Issue No: 37 10th December 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 Dec

Thu 10th Christmas Carols Evening 5.00pm - BBQ 6.30pm - Carols begin

Fri 11th Grade 6 Principal Morning Tea

Leaders’ Lunch 1pm

Tue 15th Final Assembly

Grade 6 Graduation

Wed 16th Grade 6 Big Day Out

Thu 17th Last Day of Year (1.30pm early dismissal)

Fri 18th Curriculum Day (Pupil free day)

Jan

Mon 4th Book Selling Day

Wed 27th Book Selling Day

Thu 28th First Day of Term 1

Final Newsletter for 2015! Last Assembly On Tuesday 15th December will be our final assembly for 2015. Special presentation and awards will take place and we will farewell our Grade 6 students.

Graduation Tuesday 15th December (Evening) our grade 6s will be having their graduation ceremony. Lots of work and planning has gone into this gala event. Special thanks to Justin and his team, Braid, Lisa Jalocha and Kirsten Haworth-Hooker for helping organising the event. Parents assistance goes a long way in ensuring that this night is successful. Lisa & Kirsten have been working hard and it looks like being an amazing event.

Reports Reports will be distributed Tuesday 15th December. I realise this is a bit later than usual but to ensure they are complete we need to extend the date of distribution. To alleviate stress about grades next year your child will receive a grade placement 2016 notice on Friday. This will assist parent and children for 2016 as ’meet your new teacher day’ is on the last day of school at 11.30am.

Leaders’ Lunch This Friday the Leaders’ Grade 6 teachers and I are off to lunch. Every year our grade 6 leaders are treated to lunch in which we celebrate the year and thank them for all their hard work. The children love this outing and enjoy it immensely. I have stated at assembly that I am really proud of the Grade Sixers and feel they have done an amazing job this year. They have stayed committed to their role & responsibilities and really deserve a ‘big thank you’. Well done!!!

End of year This year has been filled with challenges, progress and many successes. Our NAPLAN results remain pleasing, our parent survey indicated overall improved general satisfaction and my staff survey was very pleasing. Thank you to all the words of support and encouragement and I hope that 2016 will be another successful year for Dorset. Our school is an exciting place to be and next year with Science and Art becoming more of a focus I believe it will become an amazing learning facility. Dorset Primary School has provided many children with the skills to move forward and grow and 2016 looks set to provide even more. Have a happy and safe holiday! Regards, Palma Coppa Principal

More Great Dorset Primary Self Portrait Tea Towel

now available!

See inside for details!!

Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Menu

Mini grilled hot dogs with sweet chilli mayonnaise

Fries with lemon aioli

Christmas Berry & Mint Punch

Chocolate & candy cane biscuits

Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Kitchen News

We are now into the last week of kitchen classes for SAKG. It has been another great year in the kitchen introducing students to foods they haven’t tried before. Also, using the variety of seasonal produce from our garden to expose students to new and interesting dishes, once again was an exciting challenge. I would like to express tremendous thanks to all the mums and dads, grandparents and volunteers who have offered their assistance with kitchen classes this year. Your involvement helps greatly with the kitchen sessions running smoothly and safely. Without your assistance, the students wouldn’t receive the same level of benefit and engagement from the program. We’re always extremely grateful to receive parent help and are definitely looking for class volunteers for 2016. I would especially like to express an invitation to parents and grandparents who will have children in Grade 3 in 2016 as they will commence their involvement in Dorset Primary School’s kitchen garden program. Anyone who can give some of their time to help with kitchen classes next year will be greatly appreciated. If you are interested in helping with kitchen sessions next year, please leave your name, number and email address with Cynthia or Nicole at the office. Thankyou everyone, Have a safe and merry Christmas.

Gregg Hansford

GET YOUR FRESH FRUIT AND VEG AND HELP US RAISE MONEY! This year, we have joined forces with Tessa’s Harvest Box for a major, ongoing fundraiser. Not only is this a great opportunity for us to raise a large amount of money over the year, but a fantastic opportunity for you too. You can have your fruit and vegetables delivered right here to school every Tuesday.

This is how it works…

Fill in the order form and attach payment

Hand it in to the office by 9am Monday morning

Your box of fresh produce will be delivered here for you to pick up on

Tuesday after 1pm

You’ll get up to 15 different varieties of seasonal produce for just

$25.00. Great value. Excellent quality.

$5 from every order will be donated to us for every cash payment. $3 from every order will be donated to us for every credit card payment. We need a minimum of 10 orders per week to get the full donation.

Chaplain’s Chat with Dave An Imagination Rich Holiday

A healthy mind is an actively creative one. The ability to create something new takes a wide collection of experiences. Whether we are creating a new dish in the kitchen, writing a new story, building a tree fort, creating a presentation, or telling a joke – we are only as creative as the combined total of our previous experiences and learning. Our brain takes everything we have done, heard, read, learned and experienced and creates new things based on combinations of these things. So, the best thing to do with your holiday time is to engage in a wide spectrum of activities. Go to new places, old favourites, visit friends, meet new people, participate in traditions, gather with family, spend time learning about new things – reading, watching, listening – and then talk about it! Talking about our experiences locks them into our memory. Ask your kids to ‘tell the story of your day’ each night as you tuck them into bed. Ask questions to help them go into detail. As they tell the story, they reframe it in a way that gives it meaning to them. At the end of the week, ask them to tell the story of their week. You’ll be surprised at the editing that has taken place, making it more meaningful. Don’t correct their story. Just listen and ask more questions. At the end of the school holidays, ask to hear ‘the story of your holiday’. It will help them make meaning of it all by choosing favourites, exploring difficulties and making sense of the various events. A creative person is a successful person. Creativity comes from an active imagination. Each time we tell our story, we create something new by connecting new material with old memories. The human brain remembers by reconstructing, which means that each time we ‘remember’ something we are rebuilding it from what we knew and what we know now. The creative retellings of the past that come from our children (and ourselves!) prove that the imaginative parts of our brain are working. While it is important to tell the truth, it is also very important, for our emotional wellbeing, to be able to reframe things that happen to us. This skill, learned by ‘telling your story’ in childhood will benefit your children for a lifetime. Have a wonderful holiday, rich in experience, imagination and

storytelling.

Last day for Canteen

Friday 11th December

Bikes and Scooters at Dorset Children riding their bikes/scooters to school can store them in the garden shed until a rack is installed. Please ask your child to enter the school via the staff carpark dismount and walk their bikes/scooters to the garden shed. Reminder for safety reasons please ensure your child is wearing a helmet and follows the road rules on Dorset Road.

Breakfast Club Helpers & Donations

We are still currently looking for volunteers to help run our wonderful breakfast club next year on Thursday and Friday mornings. If you could spare half an hour before school to cook some toast and make some warm milo, we would love to hear from you!

We are also currently looking for donations of Milo and jam.

Thank you for your support!!!

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.

Chocolates There is still some families yet to return their chocolate money. If you have finished selling your box of chocolates, could you please return the money to the office before the end of the school year. Thank you to all the families that have sold chocolates for our major fundraiser this year!!

We are always in need of helpers in the canteen !!

With a new year approaching, we need new helpers in the Canteen on Tuesday and Thursday and Friday afternoons as some of our wonderful helpers will be leaving. Please see Robyn in the Canteen if you can help!

Birthdays

Isabella Vosmansky Nikayla Daly Jada Yandall Sean Stanway Chloe Riddell Eli Heinen

Tarj Calderwood Dominik Ferencz Kyra Latona Tahli Hansford Krishna Kalluri Tayla Newton Stephen Ochsenbein

Brittney Helleren Mitchell Sanders Kaylyn Perry-Pivac Aidyn Ward Josh Dingley Jordyn Rennie Alexander Birzieks

Students of the Week

Jemma Du Buisson Lucas Boord-Stewart Stuart Klaussner Sienna Fullbrook Rhys Bryant Aila Allsop Isaac Spruit

Harrison Postill Milan Narayan Kendra Prothero Ethan Smith Alex Bartlett Jay Dugg Caelan Bruce

Christmas Carol Evening TONIGHT!!!!! 5.00pm BBQ

6.30pm Carols begin

Notices sent home Notices sent home Recipient Notebook Nov 2015 Instalment Notice Grade 3 (Due 13th Nov) Notebook Lease Contract Form Grade 2 Graduation Notice Additional Seats Grade 6 (Due 4th Dec) Christmas Raffle (first 200) Whole School (Due 10th Dec) Diorama Grade 2 Big Day Out Grade 6 (Due 9th Dec) Christmas Carols Concert Information Whole School (sent out today) Level 2 Kris Kringle Notice Grade 1 & 2 Junior Unit Christmas Party Prep - Grade 2 Middle School Christmas Party Grade 3 &4 Graduation Final Update Grade 6 (going home today)

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.

Camp Australia CURRICULUM DAY 18/12/2015 There will be no program running on the 18th December. Our apologies for

any inconvenience caused. We will be operating from 1:30pm to 6pm on

the last day of year i.e. 17th December.

SUMMER HOLIDAY CLUB Bookings are now being taken for the summer holiday club. The theme for

these holidays is “A Summer of Colour”. There are lots of fun activities

based around summer and colours along with exciting excursions including

the Hedgend Maze and The Good Dinosaur movie. Children have been

provided with resources to contribute their ideas for the holiday club

activities.

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.

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

Thursday 17th December

He only has available at this stage:

Granny Smiths $10.00

Pink Lady $10.00

Please place orders with Cynthia in the office by Thursday!