Archive for July, 2006

The Rock Central School Website

Wednesday, July 26th, 2006

The Rock Central School Website has been online for 6 months now, and is becoming a valuable resource for students, teachers and the school community in general. Most school news is published on the site, including images from school events. A current feature of the news section is the video compilation of the 2005 Rock […]

NEW REPORTS

Wednesday, July 26th, 2006

Our school will implement the new mandatory school reports at the end of this semester. Whilst the scales for Secondary have not altered there is a major change for Primary Students. Students will receive a grade from A - E. Each fortnight I will explain what constitutes one of these grades. The criteria is the […]

Debating

Wednesday, July 26th, 2006

Congratulations to our Year 9/10 Debating Team who travelled to Cootamundra last Wednesday. They participated in two debates and won both of them. The second was so close that it took the adjudicator the best part of half an hour to decide which was the winning team. Well done. Our Year 7/8 Team is now […]

40 HOUR FAMINE

Wednesday, July 26th, 2006

Several students from The Rock Central School have indicated a willingness to participate in this fundraiser. A compulsory information session for all students who wish to participate will be held at 11.45 on Thursday of this week. Students will be given information about how to approach people for sponsorship, as well as details of how […]

Chess Club

Wednesday, July 26th, 2006

Chess Club is for students from Years 5 to 10 who are interested in playing (or learning to play) chess. Our long term goal is to enjoy the game, improve our skills, and perhaps compete in some tournaments when we are ready. Chess Club will meet on Tuesdays from 12.35 until 1.05 (Secondary Lunch) in […]

Beanies

Wednesday, July 26th, 2006

Unfortunately the beanies that we wished to order for the primary students are not available. As a result we have decided that beanies are acceptable as part of the uniform however it has been stipulated that they be navy.

Portfolios

Wednesday, July 26th, 2006

Please return your child’s portfolio to his/her teacher if you have not already done so. Your child’s teacher needs them so that they can continue to compile the portfolio for the end of the year.

Sporting Fixtures

Wednesday, July 26th, 2006

Our Secondary Touch team travels to Lockhart tomorrow to take part in the Central Schools Touch competition. On Friday our Primary Football Team will travel to Wagga to take part in the Tony Lockett Shield Competition. Our P&C are catering for this event so if you have some spare time on Friday I am sure […]

Watering System

Wednesday, July 26th, 2006

Our new watering system, courtesy of the Investing in our Schools Program, is now fully installed. It has been programmed to come on once a week on a Friday Evening so that the playground will be ready for the students on Monday morning. It has a rain sensor so that there will be no unnecessary […]

Adventure Playground

Wednesday, July 26th, 2006

The Adventure Playground which is also part of the Investing in our Schools Program has been ordered and should be installed during the next school holidays.