Principal’s Message

Beginning Wednesday Week 3, Yr 6 students will travel to Alstonville High School to take part

in a Social Enterprise Project with Alstonville Public School and Alstonville High School

students. This will continue each Wednesday in Term 3 and Term 4. Transport will need to be

provided by families for this. A separate note was sent home with further details.

Chris Duley

Teaching Principal

Online Enrolment System

We are excited to announce we will be are rolling out the new Online Enrolment System from

Monday, 10 August 2020

The Online Enrolment System is designed to provide flexibility for our parents to submit an enrolment

application online and at the time that best suits you. The application can be accessed on all browsers

and mobile devices including iOS and Android.

The online application process is currently restricted to:

Enrolments into local schools only

Children who are Australian citizens, New Zealand citizens or permanent residents

Children who live in NSW. We offer our support and encourage you to complete your application to enrol online. If, however,

you do not feel comfortable completing an application online, a paper copy will be available for

collection from the front office or can be downloaded from the Department’s going to a public school

site.

Rous Public School Newsletter

Term 3 – Week 2

Principal: Chris Duley

Be a Learner Be Respectful Be Safe Phone: (02) 6629 5294 Fax: (02) 6629 5348 http://www.rous-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/

30 July 2020

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Kindergarten Enrolments 2021

We are now taking Kindergarten enrolments for 2021. Please contact the office if you have

children or know of families with children wishing to attend Rous School in 2021. An

information evening will be held on Wednesday, 26 August.

Book Packs

Thank you to the families that have finalised these payments. Payment would be appreciated

at your earliest convenience.

Science Experiments

Just a further note of congratulations with the Science projects occurring in the 1/2 and 4/5/6

classrooms.

Lillie brought in a tornado making device that she and her family created. Batteries on top of

the machine powered smoke from a diffuser to form a tornado. What an amazing idea and

device!

Lydia used a Pringles tube to improve the working ability of a torch she had. She and her family

also made a collection of toys from scraps. Well done to the students. I love hearing about all

the creative work.

Mrs Lord

Library News

The library stocktake is almost complete and borrowing can return to normal. A very big

thankyou to so many helpers, especially Indi and Noah.

Thank you to Chloe and Emilee’s family for their donation of library books.

Mrs Lord

Lost Jumpers/Hats

Please ensure all clothing and hats are clearly labelled with your child’s name. We are asking

parents to please check at home and return any items that do not belong to your children. It is

very easy for children to pick up the wrong item if it doesn’t have a name on it. We appreciate

your assistance.

Certificates

Bronze Certificates were awarded to:

Edie, Odin, Connor S, Lylah, Chase,

Arahbella, Kaide, Oliver K, Jacob, Clinton,

Jessica, Ethan, Dom, Noah, Tane, Aisling,

Milla, Chloe

Silver Certificates were awarded to:

Madelyn

Our Award Winners this Week

K Jack – for using great strategies during guided reading –looking at the picture, using the first letter in a word and re-reading. Mabelline – for beautiful expressive reading. Owen – for working through his ‘must do’s’ without prompting and with wonderful focus. 1/2 Lydia – for a fantastic oral information report on puffins. Ronin – for working hard on his reading with an improved attitude and perseverance. Harrison – for improved focus and perseverance in all learning activities. 3/4 Patrick F – for engagement and clever thinking in Prime Maths. Adriana – for making valuable contributions in Maths lessons. Noah – for being a valued helper when setting up the library. 4/5/6 Tim – for school service – helping reset computer room to normal. Oliver – for co-operation, organisation and helping in the library. Ruth – for beyond expectation with Science Project.

Calendar of Events

TERM 3 2020

Date Activity Payment Due Cost

Book Packs Now $80 per student

Mon 31 Aug Interrelate – Yr 5 TBA

Wed 26 Aug Kindy Information

Evening

Tue 1 Sep Interrelate – Yr 6 TBA

Wed 2 Sep Brainstorm Fri 28 Aug $10

Thu 10 Sep School Photos Thu 10 Sep As per order

Sleep and Screen Time: What does the research say?

It may seem like an easy form of entertainment and distraction, but tots and tech don’t mix well.

Research shows that high use of screen-based devices may be linked to cognitive delays and obesity in

little ones. What’s more, they can also impact a child’s sleep. Children who spend a lot of time in front

of a screen tend to go to bed later, take longer to fall asleep, and sleep fewer hours than those that

use these devices less.

That lost sleep is significant - For every hour spent using a tablet device, infants and toddlers get about

16 minutes less sleep. Older children miss out on about 26 minutes of sleep nightly per hour spent on

a device. It is recommended that infants get 12 to 15 hours of sleep a day, while 1- to 2-year-olds

require 11 to 14 hours. Every missed minute matters!

To improve your child’s chances for a good night’s sleep, follow these three rules

when it comes to screen-based devices:

1. Keep kids younger than 2 years away from touchscreens altogether, with

the exception of video chatting.

2. Should you decide to introduce your child to screens after that age, look

for apps and shows that will engage a child’s mental and motor skills? Use

the device together where possible!

3. Avoid screens the hour or two prior to bed time. Screen time may excite

your child, and the blue light from the screen can suppress melatonin

levels, delaying sleepiness.

P&C News

Canteen

Canteen will resume next week – Friday, 7 August. A note from Ashleigh and Joan will be sent home tomorrow.

School Locker

The school receives a bonus when a purchase is made from the School Locker. However, parents must request to have the bonus applied to the school at time of purchase.

Please see flyer attached on how to set up a Student Advantage Membership.

Rous Public School Anniversary Cookbook!!

Be part of Rous Public School history and celebrate our 140th Anniversary by sending in your

favourite recipes. Savoury, sweet, entrée, main course, dessert, vegetarian, paleo, vegan, the

options are unlimited. Simply email your recipe to the school or bring in a hard copy. We are

looking to compile these into our 140th Anniversary Cookbook.

Keep an eye out for a cut-off date for recipe submissions and start emailing NOW.

Pat Byrnes (2020 P&C President)

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Dear parents, guardians and carers

Re: Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD)

Every year, all schools in Australia participate in the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on

School Students with Disability (NCCD). The NCCD process requires schools to identify

information already available in the school about supports provided to students with disability.

These relate to legislative requirements under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and the

Disability Standards for Education 2005, in line with the NCCD guidelines (2019).

Information provided about students to the Australian Government for the NCCD includes:

year of schooling

category of disability: physical, cognitive, sensory or social/emotional

level of adjustment provided: support provided within quality differentiated teaching practice,

supplementary, substantial or extensive.

This information assists schools to:

formally recognise the supports and adjustments provided to students with disability in

schools

consider how they can strengthen the support of students with disability in schools

develop shared practices so that they can review their learning programs in order to

improve educational outcomes for students with disability.

The NCCD provides state and federal governments with the information they need to plan more

broadly for the support of students with disability.

The NCCD will have no direct impact on your child and your child will not be involved in any

testing process. The school will provide data to the Australian Government in such a way that

no individual student will be able to be identified – the privacy and confidentiality of all students

is ensured. All information is protected by privacy laws that regulate the collection, storage and

disclosure of personal information. To find out more about these matters, please refer to the

Australian Government’s Privacy Policy (https://www.education.gov.au/privacy-policy).

Further information about the NCCD can be found on the NCCD Portal

(https://www.nccd.edu.au).

If you have any questions about the NCCD, please contact the school.

Kind regards

Chris Duley

Principal