No 19 24th June 2016 - Drouin South Primary School

www.drouinsouth.vic.edu.au June 24th, 2016
No. 19
Student of the Week
DATES TO
REMEMBER:
2016
Monday July 11th
First Day Term 3
Wednesday July 13th
School Council Meeting
Monday July 18th
PFF Meeting– 9am in
staff room
Congratulations to:
Monday August 1st
Tuesday August 2nd
Wednesday August
3rd
Sovereign Hill School
Camp
Teleah, Chloe, Allanah, Iesha, Tyler, Phoenix, Tyler
and Silvia.
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Student of the Week
Principal’s Report
Important Reminders
Grade P/1A Class Page
Jump Rope for Heart
OSHC News
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Dear Parents
Principal’s Report
Out of School Hours Care
Our OSHC Program is something we are really proud of at Drouin South Primary School. Casey
Middleton and her team Courtney, Ashley and Brooke do a great job providing students that use
this service with a variety of interesting and engaging activities that promote curiosity, cooperation
and learning. Last night Casey and the team celebrated the end of Term 2 with a Mad Hatter’s Tea
Party. Everyone was dressed in their craziest best and enjoyed sharing an array of weird and
wonderful treats while playing games such as “Pin the Grin” on the Cheshire Cat. Our OSHC
program is open from 7.00am on school days and then after school is open until 6.00pm. It is
great that working parents or any other parents choosing to use the service know that their children
are in great hands. Next term there will be a slight price increase to $12 per session which still
represents great value for a program of this quality.
Half Yearly Reports
Over the past week I have had the pleasure of reading the half-yearly reports for all students. It
has been a very insightful experience for me to see how every individual students has been
progressing with their learning over the past six months. It is particularly pleasing to see how
many students put their best effort into their learning and those who show resilience and
persistence when tasks become challenging. Congratulations to all students on their first half-year
of learning and also a big thank you to teachers for their commitment to providing the opportunities
for all children to develop their learning so far this year.
Working Bee
A very successful Working Bee was held last Sunday with a number of families in attendance to lend
a hand. We managed to do a lot of pruning and removal of older overgrown plants from the front
gardens as well as spreading some mulch and generally tidying up. Of course I lured everyone in
with the promise of a BBQ lunch and then forgot to organise the sausages!! A big thank you to all
who attended and helped out with power tools, trucks, trailers and elbow grease!!
Red Nose Day
Thank you to all who supported Red Nose Day by wearing Red and making a donation.
Facebook
A reminder that our Facebook page is now up and running and that we are posting messages as
regularly as possible. If you haven’t got on board yet, please find the Drouin South Primary School
page and “LIKE” us to be kept in the loop.
Sovereign Hill Camp
The final costing for Sovereign Hill Camp has been calculated at $235. Notes have been sent home
with all campers this week. Camp will take place on 1st, 2nd and 3rd of August for students in
Years 4-6.
Term Break
Thank you to everyone for your support of Drouin South Primary School this term. It is great to be
part of a school with such a supportive and vibrant school community. Please enjoy the next two
weeks and I look forward to seeing everybody back safe and rested on Monday 11th July.
Michael Smith—Principal
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Due to a publishing issue, there has been a recall on the book “The Snow
Pony” by Alison Lester. If you have purchased a copy of this book from
the Scholastic Book Club, can you please return it to the school.
Thanks, Delma.
There will be a PFF meeting on Monday 18th July at 9am in the staff room.
New members welcome!
A big thankyou to all the families that
participated in the Billy G Cookie Dough
fundraiser. Unfortunately there were not
many, but thankyou to those who
supported the cause!
Miscellaneous school photos are now on display at the front office.
Photos include School Captains, House Captains, Bus Captains,
KidsMatter Team, Environmental Leaders and Junior School Council.
To place an order for any of these photos, please collect a form from
the front office.
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I learnt that Giraffes can
camouflage in trees.
By Nathan
I liked making the fish.
By Jayden
I enjoyed learning
about Mammals.
They are warm
blooded. My
favourite mammal
is a Human.
By Brayden
I liked making
the dinosaurs.
We made it out
of paper plates.
By Rory
I liked making the paper fish.
By Liam
I loved learning about the pterodactyl.
They are small dinosaurs. They are
extinct. They can see really well.
By Summah
I liked learning
about the reptiles.
By Raffi
I learnt that the Dodo bird
does not fly. It lives in
Mauritius.
I learnt that snakes are
reptiles. They lay eggs
and have scales.
By Lachie
By Leah
I learnt that caterpillars turn
into butterflies.
By India-Rose
I learnt that cows are
mammals. Mammals are warm
blooded, they give birth to
babies and produce milk.
By Keira
I liked when I saw the video of
the extinct animals. My favourite
animal was the Irish Deer.
By Gabby
I liked making the
dinosaurs.
By Seth
I learnt that the Caspian Tiger is extinct. There
are none left in the world.
By James
I learnt that some animals can camouflage
because they need to hide from others so
they don’t get eaten.
By Mia
I learnt that Quagga’s can
run fast. They are extinct.
They look like zebras.
I learnt the octopus can change colour
to hide from sharks.
By Zane
By Phoenix
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“Hi Drouin South PS Community! Next term the school will be participating in and facilitating the
Jump Rope For Heart Program/Fundraiser. This time there is a very handy and convenient way of
getting sponsors and raising funds for this fantastic cause. Please take the time to visit the
website (see below), search for Drouin South PS and sign up! There are great incentives to be a
part of this wonderful opportunity to raise awareness in our children and funds for this
organisation. Hard copies of forms and further information will still be sent out at the beginning of
next term. Stay tuned! I am looking forward to the whole community getting behind this and
making it our most successful one we’ve ever done! Thanks.”
Lawrence Phillips
(P.E. Coordinator)
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OSHC PERMINENT BOOKINGS
All permanent bookings from Term 2 will carry over in to term 3
unless OSHC Staff are notified of any changes. Thanks!
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