Newsletter Term 1 Week 4
From the Senior Executive
College happenings.
Valentine's Day is a favourite day on the school calendar and we are very proud of our 2024 Year 12 SRC students' hard work and dedication in making the day a huge success at RBSC.
The students raised money by offering serenade songs, chocolates and baked goods to their fellow students. Additionally, the bands provided brilliant music during break times in the plaza, adding to the festive atmosphere of the day.
We are grateful to our students for organising such a successful event and for their commitment to making a difference in the community. We hope that events like this will continue to inspire our students to make a positive impact on the world around them.
In the student daily notices we have reminded students of the importance of ensuring that they display excellent behaviour both at school and in public. We held a short assembly today to reinforce these values. As you are aware, we have high expectations that our students are respectful and responsible learners at school, and this also extends to them being responsible for their actions in the community. We live in the age of CCTV, which means that many public places are under surveillance. If the school receives footage of students engaging in inappropriate behaviour, whether it is on or off school grounds, we are legally required to act on that information. We take responsibility to ensure the safety and well-being of our students very seriously, and we appreciate your support in reinforcing this message to your children.
3 Wishes Survey
You will be receiving an email tomorrow with a link to the 3 Wishes survey. This is a tool we use every year to gather information on what our students, parents and staff want for the College. We analyse the results, report back to P&C , staff groups and use it shape our strategic plan. Please complete as everyone's opinion is important.
Finally, we wanted to share some insights from educational leadership expert Lyn Sharratt's book, Clarity. Sharratt suggests that parents can ask their children five key questions about their learning to gain a deeper understanding of their experiences and progress. We would encourage you to try these questions out with your child, as they go beyond the typical "How was school today?" conversation:
What did you learn today?
How did you learn it?
How do you know you learned it?
How can you apply what you learned?
What further questions do you have about what you learned?
These questions can help your child reflect on their learning and develop a deeper understanding of the material. We believe that this kind of conversation can be invaluable to your child's academic success and overall well-being. More information about Clarity in a short four minute video.
IEF News
Will Gibbons graduated from the IEF in 2021 and realised his dream of being an inclusive, motivational sports facilitator. Will is a leading learner and the IEF students are super excited every Wednesday in P3+P4 when Will takes them for sport and physical fitness.
Year 12 News
Year 11 English studies
Enjoy supporting students in their career development? Have you ever interviewed anyone before and provided effective feedback to improve? Then the Year 11 English Studies class needs you!
The Year 11 English Studies class have a Job Interview for their Term 1 Assessment. We’re looking for a passionate local community member to come in to the school and facilitate mock-interviews for these young people, replicating some of the questions and conditions that they will face in the real world.It would run for approximately 2 hours and would require some paperwork for legal Working with Children compliance. If this is something you would be interested in, please don’t hesitate to contact peter.wallis17@education.nsw.gov.au or Lachlan.McEvoy4@det.nsw.edu.au for further information.
Welcome to Year 7 Afternoon
On Tuesday 27th February, we are excited to invite all parents and carers to the Rose Bay Secondary College's Welcome to Year 7 Afternoon 2024. This is a chance to hear from the Principal, Year Advisors and Deputy. Most importantly, there will be an opportunity to meet other parents and teachers, with refreshments provided by the RBSC P&C. All Year 7 teachers are excited to meet you and looking forward to supporting your child on their high school journey.
Please register your attendance here and arrive at the Hardy St. entrance at the front of the school hall at 3:45pm, where you will be directed by our student leaders and staff to start at 4pm.
RBSC Year 7 Social
Come along and meet other Year 7 parents, P&C members, and teachers. Note that this is an adults-only event as Rose Bay Secondary College does not endorse activities where students and alcohol are both present.
$20 entry (includes light refreshments plus 1 wine, beer or soft drink on arrival). A full bistro and bar also available separately.
Link to register here
Sports News
Well done to all the students that competed in the Open Girls Zone Football Trials last Thursday at South Sydney High School, they represented RBSC with the utmost integrity and sportsmanship. A special mention to Nikita and Tess who were selected to represent the Eastern Suburbs in the regional trials later this month, congratulations!
Ms Saunders PDHPE Teacher RBSC Girls Football Coach
Art-Express opening!
Art Express has opened and our four wonderful 2023 Student's HSC Visual Arts Body of Works will be on exhibit at the following galleries. It's worth a visit to see the level of excellence these students have achieved.
Here are some photos from the Opening nights at the Art Gallery NSW and Hazelhurst Arts Centre:Luca Smith's Film is currently exhibited Art Gallery NSW
https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/whats-on/events/artexpress-2024-preview/
Zephyr Jonestone-Grey's drawings is currently exhibited at Hazelhurst Arts Centre
Sienna Harding's paintings will be exhibited in Tamworth Regional Gallery from 24 February
https://tamworthregionalgallery.com.au/artexpress-2024
Otis Sealy's film will be at Ngununggula, Southern Highlands Regional Gallery from 18 May
https://ngununggula.com/program/2024-program-artexpress
OFFICIAL ARTEXPRESS WEBSITE: includes all the artworks to view digitally:https://artexpress.artsunit.nsw.edu.au/exhibitiondates.php#
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