Term 2 Week 6

Tuesday 31 May 2022

From the Principal

Welcome to Week 6

Yesterday we sent a link on Facebook and email asking our families to answer some quick questions. If you have 2 minutes to spare, these questions will assist us to plan for upcoming events this year. Please call us if you any problems getting the link. The link is also included in this edition of the newsletter.

We have several staff changes this week and the children are doing a great job at being flexible. If you send a message to your child's teacher on Dojo it may take longer to get a response as they might be away or on sick leave. Any urgent questions, please phone the office.

It is going to be a cold week, so we are encouraging children to wear coats with their school uniform to and from school. Our 3-6 classrooms have switched over to the new heating system and it is very warm. We are hoping K-2 will be finished very soon.

Liz Gleeson

Relieving Principal

School Notices

Important Dates & Events
See all upcoming events on our website here

Monday 6 June

World Environmental Day

Wednesday 8 June

PSA Industrial Action (Office & Support Staff only)

Monday 13 June

Queens Birthday Public Holiday

Notes sent home

PSSA Girls Netball Gala Day
PSA Industrial Action

Railway Town would like to welcome our newest teachers to our school

Mrs Evans

Has 36 years teaching experience She has 3 adult children Trent, Tony and Tye. Mrs Evans has moved from Bathurst where it snows during winter.

Having family already in the town made her decision to move an easy one. She can now spend more time with her children & grand children.

Mrs Evans is loving the change in scenery.

Mrs Gorton

Has come from Newcastle where she lived and taught for over 25 years. She lived in the suburb of Redhead overlooking Redhead beach. Mrs Gorton grew up in a small country town called Stroud on the mid north coast. She now owns the family farm with her children Rhys and Makaela.

Prior to returning to Newcastle, she lived in Malaysia for two years. Mrs Gorton knows cold weather as she started her teaching career in the Snowy Mountains at Cooma Public school.

Mr & Mrs Chapman

Have moved from Newcastle with their 3 boys Ari, Ted & Henry.

Mr Chapman's favourite colour is Blue.

Mrs Chapman's favourite colour is yellow. She has taught in Canberra, London, Sydney, Cessnock and is loving teaching in Broken Hill.

School Attendance - Week 4

Target attendance rate 92%

K W: 80%

K-6 G: 83.3%

1-2 N: 80%

1-2 R: 80%

3-4 E: 77.3%

4-5 M: 80%

5-6 M: 71.2%

School: 78.8%

Unfortunately none of our classes met our green class target for attendance this week.

School Attendance - Week 5

Target attendance rate 92%

K W: 89.2%

K-6 G: 83.3%

1-2 N: 86.7%

1-2 R: 74.1%

3-4 E: 85.5%

4-5 M: 73.3%

5-6 M: 76.8%

School: 81.3%

Unfortunately none of our classes met our green class target for attendance this week.

Home Reading Nights

25 Nights: Ryken Bedford

50 Nights:

75 Nights:

100 Nights: Deacon King

Summer Barron

Assembly Roster

Week 4: Mr Chapman & Library

Week 5: Miss Lynch

Week 6: Miss Niass & 1-2 N

Week 7: Mrs Evans & 3-4 E

Week 8: Miss Williams & K W

Week 9: Mrs Riley & 1-2 R

Week 10: Mrs Gorton & K-6 G

Assembly Awards - Week 4

K W: Sierra Lawn

Acacia Brennan

K-6 G: Nikolaus Friend

1-2 N: Zildjian Murphy

Zara Drury

1-2 R: Dylan Sutton

Ryken Bedford

3-4 E: Kenneth Thomas

Lena O'Reilly

4-5 M: Ace Brennan

Tyree Thomas

5-6 M: Addison Pearce

Sam O'Rielly

Library:

Congratulations!

Assembly Awards - Week 5

K W: Bentley Slater

Kyan Boyd

K-6 G: Blaze Scarce

1-2 N: Ayrton Smith

Emma Brewer

1-2 R: Willow Hughes

Summer Morris

3-4 E: Gabriella Bloomfield

Darcy Pitt

4-5 M: Bridie Sutton

Mathayus Singleton

5-6 M: Billy Siemer

Miah Wellington

Library:

Congratulations!

Gallery

National Reconciliation Week 2022 - 27 May to 3 June

Students participated in a Reconciliation Walk on Friday to mark the start of Reconciliation Week.

The National Reconciliation Week 2022 theme, “Be Brave. Make Change.” is a challenge to all Australians— individuals, families, communities, organisations and government—to Be Brave and tackle the unfinished business of reconciliation so we can Make Change for the benefit of all Australians.

COVID-smart settings in Term 2

As the new term gets underway, we’d like to advise parents and carers about our COVID-smart settings in Term 2. These have been developed in consultation with NSW Health and are aligned to the NSW Government’s general community settings.

Many of our existing COVID-smart measures continue into Term 2, including:

rapid antigen testing for symptomatic students and staff
vaccinations – including booster shots (from 3 months after your child’s primary COVID-19 dose) are encouraged for all eligible students and their families.
ventilation
good hygiene practices
enhanced cleaning.

What's new in Term 2:

Change to close contact isolation requirements - The NSW Premier has announced changes to requirements for close contacts which means that from Week 1 of Term 2, students and staff who are identified as close contacts will be able to attend school with certain risk mitigations in place.
Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) – which the department will continue to supply to students and staff in Term 2 to support symptomatic testing and testing of close contacts returning to school.
Masks – particularly a new recommendation from NSW Health for people who have recently recovered from COVID-19 to wear a mask for an additional 3 days following their 7-day isolation period (from days 8 to 10). [DELETE AS REQUIRED: Staff in SSPs and support classes are also required to wear masks to provide additional protection for our students].
Responding to local COVID-19 conditions – outlining the temporary reintroduction of some additional COVID-smart settings if local conditions require it
Ventilation – how we’re maximising natural ventilation in classrooms and learning spaces while balancing thermal comfort during the cooler months.
Reducing the risk of illness this winter – general advice from NSW Health to protect our school community as we head into winter.

Thank you again for your ongoing support.

Friday 6 May Railway Town participated in Jump Rope for Heart & raised $57.20 for the Charity. Great job everyone!

Parent/Carer Quick Questions form

If you have 2 minutes to fill in our Quick Questions form, your feedback is greatly appreciated and will assist us in our future planning. click link below.

RTPS Parent/Carer Quick Question

Community Notices

Broken Hill Library Event

On the Tuesday 19 July at 6pm Vivienne Freestone the Author of Discovering Matthew - a journey of acceptance and joy in the world of autism, will be visiting the Broken Hill Library to talk about her book.

Vivienne is a Speech Pathologist & Teacher with over 40 years experience. She will be available at the end of her presentation to answer questions. Copies of her book will be made available for purchase.