Our school captains and prefects recently attended the GRIP Student Leadership Day. This event was a fantastic opportunity for our student leaders to learn more about leadership skills, teamwork, and effective communication.
Throughout the day, students participated in various workshops and activities designed to inspire and empower them in their roles. They had the chance to connect with other student leaders from different schools, share ideas, and discuss ways to make a positive impact in our school community.
We are proud of our captains and prefects for their enthusiasm and commitment to becoming better leaders. We look forward to seeing how they will apply what they learned to enhance our school environment and support their peers.
It was lovely to see so many families attend the Meet the Teachers. Our wonderful teachers prepared informative presentations about how their classes year in learning would look like and how parents could best support their children’s learning. Thank you to the P&C and the volunteers for their organisation of the Welcome BBQ as they were very generous in providing free sausage sizzles to the entire school community.
At Rydalmere Public School, home readers are decodable texts. These are books specifically written for students to practise their decoding and blending skills. We suggest that students read their decodable reader 4 times each week. Your child’s classroom teacher will allocate a reader each week using the online Decodable Readers Australia platform. To login to the online Decodable Reader Library and access your child’s allocated reader either go to the login page by holding a camera to the QR code on your student ID card or type in the URL www.draonline.com.au. Next, type in the username and password or scan the QR code from the student ID card that your child has been given. If your child has misplaced their Decodable Readers Australia student ID card and password.
Keep your child's home reading log in their homework folder and return it to their class teacher every Friday. The classroom teacher will check the home reading log and confirm that it has been completed online. Please also make sure you complete the comment section to let the teacher know how your child went with their reading. After the classroom teacher has signed off, the next 3-4 books will be unlocked depending on your child's reading ability. All other books and levels will remain locked.
Please note, teachers do not open up the all the levels or books as it is based on your child's ability, decoding skills, and what has been taught in the classroom.
Once your child has read 25 books, they will receive a blue wren sticker to place on their PBL chart at school.
To enrol your child in Year 7 for 2026, you will need to complete an Expression of Interest for Year 6 to Year 7 transition. The Expression of Interest (EOI) lets you indicate which school(s) you would like your child to attend in Year 7.
The EOI process is now available online https://year7.enrol.education.nsw.gov.au/?schoolCode=3020
After you submit an EOI and it has been assessed, your child will be offered a place at a high school.
If your child will not be attending a NSW Government high school next year, please let us know by completing a Placement Not Required form.
If you are unsure whether they will be attending a NSW Government school (you’ve applied for a private school, or you are moving interstate), we ask that you still complete an EOI and follow up with your school once a decision has been made.
The online process will guide you through your options and collect the information required to make the process as smooth as possible.
For parents/carers who are not able to complete an application online, a paper EOI form can be collected from the school office.
As we kicked off the term, our school community is embracing clear and consistent expectations for being safe, respectful, and a learner. Over the past few weeks, we’ve revisited our PBL token and rewards system, ensuring that students understand both the whole school and individual reward systems. We’ve also discussed the importance of wearing school hats and maintaining safe and respectful behavior in the toilets.
This week, our specific focus is on the oval, where students are encouraged to apply the PBL expectations when they go down to the oval on Tuesday and Wednesday, or during class time. Teachers will also be giving out fast and frequent tokens for the PBL focus of the week, encouraging students to demonstrate the key behaviours on the oval.
Our weekly PBL lessons are engaging, with explicit expectations of what it looks like to be safe, respectful, and a learner in the area. Students participate in role-play scenarios, quizzes, and class discussion questions. They are really enjoying the revamped lessons!
PBL Focus:
Week 7: Oval - We are learning about our new oval expectations and how to be a safe, respectful learner on the oval.
Week 8: Moving Around the School - We are learning to understand and follow the expectations for moving safely around the school.
PBL Red, Silver and Gold Wren Awards
Congratulations to all the students who received a Red, Silver, or Gold Wren Award last week! Well done on your achievements!
RPS Preschool Enrolments for 2025 are now open.
General Guidelines
Public preschools enrol children for one year only, the year before they start school. Children can enrol from the beginning of the school year if they turn four years of age before 31 July that year.
Priority is given to:
The Principal will then offer enrolment in the following order:
For further information, please go to the NSW Department of Education link below:
Enrolment in a public preschool (nsw.gov.au)
Our office staff are happy to be of assistance with any further questions or with the enrolment process.
Change of Details
Please contact the office by email rydalmere-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au if there has been a change to any of the following to your child/children's details:
- change of address.
- change of email.
- phone numbers - mobile or home/work.
- change of emergency contacts.
- Additional/change of medical circumstances
Lost Property
Our PBL expectations of being Safe, Respectful Learners support our students in taking responsibility for their own belongings at school including jumpers, hats, lunchboxes and drink bottles.
To support your child and the school in maintaining lost property to a minimum level we ask that parents or carers clearly label all items brought to school with your child's FULL NAME.
The most common items to lost property include jumpers and hats, lunchboxes and drink bottles, and personal treasures. Students have access to lost property during the school day to search for misplaced possessions. When possible, labelled items in the lost property will be returned to students. Due to the limited space for lost property, unlabeled and unclaimed items are regularly disposed of.
Lost property is located at the front of the office.
