Rutherford Public School Newsleer WEEK 9 & 10, TERM 2 2018 Reminders ALL ATSI STUDY CLUB Monday at 3:15pm Little Dragons Registrations for third intake (26 July) close Fri 29 Jun Sport Fridays Playgroup 9:10am -11:10am Tuesdays in the hall Band 8:30am Wednesdays P&C Canteen orders through Flexischools Only Next P&C Meeting - 6:30pm Thursday 5th July Term 2 Financial Planner… What Who How Much Pay By Little Dragons Program P-K $30 Before start Canberra Year 6 $435 Bal. Fri 03/08 Great Aussie Bush Camp Year 5 $225 Bal. Fri 26/10 School Contribution K to 6 $45 one child / $90 family Day Events No Assembly this week Term 2 Week 9 25/6 Multicultural Public Speaking Local Area Final in the hall - Stage 2 and Stage 3 26/6 1K Walking Excursion to Maitland Baptist Long Daycare Stage 3 Touch Football - Max McMahon 27/6 Year 3 Excursion to 78-Storey Treehouse Rebecca Young Cup - Girls Rugby League 28/6 Year 4 Excursion to 78-Storey Treehouse KE, KG & KC Excursion Girls Soccer at Norm Chapman Oval 30/6 P&C Trivia Night - $15 per person ASSEMBLY WEEK Term 2 Week 10 2/7 9:30am Stage 3 Hunter Inter-Schools Public Speaking 12:30pm NAIDOC Assembly in Quad 3/7 9:30am Women’s Yarn Up - Community Room 10:30am Stage 3 to RTHS Back to the 80’s Musical 1H Walking Excursion to Maitland Baptist Long Daycare 4/7 School Band to Opal Aged Care Maitland 9:30am Early Stage 1 Hunter Inter-Schools Final 10:30am Stage 2 Hunter Inter-Schools Final 12:20pm & 1:00pm Band Performance in Library 2:30pm K-2 PBL Badge Celebration 2:45pm 3-6 PBL Badge Celebration 5/7 PSSA Softball Gala Day - Girls PSSA Newcastle Gala Day for Basketball Knockout 9:30am Stage 1 Hunter Inter-Schools Final 11:10am K-2 NAIDOC Disco in hall 6:30pm P&C Meeting in the Community Room 6/7 Indigenous Games for Sport Last Day of Term 2 Day Events No Assembly this week Term 3 Week 1 23/7 Staff Development Day 24/7 First Day of Term 3 for Students 25/7 K/6J Shopping Trip 26/7 K/6J to PCYC for Gymnastics 27/7 ASSEMBLY WEEK Term 3 Week 2 30/7 9:10am K-2 Spelling Bee in the Hall Stage 3 Dance Group Performance 31/7 8:00am ICAS English Test 9:10am 3-6 Spelling Bee in the Hall Stage 2 Hunter Dance Festival Rehearsal Stage 2 Dance Group Performance 1/8 Opportunity Class Placement Test K/6J Shopping Trip 2/8 Year 1 Tocal Excursion K/6J to PCYC for Gymnastics 3/8 Year 1 Tocal Excursion Hunter Schools Netball Cup School Calendar
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Rutherford Public School Newsletter
WEEK 9 & 10, TERM 2 2018
Reminders
ALL
ATSI STUDY CLUB Monday at 3:15pm
Little
Dragons
Registrations for third intake (26 July) close Fri 29 Jun
Sport Fridays
Playgroup 9:10am -11:10am Tuesdays in the hall
Band 8:30am Wednesdays
P&C Canteen orders through Flexischools Only
Next P&C Meeting - 6:30pm Thursday 5th July
Term 2 Financial Planner…
What Who How Much Pay By
Little Dragons Program P-K $30 Before start
Canberra Year 6 $435 Bal. Fri 03/08
Great Aussie Bush Camp Year 5 $225 Bal. Fri 26/10
School Contribution K to 6 $45 one child / $90 family
Day Events
No Assembly this week
Term
2 Week 9
25/6 Multicultural Public Speaking Local Area Final in the hall - Stage 2 and Stage 3
26/6 1K Walking Excursion to Maitland Baptist Long Daycare
Stage 3 Touch Football - Max McMahon
27/6 Year 3 Excursion to 78-Storey Treehouse
Rebecca Young Cup - Girls Rugby League
28/6 Year 4 Excursion to 78-Storey Treehouse
KE, KG & KC Excursion
Girls Soccer at Norm Chapman Oval
30/6 P&C Trivia Night - $15 per person
ASSEMBLY WEEK
Term
2 Week 10
2/7 9:30am Stage 3 Hunter Inter-Schools Public Speaking
12:30pm NAIDOC Assembly in Quad
3/7 9:30am Women’s Yarn Up - Community Room
10:30am Stage 3 to RTHS Back to the 80’s Musical
1H Walking Excursion to Maitland Baptist Long Daycare
4/7 School Band to Opal Aged Care Maitland
9:30am Early Stage 1 Hunter Inter-Schools Final
10:30am Stage 2 Hunter Inter-Schools Final
12:20pm & 1:00pm Band Performance in Library
2:30pm K-2 PBL Badge Celebration
2:45pm 3-6 PBL Badge Celebration
5/7 PSSA Softball Gala Day - Girls
PSSA Newcastle Gala Day for Basketball Knockout
9:30am Stage 1 Hunter Inter-Schools Final
11:10am K-2 NAIDOC Disco in hall
6:30pm P&C Meeting in the Community Room
6/7 Indigenous Games for Sport
Last Day of Term 2
Day Events
No Assembly this week T
erm 3 W
eek 1
23/7 Staff Development Day
24/7 First Day of Term 3 for Students
25/7 K/6J Shopping Trip
26/7 K/6J to PCYC for Gymnastics
27/7
ASSEMBLY WEEK
Term
3 Week 2
30/7 9:10am K-2 Spelling Bee in the Hall
Stage 3 Dance Group Performance
31/7 8:00am ICAS English Test
9:10am 3-6 Spelling Bee in the Hall
Stage 2 Hunter Dance Festival Rehearsal
Stage 2 Dance Group Performance
1/8 Opportunity Class Placement Test
K/6J Shopping Trip
2/8 Year 1 Tocal Excursion
K/6J to PCYC for Gymnastics
3/8 Year 1 Tocal Excursion
Hunter Schools Netball Cup
School Calendar
Weblands Street Rutherford 2320 Phone: 4932 5900 Email: [email protected]
Semester 1 Reports
School reports will go home next week (Week 10) to all parents
and carers. The Semester 1 reports aim to give parents more
information about how their child is progressing against the
NSW syllabus standards. Please take the time to read and
discuss the report with your child. Class teachers are available
for interviews at any time throughout the year to clarify any
concerns or questions. Please contact the school office to
make an appointment with your class teacher.
Duplicate School Reports - Non Residential Parents
The school is happy to provide duplicate reports for parents
who may require additional copies. Due to the number of
reports we normally mail out to non-residential parents that are
returned to the school as ‘undeliverable’, no reports will be
mailed until they are requested.
Families are asked to contact the school to request a
second report if required. Please note that the school MUST
comply with any current court orders restricting or allowing
information to particular person/s. The office will send home
copies of the reports by mail, or they can be collected from the
front office.
Morning Supervision
A reminder that there is NO supervision at the school before
8:40am. Children who arrive before 8:40am MUST sit in the
primary quad until the play bell goes. We request that parents
and carers ensure adequate supervision before school
commences.
Building Works
We have had numerous contractors in last week, looking over
the site so they may quote for the upcoming construction.
During the build, there will be significant disruptions to
normal school routines. As a school community, students,
teachers and parents/carers, we will need to work together to
ensure student learning is not interrupted. It is anticipated that
the hall, canteen and community room will be demolished early
in the construction phase. A temporary canteen will need to be
brought onsite. Without a hall, the school will not be able to
hold assemblies as usual. The library will become a very
important piece of real estate during the next 18 months!
It will also be very important to follow all construction site
restrictions. Although we may experience some ‘growing
pains’, the end result will be magnificent. More updates to
follow in Term 3.
Public Speaking
Multicultural Public Speaking Competition
Rutherford Public School hosted the Local Area Finals of the
Premier’s Multicultural Public Speaking Finals this week, on
Monday 25th June 2018.
Students from local public schools went head-to-head in the
prepared and impromptu speeches.
Congratulations to Darcy Spalding of Stage 3, who will now go
on to compete at the Regional Finals in August in Term 3.
Stage 2 Finalist Highly Commended
Mia Layzell - Dungog Harry Brown - Maitland East
Jemma Phan - Singleton Heights
Stage 3 Finalist Highly Commended
Darcy Spalding - Rutherford Eliza Mackenzie - Singleton Heights
Hallie Croucher - Scone
School Public Speaking Finals
Good luck to the students who have been selected to represent
their class this week in the Stage Public Speaking Finals.
Students will present their speeches for the opportunity to
represent the school in the Zone Public Speaking Finals in
Term 3.
Parents and community members are most welcome to come
along and enjoy hearing the entertaining speeches!
Week 10
Stage 3 (Years 5 and 6) Monday 2nd July 9:30am
Early Stage 1 (Kindergarten) Wednesday 4th July 9:30am
Stage 2 (Years 3 and 4) Wednesday 4th July 10:30am
Stage 1 (Years 1 and 2) Thursday 5th July 9:30am
Bus Travel
We have had to speak to a small number of children about
ongoing behaviour to and from school whilst travelling on the
bus. The bus company has also asked the school to remind
parents and students that ALL students should have their opal
card with them at all times. Numbers on the buses are largely
tracked by the Opal Card system.
Overcrowding occurs when students
continually travel on the bus without a
card. It is hard for the bus company to
justify additional services if the numbers
are not accurate.
Please ensure your child has a green
or blue opal card.
Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL)
Class Celebrations: Week 10
Rutherford Public School seeks to promote the wellbeing of
each student. At the end of each term, we ask students to
reflect upon their learning and how they have demonstrated the
PBL values. Students may receive the “PBL Badge” if their
behaviour and work standards reflect the values. Some
students have already received their badge in Term 1, and
more students will receive their badge this term.
Class celebrations will be held next week and students who are
to receive their badge will bring home a note inviting parents to
come along to the class. Most class celebrations will be held
on Wednesday afternoon, 27th June 2018 from 2:30pm. A
small number of classes have needed to change their time,
please check individual class notes.
Congratulations to all students.
PBL Focus of the Week
Every week, students take part in a PBL (Positive Behaviour for
Learning) lesson. We discuss our core values and how they
can help us to make our school a safe and happy school in
which to work and play.
Topics covered recently include:
Week 8: How can we be safe travelling to and from school?
Students discussed different ways of staying safe as a
passenger, a pedestrian and a cyclist.
Week 9: We leave sticks and stones on the ground!
Students will be talking about how to make good choices in the
playground to ensure the safety of everyone.
Week 10: We can show our PBL values at home and in the
community!
Classes will discuss our core values and how they can be used
not just at school, but at home and on holidays too!
Anti-Bullying Policy
Our school is currently updating our anti-bullying policy. We
welcome any feedback or suggestions in ways we can better
support our students so conflict is minimised and all students
can come to school feeling safe and valued. Mr Brown
(Principal) is available to meet with parents, or alternatively
Weblands Street Rutherford 2320 Phone: 4932 5900 Email: [email protected]
Congratulations Pink Jets!
State Champions!
The Pink Jets legend lives on this year as the 2018 team swept
all other teams aside to win their division in the School Aerobics
competition last weekend in Sutherland. The team will now
compete at the National Championships at the Gold Coast in
August, under the careful guidance of super coach Ms Ledwos.
This win is a great reward for the many hours of training and
dedication the team has shown throughout the year.
Many thanks to our sponsors: MSP Photography and Club
Maitland City.
Good luck to the Pink Jets in August!
Futsal Success
Congratulations to Nate Robson (Year 4) who has been
selected to play in the Northern NSW Futsal Team at the 2018
National Futsal titles in October. Nate will travel to Queensland
as part of the team. Congratulations to Nate and all the best for
the upcoming meet!
ICAS TESTS
English Tuesday 31 July 2018
Mathematics Tuesday 14 August 2018
Students who have paid to sit the UNSW ICAS tests will need
to be at school by 8:00am each morning. The tests will be
administered before school to avoid any interruptions to school
routines and learning.
All students who sit the morning tests are entitled to free toast
from the breakfast club!
Entries for these tests are closed and no late entries can be
accepted.
Good luck to the students sitting these tests!
NAIDOC 2018
Our NAIDOC assembly will take place on Monday 2 July at
12:30pm. We would love for the community and our families to
attend. There will be a Smoking Ceremony, a performance
from our Baa Waa Girls and a whole school song. We hope to
see you there.
Supporting this year’s NAIDOC theme of ‘Because of You, We
Can’, we are hosting an afternoon tea in our hall, with craft
activities available for parents, carers and community members.
To conclude our NAIDOC celebrations, on Friday 6th July
students may come to school dressed in red, yellow and black.
Alternatively students must come to school in their regular
sports/school uniform as this is not a mufti day. There is no
donation required for being out of uniform on this day.
Lockdown Drill
Lockdown drill last Thursday was successful. Children
responded very quickly and they were safely locked down in
classrooms within 2 minutes. The drill was conducted to test
our readiness for a real emergency.
OC Tutoring
Tutoring for Year 4 students, who have applied to do the
Opportunity Class test on Wednesday 1st August commenced
Weblands Street Rutherford 2320 Phone: 4932 5900 Email: [email protected]
last Tuesday and will continue each Tuesday at 11:10am in the
library. The children will be going through tests from previous
years and discussing strategies for answering questions.
For more information about the tests, Google 'ACARA OC
tests'.
Gavin Gillard, Assistant Principal
BAND PERSON OF THE WEEK:
This week we congratulate:
Linu Memadeema
as Band Person of the Week for always trying his best in the
Rutherford Public School Concert Band. Well done Linu!
If your child is interested in joining the band and having instrumental tuition at school, please see the front office for an information pack. At the end of this term the school band will be performing at Rutherford Opal Aged Care Centre. This
performance will take place on Wednesday 4th July at 10:00am.
After this, the band will perform two concerts in the library at 12:20pm and 1:00pm. Parents and carers are invited to join us
for one of these concerts.
This week in the K-2 Music Program KL, KA and 1H had their first music lesson focusing on singing, finding the beat and playing claves. Students also had the opportunity to learn
about the violin and even had a turn at playing one.
Over the next few weeks students can look forward to learning
more about the instruments of the orchestra.
Bubble and Supa Squirt Water Saving Show
K-2 had a fabulous time at the Hunter Water Bubble and Supa
Squirt Water Saving show on Tuesday.
This interactive show had our students on the edge of their
seats as Bubble and Supa Squirt showed off their magic skills
and circus talents.
Infants learnt about the water cycle, catchment areas and 8
ways to save water at home:
1. When you have a shower, keep it short
2. When you have a bath, keep it shallow and share it
3. When you brush your teeth, turn off the tap
4. When you find a leak or drip, get it fixed or tell an adult
5. When you use the loo, think one or two
6. Water the roots and not the leaves of plants
7. When you clean the path, use a broom
8. When you wash the car, use a bucket on the lawn
Thank you Hunter Water and Ship o' Fools for delivering such a
fantastic and entertaining show to our infants students.
Jodi Morton, Visiting Performance Coordinator
Weblands Street Rutherford 2320 Phone: 4932 5900 Email: [email protected]
Little Dragons News:
Little Dragons are beginning to adapt to the routines and structures of school. Over the last few weeks we have started to
incorporate group activities which include craft, scissor skills, and playdough and writing activities. Little Dragons have now
started saying ‘Goodbye’ to parents/carers at the door to prepare them for ‘Big School’.
A reminder for Parents: Please do not park in the School Staff car park - This car park is for staff and disabled students and
drivers only. Please park on the street and walk through the main gate, and not through our busy car park.
NAIDOC Week (Week 10): Little Dragons are asked to wear NAIDOC Colours in Week 10 (Thursday 5th July - red, black or
yellow) to celebrate NAIDOC Week.
Please ensure you’re logged onto Seesaw to keep up to date with photos and resources to support your child’s learning
journey to big school. If you do not have a note please see one of the Little Dragons teachers.
We are now taking enrolments for this years ‘Little Dragons’ transition/
orientation program for Term 3. Weeks 6-10 enrolments for this term have
now closed.
Please ensure you have returned all necessary paperwork (student profile and
enrolment forms). We also encourage that you advise us of any medical
information that could be important to your child’s participation in the program.
Term 2 feedback will be ready for parents at the start of Term 3. This
feedback is for children who started the program in Term 2. It gives parents an
insight on how their child is developing throughout the program. All students
who participate consistently in the Little Dragons program will receive
feedback in Term 4 also.
Little Dragons who are registered are now on Flexischools. This means you
can order their Father’s day gift via Flexi if you do not wish to send money.
Little Dragons (who are registered) can also pay for our P&C fundraisers.
Weblands Street Rutherford 2320 Phone: 4932 5900 Email: [email protected]
Important Dates for your diary
Bubble and Squirt
Kindergarten students all participated in the Water Conservation show ‘Bubble and Squirt’. There
were lots of laughs and students learned about the 8 ways that they can save water!
Seesaw
Please make sure you are logged onto Seesaw. This is a fantastic way for teachers to
communicate important information and keep you involved in your child’s education. If you do not
have a note for Seesaw, please ask your child’s classroom teacher.
CLASS OF THE WEEK: KA
In Writing KA have been learning to use capital letters, full stops and spaces between words. They
have been very excited and have become proud of their writing journey with Ms Kostalova.
Here KA students show their writing about their experience at the water conservation show.
Weblands Street Rutherford 2320 Phone: 4932 5900 Email: [email protected]
ES1 Assembly
Thursday 12:50pm to
1:10pm
Week 10
We invite you to join us
in celebrating
kindergarten
achievements. If your
child is receiving an
award you will be
notified prior.
P&C Trivia Night
Saturday 30th June School Hall
Come support our
school community for this fun event!
Some great prizes to be won.
NAIDOC
Celebrations
Assembly
Monday 2nd July
12:40pm
Afternoon tea and craft
activities for
parents/carers and
community members
NAIDOC Disco
Lunch time
Thursday 5th July
Out of Uniform Day
Students are
asked to wear
red, black and yellow
on Friday 6th July.
CANCELLED!
Parent Fruit and
Vegetable Workshop
Thursday 28th June
4:00 to 5:00pm
Week 9
Unfortunately, we were
not able to fill the
afternoon for this
session to take place
News from 1B
1B have been busy inventing prototypes of new technology by using recycled materials. We held an expo to showcase our
inventions for other Year 1 students to view.
Hunter Water's Bubbles and Supa Squirt Water Saving Show
Students from Kindergarten to Year 2 were thoroughly entertained when the Hunter Water's Bubbles and Supa Squirt Water
Saving Show came to Rutherford Public School on Tuesday 19th June. This hilarious show taught students about the water
cycle, water wise rules and the health benefits of drinking water. A huge thank you to Hunter Water for providing this resource
free of charge.
Weblands Street Rutherford 2320 Phone: 4932 5900 Email: [email protected]
Civic Theatre Excursion - Wednesday
Year 3 and Year 4 students and staff are looking forward to a bus trip to the Civic Theatre this week to see a stage
performance of Andy Griffiths ‘The 78-Storey Treehouse’.
We would like to remind parents and students that lunches and drinks must be taken on the day, and they should be packed
into a plastic bag. School bags will not be taken on the bus.
Assembly Presentation Roster
Don’t forget to check the Assembly roster so you never miss a performance.