RSS Newsletter Issue 5 2023
- From the Principal
- Head of Department - Curriculum
- Student Achievements
- Positive Behaviour for Learning
- High School Information Evening
- From the Classroom
- Premiers Reading Challenge
- NSS Reading
- Sports Carnival Program
- Sport Day Canteen Pre-orders Welcome
- RSS Alumni - Ready for the Future
- P & C Information
From the Principal
Term 2 Overview/Updates
I am so grateful to be back on site after visiting Toowoomba during Week 5 to conduct a school review with the School and Regional Review (SRR) Team. Thankyou to all staff for their diligence during my absence, with a special acknowledgement of Ms Cheryl Phillips.
I will be attending the North Queensland Principal Meeting in Mount Isa on Thursday 1st June however look forward to being back in Richmond ready to cheer on Flinders and Mitchell at the Athletics Carnival.
School-Led Review
I would like to acknowledge the input from parents, staff and community that went into the recent Richmond SS School-led Review. A number of individuals and organisations supported the process and once again demonstrated the passion our community has for the education of our children. A special mention must go to our community representatives; Teena Chappell, Patsy Fox, Emily Naclerio and our P & C.
Our review report will be forwarded to the school and published in coming weeks.
Mid-West Sport
We have two Mid-West Sport events occurring prior to the end of term;
- Cross Country (Winton) - 9th June 2023
- I look forward to cheering on our Richmond Students who are attending this event.
- Mid-West Athletics Trials - Hughenden - Monday 19th June 2023
- paperwork / nominations will be sent home shortly.
Please speak with Miss Murray regarding these events if you require further information or access the North West School Sport Website.
Mrs Elizabeth Mayo
Head of Department - Curriculum
Following on from the last newsletter article around engaging in your child’s learning, you may have noticed several letters come home recently asking for your assistance to gather items, prepare collections and or send in items to supplement your son/daughter’s learning at school. Please check your child’s bags for these letters or re-review the termly Parent Curriculum Overviews sent home to ensure your child is provided with the best chance in learning by assisting them these items. The requests mainly came from HASS and Health subjects. The Parent Curriculum Overviews are also available on the school website.
Semester 1 Report Cards
Teaching and collecting evidence of student learning, for all year levels, happens on a daily basis, every day, all day to maximise your son/daughter’s learning. Teachers will be moderating tasks and composing report cards throughout the last week of Term 2 to ensure Semester 1 report cards will be posted out in the final days before the holidays. If your postal details have changed recently, please contact the office and have them updated.
Homework Club – Learning beyond the bell
Homework Club on Monday and Thursday will continue to run up to and including the last week of this term. Letters of offer to have your son/daughters attend one homework club session in TERM THREE will be sent out in week 7 and must be returned by week 9. If your child attends a homework club session already, you will need to complete another offer form. There is NO automatic carry over of attendance from this term.
High School Information evening
Thank you for your attendance at the Richmond State School high school information evening. Feedback was extremely positive. Attendees reported being well informed and impressed on what RSS offers and caters for students in year 7 to 10. If you were unable to attend and would like to know more, please contact the office. A huge pat on the back to our high school students who demonstrated their skills in the workshop and kitchen and, to our student leader who hosted the entire evening.
Under 8s Day
Wow what a morning! It was wonderful to see community members having a blast playing with the under 8 children and vice versa. Lots of exploring, laughter, smiles and learning occurred, especially around money! A mighty BIG THANK YOU to the numerous community businesses and organisations that contributed their time, services and or products without hesitation.
· North West Hardware · Kronosaurus Korner · Richmond Post Office · Richmond Shire Council · Richmond Newsagency · Emergency services – Fire, Police, Ambulance & SES | · Moselle Meats · SPAR · Laidlows Supermarket · National Australia Bank · Richmond Hospital · Richmond Freight Centre |
Under 8's
Student Achievements
Congratulations to all award recipients. You have been recognised for your hard work and dedication to learning & our school.
Term 2 Week 4
Term 2 Week 5
Term 2 Week 6
Book fair Competition Winners
Positive Behaviour for Learning
About PBL
The main objective of PBL is to create and maintain a positive learning environment and positive culture at our school. This can only be achieved when students, parents, carers, community members and school staff work collaboratively towards this common goal.
Over the next two weeks our PBL focus will be Be Respectful: Follow instructions first time every time. The reason for this focus is to explicitly educate the students on how to follow instructions from trusted adults. Our data has indicated that we have experienced a high frequency in 'defiant' and 'disrespectful' behaviour from a number of students over the past weeks. The school definition of defiance is: when a student refuses to follow directions given by school staff and trusted adults. Disrespectful is: when students intentionally deliver socially rude or dismissive messages to adults or to other students.
It is important that all students learn how to follow instructions as it is an important safety, social, sport and employability skill to have now and later in life. If you have any further questions regarding next week’s focus or any questions about PBL, please contact the PBL team via the school office.
We are also very fortunate to have Mr Wayne Milne and Cr Patsy Fox as our PBL parent and community representative. Wayne and Patsy’s roles within the team is to provide a parent and community perspective to decisions and planning during our PBL meetings. Please feel free to contact either Wayne or Patsy if you have questions about their roles as members of our PBL team.
High School Information Evening
What a successful evening, Staff and students really showcased what Richmond State School has on offer.
Information night
From the Classroom
Senior Shirts-looking fabulous
Year 4 Science
Under 8's Day
Premiers Reading Challenge
Dear Parents/Carers,
I am delighted to invite all Richmond State School students to join in the 2023 Premier’s Reading Challenge.
The Premiers Reading Challenge is not a competition but a way to encourage students to develop a love of reading for life. Students are encouraged to select a range of fiction and non-fiction books suited to their reading ability and record books read during the reading period, between 8th May to 25th August. With the 2023 explicit improvement agenda of Creating Literate Learners, the Premiers Reading Challenge is the perfect opportunity for parents to foster a love of reading at home just as much as we do here at Richmond State School.
To complete the challenge:
- Prep to Year 2 must read or experience at least 20 books
- Years 3 and 4 must read at least 20 books
- Years 5 to 9 must read at least 15 books.
Experiencing books can include shared reading, listening to stories, or reading picture books. The aim for the 2023 challenge is to encourage students to make time to read. Last year saw more than 130,000 children from around the state participate.
Key dates:
- 8th May – 25th August – Reading Period
- 28th August – Student reader record submitted to teacher
- 30th October – Premiers Reading Challenge celebration week
Every student who completes the challenge and returns the completed record reader form and consent form, will receive a Certificate of Achievement signed by the Premier. I look forward to seeing as many of our students as possible take part in the 2023 Premier’s Reading Challenge.
For suggested books or for more information about the Premiers Reading Challenge, please visit: readingchallenge.education.qld.gov.au or contact Miss Kirk on lkirk112@eq.edu.au.
NSS Reading
National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS) is held annually by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA). Every year a picture book, written and illustrated by an Australian author and illustrator, is read simultaneously in libraries, schools, pre-schools, childcare centres, family homes, bookshops and many other places around the country. Now in its 23nd successful year, it is a colourful, vibrant, fun event that aims to promote the value of reading and literacy, using an Australian children's book that explores age-appropriate themes, and addresses key learning areas of the National Curriculum for Foundation to Year 6.
NSS receives positive media coverage and generates a great deal of community interest. 2023 was our biggest and most successful NSS to date with over 2,199 785 million participants at over 59, 000 locations!
This year Baylie Backer with the help of Courtney Morris,read and reinacted the story,while students could see the book on the smart board in the library. What an amazing event to watch. Students had the chance to ask the sloth some questions, Speedy Sloth is a very interesting sloth with many tales to tell. Bailey and Courtney thank you ,you really did make that sloth looks speedy.
My New Gallery
Sports Carnival Program
The 1500m race is postponed and will be run on 01/06/2023
Sport Day Canteen Pre-orders Welcome
Cricket Australia visit
RSS Alumni - Ready for the Future
My name is Tyler Stonehouse, and I am a past student from Richmond state school (2015-2017). Although my time at Richmond State School was short, it impacted on my future immensely. After I left Richmond, I completed the rest of my schooling at Columba Catholic College in Charters Towers. In 2021, I began studying a Bachelor of Science majoring in Chemistry at James Cook University in Townsville, am now in my third year. Looking back, Richmond State School was by far my favourite school that I attended, due to its small size and the people that I shared my time there with. The small school community was almost like a second family to me. I developed numerous friendships and the teachers were some of the best I’ve ever had. I was also given the opportunity to fulfill the role of school vice-captain in my final year at RSS, which allowed me to develop a new set of leadership skills. Mr. Theodore, my past science and agricultural science teacher, guided me to discover my passion for science and inspired me to further my knowledge in chemistry. My experiences at Richmond State School made me realise that a quality education is not dependent upon location, and that although you may come from a small town, you can do whatever you put your mind to.
P & C Information
