School Newsletter – 14th JUNE 2017 – Term 2 Week 8

School Newsletter – 23rd August 2017 – Term 3 Week 6

ROSE BAY PUBLIC SCHOOL

EVER FORWARD

DON’T MISS OUT!

Special Guest: Dr Gene Sherman

TICKETS $30 from FLEXISCHOOLS

This includes finger food, two complimentary drinks, live music and a catalogue

detailing the exhibited works.

Additional drinks can be purchased at the bar.

There will be a live auction.

Thursday 24th August 2017 6:30pm

School Newsletter – 14th JUNE 2017 – Term 2 Week 8

ART SHOW OPENING TOMORROW

Student Opening

On Thursday 24th of August at 12.00pm, there will be

a special opening of this year’s art show ‘Taking

Shape’.

The exhibition will be opened by The Hon Gabrielle

Upton, MP. This is strictly a student only event.

Students are invited to wear mufti with the theme

‘Taking Shape’ (patterns, shapes).

Please bring a gold coin to raise money for Stewart

house.

Art Show Announcement

Some of our artworks are accompanied by a QR code.

Download a QR Code Reader on your phone or tablet to

be able to view whilst at the exhibition.

Scan the code below to catch a sneak peak of some of

the preparations.

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Dates for Your Diary

August

24 Art Show Opening Night

25 PSSA Finishes

29 Opera House Choir Rehearsal

30 Last Day for Art Show

31 Year 1 Excursion

31 Year 3 Kurnell Excursion

September

4 Number Crunchers Final

4-7 Year 6 Camp

7 Father’s Day Event

6 Year 2 Excursion

7 Year 4 Milo Cup

8 School Sport finishes

12 Choir Opera House

12 P&C Meeting

13-15 Year 5 Camp

19 Year 5 Leader Day

20 Primary Proms

22 Last day of Term 3

October

9 First day of Term 4

12 Author Visit K-4

23-3 School Swim School

24 Raising Children in a Digital World

Presentation

School Newsletter – 14th JUNE 2017 – Term 2 Week 8

The Rose Bay Public School P & C

presents an outdoor cinema event!

SAVE THE DATE…

Raising Your Child in a Digital World

Tuesday 24th October 7pm

At Rose Bay Public School

A parent presentation by Dr Kristy Goodwin,

designed to give parents practical strategies

to support your child in navigating a digital

world.

Kristy dispels the myths and misinformation

about how technology is shaping childhood

and you’ll learn about the seven essential

components that kids need to thrive both

online and offline.

Kristy will be coming to Rose Bay Public School

on Tuesday 24th October 2017. The talk will

commence at 7pm in the school hall. There

will be student sessions during the day for

Years 5 & 6.

Tickets for the evening session are $10 and

available through Flexischools.

NEXT P&C MEETING

Tuesday12th September

School Newsletter – 14th JUNE 2017 – Term 2 Week 8

Tell Them From Me –

Parent Feedback Survey

This term, our school will be participating in the

“Partners in Learning” parent survey, another

part of the Tell Them From Me suite of surveys

(student, teacher and parent surveys) on student

engagement. The survey asks parents and carers

questions about different factors that are known

to impact on student wellbeing and

engagement.

Running this survey will help our school

understand parents’ and carers’ perspectives on

their child’s experience at school. These include:

communication between parents/carers and

staff, activities and practices at home and

parent/carer views on the school's support of

learning and behaviour. This valuable feedback

will help our school make practical

improvements.

The survey is conducted entirely online on

smartphones, ipads, tablets, laptops or

computers. The survey will typically take 15

minutes or less to complete and is completely

confidential. The parent survey will be

conducted between 21st August and 13th

October.

Although participating in the survey is entirely

voluntary, your responses are very much

appreciated.

To access the survey go to:

https://nsw.tellthemfromme.com/rbps17

The Premier’s Spelling Bee 2017

https://nsw.tellthemfromme.com/rbps17

School Newsletter – 14th JUNE 2017 – Term 2 Week 8

What's new at the canteen?

Sushi

Sushi on Wednesdays is very popular, even through winter.

Now we have California Crab Sushi, made with real crab meat! It is a new hand roll addition to the Sushi

special on Wednesdays! Why not give it a try.

Coconut Waters

We have some new drinks available in the fridge too, Chill Coco is a new range

of canned coconut water with a dash of fruit juice. Mango Coconut and

Pineapple Lime Coconut both taste delicious and are very refreshing. As you

would expect, this product range is all natural with coconut water and fruit juice...

nothing more! Why not try it next time for just $2.50.

NAPLAN

This term from 14 August to 22 September schools across

NSW will be participating in the NAPLAN Online school

readiness test. The school readiness test is a ‘practice

run’ designed to help schools assess their technical and

administrative readiness for the transition to NAPLAN

Online.

The readiness test will involve students in year 3, 5, 7 and

9 sitting two, 40-minute assessments, a writing test and a

combined numeracy/literacy test. (Year 3 students will

not participate in the writing test).

Student participation in the readiness test is an

opportunity for them to become familiar with the

NAPLAN Online test format. It is not an assessment of

student ability and there will be no reporting of student

results

It is important to note that participation in the school

readiness test has no effect on students’ NAPLAN results

from the paper-based tests students sat in May.

There’s a lot more information on the department’s

NAPLAN Online website:

https://education.nsw.gov.au/teaching-and-

learning/student-assessment/naplan-online

Enrol Now

Kindergarten

2018

Transition Mornings

9:30am – 10:30am

Wednesday 18th and 25th October 2017

or

Thursday 19th and 26th October 2017

KINDERGARTEN

ORIENTATION MORNING WEDNESDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER 2017

9:30AM – 10:30AM

Download enrolment form from the school website or collect a copy from the office

Bring your form, birth certificate and proof of address to enrol

Rose Bay

Public School

(02) 9371 4884

Albemarle Avenue, Rose Bay

rosebay-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

http://www.rosebay-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

RBPS

 

Live Auction List: Art by the Bay “Taking Shape” 2017  

 

Lot 1: Kinder Klimt- The Patchwork- KD                                

Medium: Printmaking/collage/drawing

 

Lot 2: The Swing of Things- KN  

 

Medium: Paint on canvas  

 Lot 3: Shape of the Sea- KT

                   

 Medium: Bottle caps on canvas

 

 Lot 4: Love Shapes Us- KG

           

   Medium: Paint

 

Lot 5: Weave Magic Together – 1/2T                        

   

Medium: Free form weaving using colourful ribbon,

wool, paper and material

 

Lot 6: Volcano- 1H                              

Medium: Colour squares on ply

 

 

Lot 7: This is Australia 1C  

                       

 Medium: Watercolour pencil illustrations

 

 

Lot 8: Felt Houses- 3T                            

Medium: Felt/fabric/paper  

 

Lot 9: Gaudi Inspired Mosaic- 5M    

                     

   

Medium: Concrete, board and tiles  

 

Lot 10: Many Hand Make Light Work- 5/6C                            

 Medium: Metal and wire

     

Lot 11: How We Shape Our Lives- 6E  

                                                                   

 

Medium: Acrylic on canvas      

 

Art by the Bay – ‘Taking Shape’ The Process is just as important as the product

         

Some of our artworks are accompanied by a QR code, which shows you the process of creating the artworks through video and images.

   

Download a QR Code Reader on your phone or tablet to be able to access these videos and images whilst at the exhibition. Scan the code below to catch a sneak peak of some of the preparations.

           

                 

CENTRE FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS AND EVALUATION WWW.CESE.NSW.GOV.AU

Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation

Tell Them From Me parent surveyFrequently Asked Questions (parents and carers)

1. What is the Partners in Learning parent survey?The Partners in Learning parent survey is part of the Tell Them From Me suite of surveys on student engagement. The parent survey helps to clarify and strengthen the important relationship between parent and school.

The survey is designed to measure, assess and report insights from the parent point of view at the school and system levels. The focus of this NSW survey is on student wellbeing, engagement and effective teaching practices.

2. What kind of questions will the survey ask?The survey questions aim at understanding parents’ perspectives on their child’s experience at school, including teaching, communication and the school’s support of learning and behaviour. The survey also aims to understand parents’ perspectives on activities and practices at home related to their child’s learning.

The survey will ask parents questions about:

Parents feel welcome

Parents are informed

Parents support learning

at home

Parents participation

at school

School supports positive behaviour

Safety InclusionSchool supports

learning

3. How have schools been selected to take part?The survey is open to all NSW government schools at no cost to them. Your school has decided to participate.

4. How will taking part in this survey benefit my child’s school?The parent survey provides school principals and school leaders with parents’ perspectives on their school as well as learning at home. Communication between parents and staff, activities and practices at home, and parent views on the school’s support of learning and behaviour help build an accurate and timely picture that schools can use for practical improvements.

Data collected from the survey responses are quickly compiled into reports for school leaders. Principals can then use this information to help them identify emerging issues and plan for school improvement.

5. How does the parent survey relate to the student survey?The parent survey is complementary to the Tell Them From Me student survey that your child may have been asked to complete. These surveys are offered (along with a teacher survey) to ensure schools can capture the views of students, teachers and parents.

For more detail on each of the surveys, see the survey website: http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au/

6. What do I need to do to participate in the survey?The survey typically takes 15 minutes and is conducted entirely online through a secure website operated by the survey developers, The Learning Bar. You will be provided with a link to complete the survey at home or your school may make computers available so that you can complete the survey during school hours.

www.cese.NSW.GOV.au

CENTRE FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS AND EVALUATION WWW.CESE.NSW.GOV.AU

What is CESE?The Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation (CESE) is part of the Department of Education.

CESE has been established to improve the effectiveness, efficiency and accountability of education in New South Wales.

CESE will identify and share what works, creating new opportunities to improve teaching and learning across all of education.

More information about CESE is available at: www.cese.nsw.gov.au

What is The Learning Bar?The Learning Bar specialises in research-based design and facilitation of student assessments and survey solutions for both primary

and secondary students. The in-house research team led by the President, Dr J Douglas Willms, undertakes extensive projects used

in the school system to effect national policy. It is against this research that the survey, Tell Them From Me, has become the largest

national school survey in Canada, used in nine of the ten provinces. More than 4,500 schools and 3.5 million Canadian students

have participated in the survey over the last twelve years.

Dr Willms holds the Canada Research Chair in Literacy and Human Development and played a lead role in the development of

questions on student engagement for the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).

More information about The Learning Bar is available at: www.thelearningbar.com

If you have any questions about the parent survey, please contact CESE via email: TTFM@det.nsw.edu.au or by telephone: 9561 8056 / 9561 8370.

7. Do I need to participate?No, participation in the survey is optional. Whilst your responses are very much appreciated, if during the survey, you feel uncomfortable, you can stop the survey at any time. The majority of questions in the survey can be skipped.

8. Will the school be able to identify me or my child from my responses? Staff in schools will not be able to identify individual parents or students from parent responses. To protect parent anonymity, schools will be provided with a single username and password for the school prior to the start of the survey period. This username and password will then be distributed to parents. Data supression rules are applied to the school reporting tools where there are fewer than five responses.

9. What sort of analysis will be done of the survey data? Once the surveys are completed, reports are prepared and in most cases are available to schools within three business days. School leaders can use the data to better understand the experiences and views of parents at their school.

CESE will undertake state-wide analysis of the survey data in conjunction with existing student data held by the department, including performance data. The results will help all schools better understand the relationship between parents and students’ engagement, students’ wellbeing, effective teaching and student learning. Results from CESE’s analysis of this data will also help teachers and principals discuss what works to improve student outcomes. This supports the department’s continuing focus on quality teaching and leadership. The data will be retained for future analysis to help us better understand the nature of student engagement and wellbeing over time.

10. When will the Partners in Learning survey happen? The surveys will be conducted in all participating schools between Monday 21st August (Week 6, Term 3) and Friday 13th October 2017 (Week 1, Term 4).

www.cese.NSW.GOV.au

National Parents/Carers Fact Sheet Version No. 5 as at March 2017

Information for parents and carers WHAT IS THE NATIONAL DATA COLLECTION?

The Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (the national data collection) is an annual collection that counts the number of school students receiving an adjustment due to disability and the level of reasonable adjustment they are receiving.

The national data collection counts students who have been identified by a school team as receiving an adjustment to address a disability as defined under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (the DDA). The DDA can be accessed from the ComLaw website at www.comlaw.gov.au.

WHAT IS THE BENEFIT FOR MY CHILD?

The aim of the national data collection is to collect quality information about school students receiving an adjustment due to disability in Australia.

This information will help teachers, principals, education authorities and families to better support students with disability to take part in school on the same basis as other students.

The national data collection provides an opportunity for schools to review their learning and support systems and processes to continually improve education outcomes for their students with disability.

WHY IS THIS DATA BEING COLLECTED?

All schools across Australia collect information about students with disability. But the type of information currently collected varies between each state and territory and across government, Catholic and independent school sectors.

When undertaking the national data collection, every school in Australia uses the same method to collect information. Therefore, a government school in suburban Sydney collects and submits data in the same way as a Catholic school in country Victoria and an independent school in the Northern Territory.

The annual collection aims to, over time, lead to nationally consistent, high quality data that will enable schools, education authorities and

governments to gain a more complete understanding of students who are receiving adjustments because of disability in schools in Australia, and how to best support them.

WHAT ARE SCHOOLS REQUIRED TO DO FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITY?

All students are entitled to a quality learning experience at school.

Schools are required to make reasonable adjustments, where needed, to assist students with disability to access and participate in education free from discrimination and on the same basis as other students.

These responsibilities are outlined in the DDA and the Disability Standards for Education 2005 (the Standards). The Standards require educators, students, parents and others (e.g. allied health professionals) to work together so that students with disability can participate in education. The Standards can be accessed via the ComLaw website at www.comlaw.gov.au.

WHAT IS A REASONABLE ADJUSTMENT?

A reasonable adjustment is a measure or action taken to help a student with disability access and participate in education on the same basis as other students. Reasonable adjustments reflect the assessed individual needs of the student, and are provided in consultation with the student and/or their parents and carers. Reasonable adjustments can be made across the whole school setting (e.g. ramps into school buildings), in the classroom (such as adapting teaching methods) and at an individual student level (e.g. extra tuition for a student with learning difficulties).

WHAT INFORMATION WILL BE COLLECTED?

Every year your child’s school will collect the following information for each student receiving an adjustment due to disability:

the student’s level of education (i.e. primary or secondary)

the student’s level of adjustment the student’s broad type of disability.

http://www.comlaw.gov.au/http://www.comlaw.gov.au/

National Parents/Carers Fact Sheet Version No. 5 as at March 2017

The information collected by schools will be available to all governments to inform policy and program improvement for students with disability.

WHO IS INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL DATA COLLECTION?

The definition of disability for the national data collection is based on the broad definition under the DDA.

For the purposes of the national data collection, students with learning difficulties, such as dyslexia or auditory processing disorder, as well as chronic health conditions like epilepsy or diabetes, that require monitoring and the provision of adjustments by the school, may be included.

WHO COLLECTS INFORMATION FOR THE NATIONAL DATA COLLECTION?

Teachers and school staff count the number of students receiving an adjustment due to disability in their school, and the level of reasonable adjustment they are provided, based on:

consultation with parents and carers in the course of determining and providing reasonable adjustments

the school team’s observations and professional judgements

any medical or other professional diagnosis other relevant information.

School principals are responsible for ensuring the information identified about each student is accurate.

HOW IS MY CHILD’S PRIVACY PROTECTED? Protecting the privacy and confidentiality of all students and their families is essential and is an explicit focus of the national data collection. Personal details, such as student names or other identifying information, are not provided to local or federal education authorities.

Further information about privacy is available from www.education.gov.au/notices.

IS THE NATIONAL DATA COLLECTION COMPULSORY?

Yes. All education ministers agreed to full implementation of the national data collection from 2015. This means that all schools must now collect and submit information annually on the number of students receiving adjustments due to disability in their care, and the level of adjustment they receive.

Information about the arrangements that may apply to your school in relation to this data collection is available from your child’s school principal and the relevant education authority.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Contact your child’s school if you have further questions about the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability.

You can also visit www.education.gov.au/nationally-consistent-collection-data-school-students-disability.

An e-learning resource about the Disability Standards for Education 2005 is freely available for the use of individuals, families and communities at http://resource.dse.theeducationinstitute.edu.au/.

http://www.education.gov.au/noticeshttp://www.education.gov.au/nationally-consistent-collection-data-school-students-disabilityhttp://www.education.gov.au/nationally-consistent-collection-data-school-students-disabilityhttp://resource.dse.theeducationinstitute.edu.au/

 

2017_-_nccd_-_fact_sheet_for_parents_and_carers_v5.pdfWHAT IS THE NATIONAL DATA COLLECTION?what is the benefit for my child?WHY IS THIS DATA BEING COLLECTED?WHAT ARE SCHOOLS REQUIRED TO DO FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITY?WHAT IS A REASONABLE ADJUSTMENT?What information will be collected?WHO IS INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL DATA COLLECTION?Who collectS information FOR THE NATIONAL DATA COLLECTION?How IS my child’s privacy protected?IS THE NATIONAL DATA COLLECTION COMPULSORY?