Principal’s Message

Mrs Simpson will be holding an information literacy session for parents on Monday, 18 March

commencing at 5.30pm. All welcome.

Attached to this week’s newsletter is a school survey for parents and caregivers. The survey provides

feedback to the staff in developing future directions and planning. This year, questions are based

around the area of curriculum and assessment. Please consider completing and returning the survey

by Friday, 15 March.

Regards,

Pauline Houghton

Northern Rivers PSSA Swimming Carnival

Well done to our swimmers for their efforts at the Northern Rivers

Swimming Carnival held yesterday at Alstonville Pool. Thank you to

Mr Johnson for travelling with the team. Congratulations to Beau,

named Senior Boy Champion. Beau will now compete at the North

Coast Swimming Carnival to be held at Ballina Memorial Pool on

Wednesday, 6 March. We wish him all the best.

Term 1 – Week 5 28 February 2019

Special Religious Education (SRE)

SRE lessons will commence tomorrow and will be held each Friday from 10.30am – 11.00am. Thank

you to new families for the prompt return of information in regards to SRE lessons.

Student Representative Council (SRC) Induction Assembly - Thursday, 7 March

Parents and the wider community are invited to attend the induction assembly on Thursday, 7 March

for students elected to the Student Representative Council for 2019. The assembly will commence at

2.30pm.

Welcome BBQ Friday, 8 March

Our welcome BBQ will be held next Friday, 8 March

commencing at 5.00pm. Families are requested to contribute

with a salad or sweets for dinner. Family surnames beginning

A-K to bring salads and family names beginning L-Z to bring

sweets. Kinder students will participate in a tree planting

ceremony followed by a whole school game of T-Ball. Sausage

sizzle is free of charge. Popper drinks will be on sale.

Year 6 school shirt orders

Year 6 students may bring in a school shirt for the printing of year 6 class names for 2019. The cost

for printing will be $10 per shirt. Shirts can be brought in to the office ASAP.

Permission for Publishing

Every year the Northern Star publishes a “My First Year” photo feature in which we submit a class

photo of the new kindy students. The school newsletter and website also regularly feature photos

and names of our students. If you do not want your child’s photo or name in these publications

please let the office know ASAP. This was a requirement on the original enrolment form, but

circumstances do change, so we need to keep up to date with this information.

Some more photos of our hardworking teachers here at Rous

Mrs Imms Ms Kelsall Mrs Lord

Our Award Winners this Week

K/1 Ethan – for demonstrating great ideas during discussions Patrick – for being a consistently hard working student 1/2 Indi – for staying on task during independent activities Sophie – for demonstrating excellent learning skills Lani – for taking ownership of her learning 3/4 Charlee – for consistent effort in all subject areas Daisy – for consistently producing work of a high quality Memphis – for engagement and achievement in literacy and numeracy 5/6 Nipahkul – for demonstrating kindness across the school setting Eden – for collaborating with peers in the classroom Lennox – for being a leader of the school in helping others

Calendar of Events

Date Activity Payment Due Cost

TERM 1 2019

Fri 1 Mar SRE lessons commence

X X

Thu 7 Mar SRC Induction

Assembly X X

Fri 8 Mar Welcome BBQ X X

Mon 11 Mar P&C AGM X X

Mon 18 Mar Information

Literacy Session X X

TERM 2 2019

Sat 29 June Bonfire X X

Assembly – Thursday, 7 March 2.30pm SRC Induction

Certificates

Bronze Certificates were awarded to:

Rowan, Kaide, Maci, Rosella, Trixie,

Madelyn, Daisy, Josie, Zeus, Zoe, Sunny,

Connor, Beau, Cameron, Lennox

Silver Certificates were awarded to:

Maycie

P&C News

Welcome back! Just a quick note to let everyone know that our P&C recently had its first meeting. It

was pleasing to see faces old and new. Much of the meeting revolved around catching up on business

arising from the end of last year (eg. where to with our major project that involves the pond area!)

and confirming dates for events such as our welcome BBQ (Friday, March 8 at 5.00pm) and Bonfire

(Saturday, June 29)

Mrs Houghton gave us a good run down of class organisation for the year, and a report of our success

at the Tregeagle swimming carnival that had taken place just that day.

Please note that our next meeting is our Annual General Meeting to be held at 7.30pm on Monday,

March 11. This involves election of office bearers for 2019 (new nominations welcome), and will be

followed by a regular meeting.

Looking forward to seeing you at our 2019 welcome BBQ.

Pat Byrnes (P&C President)

2019 Annual General Meeting

The Rous Public School P and C will be holding their AGM on Monday, 11 March at 7:30pm. We

would like to encourage all parents and members of the school community to attend the meeting.

The P and C is a great way to meet new friends, become engaged with your child's education and

help the staff and teachers continue to make Rous Public School the unique, safe, diverse and high

achieving school that it is.

All executive positions will become vacant for the 2019 year, so feel free to get someone to nominate

you for a role or just become a financial member of the P and C for only $1.

All parents at the school can raise issues and make comments and suggestions on all P and C related

matters.

School Canteen

The canteen will run on Fridays this term for a trial period; providing volunteers are able to commit to

this change of day.

A roster for term 1 is below. Two volunteers are required each week.

Thank you the roster is now full.

Canteen Roster Term 1 - Fridays

Week 5 Mar 1 Bronwyn & Michael

Week 6 Mar 8 Linda & Joan

Week 7 Mar 15 Zoe & Jennifer

Week 8 Mar 22 Veronica & Michelle

Week 9 Mar 29 Joan & Rachel

Week 10 Apr 5 Linda & Rachel

Week 11 Apr 12 Ash & Cassandra

A list of duties for canteen volunteers is

attached to the fridge in the Canteen.

Please ensure all these duties are carried

out and dishes used are washed, wiped

and put away.

Community Announcement

Kindergarten Orientation Graduation

Parent/ Carer Survey

Dear Parents/ Carers,

Your voice in our school does matter. Please take time to complete our survey and return to school by Friday

15 March. The survey focuses on two domains within the school environment:

*Curriculum- The school’s curriculum provides an integrated approach to quality teaching, curriculum planning

and delivery.

* Assessment- Consistent school wide practices for assessment are used to monitor, plan and report on

student learning across the curriculum. ‘In school’ assessments are integrated into teaching practice in all

classrooms, confirming that students learn what is taught.

Please tick the box that you agree with for each statement. You may add further comments.

1a. Curriculum Provision- The school’s curriculum provides high expectations for student’s learning. The

curriculum is enhanced through leaning alliances with other schools and organisations where useful.

Agree Some areas Disagree

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1b. Teaching and Learning- There is evidence of continuity of programs and learning across the stages

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1c. Differentiation- There is evidence of teaching and learning across the school demonstrating adjustments to

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2a Assessment- Students and parents understand the assessments used across the school and their benefits

for learning.

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2b. Assessment- Teachers routinely use assessments in literacy and numeracy to collect information on

student learning.

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2c. Assessment- ‘In school’ assessments are integrated into teaching practice in all classrooms, confirming that

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Thank you for your time.

Pauline Houghton

Principal

Zone Swimming Carnival