Principal’s Report ~ Milly Stone

Welcome Kindergarten Our Kindergarten children started school on Monday and they have settled in so well. What a great start to their schooling.

Invoices for Term 1 These will go home with the children tomorrow. Please read the invoices thoroughly and note when payment is due for activities. If payment is not received by the due date, children will not be able to attend that activity. No exceptions can be made.

Parent Information Night A special invitation will be sent home today indicating session times. This will also be uploaded to the website and is included in this newsletter on page 5.

Leadership Camp Our Captains and Vice Captains are attending a leadership camp this week. It is a great opportunity for them to develop their leadership skills. See you on Friday.

PBEL Positive Behaviour for Engaging Learners Today, an attachment with the newsletter explains PBEL. It is part of our student welfare policy. It explains our reward system and our system when children do not comply with the policy. Please keep this in a handy place for reference throughout the year. Each month the focus for the month will also be included in the newsletter. This month it is the bus area.

DATES

TO

REMEMBER

THIS WEEK

AT DURAL

FRI 9 FEB Enviromentors

MON 12 FEB

TUE 13 FEB

WED 14 FEB 7:45am

Beginners Band

THU 15 FEB 7:45am

Senior Band

FRI 16 FEB

Dural Public School

Newsletter

8th February 2018 ~ TERM 1, WEEK 2 622 Old Northern Rd, DURAL NSW 2158 Email: dural-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Phone: 9651 1164 Fax: 9651 4172 Webpage: http://www.duralpublicschool.com.au

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The Dural Diamonds Respect Responsibility Success

Congratulations

to our Diamond Pin Students BLUE RED GREEN

Jamie T 6H

Jessie M 6H

Alea H 6H

PINK ORANGE YELLOW

WHITE DOUBLE BLUE DOUBLE RED

DOUBLE

GREEN

DOUBLE

ORANGE

DOUBLE

YELLOW

String Ensemble 2018 This year we will again be forming a String

Ensemble. The group will be tutored and guided

by Miss Cassandra de Bona (University of

Sydney student and former OC student of

Dural). The session time is Wednesday

afternoons 3:30-4:30pm in the ICT room

starting in week 3 (there is a small term fee

involved). The string ensemble will be playing

at the Acacia concert at the Sydney Opera House

in May this year. Please contact Mrs

Heinrichson if you are interested in your child

being a part of this ensemble. Places are limited.

The Year 6 'Class of 2018' Jacket The Year 6 'Class of 2018' baseball style jacket

with zip front will be available to our Year 6

students as a practical part of their uniform

whilst also being a special memento of all their

friends. The jacket will be printed on the front

and the full size print of all the students’ names

on the back; in a design that the students vote for

as a whole. The cost of the navy blue and sky

baseball jacket with school crest, design and

names is $52.

If you would like to purchase the Year 6 'Class

of 2018' jacket please return the order form and

payment with the Term 1 invoice by Friday

26th February, 2018. No orders can be put in

after this date.

The Year 6 Engraved Brick Facing This year we are getting in early with our brick

facings! $35 entitles your child to have their

name engraved into a brick facing as a lasting

record of their time at Dural PS. The brick

facing will be permanently installed on the wall

of the hall. Check out last year’s brick facings

on the hall wall to see what they will look like.

We anticipate this to be a very formal and

lasting memory of your child’s time at Dural.

You will have ONE opportunity to be involved.

Whilst this is optional it would be terrific if

every Year 6 student could participate by

purchasing an engraved brick face.

The note is in the Term 1 invoice and

permission and money is due by Friday 26th

February, 2018.

Beecroft Zone Cricket Trial The Zone Convenor is looking for nominations

from:

*Boys in year 5 and 6 who play

Representative Cricket or are in a very

high Grade Cricket team

* Are not average players.

* Possess a very high level of skills and

understanding of cricket

If your child fits the above criteria please

send them to Mr Field before Thursday 15th

February.

Beecroft Zone AFL Trails The Zone trial convenor is asking for

nominations from students who are:

- Boys in year 5 and 6

- Must play AFL at a high level

If your child meets the above criteria please

send them to Mr Field by Thursday 15th

February.

The Year 5 Point Wolstoncroft Camp

The note for the Year 5 Point Wolstoncroft camp went out this week. It is a wonderful

experience for our Year 5 students. It involves environmental education using the natural

environment of the camp, social education and a wide variety of recreation activities. Students

benefit enormously from the camp and return with new knowledge and skills. There is a lot

to organise:

Medical and Consent Forms: Parents are required to fill in the “NSW Office of Sport and

Recreation” Medical and Consent form ONLINE for their child. It must be completed by

Monday 19th February, 2018. You will need the following details:

Web address:

www.sportandrecreation.nsw.gov.au/facilities/medicalandconsentform

Booking Number: 516257

Booking Start date: 19/03/18

Booking Venue: Point Wolstoncroft Sport and Recreation Centre

Dural Public School Travel Consent, DVD Consent and Code of Conduct

forms: Please fill these out and return to the office by 19th February, 2018. If

you wish to talk about any matter please phone Mrs Heinrichson at school on

9651 1164.

Some Photos from last year

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A big Welcome to OOSH 2018!

Well another year has started and Dural OOSH has quite a few kindy children starting in the next couple of weeks. To ensure their safety, our friendly educators will pick up your children from their classrooms and show them the way to OOSH. We will be picking up the children for the entire two weeks the kindy children finish school early. When they arrive at OOSH, they will be given afternoon tea before the other children arrive.

Kindy parents, please note that breakfast and afternoon teas are fully catered for by our catering company – Tuckshop, so your children will be well fed after a busy day. Please make sure that your child does not bring food (breakfast or uneaten lunches) to the centre due to other children with allergies.

If you haven’t already booked your child into OOSH and need Before or After School Care, please contact our office on 9653 9331 and someone will be able to help you.

It’s a wrap – Summer Vacation Care was a huge success with the centre having record numbers attending. Here is a snapshot of some great things we did.

CANTEEN The Canteen is back in full swing. We had our first

Kindy customers yesterday - so cute!

We have introduced 2 new lunchtime meals, supplied

by Georgie Baker -

Italian Meatballs (with Penne Pasta) - $4.50

Singapore Noodles (Gluten Free) - $4.00

Give them a try, as they are yummy!

We are still in desperate need for volunteers this

year. If you can help out, please contact us at

duralcanteennews@gmail.com or leave your contact

details at the school office.

Rostered this week are:

FRIDAY 9TH FEB (SHELLEY)

1) ROSA VOTANO

2) NARELLE DEARDEN

3) MELISSA FRASER

MONDAY 12TH FEB (TRUDI)

1) JEN OWEN

2) KELLY ZILLMAN (from 11am)

WEDNESDAY 14TH FEB (TRUDI)

1) KAREN LIDDELL

2) SELINA MATE

FRIDAY 16TH FEB (SHELLEY)

1) PHILLIPA POLLOCK

2) NEED HELPER

3) NEED HELPER

Thanks to all our returning volunteers and to the new

parent helpers joining us this year.

Trudi & Shelley

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