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Week 4 Term 3 2020

Principals ReportPrincipals Report

It was fantastic to be able to celebrate Education Week 2020with our first ever ‘all day’ radio broadcast. With restrictionson parent visits to schools, it was impossible to celebrateEducation Week in the traditional way so teachers had to comeup with a creative way to share with parents and communitythe great learning that has been happening at Richmond Norththis year. With assistance from teachers, students put togetherclass segments that showcased their skills and knowledge.Mr Morton worked hard with all classes to put together theirfinished packages. It was great to feature a visit from ourlocal Federal Member of Parliament – Susan Templeman, whoparticipated in an interview. We are lucky at Richmond Northto have such a fantastic facility as our StudioK radio stationand we really loved sharing our learning via this medium. Weare looking at further opportunities to do an ‘all day’ radiobroadcast in term 4, as well as also looking at planning a TVbroadcast as well. School has certainly changed since I was astudent.

As parents have not been able to regularly visit school thisterm, you may not be aware of the progress of our new schoolplayground upgrades. Thanks to generous funding from theFederal Government and Bendigo Bank, we have been able toadd some new shade shelters, a sandpit area and car trackto our school. We are now only days away from completion,so it won’t be too much longer until students can start usingthese new facilities. I would particularly like to acknowledgeour school P&C who worked hard to source funding for thisproject. Great things happen when we all work together.

This week, teachers at Richmond North will be undertakingprofessional learning in Visual Literacy and Film Making.Teachers will develop their skills in visual storytelling and filmmaking processes. These skills will be most useful in teachingelements of the English Syllabus as well as promoting futurefocussed skills such as creativity and communication. Did youknow that teachers are required to undertake regularprofessional learning as part of their reaccreditation process.Teachers must complete a minimum of 100 hours ofprofessional learning within a 5 year period to retain theiraccreditation. This often requires teachers to completeprofessional learning activities after regular school hours, onweekends and sometimes during the holiday breaks. Thisensures that teachers are constantly growing and are exposedto new ideas and excellent practice.

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Our school leaders were presented with a new school flag bySusan Templeman when she visited our school last Tuesday.We are very pleased to be able to replace the old flag that waslooking a little worse for wear. Our new flag is now proudlydisplayed atop our front flag pole. Thanks to Mrs Templemanfor her continued support of our school.

Teacher Awards - 31st July 2020Teacher Awards - 31st July 2020

KM Isabelle W

Declan S

Dani P

KR Imogen K

Isabelle B

Maddison D

1H Rosalie A

Marcus R

Havana H

1Y Aubree T

Finlay O

Jackson S

2M Mia B

Amaya M

Philip H

2/3D Savannah M

Declan B

Alyrah M

3M Marli B

Laura A

Regan L

4D Liam D

Phoenix H

Zali M

5Z Emilie Mc

Will C

Melinda V

6W Tyler R

Casey M

Joshua N

MULTI LIT John O

Rebecca H

SRC Class representatives for 2020SRC Class representatives for 2020

Our wonderful SRC representatives for 2020Our wonderful SRC representatives for 2020

KR Araiah T

KM Riley L

1Y Adam B

1H Callie F

2M Bronte B

2/3D Hayley W

3M Evalyn L

3/4S Memphis F

4D Chloe C

5Z Payton B

6W Jacob A

The SRC is a group of students. There is 1 person from everyclass and we meet every second week to discuss problems orthings that could make our school a better place. In each classwe have placed a suggestion box and if anyone from our classhas an idea then they can write it down and put it in there.We then discuss it with our fellow SRC members and help outwhere we can.

From Payton & Chloe

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The Badge Ceremony

Chickens and Garden NewsChickens and Garden News

Richmond North is blossoming with a variety of beautifully freshgrown vegetables and the arrival of our chickens! Duringthe home learning period, our hard working groundsmenplanted a variety of vegetables which students have enjoyedvisiting and watching grow. We hope you enjoy the photosbefore they are harvested.

Look at what we have been growing

Our chickens this year have been given names as voted onby each class. Their names are; Chloe, Lily, Jeffrey, Chicki,Golden Nugget and Shazza! They seem very happy in theirchook house and are laying lots of eggs throughout the wholeday!! The chickens are enjoying having the students visit themthroughout the week and to help look after them.

Our wonderful Chickens

Author and Illustrator Visit - Matt CosgroveAuthor and Illustrator Visit - Matt Cosgrove

On Wednesday, 5th August, the students in Year One andTwo were inspired by the amazing author and illustrator, MattCosgrove. He shared his drawing talent by explaining anddemonstrating ways to create characters through simple,effective drawing techniques. He discussed the writing process,showed us his ‘messy’ drafts and explained some books tookhim about 12 drafts to get it right! He talked about how he getshis ideas for writing and illustrating. It was a wonderful morningand the students have been drawing and creating stories andcharacters ever since! Matt was kind enough to stick aroundto pre-record an interview for our radio program. The studentsasked him some challenging questions.

Stage 1 enjoying a visit from Author and Illustrator MattCosgrove

Stem Bridge BuildingStem Bridge Building

In Science this term, Stage 2 are practicing their STEM(Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) skills bymaking bridges out of different materials each week. They arelearning that the Technology Process means to identify aproblem and to create a new solution. They are also focusingon the importance of evaluating their ideas. We are having somuch fun!

Mrs Alyse McDonald

Science Teacher

The winners in 4D for Aluminium foil challenge are: Paycin,Chloe, Charlie and Zali.

Studio KStudio K

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Many members of our community would be aware that we havea radio station here at school, Studio K.

Studio K is run and owned by RNPS and provides our studentswith the opportunity to broadcast live to our community.

We have had a great number of students already appear on theradio and enthusiasm is growing exponentially throughout theschool.

This term we are endeavouring to broadcast twice a week.

Monday 2-3pm with years 3-6 appearing

Tuesday 2-2:30pm with K-2 appearing

You can listen via our learning from home websitehttps://www.rnps.org.au/studio-k-media. Simply follow thelinks, or we will also post when a link via our school Facebookpage before the commencement of the program.

Kick Start to KindergartenKick Start to Kindergarten

Our Kick Start to Kindergarten program will be running in Term3 and 4.

Starting: 28th July 2020

When: Every Tuesday

Times: 9:10am to 10:45am

A relaxed playgroup setting that gradually introduces the familyto school life. If you have a child starting Kindergarten nextyear or you know of someone that is please come along. Moreinformation is available by phoning the School.

Commonwealth BankingCommonwealth Banking

SchoolSchool BankingBanking isis backback atat RichmondRichmond NorthNorth PublicPublicSchoolSchool

School Banking is back. School Banking Day will beWednesday,, commencing on

2222ndnd July 2020.July 2020.

School Banking is a fun, interactive and engaging way forstudents to learn about money and develop good savingshabits. For each weekly deposit made at school, students willreceive a silver Dollarmites token. Once they collect 10 tokens,they can redeem them for a School Banking reward.

If your child has previously participated in School Banking, orhas an existing Commonwealth Bank Youthsaver account, theycan start banking straight away by bringing their Dollarmitesdeposit wallet to school on School Banking day.

If your child has lost their deposit wallet, please contact yourSchool Banking Co-ordinator or visit any Commbank branch fora replacement.

Our School Banking program is made possible because ofvolunteers. Thank you to those volunteers for donating theirtime to run School Banking for our students.

If you would like to know more about School Banking, pleaseask for a 2020 School Banking program information pack fromthe school office or visit www.commbank.com.au/schoolbanking

Congratulations to Charlotte G, Dakota G, Hayley W, Luca N,Brodie V, Charlie V, Kennedy R, Lakyn T, Noah G, Araiah T,Hudson S, Teagan R, William H, Alexis R, Aston K, Ty C, KaylinC, Imogen K, Cooper G, Ariel H, Lincoln Q, Austin Q, Riley Land Skylar G for reaching your banking goals and receiving yourrewards.

Notes from the OfficeNotes from the Office

School GatesSchool Gates

Our school gates will be closed between 9am and 3pm daily. Ifyou wish to enter the school please ring the bell on the gate. Ifyou are dropping something off for your child we are happy tocome to the gate and collect it from you and deliver it to yourchild.

If you need to pick your child up early, please contact the officeso that we can arrange for your child to be waiting for you readyfor pick up. Again please ring the bell on the gate and we cansend your child out to you.

We appreciate you understanding in this matter.

Stay at Home if you are unwellStay at Home if you are unwell

We are having a lot of students attending school when they areunwell. Please keep your children home if they are sick. If theyare found to be sick at school a phone call home will be madeso that they can then be collected.

Community NewsCommunity News

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