Things to know
REMINDER: WORKING BEE
THIS WEEKEND
Come and join us this Saturday for our special Working Bee. We’ll take whatever you can offer us, whether an hour or even two, this would really help tick off the mammoth list of jobs we are targeting.
When: This Saturday
Time: 11:00am- 3:00pm
Sausage sizzle lunch served for all!
Below is a list of jobs from Colin Smith our coordinator that we hope to complete at the Working Bee.
Drinking Fountains: Clean and Sterilise Paint/Tile around surrounds of fountains | Palings people: Install |
Barbunnin – Rear Sheds: Repair Flooring | Clean up Junior Playground |
Junior CubbyHouse: Sand and Paint exterior | Mini Pitch: Weeding, Pruning & Vacuum |
Oval Area (incl fence): Weed, Clean, Clean out sand pit & Vacuum | Italian Garden: Overhaul for grant Fix breaks in irrigation |
Allocasuarina Forest: Fix breaks in irrigation Install protection | Melaleuca Garden: Fix breaks in irrigation, Mulch Install protection |
Front Garden: Weed/Prune/Feed, Mulch, Fix irrigation & Install protection | Back fence & Art Room Tank fence: Weeding, Pruning, Sweeping &Cleaning |
Italian Room: Wash Solar Panels | Wooden Seats, Stairs & Benches: Sand and Varnish |
Productive Garden: Weeding, Check Irrigation & Replace valve box
| Library: Remove Toilet Block back of library |
Painted people: Pulldown and takeaway | Front fence:Repair palings |
Flagpole: Fix it | Irrigation Tank: Fix gate access |
IT'S TIME TO 'SPRING' INTO ACTION
"Spring Clean the City" is back for a second year - bigger and better than before! We will be cleaning the Melbourne CBD on #worldcleanupday, on Saturday the 21st of September from 9:30 to 11:30am at Queens Bridge Square. Melbourne's biggest street cleaning event will be highlighting the state's litter problem, which is mostly caused by disposable single use plastics.
This event is not intended to show that the city lacks appeal or amenity due to litter. The aim is to demonstrate the impact of litter and provide compelling evidence for a 10 cents container deposit scheme (cash for containers) and other litter-prevention initiatives.
For more information or to register please visit: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/spring-clean-the-city-2019-tickets-60503976021
"We would love if you could join us – feel free to wear T-shirts, jumpers, jackets or hats to identify your school!
We hope you can make it!"
Brought to you by: Beach Patrol, Love Our Street, Boomerang Alliance & Clean Up Australia
FORWARD PLANNING
We’ve had a lot of interest from families wishing to enrol their child in our school for the 2020 Foundation year and across other years. It’s lovely to receive such positive feedback about our school in the local community and we are a school of choice for many families who live locally. Next year we will have three Foundation classes similar to this year.
At the same time that we have students enrolling, it is also very important for us to know if students are leaving the school at the end of the 2019 school year (not including Year 6 graduates). If you know that your child will be leaving RPS, please email the school as soon as possible. Knowing our school numbers helps us consider the most accurate class sizes for 2020.
SAVE THE DATE:
CYBER SAFETY - THINK YOU KNOW PRESENTATION
Our school will be hosting a ThinkUKnow presentation on Wednesday 18th September at 6:00pm in the Barrbunin and all parents, carers and teachers are encouraged to attend.
ThinkUKnow Australia is a cyber safety education program that educates parents, carers and teachers of how people are using technology, the challenges they may face online, and how to help them overcome these in a safe and ethical way.
ThinkUKnow Australia is a partnership between the Australian Federal Police, Microsoft Australia, Datacom and the Commonwealth Bank. The program is delivered in collaboration with policing partners New South Wales Police Force, Northern Territory Police, Queensland Police, South Australia Police, Tasmania Police, Western Australia Police, as well as Neighbourhood Watch Australasia.
The presentation will be delivered by a local law enforcement member and an industry volunteer. The presentation covers issues relating to children and young peoples’ privacy and security online, their relationships with other users and their online reputation. It provides insight into the devices young people are using, as well as the popular websites, apps and social networking sites they’re accessing.
This is a fantastic opportunity for you to learn more about young people and the online environment, and how you can help them to be safe and responsible users of technology.
For more information, you can visit www.thinkuknow.org.au
Please confirm your interest in attending by emailing ripponlea.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au title with
Think You Know Parent Workshop.