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DIMBOOLA PRIMARY SCHOOL PO Box 241 Dimboola VIC 3414 Ph: 03 5389 1270 Fax: 03 5389 1399

e-mail: dimboola.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au www.dimboolaps.vic.edu.au

“We strive to build a strong school community of enthusiastic learners”

DATES TO REMEMBER

NOVEMBER:

Wed 9th to Fri 11th– Grade 3/4 Camp

to Dunkeld

Wed 9th School Council Meeting

Fri 11th Prep – 1 Extended Day

Grade 2 Sleep Over

Tues 15th Boys’ Puberty Information Session

7.00 – 8.30pm with Janine

Harfield

Wed 16th Girls’ Puberty Information Session

7.00 – 8.30pm with Janine

Harfield.

Mon 28th Swimming Program commences

DECEMBER:

Fri 9th Swimming Carnival

Wed 7th School Council Meeting

Mon12th Grade 6 Graduation

Tues 13th Cultural Performance “The Grinch”

NEWSLETTER No. 35 November 3rd, 2016

.: HONESTY in all of our actions. .: RESPECT for each other and our environment.

.: TOLERANCE to accept those things that are different .: RESILIENCE to bounce back when something bad happens.

Dimboola Primary School is a Child-Safe School

GRADE 5/6 CAMP:

I was greeted with many stories about the

wonderful time the Grade 5/6 children had

whilst on camp. Stories of being able to stand

on a surfboard or of having difficulties in

manoeuvring a kayak and ending up under

low hanging branches were plentiful. Camps

are very special times with memories that are

made and kept for the rest of your life. I still

remember going to many great camps when I

was at school, which is an eternity ago!

Thanks once again to Ms Whyte, Miss

Coustley, Mr Revell, Mrs Bouts and Mr

Bolwell for the great care they took of the

students.

YEAR 6 TO 7 TRANSITION:

Students in Year 6 attended Dimboola

Memorial Secondary College on Wednesday.

The students were accompanied by Miss

Coustley and Mrs Bouts. On arrival they were

met by some familiar faces from Year 7

students and they were taken on a tour of the

secondary facilities. Following this they learnt

about aspects of schooling at DMSC. Their

next visit will be a full day visit on the 9th

November.

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YEAR 6 TO 7 TRANSITION CONTINUED:

Thanks to Marcia Britten for hosting our wonderful students. I know the school seemed an

empty place in their absence.

Year 6 Students prepare to attend DMSC on Wednesday.

KINDER TRANSITION:

We hosted six kinder students on Wednesday and another six on Thursday. This was a part

of the transition program for our new Prep students in 2017. I strongly encourage kinder

parents to get their enrolment forms completed at your earliest convenience. It is only

when these forms are filled in that we can be certain on our numbers, our class

compositions and our staffing. Please complete these forms as soon as possible.

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A riddle ....

If I have it, I don’t share it. If I share it, I don’t have it. What am I?

Last weeks answer: short

WORKING WITH CHILDREN CHECKS:

As Dimboola Primary School is working towards being a child safe school there is an

expectation that volunteers and parents who are working with children will have a current

Working With Children Check. This will apply for a range of activities including:

• Volunteering to drive students to sporting events

• Going on school camps

• Helping in the swimming program

• Attending sleep overs

For volunteers, getting a Working With Children Check is a very cheap exercise and it may

be used in a range of circumstances. The process is:

• Google Working with Children Check

• Fill in the form

• Have your photo taken at the post office and post off the form.

• Wait for the card to be returned

• Submit this at the school for a photocopy to be made.

Coming Dates:

• Wednesday 9th

November to Friday 11th

November – Grade 3/4 Camp to Dunkeld

• Friday 11th

November – Prep/1 Extended Day, Grade 2 Sleep Over

• Tuesday 15th

November – Boys Puberty Information Session 7:00 – 8:30 with Janine

Harfield

• Wednesday 16th

November – Girls Puberty Information Session 7:00 – 8:30 with

Janine Harfield.

• Monday 28th

November – Swimming Program commences

• Friday 9th

December – Swimming Carnival

• Wednesday 7th

December – School Council Meeting

• Monday 12th

December – Grade 6 Graduation

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This week in 1/2 Gove we have been

learning about money in Maths. We made

shops a week ago. We did it with the

Grade1/Preps. We had The Good Paddock,

KFC, IGA, café, book shop, Toyworld, pizza

shop and fruit shop. The preps and 1’s made

an ice-cream shop. We have been very

proud of our shops and we had to count it

up. I got in the thousands.

By Maya and Maddi.

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UNDER 12s

DIVISION 1 & 2 DRAW 2016/2017

07/11/16 ROUND 4 FAMILY SCORING UMPIRE UMPIRE

4.00pm Heat V Lakers O’Dwyer/Petschel Fab Olivia Jordy

4.50pm Fever V Lynx Johnston/Simpson Kellie Macey

5.40pm Wildcats V Mystics Dixon/Pyers Kellie Macey

6.30pm Storm V Allstars Gartlan/O’Dwyer Justin Will G Isaac

14/11/16 ROUND 5 FAMILY SCORING UMPIRE UMPIRE

4.00pm Storm V Wildcats Sam Williamson/Pyers Fab Macey

4.50pm Allstars V Mystics Petschel/Pyers Kellie Will G Jordy

5.40pm Fever V Heat Bentley/Bourke Kellie Olivia Isaac

6.30pm Lynx V Lakers Ball/Dixon Justin Olivia Isaac

10 YEAR

ANNIVERSARY

CELEBRATION

SATURDAY

12 NOVEMBER

10AM–3PM

Come along and celebrate our 10 year Anniversary with us. Membership specials & Prizes to be won on the day!Jumping CastleFace paintingChildren’s obstacle courseChildren’s games and racesBBQ

ZorbGiant inlatablePool Games

Mini Slide10am

Master Class

1pmBoat Race

MixxFM

Live

Broadcast

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Buy toys and gifts to help fundraise for Dimboola Primary School

Fundraising catalogues from 3 different educational suppliers have been sent home with the eldest child from each family. In each of the catalogues you will

find toys suitable for all ages and interests including art and craft, games, puzzles, role play, science, sport, water toys and much more.

What a great way to find those different Christmas presents by scanning

through these catalogues, ordering and then have the items delivered to either school or your own addresses.

By ordering from these catalogues, 20 cents of every dollar will be

donated back to school.

The ordering is easy. Simply fill in the order forms which are inside each catalogue and return them to school. We will collate and send them off to each company. Delivery is prompt and by choosing delivery to school the

charges are lower.

We will finalise orders by Friday November 25th.

Thanks for helping us to fundraise and purchase more toys to play with outside.

Sandra Gove