Newsletter Week 4, Term 2
From the Senior Executive
Subject Selection Events
Please be aware of the following important dates regarding subject selections.
- June 14-24 Week 8-9 , Term 2 - Subject information sessions in classrooms from faculties.
- June 20 Week 10, Term 2 -Parent Webinars for subject selection Year 8 – 5 pm, Year 10 -6 pm.
- June 22 - Student subject selection presentation – choices open.
- July 18 - Subject selection closes.
Year 7 Parent Teacher evenings
Bookings open for our Zoom Year 7 Parent Teacher Evening this Friday at 5:00pm and close at midday on Tuesday the 24 May 2022.
All Year 7 parents have been sent an email outlining the steps to book your meeting through Sentral.
We look forward to meeting our Year 7 parents in the digital space.
Record of School Achievement and Higher School Certificate Explained
The awarding of external credentials such as the Record of School Achievement (RoSA) and the Higher School Certificate (HSC) is a highly valuable goal for all students from Years 10 through 12.
Below is some information regarding the RoSA and HSC.
Record of School Achievement (RoSA)
A RoSA credential is important to students who wish to leave school prior to receiving their HSC. All students are able to access their RoSA information online from the end of Year 10 onward.
Eligibility
To be eligible for the RoSA, a student must:
· Attend a government school, an accredited non-government school or a recognised school outside NSW
· Undertake and complete courses of study that satisfy the BOSTES curriculum and assessment requirements for the Record of School Achievement
· Comply with any other regulations or requirements (such as attendance
· Complete Year 10
The Higher School Certificate (HSC)
The HSC is an internationally recognised qualification for students who have successfully completed secondary education in NSW. The HSC is flexible and accessible to all students. There’s a wide variety of subjects to choose from for the HSC, along with a range of Board-Endorsed courses.
The syllabuses make it clear to everyone what students are expected to learn and be able to do in each course by the end of Year 12. Sample examination questions and marking guidelines, provided by NESA, help students set goals and understand the level of achievement expected.
Eligibility
To be eligible for the HSC, students must:
· Have gained qualifications that the NESA considers satisfactory
· Attend a government school, an accredited non-government school or a school outside of NSW recognised by NESA
· Satisfactorily complete a pattern of study required by NESA for the HSC (this may include examinations, coursework and attendance)
RSBC Library News and Reviews
Premiers Reading Challenge runs to the middle of August, so there is still plenty of time to sign up and read. We encourage all students to take up the challenge. Parents and teachers please encourage your students/children to participate in this worthwhile past time
This week I wanted to highlight a Library favourite series; Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Popular with readers of varying ages around the world, this easy to read, series is famed for its “laugh out loud humour” and hilarious content.
The main character, Greg Heffley, illustrates his daily life in his dairy as he navigates the trials and tribulations of middle school. The book is set out as a journal with big easy to read print and wonderful illustrations.
Greg Heffley, just wants to be popular in school and the journaling his experiences is something his mother encouraged him to do. Attending a new school, he encounters taller and meaner kids who bully undersize weaklings. Greg tries his best to fit in with the cool mature crowd and gets upset as he realizes that his childish sidekick Rowley is gaining more attention than he is.
As a character he does not always make wholesome choices but Greg is a real life character and does sometimes do the wrong thing.
Reading the series in order allows one to grow up with Greg as he confronts real issues like bullying and friendship and encourages the reader to make their own decisions about many of the issues a middle student faces.
The author Jeff Kinney, also a cartoonist, spent eight years working on his novel before showing it to a publisher. He now has 16 books in the series, a movie and a spin off series, where one can now get to know his best friend and sidekick Rowley and follow his middle school escapades through his own journal.
RATs
If any student needs extra RATs, please do not hestitate to ring the school office on 9301 0300 or send an email. Your child can also collect tests from the student counter.
Year 12 FUTSAL competition
A huge thanks for Mr Te Rata for organising a very fun filled Futsal comp for Year 12s!It showed great camaraderie amongst the year 12 cohort and provided spectators with breathtaking games - particularly today's final!Congratulations and thank you to the teachers for participating in today's final - ending the time with 5-5 and scoring 2 goals in the penalty shoot out for the win!
Calling all netball players!
Our RBSC external netball teams need more players, especially our Year 7 teams. If you’d like to play with your friends and represent the school in sport on Saturdays, we’d love you to join us. Training is in the gymnasium before school and games are Saturday mornings at Heffron Park (Year 7 train 7:30am Friday and games are either 10.30am or 11.45am Saturday).
Please email for more information or to register.
Uniform shop message
The school has been informed by the uniform shop suppliers that there are delays with shippment of academic and sportwear uniforms as a result of COVID-19. Midford will be working hard to get the stock in as soon as possible. For more information, please read this letter from the director of Midford.
RBSC P&C Year 7 and 8
Basketball COLA project
Construction of the basketball COLA continues to progress every day. It's great to see how fast things are moving along.
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