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Dinjerra Messenger Term 2 No. 9 Thursday 20th June 2019

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Coming Events

Wednesday 26th June

Life Ed Van Visit

Parent/Teacher Interview

2:00pm – 6:00pm

Thursday 27th June

Life Ed Van Visit

Friday 28th June

Term 2 Ends 2:30pm

Monday 15th July

School Resumes 9:00am

Monday 26th August

Curriculum Day – No School

Principal’s Report Students will be given their reports to bring home on Friday this week. 3 Way

Interviews for you, your child and their teacher take place on Wednesday June 26.

Please make sure you have selected a time. The reports will also be available on

your Compass web page. Compass is a web based student management and

communication tool. Catherine Robertson has conducted three Compass briefing

sessions recently where parents were shown how to log-in and how to access the

parts open to parents. Your Compass log-in details are yours alone so keep the

details private and safe. Overall, if you are used to accessing sites via the web,

you will find Compass pretty easy. We will be slowly adding to the parent access

aspects over the next semester so log-in, have a play and if you have any

questions, ask your child’s teacher.

Recently we were audited for our compliance in Occupational Health and Safety.

One of the issues they raised was parent and student access through the car park.

We were told to restrict parent access to the carpark to parents of Kelly Club

students. We understand that some parents and children ride bikes. Can I please

ask for these to be wheeled by hand through the walk way as the car park is not

considered safe for riding through?

The Pedestrian Crossing Attendant on South Road has also asked me to remind

parents that they should be using the crossing to move safely across South Road.

Apparently some parents take the short cut and take their children directly across

South Road dodging traffic. Although an adult might be able to get across the

road without getting hit by a car, younger children who see this happening might

copy this dangerous behaviour with disastrous results. Unfortunately, the South

Road traffic is notoriously dangerous with speeding cars and aggressive driving a

feature.

The 2019 Parent Opinion Survey

The 2019 parent Opinion Survey will run from 22 July to 11 August 2019. The 2019 survey will be conducted online by ORIMA Research Pty Ltd and only takes 15 minutes to complete. The survey can be accessed via desktop computer, laptop, tablet or mobile at any convenient time within the fieldwork period from Monday 22 July to Sunday 11 August 2019. The school will select a random sample of parents and the log-in details will be sent to them. The Parent Opinion Survey seeks parent opinion on measures of school climate, student engagement and effective teaching practice known to influence student engagement and student outcomes. The survey is aligned with the Framework for Improving Student Outcomes and the Attitudes to School Survey. Schools use the survey results to help inform and direct future school planning and improvement strategies.

Graeme Smith

Principal

End of Term 2

Just a reminder

that Term 2 finishes

on Friday 28th June

2019 at 2:30pm.

School resumes

Monday 15th July at

9:00am

A message from the Assistant Principal Compass

This Friday the students’ school reports will be sent home with

your child. Not only will you have a printed copy of the school

report you will also have access to the reports using the

Compass app. By now, most of our families have signed into

their Compass accounts and downloaded the app onto their

phones. If you are yet to access your Compass account please

come in and see me as I am more than willing to help.

Busting some common Maths myths!

Maths is a series of rules and procedures to follow

There are rules and procedures that make it useful to complete mathematical problems correctly. Yet, these are of

little use if carried out with little understanding of why they work. When you went to school, were you taught the

standard algorithm for working out long multiplication problems (e.g., 76 x 45)? Can you explain why it works? Do

you find yourself making statements such as ‘Put down the zero’, ‘Carry the one’?

BUSTED! Today, the teaching emphasis is on helping children understand the underlying mathematics. Children are to develop their own strategies for working out mathematics problems. Mathematics is so much more than a series of rules and procedures to follow. At its core, mathematics is about patterns. Mathematics is a set of ideas, connections, and relationships that we use to make sense of the world.

Maidstone Reading Club

We are lucky to have a fantastic opportunity open up for the

families of Dinjerra. Maidstone Community Centre will be

offering a new Reading Club and have invited Dinjerra

children to join. This is a wonderful opportunity for your child

to spend time reading with others within a group and with an

adult to support the improvement and enjoyment of their

reading. Afternoon tea will be provided and parents are

welcome. If you are interested in enrolling your child in the Reading Club please see Ms Naz or myself for

enrolment details.

Catherine Robertson

Acting Assistant Principal

4/6 Learning The grade 4/5/6s have been working hard in their learning in the past few weeks. We also had a thrilling incursion

about STEM that everyone enjoyed!

Interschool Sport

Last Friday, we played interschool sport against Corpus Christi PS. We played a pleasant and safe game. Both

netball teams won, however soccer and tee ball lost. We have one more game to go and we hope that at least

one of our teams win. Both grades have had a lot of fun so far and we can’t wait to see the other schools again in

Term 4!

STEM Incursion

On Thursday 13th of June we had an amazing incursion

about STEM (science, technology, engineering and

mathematics) with the West Gate Kids. We put on lab

coats and goggles and did exciting experiments

revolving around science and the periodic table. We

created electricity using a cool device and the metal or

water in things. We used foil and other materials to

conduct electricity. We also learnt about the tubes,

tunnels, wires and water used around the world. We

definitely had a lot of fun working with the West Gate

Kids.

Inquiry

In inquiry, we have been learning about Australian

history and how it impacted today's generation. We

have learnt about the Eureka Rebellion, The White

Australian Policy, The Stolen Generation, Aboriginal

people, women's right to vote and other important

moments in history. We created a timeline of important

dates that occurred in Australian history, are working on

a presentation to show our learning and we watched

videos on our chosen topic and wrote notes about it.

Trixie, Sarimah & Alice

4/5/6

Police Buddies On Tuesday, our police buddies from Footscray Police station came to visit us here at Dinjerra. First we got to know

our buddies a little and then we had a competition of who could make the tallest tower using cards. We measured

how high they were and in the end Alice and her buddy won the competition with a 55cm tall tower! After that, we

went outside to the police cars and our police buddies gave us a tour around the inside. At the end of our session

we went back inside and had a nice lunch but then it was time for them to go. We had a lot of fun meeting our

police buddies!

“They were cool!” Aalliyah.

Maths

In Maths, we’ve been learning about time, 12 and 24-hour, and using timelines. We’ve also been using

analogue clocks to tell time and convert it to and from 12 and 24-hour time. We’ve also used Tripadvisor and

Journey Planner to see if we can plan and report flights using 24-hour time.

“I liked learning how to use 24-hour time and the maths games we did,” Cecil, 4/6W.

“I liked using and reporting plane flights,” Sanjiha, 4/6W.

Team Building in 2/3 C

In Team building we do sharing and we be thoughtful of

each other. We do it every Friday in the last hour and we

have an anchor chart on the door about how we need to

share and care for each other.

We all have fun and enjoy it, but if we don’t speak nicely or

share we get called to the floor and remember our anchor

chart. Some of our favourite activities are building with

blocks, playing downball safely, colouring in sheets, board

games and the big games from Miss Carla.

By Ayesha and Mariam, 2/3 C.

Health and Physical Education News

Grade 4/5/6 Interschool Sport…

Congratulations to all the grade 4/5/6 students who have represented Dinjerra Primary in the Footscray District

competition in Netball, Teeball and Soccer. We won some games and we lost some games. Even if we lost some we

came very close to winning! We played with determination and good sporting behaviour. Well done everyone.

Next week students need to bring back their uniforms and shin guards.

Grade 4/5/6 students will be practising Basketball, Cricket and Newcombe skills and games in term 3 and will be

competing against schools in term 4.

Life Education Van…

The Life Education van will be here at Dinjerra from next Monday night. Some students need to return their notes

with $10.50 to attend the important life lessons with an educator and Harold the Giraffe next Wednesday and

Thursday. Students will also attend with their grade teachers. Lessons involve - looking after yourself, healthy

relationships and keeping safe. Students also have follow up activity booklets and discussion topics before and after

their lessons in the van.

Parents can attend an information session about Life Education in the van 3.00 – 3.30 next Wed. 26th June.

Dinjerra Swimming Program…

Students have received their swimming notices to attend the Dinjerra Swimming Program at the Maribyrnong

Aquatic Centre near Highpoint West. The swim program goes for 10 consecutive days from 12th – 23rd August 2019.

I can’t emphasize enough how important it is for your children to gain confidence in water, learn survival skills and

improve their swimming technique. Students need to return their permission notices, their medical forms and the

$95 by 30th July 2019.

Fundraising News

Collecting 5c competition….

Congratulations to all grades who are collecting heaps of 5c pieces. Next Wednesday weather permitting we will all

be going on the oval to place our grades 5c pieces end on end to see who has the longest line and find out which

grade has won the competition. Well done so far!

Woolworth’s stickers..

Please bring back your stickers from the supermarket before the end of term. We will be counting them up to find

out how much free equipment we have earnt for Dinjerra.

Term 4 fundraising activities…

Early next term we have the Cadbury’s chocolates to sell. We will be selling the giant chocolate frogs and caramello

bears for $1 each. One box per family will be given out to sell for $60. Dinjerra receives $24 from each box as profit.

This is one of our biggest fundraisers. Please let the office know if you don’t wish to sell them.

We also have a Fathers’ Day stall to look forward to later in Term 3

Sausage sizzle at Bunnings Sunshine

Sausage sizzles are also one of Dinjerra’s biggest fundraisers. We have our sizzle at Bunnings Sunshine on Saturday

27th July. Please put this date in your calendar if you can help cook and sell sausages with us. Please let the office

know if you can help!!

Thankyou everyone from the Fundraising Committee.