From the Principal….

Thursday, 11 August 2016 – Issue 13.

AGPPA MEETING - Adelaide

On Monday and Tuesday of this week I was invited to attend the

Australian Government Primary Principals Association meeting in

Adelaide. The President and Deputy President of each Principal

Association across Australia were in attendance and along with

two other Victorian Principals I was representing the Victorian

Principals Association and Victorian Government schools. Each

State and Territory was represented and there were many high-

powered conversations around the issues that primary school

Principals, and their school communities, are tackling right now.

Key topics of discussion included:

NAPLAN. Equity and Needs Based Funding for schools. The imbalance of funding between primary and secondary

schools.

I felt quite privileged to be invited to participate in this forum with

leading educators from across the country. The fact that Rollins PS was

represented and had a voice at the table is a great thing for our school.

PARENT SURVEYS

My sincere thanks go to those families who took some time to fill

in and return the Parent Surveys which were sent home to

random families recently. We had a very strong return with many

surveys being completed. The information we get from these

surveys is a vital part of our future planning.

PREP ENROLMENTS BEING TAKEN NOW

Enrol now to guarantee your child’s place!

WINTER WARMERS FUNDRAISER The ‘Winter Warmers’ fundraiser that we held recently was a great success for our school and we hope that everyone is able to make great use of the products they purchased. We made $500 for our school which, like all of our fundraising activities this year, will go towards the cost of installing our new playgrounds.

GOOD LUCK DOUG! Mr Doug Ilsley is taking some time to recover from knee surgery and will be on leave for the remainder of this term. I’m very happy to welcome Mr Chris Appleford, who will be replacing Doug over the coming weeks, to our school. Chris is enthusiastic about being at Rollins and has a strong background in Physical Education.

I’m sure you will all join with me in wishing Doug a speedy recovery from his surgery. We expect Doug return to school early in Term 4.

ROLLINS WRITERS PUBLICATION As you would be aware we have had amazing success with student writing in recent years and our school is contacted frequently by others schools wanting to know the secret of our success.

With this in mind we wanted to celebrate the fabulous writing skills of our students by publishing a book featuring samples of writing from Prep through to Year 6. Mr Rhys Thurston who came up with the idea, has worked with a student editorial team to collate and proof-read nearly 300 pieces of writing to be included in the book. Hopefully you have received information about sales of the book which is available for $5. This cost has been subsidised significantly by the school so that we can make it affordable for all of our families. It is however important to note that because this is our first time of doing this we have only ordered a limited number of copies to be printed. Please make sure you secure your copy of the book by returning your order form as soon as possible.

PREP ENROLMENTS We now have sufficient enrolments to guarantee two Prep classes for next year. Anyone who hasn’t yet returned their forms should do so now.

Steve McGarrigle

NewsletterNewsletterNewsletter Thursday 11th August 2016 Issue 12

Dates to remember.…

August 2016

Monday 22nd – Friday 26th -Book Week

Friday 26th -Book Character dress up Parade

Friday 30th - Fathers Day Stall

ROLLINS STAR OF THE WEEK!

For the week ending Friday 12th August 2016

Prep C Adem Aydin For being a hard worker in the classroom and doing a great job in the Spelling Bee

Prep H Taylor Horton For working hard on his individual Maths goals and learning the days of the week in order

Prep Z Blake Burgess For an amazing weekend ‘writing sentence’.

1T Alex Kymantas For being so motivated with his spelling and making it into the Spelling Bee. Well done Alex!

1W Madison Parry For getting some excellent results in her spelling. Keep up the great work!

2B Jake Pawlak For a fantastic improvement in Maths and writing. Well done Jake!

2D Meryem Aydin For being so responsible and a fantastic classroom helper. Well done Meryem.

34C Cenk Dizdarevic For a massive improvement in his work and co operation.

34L Seth McCleish For always giving his best during Maths sessions.

34T Dakota Bath For her Steller work in reading.

34W Sophie Graham For being a brilliant role model out at the Batesford Campus.

56C TJ Nikolovski For listening well, following instructions and being a caring classmate.

56D Ethan Westwood For always putting in 100% with his homework tasks each week

56M Lani Blaik For working hard and helping others during reading groups

56S Ain Hazad For always listening to instruction and completing tasks to the best of her abilities.

ART Mya Brundall For working conscientiously and creatively in Art.

IT Riley Redpath For trying really hard in ICT. Well done Riley.

PE Serhan Ozyurt For a great effort during P.E activities. Well done Serhan.

Indonesian James Smith For being a regular contributor to class discussions and for confidently using Indonesian words to communicate with his peers.

Music Caylan Washington For being much more confident when performing in class and at assembly.

5 Cent Fundraiser Total Raised So Far

$289

Students Create The Future Project - Maryan Group Please help the homeless families in the Philippines who are forced to live on

the street. My group and I want to see if you have any useful items you don’t

want such as blankets, pillows, shoes and clothes. Donations can be left in the

box near the office form August 15th - August 19th. Thank you for your help.

Anna P 5/6M

Fathers Day Stall

A reminder that our fathers day stall

will be held on Tuesday 30th August.

Donations of gifts can be left at the

office. Batesford families please leave your

donations with Josh or Lachie at the Batesford

campus. Please help us ensure each child can

purchase a gift for their special someone.

SCHOOL COUNCIL MEMBERS President: Darrin McKiernan Vice President: John McKenzie Secretary: Liana Calder Treasurer: Silvana Trajanovska Parent Members: Leanne Mulroyan, Erin McGill, Kerrie Lancaster , Jasmina Bagojevic and Kendl Allcorn Community Member: David Law DEECD Members: Steve McGarrigle and Jenny Hassett

COLLINGWOOD

CHILDREN’S FARM

2B had a

fantastic time at

the Collingwood

Children’s Farm.

We went with 2D,

1T and 1W