Principal’s Message
Thank you to all our families for your ongoing support with donations and selling of raffle tickets for
Bonfire night. All money raised goes back to supporting all the students attending Rous Public
School. In the past, this has included learning resources such as readers, musical instruments and
laptops, as well as major infrastructures in the playground such as the extension of the basketball
court, fixed equipment, cricket pitch, sandpit and at present the development of an outdoor
learning centre.
Congratulations to Miss Curran and her family on the announcement of
her pregnancy. We wish the coming months to be full of joy and
happiness for her family. Further information regarding Katie’s
maternity leave will be provided in early term 3.
Communication with the school
We request any communication by email to the school be addressed to the school email marked
‘attention to’ the intended recipient:
Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
Staff Changes
Miss Curran will be on leave next week. Mrs Simpson will be taking the 1/2 class.
We are now taking kindergarten enrolments for 2020. Please contact
the office if you have children or know of families with children wishing
to attend Rous School.
Regards,
Pauline Houghton
Term 2 – Week 8 20 June 2019
Brainstorm Production - Monday, 1 July
On Monday, 1 July, Brainstorm Productions will be presenting their student wellbeing program
‘The Human Race’ for all year levels at Rous Public School. Please fill in the permission note attached
and return to the office with payment.
Semester one reports – Monday, 1 July
Semester one reports will be sent home on Monday, 1 July. Parents are welcome to contact class
teachers if you would like to arrange an appointment to further discuss your child’s progress.
Rous School Athletics Carnival – Thursday, 4 July
Our school athletics carnival will be held on Thursday, 4 July. The day will commence at 9.30am with
a march past. Parents and the wider community are welcome to attend.
Roos- blue/yellow Red backs- red/black
Library News
PLEASE, PLEASE look for overdue
library books at home. We
currently have 161 books overdue
that equates to nearly 2 books per
student here at Rous! We are due to
do a stocktake soon and really need
all these books returned. Thank you
for your cooperation. Overdue
notices will be attached today so
you know what to look for.
Calendar of Events
TERM 2 2019
Date Activity Payment Due Cost
Mon 24 Jun P&C meeting Pre-bonfire
X X
Wed 26 Jun Discovery day @ SCU (selected students)
X X
Fri 28 Jun Setup for bonfire X X
Sun 30 Jun Cleanup from bonfire X X
Mon Jul 1 Brainstorm Fri 28 Jun $10
Thu 4 Jul Athletics Carnival X X
Fri 5 Jul Last Day Term 2 X X
TERM 3 2019
Tue 23 July Students return for
term 3 X X
Wed 4 Sept Life Education Van
visit Fri 30 Aug $10 per student
Our Award Winners this Week K/1 Luca – for beautiful fluent reading that is such a pleasure to listen to Jessica – for creating texts, including images in Word with independence Ethan – for improvement in completing independent activities in literacy 1/2 Madelyn – for being a kind and caring friend Chloe – for completing tasks to the best of her ability Levi – for using strategies when he finds a task challenging 3/4 Zoe – consistent effort and application in all learning areas Billy – being an effective and confident learner Marley – for always demonstrating a growth mindset in all learning areas 5/6 Maddie – for thinking about others Nipahkul – for staying on task in science Scarlett – for effort and progress in writing
Certificates
Bronze Certificates were awarded to:
Rowan, Patrick, Indi, Edward, Lani, Keiran,
Joscelyn, Marley, Noah, Tim, Luka, Tyler
Silver Certificates were awarded to:
Maci, Jessica, Luca, Kye
Bookclub orders
due in tomorrow!
P&C News
The next P&C meeting (pre-bonfire) will be held on Monday, 24 June
7.30pm
in the 5/6 classroom.
All welcome!
School Canteen
Please note Canteen will be on Monday in Week 9 instead of Friday due to Bonfire setup.
BONFIRE NIGHT – SATURDAY 29 JUNE
Craft/Produce Stall
Any knitting grannies out there? Or expert jam
makers? Everyone loves handmade items. The
produce stall would appreciate donations of
jams, pickles, sewing/craft items or farm
produce.
Canteen Roster Term 2 Fridays
Week 8 June 21 Ash & Joan
Week 9 Monday 24 Jun
Please note canteen change of day this week due to
bonfire preparation on Friday Jen, Joan & Ash
Week 10 July 5 Linda & Deb
Assembly - Thursday 27 June
Class leaders 5/6
Trash ‘n Treasure Stall
Thank you for all your donations, please keep them coming in. Clean,
saleable items for the trash ‘n’ treasure stall are gratefully accepted and can
be dropped at the office anytime.
Book Stall
Clean out your bookshelves!
If you have any unwanted books, please consider donating them
for the stall. Donations can also be left at the office.
Chocolate Toss
Mr Johnson and the 3/4 class will be running the stall.
Donations of chocolates would be appreciated and can be
left at the office. Thanks to the families who have already
donated for the chocolate toss – we still need plenty more!
Plant Stall
If you have any plants to donate to the stall. Please drop them in closer to the day.
Café de Rous 2019
Dear Rous Community
We are excited to be organising Café de Rous for the upcoming Bonfire!
Last year was an incredible success and again a huge thanks to both community sponsors and contributing
parents/carers.
This year we will have Nat’s Coffee on board again. He is supplying coffee and accessories, a very generous
donation for our Café.
We are conscious of the need to reduce waste so as part of Café de Rous, so we will be encouraging
customers to bring along their own cup/mug for a discounted price on coffee!
From observing last year’s delicious delights sold we noticed the most popular and easy to sell items were
single serve pieces of cake, slices and biscuits. Cupcakes and muffins are easy to prepare and popular with
the kids. Slices/cakes and biscuits seem to be a preference of the adults with anything lemon, orange and
chocolate selling like “hotcakes”!! Sprinkles and pink icing was also popular!!
To ensure the night runs as smoothly as possible, please attach a list of ingredients to your donations.
Essentially we need to know this for allergy purposes. We will provide a simple ingredient card for you to fill
out and attach to your donations.
For ease of pack up containers will be left for collection in Mr. Johnsons room when the bonfire has
finished. They will be available for pick up during clean up Sunday morning too.
Thank you for your continued support of Café de Rous and we look forward to seeing you all there,
Sally, Naomi and Susann
Community News
FIREWOOD
$130.00 a load
Mat Smith
0410 246 402
Please fill in the permission note
on the next page and return to
the office with payment.
Bonfire Roster – August 2019
Updated Bonfire Roster All families are expected to fulfil their shift on the roster.
Please let us know if you are unable to do your shift as
rostered and we will try our best to accommodate another
shift but CANNOT GUARANTEE the change.
Please notify Jo Bate as soon as possible should the time you have been allotted not be suitable or if
your name appears more than once.
All parents are rostered on an allotted time for the night. You are expected to fulfil your allocated
time. In order to do this you may need to organise family or friends to look after your children on the
night. Free family passes are available from Jo in the office. Remember this is our only major fundraiser
for the year, and the funds raised go to assist all areas of learning for all of our children.
Every attempt has been made to ensure that parents are not rostered on at the same time unless
requested. Each area is allocated a leader and you are encouraged to contact these people if you have
any questions about your role in that area.
Cash Office Leader – Nicole Eather
3:00-6:00pm 5:00-7:00pm 6.30-finish
Nicole Eather Kaylah Berger Nicole Eather
Jo Bate
Runners Paul Towner, + Bronwyn Wade
General Duties Paul Towner, Dave Milnes
BBQ Cashiers Leader – Richelle Chrysostomou
4:30-6:30pm 6:30-8:30pm
Richelle Chrysostomou George Chrysostomou
Spit Roast Carving and BBQ Cooking Leader - Gavin Hart
4:30-6:30pm 5:30-7:30pm 6:30-8:30pm
Brett Shaw Dave Green
Aiden Thomas
Craig Irvine Gavin Wade
BBQ Servers Leader – Pauline Houghton
4:30-6:30pm 5:30-7:30pm 6:30-8:30pm
Pauline Houghton Katie Pratt
Sharon Kramer
Paul Cooke Shane Powell
Caitlin Geyer Michael Lynch
Liz Powell
Bonfire Roster – August 2019
Drinks Van
4:30-6:30pm 6:30-8:30pm
Tim Davis Melanie Davis John Turner
Teoni Huet Susan Monson/Naomi Roberts
Ben Walmsley
Hot Potatoes/Hot Dogs Leader – Andrew Eather
4:30-6:30pm 5:30-7:30pm 6:30-8:30pm
Andrew Eather Jason Lassig
Alex Rae Shai De Blasio
Matt Geyer Karla Llewellyn
Peter O’Toole Kahlee Strudwick
Daniel Pearson Dane Smee
Vege Burgers Leader – Pat Gillett
4:30-6:30pm 6:30-8:30pm
Melissa Ison Hayley Thomas Steven Ison Marissa Paki
Café de Rous Leader – Sally Thompson & Naomi Byrnes
4:30-6:30pm 5:30-7:30pm 6:30-8:30pm
Naomi Byrnes Sally Thompson
Geraldine O’Toole Susann Weidemann
Cassie Dwyer Michelle Ninness
Rebecca Shaw Gopal Thorburn
Nat Salter
Show Bags/Lollies & Produce Stall Leader – Michelle Smith
4:30-6:30pm 5:30-7:30pm 6:30-8:30pm
Deborah Skennar Chloe Fuller
Narelle Shortt
Nicole Heath Kelly Ramsay
Joan Lovett Linda Kirk
Plant Stall Leader - Kam McInnes
4:30-6:30pm 6:30-8:30pm
Kam McInnes David De Nardi
Heidi Lunn Tammy McCann
Book Stall Leader – Regan Kelsall
4:30-6:30pm 6:30-8:30pm
Danica Birdsall Karina Offley
Sarah Moore Kate Lord
Bonfire Roster – August 2019
Chocolate Wheel Leader - Tom Silver
4:30-6:30pm 5:30-7:30pm 6:30-8:30pm
Tom Silver Jennifer Blanch Matthew Wood
Ryan Salter Troy Shaw
Michael Offley Colin Dawson
Veronica Silver Nicholas Blanch Andrew Holmes
Rachel Wood
Hair Extensions Leader – Kristie Clarke
4:30-6:30pm 6:30-8:30pm
Michelle Seymour Denielle McKinnon
Tractor Ride Leader – Pat Byrnes
5:00-6:30pm 6:30-8:00pm
Pat Byrnes Mathew Smith
Brandon Rhodes Cassandra Johnston
Corey Johnston
John Scott McKinnon Lyndal Rhodes
Mel Towner
Trash and Treasure Stall Leader – Natalie Gibson
4:30-6:30pm 6:30-8:30pm
Jo Grossman Amanda Baker
Dutch Pancake Stall 4.30-8:30pm
Breugem Family
Chocolate Toss Mr Johnson & 2/3 students
Raffle Stall Elaine/Jo/Marg & 5/6 students
Ducks Miss Allen/Kylie Hart & K/1 students