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14 Grose Vale Rd North Richmond NSW 2754 Subscribe: Subscribe: https://richmondnps.schoolzineplus.com/subscribe Email: Email: [email protected] Phone: Phone: 02 457 11542 Fax: Fax: 02 4571 3394 27 September 2019 27 September 2019 PRINCIPALS REPORT Every day I like to take a walk around the school, just to keep in touch with the everyday things that are happening around the school. Over the past weeks students have been producing television programs in our new studio, conducted a business meeting with a community group, refined maths skills on iPads, participated in a Virtual Excursion using the school VR kits, collaborated with high school students on leadership, designed models using 3D printers for visual arts and studied local environments in our Bush Tucker garden. Education has certainly changed since I was a child! This term, we have enjoyed some wonderful successes – including students attending State level and National sports competitions, Stg 2 students progressing through to the Top 5 in the National STEM Game Maker challenge and our Tournament of the Minds Team progressing through to the State finals in Sydney. Our students continue to impress and achieve above and beyond what even they thought they could do. We are very lucky to have such a dedicated group of teachers and a very supportive community supporting them every step of the way. It is fitting that we conclude the term on a ‘high’ with our first ever Colour Explosion run. My sincere thanks to our very dedicated P&C who have worked very hard to make this event happen. I am looking forward to a wonderful day. Thanks also to all the students who have participated in fundraising for this event. I look forward to seeing how much we have raised! Space Camp USA 2020 It’s not too late to register your interest for Space Camp USA 2020. An Expression of Interest for is attached to this newsetter which can be completed and returned to the school office along with a $100 deposit. We need to finalise numbers early in Tm4 so please get your EOI form in ASAP. The proposed itinerary for the trip includes – Californian Science Centre (in Los Angeles), Universal Studios, US Space and Rocket Centre (Huntsville, AL) and Disneyland (itinerary will be confirmed later this year and is subject to change). The cost of attending Space Camp will be approx. $6800 per person, however we will be undertaking fundraising activities to reduce this cost. This is an all-inclusive cost which covers airfares, accommodation, meals, transfers, entry fees and Space Camp costs. Passport, visa and travel insurance are not included. All students attending Space Camp (and their families) will need to participate in fund raising activities. This will ensure maximum buy in and will help to ensure that these events are well organised and successful. The more money we can fundraise, the less the cost to parents will be. I have included some links below that provide further information about Space Camp USA and may assist you in making the decision for your child to attend. http://www.spacecamp.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PJVXOz8jtE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wh_V8T6U-D0 Other destinations – http://californiasciencecenter.org/ http://www.universalstudioshollywood.com/ https://disneyland.disney.go.com/ We are fortunate to have the direct assistance of Jackie Slaviero from OneGiantLeap Australia, to assist us. Jackie is an official ambassador for Space Camp and has been coordinating school groups to attend Space Camp for a number of years. She organises the itinerary and assists with all our travel arrangements. She is also very familiar with the NSW Department of Education requirements for overseas travel such as this. This is a very exciting opportunity for our students. All students currently in Years 4 and 5 (Yrs 5 and 6 in 2020) are eligible to participate in the Space Camp excursion. Parents are also able to attend. We will also consider students who are 1
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14 Grose Vale RdNorth Richmond NSW 2754Subscribe:Subscribe: https://richmondnps.schoolzineplus.com/subscribe
Email:Email: [email protected]:Phone: 02 457 11542
Fax:Fax: 02 4571 3394
27 September 201927 September 2019
PRINCIPALS REPORTEvery day I like to take a walk around the school, just tokeep in touch with the everyday things that are happeningaround the school. Over the past weeks students have beenproducing television programs in our new studio, conducted abusiness meeting with a community group, refined maths skillson iPads, participated in a Virtual Excursion using the schoolVR kits, collaborated with high school students on leadership,designed models using 3D printers for visual arts and studiedlocal environments in our Bush Tucker garden. Education hascertainly changed since I was a child! This term, we haveenjoyed some wonderful successes – including studentsattending State level and National sports competitions, Stg2 students progressing through to the Top 5 in the NationalSTEM Game Maker challenge and our Tournament of theMinds Team progressing through to the State finals in Sydney.Our students continue to impress and achieve above andbeyond what even they thought they could do. We are verylucky to have such a dedicated group of teachers and a verysupportive community supporting them every step of the way.
It is fitting that we conclude the term on a ‘high’ with ourfirst ever Colour Explosion run. My sincere thanks to our verydedicated P&C who have worked very hard to make this eventhappen. I am looking forward to a wonderful day. Thanks alsoto all the students who have participated in fundraising for thisevent. I look forward to seeing how much we have raised!
Space Camp USA 2020
It’s not too late to register your interest for Space Camp USA2020. An Expression of Interest for is attached to this newsetterwhich can be completed and returned to the school office alongwith a $100 deposit. We need to finalise numbers early in Tm4so please get your EOI form in ASAP.
The proposed itinerary for the trip includes – Californian ScienceCentre (in Los Angeles), Universal Studios, US Space and
Rocket Centre (Huntsville, AL) and Disneyland (itinerary will beconfirmed later this year and is subject to change).
The cost of attending Space Camp will be approx. $6800 perperson, however we will be undertaking fundraising activitiesto reduce this cost. This is an all-inclusive cost which coversairfares, accommodation, meals, transfers, entry fees andSpace Camp costs. Passport, visa and travel insurance are notincluded.
All students attending Space Camp (and their families) will needto participate in fund raising activities. This will ensure maximumbuy in and will help to ensure that these events are wellorganised and successful. The more money we can fundraise,the less the cost to parents will be.
I have included some links below that provide furtherinformation about Space Camp USA and may assist you inmaking the decision for your child to attend.
http://www.spacecamp.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PJVXOz8jtE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wh_V8T6U-D0
Other destinations –
http://californiasciencecenter.org/
http://www.universalstudioshollywood.com/
https://disneyland.disney.go.com/
We are fortunate to have the direct assistance of Jackie Slavierofrom OneGiantLeap Australia, to assist us. Jackie is an officialambassador for Space Camp and has been coordinatingschool groups to attend Space Camp for a number of years.She organises the itinerary and assists with all our travelarrangements. She is also very familiar with the NSWDepartment of Education requirements for overseas travel suchas this.
This is a very exciting opportunity for our students.
All students currently in Years 4 and 5 (Yrs 5 and 6 in 2020)are eligible to participate in the Space Camp excursion. Parentsare also able to attend. We will also consider students who are
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currently in Yr6 (will be in Yr 7 – 2020) as well as other siblingswho are currently attending high school.
If you have any questions about Space Camp, please contactme on 4571 1542.
UPCOMING EVENTS
DATE EVENT
14th October Students return
30th July – 10th December (Tuesdays) Kick Start toKindergarten
16th October Hawkesbury CupRugby LeagueCompetition
17th October RegionalAthletics
18th October Junior BootcampCup @ RNPS
25th October GrandparentsDay
31st October Birdlife Incursion
1st November Basketball GalaDay
1st November Super SportsCup Stage 2 @Kurrajong East
DAYS TO REMEMBER
MONDAY Homework Club
Breakfast Club
Canteen Open
WEDNESDAY Scripture
Student Banking
Uniform Shop 8.25am-8.55am
Breakfast Club
Canteen Open
THURSDAY Breakfast Club
FRIDAY Assembly 2pm (Even Weeks)
Uniform Shop 8.25am-8.55am
Canteen Open
TEACHERS AWARDS GIVEN AT WEEK 8TERM 3 ASSEMBLY 13.08.2019
KR Skylar G
Peta D
Alexis R
KV Bentley D
Finlay O
Ashton C
1W Kaylin C
Jayden C
Declan B
1/2D Spencer P
Lakyn T
Decoda D
1/2M Lillyana H
Riley C
Charlotte M
2H Luke W
Memphis F
Amelia S
3/4D Tomas P
Charlie V
3/4E Benjamin D
Gemma C
Nicholas N
4/5P Ariah Mc
Josh M
Jacob A
Leia P
5/6W Veronica M
Alex W
Lucy L
5/6Z Landen T
Emily N
Chloe S
BIRTHDAY AWARDSHappy Birthday to Emmett A, Alexia M,Memphis F, Ebony C, Blake H, Melinda V,Lachlan W, Charlotte G, Jagger R, Chayse Hand Tyanna D who have all celebrated abirthday.
COMMONWEALTH BANKING
Congratulations to Charlie V and Ashton K for reaching yourbanking goals and receiving your rewards.
4/5P STEM ACTIVITYTask: Create a ball launcher that will make certain that a newhandball will roll at the same starting speed and location for ourexperiment where we are testing how different surfaces changethe amount of friction.
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After many tries…. SUCCESS!
YARRAMUNDI STAGE 2 CAMPLast week we went to camp at Lutanda Yarramundi. Some ofthe activities we did were abseiling, orienteering, crate stacking,rock climbing and the flying fox. On the first day it was rainingbut that didn’t stop us. We started off by making an eggcapsule. Then we put our raincoats and hats on and wentoutside. During the night we played spotlight and watched TheLorax. My favourite part was the flying fox. It was fun andI landed it! I challenged myself by doing abseiling. A goal Iachieved was staying there the night. I am very proud of myselffor sleeping at my first overnight camp.
Payton Burrell 3/4D
A week ago we went to Lutanda for camp it was really fun!When we went outside for outdoor activities we did abseilingfirst, even though it was raining. Some other activities we didwere orienteering, crate stacking, rock climbing and the flyingfox. First for the indoor activities we did rock paper scissors.Second for indoor activities we did an egg capsule. Our eggcapsule’s name is the “Surfing Egg Burrito” because it lookedlike a burrito. Our egg didn’t crack because it was safe in thecapsule. The last activity that we did was the flying fox. We wentreally far and we all had sandy bottoms after we landed it. Whenwe arrived on day one we watched a movie till everyone arrived.At the end of day one we played spotlight outside and watchedThe Lorax. Kayden did some different activities with his friends,Mrs Hughes and Mrs Lai. He picked some friends to do Archerywith and he also went canoeing with Amanda. A funny thingthat happened was when Mr Palladino went on the flying fox.He promised he would go on it if Tiarna and Luca went on. Itwas really funny. I found abseiling at nine metres in the rain quitechallenging. But I was proud of myself for doing it! My friendsand I had a great time and I wish I could go back there again.
Will Ng 3/4D
STREETCONNECT
Richmond North Public School
Our StreetConnect teamOur StreetConnect team
A very important meeting occurred on the 23 of September2019 at Richmond North Public School. The StreetConnectcommittee which included the Deputy Mayor, MaryLyons-Buckett came to discuss a new program starting inRichmond North called StreetConnect. The StudentManagement Team of Rhianna, Tyler, Brooke, Kobie, Rickyand Landen along with Mr Thurling and Mrs McDonald learntthat the purpose of this community project is to bringneighbours together in order to be able to support each otherwhether it is in planning a street wide BBQ or evacuatingquickly in a natural disaster. We are proud to announce thatour school has been invited to produce a video that introducesStreetConnect to the Richmond North community.
StreetConnect
Bringing people together one street at a time!
The StreetConnect project is funded by FRRR andsupported by research from Sydney University andauspiced by Peppercorn Services Inc. StreetConnect is aGet Ready NSW endorsed project.
SPORTS NEWS
Bootcamp Gala Day – Stage 3
Stage 3 competed in a Bootcamp Gala Day on 13thSeptember. There will be a write up about this day in Term 4.
School Sports Australia 12yrs & Under AthleticsChampionships
What a massive week for Luca.D and his parents!!! Lucacompeted in the NSW team at the School Sports Australia12yrs & Under Athletics Championships at Arafura StadiumDarwin from 19/09 to 23/09. He competed in Long Jump,which was very tough competition, jumping 4.57mtrs rankinghim 11th in Australia!!!! Luca then competed in the ACT/NSW11yrs 800 Sprint Medley Relay Team. Half way through therace they were in last position then Luca pulled out a super runputting them over the finishing line in 5th out of 7 teams. Whatan amazing achievement by Luca and something he should beextremely proud of CONGRATULATIONS!!!
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Upcoming Sporting Events
Hawkesbury Cup NRL 16th Oct
Junior Bootcamp Gala Day (Yrs 1 & 2) 18th Oct
League Tag Gala Day 30th Oct
Super Sports Cup Gala Day (Yrs 3 & 4) 1st Nov
Touch Football Gala Day (Yrs 3 to 6) 15th Nov
PSSA Trial Information
Please see below the PSSA (Primary School SportsAssociation) Trials that are held annually starting from Term 1.
If your child is in Yr5 or Yr6, feel they are skilled in one of theseparticular sports and would like to try out for this team/individualsport please feel free to contact Mrs McDonald ASAP for moreinformation.
We encourage and like to give the students the opportunitythat have knowledge and skill in any PSSA Sport to representRichmond North Public School.
If you have any news or photos from our school Gala Days orDistrict/Regional Events please feel free to see me and I canhave them added to the Sports News in the school newsletter.
Many Thanks, Emma Racker.
NOTES FROM THE OFFICE
School Gate
Parents please be aware that high school students who arecoming to pick up their siblings will not be allowed on schoolpremises until the school gate is opened at 2:45.
Kindergarten Enrolments for 2020
We are now taking enrolments for Kindergarten 2020. If youknow of anyone who is starting Kindergarten in 2020 or youhave a younger child who has a sibling at Richmond NorthPublic School and is starting Kindergarten next year please seethe office to complete an enrolment form.
COMMUNITY NEWS
• NRL Opens and Under 11's
• Soccer (Boys & Girls)
• Touch Football (Boys & Girls)
• Basketball (Boys & Girls)
• Cricket (Boys & Girls)
• Tennis
• Diving
• Softball (Boys & Girls)
• Hockey (Boys & Girls)
• Netball
• AFL
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