RPS Chatter November 2026

Voluntary Parent Contributions – 2027

At Richmond Primary School, we are committed to providing every student with a high-quality education and every opportunity to learn, grow and thrive. Our motto, Kind Hearts, Curious Minds, underpins everything we do.

Government funding enables us to deliver the Victorian Curriculum and provide the essential teaching, learning programs and resources every student needs.

Voluntary parent contributions provide an additional opportunity for our community to support the resources, programs and learning environments that further enrich our students’ educational experiences.

These contributions help us invest in additional resources such as:

• STEM and Science equipment and materials.
• Visual and Performing Arts resources.
• Supplementary literacy and numeracy resources.
• New library books and reading materials.
• Classroom equipment and learning resources.
• Playground enhancements and outdoor learning spaces.
• Student leadership and wellbeing initiatives.

While we will always meet our educational obligations, voluntary contributions help us extend opportunities, replenish resources and enhance the experiences we can offer our students.

We recognise that every family’s financial circumstances are different, and contributions are entirely voluntary. No student will be disadvantaged in accessing the curriculum because their family is unable to contribute. Every contribution, regardless of size, is genuinely appreciated.

Our 2027 Voluntary Parent Contribution Notice will be sent to families via Compass later this afternoon. You may notice that it looks a little different to previous years, reflecting changes to the Department of Education’s requirements for requesting and communicating parent contributions.

Thank you for your ongoing generosity and partnership. Together, we can continue to provide every student with every opportunity.

Stay happy.  Stay healthy, and remember to be kind to yourself and others.

Megan

Student safety at Richmond Primary School is our highest priority and the safe and appropriate supervision of students is an important element of our duty of care to students. Part of this duty is ensuring parents and students are aware of our student supervision arrangements before and after school.

Before school: School grounds are supervised from 8:45am. Please do not drop your children off prior to this time, as they will be unsupervised.

After school: School grounds are supervised from the end of the school day at 3:30pm, until 3:45 when OSHC uses the grounds until 6pm.

Students on school grounds outside these times will not be supervised (unless they are attending a before or after school care program or supervised extracurricular activity). Parents/carers are requested to ensure that students do not attend school outside of these supervised times unless they are attending before or after school care, or a pre-arranged supervised activity (i.e. sports practice).

Families are encouraged to contact Ryoko (Out of School Hours Care Coordinator) on either 0477 882 819 or refer to the OSHC page on the school website for more information about the before and after school care facilities available to our school community or if you would like any further information about our student supervision arrangements outside of the hours of supervision.

For a copy of our school’s Yard Duty and Supervision Policy, please contact the school office. This policy includes Richmond Primary School’s student supervision arrangements across the school day, including before and after school.

Help Us Raise Funds for New School Computers!

After the fantastic Halloween Festival, we’re keeping the fundraising momentum going!

Richmond Primary School will be holding a bake stall at the Gleadell Street Market on Saturday 21 November, and we’d love your support!

We’re raising funds to purchase new computers for our students, with money raised from the market and Halloween Fest going towards this goal.

 

How can you help?

 

We’re looking for families who can:

• Bake something delicious for us to sell at the market.
• Volunteer an hour or two to help run the stall.
• Pop down on the day, buy some treats and support the school!

We’ll be sharing a volunteer and baking sign-up link shortly.

Every contribution, big or small, helps us get closer to providing our students with the technology they need.

We’re still finalising the numbers from the festival, but hope to share the results with everyone very soon. A huge thank you to everyone who contributed to making it such a wonderful event!

Thank you for continuing to support our wonderful school community!

RPS Fundraising Committee

Please see the following whole school assemblies for Term 4

 

• 13th of November – 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
• 27th of November – 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
• 11th of December – 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
• 18th of Decemebr – 9:10am – 10:00am

Foundation:

• Indi W – For her positive attitude towards learning and consistently demonstrating excellent behaviour in the classroom.
• Jack B – the wonderful improvement you have shown in your writing and the increased effort and enthusiasm you are putting in
• Rafael DM – For a superstar effort in writing an information report this week!

 

Year 1/2

 

• Sydney L – Working so hard in our Maths lessons. Well done!
• Cleo S – her amazing work on achieving her writing goals.
• June A – Well done June for settling back into class beautifully! Your work on Special Places has been terrific! Bravo, June, you’re a star!
• Rhys L – For always showing respect, working hard and being a great friend. Bravo, Rhys, you’re a star!
• William M – Focus and concentration
• Lily W – Bringing humour and a growth mindset to the classroom

 

Year 3/4

 

• Ethan G – They demonstrate wonderful focus and consistently work hard, approaching learning tasks with determination, care and a positive attitude.
• Zoe F – For always showing the three Rs in the classroom and out in the yard. Your hard work and dedication is so impressive! Well done, Zoe!
• Gracie C – Always showing positivity and kindness to others, and determination in your learning. Well done, Gracie!
• Max F – For always being super respectful, kind and a great friend to all. You are a wonderful leader in our class

 

Year 5/6

 

• Freddie F – Your dedication and eagerness to learn are admirable. The respect and politeness you consistently show never goes unnoticed. Keep up the good work Freddie!
• Sadie B – You have been showing such wonderful focus in your learning, and your hard work and determination have certainly not gone unnoticed. Keep up the fantastic effort!
• Gabriel TC – You always work your hardest in class and give new experiences your full effort, including learning new sports at lunch.

 

Specialist Subjects

 

• Vienna M -always working hard in visual arts
• Cian C – fantastic effort in drawing monsters
• Ingrid M – for her diligence, positive attitude and exceptional effort she always puts into every PA session and learning task
• Grade 6 Girls Basketball Team – For an amazing performance and winning at Division Basketball yesterday! Good luck at Regionals!!!
• Cece D – For showing exceptional fielding skills by hitting multiple direct throws at the stumps! Being so cool under pressure helped her teams victory! Well done Cece!!