Rosebery Primary School

The Turtle Times

14th August 2020 Term 3 Week 4

Dear Parents and Carers ,

Sports Day

Congratulations to our four sports houses- Marnba, Menida, Balli and Wamba who competed in Sport Day this week. All students showcased

our school values and it was a fun day. We all braved the early taste of humidity to enjoy the first large community event of the year. It was

wonderful to see so many families at school, encouraging positive, friendly participation in athletics. I would like to recognise the hard work of

our PE teacher Jarred Rees, all our staff- teachers, support assistants, administration and maintenance - who all contributed significantly to

the day, and our parent volunteers who ran the BBQ and organsied the raffle.

Your opinion matters!

The link to annual NT School Survey has been emailed to all families this week. The School Survey collects the opinions of staff, students and their families about school performance, culture and services. This year the School Survey will be open from Monday 10 August to Fri-day 28 August 2020. Here is the link for the Parent Survey: https://www.schoolsurvey.edu.au/s/Zhx3ExPV. It is an easy-to-complete online survey and takes about 10 minutes. The survey results can be used to inform school improvement planning, such as establishing a basis for setting targets, measuring progress, and evaluating school’s improvement efforts.

Stranger Danger

With reports of suspicious vehicles in the Palmerston area I encourage all parents and carers to regularly discuss the three R’s with their

children, especially for independent students who are riding or walking home.

Recognise

React

Report

COVID 19 reminders Let’s not get complacent. Please help minimise the risk by following these guidelines: Do not come to school or send your child to school if there is any possibility that you may have had contact with a person who has COVID-19. Do not come to school or send your child to school if either of you are unwell. Drop off your child and leave the school grounds quickly. Go directly to where you need to go. Parents of Transition children and Preschool

children may stay a little while but please observe distancing. Remember to maintain physical distancing whilst on school grounds. Make sure we have your correct contact details.

Tracking our attendance! All Northern Territory government schools are required to maintain accurate attendance records for each student enrolled at the school, every school day. Attendance records, and the collation of data, assist school staff to monitor individual student engagement and the department to plan whole-of-school attendance strategies. Attendance data provides the foundation for resource allocation and is used for reporting purposes. If your child is absent from school due to illness or other family reasons, please contact the school and inform us of the absence. Our Enrollment and Attendance Officer will send out a text reminder asking you to get in touch by phoning the school or the absentee hotline or by email. Please take a minute or so of your time and let us know the reasons for your child’s absence.

“Respectfully and cooperatively striving for excellence with confidence, integrity and resilience.”

Tania Kolomitsev

Principal

Value Awards

T Ayres/Baker/

Jeffery

Addisen Mumford-Wagner,

Ameyaa Helaskar

T-1 Platt/Parry Kodi Dahlhelm, Hayden Simmons

Yr 1 Thomas/Nichols Mark Rankins, Christina Bairamis

Yr 2 Sinclair Anthony Marshall

Yr 2 Moir/McFee Rachel Drury, Finn

Yr 3 Carroll/French Philip Carmichael,

Hayley De Campi

Yr 3/4 Gray Rihvel Williams

Yr 4 Evans/Carey/Woods Zacchaeus Verberg, Noah Hayne

Yr 5 Shannon/Ludg Keithenn Harrison, Cameron

Yr 6 Canning/Moore Micah Billiris, Ruva Nesvinga,

Janessa Nixon, Yug Patel

Principal Awards

2 Moir/McFee Mariah Tun, Rensie Bravo,

Lily May

Yr 3 Carroll/French Isabeau Laundy,

Greydan Harkness

3/4 Gray Lucas Rogers, Melinda Tun,

Sam Woolley

6 Canning/Moore Piper-Jean Torcetti

5 Shannon Ludwig Grace Scheffler, Rhianna Natt

Lachlan McLennan,

Mennard Taopo, Rueben Muthu,

Kharyll Cabesas, Jasmine Blake,

Abul Syed Mohammad, Tori

Brinkworth, Tyrone Kerslake,

Lucas Kingham, Helen Bairamis,

Tom Hill, Zehou Li ,

Jamielyn Mingi

Awards

Principal Lunch Primary Years Tuesday 18th August

Early Childhood Assembly Wednesday 19th August

Primary Years Assembly Friday 21st August

Early Childhood Assembly Wednesday 26th August

Dance Camp Friday 28th to 30th August

School Photo Forms Due Back Monday 31st August

School Photos Tuesday 1st & Wednesday 3rd September

COVID 19

Water Bottles—In line with our safe and hygienic

practices we ask that all students bring a water

bottle with their name clearly marked on it to

school. Students are not able to drink from the

water bubblers however can use the bubblers to

fill up their water bottles.

Dates To Remember

As per our school Uniform Policy, Students

must wear the prescribed school hat for

recess and lunch outside play. This is our

schools commitment to be a Sunsmart school

and due to the warm Darwin climate. Please

ensure your child brings a prescribed school

hat labelled with their name each day. Hats

can be purchased through reception.

https://roseberyprimary.nt.edu.au/images/

stories/policies-and-reports/

Uniform_Policy.pdf

Reminders

Please do not enter the school if you

have a fever, cough or shortness of

breath for the safety of our students,

staff and community.

Thank you for your assistance.

Sports Day 2020

Sports Day 2020 Thankyou to our parent volunteers for organising and

running the BBQ for sports day (Jody Hayes, Adam

Hayes, Kelly Bourke, Derek Bourke, Cassie Knight, and

Leslie Vella) the total profit raised was $1203 this

money will go towards outdoor play equipment for

our school.

Congratulations to Marnba and all of our students

for their sportsmanship and always trying their

best. Well Done!

Final Score Board

1 2553 Marnba Dolphins

2 2378 Menida Crocodiles

3 2005 Balli Crabs

4 1933 Wamba Sharks

Yr 1 Nichols/Thomas Year 1 Nichols/Thomas has been looking at the ‘then and now’ through history of Australia. We have been reading and listening to fiction books that give us a better understanding and some new knowledge of the First People and the European settlers. This week we read You and Me Murrawee by Kerri Hashmi. The story is about a young girl from today who is camping by the river. She talks about how Murrawee (an Aboriginal girl from 200 years ago) would have played and explored the same grounds. It is a beautifully observed book that showed our class how we can learn through just simply listening and sharing. To show our understanding of the story and how it relates to us, we collected natural materials from outside that would have been the same as 200 years ago. We created a mural that demonstrates the two eras coming together in one picture.

Mr Sutton, music teacher from NT Music School, led our biggest and youngest ever RPS Band, with 80% being new to the program this year, and the rest are continuers from last year. The very playful item ‘BOP’ featured the trombonists. Each of the sections demonstrated what the instruments sounded like. It is very encouraging to see an increasing growth in interest from our students. Our instrumental program is open to year 4 to 6 students. Enrolment is through the NT Music School. Enrolments for 2021 will open toward mid-Term 4.

2020 First Band Performance

Mapping in Year 2 M&M’s This term Year 2 M & M have been learning about mapping in Maths. Today each table group were given a set of written coordinates to work together and to follow to find a golden star.

Student Voice Positive Choice Yesterday selected members of our Stu-

dent Leadership attended the Student

Voice Positive Choice Summit. The purpose

of the summit was develop media skills to

promote and present fundraising initia-

tives. The day was also used to present a

cheque to the Starlight Foundation.

Through Crazy Sock day and other fund-

raising events across all Palmerston Schools

we managed to raise $3904.60.

Preschool

Book Fair Colouring In Competition

COLOURING IN COMPETITION

$10 VOUCHER WINNERS

Preschool: Lilly C

Trans: Harvey, Sakkhota, Ayus

Year 1 /2: Lace

Year 3: Hannah, Isabeau

Year 4: Ceaser

Year 5 /6: George

CONGRATULATIONS!