Albemarle Avenue, Rose Bay, 2029 T: 02 9371 4800 E: rosebay-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

School Newsletter – 1st AUGUST 2018 Term 3 Week 2

3 WEEKS TO GO!

*More information attached to this newsletter.

Kindergarten Enrolments 2019

Children who turn 5 years before 1st August 2019 are eligible to enrol. If you have a child starting school in 2019, please make sure you submit your enrolment form to the office as soon as possible. If you know of any families planning to enrol at Rose Bay, please ask them to do the same.

Orientation Coming Soon You must be enrolled to participate.

Returning for Term 3

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ROSE BAY PUBLIC SCHOOL EVER FORWARD

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What’s On…

August Wednesday 1 O.C. TestThursday 2Interrelate Anti-Bullying Year 3Friday 3Stage 3 Spelling BeeMonday 6French Breakfast Year 1Monday 6Interrelate Anti-Bullying Year4Wednesday 8Year 4 Excursion Hyde ParkWednesday 8French Breakfast Year 1Thursday 9French Breakfast Year 2Friday 10Stage 2 Spelling BeeTuesday 14ICAS MathsTuesday 14P&C MeetingWednesday 15Athletics Carnival Years 3-6 onlyThursday 16Stewart House Bags DueThursday 16Junior Choir RehearsalFriday 17Week of Tastes Chef Visit – Year 4Monday 20SportathonMonday 20 – Friday 24Book WeekTuesday 21Zoo Excursion Year 1Wednesday 22Week of Tastes Chef Visit – Year 4Wednesday 22Year 6 InterrelateSunday 26Band at UNSWMonday 27SCPSSA Athletics CarnivalTuesday 28Year 3 French BreakfastWednesday 29Year 3 French BreakfastWednesday 29Year 6 Interrelate Friday 31 Last day of Winter PSSA

Kind RBPS Rose BayPublic School Rose Bay PS Kindergarten

Orientation Morning

9:30am Tuesday 4th September 2018

For children enrolled

in Kindergarten in 2019

(02) 9371 4884

http://www.rosebay-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

rosebay-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Albemarle Avenue, Rose Bay

Rose Bay Public School – Newsletter 2018

Albemarle Avenue, Rose Bay, 2029 T: 02 9371 4800 E: rosebay-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

LE PETIT DÉJEUNER FRANÇAIS - French Breakfast

Students of French at Rose Bay PS are looking forward to the annual French Breakfast. The timetable for the event is outlined below. We will be mindful of all known food allergies, but if your child has recently developed a food sensitivity or allergy it is important that you inform the class teacher as soon as possible.

Le menu : un croissant, des tartines de baguette, beurre et confiture et un chocolat chaud Bon appétit !

Monday 6th August: 1H and 1P Wednesday 8th August: 1C and 1Z Thursday 9th August: All of Year 2 Tuesday 28th August: 3A and 3W Wednesday 29th August: 3H and Year 3 students in 3/4S

Ce sera délicieux !

Madame Ovadia

RBPS Primary Athletics Carnival Wednesday 15th August 2018

Students are expected to wear/bring the following items: * House Colour T-shirt and suitable clothes/shoes to participate in events, spikes may be worn for the 100m and 200m events.* Hat and sunscreen (a wet weather jacket depending on the weather).* Recess and lunch (lunch will not be provided by the canteen on this day). Food and drinks are to be brought in an excursion baglabelled with name & class.

We follow district guidelines:

* Age groups are based on the age students turn in 2018 (the age your child will be on December 31st 2018).* The 8 fastest times from 100m heats will be chosen for the 100m finals.* The 200m, 800m races and field events are all straight finals

8.45am – Students will be departing school on the buses.

9.45am – The carnival will commence.

100m Events: 8 years 9 years 10 years 11 years 12/13 years

200m Events: Juniors (8, 9 and 10 years)11 years Seniors (12 and 13 years)

100m Finals – Top 8 places in each age group

800m Events - Juniors (8, 9 and 10 years) 11 years Seniors (12 and 13 years)

Field events/novelty activities.

2.30pm: The carnival will conclude. If you are planning for your child to leave the venue with another parent, a note must be given to your child‛s classroom teacher including the arrangements and a signature.

*Parents and friends are welcome to attend the carnival*

Rose Bay Public School – Newsletter 2018

Albemarle Avenue, Rose Bay, 2029 T: 02 9371 4800 E: rosebay-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

KEEP YOUR CHILDREN SAFE ONLINE The Department of Education has practical help for parents with information on cybersafety: http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/technology/cybersafety I encourage all parents to have a look at this site.

The office of the eSafety Commissioner is another good site to access help and resources to help you with keeping your child safe online: https://www.esafety.gov.au/

Our Key Learning Areas

At Rose Bay Public School, our core program follows the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) and Department of Education (DoE) curriculum with key learning areas.

• English (reading, writing, speaking and listening)

• Mathematics

• Science

• History

• Geography

• Creative arts (music, visual arts, drama and dance)

• Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE)

NESA recommends spending the following time on teaching each of the K-6 Key Learning Areas.

The school is split into four key learning stages Early stage 1 (Kindergarten) Stage 1 (years 1 and 2) Stage 2 (years 3 and 4) Stage 3 (years 5 and 6)

Rose Bay Public School – Newsletter 2018

Albemarle Avenue, Rose Bay, 2029 T: 02 9371 4800 E: rosebay-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Upcoming P&C Events

Next P&C Meeting - Tuesday 14th August Our P&C meetings are held every two months, and the next meeting in on Tuesday 14th August at 7:00pm in the school library. It is always lovely to see some new faces at our meetings. We encourage parents/carers to come and support the P&C. It’s also a great way to hear some updates from our Principal, and our Deputy Principal, on what is going on at our school and how our P&C raised money is helping our amazing school. At the last meeting we had a very informative presentation of the School Plan, highlighting the Strategic Directions for the next three years of learning at Rose Bay PS.

Sportathon - Monday 20th August The Sportathon fundraiser on Monday 20th .

Father’s Day Movie Night - Thursday 6th September Stay tuned – More details to come

Nautical Parent Fundraiser Event - Saturday 10th November In Term 4, we will be holding our nautical parent fundraiser evening event.

There are many ways to be involved in our school ,whether it is sponsorship, donating items to be auctioned or as a volunteer. Email rosebayP&C@gmail.com We look forward to hearing from you.

Jackie Bando

P & C Relieving President

Casual Work

School Crossing Supervisors – Work with your community 1 x Casual position – Wa rl Local Government Area (00006 I )

An important person in a child’s school life is the School Crossing Supervisor, who ensures they cross the road safely. The role requires minimal hours out of your day and gives something worthwhile back to the community.

The hours are usually 8.00am to 9.30am and/or 2.30pm to 4.00pm Monday to Friday during school terms.The base rate is $2 per hour.

All the qualifications you need are community spirit, good communication skills, an alert and professional attitude to work and a reliable personality. The casual hours and school holidays would suit a parent or grandparent, a retiree or anyone wanting meaningful work — but not full-time.

Training for your key responsibilities of directing traffic to stop at the designated crossing and giving clear instructions to infants and primary school students to cross the road safely, will be provided. You may be required to attend a health assessment. Appointment is subject to a Working with Children Check clearance.

Roads and Maritime Services is an equal opportunity employer.

For further information on this exciting opportunity please call 1300 305 855 or go to iworkfor.nsw.gov.au

Applications close Sunday, 12 u u 2 1

Stewart House  Clothing Appeal

 BAG COLLECTION 

Donation bags for Stewart House have been sent home. This is a great opportunity to clear out the wardrobe and

contribute to a great cause at the same time.

Every year Stewart House benefits financially from the collection of clothing in schools. The Smith Family generously provides bags, undertakes the collection and pays Stewart House for each kilogram received. Please return your bag to

the school hall by Thursday 16th August 2018.

Thank you for your support.

The students read a variety of fiction and non- fiction books at the Outdoor Library.

The Outdoor Library

Rose Bay Public School has been busy celebrating NAIDOC week!

NAIDOC WEEK

The theme of NAIDOC Week 2018 is

‘BECAUSE OF HER, WE CAN!’ This year we are

celebrating Indigenous Women and their important role in the community and

the culture.

stories culture

Dreaming Stories women

The SRC held a second hand book

stall to raise funds for the Indigenous

Literacy Foundation.

The Indigenous Literacy Foundation raises money to send Literacy resources to Indigenous

children and families in remote communities.

The SRC Book Stall

books

understanding

empathy SRC

respect

sharing

The School Leaders led a NAIDOC

Assembly for the Primary Students.

NAIDOC Assemblies

songs music

leaders respect

Kindergarten led the K-2 NAIDOC Assembly and shared

the Acknowledgement of Country.

Kindergarten wrote letters to Aboriginal Author Dion

Beasley, to share how much they loved his book, ‘Go Home

Cheeky Animals’.

Greig Dreise

KN have been enjoying making up stories based on

Aboriginal symbols that have been put onto our

Storytelling Stones. Each stone has a symbol often

found in Indigenous art and they allow KN to use their

imaginations and share stories with others.

Troy’s story: There was once a

waterhole and there was a man

walking. There was a possum that

was the man’s pet. The possum

fell into the waterhole and then

the man also fell into the

waterhole. Then someone threw a

boomerang into the waterhole and

it got the man and the possum out

of the water.

Keigan’s story: Once

there was the sun and

then somebody threw a

boomerang. It knocked

the sun into the

waterhole with a big

splash!

Storytelling

Indigenous Author and Storyteller Gregg Dreise visited Rose Bay Public

School on Tuesday 31st July, 2018.

Greig Dreise shared stories of his past. He taught the

students the skills of storytelling.

The students enjoyed singing and dancing with

Gregg Dreise and the didgeridoo.

messages

stories symbols

author

storyteller

Kind RBPS Rose Bay Public School Rose Bay PS

Kindergarten Orientation

Morning

9:30am Tuesday

4th September 2018 For children enrolled

in Kindergarten in 2019

(02) 9371 4884

http://www.rosebay-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

rosebay-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Albemarle Avenue, Rose Bay

The Regional Multicultural Speaking

Competition

The annual Multicultural Public

Speaking Competition was held

at Rose Bay Public School for

Stages 2 and 3.

Greg will now be competing at Regional

Level. We wish him all the best!

All speakers

confidently shared

their ideas, opinions

and experiences

about global issues.

Greg’s speech was about ‘Belonging’. He

spoke about how people belong to different

cultures, religions and races.

Jessica’s speech was about ‘Colour Blindness’. She

spoke about how colours blind us and that we should

not let colour define us.

Angelique’s speech was about how ‘Media Matters’.

She spoke about how the media influences our

society and how the media portrays racism.

Alon’s speech was titled ‘Racism, It Stops with

Me!’. He spoke about Cathy Freeman,

refugees and the Indigenous Culture.

Greg Alon

Jessica Angelique

Debating

The Year 5 Debating Team has participated in the

following debates… ‘The car must go’ and ‘Australia is

the best country to live.’

The Year 5 Debating Team includes Eden L., Sienna, Eden Z. and Jessica.

The Bondi District Debating Competition began in

Term 2 for students in Stage 3 at Rose Bay Public

School. This competition develops critical thinking

skills as students participate in debates about local

and global issues. Our teams have had a successful

start to this competition.

The Year 6 Debating Team has participated in the

following debates… ‘Reality TV is dumbing us down’ and

‘We should put the environment first.’

The Year 6 Debating Team includes Angelique, Emmaline, Sophie and

Reece.

Public Speaking

Year 3 and 4 Excursion to Royal Botanic Gardens Year 3 and Year 4 students enjoyed taking part in a hands-on

excursion at the Botanic Gardens. The excursion complimented Term 2 Science and Geography lessons. Students participated in gardening

activities as well as conducted fieldwork.

 

Waste Free Wednesday

 

What is a waste free lunch box?

Waste free lunch boxes don’t contain any packaging.

Instead, food is stored in reusable containers.

 

Statistics from Term 3 last year

- 1441 students bought in a waste free

lunch.

- We reduced our waste by 10596 pieces

of rubbish.

Waste free warriors, the battle begins now!

 

Starting from week 3 every Wednesday is…

Waste Free Wednesday!

Pack  

- A reusable lunchbox

- Snacks in reusable containers -Drinks in reusable bottles

- Reusable utensils      

Avoid  

- Lunches packed in plastic, cling

wrap and foil - Disposable drinks

- Pre-packaged lunches or snacks  

SRC

ROSE BAY P&C ASSOCIATION ALBEMARLE AVENUE, ROSE BAY NSW 2029

Phone: 9371 4884 • Fax: 9371 9466

On Monday 20th August, Rose Bay Public School will be holding the World Cup Sport-a-thon.

How does the event work? All students come to school dressed for the event on Monday morning, 20 August. After roll call, each class will participate in 13 different sporting activities at stations set up in the playground. The event finishes at 11am and classes resume after recess.

The children can dress as their favourite sport star, in their favourite World Cup team’s colours, or in their team’s jersey/t-shirt. Running shoes, a hat, sunscreen and appropriate clothes for sport are essential.

How does the fundraiser work? Each student will receive a Sport-a-thon sponsorship booklet to sign up family, friends and neighbours. On the morning of the event, athletes bring in their Sport-a-thon booklets for stamping. After the event, sponsorship booklets will be returned to students to take home for money collection.

We have two draws, one for $30 and one for $100. There are also awesome prizes for the top money earners including vouchers, sports packs, football jerseys and MANY MORE!

Where is the money going? This year we are aiming to raise funds for the school’s technology programs that will benefit every student. ALL the money raised from the event goes directly towards helping our children. Previously funds raised at the event have been used to purchase laptops, iPads and new desktop PCs for the computer lab. As the school’s major annual fundraiser, we hope you will generously support this event.

WE NEED YOUR HELP! We would love your assistance on the morning from 9.00am-11am to help run the activity stations. If you can help, please email your name, child’s name and class to rosebayworldcup2018@gmail.com

Many thanks in advance to the parents and students for their involvement in this very special event.

The 2018 P&C Sport-a-thon Team