TERM 3 WEEK 7 RAINBOW STREET PUBLIC SCHOOL · Braith (4/5A) – Space: Solar System and, Space: Southern Sky poster series. Jack (4/5A): Solar System – A Visual Exploration Of The

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TERM 3 WEEK 7

2013

CALENDAR

Week 8 Monday 2 September – Life Education; 6pm P&C Meeting Tuesday 3 September – Life Education Wednesday 4 September – Life Education; Regional Athletics Carnival Thursday 5 September – Life Education; Daceyville Big Band Bash Friday 6 September – Round 12 PSSA; 2pm K-2 Assembly (SB) Week 9 Tuesday 10 September – K-2 Athletics Carnival at Paine Reserve; Stage 2 Powerhouse Museum excursion Wednesday 11 September – Maths Olympiad 5 Thursday 12 September – 10am Stage 1 Workers In The Community - Police visit; Stage 3 IMAX excursion Friday 13 September – 11.30am 3-6 Assembly (4M); Round 13 PSSA Week 10 Monday 16 September – K-2 Concert dress rehearsal Wednesday 18 September – 11.30am K-2 Concert matinee performance; 6pm K-2 Concert evening performance; NO BAND TODAY Thursday 19 September – Band tutorials Friday 20 September – Year 6 Fun Day

Debaters Congratulations to the debating team (Uma, Lauren, Sofia and Aldrich) who won their Premier’s Debating Challenge quarter final against Engadine West PS yesterday. The team argued the affirmative view for the topic ‘All students should do debating’. An outstanding team effort! They now progress to the semi-finals which will be held some time in early September. Recorder Group The fabulous RSPS Recorder Group performed at the Opera House last Monday night. Congratulations to all students

and Miss McNab for what was a fabulous performance. Connect Time The September P&C Meeting will be held on Monday night. At 7pm, during Connect Time, Wayne Duncombe and Heather Emerson, principals of Randwick Boys and Randwick Girls HS respectively, will be speaking to parents about the programs the high schools offer. If you are a parent of a child in Year 5 or even Year 4 this is particularly relevant as decisions about which high school your child will attend have to be made in May the year before! Come along and learn more about our fabulous local public schools. K-2 Concert Two performances: 11.30am and 6pm on Wednesday 18 September. Tickets now on sale - don’t miss out!

Little Sydney Lives One of our students is a finalist in the Little Sydney Lives photography competition. The competition is for students aged 3 to 11 years. Photos capture Sydney from the children’s unique perspective. The finalists’ works are on display in Sandringham Gardens (Hyde Park) from 20 September to 20 October. Congratulations Liam.

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Sports News Athletics Carnival - Regional Representatives Congratulations to the following students who

will represent Eastern Suburbs PSSA at the Regional Athletics Carnival on Wednesday 4 September.

Amelia: 11yrs 200m (1st), 11yrs 100m (1st), 11yrs Long Jump (2nd)

Georgia: 8yrs 100m (3rd)

Aiden: 9yrs 100m (2nd)

Willem: Senior Long Jump (2nd), Senior Discus (1st)

We are extremely proud of you! Good luck for the carnival. K-2 Sports Day The K-2 Sports Day will be held on Tuesday 10 September 2013 at Paine Reserve. The events will begin at 9.30am and conclude at 12.30pm. Parents and carers are most welcome to attend. We look forward to seeing you there. Margaret Nalovski Assistant Principal Stage 1, SB, SH, SD Powerhouse Excursion At the time of publishing this, our Stage One, SB, SH and SD students are currently exploring the Powerhouse Museum as part of their learning this term in Science (Toy World) and Human Society and Its Environments (Workers in the Community). A full recount of today’s events will be in next week’s Rambler. Mr Svanfelds Excursion Coordinator Website Of The Week This week’s website is “Seussville” found at: http://www.seussville.com/. Part of the “Random House Children’s Books Family of Sites”, follow Dr Seuss through his books, videos, games and activities, characters, and news, and learn more about the author himself, even create your own “Who!”. Darren Svanfelds Computer Coordinator Student Identified Resources One of the most pleasing aspects of teaching is when students come into class having gone home and thought about the subjects they are learning in class. Over the last few weeks, three students have shown their interests about the topics they are studying and in doing so have identified some good resources worth sharing with everyone: Braith (4/5A) – Space: Solar System and, Space: Southern Sky poster series.

Jack (4/5A): Solar System – A Visual Exploration Of The Planets, Moons, And Other Heavenly Bodies That Orbit Our Sun. Beau (5/6M): The Weather Atlas Book. Thank you boys for your contributions. Mr Svanfelds Science Teacher

3-6 Student Of The Week Week 6

Class Student Awarded for..... 3C Jehad Always trying his best.

3L Eric Consistently pleasing participation in Mathematics.

4M Jerry Being an excellent mathematician.

4/5A Luke Creating an amazing visual literacy storybook.

5/6D Sophie O Outstanding time management skills.

5/6M Tricia Creative use of onomatopoeia.

SM Sam For improving in all areas, especially spelling.

Week 7

Class Student Awarded for..... 3C Liam An entertaining story about a

pencil.

3L Ryan Working well in literacy-The Iron Man.

4M Mikey Enthusiastic participation in the Life Education lesson.

4/5A Jack Creating beautiful illustrations for his visual literacy storybook.

5/6D Vinea Demonstrating perseverance during reading group activities.

5/6M Jai Excellent use of personification and alliteration in his writing.

SD Sebastian Following instructions well.

SM Cristian Showing maturity and common sense when given responsibilities.

Rainbow Badges Year Student

3 Anna and Julie

5 Lillian

6 James

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Happy Father’s Day to all the dads!! I hope that you enjoy your special gifts from the Father’s Day Stall. Thanks to Zoe and her helpers for organising this stall. Our next P&C meeting is on Monday, 2 September, from 6 to 8pm in the Gallery of Learning. The Principals from Randwick Girls’ and Boys’ High Schools will be talking during Connect Time. TRAC kindly provides free childcare for the meeting – please contact Tanya by email on [email protected] by Friday 30/8/13. Volunteers are still needed for the P&C fundraising BBQ and cake stall on Saturday 7 September when the school is used as a polling place for the Federal Election. We particularly need helpers between 1pm and 3 pm. Please email me on [email protected] if you are able to help. All funds raised will help to buy literacy resources for the school. See you at school! Belinda Simmonds P&C President DID YOU KNOW - the P&C website can be translated into 65 languages! Take a look: www.rainbowstpandc.org.au

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