Newsletter Term 3 Week 5
From the Principal's desk
SASS Appreciation week
This week has marked celebrations of our school support staff and the wonderful work they do for the College. Often our support staff are the first point of contact for our community and I want to acknowledge the additional work that is cheerfully shouldered to ensure our teaching staff can focus on their classroom work.
The Public Service Association hosted a morning tea for all our support staff on Wednesday. We welcomed Stuart Little the General Secretary who spoke to our staff about their valued role and the supports available to them through the association.
Wednesday also saw our inaugural Countries and Culture day which was a great success, thanks to the vision and organisational acumen of our captains Sophie and Anh.
Wednesday was a day of high winds which brought a tree down on the corner of the oval. This necessitated closing the oval for break 2 to ensure that we could maintain a safe playground. Our contractors were amazing and had cleared the tree and debris by the end of the day.
Toilets
An assembly was held yesterday to remind students about the mobile phone expectations and to launch our toilets response. The aim is to provide safe spaces during class time that also monitor any antisocial behaviour so we can find out the student who are vandalising our facilities.
In summary:
All students will be given new student ID cards by Monday. These are coded to access the change rooms on Level 1 and 3 which have toilet facilities.
Students will need to have their student cards with them at school.
Class time: During class time students will ask the teacher for permission to leave to use the toilets and be given a green slip for being out of class.They will access the change room toilets by swiping their card. Year 12 will have special access to the Hall toilets. If a student has forgotten their card, they can access a toilet by presenting their green slip to the office.
It is expected that students will inform the office immediately if: any other students enters the change rooms on their card or there is damage or vandalism to the toilet.This response will allow us to quickly track back and find out who is responsible for this.
Breaks, before and shortly after school: Main toilets open for all students. Any damage to be reported to the teacher on duty.
A copy of the powerpoint presentation can be found here
High School intake areas in Sydney and Eastern Suburbs have changed to accommodate student population growth and to align enrolment areas with feeder primary schools where possible. The changes affect new enrolment applications received from Thursday, 29 August 2024 with consideration of the following:
- Current students at impacted high schools will not be required to change schools.
- Siblings of local students can still enrol at the same school together, even if the intake area adjustments make their home address out of area.
- Preferences submitted by Year 6 students for Year 7 enrolment in 2025 remain valid, however if students living in areas impacted by the changes would prefer to enrol at their new local school they may do so.
The intake areas can be found on the School Finder website schoolfinder.education.nsw.gov.au.
IEF News
Spring has sprung in the Hardy Street Harvest IEF garden.
WIRED Performance: Year 7
On Friday 09/08 Year 7 watched a performance of Wired from Brainstorm Productions. Here are two recaps from students.
Jack :
I really like this performance based on two characters with different mental problems that they eventually overcome. The boy character was depressed after having a bad experience on social media where he got catfished, he then started vaping and cutting people off thinking it would make it better. The other character, a girl, was pushing herself too hard and was self medicating herself with caffeine so that she could stay awake and finish all of her chores and assignments. In the end they realise their problems and the boy starts going back to school and the girl breaks up with her boyfriend and stops drinking caffeine.
Angel:
The performance 'Wired' shared the stories of two people who were struggling with similar things. It shows how you can change your lifestyle by changing your behaviors. Most importantly, the performance can help young people understand and improve their actions after watching this performance.
Queen Scout Award
Congratulations to Ellie who was awarded her Queen Scout Award on Monday night by Ben Politzer Fairfax Scouts District Commissioner.
The Queen's Scout Award is the most prestigious award in the youth scouting movement, it is the most recognised youth award in the community and is considered the pinnacle of Scouting for Youth. The Queens Scout Award is earned by showing leadership in a range activities such as bush walking, climbing, abseiling, sailing, canoeing and heaps of other outdoor events. A significant challenge was planning and leading an unsupervised 4 day, 3 night hike undertaken with 4 other Youth Scouts, carrying all provisions for the journey.
Ellie will attend a formal ceremony later this year at Government House hosted by the NSW Governor General.
Library News
Study Pathways
Please let us know if you would like help with your studies.
For example, we can help with Shakespeare…
Let us know how best we can serve you and your study pathways.
School of Languages
Under the Windows that overlook the Harbour, our School of Languages distance education students sit. It’s a silent area, but a beautiful space for our SOL students to study. If you are studying a language, you will be asked to sit in this space. Ms Lawson is Head of Languages at RBSC.
NSW School of Languages is a public specialist school, with speciality in teaching languages via distance education, located in Petersham. The school is operated by the New South Wales Department of Education. Go to the SOL website to access the career newsletter and to read about the benefits of studying languages.
If you have any enquiries, please see Ms Thomson at the library front desk.
Be Creative
To spark your creativity, we have set up a special Picture Book Display in the library.
A picture book can be a powerful stimulus for writing, whether in prose or rhyme, want to know the difference? Ask at the front desk.
We are also looking to encourage:
- Cards, Uno, Board Game Fun; register re Monopoly and Chess Championships
2. Colouring. Encouraging students to colour and illustrate, during the Breaks; also to use the white board tables to play 'Battleship' etc
Year 10, 11 and 12 students.
An important part of being an effective student is being able to take notes.
Cornell Note Taking is one way of managing note taking. Please see me at the desk if you need some help.
The RBSC Book Club is set, our next meeting is Friday 30th, Break 2. We invite everyone interested to join us. Keep an eye out for updates on our Book Club TEAMS page (Teams code- x250uos). Please see the library front desk for details. Our Book is from the series, Murder Most Unladylike. Most have read the first of the series – ‘Murder Most Unladylike’. Please come along. A PDF is available. We will be moving on to our next book soon. Come along and be involved in selecting the next novel. There is a survey on TEAMs where you can vote for the next Novel.
Calling all Year 11 and 12 Advanced Maths Students…
The RBSC Integration Bee (Like a spelling Bee but regarding advanced maths).
Is happening! Week 7 of this term -please see the Daily Notices for details.
Library Volunteers
We are still encouraging students who would like experience in ‘Display’ to join our growing number of volunteers. If you are interested in Window Display, Book Display, Wall display, then a career in Visual Merchandising, might be for you. TAFE has a Certificate in Visual Merchandising, ask at the library front desk; experience in the library can be a fabulous pathway; volunteering in the library is great to add to your resume. Please see the Library Front Desk if you would like to volunteer or if you need some help writing a Resume
# Come in and talk about your studies and possible study pathways, or simply find books that interest you; volunteer and get some great experience for your resume or just relax, read, study, colour, or play.
We serve our community of students and teachers in a vibrant interactive way. We encourage students and teachers to let us know how best we can serve. It’s a place for everyone. Our Library community is like a big box of chocolates, full of all sorts; it is a safe, working, vibrant and inclusive space; come in and enjoy.
Love the Library!
HSC Study Nights at Waverley Library
Waverley Library is hosting a special study nights for year 12 students on 2 October and 9 October.
We’ll provide the study space, food, drinks, library resources, security, parking and will be open until 11pm! Just bring your study notes and your mates or come on your own and meet other HSC students from local schools.
Also, we will run 2 FREE lectures to help with some last-minute advice in preparation for their upcoming exams:
HSC Study Night @Waverley Library: English with Larry Grumley
Wed, 2 Oct 2024 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
HSC Lock in @Waverley Library: Maths with Harry Mavrolefteros
Wed, 9 Oct 2024 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
On-line workshop for Supervising Drivers
Wednesday 11th September at 6pm.
Hosted by Randwick City Council, and supported by Transport for NSW, the 90 minute online workshop offers practical advice on how to help learner drivers become safer drivers, and covers topics such as:
· How to use the Learner Driver Log Book
· Rules and regulations for leaner drivers and supervisors
· Planning driving sessions
· How to deal with difficulties that may arise during driving practise
· The importance of giving your learner constructive feedback.
For more information and to book use the link www.randwick.nsw.gov.au/gls
BJE 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.
Parenting Workshops
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