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 4

2014

CALENDAR

Week 5 Monday 24 February - 3.30pm ESPSSA AFL trials at Chifley PS Wednesday 26 February - 3.30pm ESPSSA Girls Soccer trials at Randwick Girls’ HS Thursday 27 February - Zone Swimming Carnival Friday 28 February - Round 2 PSSA; 2pm K-2 Assembly (2M); Schools Clean Up Day Week 6 Monday 3 March - 3.30pm ESPSSA Rugby League trials at Chifley PS; 6pm P&C Meeting in the Gallery Of Learning Friday 7 March - Round 3 PSSA; 2pm 3-6 Assembly (3/4A) Week 7 Monday 10 March - High School Expression Of Interest forms distributed to Year 6 students Tuesday 11 March - StEPS vision testing (Kindergarten students) Thursday 13 March - Selective High School Test Friday 14 March - Round 4 PSSA; 2pm K-2 Assembly (1/2M)

Leadership Opportunities It has been wonderful to see the Rainbow Street student leadership group expand this week with the selection of library monitors and election of Student Representative Council members. Congratulations to those students. We are sure you will do a fabulous job! Working With Children All staff undergo a Working With Children Clearance before they can undertake any work with the Department of Education and Communities. The procedures for ‘working with children’ have recently changed. If you volunteer to assist, your child’s class teacher will provide you with declaration forms to complete. Applicants are required to make a declaration that they are not a ‘disqualified person’ Additionally as part of the process, applicants are

required to provide Proof Of Identity that meets the 100-point check. The school is required to copy and maintain these records. Full details of what is required and what is acceptable proof of identity are listed on the paperwork available from class teachers. To assist with the checking and copying of proof of identity, the office staff will be available:

Tuesday mornings from 9am to 10am

Thursday afternoons from 2.30pm to 3pm Please bring the completed form and proof of identity to the Office during those times. Ethics Classes Ethics classes commenced this week for students in Years 2, 3 and 4. Unfortunately at this point in time we are unable to accommodate other grades. We simply have no available room for lessons for Year 1 and not enough students in Years 5 and 6 expressed interest in attending classes. We will inform you if the situation changes. Student Representative Council (SRC) Elections for the 2014 SRC have been held and we would like to congratulate the following students for gaining a position on this year’s council.

K/1N Magnus 3/4A Lily

1F Lucas 4M Orlando

1D Solly 4/5D Malachy

1/2M Thomas 5/6M Max D

2C Noah 5/6G Mystique

2M Jasper SM Hunta

2/3C Amy SB Kaelan

3L Noah

The SRC is a formal group of students who are elected by their peers to represent their class. The SRC facilitates leadership and decision making by all students in the school and is an important way in which our school can provide meaningful leadership opportunities for students. Our school captains and prefects are also members of the SRC.

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All of the students on the SRC meet once a fortnight to discuss a range of school issues. The first SRC meeting for this year will be held next Tuesday during the first half of lunch in the 5/6G classroom. Miss Goldspink SRC Co-ordinator

From the Library Library Monitors Congratulations to the following students who have been selected as library

monitors for 2014. These students will assist in the library one lunchtime per week. They will help students and staff locate books, help younger students with games such as chess, and help the students who like to draw. The selected students submitted excellent reasons as to why they would like to be a library monitor in our school. Year 4 – Lauren, Sofia, Maida, Abena, Alyssa, Lily, Sienna, Yao and Sebastian. Year 5 – Megan, Olivia, Katrina, Rebecca S, Dina, Peter and Henry L. These students received their badges at our assembly today. Nicole Mayhew Teacher Librarian ICAS Competitions For Students In Years 3 – 6

For over 20 years ICAS has taken place each year in schools throughout Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, the Pacific region and South Africa. ICAS provides an opportunity for all students to gain a measure of their own achievement in an external assessment situation. It provides teachers, parents and students with comprehensive reporting of results in Computer Skills, English, Mathematics, Science, Spelling and Writing. Our school will be offering the opportunity to sit these tests at school. There is a cost for each test. A note will be sent home with all Years 3-6 students during Week 6. If you would like your child to sit one or all of the tests, please complete the form that is sent home and return the note and payment to your child’s classroom teacher. For more information see the website http://www.eaa.unsw.edu.au/ or contact Ms Mayhew.

Stage 3 Camp To NSW South Coast Thank you to the families who have sent in the deposit payment and note to attend the Stage 3 Camp. The booking will be made on Monday 24 February for the number of students who have indicated they will be attending and have paid the deposit. Further information will be sent home closer to the trip along with full details of the items required and final payment. It is going to be a fabulous learning experience for the students! Nicole Mayhew Assistant Principal

Sports News Zone Swimming Carnival

Good luck to the following students who are attending the Zone Swimming Carnival this coming Thursday: Angela, Nancy, Kane, Jasper, Sian, Mia, Georgie, Jules, Harvey, Karan, Katrina, Ayva, Megan, Alex, Orlando, Ryan S, Rebecca C, Victoria, Claudia, Max D, Eric M, James I, Amelia, Veronica, Annabelle, Joseph, Sam S, Solh, Marshet, Luke W, Sophie, Max K and Ruby. If the permission note and payment have not yet been returned, please do so by Monday. ESPSSA Zone Trials Trials for zone representative teams continue this week:

Monday 24 February – AFL at Chifley PS

Wednesday 26 February – Girls Soccer at Randwick Girls’ HS

Names must be submitted to the convenors prior to the trials. Please contact Mr McMahon prior to the trial if your child is interested in trialling. Garden Club Some parents are meeting on Thursday mornings to do weeding and general maintenance in the school gardens. We’d love for you to join in - meet at the Canteen after lines. If you aren’t available Thursdays, but would like to help, contact Claire. cjcousin@bigpond.net.au or 0414 340 317 All welcome, no experience necessary. Back To School Homework, hot weather and class sizes – here are some answers to frequently asked questions about going to a NSW public school. Find out more: http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/en/homework-and-study/planning-for-the-future/back-to-school-2014

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The Benefit Of Team Sports If you want your child to grow up to be a confident and well-adjusted adult, then team sports may well be the answer. Find out more: http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/wellbeing/fitness/benefits-of-team-sports Date For The Diary…

K/1N K/1N have completed portraits using their cutting and pasting skills and created miniature books of all of their favourite things.

Website Of The Week This week’s website enables you to find free educational games for kids. Knowledge Adventure’s Games for Kids are a fun way of learning. One game, Addingtons, teaches students maths addition problems in a game based format. Play the game and help save the Addingtons by adding their numbers to match the teleport pod’s number. Visit: http://www.knowledgeadventure.com/games/addingtons/ Mr Svanfelds Computer Coordinator

3-6 Student of the Week

Week 3

Class Student Awarded for.....

2/3C Sian Taking care in the presentation of her work.

3L Adam Working hard to complete tasks in class.

3/4A Lily T Her excellent characterisation presentation.

4M Eric Being a super mathematician.

4/5D Willow Her initiative in starting a student newspaper.

SG Jahi Shaw Showing maturity and being sensible.

5/6G Kwame His impressive behaviour and positive attitude at school.

5/6M Jack His mature attitude to being a ‘kindy buddy’.

Week 4

Class Student Awarded for.....

3L Missy Positive attitude to learning.

3/4A Anneliese Excellent characterisation presentation.

4M Sylvie Always putting maximum effort into her work.

4/5D Henry E Being a wonderful friend to others.

SB William Following class rules and being a good listener.

SG Gage Being a valued member of SG. Good luck at your new school!

5/6G Dina Her wonderful recording of an interview about ‘Gold’ with her insightful aunty.

5/6M Elena Her happy and positive attitude.

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Rainbow Awards This week’s recipients are:

Grade Student

4 Stepan

5 Hamish

6 Achu, Mystique, Annabelle and Veronica

It was lovely to see so many families on Monday at the Welcome BBQ. Thank you to TRAC for entertaining the kids with craft activities. Thanks also to Frank, Steve, Greg and John on the BBQ, and Danielle, Susan, Priscilla, Jasmine, Claire and Sally for serving everyone. Thanks also to Miss Sayers and all the wonderful staff for helping with setting up and packing away. Our next meeting is on Monday 3 March, from 6pm-8pm in the Gallery of Learning (near the front office). We will be discussing our fundraising priorities and targets for 2014. Last year we raised over $21000 to purchase literacy materials for the school. Our Connect Time topic is “Homework – What? Why? How?” presented by Ms Jacquie Counsel. TRAC (The Rainbow Activity Centre – the Out of Hours Care provider) provides free childcare for children over 3yrs during the meeting. Please contact Tanya by 28/2/14 on tracwork@iprimus.com.au to make a booking. See you at school! Belinda Simmonds P & C President

DID YOU KNOW - the P&C website can be translated into 65 languages! Take a look: www.rainbowstpandc.org.au

Randwick Boys’ High School News University Entrance – 100% success In 2013, Randwick Boys’ High School presented an outstanding cohort for the HSC. This group of young men achieved outstanding results, with many scoring Band 6 results in multiple subjects. We were delighted to learn that every student who sought university placement for 2014 was successful in gaining a place. That’s a 100% success rate and we are justly proud of the achievements of these young men, our contribution to their education and the contribution of their Primary Schools in their success. Overseas Study Tour 2014 In March and April this year, students of Ancient History will undertake a two week study tour of the ancient worlds they learn about in their lessons. Travelling to Europe, the will explore Italy, Greece and Crete over fourteen days, experiencing first-hand the sites they will study for the HSC. What an amazing experience! I am very proud that we are able to offer this excursion as a regular part of our curriculum to our senior students. While it complements an extensive program of educational excursions both interstate and international offered

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by the school, it also shows the opportunities available through public education. This is always a popular excursion, but the young men who participate bring back so much more than memories of a trip overseas; the excursion brings learning to life and is a life-long memory of ancient worlds. Community News Disclaimer: Rainbow Street Public School, as a service to parents, will

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the management or organization of these events.