From the Principal

From the Principal

Our School spirit was absolutely pumping at the Years 3-12 Athletics Carnival! The students’ behaviour overall was great, their participation was fantastic and their support for others was inspirational - I was a very proud Principal! The House cheering was some of the best we’ve heard and it was unfortunate that we didn’t have time for more. The staff were also wonderful, many who stayed active on task for the whole Carnival, including bus supervision – thank you. Special appreciation is conveyed to Mr Hyde for his marvellous organisation and to Mr Mitchell for his tremendous assistance. The exciting Relays consisted of the most House teams ever and the level of enthusiasm was electrifying – what an outstanding climax! Congratulations to all Houses, their Leaders and their Co-ordinators for a brilliant Carnival! House points from this Carnival will be added to those achieved at the K-2 Mini-Athletics events held at both Campuses and the final House Champion results will be announced at the end of term Assembly. Enjoy the Carnival photo gallery on our website: https://www.rjas.nsw.edu.au/photo-galleries/athletics-carnival-2019

Principal's Awards

Congratulations to the following students for receiving Principal's Awards at recent Assemblies:

Primary Matters

From the Head of Primary

ASSEMBLY

Students in 6R will present an Assembly Item this week on Jesus’ friend Matthew. Next week, 3-6M will present an Item at the Marsden Park Campus and 6J at the Oakhurst Campus.

CRU BLAST 22- 26 July

CRU Blast is an exciting CRU Day Camp held for students in Kindergarten to Year 6. They'll enjoy the experience of camp, with the chance to participate in exciting outdoor activities, getting to know some of our fantastic Secondary students who are helping as Assistant Leaders on the Camp and explore a Christian worldview, whilst still going home to sleep in the comfort of their own bed.

Secondary Segments

From the Head of Secondary

It was exciting to see so many students embrace the novelty of the Colour Run on Friday afternoon, and the enthusiastic efforts of Year 12 in promoting and supporting the event. As the clouds of colour drifted upwards, the laughter hung in the particles. It’s wonderful to be able to take time and work and “suspend” it - to be glad about “all that is beautiful in creation and in the lives of people” (APB – General Thanksgiving).

‘Youth Off the Streets’ Winter Sleepout

The Winter Sleepout will be held in two weeks time - 7:00pm Friday 28 June to 7:30am Saturday 29 June and over 85 students have registered already. If your son or daughter is in Years 6-12 please encourage them to come along and support those in our community who don’t experience the comforts that we do.

Year 10 Geography Excursion

Year 10 Geography students undertook a fieldwork excursion to Sydney’s Northern Beaches.

Careers Report

From the Careers Advisor

What a wonderful couple of weeks we have had for Careers at RJ. It has been an absolute joy seeing our students explore, discover and learn more about their futures.

Sports Reports

Primary Sport Report

Well done to all of our 58 students who will represent RJ at the upcoming Zone Athletics Carnival at Blair Oval, St Marys on Monday 24 June. We wish them all the best in their events.

 

CSSA GYMNASTICS

Well done to Laylah Golden for placing third in one of her disciplines at the CSSA gymnastics competition

Secondary Sports Report

ATHLETICS CARNIVAL

One of the best Carnivals I have had the pleasure to be a part of. The way the students participated and conducted themselves was amazing. It started with Mr Webb and the Year 11 Hospitality students serving breakfast to the staff. Participation levels were very high from all Years 3 – 12 students. The Year 12 students in their fancy dress and fitness routine were some of the many highlights. It all finished off with the stage relays, which were all hotly contested. I look forward to taking the very strong RJ Team to the CSSA Nepean Zone Athletics Carnival on Wednesday 7 August at Blacktown International Sports Park. Results will be finalised over the coming week and students will then be notified of their achievements. Thank you to all the staff and students who made the day work so well.

Meet the Staff

Emily Seto - Primary Teacher

Get to know RJ's Primary Teacher, Miss Emily Seto:

Dates to Remember

Winter Sleep Out

Tips For Parents

Tips for Parents On Electronic Media Use

PROBLEMATIC VIDEO-GAMING

 

In 2018 the World Health Organisation (WHO) listed “video game addiction” as a disorder. In May 2019 the WHO officially recognised video game addiction as a “disease.” While the WHO’s use of the word “addiction” is controversial, there is widespread agreement that it is possible for video-gaming to cross a line into problematic use.

Announcements

Lowes Tracksuit Pants

EOFY – Tax Deductible Gift Options

In particular, our Oakhurst Campus will be renovating the Primary Library this year and our Marsden Park Campus will be embarking on a new building in 2020, so any extra gifts to the building or library fund will be greatly appreciated and make a tangible difference to the life of the School. Receipts will be emailed after 30 June.

If you have any questions or require some assistance, please contact our Group Office on 8567 4000 or 8567 4012.

School Fete

Woolworths Earn and Learn

Stickers / Sticker Sheets can be dropped into the Collection Box located at (Oakhurst) Primary Reception, Marsden Park Reception and there are collection boxes at the Plumpton Woolworths and Greenway Woolworths.

Please ensure that we if you are dropping off stickers and or sheets to the school that this is by no later than 28 June 2019 for us to submit before the July holidays.

Thank you for participating and assisting us in getting some awesome resources for our school.