Thursday 11th October 2018 – Issue 15

WELCOME BACK Welcome back to what is traditionally a very busy Term for both students and staff. Hopefully everyone had a great holiday.

TERM 4- NO HAT NO PLAY Just a reminder to parents that during Term 4 all students need to wear a broad brimmed hat during recesses and lunchtimes. We want to protect students from the potentially harmful effects of UV rays. We do have a ‘No Hat, No Play’ policy which requires children without a hat to stay indoors, but this is rarely necessary because most children understand the need for sun protection.

2019 ENROLMENTS If for any reason your child will not be attending Rollins in 2019 please call the office to advise us. It is vitally important that we have accurate numbers of children attending next year so that we can start planning our classes and school organisation.

GEELONG CUP PUBLIC HOLIDAY Please note that Wednesday, 24th October is Geelong Cup Day which is a scheduled public holiday in the City Of Greater Geelong. It is important to be aware that as a school we do not have any choice in this matter and apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

This week is Assembly Week Prep Music Performance

STAFF MOVEMENT During the holidays, Mandy McEwen has accepted a position at East Geelong Primary School. I would sincerely like to thank Mandy for her contribution to the learning environment at Rollins over the past 2 years, where she was an important part of our 5/6 team. We have been fortunate to secure Mr Paul Cornell for the remainder of the 2018 school year. Paul brings much experience and we welcome him to the Rollins community. WORLD TEACHERS’ DAY – Monday, 5 October 2018 World Teachers' Day offers a chance to acknowledge our teachers and say thanks. Every day, teachers are making a difference educating and inspiring young Australians. World Teachers' Day, is celebrated in more than 100 countries world-wide and was established by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in 1994 to celebrate the role of teachers in society.

This year World Teachers day fell during the school holidays. I would like to publicly thank my teachers for the great work they do at Rollins PS every day. We are extremely lucky to have such a talented group of people guiding our children.

ROLLINS FUNDRAISER-TEA TOWELS (Creating Lasting Memories!) Our limited edition tea towels will be the major fundraiser during Term 4. The tea towels feature self-portraits drawn by our children and staff. The pictures and names will be arranged together as a commemorative design. There will be two categories of towels available- Prep-Grade 2 and Grade 3-6. Order forms will be distributed this week. A sample Tea Towel is on display in the main hallway outside the office.

Jenny Hassett Principal

Thursday 11th October 2018 Issue 15

Extra-Curricular Activities Thursday 11th October-Camp Quality Incursion. No Cost Wednesday 17th October- District Lightning Premiership Gr5/6 Reminder- Monday 22nd October- School Council 5pm Wednesday 24th October - Geelong Cup Public Holiday

Principal’s

Pondering

Hats available

from Bellarine

Uniforms

Plain $11.50

Logo $15.95

ROLLINS STAR OF THE WEEK!

For the week ending Friday 16th October 2018

Prep H Henry McGill For being a little legend coming back to school and for continually showing terrific work in Maths and his writing!

Prep T Skyla Huici For showing more interest in her learning and trying really hard to sound out unknown words when writing to become an independent writer.

1C Leila Herring For her wonderful expression and enthusiasm when performing a role play of The Three Little Pigs.

1W Benji Ferrari For trying his best with his reading. Keep up the amazing work!

2W Baylee Burke For the amazing writing she produces this week. Well done!

2Z Lillie Kinney For answering lots of questions during lessons. Great work!

34C Deniz Mulayim Nate Callick

For coming back from holidays with a great attitude. Well done!

34D Lily Blagojevic For working hard on her Target Money Maths. Great job.

34H Jesse Arends Meryem Aydin

For continually being good role models in class. Well done, Legend!

34L Seth Eliott For completing all of his assigned reading homework over the holidays; Great jov and keep it up for the rest of term

34W Lucas Dennert For completing all of his assigned reading homework over the holidays. Great job and keep it up for the rest of term.

56C Theo Mitsarakis For being a helpful and reliable class member.

56J Vaibi Chugh For her amazing creative writing including great editing skills.

56M Khloe Edwards For a great start to the term and welcoming Mr Cornell to the class.

PE Izabela Kalezic For making it to Regional Athletics in Shot Put.

STEM Ava A For her caring nature with the chickens and good sense of humour.

Music Indiana Kee Great job answering questions in Music

Indonesian Danniella Haintz For being an enthusiastic helper in the Indonesian lessons.

Congratulations to our staff members who played basketball at the 23rd Teacher’s Games held in Ballarat during the first few days of the Term 3 holidays. The competition was fierce on court and all members played their part throughout the day. The Rollins Rock-ets won four of their five games, going down by just one point in their only loss and therefore was enough to earn the silver medal. A big congratulations to all that competed—onwards and upwards for next year.

SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB Issue 7 has been distributed this week.

All orders, clearly labelled with your child’s name and grade as well as payment are due by

FRIDAY 19TH OCTOBER

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT A very big thank you to the Grade 1/2 parents who took home our new non-fiction books over the school holidays for covering. We appreciate all of your hard work!

SCHOOL COUNCIL MEMBERS President: Erin McGill Vice President: Davina Reid Secretary: Sharni De Jong Treasurer: Kristi Washington Parent Members: Jasmina Bagojevic , Brenda Glazner, Sally Griffin and Bernie Ward Community Member: Tim Callaghan DEECD Members: Jenny Hassett, Silvana Trajanovska