NEWSLETTER

Issue 27 23rd August 2016

Inspiring

We were very fortunate to have AFL legend David Parkin speak to our senior students last Wednesday morning.

David shared his knowledge on teamwork and the vital skills associated with effective teams with the eager

students. He spoke of the need for the individual to be predictable and reliable in performing their role to make

the team successful. David linked his many experiences of teamwork with our school motto “Together We

Achieve”. I’d like to sincerely thank Alison Ey for seizing the opportunity for David to address the students at our

school.

NAPLAN Results

The NAPLAN (National Assessment Program Numeracy Literacy) results for students in Years 3, 5, 7, and 9 arrived

last week. The report shows your child’s level of achievement in a range of areas while also showing how their

results compare with other Australian children of the same year level. Please remember that the NAPLAN reports

show what your child achieved under test conditions on the designated testing days in May.

NAPLAN results provide teachers with an additional piece of information to help them to plan the most

appropriate programs and strategies for individual students and groups.

As a staff we are extremely delighted with the overall growth in the students’ performance since the same

students participated in the NAPLAN tests 2 years ago.

Your child’s classroom teacher will be happy to discuss your child’s NAPLAN report with you should you wish to

arrange a convenient time to meet or talk on the phone. Please do not hesitate to contact the school if you have

any questions regarding the NAPLAN testing program.

School Hall

Bowden’s builders had scheduled the removal of asbestos from the school canteen to commence on Monday the

22nd and be completed by Monday the 29th of August. With our School Production being held on the 29th and 30th

of August I have decided to delay the removal work until the next available time, that is early next term, so as not

to jeopardise the preparations for the production.

School Pride

I met with project architect Jakob Kelly and department representative Jean Wang last Tuesday to continue to

develop the scope of works for the School Pride project. Stay tuned for further information regarding this exciting

project.

Break A Leg!

Please come along and enjoy experiencing our students in our School Production next Monday and Tuesday

evening.

Rainbow P-12 College

17 Albert Street PO Box 223

Rainbow Vic 3424 P: 03 5395 1063 F: 03 5395 1192

E: rainbow.p12@edumail.vic.gov.au Principal’s Report—from Mr Coffey

SCHOOL PHOTOS—from Ms. Fulton Students and parents who wish to order extra photographs can do so with an order form at the cost of $18 per photos The order forms are at the front office on top of the black photograph album which contains the sample photographs.

Orders need to be given to Ms. Fulton by 26th August at the latest.

Junior Students of the Week Aiden Preston, Evan Keller, Cooper Stasinowsky,

Mitchell Ey

Grade 1-4 students invite parents, family and friends to their open classroom to see

their work on Information Reports about the Olympic countries. They have been studying

India, Brazil, United Stated of America, Germany, Australia and New Zealand.

When: Monday 5th September at 2:30pm

Please come browse and interact with the students.

Information for the Junior Athletic Sports—Friday, 2nd September Starting Time For the day the children need to be at the football oval at 9.15 sharp, or earlier if their parents are helping with jobs that will need to be done that morning. Bus travellers will be dropped off at the oval. Uniform Our red, blue and white school shirt and black or dark coloured shorts or skirt. If it is cold we encourage the students to wear their school track suit over the top. All students will also need their school hat and suitable running shoes. Please note that all students must have their shoes on at all times. Food They will need a drinker of water, play lunch and lunch if not purchasing from the parent club BBQ. Cancellation If the sports have to be cancelled a message will be put over the radio on the Horsham 3WM station around 7.30 am on September 2nd. If the sports are cancelled students are to come to school as normal. The backup day is Friday 9th of September. Collecting students at the end of the day Could parents please send a note by Thursday 1st September if they are going to take their child directly from the oval after the completion of the day. All other students will be returning to school and will be dismissed from there. Programs will be available at the administration table for $2. Parents Club The Parents Club are still looking for people to make soup, slices and coleslaw. Please contact Allira or Lynley if you can help.

Dreamchasers Movie Night Friday night saw some dedicated Year 9 Dreamchasers organise 2 movie sessions for the junior and senior schools. The prep to grade 6 students enjoyed the movie Alvin and the Chipmuncks: Road Chip with plenty of popcorn and lollies floating around. Next up, the senior movie The 5th Wave was shown instead of Now You See Me 2, due to some technical difficulties. A great night was had by all from all reports. A big thankyou to the students who supported the Dreamchasers Movie Night. It is great to see everyone get out and about and take advantage of these extra-curricular activities that are planned. A big well done to Jakob Cocks and Thomas Ismay who planned this Dreamchasers event to raise funds to go towards their community projects and end of year camp. It was also great to see some fellow Dreamchasers pitch in a help out. For these events to succeed it needs to be a team effort. Well done Dreamchasers.

PS—A medium size rugby top was left in the hall on the night. Please come to the general office to claim.

MATHLETICS—from Miss Roberts On a pleasant Monday afternoon, students from Prep through to Year 10 joined in the Maths Olympics. They participated in 10 'mathematical type' sports including; standing jump, knock 'em sock 'em, 10 metre foot race, tangram puzzles, quizzes, ping pong shot put, throng throw, teaspoon measurements and skewer javelin. Teams were put through their paces, having to add a variety of numbers including negative numbers. Students demonstrated excellent character strengths and team work including grit, social awareness and zest. Congratulations to the winning team Canada ( Mikala Roberts and Nicole Kruger's avocado groups).

State German Poetry Competition—from Mrs Leach Congratulations and well done to our students who represented the school and the region at the State German Poetry Competition at the Austrian Club in Melbourne on the weekend. Lachlan Staples and Tessa Leach competed at the State competition on behalf of the Wimmera region, preparing and presenting their German poems for the judges and the audience. The competition was tough and the students represented the region admirably, unfortunately not achieving a place but I know their parents were very proud nonetheless. Lachlan and Tessa (and their entourages) enjoyed the delightful cakes that the Cafe Mozart had to offer as well! Thanks to Lis Staples and Lachlan's faithful cheer squad (Jessica and Emily) for supporting this event and taking him down. It's great to be able to support our students to continue to demonstrate those great character strengths we promote at our school. Well done Lachie and Tessa!

Right: Jeremy James with the delicious donuts they were selling

Canteen Roster

Aug Wed 24th D. Napthine Thur 25th R. Rose/K. Kajewski Fri 26th L. McKenzie/S. George

Mon 29th A. Sluggett Tue 30th A. Gebert Wed 31st T. Gould/C. Roll Thur 1st Sept M. Ismay Fri 2nd L. Staples, D. Huff Mon 5th S. Perkins Tue 6th C. Welch Wed 7th N. Leach/J. Fuller Thur 8th M. Boehm Fri 9th C. Fisher/K. Weir Mon 12th A. Ey/L. Heinrich Tue 13th J. Cocks/R. Keller Wed 14th D. Leggo/R. Richards Thur 15th A. Riordan Fri 16th E. Clarke/R. Bastin

Canteen Emergency List

Desma Napthine 5395 1557 Debbie Lowe 0488 115 973 Cheryl Welch 5395 7250 Rebeckah Richards 53226190

If you wish to be placed on the emergency list please call the

office on 53951063.

Please note: Canteen Times are 12 noon—1.30 pm

First named on the roster is to pick up goods from Bow Bakery

Please remember to keep a check to see when you are rostered.

CALENDAR

August Thur 25th Parents Club Uniform Meeting 1.30pm Mon 29th Production Tue 30th Production September Thur 1st Sept Spaghetti Bolognaise Day for students who have placed an order Father’s Day Stall— $5.00 limit per child Fri 2nd Cluster Athletics at Rainbow (Junior School) Mon 12th School Council Mon 12th-16th Year 10 Work Experience

NEXT WEEK Father’s Day Stall in

the Junior School Building.

$5.00 limit per child.

PARENTS CLUB UNIFORM MEETING

There will be a uniform meeting this THURSDAY, 25TH AUGUST at 1.30pm at the

College. Come along to this meeting if you have any uniform questions.