Newsletter: 9th December 2013 Digilah Street Dunedoo NSW 2844 T: 02 6375 1489 F: 02 6375 1152 E: dunedoo-c.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Dunedoo Central School

to all Parents, Carers, Family & Friends to attend our annual School

Our annual School Award Night is an opportunity to recognise all the students who have worked hard throughout the year to maintain a high level of academic achievement, as well as success in cultural, sporting and other school events throughout the 2013 school year. We look forward to seeing you at Award Night, supporting the students of our school.

Mr. Peter Campbell Principal

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Week 10 Monday 9th December Infants Intensive Swimming (All Week) Tuesday 10th December AWARD Night Thursday 12th December Secondary ACE Reward at Pool Friday 13th December Primary Netball Boys Golf

Week 11—Last week of 2013 Wednesday 18th December LAST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS

Class Class

K Shane Hall Making great progress with his swimming lessons and improvement in Home Reading.

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Erica Stuart Chloe Woodward

Great effort in Swimming Lessons. Great effort in Swimming Lessons.

1 Rebecca Redding Trying hard with her swimming lessons

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Mia Gallagher Trying hard in Reading.

2 Dally Caldwell Trying hard to do neat book work

2 Karly Green Great effort with her speech

3/4 Sigrid Hogden Always giving her best during class

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4

Ally Stoddart Shaun Roach

Good work during Literacy Groups. Great results in weekly spelling tests.

4/5 Jaycob Kelly Improved effort throughout Literacy session this week.

4 5

Charlotte Cluff Cheyenne Smith

Displaying high level comprehen-sion this year in Literacy Groups. Applying herself to Art & Craft.

5/6 Hayden Brydon A positive effort in lessons this week

5 5

Georgia Lane Julia Stuart

Excellent results in Maths test. Excellent results in Maths test.

STUDENT OF THE WEEK MERIT AWARDS

11th December Mia Gallagher Year 1 12th December Sophie Kensit Year 1 14th December Connor Fergusson Year 8 15th December Rachael Sweeney Year 9 15th December Anna Inder Year 12

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TÇw t uxÄtàxw u|Üà{wtç ã|á{ àÉ Virginia Cluff for 6th December

Hello everyone. Once again we are looking forward to our Annual Awards night. The committee, led by Mrs. Cathy Gallagher and Mrs. Donna Lane, have everything in order and ready to go. We hope to see as many parents, Grandparents and Community mem-bers as possible joining us for the evening, as once again we celebrate the many talents of students at Dunedoo Central School. Semester 2 Reports for the Primary School were presented to students last Friday with secondary students receiving their Reports today. Staff have worked very hard to pro-

duce quality Reports which provide detailed information about achievement, areas for development and strategies for improvement. Special thanks needs to go to all staff as well as our behind the scenes people, the Executive and the Office Staff for their supreme effort in getting the reports ready on time. Infants Intensive Swimming finishes this week with students enjoying their time in the pool. It is a fantastic program developed by the teachers and should place students in a good position to progress through the holidays. Thankyou to Mrs. Maria Abbott and her volunteer group of parents and helpers, as well as the year 10 volunteers, who endured the cold days with the warm, without complaint, with the express purpose of showing students safe practise around the pool. The Whole School Staffing Day on Friday, was very successful with all students enjoying a day of fun and learning, whilst meeting the creative & performing arts requirements of the curriculum. Staff thoroughly enjoyed the day with many positive comments about students. I would like to thank Mrs. Elizabeth Abbott and the committee for doing such a fine job with their organisation. Year 10 students participated in Work Experience last week and achieved glowing reports from their work sites. Mrs Belinda Fergusson, who took four students to Sydney to do their Work Experience through the University of NSW’s ASPIRE Program, said the students were fantastic. The ASPIRE program allowed our students to work at NIDA, in the University Gymnasium and at other venues on the University campus and inner Sydney. The descrip-tions at assembly today by students of their various experiences provided a special insight for younger students about the fantastic opportunities available these days. Other experiences by students included working at a Physiotherapist’s, a Civil Engineering firm and the Country Rugby League Head Office in Dubbo. Students who have behaved themselves and done special things to make the school a better place, for all, will cele-brate this week through the ACE awards Celebration Days. Teachers have been compiling the ACE signatures and will acknowledge these extra-special students within the next few days. On Friday night, it was fantastic to be able to acknowledge certain staff and community members, who have added that special extra dimension to our school, at the Cudgegong Learning Community’s Annual Awards Night, in Mudgee. Mrs. Elizabeth Abbott, Mrs. Fiona Taylor and Mrs. Linden Ewin were this years deserved recipients. I’d like to personally thank these ladies for the extra effort they have made to improve the learning outcomes of our students. All students are reminded that normal school continues until Wednesday Week. Enjoy your week! Peter Campbell Principal

Tuesday 17th December at 6.30pm

In the School Library Debutantes, Partners & Parents invited to attend.

REMINDER: Debutantes & Partners payments are now due Any Queries, please contact:

Lisa Christensen on 0428-751 284

What a beautiful day for clowning around! Students and staff had a fabulous day of

juggling, face painting, hula hoops, bubbles and circus games. Congratulations to the students who could walk the tightrope on the ground,

complete the stilt walk and toss a hula hoop over a safety cone. The wind made for some

challenging bubble blowing! Students learned how to use the juggling balls they made and by lunchtime there were so many fantastic clown faces and twirly moustaches. Our afternoon performance “It’s a Mad World” entertained

everyone. Per juggled lawn bowls, spun plates and balanced golf sticks on his chin. Thank you

to everyone for your enthusiastic participation.

WSS Committee

Swimming continues this week for all Infants Children. Thank you to the parents and friends who have come to help us. We will be having a mini Swimming Carnival at the pool on Friday at about 11.20am so the children can show off their new talents. They will also be able to buy “goodies” from the Pool Kiosk on this day. Mrs. M. Abbott Kinder/Year 1: Welcome to Week 10, our last full week of Swimming. The children have really been trying hard and we can notice a difference in their swimming ability and confidence. This week we will continue with Literacy and Numeracy activities ably planned by Miss Kline. This is her last full week and we will miss her enthusiasm and supportive presence in the K/1 classroom. Home readers will be wound up this week so we can do a stocktake. Please check for any lost readers at home. A big thank you to all the parents who have come in each week to hear the children read and to take them through their words. They would not have made the progress they have without your help. Don’t forget Award Night tomorrow night, 10th December. All children receiving awards need to be in full school uniform and at school at 6.45pm. Congratulations to Shane Hall, our student from last week and to Chloe Woodward and Erica Stuart who received Merit Certificates. Mrs. E. Yeo Year 1/2: Welcome to Week 10—the last full week of the year for the children. This week we will continue with our Intensive Swimming Program. Thanks to all our parents and friends who have been helping out. This week Spelling words for both classes will be words about the very first Christmas. In Maths, both classes will be finishing off work from the text books and doing some revision. This will be the last week for Readers. I would like to say a huge THANK YOU, to my Reader Mum’s—Diane Martin, Mel Craggs, Ange Copeland, Belinda Hogden and Sara Fergusson. You have done an amazing job this year. Your support of the students in 1/2 is very much appreciated by myself and the students. I would also like to thank my trusty Teachers Aide’s, Kylie Bennetts and Deb Fitzgerald—I appreciate your help and support. Keep reading and keep smiling. Ps: All Readers and Library Books need to be returned by Friday 13th December. Mrs. M. Abbott

Hello for Week 10 The uniform supplier has informed me that due to them closing for a month over the Christmas period from this Friday, they can NOT guaran-tee that orders will be dispatched before they close. I will be here for 2 days before school starts and will call everyone to let them know when their uniforms have arrived.

CANTEEN ROSTER TERM 4

09/12 Debbie

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11/12 Nick

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13/12 Annette

CANTEEN NEWS

The Slush Puppie promotion has come to a close. The winners were: Prize A -Scooter—Ella Rigby Prize B—Slush Puppie Slurpie Cups—Ella Rigby, Tesharna Smith & Emma Bennetts. Congratulations to you all—It seems Ella has luck on her side, winning Prizes A & B as well as Prize C—Free Slush Pup-pies. Thank you to Annette (3 days) and Donna for your help last week. Don’t forget our Afternoon Tea this Wednesday at 2pm.Jenny Farley

Reports were handed to Primary students on Friday. Don’t forget Award Night on Tuesday. And Netball NSW Clinics on Friday. 3-6 will be swimming for sport this Friday afternoon. I am pleased to announce that the Year 6 Farewell Assembly will be held this Thursday 12th December at 2pm in the school hall. I apologise again for the late notice. The assembly will show some of Year 6’s work this year, and will present awards to students (and teachers). Infants/Primary are making some minor modifications to bell times from next year. The changes have the effect of:

Increasing Face-to-Face teaching time by 5 minutes Bringing Primary Lunch into line with secondary Reducing the length of Primary lunch to reduce behaviour issues Facilitating sharing of specialist staff across Primary/Secondary Facilitating timetabling of Primary RFF Consistent start and finish times to the day Minimising impact on students/staff access to library/computer room

Bus times will not be affected by the changes in bell times. Enjoy your week. Events to come: Award Night—Tuesday 10th December Year 6 Farewell Assembly—Thursday 12th December at 2pm. Netball NSW Clinics—Friday 13th December Enjoy your week Joel Wilson—Assistant Principal Primary

Year 3/4: All students brought home their reports last Friday. I would love to catch up with anyone who would like to discuss their child’s report and his/her progress throughout the year (2 years for Year 4 students). Simply call the front office and book an appointment any time this week or next week. This week in class, we will complete our Science unit, Mini Worlds, with a special look at living and non-living things using microscopes. We will be creating a unique Christmas gift in Art and on Friday we finish our swimming program for Sport. Last week I attended a Maths confer-ence and I am looking forward to trialling new practical and fun activities with Year 3 this week. This week’s news topic is ‘my best memory of Year 3/4 2013’. Have a great week. Mr. B. Kline

Year 4/5: Hello everyone, you should have received your child’s report last Friday. I must congratulate every student on the determined effort they have put into their own learning this year. It has been a pleasure to see all students overcome their personal difficulties whether it be in spelling, reading, writing for a particular purpose, in mathematics problem solving or on the sporting field. WELL DONE!!! This week is a normal school week for all students. We will continue with revision this week in most subjects as well as building our structures and working in our Christmas booklets. This is also the last week of homework for 2013! Lastly, I hope to see you at Award Night tomorrow night here in the D.C.S hall. Please see the wonderful ladies in the front office for further details on start and finish times. Have a great week! Mr. A. Honeysett

Year 5/6: Year 5/6 are cooking with Miss Watson this Wednesday. Cost is $5 and it will be a lot of fun. Year 5,6,7 Literacy Groups will be in the hall this week, to watch Mr Hall’s Literacy students perform the plays they have been working on this term. It is a great way for our students to see what is happening in other classes in the school. Thanks to all Year 6 students and parents who have made a baby photo available for this week’s assembly. I will return them ASAP. Mr. J. Wilson

9am Morning Assembly and Class Begins

9.40am Period 2 10.30am Fitness 10.50am RECESS 11.10am Period 3 12.00pm Period 4 12.40pm LUNCH 1 1.10pm LUNCH 2 1.30pm Period 5 2.20pm Period 6 3.00pm Afternoon Assembly 3.10pm Bus Duty

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Last week all of Year 10 participated in Work Experience in a variety of workplaces and locations. From engineers, electricians, personal trainers, Vet, acting, health, metal fabricating, catering, spray painting, child care to NRL, all students upheld the Dunedoo Central motto of “Our Best Always” by being punctual, well presented and enthusiastic. I was very proud to be a part of UNSW WOW (Week Of Work) where 5 students completed work in Sydney both on campus and within the city using public transport or walking many miles! Congratulations Year 10. Mrs. B. Fergusson

Secondary ACE Reward Afternoon

This Thursday, 12th December 1:30—3:00pm at the pool

Bring your swimmers, towel & entry money!

SCHOOL MAGAZINE The 2013 School Magazine will be available for collection Wednesday, 11th December.

We are now taking pre-orders, so please complete the following slip and return to the front office as soon as possible together with your $10 payment.

——————————————— SCHOOL MAGAZINE

Order Form NAME:______________________________ YEAR:______________ QTY:_______________ TOTAL ENCLOSED: $_________

On Friday 29th November 2013, the Dunedoo Central School Scripture Assembly was held. This assembly included the singing of songs, the re-telling of the Christmas Story and readings from the Bible. I would like to congratulate Jaz Johnston and Emma Gallagher who delivered speeches about whether or not Christmas has lost its true meaning. Jaz disagreed that Christmas has lost its true meaning and made a compelling arugment to support her viewpoint. Emma took the opposite viewpoint. It should be noted that Paige Thomson was originally selected to deliver a speech alongside Jaz, but had to attend the Young Leader’s Day in Sydney on the day of the Scripture Assembly. Paige had taken the time to carefully research the given topic and organise it into a speech. Emma Gallagher was gracious enough to take on the responsibility of reading Paige’s speech on the day. All three girls have been excellent ambassadors for Dunedoo Central School and each has made a valuable contribution to the 2013 Scripture Assembly. Mr. S. Hall

Parents & Community Members are invited to a Half-Day Coffee Course to be held at school this Wednesday 11th December from 1.00pm to 4.00pm. A small cost of $5 will be charged to cover costs. The course will be conducted by a qualified Barista and this is a great opportunity to learn new skills or drag out that Espresso Machine from the back of the cupboard and learn how to use it!! Limited places. Names to the front office by Tuesday 10th December 1.30pm. Thank you

Holiday comes from the concept of keeping Holy Days – observing special events in the Christian

year. These days we also are more aware of Hebrew, Muslim, Buddhist and other Holy Day. As you celebrate Immanuel, God with Us, may you have time to remember that in exchanging gifts, visiting with family and friends, and placing an angel or star on our tree we are remembering that Jesus came so we may have eternal life. Hasn’t the year gone quickly? Too quickly I think! Everyone is settling in for the big break – and I can almost hear parents, carers and supporters battening down the hatches as they prepare for 6 weeks of children underfoot. I loved the long holiday (most of the time). This was the time of year when we did the things we didn’t always have time for – learn to swim school, holiday campouts, relaxing because no one had to be out the door by 8:30 a.m. and visiting family and friends. Have you ever tried to rethink the way you approach these long holidays? Children are on a high – “Christmas is Coming” very soon after school ends, these days. How do you bring the newly liberated people ‘down to earth’ with-out crushing their spirits? It is not easy, and it is worth thinking about before the day of freedom arrives. To distract my girls I tried to work with them outside the normal things. So, they designed Christmas Cards for our extended family, designed wrapping paper from butcher’s paper, paint and glitter; designed coloured string for tying up parcels; and, one year they made felt decorations for the tree. As they grew they have made gingerbread men and a Yule Log. One year they made a stained glass desert using different sorts of juice and gelatine for the panes, and bound it together with a chocolate mousse acting as the joining lead. Anything to use up the energy they had. If we had to travel, we tried to forward plan some activities for the car – songs and games. I spy was always a great hit, and as the girls aged, so did the way we played the game; number plates or car colour or types—funny how there are differing views on what constitutes a truck or a ute!! One of the things about Christmas the children have to deal with is the competition of ”What I’m going to get” that seems to happen. May I suggest that you limit their dreams to possibility, and responsibility? Santa may be gener-ous, but I am sure he has to cope with an ever tightening budget in this day and age, especially considering the growing number of children in the world. My tips for a less stress filled Christmas is to relax, pick your fights with the children to those worth worrying about, keep it low key and be aware that children handle Christmas and holidays in a very different way to adults. Christ-mas is a celebration of hope and joy but it can be (sadly) a time of great sadness and violence. The Reverend Beth Bowman Chaplain

Join us for CHRISTMAS CAROLS

Sunday 15th December At 6.00pm

All community members welcome

SECONDARY BOOKS & EQUIPMENT CHECKLIST    

 

 

 

SUBJECT EQUIPMENT

English 180 page A4 book plus display folder

Mathematics 3 x 96 page A4 book plus display folder

Science 2 x 96 page A4 book plus display folder

PDHPE 128 page A4 book

Geography 128 page A4 book

History 128 page A4 book plus display folder

Technology (TAS) Display folder

Music 48 page A4 book plus display folder

LOTE 128 page A4

YEAR 7 YEAR 8 SUBJECT EQUIPMENT

English 180 page A4 book plus display folder

Mathematics 3 x 96 page A4 book plus display folder

Science 2 x 96 page A4 book plus display folder

PDHPE 1 x 96 A4 page book

Geography 128 page A4 book

History 128 page A4 book plus display folder

Technology (TAS) Display folder

Art Art book @ school $5

Radio 64 page A4 book plus display folder

YEAR 9 SUBJECT EQUIPMENT

English 180 page A4 book plus display folder Mathematics 3 x 96 page A4 book plus display

folder

Science 96 page A4 book plus display folder PDHPE 96 A4 page book Geography 128 page A4 book History 128 page A4 book plus display folder Music 48 page A4 book plus display

folder Food Technology (Elective)

96 page A4 book plus display folder,

Industrial Technology Display folder, 200 Blank Page

Agriculture (Elective) 96 page book plus display folder Textiles Technology 96 page book plus display folder PASS 96 page book plus display folder

YEAR 10 SUBJECT EQUIPMENT

English 180 page A4 book plus display folder

Mathematics 3 x 96 page A4 book plus display folder

Science 96 page A4 book

PDHPE 96 page A4 book

Geography 128 page A4 book

History 128 page A4 book plus display folder

Food Technology (Elective)

96 page A4 book

Industrial Technology (Elective)

Display folder , 200 Blank Page Drawing Book

Agriculture (Elective) 96 page A4 book plus display folder

Music (Elective) 48 page A4 book plus display folder

Work Education 48 page A4 book & laptop all lessons

Year 11 (Preliminary) SUBJECT EQUIPMENT

English (Advanced & Standard) 128 page A4 book

Mathematics 3 x 96 page A4 book plus display folder

Primary Industries 64 page A4 book plus display folder CAFS 96 page A4 book

Food Technology 96 page A4 book

Design & Technology Display folder, 200 Blank Page Drawing Book

Agriculture 128 page A4 book plus display folder Metals & Engineering - Biology 96 page A4 book plus display folder

Modern History 128 page A4 book

PDHPE 128 page A4 book

Hospitality 96 page A4 book plus display folder

Music 128 page A4 book

STANDARD EQUIPMENT 

Pens (blue, black & red)

Colouring pencils

Pencil case

Lead pencil

Ruler

Eraser

Casio scientific calculator

Geometry set

Glue

USB (thumb‐drive)

Scissors

PLEASE ENSURE YOU BUY A4 BOOKS

DUNEDOO TOUCH : A/B Grade 11th December Final Games for 2013

Round 1 A –GRADE REFEREES B –GRADE REFEREES

6.00pm Pumped up Kiks V Rocket’s Rebels Tom Besgrove, Dan

Lane, Kate Gallagher DRH V Sullivans Ashley Johnstone, Sam Foran, Jacob Potbury

6.45pm Touchables V Bezzy’s Bulldogs Adam Honeysett,

Chris Bush, Rachel Fitzgerald

Touch Ups V Parasites Chad Stanford, Kerrin O’Malley, Taylah Watton Hogden

BBQ Duty: Parasites (1st game); Sullivans (2nd game)

SCHOOL HOLIDAY JUNIOR CHESS TOURNAMENT

IN ORANGE

WHERE: St Barnabas Anglican Church Parish Hall Corner Dora and McLachlan Streets East Orange WHEN: Thursday 23rd January 2014 TIME: 9:45 am to 3:30pm ENTRY FEE: $10 [$5 for additional family member] PRIZES: Trophies for 1st, 2nd & 3rd

in Under 18 and Under 12 REGISTER BY: 21st January 2014 latest by contacting one of

the following Junior Chess Coordinators:

1. Alexander Aich Ph 6884 4561 alexander.aich@gmail.com 2. Joe Cummins Ph 6362 6882 heather.cummins@optusnet.com.au

WHAT TO BRING: Your own lunch [soft drinks and bottled water

for sale] You don’t have to be good, this is a fun tournament. But a knowledge of the rules is required. The games will be timed with chess clocks. Don’t worry if you have never played with clocks. You’ll be told how they work. The results will be sent to the NSW Junior Chess League for ratings.

Chess the clever sport

SWIMMING CLUB

SWIMMING CARNIVAL will be held on Saturday 21st December and we will be calling for helpers on the day, so please, if you can help, please put your name on the list at Time Trials. Our Raffle will be a Hamper so we are asking all families to donate an item to it. The tub is in the clubhouse. When putting your entries in for the carnival, you will have to use a multi entry card which you can get from the clubhouse. SWIMMING TRAINING this week Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday as per usual. CLUB MEETING—Our final meeting for the year will be held at the Sports Club on Monday 16th December at 7.30pm.

Till next week Safe swimming everyone!

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On Saturday night, the Sports Club Hosted the annual Dunedoo Sporting Awards for 2013. Congratulations to the following people: Senior Sports Person Chantell Greaves Senior Sports Team Mens Bowls Pairs—Lex Edmed & Paul Besgrove Junior Sports Person 12yrs & Under Gemma Stuart Junior Sports Team 12yrs & Under St. Michael’s Swimming Relay Contribution to Sport Rosie Stuart Volunteer Mick Large If anyone would like to see a program, please contact Jess Ewin at the school office.

2013 DUNEDOO SPORT-