00am Order and pay securely on the web www youruniformshop com au Place your order over the phone fax 1300794179 business hours AFTER SCHOOL CARE Telopea Park School P amp C Before and After School Care Progran Monday Friday ornings 7 30 am 9 00 am Morn ng breakfast provided CCB approved Afternoons 3 15 pm 6 pm afternoon snacks provided CCB approvi Extra Curricular e Sports e Crafts e Homework 8 10 week sessions enrolments taken eacl Activities term offered to all primary age students Not covered by CCB Holiday Programsas advertised CCB approved For more information Phone 6273 2553 Email telopeaparkasp optusnet com au Web www telopeapnc org au Page 12 of 15 COMMUNITY NEWS Lavender Art Studios has been engaged by the National Archives of Australia to conduct 2 specialised Art Workshops for young people aged between 5 18 years The art workshops will be conducted at the National Archives of Australia Parkes ACT on the 9 of November 2014 These art workshops have been put into place to help celebrate the National Waterhouse Natural Sc
25. ration d un projet pour les familles des l vd n auraient pas les moyens d acheter leur propre quipement mais qui auraient besoin d utiliser un appareil pour des raiso p dagogiques li es aux apprentissages Telopea Park School La r daction d un guide et de proc dures obligatoires pour l utilisation de services web ext rieurs Une premi re r union d information se d roulera le mercredi 26 novembre 2014 16h00 dans la salle de conf rence Confa Room de Telopea Park School Nous pr voyons qu apr s la proc dure de consultation un projet de r glementation sera r dig la fin du deuxi me trimestre 2015 Si vous souhaitez participer ce comit TICE Apporte ton ordinateur l cole merci d envoyer un courriel tom spollard ed act edu au ou de t l phoner au Secr tariat de Telopea Park School au 6142 3388 Pour toute correspondance nous vous remercions de bien vouloir indiquer la r f rence suivante ICT BYOD Committee Page 4 of 15 HIGH SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS Student Selection Online 2015 Selecting Course Electives for Year 7 to Year 9 By Tom Spollard Students and parents carers are informed that 2015 elective choices for year 7 to year 9 will be made available online within the next two weeks Course selections can be accessed by typing the following URL https sso countrynet net au school ypsan Alternately this URL will be placed on the homepage of the Telopea Park School we
26. rom the school s parent carer community to participate in a focus committee with responsibility to contribute to the development of a Telopea Park School TLPS Bring Your Own Device BYOD Guideline in line with ACT ETD BYOD in Schools Policy The ACT ETD Communities Online Policy and the Bring Your Own Device in Schools BYOD policy can be accessed on Index http www det act gov au publications and_policies policy a z In particular TLPS guidelines will address What types of BYOD devices will we expect to see at Telopea Park School What software apps browser based resources will students be expected to access to support each student s learning program The articulation of guidelines that provide clarity and understanding that the use of Personal Mobile Devices at Telopea Park School will be for the sole purpose of promoting teaching and learning within a respectful safe and engaging environment Guidelines about gaming and social media use within the classroom flexible learning environments and throughout the school in general Procedures for dealing with cyber safety incidents Guidelines around purchasing theft confiscation or damage of a device The articulation of a digital citizenship program Equity of access to Personal Mobile Devices including the articulation of a plan for student families who may not be in a position to purchase their own device but who may require access to Personal Mobile Devices for learning purposes at
27. s au port du chapeau dans la cour de r cr ation et sur l ovale et incitons les l ves rester l ombre et s hydrater r guli rement est essentiel que chaque l ve vienne l cole avec un chapeau et une gourde Stages AEFE des professeurs fran ais Comme chaque ann e 3 professeurs fran ais participent des stages organis s par l Agence de l Enseignement Fran ais l Etranger AEFE dans la zone Asie Pacifique Joanna Staub et Vincent Boutraud se sont rendus Bangkok du 4 au 7 novembre 2014 pour un stage sur la production d crits en cycle 2 Fr d rique Rabaud Fr my se rendra quant elle Phnom Penh pour participer un stage sur l histoire des arts Ces stages de grande qualit donnent lieu une restitution l quipe p dagogique de l cole et sont souvent l origine de nouvelles pratiques dans les classes et de nouveaux projets f d rateurs J ai pour ma part particip au regroupement des directeurs d cole de la zone du 13 au 15 octobre 2014 L occasion de r fl chir aux projets communs des tablissements fran ais de la r gion Asie Pacifique mais galement de faire conna tre les sp cificit s de notre cole bilingue biculturelle et binationale Sur le chemin de l cole sortie cin ma pour les l ves de CM1 CM2 et 6 Dans le cadre du festival du film international qui s est tenu Canberra du 23 octobre au 9 novembre les l ves des classes de CM1 CM2 et 6 ont pu assister l
28. seront communiqu s aux familles prochainement Ces valuations permettent d obtenir des informations essentielles sur les acquisitions des l ves ces moments cl s de la scolarit Comm moration du 11 novembre La c l bration de l armistice du 11 novembre qui a mis fin la premi re guerre mondiale est un moment important dans la vie de notre tablissement II illustre et met en perspective les liens de fraternit qui unissent l Australie et la France En cette ann e de comm moration du centenaire de la premi re guerre mondiale la c r monie qui s est tenue l cole a r sonn avec encore plus d importance La chorale de l cole primaire quant elle tait invit e se produire l Ambassade de France Page 8 of 15 Concert K 2 Le concert des l ves de Grande Section CP et CE1 se tiendra dans le Hall de l cole le jeudi 4 d cembre de 11h 12h Quelle magnifique opportunit de terminer l ann e en profitant du talent de nos l ves Concours de r citation de po sies les r sultats Le jeudi 30 octobre 2014 a eu lieu l Alliance Fran aise la remise des prix pour le concours de r citation de po sies Nos l ves ont brillamment r ussi en Grande Section Ainslie Harmer a obtenu le ler prix et Celeste Murphy le second En CP Eliska Tucek est arriv e en premi re position et Hamilton Johnson en deuxi me En CE1 c est Jacintha Cordel Kamai qui s est illustr e la premi re place En CE2 Cele
29. ste Jimenez et Isabelle Laing ont obtenu respectivement la premi re et la deuxi me place Enfin Georgie Barnes a remport le premier prix pour les CM1 Un grand bravo Un l ve f liciter Aden Hamilton l ve de CM2 2 est l un et le plus jeune des 8 chor graphes avoir t choisi pour contribuer un spectacle de danse contemporaine organis par QL2 Dance interpr tera au c t de Caroline De Wan l ve en Seconde la chor graphie qu il a lui m me cr e les 22 et 23 novembre prochain au QL2 Th tre du Gorman House Arts Centre Sans aucun doute Aden et Caroline montreront cette chor graphie aux l ves de notre cole lors d une future assembl e Une visite historique Le Pr sident de la R publique Fran aise effectuera les 18 et 19 novembre 2014 une visite d Etat en Australie l invitation du gouvernement australien Fran ois Hollande se rendra a Sydney puis Canberra II s agira de la premi re visite d Etat en Australie d un Pr sident fran ais Une d l gation d l ves de notre cole aura l honneur de rencontrer le Pr sident au cours d une c r monie l Australian War Memorial Cette visite officielle passera ensuite par le Lyc e franco australien de Canberra o nous aurons la chance d accueillir le Pr sident de la R publique dans quelques classes Une assembl e exceptionnelle aura lieu au cours de laquelle le Pr sident s adressera aux l ves et la communaut de l cole Julien Dugas
30. ts taient aussi repr sent s et ont remis les gerbes aux invit s Deux l ves de la classe de Premi re ont lu une lettre de soldat australien et une lettre de Poilu fran ais Invit s a la r ception qui a suivi ils ont pu d couvrir la R sidence de France Nous sommes ravis de pouvoir associer les plus jeunes ces c r monies de m moire et ainsi de passer le message de g n ration en g n ration Un grand merci Mme Natalie Bray pour l organisation de la c r monie Telopea Park School Lyc e franco australien de Canberra M Chalaye pour le projet avec les l ves de Premi re Mme Cribb et Mme Marot pour la belle prestation de la chorale et M Clements et son orchestre Le 14 novembre nous avons accueilli un auteur fran ais Telopea Park School Lyc e franco australien de Canberra M Jean Claude Mourlevat Nos l ves ont pu passer du temps avec lui et parler de ses uvres et de son m tier d crivain C est toujours un grand v nement lorsque nous pouvons amener la culture fran aise nos l ves qui profitent ainsi d une occasion de d couvrir de nouveaux horizons Les conseils de classe de cette fin d ann e vont bient t d buter J invite les parents consulter les r sultats de leur enfant sur Pronote Les bulletins seront disponibles galement sur le m me logiciel quelques jours apr s le conseil Je souhaite tous une excellente poursuite de ce dernier trimestre et adresse mes meilleurs
31. unny weather All our students were gathered at the front of the school recently magnificently renovated It was a dignified ceremony emphasising everyone s duty to remember and never forget we owe our freedom to the sacrifice of thousands of young soldiers Mr Eric Soulier Cultural Counsellor at the French Embassy M Laurent Ighilameur Assistant to the Defense Attach and three cadets from St Cyr Officer School also attended the ceremony The commemoration concluded at the French Embassy where the school choir sang beautifully both the French and Australian national anthems Our students from the scout group les Explorateurs gave the wreaths to the guests and two students from EFS Year 10 class read a letter from a French Poilu French soldier during First World War and one from an Australian soldier They discovered the R sidence de France where a reception was held after the ceremony We value these moments when our students have the opportunity to take part in such important events This is a good way to pass down values and messages from one generation to the next We warmly thank Ms Natalie Bray for organising the Telopea Park School ceremony Mr Pierrick Chalaye for the project with Year 10 students Ms Cribb and Ms Marot for the choir and Mr Clements and the school band On Friday 14 November we welcomed a French writer in our school Mr Jean Claude Mourlevat Our students from Primary and Secondary spent some time with him t
32. v ux de r ussite nos l ves de Premi re pour leur premier examen du baccalaur at l oral des Travaux Personnels Encadr s qui se d roulera le 12 d cembre 2014 Bien cordialement Emmanuel Texier Proviseur REPORT FROM THE PROVISER We are now half way through the last Term and our students are giving their best in all the different activities and events that the teachers have organised for them The end of the school year is near but it is great to see them stay focused on this final stretch An exceptional event will happen in our school on Wednesday 19 November The President of the French Republic Mr Fran ois Hollande will make the first official visit by a French Head of State to Australia and Telopea Park School Lyc e franco australien de Canberra will have the honour to host the French President during his stay in Canberra On this occasion he will meet with students from College Secondary and Primary School who will have the opportunity to showcase the unique character of our binational school and the range of our actions in bilingual education It is an honor and a privilege to be chosen to host the President of the French Republic in our school All students along with their teachers will live a historical moment which will be broadcast around the world Please read the letter sent to you on Thursday 13th November and attached to these Topics In week 4 we commemorated the Armistice of the First World War a beautiful s
33. yle lavender coloured envelopes 7 Beautiful Originals and Reproduction Prints for home decorating gifts and music lovers these are Greg Devenny Mackay s works of art and can be viewed by appointment at the art studio 8 Regular Thematic School Holiday Art Workshops always popular and full of creative fun Highly Specialised Art and or Yoga Workshops for corporate business government and educational institutions held at the art studio or on site For Adults High Country Art Retreats located in the picturesque Snowy Mountains held at Greg Devenny Mackay s privately owned property Also we invite you to visit our new Lavender Art Studios Art Classes and Art Services Face book page the page gives an overview of the art studio and features articles and the photos which represent just some of the work which we undertake at Lavender Art Studios The page was professionally developed by Lavender Art Studios and Choir Master Classical Musician Daniel Brinsmead If you have any questions regarding any of the above information please do not hesitate to phone Lavender Art Studios on 6292 6339 Elita Mackay www lavenderartstudios com au Music Tuition at Telopea Guitar tuition is available at Telopea after hours in the secondary band room through Mojo Studios to arrange lesson times or inquire about rates and lesson procedures please contact Cameron Healey Smith at mojoquitarteachers gmail com Drum tuition is also
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