Term 4 Week 9Term 4 Week 9——6th December 20166th December 2016

“Excellence through quality teaching and parental involvement in a caring environment”

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Important Dates

Thursday 8th December Yr6-7 Orientation Day Friday 9th December

OLGA Working Bee 8.30 am to 9.30am

Tuesday 13th December Farewell to Year 6

Wednesday 14th December Reports Going Home

Friday 16th December Talent Quest

Last Day for students Tuesday 21st December

Last day for staff

Day 1 Term 1 2017 Friday 27th January

Staff Return Monday 30th January

Years 1 to 6 return Best Start Assessment begins

for kindergarten Tuesday 31st January Best Start Assessment

continues Kindergarten Wednesday 1st February

First official day for Kindergarten

From Sharon

It was wonderful to see our students have the opportunity to see the Solar Car built by the Sunswift team from the university of NSW at Dubbo Public School last week. A group of 20 students were supervised by Mrs Lunn and listened to how they built the car and get to see it first hand. Hopefully we can invite such projects from Sydney universities to be at South. Organisation for 2017: Classes have been organised. Students who have been selected for our Project Based Classes will have letters sent home today. All other classes in Stage 2 and Stage 3 will be parallel and in Stage groups. All other classes will be based upon years. Students with special needs will be transitioned over the next 2 weeks, meeting teachers or a group of teachers. On Wednesday 14th December reports, class allocation and equipment list will be sent home. As stated in a previous newsletter book packs will be available for children in Stages 2 and 3. All students must provide their own equipment. Students in Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2 will be provided with all resources as per usual. Presentation Evening for students in Stage 2 and 3 will be held tonight commencing at 7.30pm. All students who are receiving awards have had a letter sent home. Any child receiving an award MUST be in full summer school uniform. Year 6 students may wear their Year 6 shirts. Students from the school band and choir will be performing. All Year 6 students are required to attend. Students must remain for the entire evening and not leave after their award. The night has been organised to run smoothly and relatively quickly. School will end for all students on Friday 16th December. Our annual Talent Quest will start at 9.30am and parents are encouraged to come along and see the array of talent at our school. All staff will be involved in Staff Development Days on Monday 19th and Tuesday 20th December. All students are to return to school on Monday 30th January. Staffing: I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mrs Alison Fuller our School Counsellor who is sadly leaving us for family reasons. Thank you Mrs Fuller for all of your work and support over the last 2 terms. We appreciated working with you. A new Counsellor will be announced early next year. Stop Work Meeting will be held this Thursday morning from 8.30am to 9.30am. Our school will not be affected—classes will begin at 9.25am as usual. Sorry for any inconvenience caused. The meeting will provide teachers with information on the new Staffing and Salary Agreement.

Cheers, Sharon

Fitzroy St, Dubbo NSW, 2830 Ph: 6882 2529 Fax: 6882 4196

Email: dubbosouth-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: www.dubbosouth-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Bus Pass Applications Transport for NSW are now

accepting applications for 2017 and encourage all students who will be commencing Kindergarten in 2017

to apply now. To apply go to www.apps.transport.nsw.gov.au/

ssts/howtoApply Any student with an expiring bus pass at the end of 2016 should

apply to update their details prior to 31 December 2016. This applies to

all students who are:

Currently in Years 2 and 6

Have changed address or school

Have approval on special circumstances.

To update details visit www.apps.transport.nsw.gov.au/

ssts/updatedDetails

Talent Quest News The annual school talent quest will be held on the 16th December (last day of school) commencing at 9.30am in the Hall. All students that were successful in the audition process have received their invitation to perform. Parents are very welcome to come along and see the vast array of talent! Thank you, Martel Farrell

Year 2 Graduation Ceremony There will be a Stage 1 Assembly where Year 2 students will be presented with a graduation certificate. The assembly will be held Friday 9th December at 1.35 in the school hall. All welcome.

Band Brunch Our annual Band Brunch and concert will be held tomorrow Wednesday 7th December commencing at 11.00am. Dubbo College Junior High School Band will be joining us for the morning tutoring the students. Parents of band members are welcome to join us for the concert and brunch.

Sunswift Last Thursday Year Four students from 3/4L were lucky enough to visit Dubbo Public School. While we were there we got to meet the Sunswift team and their Solar Car—Eve. We learnt about the importance of sustainability and why we should use renewable resources. We got to make and race our own mini solar cars. We compared battery and solar power and it was proven that solar power is more efficient. We learned a lot and had heaps of fun doing it! Hazel Livingston + Ava Hosking

End of Year Activities / Parties Stage 1 Pizza Party will be held Friday 16th December. All students will need to bring in $2 to be involved. Stage 2 & 3 will be enjoying an afternoon at the Dubbo Aquatic Centre. Permission notes were sent home yesterday. Early Stage 1: Friday 16th December Combined party at school. Please bring a plate of healthy food to share. No cost.

OLGA School Working Bee Friday 9th December 2016

8.30am to 9.30am Jobs to be done: Tomato plants are running

wild. Plants to be thinned out and placed in plastic bags to be taken home.

General tidy up and weeding. Watering. See you there!

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Positive Behaviour for Learning This week all stages have been discussing bullying and defining what bullying is. Bullying Is repeated verbal, physical, social or psychological aggressive behaviour by a person or group directed towards a less powerful person or group that is intended to cause harm, distress or fear. Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another—to imagine what it would be like to be in their shoes. Kids who have a high level of empathy tend to be well respected by their peers and are more often successful across academic and social domains. Research tells us that teaching children empathy can go a long way to decreasing the likelihood of bullying.

Year 6 Farewell The Year 6 Farewell will be held Tuesday 13th December in the School Hall from 6.30pm until 9.00pm. Traditionally our Year 5 students host the farewell and are required to bring in $5 to contribute to the running of the night. This money needs to be given to your child’s class teacher as soon as possible. Remember you wont need to pay next year as you will be the guest of honour. Parent’s are invited to come and help with food preparation and distribution on the night and then help to pack up the hall. Please let your child’s teacher know if you are able to help in this way.

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Library News Premier’s Reading Challenge (PRC) Congratulations to all students who completed the PRC for 2016. Well done to Beth Blanch, Hamish Price and Chloe Farrell who received Platinum Certificates for completing the challenge seven times. Great job to Bella Auld, Ansune Gouws, Hannah Grant, Isabelle Gravitis, Alexander Price, Charlotte Redding, Trinity Rufus, Christina Seton, Freya Stein, Jia-Rong Tan and Peppa Wiseman who have completed four years of the challenge to receive Gold awards.

Borrowing: Borrowing has finished for the year. Please return all books by the end of Week 9 (9th December). Lost or damaged books need to be paid for. Overdue or on loan notices are being issued as classes visit the Library. If you have a question about the notice please contact me. Keep reading over the break. There are a few ways to keep children reading during the holidays. The Macquarie Regional Library launched their Summer Reading Club last week. See their website for further details or pop into the Library. E - B o o k s Students have access to our e-book collection. https://dsps.wheelers.co Students may borrow two books for two weeks. There are lots of great titles to choose from. Have a great week. Sue Buttrey, Teacher Librarian

Where: Ronald Street grass 5-6pm Sausage Sizzle

6-7pm Entertainment— bring a chair or a

picnic rug, sit back and enjoy!

Glowsticks $1 each or 3 for $2 Food and drinks available for purchase from 5.00pm Raffle tickets 50c each or 3 for $2 – Prize – A family pass to Taronga Western Plains Zoo All money raised on the night will go towards purchasing

new home readers.

P&C

Change of Date: Friday 9th December

South Dubbo Tavern

RSVP to Jodie ASAP

P&C News Online orders only until the uniform Shop opens on Monday 23rd January. January Uniform Shop Hours Mon 23rd 8.30-1.30 Wed 25th 3.00-6.00 Fri 27th 8.00-1.00 Mon 30th 8.00-10.00 Tues 31st 8.30-9.30 Volunteers for Uniform Shop We are looking for new volunteers to help in the uniform shop. Come down and chat to someone in the shop or contact Jodie in the canteen if you might be able to help.

King Rooster Christmas Raffle Our next raffle is $2.00 per ticket or $5.00 for 3 tickets. (which gives you another chance to win a prize in the Major Ace Raffle drawn October 2017). Tickets will be drawn Friday 16th December. Fundraising is going towards the DSPS 75th Celebration Open Day and Dinner. 1st Prize: $40 with Frozen Chicken 2nd Prize: $30 3rd Prize: $20 4th Prize: Frozen Chicken. Tickets are available form the Uniform Shop and the Canteen.

A reminder that stock will be running low by the end of the term, if an item of food is unavailable a substitute will be made.

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CANTEEN ROSTER

Wednesday 7th December Kayla Leece

Thursday 8th December Emma Marchant

Friday 9th December Rosie Kirkup

Monday 12th December Volunteer required

Tuesday 13th December Melissa Fletcher

Canteen 6882 2957.

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Week 8 Assembly…………...Xmas Items by 2C and 2G

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