Newsletter

James St Dunoon 2480

T 0266895208

E dunoon-p .school @det.nsw.edu.au

W www.dunoon-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Friendship & Learning Tuesday 5 November 2019 Term 4 - Week 4

Every student is known, valued and cared for in our school

TERM 4

Kinder 2020 Orientation Days 9.00-11.30am

This Thursday and next Thursday

Wed 20-Sun 24 Nov Schools Spectacular (selected students)

Tues 26 Nov Yr 6 Transition Day @‘The Rivers’

Thurs 28-29 Nov Year 5/6 Camp

Tues 3 Dec Yr 6 Transition Day @‘The Rivers’

Wed 4 Dec Year 6 Farewell

Thurs 12 Dec Concert

Wed 18 Dec Last day of term

Before School Care We are seeking expressions of interest from families who may be keen to have a Before School Care Service program at our school. As you know, we currently have After School Care which many children enjoy. Possible hours of operation could be 7.15am – 8.45am. The session fee cost for a permanent booking would be $17 (before the Child Care Subsidy). The session fee cost for a casual booking would be $19 (before Child Care Subsidy). We would need 8-10 students to make this via-ble. If this may be of interest to your family, please contact Genevieve or the school: ph: 66895208 Email: genevieve.slocombe@det.nsw.edu.au

Enrolments 2020 Our anticipated enrolment figure for next year

is 83. We need 78 students to maintain our

four permanent classroom teachers so this

enrolment figure is very positive! I will provide

advice about our classroom teachers and

structures later in the year. Thank you

For student safety, please notify the

office about any changes in afternoon

pickup/transport arrangements for

your child.

Thank you

Cultural Visit

Last Tuesday we were very lucky to have a visit from 22

Japanese students, who are currently studying English and

Global Studies at SCU. They loved interacting with our

students and seeing our beautiful school. It was a great

experience to find out more about Japanese culture first

hand!

Year 5/6 News

Year 5/6 students have been busy doing numerous projects this term. We are very excited this term to be working on a visual liter-

acy unit. We will are writing a script, filming and learning about film techniques and producing a short film. We are very excited to

share our films with the rest of the school when completed and looking forward to our academy awards!

We are also engaged in a Science unit, designing and making a mechanical pollinator. This will be done across all stages. If you have

any ‘junk’ that could be used for this it would be very appreciated. We will model this on the book, ‘Mechanica.’

Our Lego team made us very proud at the Lego League competition last weekend. They performed beautifully and showed how

Dunoon students are great collaborators and performers. Their performance was very entertaining and they showed an amazing

depth of knowledge when questioned about environmental science issues and ethical issues. Their robot gained 175 points—a

wonderful achievement.

Our very eagerly anticipated camp is also coming up shortly. We’re getting ready for Camp Koinonia! Students have designed

their own budgets and meals and chosen some excellent activities. We will be canoeing, paddle boarding, playing laser tag and

swinging in the chapel.

Family support at Lego League Having fun while getting the job done!

Perfect role models of collaboration and citizenship

Robot challenge table

Congratulations!

Term 4 Week 3 Awards

Student of the Week

K/1 Olive

1/2 Amala

3/4 Indigo

5/6 Wynn

Merit Awards

K/1 Oriel, Robert, Layla

1/2 Autumn, Kiri, Jesse

3/4 Sarina, Oscar, Felix

5/6 Bowie, Ben, Iris

Aussie of the Month

Lucy, Cooper, Evie, Alannah

Donations Wanted!

If anyone has any fabric we could use as head-

bands and costumes for an African Performing

Arts item, it would be very appreciated! Any-

thing in reds, browns, yellows or anything you

think reminds you of Africa would be very

gratefully accepted! Also, if anyone has any

Madonna microphones we could borrow, or a

cat ‘onesie’, that would be wonderful.

Many thanks, Kim

Many Happy

Returns this week

to Theo & Abby

Collaborating on a film script

Working well as a team

Perfect examples of friendship and learning

SUSHI TUESDAY IS BACK!

$3.50 ea

Have your Sushi orders in at

the office by 3PM Monday

afternoon for a delicious sushi

roll lunch on Tuesday.

Mini Soy/Ginger-10 cents

Mayonnaise- 25 cents

Dunoon Public School will have a stall at the Modanville Public School Communi-

ty Garage Sale, selling the books that were left over from the Dunoon Spring

Fair.

If you can help at the stall for some of the day, please contact Melissa on

0415383755

or melissa_kervella@hotmail.com

Thank you

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