SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Issue 36 2019

Rosebank Public School

Email: Rosebank-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: www.rosebank-p.school.nsw.gov.au Principal: Juanita Thomson Phone: (02) 66882126

THIS WEEK

COMING UP COMING UP

Term 1 Week 4 2019

Coming Up Soon Friday 29 November Kindergarten 2020 Orientation 9.00am – 3pm Monday 9 December Special Assembly School Leader Candidate Speeches All Welcome 9.15 am Library Thursday 12 December Year 6 Farewell Dinner- More Information Provided Shortly Tuesday 17 December K-6 Fun Day and Picnic- More Information Provided Shortly Wednesday 18 December 12.30pm End of Year Presentation and Thank You to School Volunteers Reports Home

Term 4 Week 6 2019 Thank You Rosebank RFS! Last week showed us that we live in a land of extremes. Our thoughts go out to the many who have been caught up in the ongoing tragedy of bushfire across NSW. We’d like to take this opportunity to thank our Rosebank RFS who consist of members from our local community. They have worked in extreme conditions over the past few weeks to keep our community safe and to keep us current and up to date with local bushfire information. We sincerely appreciate your focus and commitment to keeping our students, staff, families, environment, homes, properties and animals safe. Last week I attended a few days in Sydney completing training in Leading Teaching and Learning and I would like to thank the Rosebank PS team for their efforts, great collaboration and communication with me, our Director of Educational Leadership and the community through such complex circumstances. As the initial threat lessens, it is important to remind ourselves of support services available, as sometimes trauma can be delayed. These support services may be accessing our school counselling service, visiting your local GP, Beyond Blue –1300 22 4636, Lifeline –13 11 14 and other local community services. Please contact us if you would like further support information. P&C Meeting Our next P&C meeting will take place this Thursday 21 November at 2.45pm. All are welcome! End of Year Evaluation and Planning for 2020 At present, we are evaluating our learning data and the programs we have provided to our students throughout 2019. We have received our School Budget Allocation Report (SBAR) for 2020. The SBAR determines our staffing allocation and school budget for 2020.

Thursday 21 November P&C Meeting 2.45pm Friday 22 November Kindergarten 2020 Orientation 9.00am-1pm Canteen is on Set Up: Lisa R Serving: Lisa H Miss Wise’s Last Day with Year 3-6 Year 3-6 to Bring a Plate to Share

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NSW Curriculum Review The NSW Curriculum Review Interim Report has been released. Find out more at https://www.nswcurriculumreview.nesa.nsw.edu.au/home/siteAreaContent/524abec1-f0f9-4ffd-9e01-2cc89432ad52 Public consultation is open until 13 December 2019. Outstanding Fees We are currently finalising our finances for the year and would greatly appreciate if outstanding fees could be settled ASAP. Students of the Week Gabe: Always Demonstrating RISE Expectations. Zoe: High Engagement and Integrity in Science.

Class Awards River: Contribution to Discussions. Phoenix: Raising the Bar in Writing. Oliver: Caring for Amelia. Sierra: High Commitment and Effort in Learning. Alex: Tremendous Effort in Caring for our Classroom Environment.

Have an awesome week everyone!

From Juanita, Nicky, Oliver, Kim and Jen (The Rosebank Team).

Thank You Rosebank RFS

We respectfully acknowledge the Elders past and present

of the Wijabul Wiyabul people and other peoples of the

Bunjalung Nation.

They are the first peoples of this land, which has long been

a place of learning for Aboriginal people.

2020 Kindergarten Orientation Dates

This term, we will be conducting our Kindergarten orientation program for students starting school in 2020. Our transition program continues on Friday 22 November 9:00am-1:00pm and Friday 29 November 9:00am-3:00pm.

Introducing Zoe

Inventive Indoor Play

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Our 2020 Kindergarten students and K/1s jointly constructed a recount of the book ‘The Terrible Plop’. K/1s were responsible for a character and writing a speech bubble. They also decided on how they could summarise the story using dialogue straight from the pages.

Did or Done? “Did” is the past tense of ‘do’.

E.g. I did not know how to do that. Did you see that?

“Done” is the past principle of ‘do’. It cannot occur alone in a sentence and is always accompanied by another verb.

E.g. I have done the dishes. She had done that before.

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