Newsletter Term 2 Week 1

From the Senior Executive

Welcome back to all our students. We hope everyone had a great break and is feeling rested for the term ahead.

Inaugural Cross Country

On the last day of Term 1, RBSC ran (no pun intended) our Cross Country Carnival at Queen's Park. It was a great day out for both students and staff and a highly enjoyable way to end a busy Term 1. A big thank you to John Flack and his team for organising such a memorable day.

School Development Day

The first day of Term 2 was dedicated to staff professional development focussing on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education. The day started with a smoking ceremony by Eric Brown, a Yuin, Gundungarra man, connecting us to the Gadigal, Bidiagal and Birrabirragal land on which we work. We were privileged to have the Bellear family with us for Acknowledgement of Country and sharing some of their stories about the difficulties their family faced as they went through school. The staff then went for a Walk on Country, created artwork with the Cultural Painting workshop, and joined Yarning Circles led by our career's advisor Gina Lockton. Thank you to Jess Grey, Luke McNaught, the First Nations team, Gina Lockton and Adam Harris for a very special day.

Upcoming Parent Teacher Afternoons

Year 7 Parent Teacher night is scheduled for Tuesday 2^nd May from 3-6pm. Please ensure you book by 4pm on Monday 1^st May.

Please come to the Hall entrance.

Year 12 Parent Teacher night is scheduled for Tuesday 9^th May from 3-6pm. Parent registrations will open at 11am 1^st May.

Fractional Truancy Communication

Consistence school attendance is a key indicator of success at school. In Term 2 the College will be following up on fractional truancy with timely communication about missed classes. If your child misses a class you will be receiving an email communication about this absence. The College wishes to be proactive in supporting students who are missing classes so we can find a solution and keep them engaged in learning.

School Development Day

Year 7 News

RBSC P&C Yr 7 social event on Thurs, 30 March

RBSC P&C Yr 7 hosted a social event at The Fields Woollahra which was attended by 70 parents & carers. There was a great atmosphere and those that attend were very appreciative of the opportunity to meet, mix & mingle.

This P&C social event was organised by the Social Subcommittee -  Elena Saikova, Jackie Bando, Alexis Julier & Kara Mikler. If you can assist with future social events, please join P&C to help the RBSC community stay connected.

Word from the Playground

Students were asked how they would sum up their first term in Year 7 at RBSC. Callum Anderson - "It has been fun, and I have enjoyed being in high school". Sylvie Stevenson - "It was eventful. Everyone came together as one to celebrate love on Valentine's Day, and I got to wear a tutu!" Arielle Nurick - " This term was really fun; I made a lot of friends. The swimming carnival was lots of fun"

Gala Day Fun

Thank you to all the year 7 students who attended the gala day and represented Rose Bay Secondary College in a range of sports including T-ball, soccer, touch football and netball. The day was a huge success with many teachers commenting on how respectful and responsible the students were. Ms Bowd and I were lucky enough to attend with the touch football boys' and girls' teams and it was the most fun we have had in ages thanks to the smiles, team spirit and sportsmanship shown by all the students. The whole year group certainly made us proud. 

IEF News

IEF enjoyed the school cross country carnival, and everyone participated in a race. It was a great day out.

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IEFH Community Access to the Maritime Museum 

 At the end of Term 1 IEF H caught the ferry to Pyrmont Bay to visit the Maritime Museum. 

Students were able to walk on, and climb aboard the ladders of HMAS Onslow, a cold war submarine, and up to the bridge of HMAS Vampire, Australia’s largest museum vessel and gun ship, both docked in the Harbour at the Museum. They enjoyed exploring the interiors of these ships, from the cramped quarters of the crew to spacious decks and bridges where the captain and officers commanded their vessels.   

IEFH visited the Sydney Harbour gallery and discovered how they can keep the inhabitants of the harbour safe, above and under the water. They listened to and looked at historical and contemporary stories about the Harbour.   

One of the highlights of the visit was the Brickwrecks exhibition where students surveyed shipwrecks from all over the world through intricate models of ships made entirely from LEGO bricks, real shipwreck objects and hands on interactives. They even constructed their own Lego ship!   

Finishing off the day students had lunch at the Museum café and caught the bus back to school, guided by students who gave us directions to the bus stop and found the bus times.    

National Constitutional Convention in Canberra

At bthe end of term 1 I had the honour of travelling to Canberra for three days as one of thirty NSW delegates to the National Schools Constitutional Convention (NSCC), to discuss the topic “Is section 128 still a necessary requirement to change such an important document as the Australian Constitution?”

Throughout the convention at Old Parliament House on days two and three we heard from four keynote speakers, speaking on matters ranging from the history of the Australian Constitution to how Indigenous people feel about constitutional reform and how other countries approach it. Following keynotes, we worked in groups to brainstorm and report back on how we felt about particular elements of Section 128, and how the keynotes were shaping our views. Additionally, two soapbox sessions were held which was an amazing opportunity to hear the views of other young people from everything from the Voice to a constitutional bill of rights. 

Outside of the main event at MoAD, myself and my fellow delegates had the incredible opportunities to watch Question Time at Parliament House, hear from the Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister, the Hon. Patrick Gorman MP, and meet our local MPs on day one. Day 2 saw us hear from the Assistant Minister for Education Senator Andrew Chisholm, meet His Excellency David Hurley, the Governor General at Government House, and have an official dinner and tour at the High Court of Australia. On day three, we were given a guided tour of the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House, and heard from the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Andrew McLachlan. 

This was an incredible opportunity that I’m so grateful to have received. It was truly an honour to be able to represent Rose Bay and NSW in Canberra and meet so many incredible young people and hear their viewpoints on this incredibly topical matter as we head towards the referendum on the voice later this year. 

Thanks, 

Isaac 

French Excursion

Hello everyone, my name is Thiago, and today, I will talk about my
experience of the French excursion involving watching a French movie
and going to a French restaurant.
I would rate my experience 10 out of 10, as I had a very fun and
memorable time exploring the wonders of French culture and cuisine.
Starting off with our excursion, the class and our teacher met up at
Bondi Junction and then took a bus to the city to watch a French film.
While it was a long ride, patience was certainly rewarded and it was
worth the wait. The movie was sad, funny, and most definitely
entertaining, and I personally rated the film a solid 6 out of 10.
But after watching the film, the real fun was about to begin, as our
next destination was the Little Snail French Restaurant. After another
long ride, we got off and walked to the restaurant, where we waited
outside for a few minutes. Then we were able to go in and, in my
opinion, the place looked really fancy, and I was very intrigued by its
appearance. After walking into the restaurant, we were allowed to pick
the table we were going to sit at, and I picked the smaller one so the
food could get to me faster since I was starving. Eventually, the food
was served to our tables and it consisted of a three course meal: an
entree, a main course and a dessert. For my entree, I picked the soup
of the day, which also consisted of onions and bread with melted
cheese on top. I wasn’t a fan of the bread because it dissolved in the
soup, but the soup tasted good. Then the main course came. I chose
chicken cooked in red wine. This meal came with potato mash, bacon,
gravy, broccoli and mushroom. I quite enjoyed the main course, as it
was packed full of flavor and nutritional. Now for my personal favorite:
dessert. I had picked chocolate mousse topped with whipped cream
and a chocolate cookie. It was one of the best desserts I had ever
eaten. Soon after we all finished eating, we left the restaurant and
took a bus back to Bondi Junction, where we all went our own
separate ways. I loved the experience and I hope to do an excursion
like that sometime soon, as it was one of the best excursions I have
ever had.
- Thiago 

Vaccinations

If your child is in Year 7 or Year 10 this year, you can now provide online consent for their routine school vaccinations.

 In Year 7, students are offered free vaccines for diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (dTpa) and human papillomavirus (HPV). In Year 10, students are offered the meningococcal ACWY vaccine.

 Vaccination will only be provided at school if consent has been received. 

How to provide consent:

1. To complete online consent for your child’s school vaccinations, visit: https://nswhealth.service-now.com/school

2.       Follow the steps to log in to your existing ServiceNSW account. This is the same account you may already use to renew your driver’s licence. If you don’t have a ServiceNSW account, refer to ServiceNSW to create one. 

3.       Update or confirm your personal details in ServiceNSW as required. 

4.       Complete the School Vaccination Consent Form for your child/ren. You will need to:  

a)      Enter your child’s personal details 

b)      Provide the Medicare card details for you and your child  

c)       Read the linked Parent Information Sheet and privacy statement 

d)      Provide consent  

 If you or your child do not have a Medicare card, consent can still be provided by requesting a paper-based consent form directly from your child’s school.

 The benefits of providing consent online:

·        easily update your child’s details

·        receive SMS and/or email notifications when vaccinations are given

·        faster upload of vaccination records to the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) 

For more  information  on routine school vaccinations, please visit www.health.nsw.gov.au/schoolvaccination.

If you require information in your language, please visit www.health.nsw.gov.au/immunisation/Pages/school_vaccination_language.aspx 

Eastern Suburbs High Schools Community Consultation

A friendly reminder to please complete the survey if you haven’t already before May 12^th: 

https://dr.octopusgroup.com.au/survey/Needlefish_9_2

This survey is very important to convey your views to the Department about the future of Randwick Boys’ and Randwick Girls’ high schools.

V-Fest winner

Congratulations to Toby in Year 11 for creating the winning poster in the V-Fest poster competition for 2023

Big Science Competition

The Big Science Competition is a 50-minute, multiple choice competition testing science knowledge, critical-thinking and problem-solving skills. Questions are set in real-life, contemporary contexts, making them relatable (and interesting)! 

Competition questions are aligned with the Australian Curriculum – Science, and provide a way to track their performance against state or national averages. 

This year, students who participate can win one of four great prizes, including an Apple iPad!  

We welcome all students in Years 7 - 10 to and explore taking part by completing the following form by – Wednesday 3 May.

Cost: $7 

Registration:  https://forms.office.com/r/53uv62rurv

For more information see Mr Magal in Science 

P&C Meeting Tuesday 9 May 2023

The next P&C meeting is Tuesday 9 May at 7pm in the school hall. Entry will be via the gates in front of the hall. All parents, carers and school community members are welcome. We especially look forward to welcoming those new to the school. 

Membership of the P&C and voting rights is by gold coin donation which can be paid online or in person at the meeting. Please note, the P&C voluntary contribution paid with school fees is separate from the gold coin donation for P&C voting rights. In order to vote the P&C Federation requires you to be a financial member, this is achieved with a gold coin donation. The P&C voluntary contribution allows RBSC P&C to provide funding to many school programs and projects.

If paying by bank transfer, the bank details for a gold coin donation are:

Name: RBSC P&C  
BSB: 062238
Account: 10113005

Payments should note ‘P&C 2023 + name’ so membership can be verified.
Please also send an email address with bank receipt to rbscpandc@gmail.com. 
 
Please feel free to email us at:  rbscpandc@gmail.com
 
The agenda and meeting documents are available 7 days prior on the P&C Public Drive. 

Library News

To commemorate Anzac Day this week, The Bob Bellear Memorial Library has a wide range of books on display – all available to borrow.

What is Anzac Day and what does it mean today? 

Anzac Day, 25 April, is one of Australia's most important national occasions. It marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War. ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. However, with the coming of the Second World War, and more recent conflicts over the decades, today’s meaning of Anzac Day includes the remembrance of all Australians who served in military operations, many of whom paid the ultimate sacrifice.

Join us in the library to find out more.

School Student Travel Information 2023

Homework Centre

The Homework Centre provides a quiet, secure environment where students can get help, support and guidance from specialist tutors with their research, homework and assignments after school. It takes place in the library. The tutors, all ex- RBSC students give current students the opportunity to ask questions and get assistance with all subjects. The Homework Centre runs on:

 Monday 3.30pm-5pm  

 Wednesday 3.30pm-5pm  

Every student is a member of the Homework Centre Teams page.  Information and notices regarding the Homework Centre will be posted on Teams.  We have two tutors each afternoon and four different tutors altogether. Please check the Homework TEAMS to see which days the tutors come so that you can receive the specialist help that you need. 

 If you have any questions, please contact either Ms. Sara Debono or Ms. Henrietta Hawke.  

Thank you to the P&C for contributing funds allowing this valuable program to operate.

Department of Education: Parent webinars and resources

The NSW Department of Education has a collection of webinars and resources from the eSafety Commissioner and their trusted partners to aid families in setting up good digital habits.

These webinars are aimed at supporting young people to have safe, positive experiences online as well as providing resources for young people living with a disability. To access these valuable resources please follow this link.