Principal’s Message

It was a wonderful night for all who attended the Bonfire last Saturday evening. Thank you so

much to parents, family members, friends, and local businesses for your contribution in making

the night a complete success. Thank you also to staff and the P&C committee. I would also like

to thank all who donated prizes for the stalls and raffles and helped with the preparations and

cleaning up. Your time and commitment to the school, is greatly appreciated.

Congratulations to the following winners of our raffles:

First Prize Erin

Second Prize Gary

Third Prize Nanette

Fourth Prize Edith

Regards

Pauline Houghton

Kindergarten Information Evening – Wednesday, 29 August

We are now taking enrolments for kindergarten in 2019. Please contact the school for further

enquiries. We will be holding an information evening in the K/1 room on Wednesday, 29

August at 6.30pm. All welcome!

Rous Public School Newsletter

Term 3 – Week 5 23 August 2018

Principal: Pauline Houghton

Be a Learner Be Respectful Be Safe

Phone: (02) 6629 5294 Fax: (02) 6629 5348 http://www.rous-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/

ICAS Digital Technology Results

Congratulations to the following students in sitting the ICAS spelling competition earlier this

year. The results are:

Liam W Participation Page Credit Adam Credit

ICAS Spelling Results

Well done to the following students in sitting the ICAS Spelling, the results are as follows:

Josie Participation Connor Merit

Amelia Participation Adam Merit

Liam W Participation Page Credit

Liam Bird Participation

Small Schools Soccer

Last Thursday our Small Schools Soccer

team played Crystal Creek PS on our

home ground. It was an excellent

opportunity to play in front of parents,

community and peers. With a great

start to the game we managed to score

many goals and came away with a 10 –

2 victory. All of the players combined

as a team and worked well in all parts

of the field. A big thank you to parents

and community members who came

along to cheer us on. Also

congratulations and thank you to our referees from Alstonville High who conducted themselves

in a responsible and respectful manner. It was fantastic to see a former student, Nathan Leslie,

running the line!

This brings us to the next round in the Small Schools competition. We will play Wooli PS next

Wednesday, 29 August at Geoff Watt Oval in Alstonville. The game will kick off at 12.00pm. This

is a very significant game as the winner progresses to the finals in Sydney on the 27 September.

So if you could spare an hour next Wednesday it would be great to see many supporters

cheering us on. You will even get to see our brand new shirts for the first time!

Our Award Winners this Week

K/1 Jacob – working hard at looking right to the end of a word when reading Maycie – for trying hard with all her work Patrick – for writing exciting stories 2/3/4 Finlay – for enthusiasm and desire to learn further in science Memphis – for asking thoughtful questions in science Joscelyn – for application in reading and writing 4/5/6 Cody – for consistency with effort in the classroom Connor – for demonstrating the school’s expectations in all settings Luke – for inventive skills for science

Interrelate Change of Date for Year 6

The Year 6 Interrelate Day will now be held on Thursday, 18 October (Term 4 Week 1). The

presenter was unable to attend yesterday due to illness.

Free Dental Assessment for Kindergarten and Year 2

A clinician from the Northern NSW Local Health District will be visiting our school on

Wednesday, 5 September to carry out free dental checks for students in Kindergarten and Year

2.

Please fill in the consent form and return to school if you want your child to be assessed.

LAST FEW DAYS!

orders to be in by August 27

School Photographer Reorder Photos

Parents wishing to order Year 6, SRC and Captains photos may view the photos either in the

office or online. Information on how to order is attached to the newsletter or follow this link to

their website.

http://www.theschoolphotographer.com.au/

Certificates

Bronze Certificates were awarded to:

Lloydy, Jacob, Lydia, Ruth, Tim, Connor

Gold Certificates were awarded to:

Daisy, Lani

Administration

Calendar of Events Date Activity Payment Due Cost

TERM 3

Wed 29 Aug Rous vs Wooli PS

Soccer X X

Wed 29 Aug Kindy 2019

Information Evening X X

Thur 30 Aug SCCSS

Public Speaking X X

Wed 5 Sept Kindy & Year 2

Dental visit X X

Thur 27 Sept Life Education Van Mon 24 Sep $10.00

Thur 18 Oct Interrelate

Year 6 Mon 20 Aug $34.50

Assembly - Thursday, 30 August Class Leaders 2/3/4

P&C News

The next P&C meeting will be held on Monday, 10 September at 7.30pm in the 4/5/6

classroom.

School Canteen

Canteen Roster Term 3 - Mondays

Week 6 Aug 27 Joan & Monique

Week 7 Sep 3 Zoe & Joan

Week 8 Sep 10 Linda & Heidi

Week 9 Sep 17 Teoni & Joan

Week 10 Sep 24 (PIE DAY) Jennifer & Joan

Saturday 18 August

Congratulations to us, the Rous Public School community, on another wonderfully successful Bonfire. Our success comes in a variety of ways.

From a fundraising point of view, a preliminary estimate is a profit of over $12.000. This is a remarkable achievement.

Yet I believe, benefits of the Bonfire go way beyond this great financial success. We have provided the wider community with an opportunity to come together for a unique evening of entertainment and fun. In doing so, we have consolidated our reputation as a caring and supportive, well-resourced public school. Further, we have ensured the continued success of the Rous Public School Bonfire and Monster Fireworks for future years.

Last, but by no means least, everyone who has helped out has done themselves a great favour. You don’t have to look far to find research outlining the health benefits associated with being part of, and contributing to a supportive community.

https://www.sbs.com.au/radio/audiotrack/benefits-volunteering

The list of thank yous and acknowledgements is extensive and varied. It ranges from community groups who lit and supervised the bonfire, staffed the door and sold chips, to Storm Troopers and alpacas who posed for photographs to gain donations. It includes butchers and bakers and raw cake makers as well as a host of local businesses who donated generously to a range of stalls. One of our school bus drivers is so impressed with our Bonfire night that he volunteers four hours of his time to driving his tractor for the tractor ride (and talks about how much he enjoys it!). And I can’t speak highly enough of the Rous teachers and staff, their dedication is exceptional.

Regardless of whether you co-ordinated a stall, approached local businesses for donations, sorted the roster, fronted up and did your shift, set up beforehand, packed up afterwards, acted as trouble-shooter or money collector on the night, looked after the kids so your partner could do a double shift, or any of the multitude of other jobs I may have omitted to mention, know that you have contributed to our success.

Members of the P&C have already started evaluating the whole bonfire process to find ways to improve. However, we inevitably come back to recognising how lucky we are to have inherited such a great institution, and to be part of such a supportive community.

Well done all involved.

Pat Byrnes (Rous Public School P&C President, 2018)

Saturday 18th August

Café de Rous

Dear Rous Community,

Once again, we would like to say a HUGE thank you to all of you that contributed to Café de

Rous this year. We had another incredibly successful night thanks to such a generous

community of bakers and volunteers!!

Thank you to the parents who ensured the busy line ran smoothly all evening.

Thank you to the student volunteers who gave up 4 hours of their time and assisted with

pricing, slicing, plating and serving.

We were so fortunate to have had the support of Nat’s Coffee this year. Nat generously

donated all the necessary equipment, including many kilos of coffee beans and hot chocolate

for us to serve on the chilly night that it was… The wonderful parent baristas were superstars!!

Thank you to Jo Bate who organised the ingredient cards and regular updates in the newsletter

each week – the Café not only looked pretty but was easy to run because of the hard work of

parent bakers and their well labelled goods.

Thanks again, we look forward to doing it all again next year!!!

Sally, Naomi and Susann

Does anyone know the whereabouts of

8 hay bales used on the Duck Stall last

Saturday night?

These need to be returned to

MacGregor Gourlay Agricultural Services.

Firewood

$130 a load

Call Mat Smith

0410 246 402

Community Announcement

A memorial service will be held to honour the

life of Calvin Willis,

Principal of Rous PS from 1983 to 1985.

A much loved member of the Rous community.

A memorial BBQ for Calvin will be held at

Wade Park, East Lismore on

Friday, 21 September at 12 noon.

(Bring a chair)