As we commence Term Three and well into the dry season our school calendar is geared for many school and class events. Our sporting calendar and Year 6 Camp feature prominently. We have a new assembly song with a boot scootin’ theme in Week 3 plus Indonesian activities and our annual Spelling Bee in Week 5.

The P&C have several of their fundraising and fun activities planned, such as the forthcoming SECONDHAND BOOK FAIR this Saturday, 25 July on the school grounds and the COLOUR RUN on Friday, 3 August.

All these and many more events will be published via Connect; many via the specific class post or our newsletter; which as of this term will only be published in Week 2, 6 and 10 of each term. These and other changes will be occurring as we move to become more efficient and effective with our communication and celebration of student and school events.

Our school crossovers were completed during the school holidays with the paving added to the works on Spoonbill Avenue. These modifications have made the crossovers clear and accessible; improving the safety for your children. This work was initiated by members of our parent community and with on-going support and persistence by Mr Justin Hazebroek, Engineering Technical Officer at the Shire of Broome, who was a great support and without whom these improvements may not have occurred. On behalf of all those who contributed to these improvements, I encourage all to use them to make our school a safer place for all.

From The Principal

Roebuck Primary School

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D AT E S F O R

Y O U R D I AR Y

Wednesday 1 August

P&C Meeting 6.30pm

Friday 3 August

Assembly

Whimbrel 2

P&C Colour Run

Tuesday 7 August

Jumps Day

(Years 1 to 6)

Friday 10 August

Athletics Carnival

(Years 1 to 6)

Friday 17 August

Assembly

Ibis 6

Indonesian Independence Day -

dress in red and white

Spelling Bee

Monday 20 August -

Friday 24 August

Book Fair

Friday 24 August

Book Week Activities

- Books and Breaky

- Costume Parade

An Independent Public School - Broome Cluster

Cnr Spoonbill Ave & Sanderling Dr DJUGUN - PMB 4000, BROOME WA 6725 Telephone:(08)9192 3377 Email: roebuck.ps@education.wa.edu.au Facebook: @roebuckps Website: www.roebuckps.wa.edu.au

Broome Cluster of Independent Schools

I am

Kind to

Others

Ngaji Gurrjin - Welcome

Galiya - Goodbye

School Vision: Working together with high expectations; through quality teaching and leadership,

Roebuck Primary School students will be positive, resilient, inclusive and successful citizens.

Kelvin Shem, Principal

2018

CHARGES AND VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS

VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS K-6

Curriculum Area COST

Cash or cheques (payable to Roebuck Primary

School) are accepted, EFTPOS or a direct credit to

our school bank account:-

A/c Name Roebuck Primary School Bank Commonwealth Bank BSB 066 505 Account No. 10134441 Reference Please put your child’s name

The Arts $10.00

English $10.00

Mathematics $10.00

Science $10.00

Physical & Health Education $10.00

Library $10.00

TOTAL $60.00

REMINDERS FROM ADMINISTRATION

R O E B U C K P R I M A R Y S C H O O L

CHARGES

Extra Cost Options Estimated Maximum Cost

*$650 is the expected total cost inclusive of all activities, accommodation, transport and food for a five day camp. Parent fundraising has historically reduced the contribution to approximately $300 per student. This amount per child per annum is therefore dependent and directly related to the effort and energy of the fundraising.

Prior to camp, payment plans may be negotiated with the Principal.

Payment will be requested during the school year when costs and participation by students is confirmed

Voluntary Contributions and Charges were approved

at School Board meeting held on 28 August 2017.

Excursions/Visiting Artists K-6 $120.00

Interschool Sport 1-6 $60.00

Swimming 1-6 $90.00

School Camp 6 *$650.00

Leadership Camp 5-6 $60.00

Graduation 6 $55.00

PEAC 5-6 $200.00

2018 Voluntary

Contributions

P A G E 2

2019 ENROLMENTS

Roebuck Primary School are now taking enrolments for 2019.

Please call into the office and collect an application for enrolment form, or visit our website at http://www.roebuckps.wa.edu.au/page/60/Enrolment, if your child is -

- starting Kindergarten (4 years old by 30 June 2019)

Please get in early as Kindergarten places are limited

- starting Pre-Primary, the first year of compulsory school (5 years old by 30 June 2019)

EDUCATION ASSISTANT - SPECIAL NEEDS POOL

Roebuck Primary School have recently advertised for applicants for an Education Assistant Special Needs Pool, closing on Friday, 27 July 2018 at 4.30pm. To view the advertisement please see the WA Government Jobs website www.jobs.wa.gov.au

NEWSLETTERS

Please note that newsletters will be published three times per term, in weeks 2, 6 and 10. To ensure you receive notifications of the school newsletter publication and other school communication via Connect, download the Connect Now App.

Lisa Hebble, Deputy Principal

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SCHOOL NEWS

Dear Roebuck Primary School Community,

I am writing to let you know that I have accepted a position at Statewide Services Educational Need: Disability as a Teacher Consultant in Padbury, Perth. This is an area of interest for me and I am excited about the opportunity to increase my skills and knowledge and offer support to schools and classrooms in this important area of education.

I will be sad to say goodbye to the students, staff and families that I’ve had the pleasure to work with over my 10 years at Roebuck Primary School. I take with me so many happy memories and I am very proud of the growth and changes that have occurred within the school over this time. Being a part of shaping student’s lives over this time, observing them grow and move on into high school and beyond has been a privilege.

I wish to thank my colleagues, the front office staff, Mr Shem and Mrs Bowtell for the support given to me as a teacher and as part of the leadership team. My professional growth has been enhanced by the collaboration and commitment of the people I have worked alongside over the years.

Our school community is a strong and important one. One of my favourite sayings is “It takes a village to raise a child”. I like to think of our community as this village as I have experienced this first hand as a parent and educator. Anthony and I are grateful to the village that has helped raise our own children and for the friendships we have made.

I wish everyone the very best.

Goodbye from Mrs Hebble

NAIDOC CELEBRATIONS 25 JUNE - 29 JUNE 2018

Face Painting

Firstly I would like to thank The Goolils for a great game - congratulations on your win.

Well done to my team mates, The Goannas. You guys were all awesome and all put in your best effort!

I would also like to thank Mrs Hebble and Miss Marika for organising this amazing event along with Mr M and Mark the Gardener for helping with the setup today.

A big thank you to coaches Karen and Mandy for giving up their time to help us have some great fun today.

And last of all Gooooooo Jarlangardi! Next year is ours!

NAIDOC CELEBRATIONS 25 JUNE - 29 JUNE 2018

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Damper

Thank you to Miss Marika, Mrs Hebble and all our

amazing teachers and staff at Roebuck Primary

School as well as our community volunteers;

Yaruwu Language Centre, Croc Wise, Goolarri

Media, Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Service,

Broome Senior High School, Mandy McSherry,

Karen Salkilld, Lyeesha Mongoo, Matt Sear,

Peta Dann, Anna Kelly and Grandma Hebble, and to

all our super star students and amazing action teams

for helping to make NAIDOC Week such a success!

NAIDOC Cup

by Ruby F, Jarlangardi Captain

Cultural Awareness Action Team

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DERBY CARNIVAL - 22 JUNE 2018

Hi I’m Lily, this is what I personally experienced on Friday 22 of June 2018 at the 2018 Derby Netball Carnival.

First of all we all woke up at 5am to get ready for our big trip! Later on when we got there we had to get changed - and to be honest it was freezing! Then at 6am we went off into the Broome Transit bus. The bus was a comfortable fabric for the seat with fluffy bits for our head to relax on; everyone was making funny jokes the whole way. The good thing was that no one was sick on the way! It was a 3 hour bus trip and we stopped at a road house to go to the toilet and have a stretch where most of us met this dog called Lucy. It was really cold at the road house so most of us went back onto the bus because it was warmer. Then we arrived at Derby, we dropped off the football team, and because of Paige G and her knowledge of Derby she showed us to Derby District High School for where we were going to play the games! We played the games and with our team captain Bonnie H we got through all of them and won 1 game. We were proud of what we achieved - even my tooth fell out during a game! Then there were the presentations, where we unfortunately came second last, but we all had a great time! Then it was time to go home. Then the air-con broke down in the bus, everyone was sweating! A few people felt sick and one blood nose but that didn’t stop our fun! We got home and most of us probably slept!

Thanks to Isabella B for her fantastic memory!

On the 22nd of June a nominated group of boys and girls went to Derby to play football against the 4 other Broome primary schools, 2 Derby primary schools and Looma. We had to get up at 5:00am to get on the bus, we were all very excited and nervous. Some kids fell asleep on the way there and some on the way back.

All the games were energetic and full of excitement, some people got injured or overheated but nothing serious happened. We came 4th out of 7 teams and St Mary’s came first.

Tom H and Joshua S got the best and fairest award and Nick B got the spirit of the team award.

Thank you to Mr M, Lynton, Kev and all the spectators and parents who came all the way to Derby and supported the students. We all had an amazing time and a great day!

Football Netball

by Luke P, Liam R and Tom H

by Lily D

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Roebuck Primary School is very proud of our engagement with the community and the help provided with the projects we undertake within the school.

We wish to thank the Water Corporation and the Kimberley Community Grants Scheme for contributing funds towards our new entry sign and door wrap.

Thank you to Nyamba Buru Yawuru for assisting us in translating English to Yawuru and encouraging the use of traditional language thereby recognising the rich culture and history in this town called Broome that we all call home.

Thank you to the commitment and energy of Miss Marika and Miss Dixie for ensuring the welcome sign and door wrap reflected the ideas from the Cultural Awareness Action Team and that the ideas became a reality with the signs now in place for everyone to enjoy. No mean feat in what is an incredibly busy school!

Thank you to the students of the Cultural Awareness Action Team for your ideas and enthusiasm for the project. We hope you are very proud of the final product and having your name up in lights.

With the help of Indigenous Broome photographer and graphic designer Michael Torres, the Cultural Awareness Action Team designed contemporary Indigenous designs that reflect and represent Roebuck Primary School themes.

Students were inspired to think outside the square, incorporating the history of the school and the school themes in a modern day approach. The resulting design tells the songline of the school. Morse code symbols were designed to represent the flight of the Spoonbill, Greenshank, Ibis, Whimbrel and Gouldian Finch birds. The flight paths reference the school’s bird theme and site as a former airstrip.

The Roebuck Ripple was created as a more organic shape representative of the Broome Peninsula. The colours are taken from the Roebuck Primary School logo and teal was included to represent the beautiful waters surrounding Broome.

ENTRY SIGN AND DOOR WRAP UNVEILING - 23 JULY 2018

Lisa Hebble, Deputy Principal

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ROEBUCK RIPPLE RECOGNITION AWARDS BADGE AWARDS

SPECIALIST AWARDS

Bonnie H

Jacob S

Matilda P

Finnegan S

Maxim M

Leeuwin P

Hayden G

Charlotte G

Holly F

Jed C

Minaki C

Maraya S

Ella M

Isabella L

Tanner W

Reece L

Liam R

Tayla V

Niamh W

Cooper B

Jacinta d

Grace S

Zayla H

Matilda P

Mille W

Arthur S

Nathan K

Pip R

Carlia R-B

Dann O

T’Lailar R

Finley C

Matilda B

Evie M

Olivia N

Kailen B

Julius P bronze

Hannah C bronze

Maddison S bronze

Leo H bronze

Ella M silver

Indonesian Greenshank 3

Music Ibis 2

Science Greenshank 2

NAIDOC ASSEMBLY 25 JUNE 2018

hosted by Greenshank 3

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ROEBUCK RIPPLE RECOGNITION AWARDS BADGE AWARDS

SPECIALIST AWARDS

Khamirul O

Eibhilin V

James H

Audrey P

Hayden S

Tina K

Bodhi M

Miles B

Will T

Eddie B

Nathan B

Holly H

Spencer H

Rowan C

Jermaine O

Imogen N

Noah R

Alby T

Mithcell H

Jorja N

Genevieve M

Johanna R

Marcus T

Spencer B

Heather L

Lucy F

Riva D

Macie K bronze

Savanah R bronze

Finley C bronze

Emmi C bronze

Jaiden L bronze

Matilda S silver

James H silver

Music Spoonbill 2

Sport Ibis 2

ASSEMBLY 20 JULY 2018 hosted by Ibis 5

TERM 3 WEEK 6

20 - 24 AUGUST

The Scholastic Book Fair is back this term in Week Six. Books will be available to buy in the half hour before and after school.

The library is looking for some adult helpers to assist at these times. If you can spare 30 minutes before or after school that week to help us either with setting up, assisting behind the desk, or helping shoppers, please contact Valerie Burgess, Library Officer (pop into the library between 7.30am and 2pm) or email Valerie.Burgess@education.wa.edu.au

We look forward to seeing you at the fair and remember that all books sold help towards funds to buy more books for the school library.

Book Fair

Valerie Burgess, Library Officer

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To celebrate Indonesian Independence Day on Friday, 17 August students are invited to wear RED and WHITE to school (colours of the Indonesian Flag) for a gold coin donation. The money collected will be donated to our new Indonesian sister school Pelita Foundation Lombok in Central Lombok, Indonesia. Terima Kasih.

Indonesian Independence Day

Bu Conliffe, Indonesian Specialist

New Welcome Signs

Our new Welcome signs and maps have been completed and

they look fantastic! Thank you to April Oswald and Miss Dixie for

designing and organising the signs and another big thank you to

Wayne from Broome Powdercoating for donating his services to

powdercoat the circular decorative panels.

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On the 22nd of June Miss Bev from St John Ambulance came to Ibis 6. We took a seat on the mat and waited for Miss Bev to come in. Once she came in she was teaching us about the St John Ambulance app. “First Responder” which lets them know your location when you dial 000.

Firstly Miss Bev told Ibis 6 to feel the pulse before you do C.P.R. Then we did C.P.R on the mannequins. Ibis 6 practised doing mouth to mouth using a special face sheet so we would not share germs.

Secondly Ibis 6 picked a bandage with our partners then we wrapped each other on the arms and legs with bandages and slings.

Finally Ibis 6 went into the Ambulance truck and got to look inside at all the ambulance things. When Ibis 6 got gloves the teachers took a photo of Ibis 6 near the Ambulance truck.

My favourite part was putting bandages on. I learnt that you must feel for the pulse before you do C.P.R. (Charlotte)

My favourite part was doing C.P.R. on the mannequins. (Imogen)

St John Ambulance Visit - Ibis 6

A big thanks to Bunnings for donating paint to the Ibis Block so that we could create some amazing artworks for NAIDOC celebrations. We appreciate your support and our geckos and rock paintings look awesome!

by Charlotte A and Imogen N

Roebuck Primary School's annual Spelling Bee is back for 2018! On Friday,17 August some of our amazing spellers will battle it out to be crowned the Roebuck Primary School Spelling Bee Champions of 2018. The students will compete in various spelling activities including Boggle, 4 pics 1 word, the Dictionary Dash and a few other fun filled challenges. The results from the Spelling Bee will help select our Interschool team to represent Roebuck Primary School in October.

Students will be told the time of the Spelling Bee closer to the date. We hope to see you all there supporting our amazing kids.

NAIDOC Artwork Display

Spelling Bee

Tiana Leak, Literacy Co-ordinator

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NATIONAL CONSISTENT COLLECTION OF DATA

Dear Parents,

All schools in Australia, including Independent and Catholic schools, will participate in the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data (NCCD) on School Students with Disability every year. The collection of this information from states and territories will inform future policy and program planning in relation to students with disability.

Please read the communication below and visit the website http://det.wa.edu.au/supportforschools

Lisa Hebble, Deputy Principal

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P & C NEWS

COLOUR FUN RUN

After last years success of our first Colour Fun Run, Roebuck P&C are excited to bring you an even bigger and better Colour Fun Run experience. This year students will have the opportunity to purchase their own supply of coloured powder to get their own back on the teachers! This major fund raising event will be held after lunch on

Friday, 3 August.

From Monday, 30 July students are invited to vote for the top 3 staff members they would like to see colour- bombed! The results of this will be read out at assembly on the morning of the Colour Fun Run and the unlucky teachers will be lined up at the Colour Fun Run for students to colour-bomb. Following this, it's game on and everyone will be showered in a rainbow of colours!

The P&C have 2 major fundraising goals for 2018. We need to raise $13,000 for new IT equipment and a further $13,000 for cooling solutions to the main undercover area. Fundraising is already underway from the AusKick Canteen, Movie night and our Major Raffle (don't forget to head in to the front office to purchase your tickets as there are some great prizes on offer).

Not only can you support the school and participants with your sponsorship – but you can join in on the fun! We would love to welcome parents and family members to attend the Colour Fun Run event day to help cheer on our students. If you would also like to volunteer to help out on the day, please contact me via email roebuckpandc@gmail.com

SECOND HAND BOOK FAIR

Roebuck Primary P&C is having a Second Hand Book Fair on Saturday, 28 July. If you have any books that you no longer need, we would love the donation. They can be dropped at the school front office, or can be collected from you. Please call Jenna 0409 374 692

If you are in the market for some ‘new' 2nd hand books or even just looking for a nice way to fill a Saturday morning, please save the date and come down and join us for a cuppa and a bacon and egg sandwich on the 28th (7am-1pm). We’d love to see you there.

ANNUAL RAFFLE 2018

Tickets for our annual raffle are available to purchase from the front office. There are great prizes to be won. The raffle will be drawn on Friday, 21 September 2018. We are raising money for a BIG ASS fan to keep our kids cool!

P&C MEETING

Our next P&C Meeting will be held on Wednesday, 1 August at 6.30pm in the Staffroom at Roebuck Primary School.

All are encouraged and welcome to attend.

PLEASE NOTE: The Department of Education requires us to differentiate between school organised, P&C organised and Community events

Belinda Allister, President

SAMMY THE DRAGON TRAINING Starts Thursday, 26

July

Training will be Tuesdays and/OR Thursdays

Broome Civic Centre from 5pm to 6pm

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COMMUNITY NEWS

PLEASE NOTE: The Department of Education requires us to differentiate between school organised, P&C organised and Community events

MASTERS OF THE

BOARD

For junior chess players

Are you interested in strategy and tactics? Ever pondered the game of Chess? Want to know more?

Then come along to the Broome Public Library

Welcome to a gathering of the Board

When: Tuesday 17 July 2018

[then every Tuesday till end of term]

What time: 4pm onwards

All Welcome [Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult]

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COMMUNITY NEWS Cont...