11 September 2025

Principals Report

Dear parents and carers,

I would like to share some personal news with you.  At the beginning of Term 4, I will be taking Long Service Leave. After much reflection and due to changing family circumstances, I have also made the decision to retire and will not be returning to Rosetta Primary School in 2026.

It has been an absolute privilege to serve as principal of such a wonderful school. Rosetta Primary School is a very special place, and I have truly valued the opportunity to work with our dedicated staff, our amazing students, and our supportive parent community.

The acting principal role has been advertised for Term 4, as well as the substantive position for commencement in 2026.

I would like to thank you all for the ways you have contributed to making Rosetta Primary School such a welcoming and vibrant community. I will always carry very fond memories of my time here. 

Class Placements for 2026

It is coming up to the time of year when we start to plan for 2026 classes.

Student placement in classes is a highly planned process with many considerations going into place ranging from educational, social and individual needs. Students and staff have an input, and it is also important for you as parents to have an input on your child’s friendship group. Your input does help inform our planning around the organisation of student friendship allocation to class groups.

The time to make a request for 2026 is from Thursday 11 September 2025 until Friday 26 September 2025. We are providing just over two weeks for your input via the attached form titled 2026 Class Preference Form. Once this time has ended, requests cannot be accommodated because of the complexity around class creations. Numerous hours of planning and discussion go into them and once they are compiled, late requests bring about considerable changes. All requests, by the due date, are carefully considered and there are times when we can accommodate them and there are times when we cannot.

If you would like to make a friendship request for a 2026 class placement, could you fill out the form below (2026 Class Preference Form) and submit it by Friday 26 September. Thank you in advance.

Kind regards

Mrs Arendt

Principal 

Swimming Carnival Grade 3-6

The annual Swimming Carnival is coming up soon on Tuesday 16 September. Spectators are welcome to attend, and we encourage parents & carers to come and cheer on our students. We ask spectators to stay in the spectator area to ensure our carnival runs smoothly.

We are running our swimming Carnival as 2 smaller carnivals again this year to encourage participation. The grade 5 and 6 Carnival will be held first from 9:30am – 11:15am with students leaving school at 9:00am and returning before 12:00pm. Any House Captains will remain at the pool to assist with the Grade 3 & 4 Carnival.

At 10:30am the Grade 3 and 4 students will depart from school. At around 11:15am there will be a changeover at the pool where we will then commence our 3/4 carnival. This will conclude at 1:00pm. Students will return before 2:00pm.

We wish all students involved the best of luck!

Mr Johnstone
HPE Teacher

7hofm School of the Year competition

The 7hofm School of the Year competition closes tonight at midnight and we are in the running to win $10,000! Please follow this link to vote for Rosetta Primary: 7HOFM's School of the Year 2025 - VOTING - 7HOFM

You can check out our video submissions on Facebook - thank you to our dedicated students/talent, Jon and Mrs Lenthall for their hard work putting these together. 

School Family Satisfaction Survey

The 2025 School Satisfaction Survey is here!

We want to hear from you, as input from families is very important to help us inform our school-planning and decision-making. Every year the Department for Education, Children and Young People conducts a School Satisfaction Survey to find out what your child(ren)'s school does well and where it may improve.

We would be grateful if you took part in our online survey about Rosetta Primary School.

• The survey is open from Monday 25 August 2025 until Friday 19 September 2025 and should take about 5 minutes to complete.
• Each family should nominate one person to fill in this survey for their child(ren).
• Take the online survey by clicking the link below or by pasting it in your browser: https://nam.dcv.ms/cyE7BPZzvQ The survey is carried out on a secure website and all responses are anonymous and confidential.
• All families in this school received the same survey link and no identifying information is collected. A summary of the survey results will be provided to schools.  Responses from individuals or small groups will NOT be disclosed to any Department for Education, Children and Young People staff.

Please contact our office if you require any assistance.

Thank you for taking the time to fill in this survey.

Coming Events

Merit Certificates

These certificates were presented at assembly on Monday 8 September for the Value of Connection: Building positive relationships and a sense of belonging.

Canteen News

A reminder that canteen orders close on Monday afternoon for Wednesday delivery. Please have all orders in by then. If you're not already part of the Facebook Canteen Cafe group, please contact Andrea via email to be added - andreabrookegrieve@gmail.com

Brixhibition Lego Competition

The entries in this year's Lego competition were fantastic and included many original ideas.

A big thank you and congratulations to everyone who entered.

The explanations which accompanied each entry were wonderful .

The prizes for each section will be awarded on Thursday of this week and will appear in our next newsletter.

The Brixhibition Lego Show will be on during the holidays.

Mrs Devereux

AST

Special Person's Stall

We held another successful Special Person's Stall last Thursday. The children all chose lovely gifts to take home to their fathers or to the special people in their lives. It was so lovely watching them all come and make their choices. 

A big shout out to the helpers who gave up their day to come to school; it was wonderful to see some new faces! Thank you to Emma, Fleur, Sally, Amanda and Betty. I truly appreciate you all. 

More thanks go out to Blooms the Chemist in Glenorchy Central, and to Josh Willie for their generosity and lovely donations in support of our stall.  

Congratulations to Logan in 5/6C for being the lucky winner of the hamper. We hope your special person loved it! 

Kim Jones

Stall Co-ordinator, School Association 

Pre Kinder Excursion

On Friday 19 September Pre Kinder will be visiting the Sorell School Farm.  At the farm children will have the opportunity to learn about the animals as well as have the chance to feed and handle some of the smaller animals.                         

We will leave at 9:00am and return to school at approximately 11:15am. Please bring a snack and drink. If your child has gumboots, it would be a good idea to wear them.

Please RSVP to the Pre-Kinder classroom or the school office. We hope you can join us on this fun excursion.

Mrs Davis

Pre-Kinder Teacher

LiL Excursion

On Wednesday 17 September our Launching into Learning families are invited to visit the Sorell School Farm. At the farm children will have the opportunity to learn about the animals as well as have the chance to feed and handle some of the smaller animals.

The bus will leave Rosetta Primary at 9:00 am and return to school at approximately 11:30am. Please bring a snack and drink. If your child has gumboots and a warm jacket, it would be a good idea to wear them.

Please RSVP to the LiL Co-ordinator or the school office on 6208 1200. We hope you can join us on this fun excursion.

Mrs Douglas
Lil Teacher

Science Week Nature Quiz

Thank you to all the students who entered into the Science Week Nature Quiz this year.

The Quiz took students to various parts of the school grounds to answer science-based questions.

It was wonderful to hear the discussion between students and teachers at the stopping points.

Some randomly chosen entries were awarded a small prize in this week's Assembly. 

Mrs Devereux

AST

Brixhibition Lego Competition

The entries in this year's Lego competition were fantastic and included many original ideas.

A big thankyou and congratulations to everyone who entered. The explanations which accompanied each entry were wonderful. The prizes for each section will be awarded this week and will appear in our next newsletter.

The Brixhibition Lego Show will be on during the holidays.

Mrs Devereux 

AST

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