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PRINCIPAL’S REPORT Important Dates: Friday 9th August Parent Opinion Survey to be returned to the office Friday 23rd August Whole school: Book Week DRESS UP DAY 26th - 28th August Grade 6: Camp WYUNA Queenscliff Tues 3rd September Grade 4: Convicts and Captains Incursion Thurs 5th September Grade 2: Scienceworks 9th - 11th October Grade 3: Portsea Beach Camp

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The last 2 weeks have been eventful. Our House Sports and Athletics Days

were enjoyed by all on our fantastic oval! A big thank you to Mr Hero and

Mr Layley for their organisation of these events. Our Grade 5 students had a

great Wellness Wow day last Wednesday and our Grade 1 students enjoyed

their visit to Animal Land Children’s Farm. Last but not least, everyone en-

joyed ‘Pink Stumps Day’ last Friday, which was organised by Junior School

Council to raise money for a very worthy cause, the McGrath Breast Cancer

Foundation. Congratulations to our raffle winners.

By now some parents, who were randomly selected by the Department,

would have been invited to participate in a Parent Opinion Survey. If you

received a Parent Opinion Survey last week, can you please take the time to

fill it in and return it to the school by this Friday, 9th August. If you need as-

sistance in filling in the survey, please see our office staff. Our Multicultural

Education Aides are also available to assist you with any translation needs.

2020 Planning With Term 3 nearly half way over, we have begun planning for 2020 staffing and classroom numbers. In order to assist us with this process, can parents/carers please inform us as soon as possible if your children will NOT be attending Roxburgh Rise Primary School in 2020. Please speak to our office staff or your classroom teacher or send a message via a letter or through Compass. This information is vital for our 2020 forward planning.

It is with great pleasure that I announce that last week

Mrs Kim Carroll gave birth to her second daughter, Isla

Rose. Both mum and baby are doing well!

We wish them all the best and look forward to meeting the new addition to the Carroll family.

On Friday we say goodbye to Lan Nguyen, who will be taking parental leave as she awaits the arrival of her 2nd baby. We wish Lan a smooth delivery and look forward to the happy announcement. Regards,

Chris Bozikas

Principal

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Student

Attitudes To School Survey

RESULTS ARE IN!

Last term, all Grade 4, 5 and 6 students were

asked to complete the Department of

Education’s Attitudes to School Survey. Once

again, we are very pleased with the results.

90% of RRPS students said they are happy

to be at our school. Generally, our students

have a strong sense of belonging. They are

also resilient, with 88% of students saying

they try again when they don’t succeed and

84% believe they can recover in a short time

when something bad happens.

97% of our students think their parents

believe that going to school is important

and 94% of our students believe they try

very hard at school. 90% of students think

their teachers care about them. 95% of our

Grade 4, 5 and 6 students believe they have

friends at Roxburgh Rise. 92% of students

believe it is okay to be different at this

school.

The average percentage of students

experiencing bullying in Australia is 25%.

15% of our students report having been

bullied at school. 5% have experienced

bullying on social media (cyberbullying).

90% of our students know where to get help

if they feel bullied and 84% think the school

deals fairly with bullying problems. 87% of

RRPS students feel safe at RRPS. Please let

us know, or encourage your child to let us

know, if bullying is occurring.

Our Attitudes to School Survey results are

very consistent over the years. Every year,

we have staff working hard to ensure our

students feel safe, valued and happy.

When particular results are low, they stand

out. We know we need to continue working

hard on helping our students have more of a

voice in the things they learn, with only 78%

of students believing they have a say in the

things they learn.

Please contact Susan, Student Wellbeing if

you would like further information.

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2019 Roxburgh Rise School Concert.

Roxy Rise At The Movies

This year, we are going to the movies! Classes have chosen songs from popular movies to perform for you this year. The concert will be held on the school grounds in the gym on September 18th and 19th with a 7 pm start.

Tickets prices will be $18 for adults and $12 for children.

INFORMATION REGARDING TICKET SALES WILL BE PROVIDED AT A LATER DATE.

Thank you, Ms Reynolds & Mrs Cheriton Performing Arts and Music

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On Wednesday the 31st July the Grade 5 students engaged in an incursion focusing on their

inquiry topic ‘Healthy Living’. Students learnt about healthy lifestyles and participated in yoga,

meditation and mindfulness, physical activity, building healthy relationships and healthy

cooking.

The pizza was so good. It was amazing. I learnt that it is basically easy to make a pizza with healthy toppings like capsicum and mushrooms — Cameron Spargo 5E

On the 31st of July we had an incursion on Healthy Living. My favourite part of WOW day was making pizza. The pizza was that good it tasted better than Dominoes. — Elia Waqa 5B

On the 31st of July 2019 the grade fives had an incursion about ‘Healthy Living’. One of the activities for the incursion was making healthy pizzas with some different types of vegetables. We had the choice to add what vegetables we liked to our pizza. The pizza made you feel like you were in heaven. — Rinaldo Jibreal 5B

I enjoyed making banana and strawberry smoothies to eat with my healthy pizza. It tasted so good and healthy. — Adem 5E

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PE Taleb 5E & Derek 5C

Music Isabella 5C & Sarah S 2A

Italian Sara 00C & Jostine 00F

Art Thenuli 00C

Performing Arts Ghadir 6D & Lorenzo 3A

CLASS Term 3 Week 3 & 4 CLASS Term 3 Week 3 & 4

00A Ibrahim 3B Stephanie & Zainab

00B Miriam & Mary 3C Ali A, Pierre & Justine

00C Sara & Joseph 3D Zak & Tiger

00D Zahra & Edwin 4A Jacob, Ashton, Zaineb & Onelia

00E Angelina & Fatima A 4B Taylan & Rohaan

00F Rahman & Chloe 4C Nilay

1A Bewani & Amal 4D Maryan, Mohamed, Nathan & Dani

1B Ali & Joumaina 4E Hadi & Falisha

1C Ricardo & Lionel 5A Noah, Jiya & Zahraa

1D Jaffar & Yousef 5B Valintina & Brealla

1E Hirmiz & Lawrance 5C Roni, Dalia & Rumana

2A Berkay 5D Rita & Jameel

2B Bilal & Zaynab 5E Aasiyah

2C Diya, Awita & David 6A Naomi & Muna

2D Ilya, Bentleigh & Marcus 6B Fatma & Brigitte

2E Athraa & Celal 6C Ibrahim & Said

2F Dilay & Hussain 6E Taylar, Mehmet, Ashley & Natasha

3A Daniel

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Brain

Busters

Foundation—Grade 2

QUESTION: Srikriti had 26 ooshies and Mr George borrowed 9. How many ooshies does Srikriti have left?

Grade 3—Grade 6

QUESTION: Naomi had 78 lollies and she shared them between 12 friends. How many lollies does each friend have?

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Roxburgh Rise Primary School Cnr. Lockwood Drive & Bluebird Way, Roxburgh Park 3064 Phone: 9305-4344 Fax: 9305-3855 Email: Roxburgh.rise.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Web: www.roxburghrise-ps.vic.gov.au

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Student absence notifications can also be completed via Compass.

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2019 SCHOOL CAMP DATES

The total cost of each camp, per child is $225.00.

DEPOSITS ($75.00)

- Deposits are required to be paid by the due date. Please note, these dates will be advised close to the time of the camp. - Deposits are also necessary to secure a place on the camp for your child/ren. - Deposits are NON refundable.

PLEASE NOTE: Payment plans are available for parents who want their children to attend a camp in 2019, however full payment must be received prior to the camp departing.

Year 6 Camp Wyuna Monday 26th August – Wednesday 28th August

Year 3 Portsea Wednesday 9th October – Friday 11th October

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See our school zone online: The Department has released a new website that helps parents identify their local public school online. Findmyschool.vic.gov.au launched on 24 April 2019 and shows every school zone across the state. The new website highlights the choice of public schools available to the Victorian community. Every public school is a great school. Find your local public school at findmyschool.vic.gov.au

Our school helps students reach their potential. Find your local public school now at:

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Our school is growing as fast as our community. If you’re considering enrolling your children next

year, check our school zone at: findmyschool.vic.gov.au

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