8 May 2024

Principal’s Report

Dear Parents and Carers, every school day matters 😊

Start Term 2 by making every school day count!

Going to school every day gives your child every chance to learn and grow, and connect with their friends and everyone in the school community. It’s where bright futures start and where they’ll benefit the most.

When your child goes to school every day, it helps them to:

• learn better
• find interests
• make and maintain friends
• be happier
• have a brighter future.

We have many exciting learning opportunities happening in literacy, maths and all the other subject areas in classes this term. We also have the cross country carnival, winter sports and assemblies.

If you’re struggling to get your child to school, help is available. Please talk to us at school about your situation. We’ll support you, in whatever way we can.

Why Turning Up Matters……

Every school day matters. Even just missing one day a fortnight can mean your child misses up a year and half of their education, between Kindergarten and Year 12.

What happens when your child misses just….

• 1 day a week. That equals 40 days per year. [Eight weeks per year]
  • Therefore from kinder to year 12, that is nearly 2 1/2 years of school. This means the best they can achieve is equal to finishing year 10.

• Two days a week. That equals 80 days per year. [16 weeks per year]
  • Therefore from kinder to year 12, that is nearly five years of learning missed. This means the best they can achieve is equal to finishing Year 7.

• Three days a week. That equals 120 days per year. [24 weeks per year]
  • therefore, from kinder to year 12, that is nearly eight years of learning missed. This means the best they can achieve is equal to finishing year 6.

To find out more, visit the Anything can happen website.

If you have a question or would like to talk to us please contact our office team on 62081200 and a time to meet will be happily arranged.

Kind regards
Deirdre

Coming Events

Merit Certificates

Excursions

5-6C Excursion to Government House

On Wednesday 15 May, 5-6C will be attending Government House for an excursion. 

Students will be touring the grounds and house, harvesting and planting vegetables, as well as cooking with fresh produce from the garden. There will also be an opportunity to meet with the Governor. 

We will be leaving school at 9:40am and returning by 2:00pm. 

As morning tea and lunch are provided, students will not be required to bring their own food for the day. Please advise the school office of specific dietary requirements by Wednesday 8 May so Government House can be advised. 

Thank you. 

Ms Allanby 
Class Teacher

Prep, 1 & 2 Excursion to TSO Words and Music

How do you describe colours if you can’t see?  The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra is performing new music by Tasmanian composers inspired by Menena Cotton’s award-winning book for blind and sighted readers, “The Black Book of Colours”. 

On Tuesday 18 June, students in Prep, P-1, 1, 2A & 2B will be travelling to the 9B Studios in New Norfolk to hear the performance by the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra.  Students will leave school at 9:15am and will return by 11:30am.

Miss Castle
Music Teacher

Winter sports

The Grade 5 and 6 Northern Suburbs Winter Sports roster will be beginning in term 2 again this year. Football and Netball will be offered for students on Friday afternoons against other schools in the area. Mr Johnstone (Football), and Miss Graham (Netball) will coach the teams. Students will be involved in trainings to help improve their skills ready for games. Our first game will be against Moonah in week 4 on May 24. We wish all students involved the best of luck and hope they have a great time participating in these sports.

Rosetta Primary School Cross Country Carnival

Our annual Cross Country Carnival will be held for the whole school on Tuesday 14 May in and around the school grounds. An Interschool Team to compete at the SPSSA Carnival will be selected from Grade 3-6 students at the conclusion of our own school carnival. Students will become familiar with the course after practicing during PE classes.

K– Grade 2 races

Will be held inside the school grounds and races will be led and assisted by our House/Vice Captains and Daily PE leaders.

Grade 3-6 races

Are held in and around the school grounds with many course marshals along the way to aid and assist our students.

Please note:

• Recess will be held slightly earlier for all grades, 10.15am - 10.35am 
• There will be no Daily PE.
• Normal lunch eating arrangements apply.
• Children are to come prepared with clothing for all types of weather.
• Children are encouraged to wear “House” coloured tops. However, coloured zinc cream or coloured hair spray is not allowed.
• We ask that spectators please remain in the designated spectator area on the hill to allow for all students to have easy access to the course.

Order of events: Tuesday 14 May

10.45am                      Grade 6 Boys and Girls
11.00am                      Grade 5 Boys and Girls
11.20am                      Grade 4 Boys and Girls
11.40am                      Grade 3 Boys and Girls
12:05pm                       Grade 2 Boys and Girls
12.20pm                      Grade 1 Boys and Girls
12.30pm                      Prep Boys and Girls
12:40pm                      Kinder classes, Boys and Girls

Goodluck to all competing students. We hope everyone has a great day!

Thank you,
Mr Johnstone
HPE Teacher

Safeguarding Training

1. Please follow the link below to access the training required for volunteers to be able to visit or work on site. To be able to work in classrooms or go on excursions volunteers need to have this completed.
   Sign up with your work email (mygo1.com)
   
2. This requirement also includes parents transporting other students to school events (e.g.Champions Carnival). This requirement is supplementary to Working with Vulnerable People Cards. All requirements need to be sighted at school.
3. We thank you for your understanding and support. Watch out for the dates where we will be having training sessions for the 13-minute video – Volunteers and Service Providers Safeguarding. A certificate will be issued on completion and valid until 31 December 2024.

Mr Johnstone
Safeguarding Officer

Registration to Work with Vulnerable People (RWVP) Cards

All people are welcomed into the school environment as valued school members and role models. This includes parents and carers, Service Providers and friends of the school. 

• It is also important that schools manage and supervise volunteers and visitor at the school and for school activities.
• All volunteers, (including the School Association Committee), are required to have a current Tasmanian RWVP.  
• You will need proof of a current Tasmanian RWVP card to volunteer at your child’s classroom, on excursions or to participate in school activities such as School Association stalls.
• It is also important that schools manage and supervise volunteers and visitors at the school and school activities.
• Schools are required to ensure that volunteers have the appropriate approvals to work with children, such as a Registration to Work with Vulnerable People (RWVP).

Note: this process can take up to six weeks for processing. 

Special Persons’ Day Stall

Thursday 9 May, the School Association will be holding their annual Special Persons’ Day Stall to coincide with Mothers’ Day.

All students will have the opportunity to attend with their class to purchase a gift for their special person if they wish.

Gifts generally range from $1 to $10, with a limit of two gifts per student.

We suggest students bring a bag and something soft to wrap and secure their gift in, along with their money in a named zip lock bag or like (cash only sorry).

Money raised assists with the ongoing programs that the School Association supports each year, including the Breakfast Club and Growing Up Program.

School Association

School Association Meeting

We need you!

To ensure that we can continue to bring new ideas, change and improvement to our school, the School Association requires new members.

We are currently at a point where many of our existing committee are in their final year or two of eligibility and we are in desperate need of new members. If you have never been to a meeting before, now is the time!

The School Association welcomes all parents and guardians to attend our first School Association Meeting for the year.

Where – Rosetta Primary Learning Centre
When - Thursday 9 May
Time - 5:00pm until approximately  6:30pm

If you would like to receive a copy of the agenda prior to the meeting, or to add an item to the agenda, then please email rosettaschoolassociation@gmail.com

Fiona Hancock and David Sheppard
School Association

Smartbots

In 2024, we have 9 students working with Bob Elliott for the Gifted and Talented program of Senior Smartbots.

The students meet with Bob on Tuesday mornings each fortnight to complete design challenges using coding and robotics.

This year the group has new students joining and some continuing from 2023.....Rory C, Felix, Damien, Annabel G, Esther, Mary, Toby, Wesley and Indie.

Mrs Devereux
AST

Australian Council for Educational Research

In late May, the Australian Centre for Education Research are conducting some trial assessments of student's knowledge in the area of Civics and Citizenship.

A random selection of 20 Grade 6 students from each school will be chosen to complete the assessment, which will be done online at school.

Further information about this process will be available closer to the testing date.

Mrs Devereux
AST

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/

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