Term 4 Week 2 

Tuesday 18 October 2022 

From the Principal

I would like to start by thanking the Railway Town students, parents, staff and community for their messages of support and congratulations as I was appointed permanent Principal of Railway Town. I am excited to start this new adventure and look forward to leading this great school. 

 

I also welcome Mr Weatherall to the Railway Town community. Mr Weatherall will teach 4-5 M this term and he is enjoying getting to know everyone. You can read more about Mr Weatherall in this newsletter. 

 

The calendar for the term is quickly filling up and we will keep updating with reminders on the school Facebook page. Some notes have gone home already. If you do have a question, please contact the office or your child’s teacher on Dojo. 

 

We are inviting all parents and carers to attend the P&C meeting tomorrow night. The P&C is a great way to work together to fundraise, ask questions and meet other families. The meeting will start at 7pm in the staffroom. 

 

There has been a change of date to the last day of school this term. Students will now finish on Friday 16th December (Week 10) This is due to an additional Staff Development Day announced by the Department of Education last week. 

 

Have a great week!

 

Liz Gleeson 

Principal 

School Notices

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

Wednesday 19 October 

Friday 21 October 

Wednesday 26 October 

Thursday 27 October 

Friday 28 October 

Tuesday 1 November 

Wednesday 2 November 

Thursday 3 November 

Monday 7 November 

Wednesday 9 November 

Wednesday 16 November 

Thursday 17 November 

Wednesday 23 November 

Monday 28 November 

Tuesday 29 November 

Wednesday 30 November 

Thursday 1 December 

Friday 2 December 

Monday 12 December 

Tuesday 13 December 

Friday 16 December 



We would like to congratulate Miss Gleeson for being appointed to the Permanent Principal Position! We are grateful to have you as our new Principal and are excited to share this new chapter with you.


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Notes sent home

Assembly Roster


Week 2:   1-2 R Mrs Riley

Week 3:  1-2 N Miss Niass

Week 4:  3-4 E Mrs Evans

Week 5:  Library Mr & Mrs Chapman  

Week 6:  K W Miss Williams 

Week 7:  5-6 M Mrs McInerney 

Week 8:  4-5 M Mr Wetherall 

Week 9:  K-6 G Mrs Gorton

Week 10: 5-6 M Mrs McInerney

Finalists for the Broken Hill Competition 

Congratulations to all students who participated in the Multicultural Perspectives Public Speaking Competition last term. 

These students are our finalists for the Broken Hill Competition being held in Week 4 at Broken Hill North Public School.

For Stage 2: Gian Alcantara, Harrison Gilby and as a reserve, Mila Barron.

For Stage 3: Billy Siemer, Eamon Clavel and as a reserve, Olivia Stubing. 

We wish our finalists all the best!

 

Mrs Chapman


School Attendance - Week 10

Target attendance rate 92%

K W: 84.7%

K-6 G: 82.4%

1-2 N: 79.7%

1-2 R: 81.9%

3-4 E: 83.4%

4-5 M: 75.9%

5-6 M: 77.5%

School: 86.4% 

Unfortunately none of our classes met our attendance target this week. 

School Attendance - Week 1

Target attendance rate 92%

K W: 85.5%    

K-6 G: 82.5%

1-2 N: 79.6%

1-2 R: 82.1%

3-4 E: 84%     

4-5 M: 75.5%     

5-6 M: 77.2%

School: 80.3% 

Unfortunately none of our classes met our attendance target this week. 

Home Reading Nights


50 Nights:   Kendall Byrne

75 Nights:   Ayrton Smith

150 Nights:  Mia Hoffman  

175 Nights:  Sharnii Chaplain   

200 Nights: Summer Barron

Mackenzii Chaplain 

Mila Barron 

225 Nights: Summer Barron

Mila Barron

 

Gallery

Assembly Award  Recipients - Friday 14 October 2022

Congratulations! 

Assembly Awards - Week 1

K W:   Kendall Byrne

  Niveah-Lee Riley

K-6 G:       Nikolaus Friend

1-2 N: Mervyn Webster

  Skylah Williams 

1-2 R:   Summer Morris 

  Braelyn Fraser

3-4 E:   Antwon Riley-Dries

  Darcy Pitt

4-5 M:   Harrison Kemp

          Harrison Gilby

5-6 M:   Eamond Clavel 

  Tristan Adams

Library:   Harrison Kemp

Congratulations to these students!

Timothy Wetherall, 31 from Tweed Heads. I have been teaching since 2015. I really enjoying playing basketball, spear fishing, cooking and teaching. 

I am a big believer in building relationships and establishing a supportive and engaging learning environment with my students. Primary teaching is appealing to me as I am able to provide my students with a wide range of opportunities to engage with extra-curricular activities. These enable students to explore the many wonderful things we can do in life and also establish a strong start to education and all the possibilities that can come from the foundational skills learned in primary school. 

I am married and have welcomed my first child into the world this year. My wife is also a primary school teacher named Jordan and our daughter's name is Rylan, who is 6 months old. My family and I are very excited to be here at Railway Town PS and are looking forward to meeting the wider community over the next term. 

Wellbeing Day

Students who worked hard towards earning their Core Value wellbeing points at the end of term 3 enjoyed a Wellbeing session with a range of fun activities to choose from.

Well done for being consistently Respectful, a Team Player, Proud and Safe.

K-2 received a visit from Led Ted

Railway Town Public School is seeking enrolments for our 2023 Kindergarten class!

Parents/carers of students living in our local enrolment area can apply online through the school website RTPS enrolments 

Please telephone the school office  on 08 8087 3008 with any enquiries, or if you are unable to apply online and would like enrolment forms sent out.


P&C Notices

Other Notices

2023 SCHOOL TRAVEL APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN

Students who need a travel pass for 2023 can apply now:

https://transportnsw.info/school-travel-apply

A new application must be submitted to apply for the first time, or request an additional travel entitlement as a result of a new shared parental responsibility situation (e.g. joint custody).

Students who change address or school, have repeated a year or received an expiry notification from Transport for NSW should renew or update their details before the end of term 4:

https://transportnsw.info/.../update-school-travel-pass

This will ensure that schools can endorse applications, and entitlements remain valid for the start of the 2023 school year.

If a student's distance eligibility has changed based on their grade (i.e. grade two to grade three), the system will send an expiry notification via email.

Students living in rural and regional (R&R) areas should receive their travel pass at the start of the new school year from their nominated transport operator.  It may come via the school or be sent directly to them at home.  Note: some operators do not issue travel passes. Students/parents should confirm with their nominated operator if they do not receive a pass.