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ROSSMOYNE REFLECTIONS

NEWSLETTER NO. 2

Friday 4th March 2016

Virtue of the Month for March - Respect

Next Newsletter—1 April 2016

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PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

Dear Parents, Caregivers and

Community Members

Congratulations!

On behalf of the school community, I

would like to congratulate the

Councillors, Peer Mediators and

Faction Captains and Vice Captains for

their election into these leadership

roles. These students received their

badges and certificates at the assembly

held on 18 February and they have all

commenced their duties and

responsibilities with efficiency and

effectiveness. I look forward to their

continued contributions to Rossmoyne

Primary School throughout 2016.

Public Holidays and School

Development Day

At yesterday’s School Development

Day staff were involved in professional

learning in a range of areas including

HASS (History and Social Sciences),

anaphylaxis, iPads and MacBooks.

Please remember that for the Easter

break all schools are closed on Good

Friday, Easter Monday and Easter

Tuesday. The last day of Term One is

Friday 8 April. Term Two commences

on Tuesday 26 April.

School Board

Thank you to all who nominated for the

two casual Parent Representative

vacancies on our School Board and to

all those who chose to participate in the

election process. The successful

nominees will be included in the next

newsletter. They will join Rowan

Stokes, John Coombe, Vilma Velletri

and George Atartis as your Parent

Representatives.

The first School Board meeting for the

year is on Monday 14 March at 7.30

pm. The agenda will include the

Community Use of School Facilities,

advertising, 2015 to 2018 School Plan

and a finance update.

Visiting School

All parents and carers are reminded to

please sign in at the front office if you

are visiting your child or going to assist

in their classroom or other area of the

school. As your child/ren’s safety is of

paramount importance to us, we need

to know who is on school site at all

times. Additionally, signing in ensures

we can ensure the safety of all visitors

in the event of a lockdown or

evacuation.

Children’s Medical Conditions

If your child’s medical conditions have

changed, please ensure you advise the

front office.

Bike Locks

If your child/ren ride their bike to

school, please remember to send a

bike lock with them so they can secure

their bike throughout the school day.

Swimming Trials and Carnival

Sincere thanks to Mr Wilson for his

efforts organising these events which

ran smoothly and successfully. Thanks

also to all the parents who assisted and

came to spectate and cheer. Our

students are to be commended on their

exceptional behaviour, sportsmanship

and perseverance and our Year 6

Fac t ion Capta ins a re to be

congratulated on the responsible

leadership they displayed.

Contributions and Charges

Thank you to the families who have

already made the effort to pay the

Contributions and Charges for this year

so promptly. If you are still to pay,

please consider completing this by the

end of term as it saves us having to

send out reminder letters.

Parent Teacher Meetings

Thank you to all parents and carers

who were able to attend the recent

Parent Teacher Meetings. Your

interest and involvement is greatly

appreciated. I encourage all parents to

maintain regular contact with your

child’s teacher throughout the

remainder of the year.

P&C New Parents’ Sundowner

Parents new to our school are

reminded about the New Parents’

Sundowner being held next Friday 11

March. Please remember to return

your RSVP. This is an adults only

event. I hope to see you there.

Rochelle Williamson

Upcoming Events:

- 11 March—New Parents’ Sundowner

- 14 March—Board Meeting, 7.30 pm

- 17 March—Room 16’s Assembly

- 21 March—Harmony Day

- 21 March—P&C meeting, 7 pm

- 25 March—Good Friday (School closed)

- 28 March—Easter Mon. (School closed)

- 29 March—Easter Tues. (School

closed)

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2016 Student Leaders

Student Councillors:

Evander Eva Isobel Tharushi Brayden

Kaeshaan Bradie Campbell Mia Aruni

Peer Mediators:

Keith Jie Xian Mackayla Mia Neve

Tharun Yi Quan Cooper Zachary Calvin

Faction Captains:

Blue—Vevina & Danyl Gold—Janna & Eu Jin

Green—Rhea & Dylan Red—Acasi & Travis

Faction Vice Captains:

Blue—Jannah & Kade Gold—Jasmine & Archie

Green—Jeffery & Maya Red—Miles & Brookelyn

WHATS ON IN PHYS ED AND SPORT?

Faction Swimming Carnival Results

The Faction Swimming Carnival was hotly contested with only half a point separating first and second place. Congratulations to GOLD Fac-

tion who won the carnival this year.

Results: 1st Gold-138, 2nd Green-137.5, 3rd Red 123.5, 4th Blue-104

Champions and Runner up Champions:

Boys Girls

Champion R/U Champion R/U

Yr 3/4 Cameron Tom Yr 3/4 Kaitlyn Angelina

Yr 5 Miles Archie Yr 5 Maya Ashlee

Yr 6 Eu Jin Dylan Yr 6 Phoebe Vevina

West Coast Eagles Visit

West Coast Eagles players Brad Sheppard and Jack Red-

den visited the school to sign autographs and run football

clinics with Rooms 19 and 23. I’m not sure who was more

excited, the students or their teachers?

Mr Wilson

Lawn Bowls: Year 6 students are having a

great time learning how to bowl at the

Rossmoyne-Riverton Bowling Club.

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Merit Certificates

Congratulations to the following students who were awarded with Merit Certificates at

our recent assemblies. Keep up the great work!

ROOM 8

Kelly Kavya Amy Priyana

ROOM 9

Eleanor Anand Corey Ben

ROOM 10

Charis Ashlin Joepaul Jasmine

ROOM 13

Pilot Rachel Christine Tommy

ROOM 14

Sasha Mia

ROOM 15

Mia Owen Aroush Jeshaia

Sara Naomi

ROOM 16

Aretha Keelie Kai Charlotte

ROOM 17

Yi Xun Berenice

ROOM 18

Lola Anisha Harry

ROOM 19

Caden Rhiannon Zara Ashton

ROOM 20

Kaitlyn Natalie Ella Deun

ROOM 21

Fergus Maya

ROOM 22

Matthew T Tommy Amelie Grace

ROOM 23

Marsa Joanne Anastacia Rishi

ROOM 24

Sarah Acasia Tharushi Isobel

Kayze Vittal

ROOM 25

Aruni Zhiyuan Rhea Matthew P

Shikha Sean Cooper Ashane

Room 26

Kaitlyn Tharun Janna Marcus

Pheobe

LOTE

Room 16 students

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FROM LOTE:

恭

gōng

祝

zhù

大

dà

家

jiā

猴

hóu

年

nián

快

kuài

乐

lè

！

Happy Year of the Monkey!

The LOTE assembly was held on 18 February and was

facilitated by Year Six Students. The assembly items includ-

ed a play “Pulling the Carrot” performed by some Year

Three students, and a Chinese ethnic group costume pa-

rade performed by some Year Six students with great enthusiasm.

I was the grandpa in the play. I felt very excited to have the opportunity to act in the play. It was fun to learn Chinese and I

felt good when I understood the song and knew what to do. (Christopher, Room 19)

I learnt to say Chinese loudly, clearly and confidently. I felt excited before the assembly, but was nervous when I performed.

(Grace, Room 19 and Aimee, Room 10)

It was fascinating learning about the heritage of all the costumes. When I stepped on the stage, I was so nervous but it all

went fine. It was heaps of fun! (Isobel, Room 24)

I was modelling the Yi nationality costume. My skirt was long, colourful and beautiful. I volunteered to have a go because

my goal is to be confident in front of a big crowd, and I achieved my goal! I felt very proud of myself. Thank you to Mrs Foo

for giving me the opportunity to perform. (Tania, Room 25

I learnt a lot about people in China, their culture and lifestyle. Mia and I modelled the Mongolian dresses. Mine was red and

had a belt. It was absolutely gorgeous with an amazing head piece. I wanted to participate because I like to dress up and I

wasn’t nervous at all. (Bridget, Room 25)

The assembly was entertaining and I think lots of people learnt something new. As an announcer, I thought I was going to

mess everything up but in the end it turned out fine. Overall, I think it was a fun assembly and I can’t wait to perform at

Rossmoyne Senior High School. (Evander, Room 26)

Modelling the Tibetan dress was a new experience for me. I especially liked the dress because it had double length sleeves

that can be removed or added when needed. I felt confident walking down the runway, posing as I went. When I turned

back I walking with pride. (Alison, Room 24)

Our LOTE assembly was amazing! Showing off the costumes in a fashion show was a great idea. There were bright col-

ours and smiles everywhere. (Acasia, Room 24)

BRAVE Self-Help is an online program for the prevention, early intervention, and treatment of youth anxiety. It was developed at The

University of Queensland by experts in youth anxiety and has now been running for over 14 years throughout Australia. The program is

fun, interactive, based on cognitive-behavioural principles and has been found to be effective in reducing anxiety in children and

adolescents. It has helped hundreds of children experiencing social anxiety, shyness, separation anxiety, phobias and general worries.

BRAVE Self-Help is now available to use at home for free due to the support of beyondblue. Any Australian young people who

would like help with anxiety can access the self-help program via https://brave4you.psy.uq.edu.au/ The program can be accessed

through any computer or tablet device, at any time and includes up to 10 sessions for youth. Parents can also take part in a separate

parent program to learn ways of helping their child or teenagers manage anxiety. Teachers, young people and parents can also find out

more about the program or take a trial or any of the programs through the BRAVE website.

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WARWICK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

WA Secondary School of the Year Finalist

YEAR 7 (2017) INFORMATION EVENING

All parents of Year 5 and 6 students

are welcome to attend.

WHEN: Wednesday 9 March 2016

TIME: 7.00 pm (Tour of school available at 6.30 pm)

WHERE: Warwick Senior High School

Performing Arts Centre (in the

Gym complex).

Please park in the car park at the front of the

school (Erindale Road entrance).

RSVP to WSHS on 6240 4400 by Monday

7/3/16.

CLASSROOM CASH $20,000 IN CASH TO BE WON!

Caltex, The West Australian and Channel Seven are giving West Australian Schools the chance to WIN a share of $20,000 to help buy the things you need that make learning just that more fun! On weekends March 5 - 6, 12 - 13 and 19 - 20 an entry coupon will appear in The Weekend West. To be in the running to WIN, our school has registered to participate. Please collect as many coupons as you can through your family and friends. There will be a special box in the Office for the coupons! Thanks, Mrs Ashby

Stallholders Wanted

Willetton Rotary Community Fair

Sunday 3rd April

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