From The Principal Dear Parents/Caregivers It is great to see the physical changes happening around the school. There is new turf for chil-dren to play on, the student toilet refurbishment is close to comple-tion and the covered walkway to the new building has commenced. I started hosting Morning Tea with the Principal this week and had the privilege of having selected stu-dents share their learning with me at recess. It is wonderful to hear children excited about their learn-ing! Have a great fortnight Leanne Sheardown PRINCIPAL

Dinjerra Messenger

Term 2, No. 6 Thursday, 26th May ,

2011

Games, toys and equipment

from home are NOT

allowed to be brought

to school.

Did you Know????? Music was sent down a telephone line for the first time in 1876,

the year the phone was invented.

Sound travels through water 3 times faster than through air.

A square piece of dry paper cannot be folded in half more than 7

Morning tea with the Principal

I had the privilege of inviting William, Sarah, Krystal, Nayna and

Kristy to the first morning tea with me to share their learning. These

students have been chosen by their

classroom teacher for having a posi-

tive attitude towards their learning.

William, Nayna and Kristy shared

their Writer’s Notebooks and Krystal

and Sarah shared their Inquiry learn-

ing about the farm. I look forward to

sharing morning tea with others.

Please see the Community Noticeboard for more information on: Asthma Newsletter Braidstone Blast— newsletter from the Braybrook/Maidstone Community House

A reminder to all that the Canteen and Uniform Shop are

closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Please make sure that your child brings lunch to school on

these days.

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Stars of the Week 09/05/11; 16/05/11; 23/05/11

SUPERSTAR RIBBONS

Congratulations to the

following students who have

been awarded Superstar

Ribbons for great behaviour

and Citizenship:

25 Stars: Huda Abdi, Sarah Chowdhury-Pearce, Za-

inudien Johanudin, Elisha Johnston, Hamde

Muse, Joshua Tran, Micheal Olamijulo, Lydia

Toth, Karl Asafo, Marina Nosair, Kenneth

Du, Khemis Jacob, Nayna Kunar, Bianca Lea,

Katie Bguyen, Patrick Tam

50 Stars: Alyha Szombathy, Ayse Aydin, Chosyn Kai-

wahai-Tunui, Jhayden Le, Abigail Perez,

Kristy Ha, Esmeralda Orellana, Matthew

Duong, Noah Cunningham, Bradley Heffer-

nan, Hong Kowk, Shreyansh Patel, Ashish

Kumar, Nasteho Yusuf, Yassir Ahmed, Crys-

tal Coad, Emi Do, Temepara Edwards. Harry

Forsberg, Hassan Hayder, Trang Le, Upan-

goa Pahulu, Anne Trinh, Nghiem Le, Danny

Tran, Isaac Jacob, Kurea Adrian, Hitarth

Pithava, Rosie Forsberg, Kelly Ly, Tito Biar,

Hibak Abdi, Karl Asafo, Rebecca Chan,

Charvante Kaiwahia-Tubui, Hanady Malik,

Jacklyne Biar, James Beasley, Suong Bat-

shoun

75 Stars: Tony Anthony, Jennifer Nguyen, Martina

Tran, Ms Tamara Scales, Aliyah Ismail-

Chandra, Ibrahm Shuriye, Chin Chin San-

gluai, Johnson Le, Linh Nguyen, Alija Demi-

rovic, Matthew Duong

100 Stars: Zeliha Aydin, Danny Leung, Cindy Tran, Julie

Tran, Leena Tran, Lillian Keeping, Phoenix

Kaiwahia-Tunui, Danni Luu

Over 100 stars Nicholas Batshoun

P/1A Upangoa Pahulu You are a happy and co-

operative class member.

Linh Nguyen You had a wonderful time at the

excursion and had a go at all the activities.

Temepara Edwards You are a happy class

member who loves learning.

P/1B Andrew Asafo You are settling into school

routine very well.

Eva Do You helped Mrs Hennessey on the

farm excursion.

Sarah Chowdhury-Pearce You produced a

broad range of evaluation for your inquiry.

2/4A Rosie Forsberg You consistently put 100%

effort into your work—well done!

Yassir Mohamed You behaviour was excel-

lent in Ms Barnes’

class on Friday.

Mahdi

Mohamed You

are adjusting well

to life at Dinjerra.

Keep it up.

Hitarth

Pithava You are

trying very hard to

focus on your

learning and to listen well.

2/4B Saleban Mohamed You are a fantastic helper.

Jack Co Pah You have had a good, quiet start

to the week showing responsible behaviour.

Julie Tran You have a positive attitude to your

work.

4/6A William Orellana You are generating great

ideas for your writing—well done!

4/6B Matthew Manuca You wrote a good persua-

sive text about the value of computer games.

Page 3 Student Leadership Event Day

Last Monday was a day where students practiced and developed their leadership skills. The art of listening, problem solving,

communicating, negotiating, co-operating and working as part of a team were high on the agenda. The students had a great time

with staff and the YMCA volunteers learning their social skills and leadership skills through many and varied fun and challeng-

ing activities. The day was followed by a sausage sizzle cooked especially for us by Mr Hennessey and some of our wonderful

parent volunteers.

This project was funded by School Focused Youth Services.

Braybrook Literacy and Homework Club

Thursday afternoons from 4-5pm at the Braybrook Community Centre. All families welcome from pre schoolers, primary school

students, secondary school students and parents. Lots of volunteers to assist you with your learning. No cost.

Casual Clothes and Fancy Hat Day

The Junior School Council Advisory Committee have organized a casual clothes and fancy hat

day for Friday 27th May. Please bring a gold coin donation. All monies raised go towards our Stu-

dent Leadership Program.

Parents as Volunteers in our classrooms

Congratulations to all our parents who completed the Parents as Volunteers in our Classrooms

training. We all had a great time learning together. It is wonderful to see many of our parents now

volunteering or getting involved in the classrooms. Any parents wishing to volunteers in the

classroom please see your classroom teacher or Kathleen

Coming Events for Term 2, 2011 Friday, 27th May: Casual Clothes Day

MSO to visit Grade 3 students

Monday, 30th May: Oz Opera—Hansel and Gretel

Tuesday, 7th June: SPARK reading program with 2/4A &B

Wednesday, 8th June: Prep Open Morning from 9.00am

Prep Open Evening from 7.00pm

Thursday, 9th June: NAB Literacy Program 4/6A

Monday, 13th June: QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY—NO SCHOOL

Tuesday, 14th June: School resumes at 8.50am

SPARK reading program with 2/4A &B

School Council meeting from 7.00pm

Wednesday, 15th June: NAB Literacy Program 4/6A

Friday, 17th June: CURRICULUM DAY—children are NOT required at school

Monday, 20th June: School resumes at 8.50am

Tuesday, 21st June: SPARK reading program with 2/4A &B

Western Bulldogs player visit

Wednesday, 22nd June: Jump Rope For Heart

Tuesday, 28th June: SPARK reading program with 2/4A &B

Friday, 1st July: Last day of Term 2. School finishes at 2.30pm

Monday, 18th July: School resumes for Term 3 at 8.50am

Dinjerra Primary School No. 5450 PO Box 4005 WEST FOOTSCRAY 3012 44 South Road BRAYBROOK 3019 Telephone : 9311 1598 Fax : 9312 3182 email : dinjerra.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au Principal : Ms Leanne Sheardown Assistant Principal: Ms Sharon Higgins

If your children are sick, it is important that you keep them at home until they are well enough to return to school. If they are going to be away for more than one day, please ring the school to let us know. When your child does return to school, please send a note to the class teacher which explains the absence.

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Start banking now!

If your child has recently submitted a Youthsaver account application they may have now received their account welcome pack. Please re-member to bring in your weekly de-posit each week on School Banking day.

If your child does not yet have an account please visit the School Of-fice for a parent pack which includes a Youthsaver account application form to get started with School Banking. If you are an existing Common-wealth Bank customer with access to NetBank you can apply for your child’s Youthsaver account online. Simply log into NetBank, click the “Offers and apply” tab, then select “Accounts” and “Youthsaver”. Please have your child’s birth certificate handy.

School Banking day is Tuesday

School Banking Co-ordinator: Miss Felicia Important information: Terms and conditions issued by Commonwealth Bank of Australia ABN 48 123 123 124 for Youthsaver Account are available from the Bank and should be considered before making any decision about the Youthsaver Account.

EMA

The EMA cheques for the first half of the year have arrived at school. Please bring your health care card or pension card to the office when you come to col-lect your cheques.

Oz Opera

Thanks to a free performance by Oz Opera, students will be introduced to Hansel and Gretel by the Brothers Grimm. Students will be captivated by the story of two young people and the bewitching characters they meet on their journey of hardship, forgiveness and self-discovery. This is a fully staged version of Humperdinks’ opera fea-turing professional singers, colourful costumes and an enchanting set. The performance will be on Monday, 30th May at 10.00am.