Archive for March, 2008

Easter Vacation

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

School closes for the Easter break at 3:00pm on Thursday, 20th March. School will resume on Tuesday, 25th March. May I take this opportunity to wish you all a happy and safe Easter and I hope that the Easter Bunny is good to you all.

Cross Country

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

Our Annual Cross Country Event will be held on Friday, 4th April. All students, Kindergarten to Year 10 will be involved and we suggest that they start training now so that they can complete the course with relative ease. The Infants children have the option of running or walking the course.

P&C AGM

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

The Annual General Meeting of the P&C was held last Wednesday and we congratulate our new office bearers: President - Mrs O’Leary Vice Presidents - Mrs Braid and Mrs McLean Secretary - Mrs Campton Treasurer -Mrs Curtis A reminder that P&C Meetings are held on the evening of the second Wednesday of each month.

Farewell Mrs Smith

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

Mrs Smith has decided that the time has come for her to retire from teaching and to indulge herself in the many little niceties that retirement brings. Gail has been a member of our staff on a regular basis for a number of years and we will all miss her. She is one of those […]

Primary Zone Swimming Carnival

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

On Friday 22nd February, 20 of our best swimmers travelled to Henty to compete in our Zone Swimming Carnival. In what was a very high standard of competition, our swimmers preformed admirably. Abbey was a stand out—and was awarded the 11 Years Girls Champion. Abbey has qualified for 4 individual events at the Riverina Carnival, as well […]

Survivor Life Skills

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

Years 9 and 10 along with Mr Gilham, enjoyed an excursion to Lockhart for a Survivor Life Skills Seminar. Students learnt such skills as saving, budgeting, costs involved in getting a vehicle licence, credit cards, handling bills, monitoring mobile phone accounts.

Secondary Zone Swimming Carnival

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

On Friday 22nd February, a team of swimmers from The Rock travelled to Lockhart to take part in the South-West Riverina Secondary Zone Swimming Carnival. Approximately 60 students from The Rock, Lockhart, Oaklands and Urana Central Schools were in attendance. There was a great atmosphere of sportsmanship between the schools. All students are to be […]

Uniform Orders

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

Please complete and return these to the school together with the money by 17th March.

Out of Uniform Day

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

On Friday we are holding an out of uniform day. All proceeds from this will go to Stewart House which is the State Schools of NSW own charity.

Primary Tennis Knockout

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

Good luck to our Primary Tennis team who will play Mount Austin Primary School in the first round of the State Primary Tennis Knockout. The students have been training hard under the guidance of Mrs Cummins and we sincerely thank her for the time and effort she has put in to these young people.