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From the Principal….
Thursday, 11 August 2016 – Issue 13.
AGPPA MEETING - Adelaide
On Monday and Tuesday of this week I was invited to attend the
Australian Government Primary Principals Association meeting in
Adelaide. The President and Deputy President of each Principal
Association across Australia were in attendance and along with
two other Victorian Principals I was representing the Victorian
Principals Association and Victorian Government schools. Each
State and Territory was represented and there were many high-
powered conversations around the issues that primary school
Principals, and their school communities, are tackling right now.
Key topics of discussion included:
NAPLAN. Equity and Needs Based Funding for schools. The imbalance of funding between primary and secondary
schools.
I felt quite privileged to be invited to participate in this forum with
leading educators from across the country. The fact that Rollins PS was
represented and had a voice at the table is a great thing for our school.
PARENT SURVEYS
My sincere thanks go to those families who took some time to fill
in and return the Parent Surveys which were sent home to
random families recently. We had a very strong return with many
surveys being completed. The information we get from these
surveys is a vital part of our future planning.
PREP ENROLMENTS BEING TAKEN NOW
Enrol now to guarantee your child’s place!
WINTER WARMERS FUNDRAISER The ‘Winter Warmers’ fundraiser that we held recently was a great success for our school and we hope that everyone is able to make great use of the products they purchased. We made $500 for our school which, like all of our fundraising activities this year, will go towards the cost of installing our new playgrounds.
GOOD LUCK DOUG! Mr Doug Ilsley is taking some time to recover from knee surgery and will be on leave for the remainder of this term. I’m very happy to welcome Mr Chris Appleford, who will be replacing Doug over the coming weeks, to our school. Chris is enthusiastic about being at Rollins and has a strong background in Physical Education.
I’m sure you will all join with me in wishing Doug a speedy recovery from his surgery. We expect Doug return to school early in Term 4.
ROLLINS WRITERS PUBLICATION As you would be aware we have had amazing success with student writing in recent years and our school is contacted frequently by others schools wanting to know the secret of our success.
With this in mind we wanted to celebrate the fabulous writing skills of our students by publishing a book featuring samples of writing from Prep through to Year 6. Mr Rhys Thurston who came up with the idea, has worked with a student editorial team to collate and proof-read nearly 300 pieces of writing to be included in the book. Hopefully you have received information about sales of the book which is available for $5. This cost has been subsidised significantly by the school so that we can make it affordable for all of our families. It is however important to note that because this is our first time of doing this we have only ordered a limited number of copies to be printed. Please make sure you secure your copy of the book by returning your order form as soon as possible.
PREP ENROLMENTS We now have sufficient enrolments to guarantee two Prep classes for next year. Anyone who hasn’t yet returned their forms should do so now.
Steve McGarrigle
NewsletterNewsletterNewsletter Thursday 11th August 2016 Issue 12
Dates to remember.…
August 2016
Monday 22nd – Friday 26th -Book Week
Friday 26th -Book Character dress up Parade
Friday 30th - Fathers Day Stall
ROLLINS STAR OF THE WEEK!
For the week ending Friday 12th August 2016
Prep C Adem Aydin For being a hard worker in the classroom and doing a great job in the Spelling Bee
Prep H Taylor Horton For working hard on his individual Maths goals and learning the days of the week in order
Prep Z Blake Burgess For an amazing weekend ‘writing sentence’.
1T Alex Kymantas For being so motivated with his spelling and making it into the Spelling Bee. Well done Alex!
1W Madison Parry For getting some excellent results in her spelling. Keep up the great work!
2B Jake Pawlak For a fantastic improvement in Maths and writing. Well done Jake!
2D Meryem Aydin For being so responsible and a fantastic classroom helper. Well done Meryem.
34C Cenk Dizdarevic For a massive improvement in his work and co operation.
34L Seth McCleish For always giving his best during Maths sessions.
34T Dakota Bath For her Steller work in reading.
34W Sophie Graham For being a brilliant role model out at the Batesford Campus.
56C TJ Nikolovski For listening well, following instructions and being a caring classmate.
56D Ethan Westwood For always putting in 100% with his homework tasks each week
56M Lani Blaik For working hard and helping others during reading groups
56S Ain Hazad For always listening to instruction and completing tasks to the best of her abilities.
ART Mya Brundall For working conscientiously and creatively in Art.
IT Riley Redpath For trying really hard in ICT. Well done Riley.
PE Serhan Ozyurt For a great effort during P.E activities. Well done Serhan.
Indonesian James Smith For being a regular contributor to class discussions and for confidently using Indonesian words to communicate with his peers.
Music Caylan Washington For being much more confident when performing in class and at assembly.
5 Cent Fundraiser Total Raised So Far
$289
Students Create The Future Project - Maryan Group Please help the homeless families in the Philippines who are forced to live on
the street. My group and I want to see if you have any useful items you don’t
want such as blankets, pillows, shoes and clothes. Donations can be left in the
box near the office form August 15th - August 19th. Thank you for your help.
Anna P 5/6M
Fathers Day Stall
A reminder that our fathers day stall
will be held on Tuesday 30th August.
Donations of gifts can be left at the
office. Batesford families please leave your
donations with Josh or Lachie at the Batesford
campus. Please help us ensure each child can
purchase a gift for their special someone.
SCHOOL COUNCIL MEMBERS President: Darrin McKiernan Vice President: John McKenzie Secretary: Liana Calder Treasurer: Silvana Trajanovska Parent Members: Leanne Mulroyan, Erin McGill, Kerrie Lancaster , Jasmina Bagojevic and Kendl Allcorn Community Member: David Law DEECD Members: Steve McGarrigle and Jenny Hassett
COLLINGWOOD
CHILDREN’S FARM
2B had a
fantastic time at
the Collingwood
Children’s Farm.
We went with 2D,
1T and 1W