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Relieving Principal: Leah Keough Tel: 6657 2097 Fax: 6657 2430 Email: dorrigo-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: www.dorrigo-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Dorrigo Public School Hickory Street

DORRIGO NSW 2453

Issue 302 – Term 3 – Week 2 Monday 27 July, 2020

A message from Mrs Keough, On Friday I had the privilege of inducting our Class Leaders for Semester 2. Congratulations to Kobe, Charlie, Sebastian, Ellie, Benjiman, Sylvie, Hanna and Max. I have included photos of the children receiving their badges in today's newsletter. As we prepare for the full implementation of Positive Behavior for Learning it is now time for us to decide on a school mascot. Traditionally schools choose an animal from their local context. We are seeking ideas and suggestions from our school community on what our mascot could be and why, through a short 1 question survey. Some background information to help guide your thinking: Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) is being implemented at our school to support the learning and wellbeing of all students. This is a whole school approach for creating a positive, safe and supportive school climate in which students can learn and develop. Our PBL Core Values are:

- Respect - Responsibility - Excellence

Our School Motto is: Strive for Excellence The survey question can be found online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7VFNV7X or alternatively, a handwritten idea can be sent into the school office. I look forward to your responses. Thank you to Marshall Kellett for his generous donation of $212 to the school. Marshall had started to fundraise for his trip to Bathurst for the PSSA State Trials for Cricket which now cannot go ahead due to COVID restrictions. We'll be sure to purchase something special with this money and hope Marshall has the opportunity to attend the trials in the future. Next week we'll be celebrating Education Week. We're looking forward to our planned ‘Learning Together’ and Crazy Hair Day next Friday. Keeping in Touch, Leah Keough Relieving Principal

Canteen Week 2 Wed 29/7 Ashleigh Martin Fri 31/7 Michele Kellett Week 3 Wed 5/8 Ayla Verrall, Robin Burley, Natalie Marks Fri 7/8 Renae Connell

Weekly Awards Congratulations to the following students who were awarded merit certificates on Friday 3 July 2020.

K/1 James Beaumont Reuben Carter 1/2 Sebastian Briggs Weston McCarthy 3/4 Finn Frederiksen Makayla Connell 5/6 Lacey Gibson Ashton Ward

Parent-Teacher Interviews Due to Covid 19 restrictions we are offering to hold interview appointments by phone or face-to-face. To minimise visitors to the school we will conduct the interviews in the School Counsellor’s office, with a morning and afternoon session available for each class. Parent-Teacher interviews will be conducted during Week 5. Please indicate your preferred time and method (ie by phone or person) and return the attached booking sheet to the school office as soon as possible. We will notify you of your interview time. We would encourage all parents to take this opportunity to discuss your child’s progress. If you are unable to commit to an appointment with your child’s teacher on either of the scheduled dates please contact the school office, 66572097, so that a mutually convenient appointment time can be

Term 3

Week 2 Thurs 30/7 Gymnastics

Week 3 Education Week Fri 7/8 Crazy Hair Day Learning Together Day

Issue 302 Term 3 Week Monday 27 July, 2020

Great Play Awards Well Done to Siaan Winter and Bryce Young who were winners of the Great Play Award which is sponsored by our P&C. Thank you to the P&C for their support of this award.

Gymnastics This week we see the commencement of Gymnastics lessons for all classes. Lessons will take place in the school hall under the guidance of Coach Steffi and the class teachers.

Interest Groups This week we begin a modified version of Interest Groups. All students, K-6 will take part in Interest Groups on Tuesday afternoons. The activities will be rotated every 4 weeks and will include STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths), Creative Arts, clay work, photography projects, string art, mosaics and coding.

Class Leaders – Semester 2 Congratulations to our Class Leaders who were inducted at our assembly on Friday 24 July. K/1 Charlie Soper Kobe Supple 1/2 Ellie Keough Sebastian Wilkinson 3/4 Sylvie Creenaune Benjiman Tarran 5/6 Hanna Foster Max Stevens-Reidy We thank our S1 Leaders who have worked so well during Semester 1.

Class Leaders K/1

Class Leader 5/6

Class Leaders 1/2

Class Leaders 3/4

Issue 302 Term 3 Week Monday 27 July, 2020

Josephine and Bailey – winners of the Reading Raffle Week 1 Term 3

NERAM Online Exhibition and Awards Presentation for the 2020 University of New England School Art Acquisitive Prize. The online exhibition of the finalists will be able to be viewed on NERAM’s website from 4pm on Friday 31 July. You can access the exhibition by visiting www.neram.com.au and navigating to the Creative Learning dropdown menu where you will see an option for UNESAP 2020. On the UNESAP 2020 webpage at 5pm on Friday 31 July, there will be a video announcing the recipients of this Year’s awards. The 2020 judge is Walcha artist Paula Jenkins and the video announcement will be made by NERAM Director Rachael Parsons. Congratulations to Hanna Foster, Makayla Connell, Molly Welsh and Harper Tompkins who each had their artwork entry chosen for the exhibition. Good luck!

Sebastian – recent winner of the Reading Raffle

Issue 302 Term 3 Week Monday 27 July, 2020

Dorothea Mackellar Visual Arts Stage 3 students are exploring Australian poetry written by Dorothea Mackellar. Students listened to and responded to her poem ‘My Country’. This visual arts activity is inspired by her poetry and our Australian landscape.

Justyce Toby

Fred

Layla

Caitlyn

Josephine

Zac