HRCS Happenings

Term 2, Week 3 15 May 2020 17 Melaleuca Drive Metford NSW, 2323 Phone: (02) 4933 5844 Fax: (02) 4933 5557

Principal: Tracey Rapson Assistant Principals: Amanda Worton - John Winters - Natasha Brown/Carly Parish (Rel)

We are Safe - We Learn - We Care

Dates For Diaries Principal’s Message

2020

Thursday 29 October

Halloween Disco

Friday 27 November

Year 12 Formal

Jodi

Carly

Dear Families and Friends

We hope that everyone had a wonderful day on Sunday and was able to make

contact with loved ones. It has been a really happy week at HRCS, with

everyone so excited to see many of our friends return to school.

Phase 1 Return: It was wonderful to see many of our students return

for their scheduled transition back to school this week. Everyone settled in

really well, and all seemed to be excited to be back in their regular classroom

with their friends.

Thank you to Brendan for

drawing our raffle

Phase 1 will continue next week, with the same schedule of transition to be followed. On the Premier’s

announcement, we will move into the next phase of return to school. Details will be sent home next week.

I know that this is a very confusing time for everyone, and that some of our young people need to be at

school for more than the one day, so please do not hesitate to contact the school to discuss you situation.

Zones of Regulation: Our core business is finding ways to assist our students develop

self- regulation skills. Over the past 12 months, we have been introducing the Zones of Regulation

program, which provides students with a visual tool to identify where they are sitting in the zones. The

program is proving to be very popular with some of our students, who will spontaneously move their

picture to the relevant zone. I have attached a Zones of Regulation Sheet for you to at home.

Greenthumb Industries: Our agriculturists have been extremely busy in the Ag plot this week.

They have enjoyed harvesting some of their produce this week, and are currently filling their orders for

“Herb Friday” and are packaging up the baby chat potatoes that they harvested earlier in the week. An

important component of the program is theory based, and students have enjoyed tallying the orders and

working out their income margins!

This week the crew have also cut back the chrysanthemums and have planted the succulents that have

been generously donated. Great work everyone!

Uniform labelling: We are fortunate to still be experiencing some beautiful autumn days after

some chilly mornings. As children are often removing layers of clothing during the day, it is important that

all clothing items are clearly labelled with student’s names. This assists staff when children are removing

their jumpers.

Student Wellbeing: The wellbeing of all of our school community is extremely important to us.

With some students still engaging in remote learning, it is essential that we remain in contact and

connected. Teachers have been making contact with families to check in, and to see the best way we can

support them during the Learning from Home period and during the transition back to school. During

these unprecedented times, it is essential that school closely follow all wellbeing policies to ensure that the

link between school and home is maintained. If your child has not returned during the week, and you have

not been contacted by your child’s class teacher or are not engaging with the SeeSaw app, please contact

the school at your earliest convenience to discuss a transition back to school. We are here to support you!

PBL: There were lots of smiles and happy faces on Tuesday when our PBL mascot and friend

Leuca came to visit. During Leuca’s visit he greeted students as they arrived at school and demonstrated

how to use the hand sanitiser. We hope that Leuca will visit us every Tuesday and he will be attending our

milestone PBL assemblies. Great to see you Leuca!

We hope that everyone has a wonderful week and enjoys the lifting of some of the restrictions. Stay safe

and healthy! Thank you for your ongoing support in this matter. Kind Regards - Tracey

Name Viv

Born London UK

Places Lived London, Wales, Perth, Manjimup, Sydney, Dampier, Brisbane

& Newcastle

Favourite Food Roast lamb and vegetables with Brussel sprouts

Favourite Colour Lilac

Schools Worked At Tanilba Bay PS, Singleton Heights PS, Raymond Terrace PS,

St Joseph’s CPS UK, Newcastle Junior, Middle & Senior

Schools & HRCS

Worked at HRCS (length of time) 1 year and 5 months

Brief Description of your role for 2020

and what you like about it

I’m teaching in Room 4 (Gazelle) with Years 2,4, 6 & 7

students. I like supporting students in developing the skills

necessary for them to lead happy & healthy lives both now &

in their futures. I love working with Cassie (SLSO) in the

class because she is very efficient & makes me laugh with

her ‘put on’ America accent. I enjoy HRCS’s pleasant

environment & especially the great cooking that takes place.

Interesting Facts I have 2 children & 5 grandchildren. I received a Teacher of

the Year Award for the London Borough of Bexley in 2007. I

love how technology can be used to is everyday life & how it

can enhance children’s learning.

Staff Profile

Hurley

Sakura

Travis

Tyler

‘Principal

Leuca Awards’ PBL Awards

Term 2

Week 3

Green Thumb Industries

Our Greenthumb Industries crew have

been very busy preparing their produce

for today’s ‘market’.

They have tallied the orders, weighed

the produce, stamped and packed the

bags as well as calculating their profit

margin! Awesome work.

Meerkat Room

We would like to welcome Ethan to the Meerkat room!

We look forward to seeing our students back throughout the term to

continue their learning together!

Cilla, Tracy and Tash (Teachers and SLSO’s of Room 3)