SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Issue 2 2020

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

School captain

Term 1 Week 4 2019

Coming Up Soon Monday 17th February NRPSSA Cricket Trials Tuesday 18th February Leaders Badge Presentation and Welcome BBQ 2pm Monday 24th February Halogen Leadership Conference Brisbane Year 6 Students only Tuesday 25th February NRPSSA Swimming Championships Friday 28th February Clean Up Australia Day Activity 2pm Monday 2nd March Debating Workshop at Alstonville PS Friday 6th March Rose Ceremony 9am NRPSSA Basketball Trials Tuesday 10th March NRPSSA Tennis Trials Friday 13th March NRPSSA Rugby League Trials

Term 1 Week 3 2020 Congratulations Congratulations everyone for a great start to the school year! It has been very enjoyable walking around the school and seeing happy faces in our classrooms and the playground. A special congratulations to our students who participated in the First North Swimming Carnival. Levi had an especially impressive day and was awarded Age Champion. We received many outstanding comments about our students’ exemplary behaviour and their efforts in entering all events. A fabulous team effort! Thank you, to our parents and carers who make it possible for our students to attend these events.

School Leaders and Welcome BBQ We will be holding a 2020 School Leader Badge Presentation and a free BBQ afternoon on Tuesday 18 February at 2pm to award our leaders their official badges and to give our new families an opportunity to meet teachers and our Rosebank families. Canteen Thank you to Lisa who provided our students with an amazing healthy lunch last Friday. We require canteen volunteers to be able to have this service available to our students each Friday. Please contact Lisa to support our canteen initiatives. Halogen Student Leadership Conference The Leadership conference will be on Monday 24 February. We have 5 students attending from Year 6. The permission note with full details has been sent home to these students today. Lock Down Drill We will be having a Lock Down Drill this Friday to ensure our students, staff and school community are safe and understand procedures to keep them safe.

Friday 14th February Canteen To be advised. Lock Down Drill

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Homework This year each child will receive a Homework Contract Book as part of their School Fee Contribution. Half of the orders have arrived from our supplier and we are waiting on the rest of the order. We have distributed the books we have received to students and will distribute the remaining books when we receive them. There is a set contract per week. It is expected that students complete the set contract each week and return their book each Friday to school for marking. Parents and carers may like to cover the book with contact or plastic to protect the book for the year. Library Borrowing Library borrowing occurs each Monday. Students are asked to have a library bag to transport books in their bags from school to home and return. Some students have overdue books and are not able to borrow more until these books have been returned. Please have a search at home and return any overdue books. Bus Travel All new students need to apply for a school bus pass. All current Year 3 students need to reapply for bus travel. Please go online at https://transportnsw.info/travel-info/using-public-transport/school-travel to apply. It is important that this is completed within the next two weeks. If you have any problems or concerns please ask Jen or Kim in the school office for assistance. Uniforms Uniforms are an important part of belonging to a team or community. At Rosebank we wear our uniform with pride. Attached is our uniform requirements. All uniforms can be purchased through the school office. We also have some second-hand items. If any families have outgrown their uniforms and would like to donate them to our second-hand pool, we would appreciate it. Please ensure all items are labelled with your child’s name so they can be returned if misplaced. Student Absences If your child is away from school due to illness or injury, please inform the school as soon as possible in writing or via the school office. If we are not informed within 7 days the absence is automatically recorded as an unjustified absence from school.

Clean Up Australia (School Day Event) Friday 28 February we will be participating in the Clean Up School Day as part of the wider Clean Up Australia event. Students are asked to bring in a pair of gardening gloves to wear to protect their hands during the event.

Have an awesome week everyone! From Juanita, Oliver, Kim and Jen (The Rosebank Team).

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.

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Active Kids Vouchers Don’t forget – Active Kids Rebate vouchers are available twice per year for children aged 4.5-18 years for sports registration fees. They can be used to subsidise registration costs by up to $100.

To activate your voucher, head to the Service NSW website to complete the application - https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/apply-active-kids-voucher

Creative Kids Voucher The NSW Government is helping kids get creative with the new Creative Kids

program. Parents, guardians and carers can apply for a voucher with a value of up to $100 per calendar year for each student aged 4.5 to 18 years old enrolled in

school. The voucher may be used with a registered activity provider for registration, participation and tuition costs for creative arts, speech, drama,

dance, digital design, coding, and music lessons and activities. The voucher can be used at any time during the calendar year it was issued. The program runs year-round, so kids can get creative at any time. For more information and to apply, visit https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/applycreative-kids-voucher

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Welcome BBQ and Leader Presentation Tuesday 18 February 2pm

FREE Sausage Sizzle!

For catering purposes, could please you fill out this tear off slip and return to school by Monday 17 February.

Name:________________________

Number of people attending:________________________________