Issue No: 15 4th June 2015

THE DORSET EDITION INSPIRE ACHIEVE SUCCEED

From the Principal’s Desk Rescorla Avenue, Croydon 3136 phone: 9725 5038 www.dorsetps.vic.edu.au dorset.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Diary Dates

June

Fri 5th Special Assembly John Jacobs

NO Grade 5/6 Interschool Sports

Mon 8th Queen’s Birthday (Public Holiday)

9th - 11th Revolution Week (French)

Wed 10th Revolution Dress Up Day

Fri 12th Reports to come home

Sun 14th 10am - 2pm Working Bee

15th - 19th Parent Teacher Interviews

Wed 17th Responsible Pet Ownership Program Preps, Grade 1’s & Grade 2’s

Fri 19th Grade 3 & 4 Sovereign Hill Excursion

Fri 26th Disco

End of Term 2

End of Term 2 Friday 26th June Early Dismissal

2.30pm

Friday Assembly On Friday there will be a special assembly to celebrate John Jacob’s retirement. John has been principal of Dorset for 21 years and has really put his whole heart and soul into the school. Parents are invited to attend this farewell assembly and then join John in the staffroom for a cuppa and a chat. I wish John all the best on his retirement journey and sincerely thank him for his tremendous contribution to the school.

Online Interviews Brett Speed informs me that already 167 bookings have been made out of a possible 400 using our new online booking system. The feedback I am receiving is that it is a simple process and is making booking times easy. I hope this new system does improve the overall procedure and make life simpler for all using it. If you are having difficulties accessing the program, please contact the office and the office staff will happily assist and solve any issues.

Interviews The week beginning June 15th will be interview week with Monday night available (6pm - 9pm) for parents requiring later appointments. Teachers will be able to provide each parent detailed information in terms of his/her child. Please use this time to ask/address any concerns and don’t be afraid to ask questions about your child’s progress. I have started reading some reports and am pleased with the quality and effort that have gone into them. Teachers find report writing both rewarding and stressful at the same time and I would like to commend them on their professional attitude and approach in ensuring a quality document is produced.

Pizza Day On Wednesday the 3rd of June, the children had an amazing Pizza Day. Bel Layton and her team divided up 118 pizzas, distributed 330 lemonades and primas. This was a truly fun fundraising event and did bring excitement to the school. The children were so impressed and thrilled to be able to eat pizza at school. A big thank you to Big Mate’s Pizza in Croydon. They always support our school and donated 50 pizzas for pizza day. A great community partner!

Kinder Visits On Tuesday the 2nd June, Pinjarra “kinder kids’ came for a school visit. Mr. Wilkinson gave the mums and kinder kids an extensive tour of our school. The children were highly engaged and “hung on” every word, it was amazing to see. Thank you Steve and Prep teachers for organising the kinders, once again forging closer links with our local kinders and child care centres.

Term 3 Deb Payne will continue at Mallauna College as relieving business manager for the duration of term 3. Cynthia Helleren will take up the role of Business Manager during this time and Nicole Graham will be supporting her full time in the office. Cynthia and Nicole make a brilliant team together and will happily address any concerns or queries.

Tips on helping children with homework Children are more successful in school when parents take an active interest in their homework - it shows children that what they do is important.

Of course, helping with homework shouldn't mean spending hours hunched over a desk. Parents can be supportive by demonstrating study and organisation skills, explaining a tricky problem, or just encouraging kids to take a break. And who knows? Parents might even learn a thing or two!

Here are some tips to guide the way: 1. Know the teachers - and what they're looking for. Attend school events, such as parent-teacher conferences, to meet your child's teachers. Ask about their homework policies and how you should be involved. 2. Set up a homework-friendly area. Make sure kids have a well - lit place to complete homework. Keep supplies - paper, pencils, glue, scissors - within reach. 3. Schedule a regular study time. Some children work best in the afternoon, following a snack and play period; others may prefer to wait until after dinner. 4. Help them make a plan. On heavy homework nights or when there's an especially hefty assignment to tackle, encourage your child break up the work into manageable chunks. Create a work schedule for the night if necessary - and take time for a 15 minute break every hour, if possible. 5. Keep distractions to a minimum. This means no TV, loud music, or phone calls. (Occasionally, though, a phone call to a classmate about an assignment can be helpful.) 6. Make sure children do their own work. They won't learn if they don't think for themselves and make their own mistakes. Parents can make suggestions and help with directions. But it's a child's job to do the learning. 7. Be a motivator and monitor. Ask about assignments, quizzes, and tests. Give encouragement, check completed homework, and make yourself available for questions and concerns. 8. Set a good example. 9. Praise their work and efforts. Post an art project on the refrigerator. Mention academic achievements to relatives. 10. If there are continuing problems with homework, get help. Talk about it with your child's teacher.

Palma Coppa Principal

Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Menu

Chicken & Ginger wontons

Green salad with roasted eggplant and miso dressing

Green Tea Shortbread biscuits

Green Tea & Malt milkshake

Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Garden News

Now that Winter is officially here, many of our trees are resting. Deciduous trees have lost their leaves and growth has slowed down. This is a good time to transplant old trees or plant new ones. In the following photo, Grade 5/6 students are transplanting a blueberry bush from a wine barrel to the ground. It was getting dried out during summer, and we thought it was better in the ground with the other bush so it could get a better supply of water from the irrigation hoses. Some rose bushes will also get transplanted to sunnier positions. It's an ideal time of year to refine and plan the garden better. Anna

What is Important about Caring?

If we didn’t care about people or

belongings then hearts would be broken

and toys will be lost.

We wouldn’t have friends.

Most importantly, caring makes people

feel loved and special.

Who cares for us and how do they show us? By 1B

My mum and dad care for me because they always help me when

I’m sad. Alex Bi

My sister and my mum and dad care for me. Desy looks after me

and sometimes she takes me to school. My mum and dad give me

food and cuddles. Jaiya

Tayla cares for me. She shows she cares by helping me when I

cry or am hurt. Mia. L

My mum cares for me. When I ask for something she always gives

it to me. She always feeds me good food. Abbey

My brother cares for me because when I fell over he came and

helped me. Tayla.

My big brother cares for me because when I fell off my bike and

sprained my ankle he carried me all the way home. Jay

My dad cares because he rings me all the time. Alex Ba

Working Bee on Sunday June 14th from 10am - 2pm including BBQ Lunch

I would like to invite families to come and assist us with our Term 2 Working Bee on Sunday June 14th from 10am till 2pm. Any and all help would be much appreciated. We will have a list of jobs to complete on the day, including starting to prepare the sanctuary area for a new look area for students! If you could bring wheelbarrows, rakes and shovels that would be a great help. We will have a barbecue sausage sizzle from around 12.45pm onwards as well. Thank you for your support, Steve Lynch For the Governance Committee

Entertainment Books At Dorset, Ms. Young highly recommends the Digital Version as you don’t need to take the book or coupon with you! If you are ‘out and about’ all you need to do is open the app, type in the suburb, restaurant or activity and there it is, DONE!! The actual books are running out, so please get in soon to order yours or, just ask Ms. Young and try the digital membership this year.

The 2014/2015 Entertainment Memberships have just expired.

Now is the time to get the new 2015/2016 Entertainment Membership, before the sell out! 20% of every Membership we sell contributes to our ongoing fundraising! The new Entertainment Memberships are available now and are packed with thousands of up to 50% OFF and 2-for-1 offers that you can use through to 1 June 2016. The more Memberships we sell, the more we raise. Please tell your family and friends. Thank you for your support.

Choose the Membership that suits you!! Choose the printed Entertainment Book with Gold Card and Vouchers, or the Digital Membership that puts the value of the Book on your Apple or Android device.

Pauline Keogh

Book Digital

You tend to make spontaneous dining decisions

You don’t have an Apple or Android smartphone

You never leave home without your smartphone

Your family shares the Entertainment offers

FRENCH WEEK 2015

Dorset Primary school, term 2, week 9: Tuesday 9th June, Wednesday 10th June, Thursday 11th June

On Wednesday 10th of June: free dress Day. All students at school will be wearing clothes with French colours or anything related to the French culture. During the French week, students will be participating in different

activities. There will be no timetable changes as this will take place

during normal class in the French room (Banksia room). Activities will

be organised per grade. Sonja will be helping me on Wednesday 10th of

June and Jake will be helping me in the classroom on

Thursday 11th of June. Parent helpers would be

welcomed to help for make up in Grade Prep to Grade 2

during these three days.

Chaplain’s Chat with Dave

Thankful Juice Somehow, our Friday night family mealtimes had turned into whinge-sessions. The kids were complaining about school, each-other and more. It had to stop! The next Friday, I made a special drink – mixed fruit juice with fizzy lemonade – in a large jug and placed it in the middle of the table. “This,” I said, “is thankful juice.” I began filling their glasses. “You cannot have your first sip until you say something from this week that made you happy – something you are thankful for.” The kids loved the game and the next Friday they asked if we could have thankful juice again. It became a family ritual. One busy Friday, I left the glasses off the table and hoped it would go unnoticed. “WHERE’S THE THANKFUL JUICE?!?!” my grade 3 daughter asked in dismay. I explained I had forgotten to buy any and was sorry. She stood and told her grade 6 brother to follow her. As they went into the kitchen, I heard her say, “You get the glasses and I’ll get the thankful juice.” When they returned to the table, glasses were placed in front of each family member. Then a jug of water was placed in the middle of the table, “This is our thankful juice tonight.” And it was. Once thankfulness is part of our lives, we don’t let go of it easily. Gratitude does great things for our self-esteem, our relationships and our general health. Create a thankfulness tradition in your family, today!

Joel Burch Lachlan Smith Kayla Fullbrook Joshua Fidler Fraser Newman Hayley Thompson Ethan Del Monaco Phoebe Phillips Harrison Postill Krishna Kalluri Lachie Clarke Jordyn Rennie Josh Kirwin Mitchell Knight Bailey Hamling

Uniform Shop

School uniforms can be purchased from our PSW Uniform Shop located near the Prep rooms. It is open: Every Wednesday from 2.45pm to 3.45pm Order forms are available at the office if you can’t make it on Wednesday.

Kaiden Listopad Ella Brodal-Robertson Jake Garrity Jemma Du Buisson Josh Allison Olivia Hunt Sienna Nicholls Charlotte Jones Shelby Whitehead Reuben MacCartney Cody Stielow Eli Heinen Brian Mackie Bella Mees Isaac Chow

Students of the Week

Chloe Riddell Byron Sprigg Hudson White Sam Pachacz Eilish Amos Bonnie Murray Joseph Ferencz Jaydeep Dugg Isaac Hlawn Ceu Flynn Davies Ainslie Heriot Heilyn Allsop Jesse Brown Macey Postill Madilyn Brown

PRODUCTION NIGHTS The 2015 Production: A Fairy Tale Ending will be held in the School Hall on Wednesday 9th and Thursday 10th of September in the evening. Your child will be assigned ONE of these nights to perform. If you or your child has any extra curricular activities on one of these nights and would prefer the alternative night please put this in WRITING before Wednesday 3rd of June 2015. Send your requests to the office and I will do my best to accommodate wherever possible. I will not be able to change your child's performance night after this date. Your child will be sent home with a note informing you which night they are performing on before the end of term. Siblings will be grouped on the same night.

PRODUCTION COSTUMING All students in grades prep-4 will be provided with costumes and accessories. Parents will be required to provide their child with FULL LENGTH black pants or leggings (with no markings or logos) and plain black shoes with no colours on sides or soles. Grade 5-6 students will be advised if they require extra costume accessories.

Many thanks, Braid Matthews Music Teacher

Birthdays

Jamezon Pape Jimmy Tetlow Mason Roberts-Clark Luke Rossignoli Brodie Pittaway Jaimee Jalocha Ashleigh Brown Jaiya Kutasara Alexandra Painter Campbell Latimer Aila Allsop

Grade 5 & 6 Winter Interschool Sport

Last Friday Dorset played Heathmont East in the Winter interschool competition.

Interschool sports has been cancelled this week.

Dorset Versus HEPS

SCORE SCORE

7 goals, 11 behinds Total: 53

Football 3 goals, 5 behinds Total: 23 points

1 goal Soccer 2 goals

12 runs Open Softball 6 runs

18 runs Girls Softball 14 runs

2 sets Volleyball 0 sets

5 sets, 53 games Bat Tennis 1 set, 14 games

10 goals Girls Netball 33 goals

8 goals Open Netball 48 goals

Cybersmart Coming off a very successful Cybersmart presentation, we have had many requests for the Cybersmart website. This website has information for all age groups and also has connections to social media and clips to educate and support. The address is www.cybersmart.gov.au.

I hope this helps.

Shannon Young

Dear Parents, I would like to encourage you to begin enrolling your Prep children for 2016. We have been doing a lot of tours and whilst there are many spaces still available we are anticipating people enrolling their students over the next couple of months in time for our twelve week Prep Transition Program. Please see Cynthia or Nicole in the office for enrolment forms. Thank you, Steve Lynch Prep Coordinator

Dorset Primary School does not endorse the products or services of any private advertiser. No responsibility is accepted by the School for accuracy of information contained in advertisements or claims made by them. All advertisers must supply a WWC with their advertisement.

Apple Man The apple man will be delivering apples to the school on:

Friday 5th June

He only has available at this early stage:

Granny Smiths $10.00 Pink Lady $10.00 Fuji $10.00

Please place orders with Cynthia in the office by Thursday!

Camp Australia

WINTER HOLIDAY CLUB Bookings are now being taken for the winter holiday club. Dorset OSHC Phone: 0417 604 663

Customer Service: 1300 105 343 www.campaustralia.com.au Dorset P.S. Camp Australia hours: Before School Hours: Mon - Fri 7:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. After School Hours: Mon – Fri: 3:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Camp Australia Staff.

MASSIVE THANK YOU TO

Big Mates Pizza 29/5-15 Kent Avenue, Croydon VIC 3136

(03) 9723 0001 Bigmatespizza.com.au