Principal's News

School Council AGM

Our school council Annual General Meeting was held on Tuesday night. A big thankyou to each of our members (see below) for committing for this upcoming year.  Congratulations  to the parents who have taken on an office bearing position - 

President- Merryn Murray 

Vice-President- Tom Acocks

Treasurer- Alana Godden

Secretary- Linda Rasmussen 

Shannyn Nichol

Jenna Harvey

Brett Harris

Maddie Foott

Steve Rasmussen

Phil Carroll

Sarah Mangan.

On behalf of our school council and the entire school community I would like to say a thank you to Tom for his leadership of school Council  over the last 2 years and to our outgoing member -  Kylie Moroney. Your ongoing support of the school and time is greatly appreciated.

NAPLAN 

NAPLAN testing for our grade 3 and grade 5 students is complete for another year. Thankyou to the staff who made this process as smooth as possible for our students.

Attendance February celebration

Not only did these student receive the most opportunity to learn during February but finishing on top of the attendance ladder or having no unexplained absences, meant they were rewarded with 2 hours of fun at gravity shack with chips & nuggets included. Not a bad way to celebrate!! Well done 1/2 Carroll & 5/6 Rasmussen.

Harmony Week 

Harmony week is about celebrating inclusiveness, respect and a sense of belonging for all Australians, from the traditional custodians of the land to those who have come from many countries around the world. 

We will be recognizing Harmony week tomorrow, Friday 20th, by asking students to wear orange (We will also run activities in the classroom, have a VR session for each class, a  poster competition and all come together at recess for a free orange sno cone and minor games. 

Stop Work Tuesday 24th March

There is a statewide stopwork planned for next Tuesday, 24 March. I anticipate our school will be greatly affected but cannot send confirmation details until Monday afternoon. Please note our staff are not considering this lightly. We thank the community for their support and understanding.

Emergency Management Procedure 

All schools are required to have an emergency management plan which includes a variety of processes for handling an emergency. These include at least one practice emergency drill each term. These include; evacuation offsite, evacuation onsite, lockdown and a zone lock out. We plan to hold a lockdown drill Friday 27h March. If you have any questions or concerns, please let your child's classroom teacher know so that we can put some additional supports in place

Student Progress reports

In an effort to keep families informed and up to date we will once again provide progress reports at the end of this term. This will give you a snapshot of your child’s progress and achievements this term. These will be available on Thursday 2nd April on XUNO. Please contact the office if you require a hardcopy. Please note Parent teacher interviews will be at the end of term 2.

Inform & Empower - Cyber safety 

RPS is extremely excited to continue our ongoing partnership with Inform & Empower in 2026! The Inform & Empower is an invaluable resource to help create safer and more positiveonline experiences for every child.

As a parent, the best way you can support your child is by being proactive, learning the ins and outs of the online world.  A parent sessions called 'Raising kids in a digital world' will be offered to families on Wednesday 22nd April. Please see booking info below-

Kate Whitford