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School Newsletter – 14th JUNE 2017 – Term 2 Week 8
School Newsletter – 23rd August 2017 – Term 3 Week 6
ROSE BAY PUBLIC SCHOOL
EVER FORWARD
DON’T MISS OUT!
Special Guest: Dr Gene Sherman
TICKETS $30 from FLEXISCHOOLS
This includes finger food, two complimentary drinks, live music
and a catalogue
detailing the exhibited works.
Additional drinks can be purchased at the bar.
There will be a live auction.
Thursday 24th August 2017 6:30pm
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School Newsletter – 14th JUNE 2017 – Term 2 Week 8
ART SHOW OPENING TOMORROW
Student Opening
On Thursday 24th of August at 12.00pm, there will be
a special opening of this year’s art show ‘Taking
Shape’.
The exhibition will be opened by The Hon Gabrielle
Upton, MP. This is strictly a student only event.
Students are invited to wear mufti with the theme
‘Taking Shape’ (patterns, shapes).
Please bring a gold coin to raise money for Stewart
house.
Art Show Announcement
Some of our artworks are accompanied by a QR code.
Download a QR Code Reader on your phone or tablet to
be able to view whilst at the exhibition.
Scan the code below to catch a sneak peak of some of
the preparations.
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Dates for Your Diary
August
24 Art Show Opening Night
25 PSSA Finishes
29 Opera House Choir Rehearsal
30 Last Day for Art Show
31 Year 1 Excursion
31 Year 3 Kurnell Excursion
September
4 Number Crunchers Final
4-7 Year 6 Camp
7 Father’s Day Event
6 Year 2 Excursion
7 Year 4 Milo Cup
8 School Sport finishes
12 Choir Opera House
12 P&C Meeting
13-15 Year 5 Camp
19 Year 5 Leader Day
20 Primary Proms
22 Last day of Term 3
October
9 First day of Term 4
12 Author Visit K-4
23-3 School Swim School
24 Raising Children in a Digital World
Presentation
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School Newsletter – 14th JUNE 2017 – Term 2 Week 8
The Rose Bay Public School P & C
presents an outdoor cinema event!
SAVE THE DATE…
Raising Your Child in a Digital World
Tuesday 24th October 7pm
At Rose Bay Public School
A parent presentation by Dr Kristy Goodwin,
designed to give parents practical strategies
to support your child in navigating a digital
world.
Kristy dispels the myths and misinformation
about how technology is shaping childhood
and you’ll learn about the seven essential
components that kids need to thrive both
online and offline.
Kristy will be coming to Rose Bay Public School
on Tuesday 24th October 2017. The talk will
commence at 7pm in the school hall. There
will be student sessions during the day for
Years 5 & 6.
Tickets for the evening session are $10 and
available through Flexischools.
NEXT P&C MEETING
Tuesday12th September
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School Newsletter – 14th JUNE 2017 – Term 2 Week 8
Tell Them From Me –
Parent Feedback Survey
This term, our school will be participating in the
“Partners in Learning” parent survey, another
part of the Tell Them From Me suite of surveys
(student, teacher and parent surveys) on student
engagement. The survey asks parents and carers
questions about different factors that are known
to impact on student wellbeing and
engagement.
Running this survey will help our school
understand parents’ and carers’ perspectives on
their child’s experience at school. These include:
communication between parents/carers and
staff, activities and practices at home and
parent/carer views on the school's support of
learning and behaviour. This valuable feedback
will help our school make practical
improvements.
The survey is conducted entirely online on
smartphones, ipads, tablets, laptops or
computers. The survey will typically take 15
minutes or less to complete and is completely
confidential. The parent survey will be
conducted between 21st August and 13th
October.
Although participating in the survey is entirely
voluntary, your responses are very much
appreciated.
To access the survey go to:
https://nsw.tellthemfromme.com/rbps17
The Premier’s Spelling Bee 2017
https://nsw.tellthemfromme.com/rbps17
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School Newsletter – 14th JUNE 2017 – Term 2 Week 8
What's new at the canteen?
Sushi
Sushi on Wednesdays is very popular, even through winter.
Now we have California Crab Sushi, made with real crab meat! It
is a new hand roll addition to the Sushi
special on Wednesdays! Why not give it a try.
Coconut Waters
We have some new drinks available in the fridge too, Chill Coco
is a new range
of canned coconut water with a dash of fruit juice. Mango
Coconut and
Pineapple Lime Coconut both taste delicious and are very
refreshing. As you
would expect, this product range is all natural with coconut
water and fruit juice...
nothing more! Why not try it next time for just $2.50.
NAPLAN
This term from 14 August to 22 September schools across
NSW will be participating in the NAPLAN Online school
readiness test. The school readiness test is a ‘practice
run’ designed to help schools assess their technical and
administrative readiness for the transition to NAPLAN
Online.
The readiness test will involve students in year 3, 5, 7 and
9 sitting two, 40-minute assessments, a writing test and a
combined numeracy/literacy test. (Year 3 students will
not participate in the writing test).
Student participation in the readiness test is an
opportunity for them to become familiar with the
NAPLAN Online test format. It is not an assessment of
student ability and there will be no reporting of student
results
It is important to note that participation in the school
readiness test has no effect on students’ NAPLAN results
from the paper-based tests students sat in May.
There’s a lot more information on the department’s
NAPLAN Online website:
https://education.nsw.gov.au/teaching-and-
learning/student-assessment/naplan-online
Enrol Now
Kindergarten
2018
Transition Mornings
9:30am – 10:30am
Wednesday 18th and 25th October 2017
or
Thursday 19th and 26th October 2017
KINDERGARTEN
ORIENTATION MORNING WEDNESDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER 2017
9:30AM – 10:30AM
Download enrolment form from the school website or collect a
copy from the office
Bring your form, birth certificate and proof of address to
enrol
Rose Bay
Public School
(02) 9371 4884
Albemarle Avenue, Rose Bay
[email protected]
http://www.rosebay-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
RBPS
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Live Auction List: Art by the Bay “Taking Shape” 2017
Lot 1: Kinder Klimt- The Patchwork- KD
Medium: Printmaking/collage/drawing
Lot 2: The Swing of Things- KN
Medium: Paint on canvas
Lot 3: Shape of the Sea- KT
Medium: Bottle caps on canvas
Lot 4: Love Shapes Us- KG
Medium: Paint
Lot 5: Weave Magic Together – 1/2T
Medium: Free form weaving using colourful ribbon,
wool, paper and material
Lot 6: Volcano- 1H
Medium: Colour squares on ply
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Lot 7: This is Australia 1C
Medium: Watercolour pencil illustrations
Lot 8: Felt Houses- 3T
Medium: Felt/fabric/paper
Lot 9: Gaudi Inspired Mosaic- 5M
Medium: Concrete, board and tiles
Lot 10: Many Hand Make Light Work- 5/6C
Medium: Metal and wire
Lot 11: How We Shape Our Lives- 6E
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
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Art by the Bay – ‘Taking Shape’ The Process is just as important
as the product
Some of our artworks are accompanied by a QR code, which shows
you the process of creating the artworks through video and
images.
Download a QR Code Reader on your phone or tablet to be able to
access these videos and images whilst at the exhibition. Scan the
code below to catch a sneak peak of some of the preparations.
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CENTRE FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS AND EVALUATION
WWW.CESE.NSW.GOV.AU
Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation
Tell Them From Me parent surveyFrequently Asked Questions
(parents and carers)
1. What is the Partners in Learning parent survey?The Partners
in Learning parent survey is part of the Tell Them From Me suite of
surveys on student engagement. The parent survey helps to clarify
and strengthen the important relationship between parent and
school.
The survey is designed to measure, assess and report insights
from the parent point of view at the school and system levels. The
focus of this NSW survey is on student wellbeing, engagement and
effective teaching practices.
2. What kind of questions will the survey ask?The survey
questions aim at understanding parents’ perspectives on their
child’s experience at school, including teaching, communication and
the school’s support of learning and behaviour. The survey also
aims to understand parents’ perspectives on activities and
practices at home related to their child’s learning.
The survey will ask parents questions about:
Parents feel welcome
Parents are informed
Parents support learning
at home
Parents participation
at school
School supports positive behaviour
Safety InclusionSchool supports
learning
3. How have schools been selected to take part?The survey is
open to all NSW government schools at no cost to them. Your school
has decided to participate.
4. How will taking part in this survey benefit my child’s
school?The parent survey provides school principals and school
leaders with parents’ perspectives on their school as well as
learning at home. Communication between parents and staff,
activities and practices at home, and parent views on the school’s
support of learning and behaviour help build an accurate and timely
picture that schools can use for practical improvements.
Data collected from the survey responses are quickly compiled
into reports for school leaders. Principals can then use this
information to help them identify emerging issues and plan for
school improvement.
5. How does the parent survey relate to the student survey?The
parent survey is complementary to the Tell Them From Me student
survey that your child may have been asked to complete. These
surveys are offered (along with a teacher survey) to ensure schools
can capture the views of students, teachers and parents.
For more detail on each of the surveys, see the survey website:
http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au/
6. What do I need to do to participate in the survey?The survey
typically takes 15 minutes and is conducted entirely online through
a secure website operated by the survey developers, The Learning
Bar. You will be provided with a link to complete the survey at
home or your school may make computers available so that you can
complete the survey during school hours.
www.cese.NSW.GOV.au
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CENTRE FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS AND EVALUATION
WWW.CESE.NSW.GOV.AU
What is CESE?The Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation
(CESE) is part of the Department of Education.
CESE has been established to improve the effectiveness,
efficiency and accountability of education in New South Wales.
CESE will identify and share what works, creating new
opportunities to improve teaching and learning across all of
education.
More information about CESE is available at:
www.cese.nsw.gov.au
What is The Learning Bar?The Learning Bar specialises in
research-based design and facilitation of student assessments and
survey solutions for both primary
and secondary students. The in-house research team led by the
President, Dr J Douglas Willms, undertakes extensive projects
used
in the school system to effect national policy. It is against
this research that the survey, Tell Them From Me, has become the
largest
national school survey in Canada, used in nine of the ten
provinces. More than 4,500 schools and 3.5 million Canadian
students
have participated in the survey over the last twelve years.
Dr Willms holds the Canada Research Chair in Literacy and Human
Development and played a lead role in the development of
questions on student engagement for the OECD’s Programme for
International Student Assessment (PISA).
More information about The Learning Bar is available at:
www.thelearningbar.com
If you have any questions about the parent survey, please
contact CESE via email: [email protected] or by telephone: 9561
8056 / 9561 8370.
7. Do I need to participate?No, participation in the survey is
optional. Whilst your responses are very much appreciated, if
during the survey, you feel uncomfortable, you can stop the survey
at any time. The majority of questions in the survey can be
skipped.
8. Will the school be able to identify me or my child from my
responses? Staff in schools will not be able to identify individual
parents or students from parent responses. To protect parent
anonymity, schools will be provided with a single username and
password for the school prior to the start of the survey period.
This username and password will then be distributed to parents.
Data supression rules are applied to the school reporting tools
where there are fewer than five responses.
9. What sort of analysis will be done of the survey data? Once
the surveys are completed, reports are prepared and in most cases
are available to schools within three business days. School leaders
can use the data to better understand the experiences and views of
parents at their school.
CESE will undertake state-wide analysis of the survey data in
conjunction with existing student data held by the department,
including performance data. The results will help all schools
better understand the relationship between parents and students’
engagement, students’ wellbeing, effective teaching and student
learning. Results from CESE’s analysis of this data will also help
teachers and principals discuss what works to improve student
outcomes. This supports the department’s continuing focus on
quality teaching and leadership. The data will be retained for
future analysis to help us better understand the nature of student
engagement and wellbeing over time.
10. When will the Partners in Learning survey happen? The
surveys will be conducted in all participating schools between
Monday 21st August (Week 6, Term 3) and Friday 13th October 2017
(Week 1, Term 4).
www.cese.NSW.GOV.au
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National Parents/Carers Fact Sheet Version No. 5 as at March
2017
Information for parents and carers WHAT IS THE NATIONAL DATA
COLLECTION?
The Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students
with Disability (the national data collection) is an annual
collection that counts the number of school students receiving an
adjustment due to disability and the level of reasonable adjustment
they are receiving.
The national data collection counts students who have been
identified by a school team as receiving an adjustment to address a
disability as defined under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992
(the DDA). The DDA can be accessed from the ComLaw website at
www.comlaw.gov.au.
WHAT IS THE BENEFIT FOR MY CHILD?
The aim of the national data collection is to collect quality
information about school students receiving an adjustment due to
disability in Australia.
This information will help teachers, principals, education
authorities and families to better support students with disability
to take part in school on the same basis as other students.
The national data collection provides an opportunity for schools
to review their learning and support systems and processes to
continually improve education outcomes for their students with
disability.
WHY IS THIS DATA BEING COLLECTED?
All schools across Australia collect information about students
with disability. But the type of information currently collected
varies between each state and territory and across government,
Catholic and independent school sectors.
When undertaking the national data collection, every school in
Australia uses the same method to collect information. Therefore, a
government school in suburban Sydney collects and submits data in
the same way as a Catholic school in country Victoria and an
independent school in the Northern Territory.
The annual collection aims to, over time, lead to nationally
consistent, high quality data that will enable schools, education
authorities and
governments to gain a more complete understanding of students
who are receiving adjustments because of disability in schools in
Australia, and how to best support them.
WHAT ARE SCHOOLS REQUIRED TO DO FOR STUDENTS WITH
DISABILITY?
All students are entitled to a quality learning experience at
school.
Schools are required to make reasonable adjustments, where
needed, to assist students with disability to access and
participate in education free from discrimination and on the same
basis as other students.
These responsibilities are outlined in the DDA and the
Disability Standards for Education 2005 (the Standards). The
Standards require educators, students, parents and others (e.g.
allied health professionals) to work together so that students with
disability can participate in education. The Standards can be
accessed via the ComLaw website at www.comlaw.gov.au.
WHAT IS A REASONABLE ADJUSTMENT?
A reasonable adjustment is a measure or action taken to help a
student with disability access and participate in education on the
same basis as other students. Reasonable adjustments reflect the
assessed individual needs of the student, and are provided in
consultation with the student and/or their parents and carers.
Reasonable adjustments can be made across the whole school setting
(e.g. ramps into school buildings), in the classroom (such as
adapting teaching methods) and at an individual student level (e.g.
extra tuition for a student with learning difficulties).
WHAT INFORMATION WILL BE COLLECTED?
Every year your child’s school will collect the following
information for each student receiving an adjustment due to
disability:
the student’s level of education (i.e. primary or secondary)
the student’s level of adjustment the student’s broad type of
disability.
http://www.comlaw.gov.au/http://www.comlaw.gov.au/
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National Parents/Carers Fact Sheet Version No. 5 as at March
2017
The information collected by schools will be available to all
governments to inform policy and program improvement for students
with disability.
WHO IS INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL DATA COLLECTION?
The definition of disability for the national data collection is
based on the broad definition under the DDA.
For the purposes of the national data collection, students with
learning difficulties, such as dyslexia or auditory processing
disorder, as well as chronic health conditions like epilepsy or
diabetes, that require monitoring and the provision of adjustments
by the school, may be included.
WHO COLLECTS INFORMATION FOR THE NATIONAL DATA COLLECTION?
Teachers and school staff count the number of students receiving
an adjustment due to disability in their school, and the level of
reasonable adjustment they are provided, based on:
consultation with parents and carers in the course of
determining and providing reasonable adjustments
the school team’s observations and professional judgements
any medical or other professional diagnosis other relevant
information.
School principals are responsible for ensuring the information
identified about each student is accurate.
HOW IS MY CHILD’S PRIVACY PROTECTED? Protecting the privacy and
confidentiality of all students and their families is essential and
is an explicit focus of the national data collection. Personal
details, such as student names or other identifying information,
are not provided to local or federal education authorities.
Further information about privacy is available from
www.education.gov.au/notices.
IS THE NATIONAL DATA COLLECTION COMPULSORY?
Yes. All education ministers agreed to full implementation of
the national data collection from 2015. This means that all schools
must now collect and submit information annually on the number of
students receiving adjustments due to disability in their care, and
the level of adjustment they receive.
Information about the arrangements that may apply to your school
in relation to this data collection is available from your child’s
school principal and the relevant education authority.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Contact your child’s school if you have further questions about
the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students
with Disability.
You can also visit
www.education.gov.au/nationally-consistent-collection-data-school-students-disability.
An e-learning resource about the Disability Standards for
Education 2005 is freely available for the use of individuals,
families and communities at
http://resource.dse.theeducationinstitute.edu.au/.
http://www.education.gov.au/noticeshttp://www.education.gov.au/nationally-consistent-collection-data-school-students-disabilityhttp://www.education.gov.au/nationally-consistent-collection-data-school-students-disabilityhttp://resource.dse.theeducationinstitute.edu.au/
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2017_-_nccd_-_fact_sheet_for_parents_and_carers_v5.pdfWHAT IS
THE NATIONAL DATA COLLECTION?what is the benefit for my child?WHY
IS THIS DATA BEING COLLECTED?WHAT ARE SCHOOLS REQUIRED TO DO FOR
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITY?WHAT IS A REASONABLE ADJUSTMENT?What
information will be collected?WHO IS INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL DATA
COLLECTION?Who collectS information FOR THE NATIONAL DATA
COLLECTION?How IS my child’s privacy protected?IS THE NATIONAL DATA
COLLECTION COMPULSORY?