Term 4 2015 No. 31 Friday 23rd October, 2015. Current Focus: “Reliability”

Daylesford Primary School Newsletter Vincent Street (P O Box 20) Daylesford, 3460 Ph: (03) 5348 2480 Fax: (03) 5348 3958 Website http://www.daylesps.vic.edu.au

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Current Focus

Reliability (Honesty and Trustworthy)

Do you like to help out? Can other people rely on you/depend on you? Do you keep your promises and stand by others who may be in need? These are some important qualities to have. People appreciate others for many reasons particularly if they know they can be relied upon to: lend a hand, give advice, look after pets when neighbours are away on holiday, complete a task at school and be supportive of them. It’s important to know that there are people in our lives who we can rely on: at home, at school or in the community. We can support others at play, while we work but sometimes it is the help that we give when it is least expected that means the most! Knowing that we can be relied upon has a twofold effect: helping others can make us feel good about ourselves too. Being reliable demonstrates that we have many of the following characteristics and qualities. We are:

• dependable and can be relied upon in most situations

• certain about what we can do and prepared to have-a-go

• constant for people and will persist in our efforts to help others

• genuinely interested in the welfare of both ourselves and others

• trustworthy

David Garner.

DAYLESFORD JUNIOR MASKED BALL

BLUE LIGHT DISCO

Where: Daylesford Town hall

When: FRIDAY 23RD OCTOBER 2015 Time: 6.00pm to 9.00pm Who: Grade Prep – Grade 6 Theme: Masked Ball Cost: $5 per student (parents/carers free) Door Prizes. Fully Supervised. Students WILL NOT BE PERMITTED OUTSIDE UNTIL COLLECTED BY PARENT/GUARDIAN. (MAKE SURE MUMS/DADS KNOWS THIS GUYS) “DJ WILL” has heaps of new and old tracks so come and have a blast. Any Questions ring Wally 03 5345 2220

Be Respectful, Be a Responsible Learner, Be Honest and Trustworthy Be Caring and Compassionate, Be a Good Citizen

DIARY DATES

OCTOBER

Fri 23rd

*Primary School kids Masked Ball Blue Light Disco

*Earth Ed Incursion, 45B, 56C, 56M & 56P (no SRI for these grades)

Sat 24th *Festa Parade and Concert

(10am-12pm) *Pinocchio awards

Sun 25th

Lantern Parade.

Tues 27th 6.30pm School Council Meeting.

Thurs 29th 5.15-6.45pm Cybersafety Session

for ALL parents of DPS in the OLC.

NOVEMBER

Tues 3rd

MELBOURNE CUP HOLIDAY

Wed 11th 2016 Prep Transition Morning

Wed 18th

PUPIL FREE DAY 2016 Prep Transition Morning

Wed 25th 2016 Prep Transition Morning

Fri 27

th Library closes. All books back by

today please. No more library classes or borrowing for 2015.

Fri 27th- Fri 11

th Dec P-2 Swimming Program

DECEMBER

Thursday 10 5/6 Presentation Evening Daylesford Town Hall

Monday 14 Gr 6 Celebration Evening DPS Gym

Term Dates 2015

TERM 4 5th October -17

thDecember

Office Hours : 8.30am to 4.00pm

Students’ School Banking Day : Fridays

Term 4 2015 No. 31 Friday 23rd October, 2015. Current Focus: “Reliability”

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

• Welcome

• Regional Athletics

• Swiss Italian Festa

• 2016 Prep Transition

• Dry conditions & KG

• Parent Requests for 2016 class lists

Welcome to two new students, Leir 4/5B & Taylor

3/4K and welcome back Mila 4/5B.

Our students who competed in the Regional Athletics

last Friday did a great job. James jumped well in the

TJ placing 3rd

a Bronze medal. Three students placed

in the top two and advance through to the State

Finals in Melbourne next week. Congratulations to

Mackenzie 2nd

800m, Charlotte 1st

800m and

Sebastian 1st

in 100m and 2nd

in 200m.We are very

proud of your achievements. Good luck next week.

We are looking forward to the Swiss Italian Festa

activities this weekend. Some amazing masks were

completed during Family groups and preparations for

the Parade on Saturday have been completed. Look

forward to seeing you on Saturday morning at the

Parade.

2016 Prep transition letters were posted this week,

with a letter of welcome from our grade 5 students.

We are looking forward to meeting our new Preps

starting Wednesday 11th

November.

Very dry conditions throughout Spring, combined

with the predicted hot summer has lead us to make a

decision about our garden planting. It has been

decided that no new planting will take place

throughout Spring or Summer to avoid the challenge

that this coming summer will present. Planting will

resume in Autumn. We will however still need our KG

volunteers supporting the program as there is still

much to be done in the garden such as mulching,

planting of the Indigenous garden bed, looking after

our current crops etc.

Finally, parents wishing to have some input into the

make-up of next year’s class lists are invited to put in

writing their requests. This offer is open for the next

few weeks. The closing date is Friday 13th

November.

A reminder that Wednesday 18th

November is a Pupil

Free day to allow staff to put planning in place for

2016.

Peter Burke.

SWISS – ITALIAN FESTA

The Swiss – Italian festa is on again!!!

All children and families are invited and encouraged to participate in the GRAND PARADE on this SATURDAY, 24

th

October. We will meet outside the Savoia Hotel, in Hepburn Springs

at 10.00-10.15 am . You can’t miss us!! We will have banners, puppets and flags. Please come along and assist

in carrying these. Children can wear their masks or anything festive or bright.

The parade will finish in the Reserve, outside the Soundshell.

OUR GRADE 2 CLASSES will be performing after the parade.

Please come along and support your school and your community.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Signora Trudi

Swiss Italian Festa 2015

Lantern Parade. Twilight parade winding through the bush to the

site of the spectacular fireworks.

WHEN: Sunday 25th October WHERE: Assemble in Tenth street near Cosy Corner Café and Walk to the Mineral springs reserve. PARKING: Please park in Main Rd, Hepburn Springs. Parking in the Hepburn Bathhouse Car park is limited from 4pm. Bring along $1.00 to buy a battery tea light candle.

We hope you can come to the Swiss Italian Festa Lantern Parade and if you come, we hope you have a great time! By Alex Dales and Masha Milosh

Term 4 2015 No. 31 Friday 23rd October, 2015. Current Focus: “Reliability”

2015 Swiss & Italian Festa Winners Children’s Landscape Exhibition

Pre-School: Winner – Millicent Riley-Fox (DCCC) Special Mention – Sebastian Riley-Fox (DCCC)

Prep: Winner – Mimi Vekic (DPS) Special Mention – Chad Torrence (DPS)

Grade 1: Winner – Tate Koleski (DPS) Special Mention – Amelia Seidler (DPS)

Grade 2: Winner – Dylan Gledhill (DPS) Special Mention – Stan Meadows (DPS)

Grade 3&4: Winner – Kate Lewis (Yandoit) Special Mention – Desi Leunig (HPS)

Grade 5&6: Winner – Billy Crooks (DPS) Special Mention – Keaton Dickenson-Bray (DPS)

2015 Swiss & Italian Festa Winners Pinocchio Art Competition

Prep: Winner – Byron Plousi (Yandoit PS) Special Mention – Nekoda Pattinson (DPS)

Grade 1: Winner – Rael Bartlett (St Michaels PS) Special Mention – Zoe Aspland (HPS)

Grade 2: Winner – Orla Syme (DPS) Special Mention – Jessie Quinn (St Michaels PS)

Grade 3: Winner – Suzanne Hall (HPS) Special Mention – Sam Pryse (HPS)

Grade 4: Winner – Jessica Vandenberg (DPS) Special Mention – Nathaniel Lowe (HPS)

Grade 5: Winner – Kial Kreun (DPS) Special Mention – Keylah Walker (DPS)

Grade 6: Winner – Bella Jack (DPS) Special Mention – Cassie Blanks (Newlyn PS)

Regional Sports Report

Last Friday nine students attended the regional Sports Event at Llanberris. These students: Sean Naylor, Griffin Harwood, Ani Wade, Sebastian Streat, Charlotte Streat, James Childs, Josiah Pattinson, McKenzie Downing and Demi Henderson all represented the school at the event. A big congratulations to these students on achieving this level of athletics.

A further congratulations go to James Childs on coming third in his triple Jump event and also to Charlotte and Sebastian Streat along with McKenzie Downing on progressing through to the state level which is being held at Albert Park in Melbourne this coming Friday. We all wish you the very best.

Well done to all the students again.

Andrew Kiellerup

CYBERSAFETY SESSIONS As the prevalence of social media increases it is of great importance children learn how to do this in the

safest manner possible. As detailed in the letter sent home to all families this

week, to support parents we have arranged for Victorian Police Youth Resource Officer, Snr Constable Des Hudson to deliver a cybersaferty session to ALL

Parents of Daylesford Primary School on Thursday 29th October, from 5.15-6.45pm in the OLC. Please

note: this is a parent-focussed session and not designed for children to attend.

(A separate morning session on Thurs 22 Oct will be held just for all Year 5 & 6 students)

PARENT/CARER VOLUNTEERS TERM 4 2014

FRIDAY SICK BAY WASHING BANKING 23

rd Oct. Claire/Peter D.Onghia Maia Irell

30th Oct. Sam Mrsic June Cooper

6th Nov. Kathryn Earley Maia Irell

13th Nov. KirstenWilken June Cooper

20th Nov. Maria Hajisava-Wade Maia Irell

27th Nov. Catherine Meadows June Cooper

4th

Dec Samantha Harris Maia Irell

11th Dec Fiona Torrance June Cooper

18th

December - End of Term – No Banking

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CANTEEN DUTY Weds 28

th Oct Shayna Ogden

Thurs 29th Oct Jodie Hawkins

Fri 30th Oct Leah Schuter, Natalie Hardy

Available via the Canteen – order through your lunch order OR directly through the Canteen. Available only in Black with blue trim.

CANTEEN - HELP ALWAYS NEEDED Please contact our Canteen Manager, Bev Adkins, on

5348 1839 or 0423 357 191 if you can assist. Thank you

PIZZA SAUCE IS NOW USED IN OUR FOCACCIAS - NO NUTS

STUDENT / COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

DAYLESFORD JUNIOR TENNIS Junior tennis on the beautiful grass courts at West St Daylesford

started on Saturday 17 October. All school aged players are

welcome including juniors who are new to tennis and would like

to try it out. Competition tennis begins at 9.15am for juniors

with some experience. Beginner players can enjoy skill

development and fun activities with a one hour session

commencing at 10.00am (all equipment provided). Any

interested players should just come along to either session. For

information, registration forms and membership details check

out the web site

www.daylesfordtennis.com<http://www.daylesfordtennis.com

For any enquiries please call Vicki Horrigan 5348 3894

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Term 4 2015 No. 31 Friday 23rd October, 2015. Current Focus: “Reliability”

BASKETBALL Daylesford Springers Basketball Association is looking

for players of all ages for the summer season (mid October to March). No previous basketball experience

required. Tuesday night at the ARC (juniors from 4.30pm & seniors from 6.30pm).

For further information please email Carson White at springersbasketball@gmail.com or 0408 518 704.

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Weekly classes for children, teens and adults,

all things circus, call 0477499342 for details

or see www.sprungcircus.net

FREE

DELACOMBE COMMUNITY HUB DEPT. OF JUSTICE INFORMATION SESSION

(Births, Deaths and Marriages, Spotting a scam, right to a

refund) Friday 30

th October 2015, 9:30am – 11:30am

Delacombe Community Hub,

16 Nandiriog Dr Delacombe

KELLY MINI SPORTS Creating a life long love of sports for kids 1-5 yrs. 45 min. sessions, indoors, non competitive, emphasis on

team work and team uniform.

Mini Sporters: 2. yo 2.5 y.o. Big Sporters: 2.5 to 3.5 y.o. Giant Sporters: 3.5 to 5 y.o.

(Will be held at Daylesford Primary School Gym,

Saturdays, dates and time to be confirmed). If interested please ring 0403 908 854, or (03) 9384 2204.

www.kellyminisports.com.au.

Email: enquiry@kellyminisports.com.au

We wish to thank the following businesses, who We wish to thank the following businesses, who We wish to thank the following businesses, who We wish to thank the following businesses, who

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"Whether it be for sale or rental purposes, please contact Stockdale & Leggo Daylesford for all your selling and rental

needs". S & L Daylesford have been operating for the last 28 years in Daylesford and we know Real Estate!!! For a free

market appraisal, please give us a call on 5348 2766. (Major sponsor for the Daylesford Primary School)

51 Vincent St., Daylesford, Ph: 5348 2766, Fax 5348 1162. www.stockdaleleggo.com.au/daylesford.

Tessa Ambrose, Planning Consultant PO Box 88, Clunes, VIC 3370. 0401 864 346

Central Vic Planning Consultants will be supporting

the Fresh Fruit Friday for September/October

DAYLESFORD

Coles will be supporting the Fresh Fruit Friday

for the month of November.