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Rutherford Public School Newsletter

WEEK 7 & 8, TERM 4 2018

Day Events

No Assembly this week

Term

4 Week 7

26/11 9:10am 2019 School Leaders Announced at Morning muster

4:00pm to 5:45pm Book Pack Sales and Maitland Grossmann High School Information Session

27/11 Times Table Competition

4:00pm AECG Meeting at Hunter Valley Grammar

28/11 5/6L to Thinkfest at Jewells Public School

9:45am K/6J Shops

1:30pm Targeted Transition at RTHS

29/11 9:30am to 11:00am Kindergarten 2019 Orientation Session 2 - All students attend this session

11:30am K/6J to PCYC for Gymnastics

30/11 2:00pm Year 6 Football Program at RTHS

ASSEMBLY WEEK T

erm 4 W

eek 8

3/12 2:30pm Canteen Committee Meeting

5:30pm Parent Info Night for Year 7 2019 at RTHS

4/12 YEAR 7 2019 Orientation Day at RTHS

RTHS CAPA visit to Year 5

10:00am to 2:00pm OC Orientation

5/12 9:45am K/6J Shops

P&C Disco has been cancelled

2:00pm ATSI End-of-Year Celebration

6/12 11:30am K/6J to PCYC for Gymnastics

7/12

Day Events

No Assembly this week T

erm 4 W

eek 9

10/12 9:15am Kindergarten Presentation Assembly at School - Book Fair open at the conclusion

11/12 9:45am Stage 3 Presentation Assembly at Club Maitland City - Book Fair open at the conclusion

Merewether HS Orientation

12/12 9:00am School Band to Perform at Opal Aged Care

9:15am Year 1 Presentation Assembly at School - Book Fair open at the conclusion

9:45am K/6J Shops


12:00pm School Band performance in Library

13/12 9:15am Year 3 & K/6J Presentation Assembly at School - Book Fair open at the conclusion


11:30am K/6J to PCYC for Gymnastics

6:00pm Year 6 Farewell at Club Maitland City

14/12 9:15am RTHS Presentation Day

9:30am Stage 1 Christmas Cinema Excursion

9:30am ES1 Christmas Assembly

9:45am Stage 3 Christmas Excursions

10:00am Stage 2 Ten Pin Bowling Excursion

11:00am ES1 Parents invited to Picnic

ASSEMBLY WEEK

Term

4 Week 10

17/12 9:30am Volunteers Morning Tea

18/12

19/12 9:45am K/6J Shops

Last Day of school for Students

20/12 Staff Development Day

21/12 Staff Development Day

School Calendar

...Together We Strive…

Weblands Street Rutherford 2320 Phone: 4932 5900 Email: [email protected]

Congratulations to our

Student Leaders for 2019 Congratulations to the students who presented speeches last week as part of the Year 5 Election Week

process. All of the students spoke very confidently, and the speeches were podcast to all the Year 2 to 6

classrooms simultaneously.

Thank you to Ms Morphett, Mrs Swetnam and Mr Burke-Smith for their support for the students.

Our student leaders for 2019 are:

Evie

Cranston

Rohan

Bassett

Josie

Dee

Rajan

Gandhi

Charlotte

Harwood

Logan

Johnson

Hayley

Corrigan

Isaac

Holden



Sports Captains for 2019


Student Representative Council for 2019 Michaela Bishop Lilly Rhodes Maddison Williams Jai-Zaihael Harris Emilee Muller

Mahi Singh Lily Bevan Zoe Webb Riley Johnson Hirrani Fuller

Tayla Arnold Zalliah Jackson Alisha Learoyd-Deville Sarah Darcy Elwood Samuels

Jayden Bayliss Zeke Richards Cooper Holloway Emily Gent Charlie Bynon

Kiara Bishop Chloe Deane Madison Smith Amy Barber Miranda Thompson

Noah Fitzherbert Rhianna Parish Bailey Marquet Jayden Vokes Bailey Erickson

Zack Taylor Claire Morriss Drew Fullerton Logan Bell

ALLYN HUNTER PATERSON WILLIAMS

HOUSE CAPTAINS

Jasmine Antoni

Matthew Ferraro

Giselle Shaw-Baker

Jai Faux

Georgia Murphy

Oscar Watt

Jorja Herbert

Bailey Marquet

HOUSE VICE CAPTAINS

Michaela Bishop

Harrison Swan

Maddie Elliot

Lachlan Lucas

Lily Field

Blake Burton

Svenja Coetsee

Slater Francis


MADD NIGHT Success

Thank you to the hundreds of audience members who came

along to be part of the 2018 MADD night last week. The

students certainly had many smiles on their faces as they

performed for the community. Thank you to all staff who

prepared performances, or who came along to support the

school. We are lucky to have a strong Creative Arts program

throughout the school. Some photos of the night are on our

school Facebook page.

Debaters come third in the state!

Congratulations to Zoe, Georgia, Indy, Shreyash and Darcy,

our 2018 student debating team who travelled to Sydney last

week to compete in the final rounds of the Premier’s Debating

Challenge. The team were narrowly defeated in the semi finals

and placed third overall - not bad out of 2200+ schools in

NSW!

Thank you to all staff who have supported the team and given

coaching tips to the students. A special thank you to Mrs

Clarkson who has been the team’s advisor and mentor.

Wild Weather

We have certainly seen some unstable weather conditions of

late! The high winds last week caused us to close our play

areas and on some days, keep children inside classrooms at

lunch and recess. Weather conditions are generally assessed

each day. Children will be kept indoors if there are any

dangerous conditions or threats to student health.

Snakes

Australia is a land with beautiful flora and fauna! With this

beauty comes the reality that we live in an area with potential

hazards. We have had three unconfirmed sightings of snakes

over the last two weeks near the school fences. This is not

unexpected given the building works and habitat changes.

Every effort is made to keep the students safe and minimise

potential areas for snake activity. Student safety is always

paramount and we activate a safety plan when the need arises.

Students have been briefed in what to do if they spot a snake,

but parents and carers should remind their children to be on the

lookout for any unwanted attention - particularly with the

summer holidays fast approaching. Snakes in Australia are

protected by law and must not be killed.

A good guide to Australian Snakes can be found at:

h t t p s : / / w w w . a u s t r a l i a n g e o g r a ph i c . c o m . a u / t o p i c s /

wildlife/2016/02/everything-you-need-to-know-about-snakes/

Thinkfest

Good luck to the creative thinkers in 5/6L who are off to the

2018 Thinkfest Challenge in Newcastle this week. The class

has been given various challenges in different curriculum areas

and will present their work at a whole-day “Thinkfest” this

Wednesday 28th November. Good luck to all and thank you to

Ms Ledwos for all her support for the children.

Building Updates

Our carpark and Gate 3 Entrance is now closed to all staff,

students and parents. Only essential and emergency vehicles

will be able to access the carpark at certain times, under direct

supervision of school staff. Thank you for your understanding

and patience as our school grows!

All access to the school is now through gates 1, 2 and 4.

Please keep to all pathways and observe all restricted access

areas. The old hall and canteen will be demolished over the

next few weekends to make way for the construction of the new

buildings. Again, please observe any restricted areas.

https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2016/02/everything-you-need-to-know-about-snakes/

https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2016/02/everything-you-need-to-know-about-snakes/

Some ideas for the drop off and collection of students:

Mornings:

Utilise the “kiss and drop” zone

Drop students near the crossing

Older students may be able to walk or ride to school

Afternoons:

Establish a spot that is a little less busy so your child can walk

there within a short amount of time.

Arrive at school after the 10 minute rush - there are lots of

parks by 3:15pm! Students are allowed to wait inside the gate

in front of the office for parents who arrive a little late.

Positive Behaviour for Learning

We have had to speak to a number

of children recently about being kind

to each other in the playground and

classroom. Our school PBL systems

try to provide students with

strategies to manage conflict calmly

and sensibly. Students who are not

following our school expectations are referred to the school

executive for further support and counselling. Copies of our

school behaviour and anti-bullying policies are available on our

website or on request through the school office.

The NSW Department of Education and Training also has an

excellent resource for schools, teachers, students and parents

at: https://antibullying.nsw.gov.au/

2018 PBL Principal’s Award

Some children in K-6 will be awarded the 2018 Principals’

Award in their 2018 Presentation Day pack. Students who

have consistently displayed high levels of behaviour and effort

throughout the year will receive the award. The class teacher

MUST support the award.

TIMES TABLE CHALLENGE

The fastest students in each Stage

group will go head-to-head in the

2018 Times Table challenge

tomorrow. Teachers have selected

t h e s t u d e n t s w h o h a v e

demonstrated an ability for fast

recall of number facts. The fastest

16 students in each Stage will represent their class on Tuesday

27th November. Good luck to all students selected to take part!

Times Table Challenge times on Tuesday 27th November:

Stage 3 9:30am

Kindergarten 10:30am

Stage 1 (Year 1 and 2) 12:00pm

Stage 2 (Year 3 and 4) 1:00pm

Parents and carers are most welcome to attend the sessions.

CLASSES FOR 2019

Planning and class allocations for 2019 are well underway! As

you can imagine, trying to place over 950 students into 38

classes can be challenging to get everything right!

Teachers have not yet been allocated to classes and we would

like to ask parents to avoid making unreasonable requests.

Every effort is made to place students with some of their friends

and to make classes harmonious and productive for all.

If you are aware that your child/ren will not be returning in 2019,

we would appreciate you letting the office know so we can

ensure our enrolment numbers are accurate.

Kindergarten Orientation

Our Kindergarten Orientation for 2018 will conclude this

Thursday 29th November.

Thank you to the parents who have attended the two sessions.

We have over 130 students registered for Kindergarten next

year, and we are very excited to welcome our new boys and

girls into ‘big school’. If you are still yet to register your child,

please see the office as soon as possible so your child can be

placed into a class.

PRESENTATION DAYS

Our school Presentation Days aim to encourage and recognise

all students for their learning throughout the year. With our hall

now unavailable, we are planning some “alfresco” assemblies

to be held under the Infants COLA. Please note the Stage 3

assembly will be held at Club Maitland City.

Grade Date Time Venue

Kinder Mon 10/12/17 9:15am School

Year 1 Wed 12/12/17 9:15am School

Year 2 Wed 12/12/17 10:15am School

Year 3 Thurs 13/12/17 9:15am School

Year 4 Thurs 13/12/17 10:15am School

Stage 3 Tues 11/12/17 9:45am Club Maitland City


https://antibullying.nsw.gov.au/

LITTLE DRAGONS 2019

Times and dates are being prepared for next year’s enrolments

to the transition program. We will send out more information

when dates are finalised. Enrolments for the 2019 Little

Dragons will open in Week 2, Term 1 2019.

ATSI Presentation Afternoon ~ Wednesday 5th December

Please be advised that the ATSI Presentation afternoon has

been moved to a 2pm start.

A sausage sizzle for students and families will be available from

2:00pm with a dance performance to occur at approximately

2:15pm. Following the dance performance we will head into the

library where there will be a presentation from the Boys Culture

Group and all ATSI students will be presented with certificates.

Notes have already been sent home to advise of this time

change.


2019 Student Supplies Below are some basic requirements for our

students in each Stage.

Kindergarten

Kindergarten Pack - $40

Stage 1 - Year 1 and Year 2

4 Whiteboard Markers

Glue Sticks

Lead & Coloured Pencils

Box of tissues


Lead & Coloured Pencils

Textas

Ruler

Eraser

Glue Sticks

Highlighters

4 Whiteboard Markers

Box of Tissues


Lead and coloured pencils

Blue, red and green ballpoint pens

Sharpener (in an enclosed case)

Eraser

Pencil case

Whiteboard markers

Set of textas

Highlighters are handy

Head phones / ear buds (for laptop work)

Glue sticks

30 centimetre ruler

Water bottle

Box of tissues / personal pack

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What Who How Much Pay By

Year 6 Farewell Year 6 $20 Tue 27th Nov

Kindergarten Christmas Party Kindergarten $5 Fri 7th Dec

Stage 1 Christmas Movies Excursion Year 1 and 2 $21 Fri 7th Dec

Stage 2 Christmas Party - Strike Bowling

Years 3 and 4 $20 Fri 7th Dec

Stage 3 Christmas Party - GravityX Years 5 and 6 $12 + $3 for socks if needed (cash only for socks please)

Fri 7th Dec

Stage 3 Christmas Party - Hoyts Years 5 and 6 $16 Fri 7th Dec

School Contribution K to 6 $45 one child / $90 family

ALL Staff Carpark is now closed.

ATSI Homework Club has now finished

ATSI Presentation Afternoon 5/12/18 - to be rescheduled due to a clash with the P&C Disco

Little Dragons Week 7 - 9:30am Thursday 29th November - Kindergarten Orientation 2 - All students to

attend this session

Sport Year 1 - Wednesdays

Year 2 - Thursdays

Kindergarten, Stage 2 and Stage 3 - Fridays

Band 8:30am Wednesdays

P&C Canteen orders through Flexischools only

Next P&C Meeting - 6:30pm Tuesday 11th December



Congratulations to all of our Little Dragons who graduated! It has been a fantastic year, with many learning journeys well on

their way. We look forward to another Orientation session this week.

Important Dates for your diary

Orientation sessions: Students are required to ‘check in’ outside KH and KE classrooms to receive their name badge and

wristband. They will then be asked to line up in their coloured lines according to wristbands. Teachers will then take students

to the classrooms. Parents will be required to attend an information session in the Library. Students will be walked back with

teachers to the check in area and await parent pick up.

Seesaw

Please make sure you are logged onto Seesaw. This is a fantastic way for teachers to communicate important information and

keep you involved in your child’s education. If you do not have a note for Seesaw, please ask your child’s classroom teacher.

Kindergarten Orientation 2

Morning and Afternoon Little Dragons

all come to this session

SESSION 2 Thursday 29th November

9:30am to 11:00am

Students and parents to attend

Please refer to seesaw for further information

Best Start Assessments

Wed 30th Jan, Thurs 31st Jan, Fri 1st Feb

Best Start Assessments will commence in the first week of school.

You will receive a letter confirming the date and time of your child’s Best Start Assessment

and the starting time for your child’s first day. Your child only needs to come to one appointment.

You will also receive a letter from your child’s teacher.

The first official day for 2019 Kindergarten students (in uniform) is

Monday 4th February.

Parents are asked to stay for the duration of the Best Start Assessment and will be asked to fill out some forms for teachers.

Assessment appointments go for approximately 30 minutes.

Kindergarten students getting excited for year 1. As 2019 Kindergarten Orientation is underway we look forward to welcoming

new families to RPS. Please advise friends and families if they are planning to send their child to Kindergarten at RPS in 2019

to enrol ASAP.

Important Dates for your diary

Class of the week: KA

This term KA are busy learning about dinosaurs. Here are some photos of our morning independent activities. We use our

laptops and information books to research interesting facts about dinosaurs. We are learning to write information reports.

Sharing our information with the rest of the class is one of our favourite things to do. We all enjoy making dinosaur craft.

KA have also been learning about the weather with Mrs Lee. They learnt about different types of clouds and observed how

clouds form by making a cloud in a jar.


ES1 Presentation Day

Monday 10th December

9:30am

We invite you to come along

and celebrate students at our

Presentation Assembly

at school

Session 2:

Kindergarten Orientation

Thursday 29th November

Students to check in and

receive name badges and

wrist bands outside KH and

KE classrooms.

Parents to then attend

parent information session

in the Library.

Kindergarten Party Day

Friday 14th December

Students will participate in Christmas activities and

games during the morning and middle session.

In the afternoon session students will have a water fun

afternoon. Students will need to bring swimmers or

clothes that can get wet.

$5 for sausage sizzle and ice block.

Please refer to notes sent home (or seesaw)

or ask your child’s teacher for more information


During Year 2 sports rotations in Week 5, these students

received sports awards for showing sportsmanship,

persistence, kindness and resilience.

Congratulations to:

Alaska, Cooper, Kayella, Jaxon, Nate, Noah, April, Emily,

Joel, Rylan, Rayne, Buddy

MADD NIGHT

Many of our Year 1 and 2 students took to the high school Stage on Wednesday 21st November for the MADD night

performance. Students in the Infants Choir, Stage 1 dance groups, Aboriginal dance group, Infants Drama group and Jump

Rope for Heart team astounded the audience with their skills!

Well done to all students and teachers involved with the night.

Wednesday 12th December: Stage 1 Presentation Day – Year 1 9:30am

Stage 1 Presentation Day – Year 2 10:30am

Friday 14th December: Stage 1 Class Party Day – Students should have received a note for the excursion to the

movies. Please return these as soon as possible.

Reminder: Strike Bowling notes and money to be handed to the office for our end of year party. Students and staff are getting

excited! If you require a new note, please ask your child’s class teacher. $20 for a game of bowling, chicken chippies, chips, a

drink and the bus there and back.

Assembly: There will not be any more Stage 2 assemblies, as our hall is about to be decommissioned for our building project to

progress. Class teachers will present awards to students in classes for the remainder of the year.

Times Table Challenge

Stage 2 Times Table Challenge will take place in the Library at 1:00pm tomorrow, Tuesday 27th November. Children who are

competing were given notes to take home last Friday to inform parents.

Presentation Day

These assemblies will be held on Thursday 13th December. Year 3 and Year 4 will have separate Presentation Assemblies due

to the size of our Stage. Both assemblies will take place under the infants cola.

Year 3 will begin at 9:15am

Year 4 will begin at 10:15am.

3BR completing maths and daily writing activities


Year 6 Farewell

The absolute final day for food orders and money to be paid is tomorrow, Tuesday 27th November. Due to the

club’s catering restrictions, no late orders can be accepted.

The Farewell will be held on Thursday 13th December at Club Maitland City from 5:30pm. The cost for

students is $20.

Class Supplies - Getting ready for Stage 3 2019

Lead and coloured pencils

Blue, red and green ballpoint pens

Sharpener (in an enclosed case that requires emptying preferred)

Eraser

Pencil case

Whiteboard markers

Set of textas.

Highlighters are handy

Head phones / ear buds (for laptop work)

Glue sticks

30 centimetre ruler

Water bottle

Box of tissues / personal pack of tissues

Other items to be considered

Raincoat

Lunchbox

Roll on deodorant (in case we forget to apply in the morning)

Workbooks are provided by class teachers and students will receive these next year.

White-out and personal calculators are not required.

Stage 3 Party Day

Notes have been sent home for the End of Year Stage 3 Party Day. This year students can choose between

seeing a new release movie at the new cinemas at Greenhills or a bouncing session at Gravity X. If you

require another note please see your classroom teacher.


VULNERABLE STUDENTS – This program is for students who would benefit from extra transition support

due to emotional/social and/or learning needs. This program won’t begin until November, however if you think

that your child might benefit from extra transition, please take time to have a talk with their classroom teacher.

PARENTS & CARERS OF YEAR 7 2019 INFORMATION EVENING AT RTHS

This night is for Year 6 students enrolled at RTHS for Year 7, 2019. Year 6 students may also attend this

evening. This is scheduled for Monday 3rd December 2019. Time is TBA.

ORIENTATION DAY AT RTHS – TERM 4

This is an all-day event for Year 6 students enrolled at RTHS for Year 7, 2019. This day is scheduled for

Tuesday 4th December. More details will be available soon. For students attending other high schools,

information regarding your transition programs will be available soon (if not already).



Canteen

Corner

As you can imagine, with over 950 students, our canteen is a very busy place!! A reminder that all lunch &

afternoon tea orders will need to be ordered online through Flexischools. Cut off for orders will remain at

9:00am and you can purchase from the full canteen menu.

For orders placed online after 9:00am there will be a limited menu available. This limited menu will cut off at

10:00am. It will consist of:

6 pack of chicken nuggets

cheese or ham & cheese toasted sandwiches

cheese or vegemite sandwiches

red or green apples & pears

normal drink menu

Students are still able to use cash to purchase normal lunch & afternoon tea items over the counter such as

ice blocks, drinks, homemade muffins/pikelets and other snacks at break times.

Log onto www.flexischools.com.au or click on the flexischools picture below to login or set up your account.

If you need any assistance to do this, pop by the Canteen and see the canteen manager.

All of the profits raised from the Canteen go back into the school.

Thank you in advance for your understanding in this matter.

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