Telopea Topics No18 2024

REPORT FROM THE PROVISEURE

Dear Parents and Carers,

International French Teachers’ Day 2024

International French Teachers’ Day brings together educators who teach French and those teaching in French within bilingual programmes around the world. Once again this year, French and Australian staff from Telopea were invited to the common room on Thursday, November 21, to share a convivial moment over a game, while enjoying a croissant or a pain au chocolat from Lilette Bakery (Dickson).

Staff was invited to guess and (re)discover major Francophone literary works from the 20th century and today. This activity celebrated the transmission and preservation of Francophone culture across generations. French teachers play a pivotal role as champions of the French language and literature.This activity encouraged them to pass on this literary wealth to others, while strengthening ties between Francophone and non-Francophone cultures, particularly in Australia. A moment of shared passion for the French language, which continues to shine throughout the world thanks to dedicated educators!

Florence Llopis

NOTE DU PROVISEURE

Chères familles,

Journée Internationale des Professeurs de français 2024

La Journée Internationale des Professeurs de français (JIPF) réunit les enseignants de langue française et ceux enseignant en français dans les programmes bilingues du monde entier. Cette année encore, le personnel français et australien de Telopea était invité dans la salle commune le jeudi 21 novembre pour partager un moment convivial autour d'un jeu, avec un croissant ou un pain au chocolat venant de la boulangerie Lilette (Dickson).

En invitant les participants à deviner et à (re)découvrir les œuvres littéraires francophones majeures du XXe siècle et d'aujourd'hui, cette activité célébrait la transmission et la préservation de la culture francophone à travers les générations. Les enseignants de français jouent un rôle crucial en tant que "porteurs de la flamme" de la langue et de la littérature françaises, et cette activité encourageait à transmettre cette richesse littéraire aux autres, tout en renforçant les liens entre les cultures francophones et non-francophones, notamment en Australie. Un moment de passion partagée pour la langue française, qui continue de briller à travers le monde grâce à l'engagement des enseignants

Florence Llopis

PRIMARY NEWS

Summer is around the corner

Summer is slowly approaching with more sunshine, longer days and the sweet thoughts of summer activities and holidays to come.

At Telopea Park School, this time of year is also, and above all, the time when four group of 2025 Kindergarten students visit our school with their parents. For an hour and a half, children explore the classroom and their future playground, while their parents learn about the specific features of the Franco-Australian programme that make the Lycée Franco-Australien such a unique school.

During the same week, our current Kindergarten students discover a new environment as they spend some time in a Year 1 classroom, observe the displays, meet the teachers, and share a very instructive moment with their Year 1 peers who are keen to present their work, readings or working routines.

This time of year is also the time for rehearsals and end-of-year celebrations (concerts, assemblies, Y6 graduation, etc.), and everyone is on deck to make the most of these moments, making sure to end the school year on a high note and get ready for the summer break, before returning in 2025, refreshed and energised.

Here are two important dates for 2025:

• Monday 3 February: first day of school for Kindergarten students and new students,
• Tuesday 4 February: first day of school for all students.

Summer reading

Once again this year, and for the second year running, we are delighted to offer a French book to our students. Teachers have selected age-appropriate books from Lire c'est Partir. We thank our P&C for their support this year.

If you’d like to purchase more books for the summer, you can also get in touch with Anne and Jacques, who are also known here in Australia for their Van du Livre / French books on wheels, travelling across Australia to bring language and culture to schools.

Anne, Australia’s Bayard Jeunesse representative, informed us that a new feature has been introduced on the Bayard Monde online store, which now enables schools to get free subscriptions.

Subscriptions made on the Bayard Monde online store:

www.boutique.bayard-monde.com (Representative Code E20) can now be linked to our school. Parents can therefore subscribe to the best export rates and select LYCEE FRANCO-AUSTRALIEN DE CANBERRA in the drop-down menu so that the school receives a free 6-month subscription for every 10 subscriptions sold.

Since this feature was introduced, two subscriptions have already been linked to our school. These will be added to the current subscriptions available in each class. Our students enjoy reading a variety of magazines! 

14 November, World Diabetes Day

We were all dressed in blue on Thursday 14 November to mark this special day and to share, at least in our thoughts,the daily lives of people living with diabetes. During our mid-term assemblies, we had three talented ambassadors who spoke to their classmates about the disease and how to live with it. Thank you for informing us, Remy, Olive and Hazel! You are so brave! 

NOUVELLES DU PRIMAIRE

Voilà l’été 

L’été approche doucement et apporte avec lui un soleil toujours plus généreux, des journées plus longues et les douces pensées des activités estivales et des vacances à venir.

A Telopea Park School, ce moment de l’année, c’est aussi et avant tout les sessions de présentation de notre école aux futures familles et aux futurs élèves de Grande Section de maternelle. Pendant une heure et demie, les enfants découvrent la classe et leur future cour de récréation pendant que les parents apprennent les spécificités du programme franco-australien qui font du Lycée franco-australien une école unique.

La même semaine, les élèves actuellement en Grande Section découvrent eux aussi un nouvel environnement puisqu’ils s’immergent dans une classe de CP, en observent les affichages, rencontrent les enseignants qui seront leurs repères l’an prochain, et partagent un moment très instructif avec leurs homologues de CP qui ont à cœur de présenter leurs travaux, des lectures ou des modalités de travail en classe.

Cette période de l’année, c’est aussi le temps des répétitions et des célébrations de fin d’année (concerts, assemblées, Y6 graduation, …) et tout le monde est sur le pont pour profiter au mieux de ces moments, terminer l’année scolaire en beauté, et se préparer au mieux pour les vacances, avant de revenir en 2025, revigorés et pleins d’enthousiasme.

A ce sujet, deux dates importantes pour 2025 :

• Lundi 3 février : premier jour d’école pour les Grande Section et les nouveaux élèves de Telopea Park School,
• Mardi 4 février : premier jour d’école pour tous les autres élèves.

 Lectures pour les vacances 

Cette année encore, et pour la deuxième année consécutive, nous avons le plaisir d’offrir un livre en langue française à chaque élève de l’école, livre choisi par leurs enseignants parmi les nombreux titres disponibles auprès de l’association Lire c’est partir. Un grand merci au P&C pour son soutien sur ce projet cette année.

Si toutefois vous souhaitez davantage de livres pour la période estivale, vous pouvez aussi vous rapprocher d’Anne et de Jacques, également connus ici en Australie comme les conducteurs du Van du Livre / French books on wheels qui sillonne les routes pour apporter la langue et la culture dans les écoles.

Anne, représentante de Bayard Jeunesse informe qu’une nouvelle fonctionnalité a été mise en place sur la boutique Bayard monde et permet maintenant aux écoles de bénéficier d'abonnements gratuits.

Les abonnements souscrits sur la boutique Bayard monde

www.boutique.bayard-monde.com (Code déléguée E20) peuvent désormais être rattachés à notre école.  Les parents peuvent ainsi s'abonner aux meilleurs tarifs réservés à l'export et sélectionner LYCEE FRANCO-AUSTRALIEN DE CANBERRA dans le menu déroulant afin que l'école bénéficie d'un abonnement gratuit de 6 mois pour 10 abonnements rattachés.

Deux abonnements ont déjà été rattachés par des familles de l'école depuis la mise en place de cette fonctionnalité et viendront étoffer les titres déjà présents dans les classes. En effet, chaque classe est déjà abonnée à un titre de presse mais les élèves apprécieront sûrement encore plus de choix.

Le 14 novembre, Journée mondiale de lutte contre le diabète

Nous étions tous en bleu jeudi 14 novembre pour reconnaître cette journée particulière et partager, au moins en pensées, le quotidien des personnes qui en sont atteintes. A ce titre, lors des assemblées de milieu de trimestre, nous avons eu trois ambassadeurs de talent qui se sont exprimés devant leurs camarades pour expliquer la maladie et comment vivre avec. Merci Remy, Olive et Hazel ! Toutes nos félicitations pour votre courage et tous nos remerciements pour vos explications !

HUMANITIES FACULTY

Dear Parents and Carers,

This year, The Remembrance Day Ceremony at Telopea Park School was a tribute to honour those who served and sacrificed in wars and conflicts, in particular ex-students and families who have served. Held on November 11, the event brought together students, staff, and community members to reflect on the significance of the day with special guests present from the Police, Armed Services and French Embassy. The ceremony closed with a rendition of the Last Post, followed by a minute of silence, symbolising respect for the fallen. We thank all members of the community and in particular, Individuals and Societies teacher Francis Ventura for all of their efforts in making the ceremony possible.

MATHEMATICS FACULTY

Telopea students have recently received results from the various Mathematics competitions offered throughout the year. Congratulations to all students who have participated in the various Mathematics competitions.

Outstanding results include:

Distinction in the CAT (Computational and Algorithmic Thinking) Competition:

Year 7: Hugo Lukin, Eric Moir

Year 9: Liam Clayton, Ryenna Higashi Bartel

High Distinction in the Australian Mathematics Competition:

Year 7: Muhtasim Azfaar, Afsa Chowdhury

Year 8: Luther Griffin, Chi Lok Yu

Distinction in the Australian Mathematics Competition:

Year 7:Leo Zhang, Shivin Shekhar, Matthew Nunney

Year 8: Bibish Psaras, Adrian Nguyen

Year 9: May Li, Koen Wong, Shaheem Shaqeeq, Liam Clayton, Ryenna Higashi Bartel,Emma Zhang, Xavier Douglas, Ryaan Munshi, Tian-Ming Wyithe, Vidyuth Vinoth Raj

Distinction in the AMT Enrichment Competition:

Year 7: Leo Zhang, James Xu

I hope all students who entered enjoyed the challenge and continue to enter these mathematical competitions in future years.

Maths Challenge question to consider at home…

On my last birthday, my friend said to me:

"In 15 years' time, your age will be the square of your age 15 years ago!"

Can you work out how old I am?

The answer to this problem can be found in community news section.

SECONDARY LIBRARY NEWS

Telopea and the library staff wish to welcome our new Library assistant, Hieu Nguyen, to the library and school. She has been with us for a while working casually for A3 but has happily taken on the permanent position here in the library with us as both Library Assistant and Sick Bay/First Aid. We are delighted to have her in the library, and we wish her all the best in her new position.

We have also finally got all our new furniture, as well as some great new information and art signs for the library. Many students and staff have been delighted with the new tables and sofas, and we welcome any suggestions for improvements.

Only November to go, to finish the Telopea Reading Challenges for both students and staff. It was fantastic to have our Chief Minister Readers get their completion certificates at the beginning of term 3, and we look forward to those students who are also going to complete the Bookworm and Genre reading challenges.

With the year slowly coming to a close, we wish to remind everyone that we are happy to loan out books to year 6-9 students for the Christmas holidays, and that the E-library is available all holidays as well, just hop on to Oliver in your Backpack, and you’ll find loads of wonderful E-books and audio book titles.

And lastly in Weeks 8 and 9 the library will be conducting their annual stocktake. Please remember to return any not needed and overdue items and keep out of areas that have been cordoned off for stocktake, thank-you.

Alison Johnson

Teacher Librarian/ English Teacher

Enseignante-bibliothécaire/ Professeure d'anglais

COMMUNITY NEWS

The ACT Government's Rent Relief program

Struggling to keep up with rent due to the soaring cost of living? You're not alone. Many families and individuals are facing the same challenges. If you're dealing with rent arrears, going through a remedy, or have received an eviction notice, we're here to help.

The Rent Relief Program, is designed to provide assistance to Private Renters in our community who are facing housing instability. Whether you're experiencing financial hardship or unexpected circumstances, our program offers support and resources to help you stay in your home.

Don't wait until it's too late. Visit www.carefcs.org/rent-relief-scheme to learn more about how our Rent Relief Program can help you navigate through these challenging times.

At Care, we believe that everyone deserves a safe and stable place to call home. Reach out today and let us help you find a solution. #RentRelief #communitysupport #privaterent #canberra

Maths Challenge Answer: I am 21 Years old!

P&C NEWS

Pedestrian crossing, submit questions/comments in advance by Sunday 24 November  5pm, via this  link:

https://forms.gle/UqLKkVm6SsAEajfL8

Comité des Parents et Citoyens (P&C)

Passage piéton, soumettez vos questions et commentaires à l'avance anvant le dimanche 24 novembre à 17h, via ce lien:

https://forms.gle/UqLKkVm6SsAEajfL8

HOW TO SUPPORT YOUR SCHOOL WITHOUT DOING ANYTHING?COMMENT SOUTENIR VOTRE ÉCOLE SANS EFFORT ?

Rebel Sport – Nominate Telopea at the checkout or on your Rebel loyalty card. The school will earn credits to obtain sporting goods from your purchases. 

Désignez Telopea à la caisse ou sur votre carte de fidélité Rebel et l’école recevra des crédits envers des équipements de sport.

Athletes Foot – Canberra Centre – Nominate Telopea as your school when purchasing shoes or add Telopea to your loyalty program. School will receive $5 for each pair of shoes purchased.

Désignez Telopea à la caisse ou sur votre carte de fidélité et l’école recevra 5 $ pour chaque paire de chaussures que vous achetez.

2nd Hand Uniform Shop – Donate your old uniforms and shop at the 2nd hand uniform shop. All sales from the shop go directly to the P&C Committee. Items available include hats, jackets, summer dresses, skirts, shirts, blouses and polos of various sizes. Only $5 per piece of clothing. 

Opening Hours:

Tuesday: 9am - 9.30am

Friday: 9am - 9.30am  

Location: at the P&C storeroom

Faites don de vos vieux uniformes et achetez des uniformes d’occasion au magasin d’occasion. Toutes les ventes du magasin vont directement au Comité des Parents et Citoyens. On y trouve des chapeaux, pulls, robes d’été, jupes, et polos de tailles diverses. 5 $ par article.

Heures d’ouverture :

Mardi : 9 h – 9 h 30

Vendredi : 9 h – 9 h 30

Lieu : dehors, devant le bureau du primaire.

CONTACTS

For contacting other staff members, please contact below: firstname.surname@ed.act.edu.au

Email: info@tps.act.edu.au

Ph: (02) 6142 3388

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