Things To 

Know

ATHLETICS DAY REMINDER (THIS FRIDAY!!)

All students from Foundation - Year 6 will participate in the House Athletics Carnival at Duncan MacKinnon Athletics Track on North Road, in Murrumbeena. Students will participate in a variety of track and field events relevant to their respective year level and age group.

The House Athletics Carnival is an integral component of the House program at Ripponlea Primary School. Students represent their House in both track and field events and accrue points for their House. The House with the most points at the conclusion of the carnival, is declared the winning House!!!!

Date: Friday 5 August 2022

Venue: Duncan MacKinnon Athletics Track, North Road Murrumbeena.

Transport: All staff and students will depart RPS following roll call and will be transported to and from the venue by coach.

Time: All events commence at 10.00 am. The Foundation to Year 2 House Athletics program will run from 10.00 am until 12.30 pm.  At 12.30 pm all F-2 staff and students will return to school in time for lunch. The Year 3-6 House Athletics program will run from 10.00 am until 2.30 pm.  All staff and students will return to school before 3.30 pm.

What to Bring/ Wear: All students are required to wear House T-Shirts, appropriate footwear and dress according to the weather conditions. All F-2 students will need to bring a full drink bottle and a recess snack. Year 3-6 students will be required to bring a packed lunch as well as the above.

Please note the charge for this activity is $22.00. This was an option to be paid in the original first payment of school contributions at the beginning of the year. If you are uncertain whether you have made this payment please reach out to the office to confirm. 

We have a limited stock of house t-shirts (both new and second-hand) in the uniform shop. These are available for purchase via QRK! and can be delivered to the classroom before Friday. 

Alternatively, the Second-hand uniform shop will be open this Friday from 9.00 am- 9.30 am for any last-minute purchases. 

CULTURAL DAY: PREFERENCES ARE OPEN NOW VIA QKR!

We are celebrating Cultural Day at Ripponlea Primary School as part of the LOTE program on August 17th, 2022!

Students are encouraged to come dressed up to represent a culture of their choice. This dress can include traditional dress, a well-known figure, food, landmark, colours etc. There will be a variety of activities for students to participate in throughout the day. For further information please check the event outline in COMPASS. 

For this day we do need consent and food preferences to be completed by Friday the 5th of August.

Consent can be completed electronically in COMPASS. Payment and preferences can be chosen and completed via QKR! Please go to 2022 PAYG Camps, Excursions & Incursions, under the 'Incursions' tab. 

If there are any issues please contact the office to assist during school hours.

BOOK WEEK 

This year at Ripponlea we are going to Celebrate Book Week on Monday 22nd of August.

Not only are we going to have our annual dress-up procession, but we are also going to hold a morning tea and book swap!! On this day we invite all parents to attend both the parade and the morning tea.

Great Book Swap

Between now and Tuesday the 16th of August we ask that each child brings in at least 1 book that they no longer read and would like to trade. There will be a box in each classroom where they can place these books. We ask that the books are in good condition as they will be used for children to get a new book on the day of the event. On the day you and your child will have the opportunity to look at all the books and your child will choose a new book they would like to take home. There will also be the chance to donate a gold coin which will go to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation: ILF 

Family morning tea 

(Head to Qkr! to pre-order your scones) You can choose between plain, fruit & cheese and 2x scones will be $4. Head to QKR and place your orders by Wednesday the 17th of August

For the morning tea we are making a range of scones (including plain, cheese or fruit). If you wish to purchase these for your child please access the QKR! App, and make your selection under the 'Ripper Families' tab.

PREMIERS' READING CHALLENGE 

The 2022 Victorian Premiers' Reading Challenge is now open, so let's get reading Rippers. Parents can register from home or email Mrs. Rose, who can register your child/ren.

 The PRC application offers a range of exciting features including:

• access to a library catalogue (including book images and blurbs)
• a modern user-friendly interface
• rewarding  students with badges as challenge milestones are achieved
• the option for students to mark books as a favourite, give them a star rating or complete a book review

The Challenge is open to all Victorian children from birth to Year 10 in recognition of the importance of reading for literacy development. It is not a competition, but a personal challenge for children to read a set number of books by 2 September 2022.

Children from Prep to Year 2 are encouraged to read or ‘experience’ 30 books with their parents and teachers. Children from Year 3 to Year 10 are challenged to read 15 books.

All children who meet the Challenge will receive a certificate of achievement signed by the Victorian Premier and former Premiers.

To read the Premier’s letter to parents, view the booklist and for more information about the Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge, visit: https://www.vic.gov.au/premiers-reading-challenge

Foundation to Year 2

• Number of books: 30
• Number of books from the Challenge book list: 20 or more

Year 3 to Year 9

• Number of books: 15
• Number of books from the Challenge book list: 10 or more

What you can read

Most of the books you read should be from the Challenge book lists. The rest can be any book you choose.

You can read books on the book list for your year level or a level above and they'll count towards your Challenge total. You should check with your teachers or parents if you're not in years 9 or 10 and want to read a book from that list. This list includes titles for mature readers.

You can read a book from a level below your year level if your teacher agrees. You still need to read the number of books for your year level to meet the Challenge.

COVID - 19 UPDATES

Our school continues to follow the guidelines of the Education and Health Department by encouraging staff and students to wear masks whilst indoors. We highly recommend that students and staff wear masks, especially when a confirmed case is identified in their class or year level. 

Masks are an added protection against the spread of all viruses. We will continue to promote strong COVIDSafe measures in our school. This includes enhanced ventilation through air purifiers, promoting vaccination and keeping the vital safety steps such as staying home when unwell and washing hands. This is about keeping our school as safe as possible.

Rapid Antigen Tests will be distributed throughout this term, but families are welcome to come and get kits directly from the office whenever required. 

The most important things for families to know are:

• Please continue to report COVID cases to the school either via email or phone as soon as possible, this also includes if your child is a household contact.
• As stated in the guidelines - Where a student is a household contact of a positive case (that is, they have spent more than four hours with someone who has COVID-19 inside a house, accommodation, or care facility) they must inform the school. 
• Household and household-like contacts are no longer required to quarantine as long as they take additional safety measures in the 7 days that would have been their quarantine period.  
• They can return to school as long as they have no symptoms, undertake rapid antigen tests five times within their 7-day period and wear face masks indoors if they are aged 8 and above (unless they have a valid face mask exemption.
• If any household contact returns a positive RAT result during this period, they must isolate for 7 days and not attend school.

Many Thanks, 

RPS Team