Riverside Primary School

Department of Education

Issue No 19 23 June 2016

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Principal Mrs Jane Bovill Psychologist Mrs Rebekah Mizzi

Assistant Principal Mr Colin Pearson (Grades 4, 5 & 6) Speech Pathologist Ms Danielle Le Rossignol

Assistant Principal Mrs Annette Langdon (Grades 1, 2 & 3) Social Worker Mrs Karen Button

Acting AST Mrs Lorraine Todd (Kinder & Prep) Chaplain Mrs Lindy Bailey

There was an exciting opportunity for some of our children this

week with the ABC Children’s Channel sending a production team

from interstate. The students were filmed doing a dance with

host, Grace Koh, some students did a Welcome to Tassie and 10

students were interviewed. Hopefully, these segments will appear

on TV in the future. Participants included: Anya Lokai, Renya

Atkins, Jayson Timms, Oliver Bonney, Madison Austen, Alice

Daveney, Jack Cook, Isha Dave, Will Sattler, Aiden Read, Hannah

Flanagan, Hari Eri, Georgia Campbell, Chelsea Bezemer, Dane

Plakalovic, Hugh Campbell, Holly May, Lauren Brooke, F’Romsa

Grant, Evan Gregon and Gabrielle Smalldon.

Four of our students also had the opportunity to be part of the

filming at Treetrop Adventures with Grace. None had ever been

before and all thought it was an amazing experience….. even if you

have to wait around a lot whilst the film crew gets organised. They

wore GoPros as part of the filming. Lucky participants were Tahni

Quick, Fazw Ahmed, Ilanna McDougall and Josh Corkery.

Reports

Just a reminder they go home with the students on Tuesday. If

you would like any follow up with the class teacher please

contact them.

LSSSA Cross Country

Well done to all the team who ran last Friday. Conditions were

very muddy but we had some wonderful efforts. A special

acknowledgement of the tussle between Mitchell and Beau for

2nd and 3rd – what effort and a whisker in it!

Riverside was the overall winner but our main competition, East

Launceston was very close behind.

Well done to those students who participated in the All Schools

Cross Country Championships at Symmons Plains. Special

mention to Jesse Deans who was a top ten finisher in his age

group. Full results will be available at www.tasathletics.org.au

Good luck to our Reader’s Cup team tonight in the Northern

Final.

I hope you can come along to our Poetry Assembly and Poems

in a Pocket. Unfortunately, I am working for the Professional

Learning Institute in Hobart this Thursday and Friday but I know

it will be a lot of fun.

Jane Bovill

Principal

BUS AND ROAD SAFETY Just a reminder that when students are getting off the bus on

their journey home that they wait until the bus has completely

driven off and it is clear to cross the road.

On Monday a student from Riverside Primary ran out from

behind a bus and crossed the road while a car was coming.

Remember until they are 10 children must always hold an

adult’s hand when crossing the road.

Registration to Work with Vulnerable People

If you volunteer at this school, you will be required to register for

“Registration to Work with Vulnerable People”. This will be mandatory by 1

September 2016.

For those volunteers who DO NOT have an existing Good Character Check, you need to

complete the WWVP process 1) online 2) go to Service Tasmania with your identification.

Please then bring in your application number for your WWVP to the school office. You will

then fill out a document which will ensure that you do not need to pay for your WWVP

Registration. If you have an existing good character check you follow the online/Service Tas

procedures and do not need to sign the additional paperwork at the office.

In July 2014 the Registration to Work with Vulnerable People Act 2013 commenced in Tasmania.

This registration aims to significantly improve safeguards to help keep children safe from harm.

Under the new legislation:

Employees and volunteers must apply for their own Working with Vulnerable People

Registration (RWVP) once every three years.

Employers can check a person is registered using the Tasmanian Department of Justice (DoJ)

website at http://www.justice.tas.gov.au/working_with_children.

The same RWVP will apply to everyone – employees, self-employed people and volunteers.

There are two forms of Registration they are Volunteer Class and Employment/Volunteer class

registration. This second class allows a person to both work and volunteer with children.

Everyone with registration will be continuously monitored for serious offences.

It is extremely important that staff and volunteers are registered and that their school or business unit

is recorded against the registrant. This information is used to communicate decisions about the

suitability of people to work with children. This information can be checked and recorded using the DoJ

website using the registrant’s registration number and surname.

HOW DO I APPLY FOR RWVP?

1. Complete the online application form. This is available from the website:

http://www.justice.tas.gov.au/working_with_children. It is critical that you choose

Department of Education from the drop down box. DO NOT PAY

2. Print the ‘application receipt’ which is generated when the application has been completed in full

(if you do not have access to a printer, record the reference number and take that to a Service

Tasmania Shop).

3. Take the ‘application Receipt’ to a Service Tasmania Shop, have your photo taken and have your

identity confirmed. You will need to satisfy the identity requirements. A driver’s licence will do

this if it displays your correct name and address. Advise the staff that you are a volunteer with

DoE and ask for a deferred payment. DO NOT PAY. The bill will be sent to DoE.

4. The Tasmanian Department of Justice will assess and process applications and issue the

Assessment Notice and Working with Vulnerable People Registration card directly to the

applicant.

Generally applicants will receive their results within six weeks of completing the application process.

There may be delays, however, depending on the applicant’s personal information.

CALENDAR Tuesday 28 June Reports go home

Wednesday 29 June Prep-2 Parent Reading Workshops

Friday 1 July Last day of Term 2

Monday 18 July Student Free Day

Tuesday 19 July Term 3 commences

19 – 29 July Grade 3-5 Swimming and Water

Program

Monday 25 July RPSA Meeting

15 – 19 August National Science Week

22 – 26 August Book Week

23 August Readers Picnic

29 Aug – 2 Sept Literacy Week

Friday 16 September LSSSA Mass Dance Event

Wed 21 September LSSSA North vs NW Carnival

PREPfast breakfast event

ASSEMBLIES 9.00AM Friday 24 June Whole School

Poetry Assembly

All welcome

2016 TERM DATES Term 2 Tuesday 26 April to Friday 1 July

Term 3 (Monday 18 July Student Free Day)

Tuesday 19 July to Friday 23 September

Term 4 Monday 10 October to Wednesday 21 December

(Friday 21 October Student Free Day)

WHOLE SCHOOL POETRY ASSEMBLY Parents, friends and family are welcome to attend a Whole

School Poetry Assembly tomorrow, Friday 24 June,

commencing at 9.00am. Afterwards we will have a 'Poem in a

Pocket' sharing session held in the courtyard, or in classrooms

if the weather is inclement. Please bring your favourite poem

to share, we look forward to enjoying a celebratory session of

poetry.

Wendy Wilson

on behalf of the English Team

Rudi Schoenmaker and Gabriel Turner artworks were

selected for the ARTstart Seahorse’s Garden exhibition at

the museum. Congratulations.

ASSEMBLY CERTIFICATE WINNERS 3SM Isabella Wing, Euan Best, Thomas Death, Logan Gibson,

Hamza Ali, Zachary Gourlay

3RZ Holly Rose, Samuel Clarke, Seth Tonks

3RO Amy Lewis, Scarlett Stagg, Jakeeta Baylis

3/4BW Ruby Corbett, Quy Tran, Tomas Brozek

4SC Riley Southon, Daniel Adams, Tommy Garwood

4MW Kaidyn Apted, Brielle Norton-Smith

4CS Amelie Daveney, Riley Price, Will Lambert

5RW F’Romsa Grant, Noah Hennessy-Kerr, Amber Colgrave

5AL Bailey Dubbeld, Maddi Munting, Max Hardcastle, Holly

Schmidtke

5MW Reuben Davey-Perry, Katie Palfreyman, Jessica Jordan

6SB Max Jordan, Larochelle Willemse, Anya Lokai, Rebecca

Callander

6CW Zac Hartley, Tommy Knowles

6JJ Caleb Read, Dylan Hollaway, Skye Harper

LSSSA CROSS COUNTRY Last Friday was a true cross country day with muddy, wet and cold

conditions for our students to run around the track at Waverley

Primary School. Many students from other schools crossed the

finish line, lucky all of ours finished with both shoes still on!

It was a tight race between Riverside and East and we just made it

over the line.

Congratulations to the following grades who won the teams

events:

Grade 5 Girls, Grade 5 Boys, Grade 4 Boys, Grade 3 Girls

Congratulations to the following students who placed first in their

event:

Callie Griffin Grade 5 Girls

Will Bottle Grade 5 Boys

Jesse Deans Grade 4 Boys

Isabelle Farquhar Grade 4 Girls

Cross Country is very much a team event and we congratulate all

runners on their effort and participation. We say thanks to our

school community who braved the weather to cheer our team on.

It is always greatly appreciated.

GIVE ME 5 FOR KIDS The Core Leaders would like to thank the Riverside School

Community for all their efforts in our PJ day and helping hands this

year. We raised a total of $1165 for this worthy cause.

To make our efforts even more appreciated we are the school in

the state that raised the most money, for the second year running.

Our students will be presenting the cheque live on Southern

Cross on Tuesday 5 July.

Well done Riverside!

Shenoa Blanchard and Anita Batty

SCHOLASTIC AUSTRALIA BOOK CLUB Issue 2 Book Club brochure have arrived, the first for the year.

All brochure order forms and payment/receipts need to be given

to the classroom teacher by TUESDAY 8 March 2016.

The school has opted NOT to do the LOOP Program, so

you will need to get a receipt if you pay by credit card over the

telephone or via their online services.

No late orders will be accepted this year, they cause

problems, please make sure that your order is

presented by due date given.

Please follow the below reminders of what needs to be done

when ordering something from the brochure for your child/ren.

1. All order forms need to have your child’s name and

classroom details on them as well as on the envelope

please. Example: Joe Bloggs 2AH

2. If you are paying by cheque or money order, please

make it payable to Scholastic Australia Pty Ltd. (not

Riverside Primary School)

3. If you are paying by cash please ensure that you have

the right amount of money enclosed in the envelope –

we are finding it harder to get the right change from

the note to give back to you.

4. You can pay by credit card via the online payment

system at http://parentpayments.scholastic.com.au/

(Click on Book Club payments) or via telephoning 1800

557 908 if this is easier for you, Scholastic Australia

Operators will give you a receipt number, this has to

be recorded on the bottom of the order form; please

Riverside Primary School

PO Box 205 RIVERSIDE Tasmania 7250

Phone (03) 63273731 Fax (03) 63271858

Email: riverside.primary@education.tas.gov.au

Website: www.schools.education.tas.gov.au/riversideprimary

Riverside Primary School are collecting for the Can Drive during the

month of June. Please place all non-perishable goods in the collection

box near the school office before Thursday, 30 June.

Thank you for your support.

Riverside Primary School

DRAMA CLUB - TERM 3 APPLICATION We are excited to be offering our after school Drama Club again

in Term 3.

The program is available for students in Grade 4-6 who have

shown both a strong interest and willingness to participate in our

school drama program.

When will it be?

Monday afternoons: 3:00pm - 4:15pm in the drama room

(Commencing on Monday 25 July)

How much will it cost?

There will be a cost of $40 for the term. This will cover

everything associated with the program. Payment is to be paid or

negotiated with Karen Spillane, School Business Manager prior to

the first session.

If you have any questions at all – please contact Miss McGee

through the school office or via email:

carmel.mcgee@education.tas.gov.au

Please note: As numbers for this program are limited - student

responses on the below application will be considered. Returned forms

must be received no later than the closing.

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DRAMA CLUB – STUDENT APPLICATION Return to the school office BEFORE Friday 1 July

Student Name: ____________________________________

Student Class: ___________________

Parent/Carer Name: ________________________________

Parent Email: _____________________________________

Parent Mobile: ____________________________________

Why would you like to participate in Drama Club? (Student

Response):

_____________________________________________________

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RPSA NEWS (Riverside Primary School Association Inc)

REPORT FROM THE JUNE RPSA MEETING

It was a relatively short meeting on Monday night with much of

the discussion being focused around the recent communication

strategy workshop, approval of the school budget and the

forthcoming compulsory working with children requirements.

The school recently undertook a communication strategy

workshop to consolidate how various media and platforms are

to be utilised by the Riverside Primary community. The

outcomes from this were presented to the meeting and will be

publicised over the coming months. Additionally, the association

has set up a new email account rpsa7250@gmail.com that should

enable us to improve the timing and process of sending and

receiving communication. Finally a reminder that on September

1st it is compulsory for any volunteer in the school to have a

“registration to work with vulnerable people” check. Not having

enough volunteers with this registration will have a huge impact

on many aspects of our current functions, including how, when

and what fundraisers we can hold (yes you need the registration

to simply turn sausages at a BBQ), being on a committee as well

as purely helping in your child’s classroom or assisting with

excursions. Please see the notice in the newsletter and get the

process started ASAP!

Please note that the next meeting is on Monday 25 July, we

hope you can make it.

Sussan Best—RPSA Chair

COMMUNITY NEWS

WEST TAMAR COUNCIL SCHOOL HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES West Tamar Council has just released its July School Holiday Program.

Activities on offer this July include: Village Cinemas (Finding Dory), Kingsway

Crazy Golf, Game On Gaming Competition, Ten Pin Bowling, Basketball

Clinic with the Tornadoes, and Zone 3 Laser. The program is open to all

West Tamar residents aged 10-16. All activities are subsidised by Council,

with transport provided for most activities also. To secure your place please

visit: http://www.wtc.tas.gov.au/Your-Community/Youth/School-Holidays,

or contact Stewart Bell (Youth Development Officer) on 63239206 or

0429416310.