IN THIS EDITION

Principal Message

School Attendance

Dates for the diary

Merit Awards

Sports Day Wrist Bands

In the Classroom with 3/4 Waller

In the Classroom with Preschool Dean and Rowley

Rosebery Dance Troupe Camp

Our new Demountable’s

Congratulations

Fundraising

Where is Mrs Smith?

Volunteers Needed

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THE TURTLE TIMES 1st June 2018 Term 2, Week 6

Parents/Carers,

It is almost the end of Term 2 and there has been some great work taking place in classrooms. Teachers are

busy starting the report writing process and much of what the students have been taught over this semester

has been or is being assessed as evidence for reports. It’s always important for students to be attending

school but even more so at this time where their consolidation of learning is taking place. Please ensure you

advise reception if your child is ill. We do follow up if this doesn’t happen but we expect and appreciate

notification if your child is not at school.

Congratulations to our fantastic dance groups who performed at the Sea Breeze Festival recently. Our

Rosebery Dance Troupe with 4 students from 2017 joining them, went on Camp to Batchelor just last

weekend. This group is now preparing for The BEAT Festival where they will perform on stage with our choir.

We are also being videoed for ABC Facebook social media page as well as a radio interview with Mr P who

teaches our boys Samoan Dance. Our Samoan Dancers performed at the Sea Breeze Festival recently and

were noticed there by the ABC reporter. As a Performing Arts School this type of public performance is

important and the students love performing for an audience. So look out for the footage as I will link to it

from Rosebery Primary School Facebook page.

Volunteers Please: On Monday we had an unfortunate incident at our school crossing on Belyuen Road where

a Year 2 student was hit by a car whilst crossing the flagged school crossing. Luckily the student was wearing a

helmet, and was not seriously injured. Since this incident I have been in close contact with the family to make

this a safe crossing for our students. Ms Jones from reception has been supervising the crossing in the

morning and afternoon taking students safely across the crossing. This is not sustainable for us as we have a

very busy reception at our school both in the morning and afternoons so I am calling for parent volunteers to

man this crossing each day morning and afternoon. If you can assist to make our crossings safer please come

into reception and provide your name and phone number to be placed on our crossing supervisor roster. The

Rosebery Primary School Council Chair and I have collaborated and she has once again written to the address

the issue of crossing safety and to request flashing 40km signs be erected at this crossing.

Adam Voigt is running a parent session on Bully Proofing Your Child on Thursday evening 14th June from

6-7pm in our new demountable classroom at the end near the back car park. This will be a very informative

session and it allows you as parents/carers to understand how we work with students at school when issues

like bullying raise its ugly head. Please lock this date into your diary now and I look forward to seeing many of

you there.

The session for Fussy Eaters titled Healthy Food, Happy Child was not well attended last week which is

disappointing as getting this type of session organised is not easy. However, we plan on running another

session during the day next term addressing similar issues so watch this space. A huge thanks to all who

attended as it was a greatly informative session hearing from Jacqui Cleghorn regarding nutrition for children

and how it can impact on behaviour.

The more we can work together from the home front and the school front we will continue to see

achievements in our students. As another means of support for parents I have also attached a Parenting Ideas

article for you on Understanding your child’s anxious behaviour using the ABC method. Please take some time

to read it.

Enjoy the weekend and the dry season as it is now upon us.

Gail Smith

Principal

IMPORTANT DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

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SCHOOL HOLIDAYS 2nd July—20th July

SCHOOL COUNCIL MEETING

Thursday 28th June

5:30pm

EARLY CHILDHOOD ASSEMBLY

Wednesday 6th, 13th, 20th June at

8:20am

(Preschool—Year 2)

SPORTS DAY

Wednesday 27th June Term 2

WHOLE SCHOOL ASSEMBLY

Friday 8th June 2018

This week’s school assembly will be hosted by

Year 5 Ludwig/Shannon. Parents/Carers of

children receiving an award will be notified by

the class teacher.

WHOLE SCHOOL ASSEMBLY

Friday 22nd June 2018

This weeks school assembly will be hosted by

Transition Forlani/Halliday. Parents/Carers of

children receiving an award will be notified by

the class teacher.

BULLY PROOFING YOUR CHILD—PARENT

SESSION

Thursday 14th June 2018

6:00pm—7:00pm

Demountable Building 4

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INTEGRITY

Bradley Innes

Aimee Hornby

RESILIENCE

Jason Curyer

Wade Smith

Paige Morris

Riley Heffernan

MULTIPLE VALUES

Charlie Woolley

Eli Browne

Anaru Morgon

Braxton Williams

ALL VALUES

Taboka Dube

Ruby Simpson

Maria Hello

Reuben Latu

Tyrone Kerslake

Janessa Nixon

Ryder Merrett

Sarah Williams

Laela Osbourne

PRINCIPALS AWARD

Zachary Millard

Aliyah Knight

Chen Delos Santos

Tenika Hill

Talia Scott

PUBLIC HOLIDAY

Monday 11th June

Queen’s Birthday

MERIT AWARDS

CONFIDENCE

Elyssa Alexander

Finn

Lisa Teo

Nathan Kastellorizios

Max Billiris

Mila Daltoe

Aria

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GET READY FOR SPORTS DAY

Marnba, Menida, Wamba and Balli supporter wrist bands available at reception $4 each.

IN THE CLASSROOM

YEAR 3/4

WALLER

In Science, Year 3/4 Waller have been learning about the purpose and properties of the materials

we choose to wear.

We have also been working on making our new classroom homely and displaying our classroom

values and our individual goals.

SpORTS DAY WRIST BANDS

IN THE CLASSROOM

PRESCHOOL

DEAN AND ROWLEY

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Preschool Dean and Rowley have been learning about how to be safe in a range of situations. We had

Miss Jo from St Johns Ambulance visit to talk to us about what an emergency is, and what we do in an

emergency. Miss Jo read us a story were we had to work out if each situation in the story was an emer-

gency or not.

After that Miss Jo showed us how to help someone if they had cut themselves. We need to:

Check for danger (remove the scissors/knife)

Apply pressure (get the patient to hold the wound)

Protect ourselves and our patient from germs – wash hands and apply gloves

Cover the wound by wrapping a bandage around the area that is bleeding

Let them know that everything will be OK! And…

If you need to – call an ambulance on 000.

After everyone had a turn at bandaging their partner, we went outside to see the real ambulance.

We were able to get inside and sit on the seat or the bed, and have a look at all the things in an

ambulance.

When there is an emergency, we

know that the number to call is

000

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On the weekend Rosebery Primary Dance Troupe went to Batchelor Outdoor Education Centre. We all learnt new square dances, our routine for BEAT and our eagle rock dance. We had Mrs Ludwig in the kitchen making us food, Mrs Jeffery creating our BEAT costumes and Mrs Banicek working hard to teach us new dances.

Our favourite part was trying on costumes and learning our new dances.

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New demountable buildings

We asked 3 students from Year 3/4 Waller what they like about

their new classroom. We received these beautifully written answers.

Demountable Building 4. Demountable Building 3 is home to

Year 3/4 Waller

Our demountable buildings are finally

complete. They are a great learning

space for students.

Congratulations Jordan & Bradley

The School Sports NT AFL championships were played in Alice Springs May

28-30th. 6 Rosebery students were selected to play in the competition for

Palmerston Lightning and Power. Both teams were competitive and the boys

displayed terrific sportsmanship. Lightning finished 3rd and Power 6th at end of

first round, and Lightning 4th and Power 3rd in their pools for the round robin

event. Jordan Clyne from Year 5 Shannon and Bradley Williams from Year 6

Clarke/Hunger were offered positions in the NT team to play in Canberra in

August.

Cooper Collingburn from Year 5 Carey has been selected in the School Sport NT

12 years and under Cricket Development/Selection Camp 2018.

The camp will be held at Pints Cricket Fields from the 6th June to 8th June. This

will be a fantastic event, where Cooper will be able to learn new skills in cricket,

make new friends and have the opportunity to be selected for the U/12 NT

Cricket Team.

Congratulations Cooper

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Congratulations

Taylan Stallan-Mansfield from Year 5 Shannon for finding Mrs Smith on page 1 in our Week 4, Term 2

newsletter!

Find Mrs Smith’s photo in this newsletter and complete this form to win a $5 Canteen

voucher . Please return entry forms to the student reception.

Mrs Smith is on Page?_____________ Competition open to all RPS Students. Entries need to be returned by Friday 8th June. Entry forms are also

available at the student reception. Prize will be drawn Tuesday 12th June

Where Is Mrs Smith??

Name:___________________Class:__________

Thank you to all our families for supporting our Biggest

Morning Tea on Thursday 24th May. We are proud to

announce that we have raised $739.70 for the Cancer

Council NT.

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STOP, LOOK, LISTEN, THINK

Follow the safe road crossing procedure

STOP, LOOK, LISTEN and THINK.

STOP one step back from the kerb or

shoulder of the road if there is no

footpath.

LOOK in all directions for

approaching traffic.

LISTEN in all directions for

approaching traffic.

THINK about whether it is safe

to cross the road – when the road is

clear or all traffic has stopped.

When crossing, walk straight across the

road. Keep LOOKING and LISTENING for

traffic while crossing.

Commencing Wednesday this week the school crossing on Belyuen Road has a Crossing Supervisor. Thank you to Ms Jones in reception for manning the crossing. We have had a lot of positive feedback from parents and are calling on parents/carers to help man the crossing. If you have some free time between 7.45am – 8.00am or 2.15pm – 2.45pm and would like to help please contact reception to add your name to the Crossing Supervisor roster.

Help us, to help our students Cross with Care!

CROSSING WITH CARE

When our children are suffering they turn to us for help. Never is this more true than when they’re experiencing anxiety. The experience of it is awful and they want it stopped. Now. That’s all we want too: to put an end to their fear, dread and worry. To help them feel calm, happy and playful again. But the contagious nature of anxiety means that while, as parents, we’re helping our children in the midst of their turmoil, we can also struggle with anxiety of our own. All those stories begin to swirl around in our minds leaving us worrying about what it all means for our child’s future happiness.

The more you understand about the events that trigger anxiety in your child and the way he or she behaves when feeling anxious, the better equipped you’ll be to respond in a truly helpful way.

The fight, flight, freeze or freak out responseIt’s important to remember that all of our kids will experience anxiety at some time or another. It’s a natural and protective reaction to the anticipation of danger or discomfort, a deeply ingrained instinctive response that gears people up, big and small, to fight for their life, or run for it (flight). As well as the ‘fight or flight’ response, it’s also been called the ‘fight, flight, freeze or freak out’ response. No argument there!

In the majority of cases where kids experience anxiety (which may even be trepidation or nervousness) – such as when faced with a maths test or a presentation in front of the class – when the ‘danger’ passes the anxiety passes too.

However there are kids who experience debilitating anxiety on a more regular basis: anxiety that interferes with their ability to function, participate in life and enjoy being a kid. In these cases it’s important to develop a deeper understanding of the events that happen before and after the anxiety is displayed. The ABC anxiety technique is an invaluable tool used by psychologists when looking at behaviour patterns.

You can use it too.

The ABC techniqueAnxiety can be thought of as a sequence of events, beginning with a triggering event that is called the Activator. The Activator is present before your child becomes anxious and fearful. It isn’t always one thing but can be a set of circumstances or factors like tiredness and hunger. Children won’t always be aware of what’s triggered their anxiety but as you begin to note down the ABC’s, you’ll establish some patterns that will help you both.

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Understanding your child’s anxious behaviour using the ABC methodby Dr Jodi Richardson

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WELLBEING AND MENTAL HEALTH

The activator triggers your child’s anxious Behaviour. Now’s about the time you might form a picture in your mind of what you witness when your little one is anxious. You’ll see a whole bunch of behaviours including avoidance, anger, fear and distress, but what you won’t necessarily see are the ‘private’ behaviours of your child such as their thoughts and feelings. Understanding these is really insightful.

Lastly, your little one’s anxiety will naturally bring about a reaction from others. This can be from you, other family members, your child’s friends and/or their teacher, depending on where they are. These reactions are the last part of your new tool, termed Consequences. Understanding what happens in response to your child’s anxiety is important, again, for understanding patterns that have built up over time.

Start by creating a table (anyway you like) similar to the one below but include more rows in yours.

Find a quiet few minutes and begin by thinking about what happens when your child becomes anxious. Describe anxious behaviours in detail in the middle column. These could be the things you witness such as crying, pacing, avoidance, clinging, etc. plus any thoughts or feelings your child has shared with you.

Let’s say for example that thunderstorms trigger anxiety in your child. Their behaviour might include fear, crying, an upset tummy and hiding away from the noise.Find a quiet few minutes and begin by thinking about what happens when your child becomes anxious. Describe anxious behaviours in detail in the middle column. These could be the things you witness such as crying, pacing, avoidance, clinging, etc. plus any thoughts or feelings your child has shared with you.

At first glance the activator might seem obvious: thunder and lightning in this example. But perhaps the anxiety is triggered earlier than that. Could it begin with overhearing the storm forecast on the news or the heavy rain preceding the storm? Finally, the Consequences column is to note what happens immediately after the anxious behaviour. What happens, and how everyone feels.

Go through this same process with the other anxious behaviours you listed. There are some examples on the following page.

The ABC exercise enables you to contemplate your child’s anxious behaviours and the circumstances around them including, importantly, when you’re not actually in the thick of it. My guess is that you’re already pretty clear about the behaviours, but after doing this exercise you’ll be armed with details of the triggers (Activators) and outcomes (Consequences) as well. Combined, this understanding will give you insights into how anxiety unfolds for your child, an opportunity to reflect on your own responses to anxious behaviour, and where there might be opportunities for helpful change.

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If at any time you’re at all concerned about your little one, please consult with your GP to seek advice and reassurance.

Example ABC table and anxious behaviours

Activators Behaviours Consequences

Thunderstorm forecastUpset tummy, cries and hides in

bedroom, won’t get ready for school

Repeated reassurance, gently

encouraging to get uniform on and

have breakfast. Only makes things

worse. Late for school, again. Feeling

frustrated.

Teacher announces upcoming testIrritable, keeps repeating “I’m going

to fail”, headache

Suggested making a plan to prepare

for test, rejected. Consoling with arm

around her telling her it’s going to be

okay. Both feeling really upset.

Dr Jodi Richardson

Jodi is a happiness and wellbeing speaker and writer, and is mum to two primary school aged kids who light her up. For more great ideas on flourishing mental health for the whole family, subscribe to her newsletter at drjodirichardson.com.au and say hello on facebook.com/DrJodiRichardson. Enquiries to jodi@drjodirichardson.com.au

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