Newsletter Term 1 Week 6
From the Senior Executive
On International Women's Day we acknowledge and celebrate the role of women in our communities, homes and workplaces. This years theme is Inspire Inclusion. We personally reflect today on the many ways the College empowers, informs and fosters our future leaders in building an inclusive, safe and imaginative world.
This week saw our swimming carnival which was held in balmy weather. We also hosted our Parent and Teacher evening for our Year 12 parents. This is always a bitter-sweet occasion, being the last of these meetings for this cohort. It was a time to focus on what our students can do to maximise their HSC success but also to voice our appreciation of the shared care of our wonderful Year 12's.
NAPLAN
Ms Gray and her team have been working hard to ensure our students are confident and ready for NAPLAN testing next week. We wish to commend our Year 7 and 9 students who engaged well with the practice tests. This is a valuable process as it builds expertise in test protocols in our students as well as ensuring we can manage the tech demands of the sheer number of students sitting this test. We encourage all our students to give it their best as the NAPLAN results give us valuable information on our students progress and areas the College can focus on to support their learning.
Mobile Phones
Our students were outstanding in following our expectations for the mobile phone ban that commenced in Term 4, 2023. The College requests that parents remind their students to have their phones off and away and in their bags for the whole school day. Rose Bay Secondary College has a gate to gate policy which means no phones are out whilst on school grounds. Breach of these expectations will lead to immediate confiscation of the phone and a parent pick up of the device. We have seen positive gains as a result of this ban with a higher level of focus and and engagement in class and a more connected and social environment in breaks.
Uniform
As part of our roll making the College has started to log students out of uniform. A number of students are arriving at the College out of uniform and informing Ms Archer that their uniform is in their bag. Our expectation is that students arrive at the College in full uniform. Slides, Crocs and any open sandals/shoes are not acceptable footwear as they pose a safety hazard. If you have trouble sourcing uniform please speak to your child's Year Advisor. All communications are treated with full confidentiality.
IEF News
The IEF area is a catalyst for industry during break times, there's creativity, designing and engineering being activated. It's a joy to watch the Marble Run creations getting bigger, better and stronger.
Year 7 news
Year 7 Fast Track is BACK!
Starting Week 2, Term 2 2024 at 8:00am-8:50am in B502
Fast Track Literacy and Numeracy classes are open to all students who wish to receive some extra help with literacy and numeracy skills and content. Fast Track is a foundation class that is highly structured and aligns with the current content being taught in Year 7 English and Maths classes. It is highly structured and aims to build the foundations of the skills and content being taught in classes currently. The Literacy class and Numeracy class will run at the same time. If you would prefer your child have both literacy and numeracy support then they can alternate between the classes every 2 weeks. Every 2 weeks equals a new learning cycle. This class is FREE and open to all Year 7 students. Please email: tamarin.wood@det.nsw.edu.au if you would like your child to be enrolled in the program.
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
Big Science Competition
The Big Science Competition, an esteemed international event conducted in schools, offers students a platform to demonstrate their scientific knowledge and critical thinking abilities through a 50-minute online multiple-choice format. It caters to students in Years 7 to 10, allowing them to gauge their performance against state or national standards.
The competition is run by Australian Science Innovations and is scheduled from Monday, May 6th to Friday, May 17th, this year's date for RBSC awaits confirmation.
Registration entails a fee of $7.70 per student. Interested participants can secure their spots by emailing their name and school year from their educational accounts to boaz.magal@det.nsw.edu.au
Please put Big Science 2024 in the subject line
Library News
It's time to get reading! The Premier's Reading Challenge is now OPEN!
The NSW Premier's Reading Challenge (PRC) aims to encourage students to read, to read more and to read more widely. At Rose Bay Secondary College, the PRC is open to all students from Years 7 to 10. The Challenge launches Monday 26 February and closes Friday 23 August. PRC registration and details can be found here: https://online.det.nsw.edu.au/prc/home.html
What do I have to do? R E A D! Read 20 books over the six month period. Fifteen must be from the PRC booklist and 5 are free choice. The 2024 PRC booklist can be found here: https://online.det.nsw.edu.au/prc/booklist/home.html
Students can ask the librarians at The Bob Bellear Memorial Library for any PRC guidance or for booklist or genre recommendations. The library has many of the PRC listed books ready to borrow in hard copy and also as e-books to borrow online via Oliver. We'd love to hear about who is taking part and what students are reading, so stop by the Help Desk and let us know. Happy reading!
Careers News
HSC and Careers Expo celebrates its 16th year in 2024!
2024 EXPO TIMES
Thursday 30 May, Friday 31 May and Saturday 1 June
9am-3pm
LOCATED AT
The Winx Stand, Royal Randwick Racecourse, Alison Rd, Randwick
RBSC P&C
P&C AGM & General Meeting Tuesday 19 March 2024
The next P&C meeting is Tuesday, 19 March at 7pm in B Block Staff Common Room. 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: 062238Account: 10113005Payments should note ‘P&C 2024 + 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.comThe agenda and meeting documents are available 14 days prior on the P&C Public Drive.
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