School & Community Partnerships

ATTENTION ALL PARENTS/CARERS

Please take just a few minutes to complete the online RPS Parents’ Skills Survey.

The Skills Survey has been developed in order to help us identify parents/carers who may have expertise or interests in certain areas that could improve or invigorate opportunities for learning at RPS. We are also interested in understanding and supporting local family businesses in our school community.

There is no obligation to commit to any activity at the school. As always, your level of involvement is determined by you, based on your time constraints, availability and personal interest/skills.

We need your responses ... it’s only a few minutes of your time ... thank you:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RPSskills

And if you have something to say about LUNCH ORDERS ... please complete the following 3 minute survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RPSLunchOrders

FUNDRAISING UPDATE

What a brilliant night we had at our Trivia Night!!

Thank you to everyone who came along to participate, socialise and

contribute to our fundraising efforts ... we raised $2,400.

Congratulations to our winning table ...

Check in with us at the beginning of next term for further information on our Term 2 Social and Fundraising Events:

We’ll kick things off with our Mother's Day Stall on Thursday 9th May – QKR sales will be activated in week 1 next term ... all gifts are $5.00.

As soon as we know the date of the Federal Election we’ll be publishing the rosters for our Election Day Sausage Sizzle, Cake and Coffee Stalls ... but if you’d like to start making jams, relishes, chutneys, etc, over the break ... that would be awesome!

In week 5 we’ll have a Smoothie Day for the students ... stay tuned for more details.

STUDENT COUNCIL CAKE RAFFLE

Drawn at Assembly this Friday at 2:30pm.

You could win a SPECTACULAR M&M CAKE !!!

Tickets are 50 cents ... via Qkr! or at the school office.

Thank you to Lee B for baking this delicious cake

for us this week, and thank you to Ashlee J and

Kylie M for baking cakes earlier this term.

All proceeds raised through our cake raffles go towards Student Council projects.

FOOD of the WEEK: HOT CROSS BUNS

WEEK 1 TERM 2: ANZAC BISCUITS

In term 2 we move to our winter menu, which means FRUIT TOAST is back!

Student Council are currently surveying students to find out if they would prefer WARM MILO or CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP as our other “warm” item ... either way, students will be required to bring their own KEEP CUP in order to purchase these items for 50 cents.

PLEASE visit the on-line roster and put your name down for a shift in Snack Shack ... we can’t open without parent helpers:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fdli9FbQE-BhDulxu-vm-KBy6xApEcXEwBhcArbgpLM/edit

SAVE THE DATE !!!

“This parents’ evening might just be the most important night of our lives since 1999”

“The Ripoffs” ~ Ripponlea Primary School’s Parents’ Band is participating in a ‘Battle Of the Bands’ with 6 other local primary schools including St. Kilda Primary, St. Kilda Park Primary, Elwood Primary, East Bentleigh Primary, Galilee Primary & Gardenvale Primary.

Our parents’ band line-up comprises of : Fiona Harris (BV’s), Rob Burke (Saxophone), Andrew Yeaman (drums) & Dagmar Yeaman (BV’s), Colin Smith (bass) & Matt Smullen (guitar).

The Parents Battle Of the Bands will be staged at the Prince Bandroom on the 23rd May, 2019. The funds raised will be used to expand the musical education programs and improve facilities for participating schools & help further our children's musical education. It is also a great opportunity to connect with the different school communities and have a lot of fun. All proceeds will be redistributed pro-rata of parents’ attendance/number of tickets sold by each school.

Tickets are only $15 online (or $20 at the door) so please support our wonderful school by purchasing tickets and sharing the event with your family, friends and neighbours – the more tickets we sell, the more money we will raise for our school. It promises to be a fabulously fun night of great music and quality entertainment.

Tickets on sale at:

https://princebandroom.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/5c825f55-9477-4ca2-b814-91cf6ddb77fb

& make sure you purchase your tix via the Ripponlea Primary School ticket tab!!!!!

Also Visit Us at : www.parentsbattleofthebands.com &

Instagram : @parents_battle_of_the_bands

PRODUCTIVE GARDEN - WE NEED YOUR HELP

We are excited to announce that Ben Shewry and the team at Attica have very kindly offered to help us plant out our productive garden ... but here’s the thing ... the garden will NOT survive unless we have a commitment from a group of parents to help us maintain it for the remainder of the school year!

Is this job right for you?

Time commitment: 1-2 hours/week for the remainder of the year(could be a shared commitment)

Role: guide groups of students to maintain the garden – planting, weeding, feeding and harvesting the

goodies

Experience: basic knowledge of garden maintenance and an interest in working with the students to foster a love of gardening

If you are interested, please contact : ripponlea.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au