Phone: 02 6778 4122 Fax: 02 6778 3019

Email: rockyriver-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

354 Thunderbolts Way via Uralla NSW 2358

“The Rocky Review”

TERM 4, WEEK 7, 23 NOVEMBER, 2016 PRINCIPALS MESSAGE

Welcome to Week 7

Thank you to all the parents, family members and community members who attended our Christmas Play last

Thursday. The students and staff thoroughly enjoyed performing for you all and I would like to thank them for

their excellent performance. Thank you to the students who put in so much effort during the rehearsals and on

the night and thank you to the staff who always go above and beyond to ensure our students have positive

learning experiences.

Thank you to the P&C for the fabulous BBQ you offered after the performance and to Damian Handebo for his

contribution towards the meat. It was really lovely to be able to relax and get to know each other a little better.

We all look forward to seeing you all again on presentation night.

We now begin to look forward to performing at the Uralla Carols by Candlelight on Wednesday 7 December.

Students will bring home a note with further information and a return slip to indicate whether they will be

attending the carols.

The Department of Education and Communities School Swimming and Water Safety Program is an intensive

learn to swim program, which develops water confidence and provides students with basic skills in water safety

and survival. The Program is conducted over ten days. Each daily lesson is 45 minutes. This program is for

students who have not reached a satisfactory standard of water safety and survival skills, and are unable to

swim 25m confidently unaided in deep water, are eligible to participate in the School Swimming and Water

Safety Program. I highly recommend this program for the majority of our students. Please return the permission

note as soon as possible to assist us with organisation or contact the school for further information.

It is coming to the time where we are beginning the process of electing captains for 2017. Students will be

informed of the process this week and can begin to think about who exhibits all the ‘Keys to Success’ and who

will make great leaders for our school.

You Can Do It

As the year is coming to an end I would like to reinforce what a fabulous tool

You Can Do It is to create healthy mindsets in our children. By getting our

children to focus on positive habits of the mind, rather than negative enables

our children to grow into strong young adults in the future. Each week until

the end of the term I will be providing an insert of how you can continue to

grow our children’s mindsets using You Can Do It.

Have a great week.

Peta Deiderick—Relieving Principal

CHILDREN OF THE WORLD

Last Thursday evening Rocky River students performed their well rehearsed Christmas play “Children of the

World”. The students did a wonderful job in front of a large audience. Thank you to all who came along for the

performance and BBQ.

I am after clean, small recyclables such as

cardboard, bottle caps and anything that is an

interesting shape. It is for a year 5 & 6

measurement project where they are researching,

designing and creating a model school

playground. Thank you.

Liam McNair

The Rocky River P&C will be holding a Book Fair

The book fair will be held on Sunday 4 December at the Memorial Hall, We are seeking

donations of second hand books in good condition. If you have any books to donate they

can be left with Jocelyn at Hunting Haven. Thank you for your support.

Rocky River P&C will once again be running a

Christmas raffle and are asking for donations for

the hamper. If you are able to contribute could

you leave items at the school office please.

There will be a ham and

other prizes on offer.

Tickets will be available at

the P&C Book Fair as well

as on Presentation night at

a cost of $1 each.

P&C The next P&C meeting

will be Wednesday 30

December at 5.30pm

ALL WELCOME

CANTEEN Every Wednesday

Price List:

Pizza Singles…. ……..$3

Fish Fingers (4)………$2

Chicken Nuggets (4)…$2

Beef Lasagne………...$3

Spaghetti Bolognaise…$3

Sausage Roll…………$2.50

Pie ….…….............$2.50

Ice Cream …………..$1.50 Popper ……………..$1.50

Canteen Roster

23 Nov– Rose Miller

30– Leanne Waters

Warm regards Rocky River Students & Staff.

The Far Side

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER - TERM 4 WEEK 7 & 8

WEEK 7

21-25

November

Monday 21

School

banking

Tuesday 22 Wednesday 23

Canteen

Thursday 24

Swimming

Friday 25

WEEK 8

28-2

November

Monday 28

School

banking

Swim School

Tuesday 29

Swim School

Wednesday 30

Canteen

P&C MEETING

5.30PM

Swim School

Thursday 1

Swimming

Swim School

Friday 2

Swim School

We have copies of the Sesquicentenary

DVD’s available for sale at the school for

$5 each. This DVD was created as part

of the Rocky River Public School

Sesquicentenary celebrations in 2010

and contains many interesting photo’s

from past student’s and activities at the

school.

Canteen News As we are coming to the end of

the year, we will not be

ordering in new supplies for

canteen.

We will be using up what is left,

lasagne is no longer available

but we still have pizzas, sausage

rolls, pies, chicken nuggets, ice

cream and flavoured milk

available.

On the next pass, however,

Helen failed to clear the mountains