8th March 2017

12.00 – 7.00pm

So much is happening in the community in preparation for the School Fair. Please read

information attached regarding EVERYTHING you need to know, what you need to buy for the

Fair and how you can best support it to make it our biggest Fair ever!!!

Next week is Planning Week!

Our Professional Learning Communities-the F-2, 3/4 & 5/6 teams will be planning for Term 2. Your

child will experience a whole day of specialist classes in the one day!

Planning Days:

Tuesday 14th March 3/4

Wednesday 15th March 5/6

Thursday 16th March F-2

Badge Presentation

On Friday, 24th March at 2.45pm, the Year 6 Captains, the Junior School Councillors and the Eco

Captains will be presented with their badges at assembly at 2.45pm

Amanda Wigg – Assistant Principal

Principal Class Headline:

Friday, 17 February

District Swimming Championships

Tuesday, 21 February

Meet the Teacher Years 3/4

Wednesday, 22 February

Foundation Children only attend school for scheduled English and Numeracy Assessment Appointments

Thursday, 23 February

Meet the Teacher – Years 1/2

Monday, 27 February

PSD Morning Tea in the Staffroom 9:00am

Wednesday, 1 March

Foundation Children only attend school for scheduled English and Numeracy Assessment Appointments

Friday, 3 March

Parent Workshop – Helping your Child to Read in the Staffroom 9.00 – 10.30am

Wednesday, 8 March

Foundation Children only attend school for scheduled English and Numeracy Assessment Appointments

Education Committee Meeting – 6.00pm

Saturday, 18 March

RMPS Family Fair

Secondhand Uniform Shop

Tuesday from 9.15-10.15am

Please come to the office first and meet with Tanya.

If you have good quality second hand uniform

suitable for sale, particularly short sleeved polo shirts, please drop them off at the office.

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DATES TO REMEMBER

Wednesday, 8 March

Education Committee Meeting – 6.00pm

Thursday, 9 March

Curriculum Day – NO SCHOOL ON THIS DAY

Friday, 10 March

Curriculum Day – NO SCHOOL ON THIS DAY

Tuesday, 14 March

Foundation Children Full Time 9.00 – 3.30pm

Friday, 17 March

Canteen closed due to Fair Setup

School Tour – Meet in the School Foyer – 9.30am

Parent Workshop Classroom Helpers in the Staffroom 9.00 – 10.30am

5/6’s Summer Sports Round Robin

Saturday, 18 March

RMPS Family Fairm – 12.00pm – 7.00pm

Monday, 20 March

2nd Instalment of Levies will be processed through Compass today

Friday, 24 March

Parent Workshop – Writing – in the Staffroom 9.00 – 10.30am

School Tour – Meet in the School Foyer – 9.30am

Captain Badge Assembly – 2.45pm

Monday, 27 March

PSD Morning Tea in the Staffroom – 9.00am

Wednesday, 29 March

School Photo Day

Friday, 31 March

School Tour – Meet in the School Foyer 9.30am

Last day of Term 1 – 2.30pm dismissal

Tuesday, 18 April

Term 2 commences

Wednesday 19 – Friday 21 April

Year 5/6 Camp to Sovereign Hill

Wednesday 19 April

Education Committee Meeting 6.00pm

Friday, 21 April

School Tour – Meet in the School Foyer 9.30am

Monday, 24 April

PSD Morning Tea in the Staffroom 9.00am

Friday, 28 April

School Tour – Meet in the School Foyer 9.30am

House Cross Country 9.00 – 11.00am

Canteen Helpers Wanted

PLEASE NOTE: The Term 2 Canteen Roster is up on the Canteen Door for Helpers to help out in the canteen and do counter sales:

Shifts available are:

Wednesdays 10:30 – 11:30am 1:00 – 2:00

Friday 10:30 – 11:30am 1:00 – 2:00pm

Please fill in your name and contact number or SMS your availability to Izzy on 0414 917 039. Thank you Izzy

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PLEASE NOTE: Thursday, 9th and Friday, 10th

are Curriculum Days, students are NOT required at school on these days.

Please Note: The

Canteen will be

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17th March due to

Fair Setup

Captain Badge Assembly

There will be a special assembly on the 24th March at 2.45pm as we hand out the badges to all the new leaders of Roberts McCubbin. This is a wonderful

opportunity for the whole school community to rally behind our new ECO and Specialist Captains and the Junior School Councilors. We look forward to seeing

you at this event.

Personalised photo envelopes have already gone home. Orders can be placed online, each envelope is now

personalised with student name and unique ordering code. If your child hands in the envelope, correct money is

required as NO CHANGE WILL BE GIVEN. Each child needs his/her own envelope if ordering. Credit card orders

are now strictly online.

If you would like a family photo taken, please collect a form from the office.

If you have elected to pay the 2017 Parent Fees and Contributions by instalments, please note that the 2nd instalment is due on 20th March. Please make sure you have sufficient credit for the payment to be processed. If your card details have changed since you set up the payment plan, you need to contact the office before the 20th March, so your card details can be updated.

Congratulations to Lucy P and Owen W on finishing 3rd at the recent Division Swimming Championships. Also well

done on 3rd place to our girl’s relay team - Matilda W, Mihaylia R, Scarlett P and Bec H.

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Car Pooling I was wondering if there is any family coming to school from Box Hill North as I would like

to organise sharing drop off and pick up.

Please text me if you are interested.

Somayeh 0470 756 884

Attention: All parents / carers

IF YOU WANT YOUR CHILDREN’S BELONGINGS RETURNED they must be labelled and I will return them. Any unnamed items are either returned to the Uniform Shop for resale, if poor quality these goods are discarded and any unlabelled lunch containers are also discarded. Any Unlabelled Non School uniform will be given to a charity of choice if not

claimed.

Tanya Wick – First Aid

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From the President

Hello everyone. The PFA AGM last Thursday was well attended….. by the committee! Even the offer of a

cheese tasting was not enough to entice any other parents/carers out. It is not usually a very exciting

process. The committee are not particularly excited by it either, but there you go. So the current committee

have been officially re-nominated, re-seconded and are willing to continue in their roles. Thank-you very

much to Arash P. (Vice-President), Ellen S. (Secretary), Jo T. (Treasurer) and Matoula R. (Marketing). Special

thanks also to Marg Pickburn, our principal, for taking the time to attend this meeting and make it all official.

Well, we know that everyone is very caught up in organising the School Fair at the moment. All the PFA

committee members are doing their bit for the fair too and are preparing gourmet goodies and seeking

donations and have significant roles on the day, but PFA is not organising the fair. There is a separate,

dedicated Fair Committee, headed by the amazing Britta. People keep asking me how things are going

with the fair. Please don’t give me credit for running the fair! After the fair, next term some time, the PFA will

be looking for volunteers for some of their events. Hopefully we will all have recovered from the fair by then,

but I am looking forward to it. It is a great fun day for all.

Have a great week!

New PFA president – Robin Fripp.

PFA Morning Tea and Meeting – all welcome!

After the fair (I keep saying this for anything I’m asked to do at the moment)

PFA looking ahead…

March

Bakers Delight Easter fundraiser – get your Hot Cross Buns through us! Orders due by Thurs

23rd – no late orders.

My School Journal – fundraiser

Wednesday 29th, Whole School Picnic, at school

April

School holidays

May

Mother’s day

Vision Portraits fundraiser will also be happening this year – so save family

portraits until later this year

Valuing Our

Parents

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Contact the PFA

PFA email: rmps.pfa@gmail.com

Robin Fripp: 0402 245 488

PFA News

Hot Cross Buns Fundraising Drive

Dear Robbie Mac Parents and Friends,

Bakers Delight - The Glen is offering Robbie Mac the opportunity to raise funds for our school. If you love your hot cross buns please support our school and order yours from our fundraising drive. You can download the attached

order form and send in your order with payment to school in a sealed envelope. They are yummy and there is new flavour this year too - Apple & Cinnamon!

Orders Due: Strictly NO LATER than THURSDAY 23rd March.

Pick up: Wednesday 29th March at school pick - up time.

Thank you for supporting our school.

Robbie Mac PFA

Printed order forms can also be picked up at the school office foyer

PFA News

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