Calendar

What’s happening @ Rooty Hill PS

Thurs 21st May -Yr 3 Excursion -District Cross Country Tues 26th May

-Dance Groups Cake Stall Wed 27th May

-Young Writers Awards Thurs 28th May

-Year 4 Excursion Wed 3rd June

-Synergy Dance Jnr & Snr Matinee Performance Thurs 4th June -Synergy Dance Jnr Evening Performance Fri 5th June

-Synergy Dance Snr Evening Performance Mon 8th June

-Public Holiday

‘News from the Hill’ Rooty Hill Public School

Quality Education in a vibrant, caring school Web: http//www.rootyhill-p.schools.edu.au Email: rootyhill-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Westminster St, Rooty Hill Phone: 9625 8807 Fax: 9832 1561

Term 2 Week 5 19th May 2015

Year 3

Excursion

Thursday

Focus of the Fortnight * Put equipment in its

correct place * Turn off the lights

when leaving the classroom

From the Deputy Principal

To encourage 100% student attendance we implement a range of strategies including: acknowledging 100% attendance on a term and yearly basis, regular newsletter items, involvement of the Home School Liaison Officer in school activities, individual attendance plans to assist students to improve attendance, and monitoring attendance on a daily basis. Staff follow up non-attendance with phone calls and letters to encourage and reinforce the importance of regular attendance at school.

Student whole day and part day absences will be reported on each child's half yearly and yearly school reports. Missing school means your child misses out on vital information and maintaining learning routines. This can result in a loss of confidence and missing out on forming vital friendships. Attendance is recorded each day. As a parent or caregiver you are responsible for ensuring your child attends school every day, including sports days unless your child: has an unavoidable medical or dental appointment (preferably these should

be made after school or during holidays) is required to attend a recognised religious holiday is required to attend an exceptional or urgent family circumstance (such as

attending a funeral) is sick, or has an infectious illness. If you are having difficulty getting your child to attend school regularly, please ring to make an appointment with me. If your child has to be absent from school for any reason, please explain the reason by sending a written note within seven days of the absence. Sue Law

Deputy Principal

There are many exciting things happening in the world of Creative and Practical

Arts this term at Rooty Hill! All students are involved in either a performance or art

group each Wednesday afternoon in preparation for our Education Week Open Day

early next term. Our Junior and Senior Dance groups are rehearsing hard and

getting ready to perform at the Synergy Dance Festival in June. We are looking

forward to celebrating the arts in our school over the coming months! Thank you to

the teachers for all their hard work and creativity that has gone into organising their

group activities!

Linda Dollin

Organiser

Our School Rules Care For Your

School Care For Others

Care For Yourself

We are proud of the fact that many students from RHPS devote time to our community at large, such as volunteering at nursing homes, charity work, ‘Clean Up Australia’, tree planting. We would like to acknowledge the wonderful things our students do for the community that make them eligible for one of our Aussie of the Month awards. Please let us know if your child has participated in acts of kindness for the community and nominate them for a school Aussie of the Month award. This week you will receive a nomination form, keep it somewhere safe so that you can nominate a student at any time. Jessica De Rosa Classroom Teacher

Thank you to all the families who supported Stewart House and brought In their envelope and gold coin donation. Stewart House depends on the generosity of the community for donations. Our school community raised $130 for which we are very

appreciative and grateful. Kristen Nicholsen Charity Co-ordinator

Every Friday a group of our girls and boys have been going to the Sydney Gymnastics & Aquatic Centre for swimming lessons. They receive specialised instruction from experienced swimming teachers in a range of skills including floating, freestyle and backstroke. All the children who come with us enjoy this time. It is wonderful to watch them grow and develop with their abilities in the water, it is such a valuable skill to know. Many children who began lessons last year who had little water confidence are this year in the top group and swimming like little fish! Leanne Kiely

In every Kindergarten classroom this year, teachers are implementing a special program called L3 (Language, Learning and Literacy) which teaches Kindergarten students how to read and write. L3 provides rich literacy experiences through regular and explicit teaching. Students participate in reading and writing lessons in small groups, designed to meet their individual specific learning needs. They also engage in short periods of independent, individual or group tasks to practise their current literacy learning. Every Kindergarten teacher is receiving lengthy, specialist training in L3 to provide quality and up to date lessons for all students. If any parents are free of a morning and are willing to listen to children read, Kindergarten teachers would appreciate your help. It will make such a difference for our boys and girls. Please come and see Miss Milan for further details. Ms Lauren Milan Kindergarten Co-ordinator

Jiminey Cricket

Preschool

& Long Day

Care Centre Taking Enrolments

Now

Catering for 2-5 year olds

*Experienced qualified staff *School

readiness program *Nutritious meals

provided *Childcare benefit *Fully accredited

centre *Computer learning

environment Open till 6pm

9675 2129

110 McFarlane

Drive Minchinbury

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- Mothers Day

Photos

Focus of the Fortnight * Put equipment in its

correct place * Turn off the lights

when leaving the classroom