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 1 WEEK 2

2018

CALENDAR

Week 3 Monday 12 February – Band tutorials commence Wednesday 14 February – Senior Band commences; Parent Information Evening Friday 16 February – 2pm K-2 Assembly at Randwick Boys’ HS (2M) Week 4 Friday 23 December – Junior Band commences; Round 1 PSSA; 2pm 3-6 Assembly at Randwick Boys’ HS (6S) Week 5 Tuesday 27 February – ESPSSA Zone Swimming Carnival at Botany Pool Wednesday 28 February – Year 6 Souths Cares program Thursday 1 March – 2:30pm Information Booth Friday 2 March – Schools Clean Up day; 2pm K-2 Assembly at Randwick Boys’ HS (2D)

What’s Happening At Rainbow Street? Numbers and Classes We have finalised our enrolment information and numbers have been submitted to the Department of Education. It is anticipated that we will hold our current class structure. Notes Sent Home At this time of year lots of programs and events are getting underway. This week the following notes have been distributed to the whole school:

Assembly Permission Note

2018 Contribution Please see your child’s class if you did not receive either of these notes. Band Program The Band program commences this week with tutorials starting from Monday and the first Senior Band rehearsal on Wednesday morning. For further information about either of these, please contact Directions in Music http://directionsinmusic.com.au/

A Special Message Dear the fabulous students and parents of RSPS, I feel very lucky to have worked at such a wonderful school with such fantastic and caring staff and such fabulous students and families. I will always remember each of the wonderful students that I have taught over the years at RSPS from 2010 onwards and I miss you all! I am very sad to be leaving but am also excited to start a new chapter in Orange at Clergate Public School. I hope you all have a terrific 2018! Thank you and good bye, Mrs Julia Watson

Parent Information Evening Don’t forget next week is our Parent Information Evening. This is an opportunity to find out about the teaching and learning programs, special activities and the class organisation and routines, and register for the class parent program. NOTE: Stage Newsletters will be distributed on the night. Hope to see you there.

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Building Update Visiting the site this morning it was noted that the walls are now up in the new Administration area and upstairs in A Block. Electricals including cabling have been laid. 2018 Information Booths The next information booths to be held at school are scheduled for:

Thursday 1 March at 2:30pm

Thursday 5 April at 2:30pm The booth will be located near the Admin building. Playground TRAC has asked that we remind all families that TRAC has use of the playground for their afternoon care. We ask that students, even under parent supervision, do not play in that area after school as it limits the area available for TRAC and also makes it difficult for supervision of students in their care. Thank you for your support with this. Assemblies Randwick Boys’ High School has kindly given us use of their Hall for our assemblies. Earlier this week a permission note was sent home. To enable your child to attend the assemblies, please sign the permission note and return it to your child’s class teacher ASAP. Reminder - The first 3-6 Assembly is today at 2pm and the first K-2 Assembly is next Friday, 16 February at 2pm. School Calendar We are close to finalising the calendar for Term 1. We are hoping to have the full calendar published on the school website by the end of next week but please refer to the calendar in the Rambler for upcoming events until then.

Sport News RSPS Swimming Carnival

Next week Miss Smith will inform the students who will represent Rainbow Street PS at the Eastern Suburbs Zone Swimming Carnival (Tuesday 27 February 2018). They will also receive information about the carnival. Please ensure that the payment and permission note is returned as soon as possible.

School carnival results:

Age Event Placegetters

8yrs Boys 50m Freestyle

1. Henry J 2. Joshua E 3. Lanford C

8yrs Girls 50m Freestyle

1. Isabel H 2. Adelaide H 3. Matilda P

9yrs Boys 50m Freestyle

1. Oliver C 2. Thomas V 3. Jeffrey W

9yrs Girls 50m Freestyle

1. Audrey K 2. Sophia C 3. Marielle H

10yrs Boys 50m Freestyle

1. Kieran S 2. Francis S 3. Ryley G

10yrs Girls 50m Freestyle

1. Neave M 2. Eva H 3. Illeanna H

11yrs Boys 50m Freestyle

1. Sebastien S 2. Alper C 3. Magnus P

11yrs Girls 50m Freestyle

1. Milla M 2. Ayaan V 3. Seeya N

12/ 13yrs

Boys 50m Freestyle

1. Anthony M 2. Jasper C 3. Ethan C

12/ 13yrs

Girls 50m Freestyle

1. Lucia M 2. Lottie D 3. Leyla B

Junior Boys 50m Breaststroke

1. Jude H 2. Charlie W

Junior Girls 50m Breaststroke

1. Audrey K 2. Neave M

11yrs Boys 50m Breaststroke

1. Sebastien S 2. Magnus P

11yrs Girls 50m Breaststroke

1. Milla M 2. Seeya N

Senior Boys 50m Breaststroke

1. Anthony M 2. Ethan C

Senior Girls 50m Breaststroke

1. Leyla B 2. Thea H

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Age Event Placegetters

Junior Boys 50m Backstroke

1. Oliver C 2. Kieran S

Junior Girls 50m Backstroke

1. Audrey K 2. Neave M

11yrs Boys 50m Backstroke

1. Sebastien S 2. Magnus P

11yrs Girls 50m Backstroke

1. Milla M 2. Ayaan V

Senior Boys 50m Backstroke

1. Edward W 2. Jasper C

Senior Girls 50m Backstroke

1. Leyla B 2. Isobel N

Junior Girls 50m Butterfly

1. Audrey K 2. Neave M

11yrs Boys 50m Butterfly

1. Sebastien S 2. Magnus P

Senior Girls 50m Butterfly

1. Lucia M

Open Boys 100m Freestyle

1. Sebastien S 2. Magnus

Open Girls 100m Freestyle

1. Milla M 2. Neave M

PSSA Sport Trials In Summer our school participates in AFL (boys and girls) and T-ball/softball (girls). Students in Years 3 to 6 are eligible to trial. Trials will be held next Thursday after school. A note with details will be sent home on Monday. The first round of the PSSA competition is on Friday 23 February 2018. ESPSSA Zone Teams The level above our school representative team is the zone representative team, made up of students from the 14 schools in our Eastern Suburbs Zone (ESPSSA). Team trials are held at various times during the year. Students are to see Mr Richmond if they are interested in trialling for one of these teams. Upcoming trials:

Monday 19 February – ESPSSA Zone Tennis trials

Wednesday 21 February – ESPSSA Zone Basketball trials

Thursday 22 February – ESPSSA Zone Rugby League and Soccer trials

Monday 26 February – ESPSSA Zone AFL trials

Active Kids Program The Active Kids program was officially launched on Wednesday 31 January 2018. This is a NSW Government Office of Sport program to support families by making money available to help with registration fees and uniforms for their child/children's sport outside of schools. Schools and staff are not expected to have an administrative role, all enquiries are to the Office of Sport's website, or use the following link: https://sport.nsw.gov.au/sectordevelopment/activekids Supporting children and young people to make physical activity a life-long habit is a key priority of the Premier's. Choir If you love to sing please come and join the choir! Miss McNab will be leading the Year 3-6 choir on Mondays during the second half of lunch in 2M classroom. We are excited to announce that this year Mrs Hole is leading a Stage 1 choir. Stage 1 choir rehearsals will also be held during the second half of lunch on Mondays (in the KH classroom). We hope to see you there. Miss McNab and Ms Hole Coordinators Recorder The recorder is a wonderful instrument to learn. It sounds fantastic and it is lots of fun. Learning the recorder can help you develop skills that can be applied to many other instruments. Recorder group has already started. If you would like to join and you didn’t come this week please see Miss McNab. Miss McNab Recorder Coordinator Crunch&Sip Well done to the following 13 classes who had 100% of their students eat their Crunch&Sip on Wednesday 7 February: 2M, 5Z, SR, SC, SB, 2/3C, 2D, 1ME KH, KR, 1W, 1/2M and 6R. The school average was 96%, with our lowest class this week being 71%. Don’t forget to pack a small, quick and easy to eat piece of fruit or vegetable each day as you never know when our data will be collected. Mr Svanfelds Crunch&Sip Coordinator

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From The Library… Book Club Next week your child will receive a brochure

that is part of the Book Club. Rainbow Street PS uses an online system for ordering Book Club called ‘LOOP’. ‘LOOP’ is a linked online ordering and payment system for parents and carers. This system streamlines the ordering and delivery of books. NOTE: We are unable to accept cash or cheque payments. Payment by credit card using the LOOP system is the only way to purchase books. There is no need to bring in any paperwork to school. The last day for ordering for this issue will be Wednesday 21 February 2018. Ordered books will arrive later in Term 1. I hope many of our families will take the opportunity to order books through Book Club this term Kindergarten Library Literature Program A student who is an independent learner appreciates literature and is a self-motivated reader. During Kindergarten library lessons we will be learning to talk about the books we read. This week KS read Come Down Cat by Sonya Hartnett. Courage, love and pets are major themes in the book. It was fantastic to hear KS talk about their different pets and what courage looked like within the context of night fears. They also created some very creative cat paintings.

Scripture News Scripture groups commence this year on Thursday, 15 February 2018. I will endeavour to assist all students find their scripture group and settle in quickly. If you have any question or concerns, don’t hesitate to see me. Thank you. Mrs Jacquie Counsel Scripture Coordinator

3-6 Student of the Week

Week 1

Class Student Awarded for.....

2/3C Juliette Being persistent when the task has been challenging.

3T Hayden Amazing start to the year.

4G Luca His insightful knowledge about our history topic – First Contact.

4S Alexander His encouraging pre-test results.

5Z Tselmuun Settling into RSPS and making friends.

5/6R Ethan C Insightful and thought provoking ideas during English.

6R Gabriella Amazing enthusiasm and effort in maths.

6S Daisy Enthusiastic contributions to discussions.

SB Jimmy Making a great start at RSPS.

Week 2

Class Student Awarded for.....

2/3C Joshua Excellent maths work.

3T Isabel Always being so kind ad helpful to others.

4G Luke Settling into RSPS like a superstar.

4S Oliver C His sportsmanship during sport.

5Z Abby Her enthusiastic attitude towards class discussions.

5/6R Jonathan Excellent work.

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Class Student Awarded for.....

6R Anthony U Completing all of his work to an exceptional standard.

6S Rajan Converting 12 and 24 hour time like a professional!

SB Matthew Making a great start at RSPS.

Great attendance at Monday’s meeting. Thanks for showing up! Informative presentation by Miss Sayers about the school’s construction/renovation process, complete with updated schedule, plans. Interesting discussion about road access, “kiss and drop” and parking. If you’re new to the school, try the website and follow the links to the NSW Government infrastructure site for a nifty flyover of the new campus plus FAQs: http://www.rainbowst-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Stay tuned for: Meet and Greet Meet fellow parents, Rainbow Street staff in a relaxing, child-free environment, upstairs at the Ritz Cinema. Friday 2 March. Watch this space. Library Fridays Starting this coming Friday. A great opportunity for parents to meet, socialise cover books etc. over a cup of tea in the school library. Parents with limited English more than welcome! Meet in the library after school starts. Contact Information Our website: https://www.rainbowstpandc.org.au/ Email address: info@rainbowstpandc.org.au Greg Greg Dodwell P & C President