Term 4 Week 2

21st October 2024

Welcome back to Term 4! I hope your child/children and you have settled well into our final term of 2024. We have plenty planned for this term to keep our students active and engaged as we head into the warmer weather.

If you know or think that you may be moving/changing schools for next year, please either drop in or telephone the office to let us know. Similarly, if you know of any families moving into our area, please encourage them to contact the school. Our Kindergarten transition program has already begun with two playgroups last term and another one this morning. We welcome those new students and families.

This term, our school will be participating in the Partners in Learning parental survey, another part of the Tell Them from Me group of surveys (student, teacher and parental surveys) about student engagement. The survey asks parents and carers questions about different factors that are known to have an impact on student well-being and engagement.

Participating in this survey will help our staff to understand parents’ and carers’ perspectives on their children’s experience at school. These experiences include communication between parents/carers and staff, activities and practices at home, and parental/carer views on the school's expectations for students’ learning and behaviour. This valuable feedback will help our school to 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. Your responses are very much appreciated. 

To access the survey for our school, please go to:

https://nsw.tellthemfromme.com/survey/splash/rvpsparents2024

Our next P&C meeting will take place Monday 28^th October, 7:00 pm at Woonona Bulli RSL. As always, new members are welcome to attend.

Congratulations to Max and Haven for their recognition last week at the NIAECG Deadly Encouragement Awards. Max was recognised for being an outstanding ambassador for Russell Vale Public School, demonstrating impressive skills in Literacy. Haven was recognised for being an active member of the school leadership team, demonstrating initiative and excelling in sport. 

Best wishes to our Year 5s as they head to Woonona High School for an early start to their High School Transition today.

Our Grandparents’ Day Assembly and Open House will take place Monday 28^th October at approximately 9:15 am in the school hall. Grandparents, grand friends, parents and carers are invited to attend. There will be an assembly, followed by an opportunity to view our classrooms, and a morning tea. If you have any photos of your child with their grandparent, please email them to rvpsgrandparentsday@yahoo.com so they can be added to our slideshow. We are also asking if families could please donate baked or bought goods on the day so that we can provide morning tea to our grandparents free of charge.

Fit Futures returns this term to deliver their gymnastics program to our 3-6 classes. This is free- of-charge as we were once again successful in obtaining a grant from Sporting Schools Australia.

Information has been distributed via enews regarding our School Disco that will take place Friday 8^th November in the school hall. Thank you in advance to all parents who are assisting in organising the event. Tickets can be purchased at: https://events.humanitix.com/copy-of-rvps-p-and-c-school-disco

Transforming lives with their unwavering dedication, our teachers play a vital role in shaping young minds and creating an inclusive atmosphere for our students and communities.

Please join me this Friday, 25^th October in recognising our fantastic teaching staff for  World Teachers’ Day, as we take our hats off to our teachers for the work they do every day in helping learners of all ages to flourish.

There will be a variation to one of the two School Development Days at the end of the term. The teaching staff has taken part in professional learning on a Saturday earlier this year in place of the School Development Day on Friday 20^th December. This means that teaching staff will not be on site. This does not affect students and the office will remain open if you need to contact the school.

Paul Cuthbertson

Principal

• 25th     NRL Skills
• 28th     Grandparents’ Day Assembly

• 1st        PSSA Sport
• 1st        Kinder Play
• 4th       Fit Futures Yrs 3-6
• 5th       Captain Speeches 11.30am
• 7th       Kindergarten Orientation Session 9.15am - 11am
• 7th       Kindergarten Information Session 9.20am - 11am
• 8th       PSSA Sport
• 8th       Disco
• 11th     Fit Futures Yrs 3-6
• 15th     PSSA Sport
• 18th     Fit Futures Yrs 3-6
• 21st     Kindergarten Orientation Session 11.30am - 2.45pm
• 22nd    PSSA Sport
• 25th     Fit Futures Yrs 3-6
• 27th     K-2 Gala Day
• 29th     Talent Quest

 Harper E, Lilah C, Madeleine W, Reid S, James M, Miranda J, Owen K, Sofia H, Talulah N, Keira D, Asher E, Malikai F, Rosalie M, Ashton A, Lola N, Indiana P

 Lola N, Oliver P, Thea S, Owen K, Harper E, Poppy M, Taj L, Indi P, Harlie P, Nixon M, Madeleine W, Nash J, Kyra W, Liam J, Evie S, Oscar G

Max M, Molly J

 Jasper K, Andi K, Eliza K, Payten P

 Callum T, Ivy J, Reid S, Oliver D, James J, Charlie F, Bowen P 

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