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Dinjerra Messenger Term 3 No. 12 Thursday 15th August 2019

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Coming Events

Thursday 15th August

Swimming Program 12th – 23rd August

Tuesday 20th August

4/6 visiting Braybrook library

Monday 26th August

Curriculum Day – NO SCHOOL

Tuesday 27th August

BOOK WEEK 27th – 30th

Fathers’ Day Stall

Wednesday 28th August

Fathers’ Day Stall

Thursday 29th August

Tuesday 3rd September

2/3 Excursion to Zoo 9:15am – 3:30pm

Friday 9th September

P/1 Excursion to Zoo 9:15am – 3:30pm

Wednesday 18th September

Open Day Afternoon 2:30pm – 4:30pm

Friday 20th September

End of Term 3 School finish 2:30pm

Principal’s Report

We are now in week 5 of a 10 week term. The building works

continue and will do so until mid-December when it is due to be

handed over. To say we are fed up with living in mud is an

understatement. The carpets in our cars are wrecked, no one

wears shoes that they care about anymore, the carpets in the

BER building are almost beyond repair and Mal the cleaner just

shakes his head and stares at the sky.

Will it all be worth it? I’d definitely say YES! By now nearly all of

the staff have been for a walk through and although things are

nowhere near finished, it is clear that what we are getting is so

much better than what we had before. The rooms are airy and

light and there will be a large courtyard in the middle of the new

buildings that will be a calm place where students who don’t

want to run around can sit and enjoy each other’s company. We

will be also getting a new Art room and a Music room that will be

a hub for the Arts as the school grows.

In keeping with Government policy, there will be no air

conditioning and no solar panels unless we are willing to pay for

them ourselves. I have asked for a quote for the air conditioning

to see if it would be possible for us to finance their installation.

Clearly no one in Government or in the public service has tried

working or teaching in an un-air-conditioned room with 25

children who would prefer to be just about anywhere else on a

40 + degree day. Contrary to what a lot of people believe,

Government schools are not permitted to close because it’s

extremely hot. The only person who can give permission for a

school to close is the Minister for Education and Training and in

my 45 years in education, she/he has never done it.

Too many children are getting to school late. We don’t want

children here too early either as it is unsafe. The time we want

children to arrive at school is between 8.45AM and 8.55AM.

Children entering the classroom late disrupts the late child’s

learning and the learning of the rest of the class as it forces the

teacher to re-settle the class and bring the late child up to speed.

Please ensure that your child is here on time.

Graeme Smith

Principal

Book Week

Assembly/Parade

2:30pm

Come dressed as your

favourite book character

Thursday 29th August

2019.

A message from the Assistant Principal Honeymoon

It was wonderful to return to school last week to have many of the

students and parents welcoming me back with big smiles and lovely

messages. However, I think I might’ve come back to Australia a

month too early! One day of this cold August winter and I have

forgotten the feeling of the warm European Summer sunshine and

my tan seems to have

faded. Riding around the

island of Santorini on a

quad bike and watching

the sunset over the caldera

are now distant memories

as the swimming program, excursions and book week become the focus of

my days.

Book Week

Beginning Tuesday 27th August will be Book Week for Dinjerra. This is an exciting

week where teachers and students spend the week celebrating and enjoying

Australian children’s literature. Teachers will spend the week celebrating books,

and Australian authors and illustrators, they will conduct activities relating to the

theme ‘Reading is my

Secret Power’ to

highlight the

importance of reading.

On Thursday 29th

August 2.30pm we will

have our Book Week

assembly where each class will showcase their winning

Book Week costumes. I look forward to seeing lots of

our parents and school community joining us for our

Book Week assembly.

New School Building

Last week I was able to have a sneak peek into the new school building

and see the progress that has been made so far. It was hard to contain

my excitement, especially with the learning spaces. The learning

spaces are bright, spacious and colourful and will be wonderful for our

students to learn in. Videos and photos have been posted onto the

school’s Facebook page if you would like a little sneak peek yourself.

Catherine Robertson

Acting Assistant Principal

2/3C & V

Reading the M100 Words: Congratulations to the learners who achieved the Aqua words and the green words!

Student of the Week

We welcome Thanh (P/1L) to Dinjerra Primary School. She has shown that she can be thoughtful, safe and a learner. Congratulations on your Student of the Week award!

P/1

The 2/3 students have been using the 6 writing traits to improve their writing. We have been using mentor

texts to help us work on our Voice and Word Choice. Students have been using dialogue to help the reader

understand how their characters are feeling and choosing interesting words that help the reader understand

their writing. At the end of the Term, students will be using these new skills to help them publish a piece of

writing linked to our Inquiry topic ‘Living Things’.

Music

The learners are proving to be quite musical. They are

enjoying learning to read and write music notes along

with playing the shakers and djembe (African drum).

Zoo Visit Unfortunately, due to extreme weather conditions our excursion to the zoo was postponed. This visit has been rescheduled to Monday the 9th of September a note will be sent home soon with the details.

Fundraising News…

Cadbury’s Chocolate Drive..

A huge thankyou to the families who have sold their

chocolate boxes of bears and frogs.

We now have several boxes left that need to be

sold.

Please let the office know if you can sell an extra

box or two so we can reach our full profit.

Fathers’ Day Stall..

We have our annual Fathers’ Day stall coming up

on Tuesday 27th August with a second stall on

Wednesday 28th August where students will be

able to shop for presents. Great presents for dad,

grandads and male carers will be wrapped and

ready to go for $5.00 each.

Physical Education News.. Congratulations to the Sports Leaders who arranged a mixed Netball competition match between Green and

Gold House last Thursday lunch play. It was a very even match until Green Team won with 2 goals and Gold

Team were 1 goal. Everyone played with great skill and good sporting behaviour. Well done!

KELLY CLUB DINJERRA

Hi all parents and children. Get along to Kelly Club Dinjerra OSHC program for loads of fun, sport, games, cooking, craft, arts, structured free time and healthy, yummy breakfast and afternoon tea!

We’re open Monday – Friday for Before School Care 7am – 8.45am After School Care 3.15pm – 6pm, Providing breakfast and afternoon tea.

Prices start from $3.00 per session with your CCB/CCR rebate connected with Centrelink. Our programmes are approved, with government rebates and subsidies available. Ask at the office or contact Nanda for more information and to book: Contact the program phone/email to book! 0466 665 941 dinjerra@kellycluboshc.com.au

BOOK WEEK Tuesday 27th August – Friday 30th August

Come

dressed as

your

favourite

book

character

Thursday

29th August

Best dressed prizes to

win! Parents/Carers join us for our Book Week assembly Thursday

29th August at 2.30pm.