IMPORTANT DATES!
Parent Session: Connection by The Resilience Project 6.00 – 8.10pm
June 3 @ 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM AESTProfessional Practice Day – No school for students
June 7 @ 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM AESTKing’s Birthday
June 10Koorie Excursion
June 12 @ 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM AESTWhole School Production Rehersal (onsite RGLPS)
June 12 @ 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM AESTInterschool Sports – Year 6
June 14 @ 11:00 AM – 3:30 PM AESTSchool Production – Sunames A-K (Darebin Arts Centre)
June 17 @ 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM AESTSchool Production – surnames L-Z (Darebin Arts Centre)
June 18 @ 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM AESTYear 5 – Summit Adventure Camp
June 19 – June 21Year 3 Wellbeing Day
June 19 @ 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM AESTInterschool Sport – Catch Up Round – Grade 6
June 21 @ 11:00 AM – 3:30 PM AESTLast Day Term 2 – Dismissal at 2.30pm
June 28 @ 9:00 AM – 2:30 PM AEST
PRINCIPALS’ REPORT
As the weather gets colder, we remind everyone to keep practicing prevention measures to keep well. This includes regular hand washing, covering your nose and mouth when you cough and sneeze and staying up to date with vaccinations. We are also doing our bit at school with air purifiers running in classrooms and learning spaces and hand sanitiser available in all learning spaces. These simple measures have assisted our community to keep safe now that Winter is almost upon us. Thanks to our whole community for your efforts to stay healthy.
Year 6 City Camp
It was a tremendous adventure for our Year 6 students as we took the long bus ride all the way to Collins Street on Monday. Whilst the distance we travel is not very far, I can report that the city camp really challenges our students and gives them some great experiences that will equip them with some fabulous life skills as well. Though I didn’t brave the ice-skating rink this time around our students all stepped out of their comfort zones and many took to the ice like ducks to water. My favourite adventure is when we brave the city streets at nighttime to eat on Lygon Street. Catching trams to get around and navigating through unfamiliar spaces is such a great way to build resilience and independent skills.
I personally really enjoy the various new experiences that our camping program is allowing and can’t wait for the remaining 2024 camps.
Mid-Year Music Concert
The annual mid-year concert will be held at Montmorency Secondary School on June 24th. I am personally looking forward to the super band. It is a great opportunity to see our students showcase their talents. Keep the calendar clear for this fabulous annual event.
Kind regards,
Kirrily Lamers
Principal
STUDENT OF THE WEEK
ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS REPORT
Connected Parenting Webinar
Monday 3rd June 6.00pm - 8.10pm
@RGLPS Staffroom
Registrations are essential!
What you can expect
Kicking off at 6:00pm, our students will guide you through some GEM-EL (Gratitude, Empathy, Mindfulness & Emotional Literacy) activities for 30 minutes then we can all jump online to meet the fabulous Lael Stone.
This Connected Parenting Webinar offers a valuable set of tools for parents and carers aiming to raise children through positive connections and communication. Tips for parents and carers will include;
- – Guiding our children to become resilient adults.
- – Practical strategies to build stronger connections with your children.
- – Ideas to support your children when they are frustrated or going through challenging situations.
- – Simple ways to create co-operation.
- – Dealing with our own triggers as a parent.
- – Understanding big emotions and feelings and assisting your kids in becoming emotionally resilient.
Finally, from 7:45pm – 8:10pm we offer our attending parents the space to connect with other parents and carers over a cuppa.
Note: We will provide parents an opportunity to access the recorded webinar at a later stage.
About Lael Stone
Lael Stone is an author, TEDx speaker, counsellor and parenting educator who specialises in navigating trauma and disconnection in families. She has spent the last 17 years working with families, as well as running programs in Secondary schools for teens on relationships and Well being. She is a mother of three grown up children and the co-founder of Woodline Primary School a new innovative school focused on supporting emotional intelligence in children.
Production 2024 - Additonal Cost payment via Compass
Our RGLPS School Production is fast approaching, and we are well and truly underway with our preparations for this exciting event.
Additional cost covers the following: – Buses – Costume levy – Programs – Performing Arts Teacher replacement cost
Reminder: Production dates: Monday 17th June – Surnames A-K Tuesday 18th June – Surnames L-Z |
Students will be transported by bus to Darebin Arts Centre to participate in an (almost) full day rehearsal. Students with surnames beginning with A-K will rehearse on Monday 17th June and students with surnames L-Z will rehearse at Darebin Arts Centre on Tuesday 18th June. Teachers and support staff will accompany students to the venue.
P-2 students will leave the school at approximately 9:15am and return at approximately 2pm.
3-6 students will leave school at approximately 10:15am and return by 3:30pm.
Students are expected to take their snack, lunch and water bottle in a small bag with them on the bus and will consume it at Darebin Arts Centre.
"Spotlight on"
Dear Parents,
I’m thrilled to introduce a series of free resources to expand your toolkit of skills and knowledge over the next few weeks. These resources cover various topics, including strategies for nurturing strong parent-child relationships, supporting children through challenging behaviours, fostering healthy emotional expression, and promoting overall family well-being and mental health.
Here is a snapshot of what’s to come in the upcoming weeks:
Triple P Online: A free parenting program offering strategies on cultivating healthy relationships and confidently addressing children’s behaviour.
Brave Program: An online resource designed to assist young people in overcoming anxiety or worries.
Smiling Mind: Dedicated to promoting mental wellness through mindfulness and meditation practices.
Grow Your Mind: Bolstering mental health and well-being through neuroscience and storytelling.
Raising Healthy Minds: An app offering valuable tips to support your child’s social and emotional well-being.
Next week, we’ll shine our spotlight on Triple P Online. I am looking forward to sharing these lovely resources with you.
Jolene
Provisional Psychologist
Luke Franklin, Denisse Lobos & Cathie Sutton
Assistant Princpial
APPLY NOW TO ENROL YOUR CHILD IN PREP FOR 2025
If you have a child starting primary school in 2025, it’s time to enrol. Make sure to submit the 3-page enrolment application by Friday 26 July 2024. If you are enrolling the sibling of a student at our school for Foundation in 2025, and both children will be attending our school at the same time, your child is prioritised for a place at our school as per the department’s Placement Policy.
It is important to follow the statewide timeline to enrol your child in prep. This allows us to plan our classrooms, staffing and transition activities and ensures your child has the best start to school. You will receive email confirmation of your enrolment on Monday 29th July, as well as a more detailed enrolment form to complete and return by Friday 23rd August to accept your prep place.
Prep enrolment forms are available in the foyer at the school office. If you have any questions, please contact Kerilyn in the office.
2024 RGLPS ARTS AND WRITER’S FESTIVAL
As mentioned previously, the ’RGLPS Arts and Writers Festival’ will be held during the week Monday 9th September 2024. All students will contribute a writing piece and an original artwork based on our 2024 theme. We have once again organised Author Talks and Workshops for all RGLPS classes during the Festival week.
Here is a peek into one of our visiting illustrators during the 2024 Festival:
Ben Wood
Illustrator Ben Wood will be running sessions for our Year 4 level. Ben Wood is the illustrator of the bestselling Real Pigeons junior fiction series. Drawn to stories with humour and heart, Ben has illustrated over 30 books for children. His lively illustrations reflect his love for graphic novels and animation, and really pack a (pigeon) punch in the Real Pigeons series. He’s thrilled that Real Pigeons Flap Out has been shortlisted for the Children’s Book Council of Australia’s 2024 award for Younger Readers!
If you enjoy reading the Real Pigeons series, check out the link ‘The Super Coo Club’. The Super Coo Club is a series of videos hosted by Real Pigeons creators Andrew McDonald and Ben Wood. Join Andrew and Ben as they chat about books, share the latest Real Pigeons updates and get creative with writing and drawing tips, ideas and challenges.
Courtney Smith
Learning Specialist
SUSTAINABILTY NEWS
LIBRARY NEWS
GOLF LINKS COMMUNITY GROUP
THEIRCARE
CANTEEN
Canteen Special
Falafel Wrap with Hommus $5.00
Extras: Lettuce, tomato, carrot, cucumber $0.50 each
Cheese $0.80
Quiche (Lorraine or Spinach) $6.50
Help Needed
We still need some help over all tim slots and days. If you are able to help out please ring or text me on 0438 585 323 or email margaret.graves@education.vic.gov.au.
Thanks you
Margaret Groves
Roster
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