Issue 4, 080312 - School Website Portal

FROM THE PRINCIPAL:
Riverside Primary School
Over the next few weeks we have many opportunities for
parents to be either involved with their children at school or to
attend information sessions to support your understanding of
the Australian Curriculum. This year we will be assessing your
children in Maths, English and Science using the national
curriculum. These sessions are an excellent opportunity for you
to be well informed before our first reporting cycle in July.
Another congratulations to parents – well done on the healthy
options you send along for fruit break. This ranges from an
apple, cut up carrot strips, dried fruit to a small plastic container
of fresh fruit salad. I wish I had thought of your good ideas
when my children took along their snacks.
So over the past week
� Grade 3/4 sport started with classes involved in a range
of fun activities
� Grade 5/6 class leaders were involved in the Prep to
Grade 2 Friday sport options. Well done to the older
students for their excellent organisation
� Grade 5/6 summer sport began
� Grade 4KS and 4GW tested out how they could
prevent eggs breaking, when they are dropped from a
height, as part of a Science investigation
� Many classes worked together as buddies. This involves
older and younger classes involved in collaborative
activities. This is a highly valued aspect of the school
which encourages positive relationships, getting to
know different people in the school and building a
school team
� Prep teachers started the assessment of each child on
PIPS. This provides information in literacy and
numeracy to support further teaching. Children are
retested in October. Every Prep student completes this
test in Tasmania
� Our Kinder students are using the Kinder space well at
recess and lunchtime. It is wonderful to see children
making connections with students from the other
classes
Science Talent Search
The presentations for the 2011 Science Talent Search were held
on Sunday at the University of Tasmania. Alyssa Mahar, Emily
Falla and Kaitie Bounds received special award for their research
– Lions International Riverside Tasmania Award.
Newsletter
Issue 4 8 th March 2012
ACTING PRINCIPAL Mrs Jane Bovill (Kinder) Early Learning Co-ordinator: Mrs Pip Robinson
SENIOR STAFF: Mr Colin Pearson (Grade 5/6) Psychologist: Ms Claire Goulston
SENIOR STAFF: Ms Louisa Fahey (Grade 2/3-3/4) Speech Pathologist: Mrs Danielle Le Rossignol
SENIOR STAFF: Mrs Annette Langdon (Grades 1-2) Social Worker: Ms Susan Igglesden
SENIOR STAFF: Mr John Mason (Prep) Chaplain: Mrs Lindy Bailey
Other recipients from our school include:
Jordan Jones Ryan Gregson Hamish Unwin
Amber Colgrave Josh Partridge Kaleb Lee
Haylee Stanley Cameron Curtis Shane Grace
Shinae Aurik Ashlyn Dalzell Kimberley Gillmore
Emerson Morgan Grace Silver Callum Russell
Natasha Brooks Jordan Hodge Natasha Frost
Congratulations to our 2011 prize winners.
Jane Bovill
Acting Principal
Wednesday 21 March
Calendar
School Photo day 1
Thursday 22 March School Photo day 2
Thursday 22 March Open Morning plus stay for lunch for
12.00-12.40
parents
Thursday 22 March Australian Curriculum Information
7.30pm – 8.30pm Session for Parents
Monday 26 March RPSA AGM – commences 7.30pm
Monday 26 March Grade 5/6KB, 5/6CD Camp
Tuesday 27 March Australian Curriculum Information
9.00am – 10.00am Session for Parents
Tuesday 27 March Kinder (all classes) Welcome BBQ and
5.15pm – 6.45pm Open classroom for children/parents
Wednesday 28 March Grade 5WW, 5SC Camp
Monday 2 April Grade 6SA, 6JW, 5JJ Camp
Tuesday 24 April Anzac Day Assembly
Assemblies
Friday 9 March Grade 3-6 Host 3-4SD
Friday 16 March Prep – 2 Host 1-2JD
Validation Forms
Validation forms are being sent home with students today. If
you haven’t received your child’s copy yet, please ask them or
check in their school bags for a white envelope.
Please complete and return to your child’s class teacher by
Friday March 16. It is vital for school records to be
accurate to enable us to contact you in an emergency.
Please look carefully at the consent to publications section.
Most parents tick yes to all these sections, unless there are
some personal family circumstances. It is your choice but
when we check often people have misread or misunderstood.
If you have any queries or want more clarification please
contact the school office.

Wednesday is now FULL, however Monday still has spots
available. The following students will attend the program:
Monday Wednesday
Alyson Woods
Jackson Woods
Max Jordan
Jim Jordan
Harrison Roach
Joel Harris
Joshua Peck
Amber Taylor
Aiden Corkery
Leo Cole
Hei Kong
Eamon Kong
Aimon Kong
Alex Hansen
Jor-ja Swan
Rhyley Swan
Sophie Roberts
Sarah Wright
Tayla Handley
Monique Schouten
Kai Mortyn
Pheibi Mortyn
Nayah Basalto
Erin Clayton
Izayah Gerke
Blake Bracken
Alex Ritchie
Sienna Bracken
Christian Evangelista
Elijah Basalto
Jenna Brozek
Whooping Cough
Hei Kong
Eamon Kong
Aimon Kong
Alex Hansen
Jor-ja Swan
Rhyley Swan
Sophie Roberts
Sarah Wright
Tayla Handley
Monique Schouten
Milla Parfrey
Harrison Parfrey
Kai Mortyn
Pheibi Mortyn
Caitlyn Knights
Lauren Knights
Nicholas Phillips
Matthew Du Vegier
Rachel Du Vergier
Bethany Du Vergier
Madeline Munting
Sage Handley
Isabel Partridge
Ella Griffin
Callie Griffin
Lacey Greenwood
Sam Clifford
Jordan Slater-Wolford
Ella Walker
Lauren Walker
Kialea Wells
CJ Wells
Bailey Booth
Leo Cole
Anya Lokai
Callum West
Blake Bracken
Sienna Bracken
Jordan Adams
Riley Adams
Fletcher Sherriff
Keaton Sherriff
Kiah Hinds
Mikayla Bowden
There have been some students who have been away with
Whooping Cough. According to Department guidelines these
students are entitled to return to school after they have
completed the course of antibiotics and been excluded from
school.
School Banking Program
Unfortunately due to a high demand there are no wallets left to
redeem. If your child has tokens to redeem please let them
know NOT to order one to avoid disappointment.
5/6 Sport 09/03/12
Don’t forget your sports gear!
TEACHER OPPOSITION
Super 8’s Aussies
Mrs Davidson
Basketball Boomers
Mrs Brady
Basketball Opals
Mrs White
Speedball Swift
Mrs Wilson
Futsal Strikers
Mrs Campbell
Touch Footy Runners
Ms Anglesey
Touch Footy Dodgers
Mr Pearson
Wanderers
Mrs Jones
Tennis Top Spinners
Mr McKendrick
World Day of Prayer 2012
VENUE
St Leonards School Oval
St Leonards School Courts
Ravenswood Ravenswood
St Leonards High School
asphalt
Waverley High School astro
turf
Waverley Waverley
East Lton East Lton
- Royal Park
Park Street entrance
- Gym
On Friday March 2 nd Anton, Ireland-Skye and Chappy went to St
David’s for The World Day of Prayer. The service was fantastic
and was about supporting Malaysia to be a fairer place. “I liked
the songs that we sang” (Ireland-Skye) and “I liked meeting new
people and it was fun to do the Offering” (Anton). The Offering
was to raise money to help make Malaysia a more Just (fairer)
place. “In Australia we don’t have to work for peace and we can
do after school sports, but in Malaysia some people can’t afford
to go to school” (Anton).
We learnt that Selamat Dartung means Peace and Welcome in
the Malaysian language.
At the end there was a morning tea provided by St David’s with
great butterfly cupcakes.
Anton Sundstrup and Ireland-Skye Smith

Swimming Carnival
Pleasant conditions on both days of our carnivals made for an
enjoyable competition between houses. There were many
outstanding performances during the day, with participation
rates once again very high. Griffiths came out in front after the
Grade 3/4 carnival but the overall picture was slightly different
with Thompson winning on 1214 from Griffiths on 1024,
Freeland 1020 and Barnes 1008. This continues Thompson’s
success of carnivals winning their fourth swimming carnival in six
years.
Congratulations to all competitors on a great day. A special
mention to all the teachers who made the day very enjoyable for
all concerned. This was also helped by the RHS prefects and our
new house captains who took on their roles with enthusiasm
and vigour.
From this carnival we have chosen a Grade 5/6 team to
participate in the inter-school swimming champions at Riverside
Pool on the Friday the 16 th of March from approximately 12
noon until 2.30pm. Below is a list of the team and their events:
Event Grade 5
Girls
Freestyle - Emily L
First two Megan G
contest plus
other 2 for
relay
Isabella H
Caitlyn K
Backstroke Megan G
Emily L
Breaststroke Emily L
Megan G
Butterfly Megan G
Emily L
Grade 5
Boys
Will B
Lachlan S
Connor R
Daniel S
Lachlan S
Ryan L
Will B
Lachlan S
Will B
Lachlan S
When: Tuesday 27th March
Time: 5.15pm-6.45pm
Location: Kinder
Grade 6
Girls
Piper N
Georgie S
Nicola G
Emerson M
Piper N
Georgie S
Piper N
Georgie S
Piper N
Georgie S
Welcome to Kinder BBQ
Grade 6
Boys
Aimon K
Cameron C
Thomas B
Hugh M
Aimon K
Cameron C
Aimon K
Cameron C
Aimon K
Cameron C
This will be an opportunity for families of Kinder children to
come and spend some time with their child in the classrooms
and meet other families from the Kinder community.
Sausages will be available for purchase on the night and all funds
raised will go towards a much needed upgrade of our Kinder
playground.
A notice will be sent home with your child shortly.
We hope to see you all there!
Pip Robinson, Jo French and Megan Ransome
(Kinder teachers)
Grade 5/6 Library Arrangement for 2012
The modern library system has developed to allow users to
access information from a much wider range of sources: books,
magazines, print and the internet.
In line with this evolution we are trialling an alternative library
structure for our grade 5 and 6 students. For three weeks
students will have a 30 minute block of time where they work
with our teacher-librarian, Mrs Lippis, on a range of literacy
based concepts to assist them in their understanding of the
library and literature.
For the following three week rotation they will have an extended
opportunity of 90 minutes to work with both their classroom
teacher and Mrs Lippis to explore learning around ICT
(Information and Communication Technology) on a range of
levels. This will be supported through the use of our i-Room
and the computers within the library. Some learning may have
an individual focus, at times children may be working
collaboratively on group tasks and at other times there may be
whole class instruction.
We believe that children will actually receive greater access to
both the resources in the library and to ICT. Borrowing of
books to support the student’s choice in reading is also more
flexible with a number of times offered through the week where
students can take out and return their fiction and non-fiction
books.
We will review this program at the end of term one but our
initial feedback has been positive from both students and staff.
As with all the learning your child participates in, please chat
with them and get their perspective.
If you have any question please do not hesitate to call and talk
about this initiative.
Colin Pearson
Assistant Principal

Note:
(amended) RIVERSIDE PRIMARY SCHOOL LUNCH MENU
HOT FOOD COST EXTRAS COST
Ham/pineapple pizza $2.50 Muffin $2.00
Party Pie $1.00 Biscuit (GF available) $1.00
Sausage Roll $2.20 Slice (GF available) $1.00
Chicken nuggets 50c each Fruit salad sml $2.50
Mini quiche (GF) $2.00 Fruit Salad med $3.50
Gluten free Party Pie $2.00 Tamar Valley Yoghurt $2.00
Gluten free S Roll small $2.00 Jelly $1.20
Gluten free S Roll large $4.00 Fruit Jelly $1.50
SANDWICHES/WRAPS COST Available from window only
and will rotate options
COST
W/meal/white / toasted Veggie chips $1.00
Cheese sandwich $3.00 Cup cakes From $1.00
Vegemite sandwich $2.50 Fresh Fruit From 50c
Ham sandwich $3.00 Ovalteenies $1.00
Ham & cheese sandwich $3.50 Toasted Fruit bread $1.00
Ham/salad sandwich $4.00 Fruit Buns 50c half
Ham/cheese/pineapple $4.00 Pop Corn 60c
Chicken/ salad sandwich $4.00 Banana Bread (GF) $1.50
Chicken salad wrap $4.00 Frozen Yoghurt $2.00
Ham/cheese/pineapple wrap $4.00 Slushies $2.00
Small chicken or ham salad $3.00 Icy poles $1.20
Med chicken or ham salad $5.00 Yoghurt Sultanas/frogs From 10c
GF sandwich as above $4.50 Yoghurt sticks 15c
Milkshake small
Soy milk available
$2.50
DRINKS COST Milkshake large $3.00
Choc Nippy’s $2.20 Smoothie-Banana or Berry $3.00
Strawberry Nippy’s $2.20
H/Combe Nippy’s $2.20
Pop Top Orange $2.00
Pop Top A/Blackcurrant $2.00
Pop Top Apple $2.00
Water $2.00
Milkshakes are to be ordered at the canteen window not on the class list, to ensure freshness.
Tanya – Tamar Valley Gourmet Foods also welcomes any parent feedback or requests and would love parents to
make suggestions for winter menu.
Is your child smarter than the average bear?
Parent information evening for parents of children of
all ages.
Tuesday March 13 th 7.30pm – 8.30pm at Larmenier
Catholic School, 38 Station Road, St Leonards.
Presented by William Briginshaw, Mel deClouet and
Allison Cornish.
Further information is available by contacting Allison
0421 396 777 or email tasgifted.north@gmail.com
COMMUNITY INFORMATION
Esk Netball Club
NTNA Junior roster starts with
grading games on 17th and 24th
March and Round 1 commences
Saturday 21st April.
Registration forms are now available.
Contact Michelle Cooley
0418 322 285
cooleymm@bigpond.net.au
Riverside Pr i m ary School
P O B o x 2 0 5 RIVERSIDE Tas m a n ia 7 2 50
P h o n e ( 0 3 ) 6 3 2 7 3731 Fax (03) 6327 1858
Email: riverside.primary@education.tas.gov.au
Website: www.schools.education.tas.gov.au/riversideprimary
Bridgenorth Mini League &
Auskick 2012
Training has commenced on
Thursday for:
Auskick 4.00pm-5.00pm
(5 to 8 year olds)
Mini League 4.30pm – 5.45pm
(8 to 12 year olds)
Contact Liz Jordan 6394 4777