Rutherford Public School Weekly Newsletter

WEEK 1 TERM 4

Important Reminders Swim School for all Year 2 students commences this

week and runs for 10 days P&C Meeting Tuesday night – 6:30pm – All Welcome! Year 7 2018 Selective School applications open

...Together We Strive…

What ’s on & what ’s coming up?

ALL

STUDENTS

Ice Cream Day P&C Fundraiser - next Monday

$1:50

Music - Count Us In - 3/11/2016

Grandparents Day - Friday 4/11/16

P-K Program P-K Graduation - 10/11/16

2017 Kindergarten Orientation 9:30am -

17/11/16

Kindergarten

Year 1

Year 2 Swim School Weeks 1 and 2

Year 3 Powerhouse Excursion to Sydney 18/11

Year 4 Powerhouse Excursion to Sydney 18/11

Camp out for Kids – Year 4

Year 5 Stage 3 Bush Camp Parent Meeting next Monday

@ 3:15pm

Great Aussie Bush Camp - Week 3 24/11

5/6L to Thinkfest - 16/11/16

Year 6 Stage 3 Bush Camp Parent Meeting next Monday

@3:15pm

Camp - Week 3 24/10

MGHS Transition Sport Day - 3/11/2016

5/6L to Thinkfest - 16/11/16

ATSI

Students

Murrook Excursion 22/11 $10

Community Lowes Sale this Thursday

P&C Bus Trip 12th November

School Calendar

Day Events

Week 1

CLASS OF THE WEEK FOR CANTEEN VOLUNTEERS: 2W

10/10/2016 Term 4 Commences for ALL students - No Staff Development Day

Year 2 Swim school commences

11/10/2016 Year 7, 2018 Selective High School applications open

5:30pm MGHS Year 7 Parent Meeting - MGHS Hall

6:30pm P&C Meeting in Community Room

12/10/2016 Merewether High School GATS Day

13/10/2016

14/10/2016 3:15pm Carols Planning Meeting

Week 2

CLASS OF THE WEEK FOR CANTEEN VOLUNTEERS: 4L

17/10/2016 Ice Cream Day $1:50 Band on in Community Room 3:15pm Aussie Bush Camp Information Session

for parents - Mrs Cummings Room 3:15pm Aboriginal Education Meeting -

Community Room

18/10/2016

19/10/2016 No Band today (Band on Monday this week)

20/10/2016

21/10/2016 Book Club orders and payment must be

returned by today

CLASS OF THE WEEK FOR CANTEEN VOLUNTEERS: 2D

Week 3

24/10/2016 Great Aussie Bush Camp

25/10/2016 Great Aussie Bush Camp

9:00am AECG Meeting - Linuwel

26/10/2016 Great Aussie Bush Camp

27/10/2016

28/10/2016

Weblands Street Rutherford 2320 Phone: 4932 5900 Email: rutherford-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

...From the Principal ... Andrew Brown – Principal Rutherford Public School

STAFF CHANGES

Rutherford Public School continues to grow! This term we have

formed a new Year 2/3 class, to ensure class numbers are kept to

the recommended levels. Miss Genevieve Cotton has moved into

the new demountable accommodation over the break, behind the

Kindergarten rooms.

The Department of Education has worked with the school to ensure

the new room is ready for the term, fully air-conditioned and in ‘as

new’ condition. Miss Cotton has been at the school all this year in a

support teacher role, and is well positioned to ensure the learning for

students moving into the class will be consistent and of a high

standard.

Mrs Beesley (Teacher Librarian) remains on leave this term. Mrs

DeVries has accepted a permanent position at Edgeworth Public

School from this term. Mrs Alison Reid returns from leave this term

and will move into the librarian position for the remainder of the year.

Mrs Jodie Morton replaces Miss Cotton as a Learning Support

Teacher.

Mrs Candice Morphett has been offered the Assistant Principal’s

position (due to Mrs Ferguson’s retirement) to start in 2017.

Congratulations Mrs Morphett! Mrs Morphett is currently a teacher

at Raymond Terrace Public School.

A BUSY TERM AHEAD

Term 4 is always busy as we lead into the Christmas and end-of-

year period. It is important that parents keep aware of the planned

activities to ensure that events are not missed. The school is

constantly looking at ways we can improve communication and

planning – if you have an idea of how we can communicate better,

we would love to hear about your suggestions.

PLANNING FOR 2017

Planning for 2017 is well underway! If you know of any families who

are in our zoning area and are still yet to enrol their Kindergarten

child, then please let them know that they should have already

informed the school of their intention to enrol.

Unfortunately we are unable to accept any out-of-zone enrolments

for 2017 in any grade.

UNIFORM Please ensure your child is in FULL school uniform. Checks will be made throughout this term to ensure our standard of uniform remains high. Any families who are having trouble meeting the uniform expectations should contact the office as soon as possible. Lowes has informed the school that they are having a sale this

Thursday 13th October.

Term 4 Financial Planner… Activity Stage/Year Costs

Swim School $79.00 9th Nov - 20th Nov Year 2 ($ for season pass) Stage 3 Camp $260 24th Oct – 26th Oct Years 5/6 Powerhouse Museum Excursion To be confirmed 18th Nov Years 3/4 Aboriginal Culture Excursion $10 22nd Nov ATSI Students Camp Out for Kids $20 1st Dec Year 4 Year 6 Farwell To be confirmed 8th Dec Years 5/6 Party Days Years K-6 To be confirmed

Weekly Events: Assemblies:

Stage 3 2:30 pm Tuesday School Hall Stage 2 2:30 pm Wednesday School Hall Stage 1 2:30 pm Thursday School Hall Kindergarten 2:30 pm Friday School Hall

Second Hand Uniform Stall Monday 2:30pm to 3:00pm P&C Shed behind the hall

School Band

Wednesday 8:30am Computer Room

P-K Program

Thursday 9:00am to 11:00am Session 1 Thursday 12:45pm to 2:45pm Session 2

Weblands Street Rutherford 2320 Phone: 4932 5900 Email: rutherford-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

...From the Junior School... Debbie Ross - Deputy Principal Head of Junior School

YEAR 2 SWIM SCHOOL

A lovely hot day is forecast for the beginning of the Year 2 swimming school. I am sure everyone will enjoy the two weeks of lessons. It is great to know that students will be able to make such a lot of progress by

attending each and every day.

Year 2 children and S1 children will eat lunch early, beginning at

11:00am. The bus will collect us for the pool at 11:20am.

Lessons run for 45mins at the pool, then the bus will collect us from

Maitland pool at 1:00pm.

Please ensure your child has all necessary items packed and with them each day of swimming; 2 towels, swimmers, rash shirt or t-shirt (children will not be allowed in the pool without a shirt over their

swimmers), sunscreen, change of underwear.

Children must wear school uniform to school. Please send the swimming gear in a clearly labelled plastic bag or shopping bag. All items must be clearly labelled with your child's name. During the two

weeks, children will be unable to order their lunch from the canteen.

They will still be able to order afternoon tea as normal.

Enrolling for Kindergarten

Mrs Slaven and our Kindergarten team are working very hard to have everything ready for our new kindergarten students to begin next term. Many of our new students have been attending the Ready for

Rutherford transition program that is held each Thursday.

We will have two Kindergarten Orientation sessions on 17th and 24th November for all students. Ready for Rutherford children will be joined by children who have not been able to attend the Ready for

Rutherford program.

Please help us to make sure all new students have enrolled to begin next year. There may be new families in your street who would

appreciate the information.

Enrolment forms are available at the office.

...From the Senior School... Tim Beaven - Deputy Principal Head of Senior School

YEAR 7 2018 SELECTIVE HIGH SCHOOL

Parents of our current Year 5 students may wish to consider a selective high school enrolment for their child in Year 7 2018. Entry to the selective schools program is through an examination. The nearest selective high school in the Hunter Region is Merewether

High School.

Applications open tomorrow and must be submitted before 14th November. Applications can only be submitted online. More

information can be found at:

https://schoolsequella.det.nsw.edu.au/file/eafa8804-3a28-4730-9fc0-

0ee49dd90f83/1/SHS-application-information.pdf

Parents who do not have access to the online process can see Mr

Beaven or Mr Brown for assistance.

...Year 6 Transition News… Sue Swetnam, Transition Support WELCOME BACK TO TERM 4

Another busy term for our Year 6 students, as they finalise their

transition to high school. They are approaching the end of their

seven years of primary schooling and are now ready to embark on

yet another journey, one that will lead them through secondary school

and into adolescence.

This term there are a number of dates where staff from RTHS will

visit Rutherford to talk to students. There are also a number of visits

that students will make to RTHS to ease the concern and worry

around moving to the high school environment.

Week 1 GATS Challenge Day - Merewether HS

Week 2 12:00pm to 1:00pm visit by RTHS staff to talk to students.

Week 3 Great Aussie Bush Camp

Week 5 10th November- selected students to visit RTHS

Week 6 17th November - selected students to visit RTHS

Week 7 23rd November- Disco Day Year 5 and Year 6 at RTHS

24th November - selected students to visit RTHS

Week 8 30th November - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

students visit RTHS

Merewether HS orientation

Week 9 5th December – Information Night RTHS

6th December – Orientation Day RTHS

Weblands Street Rutherford 2320 Phone: 4932 5900 Email: rutherford-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

TERM 4 WHOLE SCHOOL PLANNER

Week

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

1

10/10/16 Swimming Scheme

11/10/16

P&C Meeting 6:30pm

12/10/16

8am- Whole Staff

Meeting: Future LearningClassrooms

13/10/16

14/10/16

Carols Meeting 3:15pm

2

17/10/16

P&C Ice Cream Day Stage 3 Camp Info

Session 3:15pm AET Team Meeting

18/10/16

12pm to 1pm Year 6 - RTHS

Staff to visit

19/10/16

20/10/16

21/10/16

TTFM Survey Closes

3

24/10/16 Stage 3 Bush Camp

25/10/16 Stage 3 Bush Camp

AECG Meeting

9am@Linuel School

26/10/16 Stage 3 Bush Camp

27/10/16 28/10/16

4

31/10/16 1/11/16 2/11/16 3/11/16

Count us in Singing

4/11/16

Grandparents Day

5

7/11/16 8/11/16 9/11/16 10/11/16 P-K Graduation

Year 6 Transition - Vulnerable

Students

11/11/16 Remembrance Day

6

14/11/16 15/11/16 16/11/16 Thinkfest - OC Class New

Lambton

17/11/16

KINDER ORIENTATION

Year 6 Transition - Vulnerable Students

18/11/16

Stage 2 Sydney

Excursion 19th Trivia for Owen

7

21/11/16 22/11/16 Aboriginal Excursion to

Murrook

23/11/16 Silent Disco – Stage 3

@RHS

24/11/16

KINDER ORIENTATION

Year 6 Transition - Vulnerable Students

25/11/16 Pink Stumps fundraiser

8

28/11/16 29/11/16 Scripture Xmas assembly

30/11/16 Merewether Orientation (3) Otitis Media K-2 lessons +

TPL 3:30-4:30pm Year 6 ATSI Students to RTHS

Orientation

1/12/16 Camp out – Year 4

2/12/16

9

5/12/16

Information Night Day 6/12/16

KINDER PRESENTATION

Year 6 RTHS Orientation Day

7/12/16 Russ the Story Bus visiting

performance

8/12/16 STAGE1 PRESENTATION

Carols the Levee- Snr

Choir

9/12/16 STAGE 2 PRESENTATION

10

12/12/16 STAGE 3 PRESENTATION

13/12/16 Year 6 Farewell

14/12/16 15/12/16 CAROLS ON GREEN

16/12/16 LAST DAY FOR STUDENTS

11

19/12/16 SDD

20/12/16 SDD

21/12/16 22/12/16 23/12/16

Weblands Street Rutherford 2320 Phone: 4932 5900 Email: rutherford-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

...Community Liaison Officer... Mrs Rasna Gandhi - Community Liaison Officer

TELL THEM FROM ME SURVEY

Thank you to the parents who completed the online survey in

Term 3. Congratulations to our $200 Grocery gift voucher

winner, Lorraine Spencer!

...Band News... Miss Kirsty Ward, Band Coordinator

WELCOME BACK!

Mr Ward and I are looking forward to a busy and productive Term 4.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

Week 2 band will be on Monday 17th October, instead of Wednesday

19th October. This will only be for that week, then back to our normal

Wednesday's from Week 3 onwards.

Hopefully the band has been practising over the holidays and looking

forward to showing off our band later in the term.

...From the Office ... EFTPOS

EFTPOS operational times are 8:00am until 12:00pm

No over the phone, fax or email transactions will be accepted

No P&C transactions (hats, skorts, socks, stockings, fete, etc)

No cash refunds or withdrawals

Minimum transaction amount of $10.00

PARENTS ONLINE PAYMENTS (POP)

Online payments can be made using either a Visa or

MasterCard credit or debit card.

Online payments can be made using the following link to the

school’s website:

$ Make a payment.

Minimum payment is $10. You will need to do a separate

transaction for each child, however, you can pay for multiple

items for each child in the one transaction.

Please ensure you write your receipt number on the permission

note to be returned to the school, or provide the receipt number

to the school office as soon as possible after finalising the

transaction.

...Canteen News... NEW SUMMER CANTEEN MENU New Summer menu - we have introduced a new option for afternoon tea orders called 'Miscellaneous Voucher - $1' which is for children to purchase the specials the canteen makes up each afternoon, as this can change daily.

CLASS HOSTING

This week’s class hosting for the canteen is 2W. We look

forward to seeing any available parents volunteering in the

canteen this week.

Next week, the class hosting the canteen will be 4L.

Please be sure to let the canteen know if you are able to spare

some time in the canteen.

CANTEEN SUMMER MENU

CLICK HERE FOR THE CURRENT CANTEEN PRICE LIST

CANTEEN ROSTER

Day Date Term 4, Week 1 - 2W Hosting

Monday 10/10 J LINTOTT, D JONES

Tuesday 11/10 D FORTH

Wednesday 12/10 H BARRETT, B ALLEN

Thursday 13/10

Friday 14/10 L MCGILL, D JONES

Day Date Term 4, Week 2 - 4L Hosting

Monday 17/10 J LINTOTT, D JONES

Tuesday 18/10 D FORTH

Wednesday 19/10 H BARRETT

Thursday 20/10

Friday 21/10 L MCGILL, D JONES

Weblands Street Rutherford 2320 Phone: 4932 5900 Email: rutherford-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

02 4932 8344

...P&C News… P&C FUNDRAISING EFFORTS

P&C RED DAY

MONDAY 17th OCTOBER

ICECREAM TUBS

with:

Cookies & Cream

Mini M&M's

Honeycomb

Jaffa

Jelly Tots

$1.50 each

& ASSORTED FREDDOS $1 each

Available at the CANTEEN during

lunch and afternoon tea whilst stocks last

MANGO FUNDRAISER

CHRISTMAS SHOPPING BUS TRIP There are still plenty of seats available. All deposits need to be paid to Sharyn by next Monday, 17th October, and the balance paid by Sunday 30th October. If you are planning on coming, please let us know as soon as possible. Please ask friends family etc. Please don't leave it till the last minute as we need to confirm numbers in order for this fundraiser to proceed. CAROLS ON THE GREEN

Save the date for Carols on the Green 15/12/2016

P&C MEETING

The next P&C meeting will be held tomorrow Tuesday 11th

October 2016 in the Community Room.

All parents and friends are welcome to join us.

Please support our community partners who

support our breakfast program

Weblands Street Rutherford 2320 Phone: 4932 5900 Email: rutherford-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

School Student Transport Scheme Applications

Open 10 October 2016

From Monday 10 October 2016 parents, guardians and students over

16 years, will be able to apply for 2017 School Student Transport

Scheme (SSTS) travel pass by visiting www.transportnsw.info/school-

students

Information for parents and students

School travel passes only need to be updated when a student:

• changes address, or

• changes school or campus.

A new application is required when:

• applying for an SSTS pass for the first time,

• enrolling in Kindergarten,

• progressing from Year 2 to Year 3,

• progressing from Year 6 to Year 7, or

• requesting an additional pass as a result of a new shared parental

responsibility situation.

For more information on planning your school travel, visit

www.transportnsw.info or contact your local operator.

Passes for 2017 travel

Opal network: Please remind ALL your students to keep their School

Opal cards for travel in 2017. These cards will be automatically

deactivated for school holidays and then reactivated for school travel

in term one. Current School Opal card can be updated with changes of

school, home address or operator.

Rural and regional travel: Student’s travelling with operator issued

passes will receive a new pass in the new school year.

Sarah Fenton from Mobile Travel Agents, will kindly donate 10% of her

profits to our Dragon’s Nest Breakfast Club for all holidays booked

through this ad. Just mention our school, and once you are safely away

on your holiday, our school will receive the donation.

Weblands Street Rutherford 2320 Phone: 4932 5900 Email: rutherford-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au