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Roebuck Primary School
NEWSLETTER
An Independent Public School - Broome Cluster
NEWSLETTER NO. 5
5 April 2017
School Vision: Through high quality teaching and leadership, Roebuck Primary School students will be
positive, resilient, inclusive and successful citizens.
DATES FOR
YOUR DIARY
Thursday 6 April
Kimberley
Basketball Carnival
Friday 7 April
ANZAC Assembly
Monday 24 April
School Development
Day
Tuesday 25 April
ANZAC Day
Wednesday 26 April
Students Return
Friday 28 April
Assembly – Ibis 4
Dear Parents / Caregivers
FREE DRESS DAYS Doppelganger is such an unusual word and yet was apt at the ‘Dress Like a Teacher’ day last week. We teachers didn’t know just how much our mannerisms and dress fashion is noticed by the students (and parents). There were some absolute brilliant take-offs by the students of staff. Thank you all for supporting the free dress day and bringing lots of laughter and joy to everyone. And…Mrs Guthrie will stop wearing her glasses on her head; I’ll get new shirt colours; Mrs Allaway will flip her hair to the other side; Mrs Leak will stop wearing the lanyard; Ms Cara might add another boho poncho to her wardrobe. THANKS to ALL students and staff getting into the swing of things and having a lot of fun on the day. For those who haven’t yet joined the Roebuck Primary School Facebook page, you are missing out on some great photos and highlights of our school community. BIKE AND SCOOTER SAFETY High 5 to all those students walking their bikes and scooters through the school. THANK YOU, our school footpaths, verandahs and walkways are so much safer. SCHOOL GROUNDS Over the next few weeks we shall see further additions to our school grounds. The stage in the Year 1 and Year 2 area has become a great place to meet, use and add value to the school environment (thanks Broome Builders). Adding to this we expect a dry creek bed playground to be installed in the Kindy and Pre-Primary area these holidays; have the oval top-dressed and cored, soccer goals installed soon (thank you P&C for funding these) and more flood lights added to ensure our safety at disco’s and Open Nights (again, the P&C come to the fore). THE NEXT THREE WEEKS Foremost in people’s minds is the two week school holidays; and yes, it’s come around quickly for everyone! For those families that can get away; have fun, enjoy family and be safe. Easter is a significant Christian celebration and for those that celebrate, at whatever level, may your time be significant and meaningful to you. ANZAC Roebuck Primary School is being represented by our School Captains with the Broome Cluster Schools on ANZAC Day at Bedford Park on Tuesday 25 April, commencing 5am. ANZAC; For Country For Nation is but one title that acknowledges the sacrifice, turmoil and heartache that this world event created. More information can be found at the Australian War Museum www.awm.gov.au STAFFING Our congratulations and best wishes go to Mr Migliore who is getting Married to the lucky Rachel; and Miss Hailstone who is getting married to the dapper James O’Neill. All the very best for your fabulous days.
Kelvin Shem, Principal
Broome Cluster of
Independent Schools
2017 CHARGES AND VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS
VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS K-6
Curriculum Area COST
The Arts $10.00
English $10.00
Mathematics $10.00
Science $10.00
Physical & Health Education $10.00
Library $10.00
TOTAL $60.00
Cash or cheques (payable to Roebuck Primary School)
are accepted, EFTPOS or a direct credit to our school
bank account:-
A/c Name Roebuck Primary School
Bank Commonwealth Bank
BSB 066 505
Account No. 10134441
Reference Please put your child’s name
CHARGES – Extra Cost Options Estimated Maximum Cost
Excursions/Visiting Artists K-6 $80.00
Interschool Sport 1-6 $60.00
Swimming 1-6 $90.00
School Camp 6 *$650.00
Leadership Camp 5-6 $60.00
Graduation 6 $55.00
Specialist Phys Ed 1-6 $45.00
PEAC / BIPSE 5-6 $200.00
* $650 is the expected total cost inclusive of all activities, accommodation, transport and food for a five (5) day camp. Parent fundraising has historically reduced the contribution to approximately $300 per student. This amount per child per annum is therefore dependent and directly related to the effort and energy of the fundraising. Prior to camp, payment plans may be negotiated with the Principal.
Payment will be requested during the school year when costs and participation by students is confirmed
Voluntary Contributions and Charges were approved at School
Board meeting held on 29 August 2016.
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ROEBUCK PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWS
Roebuck Primary School’s Business Plan is
now available for viewing on the school
website:
http://www.roebuckps.wa.edu.au/page/142/
Business-Plan
Students return to Roebuck
Primary School Wednesday,
26 April. Have a safe and
happy holiday.
Five Minutes with Mrs Guthrie
Mrs Guthrie joined us at Roebuck Primary School in 2013 and has been busy ever since
teaching the junior primary students. In 2015, Mrs Guthrie took on a leadership role
that saw her develop and implement many of the innovations and changes made to
the junior playgrounds and programs.
I got to sit down with Mrs Guthrie for five minutes to find out a bit more about who she is
away from school………..
Mrs Guthrie was born and raised in country Melbourne until she was 8 years old, before her family moved to Perth.
She enjoys shopping, cooking, camping, trekking, photography and planning her next AMAZING holiday.
Mrs Guthrie wasn’t really sure what to do after high school. She did know that she wanted to go to university, so
she chose teaching because she knew it was a job in which she would be able to travel around the state and
internationally.
Now that she has been a teacher for 9 years, she is so thankful for her decision as she LOVES being in the
classroom with the students. Mrs Guthrie believes that ‘every day is different and being able to help students learn
and gain confidence whilst having fun is pretty special too’.
When I asked Mrs Guthrie what she enjoys about working at Roebuck Primary School she said ‘The awesome
school community events. Things like assemblies, the community song, NAIDOC Cup, Book Week, Books n
Brekky, Presentation Night along with so many more make this school a fun and rewarding place to work.’
Something you might not know about Mrs Guthrie is that she has travelled to almost 50 countries and you WILL
NOT BELIEVE THIS but…she doesn’t like chocolate! Imagine that!
Her greatest accomplishments are climbing Mt Kilimanjaro & reaching the Base Camp at Mt. Everest.
Mrs Guthrie has also worked hard to become a Level 3 Classroom Teacher which takes A LOT of extra work and
study to achieve! Well done Mrs Guthrie!
In the future Mrs Guthrie would like to visit Antarctica, learn a second language, preferably Spanish, teach
overseas (maybe in Spain), skydive and travel even more!
Thanks so much for giving us 5 minutes of your time Mrs Guthrie!
BUILDINGS FACILITIES AND GROUNDS UPDATE
ECE DRY RIVER BED
Over the holidays the foundation of the Dry River Bed will be installed in the ECE area. This project is a
culmination of our 2016 community review and the results of the student, teacher and parent consultation process
into improving our school grounds. It would be appreciated if parents could remind their children to stay out of the
ECE area over the holidays while the installation is taking place and reinforce the message of looking after our
school grounds and property. Watch this space for the next step in our ECE playground upgrades – we will be
calling for your help!
ATTENDANCE – SUMMARY OF TERM 1
We are pleased to share the results of our attendance up to Week 9 of Term 1 with the achievement of
95.8% overall attendance for our student population.
We continue to focus on improving attendance by developing strong communication links between
school and Roebuck families, providing support and being proactive in our follow up regarding absences
or assisting with plans to support students attending school.
The Roebuck Primary School, School Board is seeking parent representatives to join the School Board. There are two positions. The nominee may select a two or three year tenure. Meetings occur in the School Staff Room at 6.00pm on Monday evenings in Week Three and Week Seven each term. The meetings are generally 75 minutes in duration. Members of the School Board (Unincorporated) provide a governance role as explained in the Terms of Reference. Information packs including the nomination form are available from the School Reception. For further information please contact either; Mr Duncan Smith the current Chair of the School Board [email protected] Mr Kelvin Shem -RPS Principal Ph: 91923377 or [email protected]
Nominations close 2.30pm,
Wednesday 26th April
Community Safety
Announcement
We would like to remind the
Roebuck Primary School
community to walk their bikes
and scooters through the school
during 7:30am to 2:30pm.
School Board
Thank you for supporting your
child/ren in their attendance at
Roebuck Primary School. We
look forward to seeing all students
returning to school on Wednesday
26th April after rest, relaxation and
fun over the holiday break.
Pre Primary Library Excursion
On Wednesday 29 March, the Pre Primary students went on their first excursion to The Broome Public Library. The
excursion started with a grand tour of the whole library and all the amazing things available. We even saw dinosaur
footprints and a DRAGON! We listened to a funny story and created a crafty cube to take home. Then we had a
chance to explore all the puzzles, puppets and books in the children’s area of the library.
Thank you to Alison and Ian from the Broome Library for making our excursion so much fun!
WHAT HAVE OUR STUDENTS BEEN UP TO!
VALUES AWARDS SIX KINDS OF BEST
WANTED: RECYCLED MATERIALS FOR CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES
Some of the Year 5 and 6 students involved in the PEAC\BIPSE Program will
be attempting to build Rube Goldberg machines during Term Two. They are
incredibly complicated machines that perform simple tasks – just like the
board game, Mousetrap.
We are looking for a range of recycled materials that we could use to build them. Cardboard and plastic containers
We really want to stretch ourselves, so old broken toys, pvc pipes, Styrofoam
sheets, metal poles (like small tent pegs), hinges, light timber, and pretty well
anything that is clean, safe and could be repurposed would be great – no glass
please.
You can drop the donations off directly at Corella 1, the demountable building
next to Spoonbill.
Many thanks!
Ms Rowley
PEAC and BIPSE Coordinator
Oscar C. Carlia R. Kyle R.
Charlote R Marlin G. Gracie D.
Lexi M. Beau C. Tallula V.
Jasmine L. Xayn P. Chloe A.
Zayla H. Oscar M. Joel F.
Kayla S. Hayden T. Jacinta D.
Ruby M. Mason J. Callum W.
Lee K. Tanner W. Alex K.
Hailei N. Zeb M. Lucas V.
Sebastiastan K.
Madison S. Isabella L. Amy W.
Jersey A. Jack G. Taj L.
SPECIALIST AWARDS
Digital Technologies – Ibis 6 (Year 3) Science – Spoonbill 4 (Year 6) Music – Greenshank 4 (Year 4) Sport - Whimbrel 6 (Year 1)
INTERSCHOOL SWIMMING CARNIVAL 2017
Overall Champion Shield:
St Mary’s, 1st 399 Points
Roebuck, 2nd 335 Points
Equity Shield:
Roebuck, 4th 402.25 Points
Individual Medal Winners:
Yr 3 R/U Boy – Austin M.
Yr 4 Champion Girl – Riley C.
Yr 4 R/U Boy – Carlo M.
Yr 5 Champion Boy – Tom H.
Yr 5 R/U Boy – Max M.
DON’T PALM US OFF
Mrs Leak’s Year 4 students from Greenshank
2 have been hard at work learning all about
endangered animals and the threats they face.
Students recently learnt that the decline in the
Orangutan numbers is due to the production of
palm oil. This new fact stirred some emotions
within the students and one student, John,
went home and has decided to not sit by and
continue to let this happen. John has
discovered that the ministers will be going to a
vote on the 28 April 2017, for the mandatory
labelling of all products to clearly include palm
oil if it is in the product.
The Year 4 students would like to bring this to
everyone’s attention so that everyone can
have their say “Don’t Palm Us Off”. If you feel
just as strongly as the Year 4 students, please
go to
www.zoo.org.au/palmoil/wa-ministers
and vote YES to demand that palm oil should
be clearly written on labels when used in
products.
We have a choice to stand up and make a
difference, Orangutans do not.
2017 Joke Competition
Thank you to everyone who entered the 2017 Roebuck
Primary School Joke Competition!
The Curriculum Action team had to read through so many
jokes and we had a tough time choosing.
The winners in each category were:
The Best Riddle: Meg R., Year 3, Ibis 4.
The Best Knock – Knock Joke: Sydney L., Year 6,
Spoonbill 4.
The Best Classic Joke: Damon V., Year 6, Spoonbill
4.
The Best Overall Joke: Isaac C., Year 1 Whimbrel 5
The best overall joke was
What do you call a fake noodle?
An impasta!
Thanks for the laughs!
From the Curriculum Action Team
P&C NEWS
P&C NEWS
Good luck to everyone who has already
purchased their tickets for this years Easter
raffle! Tickets are on sale this week for $2
each and the prizes will be drawn on Friday,
7 April.
Our P&C NEEDS YOU! Why not come along
to our next meeting on Tuesday, 9 May at
6.30pm in the staff room. Everyone is
welcome!
Belinda Allister
P&C President
The Year 6 Camp Fundraising Sub-Committee has been
very busy fundraising this term. All proceeds raised by the sub-committee will go towards reducing the cost of the year 6 school camp being held in September. Meagan Black organised our Hawaiian themed disco which was a huge success raising over $2,000.00. There were plenty of smiley faces, groovy moves, games and of course prizes, pizza and cool drink! Year 6 families have also been busy delivering Shire directories to all homes and businesses in Broome. Thank you to all the Year 6 students and their families who have generously volunteered their time to help out with these fundraising events. In addition, a big thank you to the Roebuck Primary School Community for supporting these events. We have further fundraising events planned for Term 2. Any Year 6 families who would like to be a part of the Year 6 fundraising sub-committee can contact me by email at [email protected] and I will be happy to add you to our mailing list. Angela Inns Co-ordinator Year 6 school camp fundraising sub-committee
COMMUNITY NEWS
School Holiday Program
Marrul season
April - May
Changing season. Little wind or rain. Humidity drops Marrul is the shortest of the seasons. It begins with the
budding of the inland bloodwood and it continues until the south east winds start to blow.
Marrul is a time when there is hunting on land as the lizards are getting fat and so are easier to catch and
provide a plentiful food source. There are lots of birds around at this time including the Bar Shouldered Dove,
the Crested Pigeon and the Red Winged Parrot.
The tides are very high during this period and the sea foods such as the stingray are small.
The Sand Paper Fig and the wild prune are fruiting. The latter is eaten also by the flying foxes. In fruit is the
Gundurung, a mangrove (Avicennia marina)
IS EASTER A DENTAL NIGHTMARE??
No it’s one of those fabulous treat times we talk about so
often, a time to spend with friends & family & to eat Hot
Cross buns on Friday & Easter eggs on Sunday. If
you’re lucky enough to get lots of Easter eggs share
them around & remember to eat them all by the end of
Easter.
Oh and most important after all those treats you must
remember to brush those very precious teeth at least
twice a day.
The Dental Therapy Clinic will be closed for the school
holidays and will reopen on Monday 24 April. If your
child has toothache or an emergency in the holidays
your welcome to attend the Dental Clinic at Broome
Hospital where they will be treated at no cost & their
treatment notes will be added to their records.
If you have any queries about School Dental please call
in or phone us 91953022.
Have a very happy Easter & safe fun holidays, Kim &
Sandie