HRCS Happenings

Term 3, Week 2 3 August 2018 17 Melaleuca Drive Metford NSW, 2323 Phone: (02) 4933 5844 Fax: (02) 4933 5557

Principal: Tracey Rapson Assistant Principals: Amanda Worton - John Winters - Katey Hughes (Rel)

We are Safe - We Learn - We Care

Dates For Diaries

Monday 6—Friday 10

August Education Week

Tuesday 7 August

Open Day

Monday 20 August

Year 7 Vaccinations

Friday 28 September

End of Term 3

Monday 15 October

Students & Staff Return for Term 4

Tuesday 23 October

Senior Camp—Coffs Harbour

Friday 26 October

Senior Campers Return

Thursday 22 November

Year 12 Formal

Friday 7 December

Presentation Day

Wednesday 19 December

End of Term 4 for Students

Friday 21 December

End of Term 4 for Staff

Principal’s Message

Does your child attend Respite? If your child

attends Respite, please ensure that the Respite

Advice forms are returned to our office. For your

convenience a tear off slip is located on page 8.

Dear families and friends

I hope you have been able to be outdoors enjoy the beautiful days this week.

Education Week: Families and friends are warmly invited to join us for our

2018 Education Week celebrations next Tuesday 7 August. We will be

commencing our day at 9.30am with the Tabloid Sports Day, where students

will engage in a variety of activities, accruing points for their sporting house.

Our Education Week Assembly will follow and then we will all enjoy a delicious

sausage sizzle! Just a reminder that there will be a prize for the best dressed

supporter for each house. Hope to see you there!

Staff Car Park: Thank you to everyone who has assisted by not using the

staff car park as a ‘kiss and drop’ area. There is a significant amount of traffic

around the entrance to the car park of a morning, which impacts on cars and

buses trying to exit the school. I would ask that you do not use the car park

during those peak times. Families and friends are encouraged to ‘join the cue’

of Assisted Travel vehicles during pick up times to avoid having to find a park.

Mornings between 8:50am – 9:00am is a time where there should not be a lot

of waiting. Afternoon pickup is between 2:30pm – 3:00pm. Thank you for

your assistance in this matter, if you would like to discuss this matter in

further detail, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Leuca visits the Classroom: Our PBL mascot Leuca has been very busy this

week spending time in Room 10 and Hub C. Each week the positive behaviour

notifications are tallied and two PBL Class of the Week Awards are presented.

During the week, Leuca assists with the PBL Lesson of the Week. Leuca is very

popular with all students and having him in class is a wonderful motivator.

Well done everyone!

Teacher of the Week

Term 3—Week 2

PBL Teacher and SLSO of the Week: PBL (Positive Behaviour for Learning) is a whole school

program which recognises the work of all school members. Each week, the positive notifications are

tallied and the teacher and SLSO with the greatest number of positive entries are awarded Teacher and

SLSO of the Week. The philosophy of this initiative is for staff to recognise the positive behaviour in

young people.

Week 2 Teacher of the Week was Tash from Hub C. Great work everyone!

Congratulations to

Tash from Room 6

for being

‘Teacher of Week’

Term 3—Week 2

Canteen Menu

Cheeseburger

$3.50

Nuggets x 6

$3.00

Sausage Roll

$2.50

Salad Wrap

$4.00

Chicken Salad Wrap

$5.00

Popper

$1.00

Jelly Cup

$1.00

Cheese Slice

$.30

Milkshake

$2.50

Canteen will be held

on Wednesdays

Orders will go home

on Fridays and will be

due on Mondays

Mayor’s Breakfast: On Wednesday morning this week, three members of

our School Leadership Team represented Hunter River Community School at

the Mayor’s Breakfast. This is a wonderful opportunity for School Leaders to

network and learn about leadership and mindfulness. This year the function’s

guest speaker was Rebecca Sharrock, a young author and motivational

speaker who talks about her journey of dealing with autism – one step at a

time. Her motivational address was inspirational and our School Leaders

were certainly able to relate to some of the issues she was discussing. During

the morning, the group were able to meet Miss Maitland Showgirl,

Ms Caitlin Hipwell and saw the new council flag being raised for the first time.

Congratulations Emma, Alyssa and Jackson for being outstanding

ambassadors and thank you Maitland City Council for the wonderful

opportunity.

Riding for the Disabled: All of our riders are back in the saddle for the

Term 3 riding program. It has been wonderful to see the improvement in all

the riders, with Brielle and Jack riding in a saddle for the first time this week!

Congratulations everyone!

Indigenous Streetball Tournament: Last Friday a group of students were

very excited to attend the Indigenous Streetball Basketball tournament that

was held at Hunter Valley Grammar School. The group were able to meet

some of the players and officials and enjoyed watching the 3 on 3

competition, picking up some tips on how to shoot baskets! Well done

everyone!

Goodbye Pam: After 40 years working in schools, our dedicated cleaner,

Pam, has advised that she will be ‘hanging up her mop’ after her morning

shift next Friday. Pam has worked tirelessly for decades to ensure that our

school is always in top condition and has always been a wonderful supporter

of our students and programs. We will certainly miss Pam very much and

can’t imagine our school without her, however we wish her all the best for

her retirement future and hope that she and Greg enjoy their planned

travels. Pam will always be a treasured member of our HRCS family and I

would like to thank her for her years of dedication.

I hope that everyone has a great week.

Captains Awards: Today’s Captain’s Award was selected by Jesse and was awarded to Ethan from

Room 6 for waiting patiently for his bus.

Prefect Awards: Our Prefect’s Award for this week was selected by Coby B and was given to

Charleigh from Room 6 for being a good friend.

House Captain Awards: Today’s House Captain’s Award was selected by Sophie and was awarded to

Chloe from Room 9 for great participation in sport.

School Shirts 8-16

$20 each

School Shirts SML-3XL

$24 each

Senior School Shirts 8-16

(Yrs 11-12)

$16 each

Senior School Shirts SML-3XL

(Yrs 11-12)

$20 each

School jackets 4-16

$23

School jackets SML-3XL

$27.00

School Hats

$12.00

Uniform Shop

‘Leuca’ Merit Awards

Justin A Mattie Chris

Thomas Nikkie Charleigh

Jesse J Blair Sophie

Emilia Connah M Mitchell

Ethan Hayley William

PBL ‘Principal Leuca Award’

Lochlin Johnson

Justin Auld

Kody O’Brien

PBL ‘Legendary Leuca

Award’ - Week 2

Thomas Field

William Smith-Gardiner

Blaire Lockley

25 Club

PBL Awards

Term 3

Week 2

Congratulations!

The following outstanding

students were our recipients

of our prestigious ‘Leuca’

wrist bands.

Ethan Braith

Liam Koby

Bevan Justin H

PBL photos can be viewed

on the school Facebook

p a g e f o r y o u r

convenience.

Alyssa Hayley

Lillian Blake

Jacqueline Lewis

50 Club

PBL Awards

Term 3

Week 1 cont.

Class of the Week

Bottom Playground

Room 4

Term 3—Week 2

Class of the Week

Top Playground

Hub C

Term 3—Week 2

PBL Awards

Term 3

Week 2 cont.

Mayor’s Breakfast

Room 11

This term Room 11 have been exploring the

history of places throughout the world. We

began with the country of Germany. We

incorporated this topic into our Food Tech

program and made some German sausages

and mashed potatoes.

In sport Room 11 has been working on our

Basketball skills. This week we focused on

dribbling a ball and passing the ball to our

friends.

School Office Hours: Our school office is open from 8:00am until 4:00pm. If you contact the

school outside of these hours, please leave a message on our answering machine.

Monday mornings from 8.20am to 8.30am and during mandatory staff training our office will be

unattended, please leave your details and message on the answering machine and we will contact you

back as soon as possible. Thank you in advance.

Voluntary Contributions

Name:____________________________________________

Student Associated With: ____________________________

Room: ____________ Contact No: ___________________

$50 enclosed Cash/Cheque $50 Paid per POP

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Entertainment Book with over $20 000 of Value

Name:____________________________________________

Student Associated With: ____________________________

Room: ____________ Contact No: ___________________

Book Membership $65.00 enclosed cash/cheque

Book Membership $65.00 paid on P.O.P.

Book Membership

Digital Membership

Respite Advice Form

Student’s Name: ________________________________

Medication: Yes/No

Date for Respite: ____________________

Commencing Date: __________________

Concluding Date: ___________________

Name of Respite Provider: __________________________________

Transport Provided By: _____________________________________

Parents/Caregiver’s Signature: ______________________________ Date: ______________

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