RAINBOW RAMBLER RAINBOW STREET PUBLIC SCHOOL

90 RAINBOW STREET RANDWICK NSW 2031

PH: 9398 1986 FAX: 9399 8287 EMAIL: rainbowst-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

WEBSITE: www.rainbowst-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

TERM 4 WEEK 3

2019

CALENDAR

Week 4 Monday 4 November – 6pm P&C Meeting in K Block Tuesday 5 November – Kindergarten 2020 Transition Thursday 7 November – Kindergarten visit to the hospital Friday 8 November – 9am Library Friday; Round 11 PSSA; 2pm K-2 Assembly (KH) Week 5 Monday 11 November – Remembrance Day Service Tuesday 12 November – Kindergarten 2020 Transition Friday 15 November – Round 12 PSSA; 2pm 3-6 Assembly (SZ and SL) Week 6 Friday 22 November – 9am Library Friday; 2nd hand uniform sale; Round 13 PSSA; 2pm K-2 Assembly (SR and SM) Week 7 Tuesday 26 November – Year 4 visit to Randwick Girls’ and Randwick Boys’ High Schools Friday 29 November – Round 14 PSSA; 2pm 3-6 Assembly (Student Leaders)

What’s Happening At Rainbow Street? Kindergarten Orientation ‘They look so little’ was heard across the playground on Tuesday morning as our 2020 Kindergarten cohort came to school for their first orientation/transition session. And weren’t they ready for school! Off they went happily to the learning spaces whilst Mr Stevens and Miss Sayers spoke with the parents in the Hall. The second session will be held this coming Tuesday. Early Stage 1 Our 2019 Kindergarten students have become very good at learning together. Check out these pictures of them working together.

Movie Night

Rainbow Street Public School P&C would like to say an enormous thank you to everyone who attended our first Outdoor Movie Night. Thank you to the whole school community, RSPS teachers and staff for their support in hosting this event.

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Thank you to:

Pop-up cinema

Rocketboy Pizza

Fire and Rescue NSW - LEGO donation

Griselda Buckland - face painting

Nick Bowers – photography

Julie Dillon Hodge - posters and screen slides

Katrina Allen - organising freezer and ice cream

And to all of the fantastic volunteers who made the night a huge success.

Editor’s Note: And let’s not forget the organising committee: Carol Ann Duffy, Craig Muldoon, Greg Dodwell and Isabel Cetin. Multicultural Day Wow! What a fabulous celebration of the myriad of cultures that make up our school community. Classroom activities focussed on language and stories and these were then followed by the annual Food Fair. What amazing tasting food we had for lunch. Some of the ‘plating up’ would give the masterchefs a run for their money! A huge thank you to all of the families who contributed to the Food Fair and those who were able to spend time at school helping with the food.

P&C Meeting The next meeting is on Monday night, 4 November 2019. Aside from the usual meeting items:

The school has been advised that we can proceed to merit selection for a classroom teacher position for 2020. The parent representative on the panel will be elected at the meeting.

During Connect Time Mrs Nalovski will present information about how learning support is provided at RSPS.

Hope to see you at the meeting. Enrolment Confirmation Forms Please ensure that your child has returned their 2020 Enrolment Confirmation form (the one on yellow paper). Early Stage 1 and Stage 3 classes have returned all of theirs – bravo KH, KR, KS, 4/5N, 5R, 5/6R and 5/6S! The return of these forms assists us with planning for next year. It is vital that we know numbers so that we can plan school staffing and class structures. Thank you to those who have already returned their forms.

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Everyone else, please return your form by Monday. Thank you. Sydney Southeast Orchestra Congratulations to Clarissa, Katsuhiro, Abby, Jude, Valerie and Alicia G who participated in a two day camp with the Sydney Southeast Orchestra 2019 earlier this week. Communication A reminder to please telephone the school in regards to urgent matters including if you are going to be late to pick up your child. It is not guaranteed that we see emails in a timely manner and can respond to your need. Applying For Year 7 Entry To Selective High Schools In 2021 Applications for Year 7 entry to selective high schools in 2021 must be made online and close 11 November 2019. Late applications will not be accepted. Parents must apply online at https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/selective-high-schools-and-opportunity-classes/year-7 School Swimming Scheme Students in Years 2 to 6 received a note this week about the Department of Education’s School Swimming Scheme. This is an intensive learn to swim program, which develops water confidence and provides students with basic skills in water safety and survival. Students who have not reached a satisfactory standard of water safety and survival skills, and who are unable to swim 25m confidently and unaided in deep water are eligible to participate in the School Swimming Scheme. Students will be assessed for all water safety skills. The Scheme will start on Monday 9 December 2019 and finish on Wednesday 18 December 2019. As there are only limited places please return your payment and permission note to Miss McNab as soon as possible. Miss McNab Coordinator Sports News

Good luck to Audrey as she competes at the State Athletics Carnival next week.

New Online eSafety Hub If you don’t know where to begin when it comes to online safety, find everything you’re looking for at the eSafety Commissioner’s new national online safety hub. https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents

NSW Police Legacy 2019 Child Safety Handbook NSW Police Legacy has produced the 2019 Child Safety Handbook: a resource for parents, carers and teachers. The handbook’s emphasis is on prevention and can be accessed at

this link: NSW Police Legacy Child Safety Handbook.

3-6 Student Of The Week Week 2

Class Student Awarded for.....

3C Bridget Being extremely helpful and committed to her English writing

3E Kaila Demonstrating persistence and perseverance when problem-solving challenging maths problems

4H Clara Making informed predictions and justifying her opinions with evidence from the text when reading

4/5N Juno Trying his best in maths

5R Caleb Having a productive and focused week of learning

5/6R Unnati Excellent problem solving in mathematics and participation in music

5/6S Ronin Always being a kind and considerate classmate

Week 3

Class Student Awarded for.....

3C LamLam Settling into school without any difficulties; a great start

3E Adelaide Challenging herself and applying feedback to improve her writing

4H Mela Always sharing her worldly knowledge in discussions during literacy groups

4/5N Sophie Consistent application during tasks

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Class Student Awarded for.....

5R Sophy Working diligently and producing higher quality written work

5/6R Oliver Excellent problem solving in mathematics and participation in music

5/6S Alper Tackling mathematics challenges with enthusiasm and tenacity. Well done!

Rainbow Awards

Year Student

3 Duli, Mikhael, Lorenzo, Alicia, Frances, Andi and Phong

5 Jude and Ryley G

Thank You Again So heartening to see such a large turn-out of happy, exited faces for our major “fun-raiser” for this Term — our inaugural Movie Night. Many, many thanks to Craig, Carol-Ann and Isabel, especially for the months of prep-work, planning and executing. I was also pleased to see so many parents volunteering for the night. I also want to thank the Principal and teachers who were last to leave after our clean-up. Hardly a trace left Saturday Morning!

Next Meeting Is this coming Monday, 4 November, in the Stage 3 building from 6 to 8pm. This will be the last General Meeting for 2019. Our Annual General Meeting is next month. Some of our Executive move on next year, I recommend thinking seriously about how you can contribute in 2020. “Many hands make light work” — if acting in good faith. All Executive positions are rendered vacant at the AGM. At the moment we have a President; two Vice Presidents; Secretary; Treasurer and non-office holding Executive members. All up for re-election or replacement. Without a functioning Executive, we can’t have a P&C. Contact info@rainbowstpandc.org.au https://www.rainbowstpandc.org.au Greg./ Gregory Dodwell Community News Disclaimer: Rainbow Street Public School, as a service to parents, will advertise community events which may be of interest. RSPS does not necessarily endorse or sponsor the events and accepts no responsibility for the management or organisation of these events.

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