Archive for November, 2007

Fete

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

Our first school fete for many years was held on Friday Evening and was a great success. Our sincere thanks to the P&C for a fantastic effort. The fete raised approximately $5000. This money will be used for your children. I would also like to thank The Rock Community for its great support because without […]

Fete Leftovers

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

If you missed out on buying your child’s painting you can still purchase it from Mrs Higginson at school for $5. There are still some Rock Centenary Cook Books available and orders are also being taken. These are at the bargain price of $10 Once again see Mrs Higginson if you wish to purchase or […]

ESSA

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

Our Year 8 students are sitting the ESSA Test which is a Science test run on similar lines to SNAP and ELLA. The students will receive written results in the near future.

Secondary Exams

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

The Secondary exams for Years 7, 8 and 9 will be held on Thursday and Friday of this week. Please encourage your children to do some revision each evening in preparation for these examinations.

Soccer

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

All primary students from Year 2 through to Year 5 will be attending a soccer clinic held here at the school. We hope to introduce this sport into our curriculum next year.

Debate

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

Our Year 5/6 Debating Team will debate against Yerong Creek on Thursday in the Semi-Final of the Lions Club Debating Competition. Their topic is “that the media promotes a selfish lifestyle”. Our team is stating that this is the case.

Kindergarten Orientation

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

Last night we welcomed the parents of our 2008 Kindergarten students to our school. We hope that this is the beginning of a long and happy association with The Rock Central.

Sausage Sizzle

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

There will be a sausage sizzle each Tuesday for the next three weeks to help fund Gold Day.

Indigenous Student Awards

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

Congratulations to our student who is to receive an award for Academic Achievement at the Indigenous Students Awards which are to be held Thursday night. Well done.

Kindergarten Orientation

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

We had another visit from next year’s kindergarten children yesterday. They are all very keen to come along to “big School” in 2008. If you know of anyone who may be new to the area please let them know that the next Kindergarten Orientation takes the form of a meeting with parents on Monday, 26th […]