The Turtle Times

Dear Parents/Carers.

There has been excitement at school this week with Sports Day drawing near and house meetings to learn the house chants. We have the Marines joining us on the day to help out and everyone is well on the way to being organised to have another great day. We would like to invite parents/carers to come along and help out or just enjoy the day watching the activities and running races. There have been a number of reports about cars and vans hanging around schools and parks in the Palmerston area of late. This is a timely reminder for everyone to talk to your children about Recognising danger, Reacting to the situation by running or screaming and Reporting anything to an adult. The 3 Rs are the way the Morcombe Foundation teach kids to deal with situations where they feel unsafe. Please discuss with your children walking or riding home from school so that they do so in groups and not alone and what to do if they feel unsafe. We will also be reminding students at our next Assembly.

Our Rosebery Primary Dance Troupe performed at the Italian Festival last weekend and did a fantastic job. Thanks to all the students, families, teachers and friends who went along to see our students dance, they looked fantastic! Photo courtesy of Mrs Karen Jeffery. Our year 4 students have just returned from camp yesterday and it appears that the majority of students and teachers had a great time, some camping in a tent for the very first time. The Territory Wildlife Park is a safe and great place for kids to do their first camping trip and at the same time learn about the NT environment and its wildlife. Thanks to all the teachers who gave up their own time to sleep in tents over two nights with the students. The next Outdoor Education event for the year is in Term 3 with the Year 3 sleepover. Our school values of Confidence, Resilience, Co-operation, Respect and Integrity are well known by the students and at assemblies we give our Values Awards based on students displaying one or more of these values. We also have our merit award system culminating in a Principal’s Award. This Semester we have selected 20 students to attend the V8 Supercar event. Students selected for this event are from year 5/ 6 and have recently received a Principal’s Award. To attend this event it is viewed at as a reward event so the students attending are very deserving and I know the school values will be foremost in their minds on the day. The remainder of students who have achieved their Principal Award this year will be having a special lunch with me. Congratulations to all who have received an award so far this year. Have a great long weekend. Gail Smith

Principal

Belyuen Rd Rosebery, NT,0832 PO Box 650 Palmerston, NT, 0831 Phone: 8930 5100 Absentee Line: 8930 5140 Email: roseberyps.admin@ntschools.net Website: http://roseberyprimary.nt.edu.au

9th June 2017 Term 2 Week 8

All Values

Multiple Values

June

12th PUBLIC HOLIDAY—

Queens Birthday

14th Early Childhood Assembly

15th School Council Meeting

16th Whole School Assembly

16th Sing & Grow Program

20th Student Report Sent Home

21st SPORTS DAY

23rd Last Day Term 2

26th June

- 21st July

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

July

24th Pupil Free Day

25th Students Resume Term 3

26th Early Childhood Assembly

27th Australian Math's Competition

28th PUBLIC HOLIDAY-

Darwin Show Day

PRINCIPAL Awards

Blair Wight

Integrity

Respect

Cooperation

Confidence

Resilience

Merit Awards

1 Gilder Verity Watton

4/5 Morgon Cohen Kent

2 Kmon Aaron Bibby

4 Knight Amanda Coleman

Tran Blackmore Connah Moore

Tran Dean Zoey Mayer

2 Young Olivia Thorp

4/5 Mcintosh Jenika Fourro

5/6 C/S Jordan Gray

Tran Garrigan Xavier El-Zahed

1 McNair Max Billiris

3/4 Gray Farouk Selima

4 Carey

Jade Moir - Respect & Cooperation

4/5 Morgon Anaru Morgon - Confidence & Resilience

5/6 Canning Xander Jones - Integrity & Cooperation

1/2 Jeffery/Ayer Holly Thomson

2/3 Carroll Tanner Hall

2/3 Carroll Zehou Li

3/4 Clarke Deepanshu Panwar

3/4 Bird Shayla Whittaker

Year 5 CAMP

AWARDS

Bradley Williams Jessica Halliday

Talia Scott Jackson Larkins

MEDICATION AT SCHOOL

If your child requires medication whilst at school please call into reception to complete the relevant ‘Medication Request To Administer’ forms. All medication will be stored in reception’s sick bay and will only be administered once completed forms have been signed.

In Focus

Year 2 Kmon/ Young

LIBRARY BOOKS Can all parents and carers please

ensure all library and reader books are returned before the

end of term 2.

Throughout this term, Year 2 Kmon/Young have been focusing on 2

dimensional shapes and 3 dimensional objects. They have worked

together to identify 2D shapes and 3D objects on computers. They

have used tessellation shapes to create pictures, and practiced

making cubes and pyramids. Some students found this a bit tricky,

but they showed great cooperation skills and persistence, helping

each other and never giving up.

Students in Year 2 Young/Kmon have been exploring the world.

They have been analysing maps, using directional language such as;

North, South, East and West. Students have worked together to

identify the continents and oceans around the world. They have

been excited to learn about how their classmates are connected to

other parts of the world.

ARE YOU LEAVING?

If your child/ren are leaving Rosebery Primary school, please remember to notify reception on 8930 5100.

Here are our awesome Defence students who have recently completed their resilience programs!

Defence Partners Employment Assistance Scheme (PEAPS). Starting 1st July 2017, this program aims to assist eligible ADF Partners with funding assistance for employment services. For further information please visit the DCO website or call 08 8935 7900

On the 16th June students in year 5/6 who have earnt a Principal’s Award this year will be treated with a day in the Pits at Hidden Valley with the V8 Supercars. Congratulations to these students.

V8 SUPERCARS

On the 24th May our Year 5 Students and three Year 6 Team Leaders boarded a bus to the Bachelor Outdoor Education Centre for 3 days of activities. Morning fitness run by our Year 6 leaders helped to build relationships and promoted teamwork. The students undertook activities such as Canoeing, Archery, damper making and the high ropes course.

The evenings where filled with dancing and fashion shows. The Students needed to come up with new innovative clothes made from garbage bags and other items.

On the 5th & 6th June our year 4 students split into 2 groups to camp 1

night each at the Territory Wildlife Park. Students learnt all about bush survival including snake bite first aid

and all about our native animals.

Being Croc wise was also a focus of our camp and the students learnt what to do if they do encounter a

croc.

Thank you to all those students who displayed our school values while on

camp.

FUNDRAISING

Support our school while saving big on amazing

attractions, activities and dining.

Entertainment Books are available in Hard Copy or

Digital Visit reception or

https://ww.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderbooks/915v464

We have a variety of RED NOSE DAY items for sale at reception. Please help us support Red Nose Day.

Red Nose $3.00 Wrist Band $3.00

Bandana Baby Bib $7.00 Stylus Pen $5.00

Red Nose Pen $5.00 Red Nose Soft Toy $6.00

Key Ring $3.00 Bracelet $7.00

Necklace $10.00

Friday 30th June 2017

RPS Dance Troupe Perform at the Italian Festival

SPORTS DAY MEAT RAFFLE Tickets will be on sale in reception and on Sports Day.

Tickets are $2 each or 3 for $5 Thankyou BETA COOLALINGA BUTCHERS

for donating the meat trays.