Rozelle is a place where Aboriginal children learned, played and celebrated their culture for thousands of years on this beautiful, natural land. As we learn, play and celebrate together on this land, we honour the Wangal people of the Eora nation and pay our respects to elders both past, present and emerging.
ART TRAIL - 12 DAYS TO GO
Preparations are well underway for our Warami Art Trail on Tuesday 19 September 2023. The event is open to family and friends of Rozelle and will include an illuminated art installation on the front of the school, along with performances from students. The nature of the event is a walking trail with 2 designated performance spaces. Although there will be displays on the ground floors of buildings, the trail will include displays on the upper floors, with stairs to navigate. Prams and strollers will need to be left outside the buildings.
Next week, the school will communicate the performance schedule including times. Visitors are welcome to stay for the entire time or simply walk the trail and leave. Parents and carers are asked to walk the trail with their children and supervise closely. This is not an event where children are able to play on the Tiger Turf or Basketball court.
P&C NEWS
Last week the P&C held its Annual General Meeting, where a new team of volunteers were elected onto the executive committee. Thank you and congratulations too:
President: Bella Berriman
Vice President: Sophie Lewis
Vice President: Lisa Smajlov
Treasurer: Susan Stiehm
(Acting) Secretary: Nic Hanson
The P&C meet twice a term (Wednesday 7.30pm, Weeks 3 & 7) with Rozelle PS community members most welcome to attend.
END OF DAY PICK UP
Over the past few months there has been an increasing number of children remaining in the playground after school. Generally they are with their parents playing on the equipment and basketball court. We do ask that parents closely supervise their children and leave the playground before 3.30pm as OSHClub access these spaces.
HEALTH ALERT
The school has been notified of the following childhood infections in our school community: Slapped Cheek, Conjunctivitis and Head Lice. These infections are not uncommon in school’s particularly in the Preschool to Year 2 environments. To help reduce the spread of infection students should not attend preschool or school until symptoms have cleared. Included is a link to NSW Health which has up to date information on a range of early childhood infections, their symptoms, treatments and the necessary prevention to minimise further spreading.
https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/factsheets/Pages/childhood.aspx#con
Y-SAFE ONLINE SAFETY HUB - TIK TOK REVIEW
Rozelle families have access to the Y-Safe Online safety hub. The hub supports the school community by providing practical insights and advice directly from Online Safety & Digital Wellness Experts. This fortnight, I recommend parents take the time to read the review of Tik Tok, the popular social media platform.
https://rozelleps.onlinesafetyhub.com.au/parent/app-review/tik-tok
THE TELL THEM FROM ME PARENT SURVEY TERM 4
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 open until Friday 3 November. Although participating in the survey is entirely voluntary, your responses are very much appreciated.
More information about the survey can be found here: http://surveys.cese.nsw.gov.au/images/FAQs/TTFM_Parent_Survey_FAQs_Parent_and_Carers_T32018.pdf
To access the survey for our school go to: https://nsw.tellthemfromme.com/survey/splash/jzx37
P&C MEETING UPDATE
The AGM was held last week and the new P&C executive committee for the next 12 months were voted in. Congratulations to the new executive, we look forward to the year ahead!
The elected P&C exec tame are:
● President: Annabelle (Bella) Berriman
● Vice President: Sophie Lewis
● Vice President: Lisa Smajlov
● Treasurer: Susan Stiehm
● (Acting) Secretary: Nic Hanson
The P&C are looking for a new secretary and Nic Hanson has kindly offered to continue to support in this role while the position is vacant. Join the P&C for just $1 annual membership - next meeting is Term 4 week 3, Wednesday 25 October 7.30-9pm in the staff room - OR dial in from wherever.
Many thanks to those who volunteered as part of the executive and key support roles who are departing their positions, especially Lauren Scott, Carly Davies and Carolyn Maguire. Your work, time and effort is greatly appreciated.
GET YOUR TICKETS NOW FOR THE FAMILY OUTDOOR MOVIE NIGHT!
Friday 15 September
Join us for a family night under the stars on the top tiger turf with a BYO picnic. Plus popcorn and Gelatissimo ice cream for sale!
The movie is Minions: The Rise of Gru!
Tickets $35 for a family or $10 per person. Gates open at 5pm, movie commences at 6pm.
Buy tickets here: https://www.trybooking.com/CKYFU
Volunteers needed to help out on the night in 1 hour slots. Sign up here for popcorn & ticket sales: https://volunteersignup.org/HXWHJ
Note this is an alcohol free event. If you bring a chair you will need to sit on the terraced area. In case of wet weather we will use the hall.
This is a cashless event. Tickets available at the door also. ️️
REFERENDUM BBQ & CAKE STALL
On Saturday 14 October (first week of Term 4) we will hold a referendum BBQ & cake stall.
50% of the BBQ profits will be donated to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation and the other 50% will go towards funding class room readers for the school.
The cake stall will raise money towards the Year 6 farewell.
Help out on the day - please sign up here: https://volunteersignup.org/7KKBD
Donations for the cake stall will be accepted at the canteen Friday morning 13 October or direct to the table in the cola on the Saturday morning from 8am.
NEW UNIFORM ORDERS
Please order new items online from LW Reid Made for Schools with deliveries direct to your home. New orders can be made using this link madeforschool
All uniform orders are delivered direct to your home address by Australia Post. Uniform orders are no longer available for collection from the office.
SECOND HAND UNIFORM SALE
Second hand uniform shop will be open the last Friday of school 22 September from 8.45 - 9.30am. We will also open Friday of Term 4, week 1, Friday 13 October 8.45 - 9.30am. Please drop off any uniform donations to the office, ensuring they are suitable for re-sale i.e. not rips, stains or tears.
Surf Hats
Rozelle has a supply of Small and Medium Surf Hats for sale from the office for $15 cash.
ENROL NOW - KINDERGARTEN 2024
Rozelle Public School is currently taking enrolments for Kindergarten 2024 from families living within our school catchment area. Detailed information about enrolment procedures and a map of the school catchment area can be found on the school website at LINK or by phoning the school office on (02) 9810 2347.
A comprehensive Transition to School Program will be outlined in future newsletters. In the meantime, the school has six tours planned for new families who are considering enrolment at Rozelle. The tours will be held on the following Wednesday mornings from 9:30am:
Wednesday 13 September 9:30am
PARENT ONLINE PAYMENT SYSTEM
RPS is now using the upgraded School Bytes finance system for online payment and permission form consent. If you have not done so already, parents should access the School Bytes portal and register using https://portal.schoolbytes.education.
When logged online, go to the "Activities Section" to give parent consent and payment. PLEASE NOTE: Consent must be given before a payment can be made.
You can access your portal at anytime, using the portal link https://portal.schoolbytes.education.
You an also access your portal via the Rozelle Public School website - by clicking on the button "Make a Payment" located at the bottom of the home page screen.
If you should have any questions, or have difficulty logging in, please get in touch with the School Office.
PARENT VOLUNTEERS
Helping out at school is a great way to get involved in your child’s education as well as get to know the staff and other parents and carers.
You can help by:
Parent volunteers are not required to have a Working With Children's Number, however they are required to fill in a 'Declaration for Child-Related Workers' Form, as well as provide 100 points of ID to be photocopied at the school office (including either a passport OR birth certificate, along with drivers license OR Medicare / bank card.
THE SCHOOL CANTEEN
The School Canteen operates as an order-only service five days per week. All orders are made online through Spriggy Schools app and delivered to the school in time for students to enjoy at lunchtime and recess. Orders need to be placed by 7:30am on the day or can be placed weekly in advance. Families will need to download the Spriggy Schools app and create a profile for their child. If you need assistance visit spriggyschools.com.au.
NUDE FOOD TUESDAYS
Nude Food Tuesdays are back! On these days, students are encouraged to bring lunch and recess that are not wrapped in foil, plastic or commercial packaging. Please be mindful of packaging that is put into lunch boxes each day to minimise any rubbish that needs throwing away. Instead, opt for reusable containers for packaging food. Each Tuesday, class nude food lunchboxes will be tallied so please help the Green Team with this great initiative to reduce the waste/rubbish in our school.
NUT AWARE
A number of students at Rozelle have been diagnosed with a life-threatening allergy to nuts. While it is not advised for the school to declare itself “nut-free” we are definitely a “nut-aware” school. This means that we ask parents/carers to carefully consider the food they provide for their child and avoid foods that contain nuts. Before sending in food for special occasions for your child’s class, please check with the teacher. The school appreciates everyone’s effort in keeping all our students safe and supporting their families to manage this difficult situation.
MORNING DROP OFF
Families are reminded that students should not be arriving at school before 8.30am unless they are attending OSH Club or a before school activity such as band rehearsal. There may be occasions where you need to drop your child off 10 minutes earlier. In these instances, students must go to the middle playground, where they sit and wait for teacher supervision to begin.
LOST PROPERTY
When parents are up at the school they may have seen the lost property trolley which is located inside the building entry from the Darling Street playground. Should your child misplace a hat, jumper, water bottle or lunchbox…you may find it in the trolley.
