The Turtle Times Belyuen Rd Rosebery, NT,0832 PO Box 650 Palmerston, NT, 0831 Phone: 8930 5100 Absentee Line: 8930 5140 Email: [email protected] Website: http://roseberyprimary.nt.edu.au 16th September 2016 Term 3 Week 8 Our Vision: Young Territorians are confident and capable global citizens. Our Values: Professionalism | Respect | Innovation | Diversity | Excellence Parents/Carers, As we head towards the end of term I would like to say the learning being undertaken around the school is amazing. We have transition students working closely with the year 4/5/6 class in the garden, year 3, 4 and 6s preparing for the camp/ sleepovers, Transition, year 1 and 2s undergoing a Perceptual Motor Program (PMP) each morning. We have the BEAT choir and dancers enjoying the success of their hard work this week at the BEAT festival and teachers are busy ensuring goals are being set, met and developed with students in readiness for learning as well as preparing for the Back to School Festival to be held from 5.30pm – 7pm on Wednesday 28th September. Everything and everyone is abuzz with deep learning being the core of everything that is happening. Back to School Festival We encourage all families to attend the Back to School Festival. We have so much for you to experience in the classroom where you become the student. You have the opportunity to engage in the learning in the way your child does every day. It allows the children to see you as life-long learners as well as gain a deeper understanding of how we co-teach and why we use Kagan Cooperative Learning as a vehicle for learning at Rosebery Primary School. This year we are asking for input from parents around our strategic direction for 2017 and beyond so it is important for us to hear from you in the classroom activities on the night. I look forward to seeing you here to celebrate your child’s learning at Rosebery Primary School. Rosebery Primary School teacher success story - Rebecca Garrigan, our Year 1 teacher re-joined Rosebery Primary School at the beginning of 2016. She came to Rosebery with the Highly Accomplished Lead Teacher (HALT) status and a teacher who would assist in leading the Early Years teachers to improve their quality teaching in the classroom and lead aspects of teaching and learning within the school through mentoring and coaching. Rebecca was selected as the NT representative and one of 12 HALT teachers from around Australia to work with the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) to develop national recognition of the HALT status across Australia. Rebecca is a founding group member for the organisation of the first HALT Summit held in Adelaide early this year and has continued to work to hold an inaugural Summit in the NT. At the NT level Rebecca mentors prospective HALT teachers and she also presents workshops around exemplary practice for NT teachers. She has also been recognised for her evidence of practice in remote and urban settings. The HALT Summit which is fully supported by the Education Department is taking place today and Saturday where Rebecca is playing a major role. Chantel Canning our Year 5/6 teacher is also a HALT teacher and is acting Senior Teacher Primary this year, she too is involved with the Summit today and Saturday. Rosebery Primary School is very fortunate to have such talented and highly qualified teachers. I look forward to attending the Summit. Road Safety After one of our students was hit by a car last Friday morning on Forrest Parade the Palmerston City Council have now seriously engaged with us in coming up with a crossing plan. I have recently received in writing for the first time, an offer for a school crossing that would need to be managed by the school. We will be calling for parent volunteers to work these flagged crossings in the morning and afternoons for the remainder of this year. At the end of 2016 we will look at how this has worked and make the best possible decision on how this can be managed for 2017 and beyond as we will also have the crossing on Belyuen Road to manage when the new road opens and joins up. This is great news, it is just a shame that action has only been taken as a result of an accident. The safety of our children is everyone’s responsibility so I urge you to have conversations with your children around how and where to cross Forrest Parade, particularly between now and when the crossing is built. All students should be wearing a helmet if they ride or scoot to school and be with an adult, older sibling or friend when travelling to or from school. Have a great weekend. Gail Smith Principal
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The Turtle Times
Belyuen Rd Rosebery, NT,0832 PO Box 650 Palmerston, NT, 0831 Phone: 8930 5100 Absentee Line: 8930 5140 Email: [email protected] Website: http://roseberyprimary.nt.edu.au
16th September 2016 Term 3 Week 8
Our Vision: Young Territorians are confident and capable global citizens.
Our Values: Professionalism | Respect | Innovation | Diversity | Excellence
Parents/Carers, As we head towards the end of term I would like to say the learning being undertaken around the school is amazing. We have transition students working closely with the year 4/5/6 class in the garden, year 3, 4 and 6s preparing for the camp/sleepovers, Transition, year 1 and 2s undergoing a Perceptual Motor Program (PMP) each morning. We have the BEAT choir and dancers enjoying the success of their hard work this week at the BEAT festival and teachers are busy ensuring goals are being set, met and developed with students in readiness for learning as well as preparing for the Back to School Festival to be held from 5.30pm – 7pm on Wednesday 28th September. Everything and everyone is abuzz with deep learning being the core of everything that is happening. Back to School Festival We encourage all families to attend the Back to School Festival. We have so much for you to experience in the classroom
where you become the student. You have the opportunity to engage in the learning in the way your child does every day. It
allows the children to see you as life-long learners as well as gain a deeper understanding of how we co-teach and why we
use Kagan Cooperative Learning as a vehicle for learning at Rosebery Primary School. This year we are asking for input
from parents around our strategic direction for 2017 and beyond so it is important for us to hear from you in the classroom
activities on the night. I look forward to seeing you here to celebrate your child’s learning at Rosebery Primary School.
Rosebery Primary School teacher success story - Rebecca Garrigan, our Year 1 teacher re-joined Rosebery Primary School at the beginning of 2016. She came to Rosebery with the Highly Accomplished Lead Teacher (HALT) status and a teacher who would assist in leading the Early Years teachers to improve their quality teaching in the classroom and lead aspects of teaching and learning within the school through mentoring and coaching. Rebecca was selected as the NT representative and one of 12 HALT teachers from around Australia to work with the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) to develop national recognition of the HALT status across Australia. Rebecca is a founding group member for the organisation of the first HALT Summit held in Adelaide early this year and has continued to work to hold an inaugural Summit in the NT. At the NT level Rebecca mentors prospective HALT teachers and she also presents workshops around exemplary practice for NT teachers. She has also been recognised for her evidence of practice in remote and urban settings. The HALT Summit which is fully supported by the Education Department is taking place today and Saturday where Rebecca is playing a major role. Chantel Canning our Year 5/6 teacher is also a HALT teacher and is acting Senior Teacher Primary this year, she too is involved with the Summit today and Saturday. Rosebery Primary School is very fortunate to have such talented and highly qualified teachers. I look forward to attending the Summit. Road Safety After one of our students was hit by a car last Friday morning on Forrest Parade the Palmerston City Council have now seriously engaged with us in coming up with a crossing plan. I have recently received in writing for the first time, an offer for a school crossing that would need to be managed by the school. We will be calling for parent volunteers to work these flagged crossings in the morning and afternoons for the remainder of this year. At the end of 2016 we will look at how this has worked and make the best possible decision on how this can be managed for 2017 and beyond as we will also have the crossing on Belyuen Road to manage when the new road opens and joins up. This is great news, it is just a shame that action has only been taken as a result of an accident. The safety of our children is everyone’s responsibility so I urge you to have conversations with your children around how and where to cross Forrest Parade, particularly between now and when the crossing is built. All students should be wearing a helmet if they ride or scoot to school and be with an adult, older sibling or friend when travelling to or from school. Have a great weekend. Gail Smith Principal
Recently we have been receiving a large volume of calls to the school between 2pm and 2.20pm from Parents/Carers asking us to relay messages to students. This time of the day is particularly busy with teachers handing out notes and students packing up. During this time it can be very difficult for reception to contact students to relay messages. Please if you need a message given to your child/ren call reception before 1.30pm, this will allow us enough time to deliver important messages.
DO YOU NEED TO UPDATE YOUR
CONTACT DETAILS?
PLEASE ENSURE THAT THE SCHOOL HAS YOUR
LATEST CONTACT DETAILS IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY
To update your details please contact reception on
89305100 or [email protected]
Student attendance each day is very important to a child’s education. If your child will be absent from school you must contact our absentee line to notify us of your child’s name, class and reason of
absence. Parents/carers are reminded that if your child is absent from school due to illness for more than 3 days a medical certificate must be supplied to the school. This is a requirement under the Truancy Guidelines of the NT.
We have a very exciting final week this term planned for our Year 3 students. Our students have shown fantastic growth throughout the year and have been working very hard. As we are drawing towards the end of the term, it is a time to reflect and acknowledge the fabulous achievements of our students. Permission notes have been sent home to all year 3 students for the sleepover on Thursday, 29th September as well as for the excursion to the Palmerston Water Park on Friday, 30th September. Notes and money for both of these activities are due back to school by Friday 23rd September.
Rosebery Primary School
Asthma Action Plans
for students
Each year all parents of students with asthma are required to provide the school with a copy of their child’s most recent Asthma Action Plan. Asthma Action Plans should be reviewed, updated and signed by their child’s doctor at least annually. Parents are asked to check their child’s Asthma Action Plan to ensure it is current within the annual period. For more information on Asthma, please contact the Asthma Foundation.
1800 ASTHMA (1800 278 462) asthmaaustralia.org.au
SPORTS VOUCHER REMINDER
We still have a large number of sports vouchers at reception. If you have not
collected you child’s voucher please call into reception.
All Sport Vouchers not collected by September 30th will be returned to the
Department of Sports & Recreation.
What day? - WEDNESDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER 2016
What time? – Prompt arrival at 5.00pm to visit class displays, stalls and have some great food/drink. Be entertained by our great performers. At 6.20pm families will head to classrooms for a real “BACK TO
SCHOOL” experience. Festival ends at 7pm.
Where? – We’ll muster in our Assembly Area
DON’T MISS OUT – THIS IS OUR 2016 MAJORCOMMUNITY EVENT. EVERYONE IS WELCOME!!
Friday 23rd September Community Morning Tea
Wednesday 21st September Early Year’s Assembly
Friday 23rd September Whole School Assembly
Wednesday 28th September Early Year’s Assembly
Wednesday 28th September Back to School Festival
Thursday 29th September Year 3 Sleepover
Friday 30th September Last Day of Term 3
Thursday 22nd September Parent Representative Group Meeting 5.15pm
National Bandanna Day is CanTeen’s major fundraising and awareness campaign for CanTeen Australia. CanTeen helps young people cope with cancer in their family. Through CanTeen, they learn to explore and deal with their feelings about cancer, connect with other young people in the same boat and – if they’ve been diagnosed themselves, CanTeen provides specialist youth-specific treatment teams. You can support CanTeen by purchasing a bandana from Reception. Bandanas are on sale now for $4. Get yours for National Bandana Day, Monday 31st October.
Tuesday 11th October First Day of Term 4
Monday 10th October Pupil Free Day
MONDAY
10th OCTOBER
PUPIL FREE DAY
Students will not be required at school as
Friday 30th September Year 3 Excursion to Palmerston Water Park
Monday 31st October Bandanna Day
Friday 28th October World Teacher’s Day
Friday 28th October Day for Daniel
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