Author: Kim Falkenberg

19A Nerrum Ave
P. O. Box 320, Red Cliffs 3496
Phone: 50241147 Fax:
50242818

Issue No. 15 23rd May, 2024

“Every Day Counts”
If your child is absent from school we must have a note, phone call or you can also enter the reason directly onto COMPASS to explain the
absence. This is required by the Department for our records.
No assembly this week

Contact School Council: rceps.schoolcouncil@gmail.com

Enrol Now
Enrolments are now being taken for 2025. If you have a child (or know of someone who does) who will be starting school in 2025, enrolments are now being taken. We are looking to have a good idea of students numbers of 2025 by the end of this term.
Please collect an enrolment form from the school office.
We are more than happy to offer individual tours of our school. If you know someone who would like to tour our school, please ask them to ring the school and we will find a time that works.

Enrolments are now being taken for 2025

Individual guided tours of our school are available

Class Awards:
Prep: Dainton Watson for being a brave and inquisitive learner. Dainton, we love the way you have been confidently asking questions if you are unsure of what to do. You are not afraid to check in with your teachers to make sure you are on the right track with your learning and we love seeing how proud you look when you complete your tasks. Keep it up Dainton!
Grade 1: Harper Cruise on being an INQUISITIVE learner in our classroom. It is wonderful to see you putting thought into your learning and always being open to doing things a little differently. You often do this with your writing when you ask questions about what words you can use in your stories. You should feel very proud of your efforts Harper, well done!
Grade 2: Thomas Seipolt for being an active learner. Thomas, you have been working extremely hard on using different writing tools with independence. You have listened attentively to feedback given and have actively applied these suggestions to your work. You should be very proud!
Sophia Cullen for being an active learner. Sophia, you have been working extremely hard on your
narrative writing and have contributed great ideas and powerful words to our class discussions. You have reflected on feedback given and have actively applied suggestions to make your work even
better. You should be really proud!
Grade 3/4: Henry Glen for the bravery that you have been showing with your learning. You have been taking risks by trying out new skills, particularly when it comes to your writing. You take on all challenges in the classroom and give everything a go! Well done Henry!
River Gowers for your self-motivation during learning time this week. You have shown great
dedication towards making sure that you are focussed during class instructions. You have also been concentrating your hardest while you have been publishing your writing. Keep it up River!
Grade 4/5: Jed Nystrom for being a brave learner. Jed, we have noticed you stepping outside of your comfort zone this week. In Maths you have been looking for new challenges and looking to
extend your learning. In Writing you have accepted new ideas and ways of doing things.
Congratulations on such a fantastic week. You should be extremely proud!
Grade 5/6: Jai Lawson-Chapman for your demonstration of reflectiveness, particularly around the
support for your peers! Your reflective nature shines through in your thoughtful and considerate
approach to supporting others. Whether it is during learning time or in the yard, your ability to
recognize when someone needs assistance and offer your support is truly commendable. Your
genuine concern for the well-being of others and your willingness to listen, empathize and provide guidance demonstrates the qualities of a true leader and friend. Your actions have had a positive
impact on the lives of those around you. Great work Jai!

Grade 5 And 6 Lightning Prem Sport Practice
The students in grades 5 and 6 will be combining with students from Cardross and Koorlong Primary schools to compete in the Lightning Prems in Term 3.
In order to bring the students together for practice, we will be travelling to the Cardross Football ground where we will meet the other 2 schools.
Teachers from each school will be coaching either netball, football, soccer or hockey. The students have already selected which sport they would like to participate in for the sessions and Lightning Prems. Please make sure the students are wearing appropriate footwear and clothing for sport practice.
Our students will be traveling by bus leaving school at 1pm and returning by 3pm. The 2 practice sessions will be Friday 24th May and Friday 7th June.
Due to the 1pm departure time, students in Grades 5 and 6 will not be able to order lunch orders from the bakery. They may still have pie warmers. Lunch orders will run as usual for the remainder of the students (Prep to 4)

After School Care Program
Week 5 of this term has come and gone and we at After School Care have had a fun and busy filled week. We had our neighbours’ ponies come and say hello to the children which they absolutely loved, plenty of tennis matches are happening as well as children being creative in their pretend play and base / fort building with natural materials.
With the weather cooling off we have been making the most out of the sunny afternoons outside. Children are engaging in group games on the playgrounds, we have indulged in “MasterChef”
classes in the sandpit as well as chasing clues on our famous treasure hunts. Just to name a few
activities.
Inside activities have ranged from board games, puzzles, lego creations, colouring in, painting as well as Hama Beads creations.
We have got some exciting new ideas to make our After School Care program even more fun and we will run these past our attending children. Stay tuned for updates about our new ideas next week.
Have a sensational weekend

School Uniforms
Winter is creeping up and the cold mornings are upon us. Jumper weather is here.
At the moment we are seeing a number of students wearing non-school uniform jumpers to school. These jumpers are not part of our uniform.
Parents, we have school jumpers for sale in the office. Please come in and we can help you to purchase one.
Being in school uniform is an important part of being at school. Feeling connected to your school is also very important and uniforms help to build this connection.
Also, we are finding a number of school uniform items unnamed. This makes it very difficult to find the owners. Parents, please ensure all items of clothing are correctly and clearly named.

Breakfast Club Helpers
We have a few very loyal and helpful parents/grand parents who help run our Breakfast Club every morning. We are so grateful to these people. They do a wonderful job for all our students.
We cannot keep relying on these helpers. We need more people to help out!!
If your child comes to breakfast club (and many do) then perhaps you could come along and help out. We need people from 8.30am to serve the students toast. We have some student helpers who like to give a hand, but we need adults to be in charge of the space.
So if you can be at school between 8.30 and 9.00 on any day, your help would be greatly appreciated.

What	When
Grade 5/6 sport practice	Friday 24th May
Regional cross country—St Arnaud	Tuesday 28th May
Grade 5/6 sport practice	Friday 7th June
School Council meeting	Wednesday 19th June—7.30am
Reports sent home/live on COMPASS	Thursday 27th June