Rowena Public School Shaw Street

Rowena, NSW 2387 Phone: (02) 6796 5145

Fax :( 02) 6796 5271

Email: rowena-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Monday 7 June, 2021 Principal’s Message

Dear parents/ carers, In this edition of our newsletter you will hear all about some fantastic achievements, the fun that we’re having, a very generous donation, important updates and of course about the loads of learning we are doing. Traditional classrooms are only one place where your child receives a comprehensive education. Learning outside the classroom is just as important to the intellectual, social and emotional development of students. The Narrabri Eisteddfod is a perfect opportunity for our students to learn and improve their public speaking skills outside the school environment. I am sure you are as proud as I am of the efforts our students put into the preparation and presentation of their performances last week. I was most impressed by the confidence shown, particularly by our youngest students. Congratulations and thanks go to all the teachers for how well the students were prepared. Special thanks to Mrs Shearer who coordinated all the events and expertly trained many students. See below for a comprehensive list of results. We are very thankful to Growth Agricultural for their very generous donation to our P&C from 2020 of $4080 through the Scholar Dollars promotion. A huge thank you to all the farmers who nominated Rowena Public School to be the recipient of Scholar Dollars when you buy from GrowhtAg. We are expecting another big cheque sometime soon for 2021. Thanks to Miss Brown for organising our students’ visit to Burren Junction PS for personal development talks from Margie Burns. Important conversations with your child about their growing and changing body often come from these sessions. We encourage you to answer questions honestly and openly and keep the lines of communication open. Parents are their child’s first teacher and even when children come to school, parents still play that important teacher role. Some teaching is easy and comes naturally and some things take a great deal of patience as you negotiate your role as teacher and theirs as learner, I have flash backs thinking about teaching my children to drive! I have included some information from the Department of Education about learning from home. Last term’s floods were a timely reminder that it is not just pandemics which can impact our ability to function as a school. The Department of Education want all schools to be ready just in case we must return to home learning. Together with the staff we will be preparing for online learning as well as packs in case NSW is impacted as Victoria is. Our preparedness will also help if we are in a flood situation again. You may want to consider some of the strategies if you are unable to get your child to school because of the condition of the roads after rain. We are negotiating ways for you to connect with staff on those days to ensure a continuation of learning. Only 3 weeks until holidays. Teachers are busy finishing assessments, writing reports, preparing for Quad Sports this week and preparing for next term. I think we all deserve a break over this coming long weekend. Take care Jo Glazebrook

Narrabri Eisteddfod Results

Congratulations

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3

Set Poem Year 1 Phoebe- 1st place Aggie- Highly Commended George- 2nd place

Set Poem Year 4 Lacey- 1st place Ava- 3rd place

Set Poem- Year 6 Molly- Equal 2nd

Set Poem- Kindergarten Claire- Equal 3rd

Australian Poem Year 4 Ava- 2nd place Jean 3rd place

Homorous Poem -Year 6 Harris -Highly Commended

Humorous Poem Year 1 Tabitha- 1st place George – 3rd place

Poem by Poet Other Than Aus Lacey- 1st place

Humorous Poem- Year 5 Lexi- 3rd place Hayden- 3rd place

Prepared mime Tabitha- 1st place

Set Poem Restricted Year 4 Paddy- 1st place

Sight Reading- Year 5 Ivy- 2nd place

Poem by poet other than Aus Fitzroy- 2nd place

Humorous Poem- Year 4 Jean – 3rd place Ava & Lacey- 3rd place

Poem for Two- Year 6 Molly and Ivy- Equal 2nd

Poems for Two Harry and George- 3rd place

Humorous Poem- Year 3 Jock- 1st place Jack- Equal 3rd

Poem for Two – Year 5 Amelia and Lexii- Highly Commended

Duologue in costume Tabitha and Phoebe- 1st place

Poems for Two- Year 4 Jean and Lacey- 1st place Ava and Jock- 3rd place Poems for Two- Year 3 Jock and Jack 1st place

Monologue- Year 5 and 6 Ivy- 3rd place

Sight Reading -Year 4 Jean – 2nd place