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Rutherford Public School Weekly Newsletter

WEEK 3 TERM 4 2017

...Together We Strive…

What ’s On Week 3 ~ Week 4

ALL STUDENTS

30/10 Grandparents Day

ATSI Mondays 3:15pm ATSI Homework Club

23/10 3:00pm Aboriginal Education Meeting - Community Room

24/10 9:00am AECG Meeting at Hunter Valley Grammar School

26/10 2:30pm Junior AECG Meeting

P-K Program 9:00am Thurs - Little Dragons Morning

12:45pm Thurs - Little Dragons Afternoon

Stage 3 23/10 Stage 3 Autism Presentation

Year 6 25/10, 1/11 Interrelate

P&C 21/10 P&C Trivia Night

31/10 P&C Canteen Red Day and Disco

School Calendar Day Events

Term

4 Week 3

Assembly will be held this week for Stage 2

23/10 Stage 3 Autism Presentation 3:00pm Aboriginal Education Meeting - Community Room

24/10 9:00am AECG Meeting at Hunter Valley Grammar School 9:15am Stage 3 (Year 5 & 6) PBL Assembly 10:00am Year 4 PBL Assembly 10:30am Year 3 and 3/4B PBL Assembly 12:00pm Year 2 PBL Assembly 12:30pm Year 1 PBL Assembly 1:00pm Kindergarten PBL Assembly

25/10 123 Magic Interrelate - Year 6

26/10 9:00am T20 Cricket Gala Day at McKeachie’s Oval 2:30pm Junior AECG Meeting 3:30pm Year 6 Farewell Committee Meeting

27/10

28/10 Spring Challenge at HSPA - Sneakers Dance Group

Term

4 Week 4

Assemblies will be held this week for Kinder, Stage 1 and Stage 3

30/10 12:30pm Grandparents Day 1:50pm OzTag with Mr O’Sullivan

31/10 P&C/Canteen Red Day P&C Disco

1/11 123 Magic Interrelate - Year 6

2/11

3/11 10:00am Reg Kelly Cricket vs Hunter Valley Grammar at Fieldsend Oval

Term

4 Week 5

Assembly will be held this week for Stage 2

6/11 1:50pm OzTag with Mr O’Sullivan

7/11 1:45pm K-2 Webbie Wonderland

8/11 Targeted Transition Kindergarten Excursion to Newcastle Museum

9/11 MADD Day & Night performances at RTHS 1:45pm Year 3-6 Webbie Wonderland

10/11 10:00am Reg Kelly Shield vs Pelaw Main at Norm Chapman Oval

Please Pay By... Kindergarten Museum

Excursion $14.50 by Wed 1st November

Kindergarten Christmas

Show $2.00 by Mon 4th December

Stage 1 Christmas Show

and Party $6.00 by Mon 4th December

Voluntary Contribution

$45 per child or $90 per family

Christmas Holidays

Last Day of Term 4 for students - Friday 15th December

Holidays - Monday 18th December to Monday 29th January

Year 1 to 6 students start 2018 on Tuesday 30th January Kindergarten students start 2018 on Monday 5th February

Weblands Street Rutherford 2320 Phone: 4932 5900 Email: [email protected]

POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR FOR LEARNING (PBL) BADGE

ASSEMBLIES

Our Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) Award system seeks

to recognise those students in our school who consistently

demonstrate Respect, Responsibility and Personal Best.

Students who are to receive the 2017 badge will be presented

with the grade PBL badge on Tuesday 24th October at an

informal assembly with their peers in the school hall. Parents

and carers are welcome to come along and pin the PBL badge

on their child. Teachers will pin the badge on students whose

parents/carers are unavailable on the day.

PBL badge assembly times are as follows:

9:15am Years 5/6

10:00am Year 4

10:30am Year 3 (and class 3/4B)

LUNCH PERIOD

12:00pm Year 2

12:30pm Year 1

1:00pm Kindergarten

Students are encouraged to wear their PBL badge to school as

part of their uniform. Lost PBL badges can be purchased from

the office for $5.

STAFFING

Mr Brown will attend the State PPA Principal’s Council this

week. Mrs Ross will be acting principal during this time.

GRANDPARENTS DAY

The students and staff of Rutherford Public School would like to

invite Grandparents to come to the school on Monday 30th

October to celebrate Grandparents Day with their

grandchildren.

Classroom visits begin at 12:30pm, then Grandparents are

invited to go to the hall at 1:30pm for afternoon tea, followed by

some entertainment. The day will wrap up at 2:00pm.

Raffle tickets will be sold on the day, with all funds raised to

support the Breakfast Club. Tickets are $2 each or 3 for $5.

M.A.D.D. NIGHT

Students in the band, choir, dance groups and drama ensemble

will have an opportunity to showcase their talents at our Music

Art Dance and Drama (MADD) Night to be held on Thursday

9th November at Rutherford Technology High School Hall.

Notes have been sent home about the night, and we ask

parents to indicate if their child is able to attend the

performance.

This is a great opportunity for our students to shine on stage!

Thank you to the many teachers at the school who provide

such wonderful opportunities for our students. Thank you to

parents for making time in your busy schedule to come along

and enjoy a night of entertainment.

Please see the flyer in this newsletter!

PLANNING FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT

Our school is constantly looking for ways we can improve our

programs and support for students. We are about to develop a

new three year school strategic plan. We would love to hear

from any parents who have ideas or would like to get involved

in planning for improvement. The P&C is a great way parents

can have a say, shape school directions and ask questions

about school and Departmental policies.

All parents are welcome!

SCHOOL FACEBOOK PAGE

We now have over 2000 followers on our Facebook page! This

site is a place to share photos and information for our parents

and community members. It is a great way to share all the

good things happening in our school!

Our Facebook page is generally not manned on a regular basis

and parents should not rely on questions being answered.

Parents and carers should make contact with the school office,

teachers or school executive if they have a question, concern or

need clarification about school events and policies.

We thank you for not making derogatory comments about our

school on this site.

SCHOOL UPGRADE

The Project Reference Group is in the process of finalising the

plans for our upcoming upgrade which is expected to

commence in July 2018. Plans will be on display soon for

public comment and feedback.


ABORIGINAL DANCE GROUP

Our Aboriginal Dance program for Kindergarten to Year 3

students began on Thursday. Students had a lot of fun learning

how to express themselves as some of our Australian animals

through dance. Students also learned about rhythm through

clap sticks. The Aboriginal Dance program will continue up

until the end of the term.

LITTLE DRAGONS

Times and dates are being prepared for next years enrolments

to the transition program. We will send out more information

when dates are finalised.

Orientation sessions for this years (2017) Little Dragons

Kindergarten Orientation days are 16th and 23rd November.

KINDERGARTEN NEWS

Kindergarten have begun their Dinosaur Theme this term.

They will learn about all different types of dinosaurs including

what they eat, what they look like and how they used to live.

This is in preparation for our Excursion to the Museum in Week

5. If you need an extra note please see your class teacher or

see office staff.

KINDERGARTEN DATES:

PBL Assembly Tuesday 24th October 1:00pm in the hall

Dinosaur Exhibit (Museum) Excursion

Wednesday 8 November

End of Year Presentation Assembly

Wednesday 6th December

Magician Show Thursday 14th December

See staff for extra notes

ENTRY TO UNATTENDED CLASSROOMS

A friendly reminder to please ensure younger siblings and

parents do not enter classrooms without teachers present. We

understand parent/teacher communication is vital to your child's

education, however, classrooms need to be supervised by a

teacher for safety reasons.

STAGE 1 NEWS

SWIM SCHOOL

Swim School has now wrapped up for another year.

Congratulations to the Year 2 students who attended on their

fantastic effort. Participation certificates will be handed to

students this week.

Thanks again to Mrs Bridge and the Year 2 teachers for their

professionalism and commitment to helping our students

become better swimmers.

STAGE 3 NEWS

STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL 2018:

ELECTION WEEK

Students in Year 5 will soon be asked if they would like to be

part of the 2018 Student Representative Council (SRC).

Students must have been awarded the silver PBL badge in

2017 to be eligible for a position.

The following positions are available for 2018:

School Student Leader (4 Girls and 4 Boys) - Duties include

chairing assemblies, representing the student body at official

school and community events.

Sports Captains - (2 girls and 2 boys for each sporting house)

- Duties include helping teachers organise sporting carnivals,

managing school sports equipment – No formal speeches are

required.

General SRC member - Duties include running school events,

environmental programs, breakfast club, school social events.

Students DO NOT have to present a speech to be a member of

the SRC.

“Election Week” will commence in Week 7 of this Term.

Students wishing to be considered for a School Leader position

will need to present a short speech to the primary school.

Students must prepare their speeches at school. (Students can

bring lots of ideas from home and family!)


Election Week

Monday 20th November - Girls Speeches at 12:15pm - School

votes straight after speeches.

Tuesday 21st November - Boys Speeches at 12:15pm - School

votes straight after speeches.

Thursday 23rd November - House meetings to elect sports

captains - students vote.

Friday 24th November - Election Results given to students in

an envelope and to be opened at home.

Monday 27th November - 2018 Leaders introduced at an

informal school assembly at 9:10am.

Year 5 students will bring home a note about the Election Week

and are asked to indicate if they will be running for a position.

We wish all Year 5 students well in the process to find our new

student leaders for 2018!

GREAT AUSSIE BUSH CAMP

Year 5 students had an excellent time at the Great Aussie Bush

Camp. We hope that you followed the students activities on

Facebook. Mud World was a very popular favourite, closely

followed by the giant swing and the high ropes course. There

was plenty of delicious food, including dessert, and students

even got to stay up late to enjoy the camp fire.

A great big THANK YOU to the wonderful teachers who gave

up their own family time to take Year 5 students to camp. Your

time is appreciated!

YEAR 7 2019 SELECTIVE HIGH SCHOOL

Parents of our current Year 5 students may wish to consider a

selective high school enrolment for their child in Year 7 2018.

Entry to the selective schools program is through an

examination.

The nearest selective high school in the Hunter Region is

Merewether High School. Applications are now open and must

be submitted before 14th November.

Applications can only be submitted online. More information

can be found at:

https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/selective-high-

schools-and-opportunity-classes/year-7

Parents who do not have access to the online process can see

Mr Beaven or Mr Brown for assistance. Please see the flyer

attached for further information.

YEAR 6 FAREWELL

The Year 6 Farewell will be held at Maitland City Bowling Club

on Tuesday 12th December, with formalities beginning at

6:00pm. Further detail regarding the Year 6 Farewell will

become available throughout the term.

If there are any parents or family members of Year 6 students

who are interested in being part of a decorating and organising

committee, please express your interest to your child’s

classroom teacher. Our first gathering will be on Thursday 26th

October commencing at 3:30pm.

YEAR 6 TRANSITION NEWS

This term there are a number of dates where staff from RTHS

will visit Rutherford to talk to students. There are also a

number of visits that students will make to RTHS to ease the

concern and worry around moving to the high school

environment.

KEY TRANSITION DATES AND ACTIVITIES:

Week 2: Rutherford Technology Transition Talk

A number of Rutherford Technology High School teachers will

visit Year 6 students on Monday 16th October to deliver

another transition talk to make the move from primary to high

school easier and less stressful for students. The countdown to

high school is truly on now!

Week 6: 15th November - selected students to visit RTHS

Week 7: 22th November - selected students to visit RTHS

Week 8: 28th November - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

students visit RTHS

Week 9: Parent Information Evening

Monday 4th December (5:00pm to 6:00pm for GATS class,

6:00pm to 7:00pm for everyone). The uniform shop, office and

canteen will be open on this night, and the school will have a

BBQ before the session commences.

Week 9: Orientation Day

Tuesday 5th December (9:15am to 2:20pm). Students should

be in their school uniform and bring recess, a hat and a pen. A

BBQ lunch and drink will be provided.

https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/selective-high-schools-and-opportunity-classes/year-7https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/selective-high-schools-and-opportunity-classes/year-7


TARGETED TRANSITION

Our Targeted Transition program with Rutherford Technology

High School will commence in November. This is an additional

transition program designed for identified students requiring

extra time to get to know RTHS and its teachers. Notes for this

program will be sent home Monday. Our school is limited to 20

positions for students.

Specific information regarding the transition day for all Year 6

students attending RTHS in 2018 will be available later in the

term.

YEAR 6 INDIGENOUS STUDENT TRANSITION DAY 2017

When: Tuesday 28th November 2017

Students will spend the day at RTHS beginning at 9:15am. The

morning will be spent with our Aboriginal staff and students

learning about our school. A BBQ lunch will be provided with

family and friends invited to join in. The day will conclude at

2:20 pm.

SPORT

SENIOR BOYS REG KELLY SHIELD CRICKET –

RUTHERFORD P.S VS KURRI KURRI P.S

Wickets tumbled one after the other as a strong Kurri Kurri side

ripped through the top order batsman. Rutherford were in

trouble after losing four early wickets. Things didn’t look good

for the Rutherford boys when Jayden Winsor and Nicholas

Drury stepped up to bat. With the odds stacked against them,

both boys led a Rutherford fight back. They showed great

resilience, skill and concentration to take control of the game

and put the pressure back on Kurri Kurri. Rutherford finished

all out for 49 runs.

Despite the best efforts from the Rutherford bowlers, Kurri Kurri

reached our total in the fourteenth over. Darcy Spalding was

the pick of the bowlers, taking one wicket for eleven runs off

four overs.

2018 STAR STRUCK: ROUND ONE VOCAL AUDITIONS

Parents, carers and students are advised that vocalists are now

being sought for the 2018 show. Details are included at the

end of this newsletter.


P&C MANGO FUNDRAISER - Order forms and payment for the Mango fundraiser are due back to school on Wednesday 25th

October. Orders can also be placed through Flexischools until Friday 27th October.

HALLOWEEN THEME DISCO - Our Term 4 disco will be held on Tuesday 31st October, 2017. We have a Halloween theme for

the night with lots of dancing and fun for the children. All students must be accompanied to and from the school hall by an adult.

The canteen will be open for lots of sweet treats! Entry is just $2. Students may like to come dressed in Halloween-themed

clothing. Please no sandals or thongs. Supervision is provided by members of the P&C and School staff.

Times: Years K-2 5:00pm to 6:15pm Year 3-6 6:30pm to 8:00pm

TRIVIA NIGHT: SATURDAY 21ST OCTOBER - Any parents wishing to come along to our trivia night should book a table by

texting Natalie on 0403 292 520. All funds raised goes towards the building project.

Public School

UPCOMING EVENTS

We have a number of events coming up, and we would love to see you there. With such a large school,

we can always use a hand!

Term 4 2017

Trivia Night Saturday 21st October

Canteen Ghoul Day Tuesday 31st October

Halloween Disco Tuesday 31st October

Mango Fundraiser Dates to be advised

Xmas Raffle Dates to be advised

Carols Thursday 14th December

Term 1 2018

Fun Day Friday 16th March 2018

Parent/Volunteer Name _____________________________________ Phone ___________________

Thank you to the

families who

participated in the

Colour Run!

We look to have

raised over $10.000!


Dragon’s Nest Breakfast Club

Our mothers always told us that breakfast is the most

important meal of the day, and like many favourite old

sayings, it contains far more than a grain of truth. Eating a

nutritious breakfast is important for everyone – but

especially for children, as it can provide up to a third of

their daily nutrient needs. It also improves their

concentration and they are more likely to be settled and

happy and it allows them to participate better in school life.

Our breakfast club relies heavily on donations from the

community & help from our volunteers. If you are

interested in donating vegemite, honey, margarine,

strawberry jam, long life full cream milk, napkins, plastic

spoons & cups or would like to volunteer at the breakfast

club, please contact Mrs Gandhi (CLO) in the office. We

would like to say a big thank you to the following people

for their help & donations:

Lions Club Maitland

Miss Richards

Mrs Zilenski

Mrs Saxby

Mrs Gebbard

Miss Parkinson

Mrs Vassallo

Mrs Tansley

Mrs Swetnam

Mrs Bower

Mrs Heaney and

Our SLSO’s Ms L Farley & Mrs Nealon.

Please support our Breakfast Club Sponsors

Events: Fortnightly Assemblies in even Weeks:

Stage 1 2:30 pm Monday School Hall

Stage 3 2:30 pm Tuesday School Hall

Kindergarten 2:30 pm Thursday School Hall

Even weeks only (Week 2, 4, 6, 8, 10)

Fortnightly Assemblies in odd Weeks:

Stage 2 2:30 pm Tuesday School Hall

Odd weeks only (Week 3, 5, 7, 9)

Second Hand Uniform Stall

Every Monday 2:30pm to 3:00pm

P&C Shed behind the hall

School Band

Every Wednesday 8:30am

Community Room

P-K Program for Kindergarten 2018

Every Thursday 9:00am and 12:45pm


Click here for the canteen menu:

Click the picture below to go to the

Learning Potential website

http://www.rutherford-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/documents/10661626/10667899/2016_summer_canteen_menu__term_4.pdfhttps://www.learningpotential.gov.au/

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