31 July 2025

From the Principal

Dear Parents and Carers,

Over the past three days, our school has participated in an External School Review, during which a panel consisting of two experienced principals led by an external review chairperson visited our school. Throughout the process, they met with a wide range of staff, students, and parents from our community, asking thoughtful questions about what we were doing well and where we can continue to grow.

It gives me great pleasure to share that the panel identified us as a high performing school. This is a tremendous acknowledgement of the hard work and dedication shown by our entire staff team, and I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to them.

I would also like to thank our parent/carer community for your ongoing support and the thoughtful feedback you provided during the review. Your input is valued and has helped shape a picture of our school that will guide the next cycle of our planning; a five-year journey that we are excited to begin.

The review gave us a meaningful opportunity to reflect on our work so far, celebrate our achievements, and set our sights on the future with energy and purpose.

Thank you once again for the time and thoughts you contributed.

Kind regards

Ms Arendt

Principal

Coming Events

Merit Certificates

These certificates were presented at assembly on Monday 28 July for the Value of Respect: caring for ourselves, each other, and our environment.

School Association News

The next meeting of the School Association will be on Thursday 14 August at 5:00pm in the Learning Centre. Please come along to hear about what is happening around the school, have a say in future events and connect with the school community. 

National Tree Day 2025

Rosetta Primary School celebrated National Tree Day 2025 by working with some representatives from Sustainable Timbers Tasmania. Sarah Jane, Daniel, and Chris visited us today, Thursday 31 July and provided us with plants for our school grounds and some resources for the E-Team.

These plants were Tassie Natives Species – Lemon Bottlebrush, Mountain Bottlebrush, South Esk Pine, Oyster Bay Pine, Smoky Tee Tree, Autumn Tea Tree, Woolly Tea Tree, Shiny Tea Tree, and Scented Paper Bark.

The following students worked with the foresters and planted over 50 shrubs:  Mary, Annabel G., Emily M. Esther, Jigme, Guransh, Ava L., Amann, Sabbatha, Ava S., Jayden, Amos, Zucco, Riley T., Felicity, Annabelle Z., Phoebe G., and Phoebe O.

A special Thanks to Mr Bryce Clark, our Grounds person who assisted us on the day and helped our event flow smoothly. We also appreciated his knowledge of the school grounds and his care of our plants.

Valuing our Tassie Forests Message from our visitors:

It’s our job to keep Tasmania’s much-loved forests healthy and growing well.

Forests are not only beautiful but also useful, providing the wood we need to make all sorts of things like furniture and homes.

Taking care of our forests is a big responsibility. We are committed to making Tasmania greener for future generations.

On Tree Day at Rosetta Primary our students have added a little greener to our world!

Mrs Lenthall and Mrs Devereux

Assistant Principal and AST and E-Team Lead

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Premier's Reading Challenge

Updated as of 6 July 2025 (end of Term 2)

Congratulations to Mary (5-6C) & Eliza(5-6A) who have both continued to submit reading logbooks after achieving their initial reading challenge goal. They have recently received their book prizes.

As of Friday 6 July, students who have received book prizes in the challenge are:

Alex (Prep A), Esther (Prep-1), Joaquim (1-2), Romy (2A), Hunter (3A), Charlie (4A), Charlotte J. (5-6A), Charlotte C. (5-6B), Madison – May (5-6 C) & Logan (5-6D).

Happy Reading! - and remember to return your logbooks to the Library as soon as they are completed.

Mrs Lenthall

Assistant Principal

World of Learning Term 3

World of Learning is on again in Term 3. Please join us on Tuesday 26 August for an afternoon of performances, classroom tours and celebrating the wonderful community that is Rosetta Primary School.

Ms Castle will lead a Beatlemania concert, featuring class performances of The Beatles greatest hits. Mark this one in your calendars! More details to come...

Canteen News

Our new "Canteen Cafe" service began this week, capably run by Andrea and her helpers. Thank you to all of our school families who showed overwhelming support and by all reports, students enjoyed their lunches. Staff certainly enjoyed being able to purchase a cafe-style drink from Andrea.  As previously mentioned, the ordering process is evolving as Andrea settles in to the canteen. Please have orders returned to school by tomorrow, Friday 1 August for delivery on Wednesday 6 August. Thank you for supporting our new canteen team. 

LiL excursion to the Glenorchy CFLC

On Wednesday 6 August Launching into Learning will be visiting the Glenorchy Child and Family Learning Centre. 

We will meet at the Centre from 9.15am until 11.00am. Families will make their own way to the Centre, situated at 452 Main Road Glenorchy. Turn left off the Main Road before you get to Glenorchy, turning into Continental Road.

Morning tea will be provided at the Centre.

Please RSVP to the Rosetta School office or in the LiL classroom.

We are looking forward to seeing you there.

Mrs Douglas

LiL Teacher

Pre-Kinder Excursion

On Friday 8 August, our Pre-Kinder group will be going to the Glenorchy Child and Family Learning Centre.

We will meet at the Pre-Kinder classroom at 9:00am and catch a bus to the centre. We will return to school by 11:00am.

Parent/carers are asked to bring your own food and supplies for morning tea. Please RSVP to the kinder classroom or call the office on 6208 1200.

We hope to see you there!

Ms Davis

Pre-Kinder teacher

Science Week 2025

The theme of Science Week for this year is:

Decoding the Universe - exploring and understanding patterns in nature.

At Rosetta Primary, we will be focussing on the natural areas around our school with a Nature Hunt. Students will follow a set of clues to various locations around the school grounds and answer a focus question about that location.

A winning entry will be randomly chosen for Kinder/Prep, 1-2, 3-4, 5-6 and Parents. A small prize will be awarded on the day.

Quiz forms will be available from class teachers and the office from Monday 11 August.

Mrs Devereux

AST

2026 Kinder Enrolments are open

If you have a child born in 2021, they are eligible to be enrolled in Kindergarten in 2026. Please contact our friendly office staff for an enrolment pack via phone on 6208 1200 or email rosetta.primary@decyp.tas.gov.au, or in person from our Admin office. 

Lunchtime Futsal Tournament

Currently in HPE students are beginning the Futsal tournament. This is a lunchtime tournament where students can elect to be a part of their classes Futsal team. We have 2 rosters running – the Grade 5/6 roster, and the Grade 3/4 roster. Classes will play against each other in games with points awarded to teams for wins, losses and draws. There will be a ladder and a finals series for each roster as well. There are also awards for Most Valuable Player (MVP) and Top Goal Scorer. These are voted on by the umpires.

This roster not only allows students to participate in the fun games of Futsal but also demonstrates other requirements that are needed for sports competitions and teams to be successful. Students have the opportunity to umpire, captain, coach, score and/or help manage their teams. This learning model is known as the Sports Education model and gives students an opportunity to be a part of a sport in many ways other than just playing. It encourages students to be a part of a team and culture and find something they enjoy that helps their teams out.

This Futsal roster has been running for over 5 years now and students are always very excited for it to begin. There will be some photos and more information to come as the roster gets underway.

Mr Johnstone

HPE Teacher

Art News

Each year the Royal Hobart Show operates between 22-25 October. This year Betta Milk are sponsoring the Creative Crafts Exhibit, showcasing the work of adults and young people across different creative pursuits at Hobart waterfront landmark The Goods Shed.   Young people can demonstrate their expertise through submissions to a variety of different creative crafts categories from culinary arts through to embroidery, sewing and handicrafts.  For interested families, entry into these is free for young people and information is available in classrooms now for students who may wish to look into entering some of their hobbies of pursuits in their own time.  Information can also be found online at www.=hobartshowground.com.au.

Ms Burgess

Visual Arts Co-ordinator

Winter Sports Carnival

The annual SPSSA Winter Sports Carnival is again being held this year on Tuesday, 19 August. Students from Grade 5/ 6 are selected to represent Rosetta and trial for sports including AFL, AFLW, Netball, Soccer, Hockey and Tennis.

Students go to selection trials and then can be chosen to represent our region. On Tuesday 29 August, RPS students went to Montrose Bay High School to trial for AFL, Soccer and Netball. Congratulations to Wil G., Mason W., Jasper S., Brax W., Leo D., Annabel G., Indie B., Mary S., Esther S., Aylah G., Zaylin J., Toby S., Henry D., & Seb W. for being selected to represent our region in their sport.

The Hockey and AFLW trials are still to come and good luck to students involved in those sports.

Mr Johnstone

HPE Teacher 

Swimming and Water Safety Program (SWSP)

Our annual SWSP is taking place again this term for Grade 3-5 students and at-risk Grade 6 students. This program begins in Week 7 Monday 1 September, and runs for 2 weeks concluding on Friday 12 September. More information will be coming soon.

This program is supported by Maritime and Safety Tasmania (MAST) who will be coming into our school on Friday August 29 to teach students about boat and marine safety.

The Grade 2 Water Orientation Program undertaken last term was a great success and has prepared our Grade 2 students for next years SWSP program.

Mr Johnstone 

HPE Teacher 

Swimming Carnival

Rosetta Primary Schools Grade 3-6 Swimming Carnival is in Term 3 again this year in Week 9 - Tuesday 16 September. This is a great day at the Clarence Aquatic Centre and is an opportunity for students to demonstrate their learning from the SWSP program the two weeks prior. More information will be sent home closer to the date.

Mr Johnstone 

HPE Teacher 

E Team

Last week a group of E team students worked alongside Glenorchy City Council and Glenorchy Landcare members to begin a planting along the side of Jacques Creek which borders the right-hand border of the school.

Students were shown the recommended method of planting and protecting with plant guards and then worked in pairs to plant 40 grasses.

The group will be continuing to assist with this project over the next few weeks as the GCC work to protect the creek banks and return some of the indigenous plants to the area.

Students also began a clean-up of the creek and collected a large bag of plastic, bottles and even part of a swivel chair!!!

Our fun fact for this week is:

You can help make a difference! Why not think about joining a Landcare group?

Landcare have Individual, Associate and Community memberships and welcome new members at any time.

Mrs Devereux

E Team