14 February 2024

Principal’s Report

Dear Parents and Carers,

It is wonderful to be able to welcome you all back to Rosetta Primary for a year of learning.

Already classes are highly focused on a variety of topics. We have also commenced singing groups for primary grades, yoga groups for middle primary years and leadership programs for our Grade 5 /6 captains and vice captains.

Today, you will receive a letter from your class teacher which will outline class expectations, specialist timetables, and the learning planned for the year. As always you are welcome to make a time to talk with your child’s teacher if you have questions to ask or information to share. Or you may like to communicate via the See Saw App which is used schoolwide or Facebook . There are a variety of ways we offer for communication because we aim to support communication with our community in as many ways as possible.

Just one thing to note; we do have a couple of consecutive weeks of assembly presentations this term, this is to accommodate the holidays which happen towards the end of term and to ensure that we give all classes a time to present over the year. If your child is receiving a certificate, we will let you know prior to the assembly via SMS and you may like to attend.

Kind regards
Deirdre

Coming Events

Welcome back! Let’s make every day count.

Here we go, another exciting school year ahead! We hope you enjoyed your holidays.

By showing up to school every day, your child will have the best opportunity at a bright future. It gives them every chance to be around friends, learn new things, and find interests.

Good attendance habits can sometimes be hard to stick. But creating a solid routine, from the start of Term 1, can set your child up for success for the year ahead.

If you’re looking for tips on how to create better attendance habits, visit the Anything can happen website.

Please always talk to us if you’re having trouble getting your child to school. We’re here to help.

DECYP

Parent Information

School hours/Supervision

Teachers commence duty when the school gates are opened at 8:30am. Supervision of students does not commence until then. Students are dismissed at 2:45pm and collected by 3:00pm. if you are unexpectedly late, please contact the school on 6208 1200 and collect your child from the office.

Lunch break is from 1:05pm-1:50pm. if you need to collect your child during this time please inform the office in the morning so this can be organised.

If required, Before and After school Care is provided by Lady Gowrie. Bookings are made directly by contacting Lady Gowrie on 6230 6864.

Grade 3-4 and Grade 4 Movies

We would like to inform our parents that occasionally, our Grade 3-4 and 4 class may view PG-rated (videos, shows and movies) to enhance the student's learning experience and provide a more comprehensive understanding of the subject matter. Educational resources used to support knowledge and understanding, such as ClickView, do contain the occasional PG rated clip. The selection of these media items will be made with consideration for the age and maturity level of our students. If you have any concerns or would prefer your child to not watch the PG media could you please let us know?

Thank you  

Grade 3-4 and Grade 4 Teachers

Athletics Carnival 2024

On March 4 & 5, Rosetta will be holding its annual athletics carnivals. Monday March 4 is the Grade 5&6 carnival including their throwing events. On Tuesday March 5 the grade 3-6 carnival will continue with the main running races and relays. The Kinder, Prep, Grade 1 and Grade 2 students will again this year have their carnival in term 4 – date is to be confirmed. Students will need their running shoes and appropriate running clothes. Students can also wear their house colours if they wish.

More information including the program will be coming soon.

Goodluck to all students.

Mr Johnstone
HPE Teacher

Growing Up program

Rosetta Primary will be hosting the Growing Up program for K -6 in Week 3, starting Monday 19 February.

Attached is an information sheet about the program in your child’s class and information about the program in general.

The face-to-face parent session has been replaced with online information which can be accessed at the following link-

If you have any questions, please let us know.

Thank you.

Mrs Devereux
AST

NAPLAN

NAPLAN testing for Grade 3 and 5 students will be conducted during the week beginning Tuesday 12 March.
Students will sit 4 tests: Writing, Language Conventions, Reading and Numeracy.
Catch-up tests for absent students will take place during the following week.
Further information will be available shortly.

Mrs Devereux
AST

Maths Problem Solving Competition

Welcome back to the family problem solving competition for 2024. At Rosetta we have a schoolwide approach to use during problem solving activities. This approach is called CUBES. This strategy enables students to identify key information and eliminate all irrelevant words.

The Numeracy Coaches will run a problem-solving competition in each newsletter. Once the activities have been completed return your entry to the office and a lucky winner will receive a prize and certificate in assembly. Don’t forget to add your name, class, and show us all of the steps you have taken to solve the problem.

Mrs Webb
Quality Teaching Coach
Numeracy

Road Safety

The school is situated in a 40 km Zone – please abide by the sign in Riverview Parade.

Speed limit 5 km in the carpark, no turning to the right on exiting.

Be cautious and abide by the crossing signage. If students and families are waiting to cross or actually crossing - then cars should always stop to allow for the safety of pedestrians.

It is unadvisable for families to stop their cars before the crossing to drop off students – or to pull up and encourage students to enter their cars in an unsafe way on the crossing. 

Community Noticeboard

School Contact Details

32 Riverview Parade
Rosetta 7010
Phone 6208 1200
Email: rosetta.primary@decyp.tas.gov.au
Web: http://rosettaprimary.tas.edu/
Facebook: http://facebook.com/rosettaps/

MGM Messaging System

Text/SMS 0427 016 460 with your child’s name, date of absence and the reason they are absent or late. Please note this number is for Text/SMS only not voice messages.

Late Arrivals/Early Departures

A reminder to parents if your child is arriving late/leaving early they must be signed in/out on the office kiosk. If you wish to pick your child up early on Assembly days, please do so before 2:00pm.

Administration Team