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WEEK 5 & 6, TERM 2 2018

Reminders

ALL

ATSI STUDY CLUB Monday at 3:15pm

Little

Dragons

Registrations for third intake (26th July) close Friday 29th June

Sport Fridays

Playgroup 9:10am -11:10am Tuesdays in the hall

Band 8:30am Wednesdays

P&C Canteen orders through Flexischools Only

Next P&C Meeting - 6:30pm Tuesday 12th June

Day Events

No Assembly this week

Term

2 Week 5

28/5

29/5 8:00am ICAS Science Test - Community Room

Scripture Assembly

30/5 SRC (4) to Walka Water Works

6:00pm Cyber Safety Session for Parents and Staff

31/5 9:30am to 2:30pm Pink Jets training at Club Maitland City

9:30am JAECG Leadership Day at Mindaribba LALC

1/6 PSSA Soccer Knockout v Telarah PS Boys and Girls

2:15pm Infants Webby Wonderland

ASSEMBLY WEEK

Term

2 Week 6

4/6

5/6 PSSA Girls Softball Gala at Stevenson Park Mayfield West

9:30am Women’s Yarn Up - Community Room

12:40pm KL & KC Walking Excursion to Rutherford Dental

1A Walking Excursion to Maitland Baptist Long Daycare

6/6 PSSA State Knockout Basketball Boys & Girls

12:40pm KA & KH Walking Excursion to Rutherford Dental

P&C Krispy Kreme Collection Day

7/6 Hunter PSSA Softball Trials Boys & Girls

12:20pm Primary Webby Wonderland

8/6 9:30am 2G & 2D Excursion to Morpeth Museum

Young Australia Sharing Culture Incursion

Term 1 Financial Planner…

What Who How Much Pay By

Young Australia Incursion K-6 $4.50 no POP Wed 06/06

Past & The Present Excursion 2D & 2G $8 no POP Wed 06/06

K/6J Hunter Valley Zoo K/6J $17 Fri 08/06

78 Storey Treehouse Year 3 & 4 $24.50 Wed 13/06

Little Dragons Program P-K $30 Before start

Canberra Year 6 $435 Bal. Fri 03/08

Great Aussie Bush Camp Year 5 $225 Bal. Fri 26/10

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

Assembly Days - Even Weeks

ES1(K) Thurs 12:50pm Year 3 Tues 1:30pm

Year 1 Tues 12:50pm Year 4 Fri 1:20pm

Year 2 Fri 12:50pm Stage 3 Thurs 1:30pm

Day Events

No Assembly this week T

erm 2 W

eek 7

11/6 Queens Birthday Public Holiday

12/6 1J Walking Excursion to Maitland Baptist Long Daycare

4:00pm AECG Meeting at All Saints Campus St Marys

13/6 8:00am ICAS Spelling Test - Community Room

14/6 8:00am ICAS Writing Test - Community Room

15/6

ASSEMBLY WEEK

Term

2 Week 8

18/6

19/6 Infants - Hunter Water Conservation Show in the hall

9:30am Women’s Yarn Up - Community Room

20/6

21/6 Year 6 Transition - 15 boys to RTHS Soccer Day

22/6 Year 6 Transition - 15 girls to RTHS Soccer Day

9:00am K/6J to Hunter Valley Zoo

School Calendar

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QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY HOLIDAY

A reminder that Monday 11 June 2018 is a Public Holiday and

our school will be closed for the day.

ICAS TESTS

ICAS Science: Tuesday 29/05/18

Students who have paid to sit the UNSW ICAS test will need to

be at school by 8:00am this Tuesday 29 May 2018. The test

will be administered before school to avoid any interruptions to

school routines and learning.

Entries for this test are closed and no late entries can be

accepted.

Good luck to the students sitting this test!

Upcoming ICAS dates:

Spelling Wednesday 13 June 2018

Writing Thursday 14 June 2018

English Tuesday 31 July 2018

Mathematics Tuesday 14 August 2018

THE CYBER SAFETY LADY - THIS WEDNESDAY!

The Cyber Safety Lady, Leonie Smith is coming soon to

Rutherford Public School…..and you're invited!

A parent information session will begin at 6:00pm this

Wednesday 30th May. Due to the nature of Leonie's parent

presentation, strictly no children are permitted to be in the

room. Please keep the date free!

Parents can now register by following the link on our Facebook

page or at: https://goo.gl/forms/NNXhh8DcjIb6OJCz1

This event is proudly supported by the P&C. BOOKINGS ARE

ESSENTIAL.

Leonie will also have books on hand to purchase. Parent

Manual $30.00 and a Student Manual $20 for over 13yr olds.

NAPLAN

Thank you to the teachers, parents and carers who supported

the students through the NAPLAN tests. Student results will be

sent home as soon as the school receives the reports (around

September).

Reconciliation Week 27 May - 3 June

Each year National Reconciliation

Week (NRW) celebrates and builds

on the respectful relationships

shared by Aboriginal and Torres

Strait Islander people and other

Australians. The theme for NRW

2018 is “Don’t Keep History A

Mystery”. This year during National

Reconciliation Week, Reconciliation

Australia invites all Australians to

learn more about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures

and histories, to share that knowledge and help us grow as a

nation.

Students will be discussing the importance of Aboriginal

Reconciliation Week in classes this week and learning more

about our rich Aboriginal history.

MULTICULTURAL PUBLIC SPEAKING

All Primary classes are currently in the process of selecting

their best public speakers to represent their Stage in the

upcoming public speaking finals to be held in Week 10 of this

term.

All students are encouraged to prepare a speech and practise

the art of speaking in front of an audience.

REPORTS

All teachers are currently preparing reports for parents and

carers, to indicate how their child/ren are progressing in

Semester 1.

Reports will be sent home in the last week of Term 2.

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STAFF CHANGES

Mrs Clarkson (4C) will be on leave for the next three weeks. Mr

Brooker will be teaching 4C.

SCHOOL DISCO

Our school disco has been postponed due to a clash of dates

with the State of Origin. An alternative date will be set at the

next P&C meeting. Go the Blues!

DANCE SUCCESS

Congratulations to our Primary Performance Dance Groups on

their successful auditions to the Hunter Schools Dance Festival.

The Stage 3 group, who train with Mrs Evans, will perform as

part of the Monday night program on 30th July.

The Stage 2 group, led by Ms Bernardine will perform on

Tuesday night 31st July.

The festival runs from Monday 30 July to Thursday 2nd August

at Wests Newcastle, and is a showcase of dance programs

from primary and secondary schools from across the Hunter.

We are proud of the dedication and success of our dancers.

Festival details for the families of our dancers will be sent home

soon.

TERM 2 WEBBY WONDERLAND DAYS

Infants 2:15pm Friday 1st June (this week)

Primary 12:20pm Thursday 7th June

BAND PERSON OF THE WEEK:

This week we congratulate:

GEORGIA HARVEY

as Band Person of the Week.

Georgia always tries her best and makes an effort to help new players in the Concert Band. Well done

Georgia!

If your child is interested in joining the Rutherford Public School Concert Band please see the front office for an information pack. Lessons are available for

students in Years 3 to 6 and take place at school.

AERONAUTICAL VELOCITY CHALLENGE

Our 5/6L Opportunity Class had a fantastic day designing and

launching their rockets at Hunter River High School last week.

Congratulations to the Super Stars who won the primary

division with an impressive distance of 65.4m.

Pictured below: Winning team - Super Stars

From Zoe, 5/6L:

Have you ever built a rocket?

Well not a real one, a bottle rocket, because that's what

5/6L students did at the Aeronautical Velocity Challenge

at Hunter River High School on Monday.

We had many test flights before the day, but on the day

we had to launch our rocket after just 1.5 hrs of building

time. We were in a large workshop with lots of High

School students from all over the region. We were the

only primary school attending and I think we were

actually more organised than the year 7's and 8's.

Some of the rockets were amazing and they went so

far! Others weren't as good but we all had fun anyway.


Little Dragons are beginning to adapt to the routines and structures of our transition program and life at school.

Over the last few weeks we have started to incorporate group activities which include craft, scissor skills, playdough and

writing activities.

Please ensure you’re logged in to Seesaw to keep up to date with photos and

resources to support your child’s learning journey to big school. If you do not have

a note with the instructions on how to register, please see one of the Little

Dragons Teachers.

Enrolments for the group which will start on Thursday 7th June (Week 6, Term 2)

have now closed.

We are now taking enrolments for the group that will start the program on

Thursday 26th July (Week 1 Term 3).

Please ensure you have returned all necessary paperwork (student profile and

enrolment forms). We also encourage that you advise us of any medical

information that could be important to your child’s participation in the program.

Little Dragons who are already registered for the program should now be on

Flexischools (www.flexischools.com.au). This means parents can prepay for the

Father’s Day gift stall, and also participate in any P&C fundraisers during the year.

Keep in mind for next year, that lunch orders can only be placed via Flexischools.


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Important Dates for your diary

SEESAW

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

CLASS OF THE WEEK: KH

During Maths, KH participate in a number of activities which aim to support their

numeracy strategies. Here they are working outside on the new grass developing

their strategies!


ES1 Assembly

Thursday

12:50pm to

1:10pm

Week 6

We invite you to

join us in

celebrating

kindergarten

achievements.

If your child is

receiving an

award you will be

notified prior.

Cyber Safety

Lady

Wednesday

30th May

6:00pm

Cyber Safety

Information talk

for parents only

(no children

permitted

due to content)

KC and KL

Walking

Excursion

to Rutherford

Dental

Tuesday

5 June

Walking with

Mrs Lee.

Please return

all notes to

Classroom

Teacher

KA and KH

Walking

Excursion

to Rutherford

Dental

Wednesday

6 June

Walking with

Mrs Lee.

Please return

all notes to

Classroom

Teacher

Krispy Kreme

Fundraiser

Pick Up

Day

Wednesday

6 June

Please note

Disco has been

postponed

Young Australia

Sharing Culture

Incursion

Friday 8th June

Please return

all notes to

Classroom

Teacher

Trash or Treasure?

1B students learnt about what types of rubbish goes into landfill during Week 3. Check out the images below of them

collecting the items they needed.

NEWS FROM 1S 1S love going to gymnastics each Wednesday. It's one of the highlights of our week.

NEWS FROM 1K 1K have been studying the life of Leonardo da Vinci after reading an interesting book called 'Fly, Kite, Fly'. Through research, students have found out lots of interesting things about the famous artist. 1K have painted, drawn pictures and written about Leonardo's amazing life.


EXCURSION - THE 78-STOREY TREEHOUSE

Notes have gone home! Please make sure that if you have not received a note yet that you catch up with your student’s

teacher and get one. Students have started reading the stories in class and are learning the importance of the visual

storytelling. Permission notes and money must be returned by Wednesday 13th June 2018.

ASSEMBLY PRESENTATION ROSTER

Don’t forget to check the Assembly roster so you never miss a performance

Mrs Kate Slaven, Assistant Principal, Stage 2


Year 3 Assembly Roster Year 4 Assembly Roster

Term 2 Week 4 – 3A Week 6 – whole grade singing Week 8 – 3/4N (Year 3 students) Week 10 – whole grade singing

Term 2 Week 4 – 3/4N (Year 4 students) Week 6 – whole grade singing Week 8 – 4C Week 10 – whole grade singing

Term 3 Week 2 – K/6J Week 4 – whole grade singing Week 6 – 3T Week 8 – whole grade singing Week 10 – 3BR

Term 3 Week 2 – 4R Week 4 – whole grade singing Week 6 – 4D Week 8 – whole grade singing Week 10 – 4M

Term 4 Week 2 – whole grade singing Week 4 – 3A Week 6 – whole grade singing Week 8 – 3/4N (Year 3 students)

Term 4 Week 2 – whole grade singing Week 4 – 3/4N (Year 4 students) Week 6 – whole grade singing Week 8 – 4C

CHILD PROTECTION EDUCATION PROGRAM

Stage 3 have started their Y-PEP unit this week. Y-PEP is a free interactive child protection education program for children

and young people in Government, Catholic and Independent schools across NSW.

Funded and supported by the NSW Government and offered free to schools, Y-PEP aims to strengthen the existing PDHPE

child protection education content delivered by teachers, with a specific focus on Power in Relationships, Recognising Abuse

and Protective Strategies.

There have been a few embarrassing moments as students find out about growing up and all that this entails.

ENVIRONMENTAL FORUM

Next week four students are attending an environmental forum at Walka Water Works and hope to bring back some

sustainable ideas into the school community. Watch this space for more developments.

CANBERRA NOTES

The second note for the impending Canberra Excursion is out and teachers are keen for it's imminent return. Please ensure

you are making regular payments so you are not left with a huge payment to make at the last minute.

WEBBIE WONDERLAND - PRIMARY

Webbie Wonderland is planned for Stage 3 during Week 6, on Thursday 7th June. Students will be rewarded with a broad

range of activities to celebrate and communicate the benefits of positive behaviours for learning.

QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY LONG WEEKEND

Don't forget Monday 11th June is Queen's Birthday Holiday.

THE CYBER SAFETY LADY

We would like to ask all Stage 3 students to remind their parents/carers that The Cyber Safety Lady is coming to our school

this Wednesday 30th May. This is a fantastic opportunity for parents to get a great insight on raising responsible digital

citizens.

The session is free to parents, but bookings are essential, and can be made by clicking the link on the flyer in this newsletter.

parent and student manuals will be available for purchase on the night.

Mr Josef Burke-Smith, Relieving Stage 3 Assistant Principal


MULTICULTURAL PUBLIC SPEAKING COMPETITION

Premier's Challenge Multicultural Perspectives Public Speaking.

It's on again! We are looking for students in Stages 2 and 3 who have a passion to share their perspective on multiculturalism

within our schools.

If you are interested please register your name by Wednesday 30th May 2018. Get your class teacher to send your name to

Ms Highet or come and see me yourself. The dates for Stage Finals will be confirmed after Wednesday 30th May, and the

Local Area Final will be held in the hall on Monday 25th June.

We have some new topics this year so lets get writing and share your perspective with the world.


Cross Country

I mentioned last newsletter about the awesome effort of our students at the Zone Cross Country Carnival at Tocal. Below are

some photos of the day.

Athletics

At this stage, the Zone Athletics Carnival will be held in Term 3 Week 5 at the Glendale Sports Centre. Notes will come out early

next term.

Soccer

Both the boys and girls teams will be heading to Norm Chapman Oval this Friday 1st June to play our PSSA Knockout games

against Telarah. We wish them all the best of luck. No matter the result I’m sure you will do us proud.

Rugby League

The Under 10's Rugby League team travelled to New Lambton on Thursday 3rd May to compete in the Knights Knockout. They

represented our school with great sportsmanship and encouragement of others. The games were very close with the boys

having three draws and just one loss.

Thank you to all the parents and family members who came to support our children. A special thanks to Brett and Scott who

assisted on the day and shared their knowledge of the game with the team.

The Under 12s team will be competing tomorrow in their division of the Knights Knockout. Good luck to you all.

Softball

The Boys team travelled to Stevenson Park Mayfield West last Wednesday to compete in the PSSA Knockout Gala Day.

Congratulations to all the boys who played hard in all of our games and represented our school with pride. Our results improved

as the day went on with a loss in Game 1, a close two-run loss in Game 2 and a draw in Game 3. Well done to all the boys and

thank you to the parents that came along to support the boys.



Public School

P&C NEWS:

KRISPY KREME PICK UP

Krispy Kreme orders can be collected from the school on Wednesday 6th June from 3:00pm to approximately 4:30pm.

TRIVIA NIGHT

It’s back! We had so much fun last year, we are going to do it again!

Join the P&C for a fantastic night of trivia, raffles and games to help raise funds for our children. Grab some friends and book a table of

8, or we can place you on a table. It’s a great way to meet new people!

$15 per person! BYO nibblies & drinks!

Email [email protected] to secure your table, or phone 0403292520. We have limited tables available so don’t leave it until the last

minute!

This is an adults only event.


Canteen

Corner

As you can imagine, with over 940 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 Di.

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

Thank you in advance for your understanding in this matter.

http://www.flexischools.com.au/



Canteen Roster

Click here for the canteen menu:

Week 5

Monday

28/05/2018

All day

9:15am - Noon

1:00pm - 2:30pm

Lisa, Unya, Todd

Tuesday

29/05/2018

All day

9:15am - Noon

1:00pm - 2:30pm

2 Volunteers Needed

2 Volunteers Needed

Wednesday

30/05/2018

All day

9:15am - Noon

1:00pm - 2:30pm

Linda, Talitha

Nat

Thursday

31/05/2018

All day

9:15am - Noon

1:00pm - 2:30pm

Simone, Cassandra

Friday

01/06/2018

All day

9:15am - Noon

1:00pm - 2:30pm

Lisa

Marlieta

2 Volunteers Needed

2 Volunteers Needed

Week 6

Monday

04/06/2018

All day

9:15am - Noon

1:00pm - 2:30pm

Lisa, Unya

Tuesday

05/06/2018

All day

9:15am - Noon

1:00pm - 2:30pm

Shirley, Denise

Wednesday

06/06/2018

All day

9:15am - Noon

1:00pm - 2:30pm

Linda

1 Volunteer Needed

Nat

Thursday

07/06/2018

All day

9:15am - Noon

1:00pm - 2:30pm

Simone, Cassandra

Friday

08/06/2018

All day

9:15am - Noon

1:00pm - 2:30pm

Lisa

Marlieta

2 Volunteers Needed

1 Volunteer Needed


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BELL TIMES

Rutherford Public School have two separate play periods for the Infants and Primary students. This will maximise

playground space and ensure children have plenty of room to move.

Please note that there is NO SUPERVISION before 8:40am each morning.

Our bell times and organisation for Term 1 2018 are as follows:

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