Update from our Primary Head of Campus

Dear Parents, Carers and Families,

Well done to students, staff and families for a strong start to our 2025 school year. It was wonderful to see so many parents at our parent/teacher evening on the 25^th March and I thank you for coming along. We appreciate the home and school connection and partnership with you all in your child’s learning and development. I will continue to visit classrooms with stickers and to acknowledge improved work by our amazing learners.

At RSC Primary we strive to build a love of life long learning through strong relationships and opportunities for students to succeed. I am fortunate to work with a team of professionals at RSC who love their jobs and want to see students improve a little more each day. Thank you to the outstanding team at the Primary for a great first term.

Our key improvement areas at the Primary in 2025 are:

• Embed Version 9 Australian curriculum English, Maths and Technologies
• Review and refine the campus approach to pedagogy (the way we teach)
• Differentiate teaching and learning for all to improve
• Build school wide capability practices to build an expert teaching team

Our Primary Campus Academic targets for 2025 are:

Over the break we will see some painting occur on our Aitkin Centre and Year 4 block. This is the first step in many improvements we can expect at the Primary Campus over the next year.

At the end of this term we farewell our wonderful Guidance Officer, Rhonda Stoter. Rhonda has been an important support for many families at RSC and has improved the schooling experience for many students. Please join me in thanking Rhonda for her commitment and for wishing Rhonda well as she moves into retirement.

In Term 2 we have a new Guidance Officer joining the team – Lindsay Russell. Please welcome Lindsay to RSC.

Have a safe and restful Easter break. I look forward to seeing all of our students back on the first day of Term 2, 22^nd April ready for another term of learning and growing as amazing young people at RSC where we Learn in our Valley and Think Beyond the Hills.

See you around the school.

Warm Regards,

Dale Archibald -  Head of Campus

Around the Campus

In our Specialist Learning Areas

Our specialist staff have been busy with events and programs this term. Mr McComb has started Robotics again. The students have been having a great time creating and working together in teams. This is an innovative program that extends our students and creates opportunities in the areas of creative and critical thinking, problem solving and working collaboratively. We look forward to seeing what these students achieve.

Last Friday saw many exhausted runners participate in the annual Cross-Country Race. From our littlest runners to those who competed on the primary campus for the last time, well done.  It was also great to see some of our Redlynch RAW club students sporting their singlets as they proudly gave their best. This is a great community event and we all appreciate parents and families coming to support and cheer on our students together. Thank you to Mr Vearing for all the organising behind the scenes.

Well done to all the parents who have bravely committed and have allowed their students to take up a musical instrument. This is an excellent program that promotes confidence, persistence and allows students to make lasting friendships over music. Instrumental music is offered for students in Year 3 and up. Please speak to one of our music teachers if you are interested.

Prep to 2

Our focus is on literacy and reading routines in Prep – 2.

Working together with teacher aids, teachers and peers to improve reading skills fosters a supportive and engaging learning environment and encourages collaboration, allowing students to practice fluency by reading aloud and listening to peers. We also use Show Me Boards where students can independently write and share responses, strengthening our understanding while receiving immediate feedback from the teacher. This interactive approach promotes active participation to provide a hands-on tool which improves academic engagement and on task behaviours. It also allows our teachers to assess in live time who has caught what has been taught.

As students become more fluent and independent, their comprehension improves, fostering a love for reading. Consistent practice in a group setting builds resilience, ensuring long-term success in literacy.

Years 3-6

Students in Years 3 to 6 have settled in to the new year and have been hard at work learning vital lifelong skills in all the core content subjects as well as skills such as teamwork, resilience, communication, problem solving and critical thinking.  Events such as camps in year 4 to year 6 and excursions in Year 3, help to build and enhance these important skills.

Our Student Council lead by Miss Warnick, are off to an amazing start with some great projects and planned events which will both enhance our Primary campus and build some great leadership skills.  The student body has already raised funds to go towards their Action Plans and we look forward to their successful achievements.

Dale Archibald - Head of Campus Primary

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