On Wednesday, two teams of Year 5 & 6 students travelled to Long Road Sports Field to compete in the inaugural HIA Primary Soccer Tournament. Both TMC Teams played extremely well, comfortably winning their games with Hills College. The two TMC teams faced off in the final, with TMC A defeating TMC B, 5-1. Congratulations to the TMC and Hills students for their efforts, to Emily H as the striker of the tournament and Lucas R as the defender of the tournament. A big thank you must also go to Mr O'Loughlin for organising, Mr Golden for his weekly coaching and our P&F for the sausage sizzle.

Next term, we welcome Parklands Christian College into the HIA competition, as we look to expand our offerings of competitive sport at TMC.

TMC A Results

Won 10-0 vs Hills A

Won 5-0 vs Hills B

Won 4-0 vs TMC B

TMC B Results

Won 2-0 vs Hills B

Won 4-0 vs Hills A

Lost 4-0 vs TMC A

Final

TMC A Team 5 - 1 TMC B Team.

Goalscorers:

Team A

Archer M - 7 goals

Archie A - 6 goals

Ciaran J - 5 goals

Charlie B - 4 goals

Oliver P - 1 goal

Jimmy L - 1 goal

Team B

Emily H - 3 goals

Bronson S - 2 goals

Lucas R - 1 goal

Wyatt C - 1 goal

Well done to Emily (best attacker of the day) and Lucas R (best defender) for the day.

Our Year 12s finished this week with a presentation by Dave from RACQ about driving safety. Across Australia, the statistically safest drivers on the road in terms of crashes are Learners.  Overnight when young people get their P Plates, they suddenly become the most likely drivers to have a car crash. Today's presentation equipped students with information and tools to hopefully help them be safer drivers on our roads. 

Topics included: 

• Surviving and thriving your P Plates
• Dealing with passengers
• Breakdowns and crashes

Ms Emily McCredden Year 11 & 12 Coordinator

TMC's Study skills partner, Elevate Education,  has identified that a student's ability to self-motivate, manage their time and prepare effectively will be a crucial factor to guarantee their success over this academic year.

Join Elevate for their exclusive free webinar series where they will show you – as parents – the tools for managing motivation, time management, technology and note taking in the lead up to assessments and exams.  

For more information and to register head to Elevate Education's website via THIS LINK.

Due to the number of students not taking care with the Chromebooks, starting next term, any damages will be billed to parents' accounts.

TMC allocates each student in Secondary their own Chromebook. Students are responsible for their allocated Chromebook and ensuring it is used appropriately.

I encourage parents and guardians to discuss with their child the best ways to take responsibility for this technology. Suggestions include:

• Putting the Chromebook inside students' school bags during break time
• Not carrying the Chromebook when it is open
• Always close the lid when not in use
• Never let another person use the Chromebook
• If possible, obtain a sleeve to add further protection to the Chromebook

Mrs Fiona Stevens - Head of Secondary

Last Friday our Year 4 and Junior Band students did a wonderful job performing at our annual Beginner Music Concert! This was the first concert for our Year 4 Band students and also for many of our Junior Band students, as the coronavirus situation last year prevented our usual concerts. 

The Junior Band opened the concert with Blue Sky Rock - a fun, upbeat ensemble number. Following this, all Year 4 students performed a variety of duets and solos in their lesson groups, including a rendition of We Will Rock You by the bassline group with the audience enthusiastically joining in.  

Our Junior Band students inspired the Year 4 beginners by performing a mix of solos and duets in their lesson groups, showcasing the skills that can be achieved in just a year or two. The concert ended with several members of the band performing Wimoweh/The Lion Sleeps Tonight with the audience singing along.

With such support from the audience and fellow band members, it was a beautiful first concert for our students. We are looking forward to our next concerts later in the year. 

Ms Kristy Jewell - Music Teacher

Our Primary Home Reader program plays an important role in helping our children develop their literacy skills. The reading books that come home are TMC property, and if they are damaged or lost they must be replaced, so we are able to continue providing this resource to all families. If the books are returned damaged or are lost, families will be invoiced to their TMC account for their replacement. Learning to take care of other people's property is a good life skill, please help your child develop a reading routine that includes taking responsibility of our reading books.

As part of our Science Unit this term, Year 5 have been exploring light. We have been doing some experiments and research to understand processes such as reflection, refraction and absorption, and why we have colour. To finish our unit, we have been making and decorating periscopes which we will take home next week. Thank you to all the families who sent in resources to help make these great creations!

Mr Golden

The ZART competition is underway and some creative students have been working hard and have created some masterpieces. This competition is to celebrate Australia in any artform. These students will be competing for a $250 Zart Art and craft voucher for themselves and a $450 Zart Art and craft voucher  for the school. 

Here are the creative Year 7 students competing for the prize:

• Emma Anderson
• Harmony Corden
• William Fern
• Ashleigh Patterson
• Chloe Creed
• Ava Byrnes
• Grace Fullarton

In Year 6:

• Neesha Duong

In year 3:

• Britton Penwarden,
• Keenan Gill
• Oliver haskins 
• Scarlett Archer

We wish the best for these students. The competition is open until the 19th July. Other students are also welcome to enter their art online.

By Harmony Corden - Year 7

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