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958a Burke Rd, Balwyn 3103

Phone 9817 1917

Facsimile 9817 3697

deepdene.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Newsletter 24th August 2017

No. 25

From the Principal…

Dear Families,

We have a busy diary this week with lots happening around the school including:

Literacy Week celebrations

Book Week incursion (author, John Larkin) for Years 3 – 6

Chess Club

Book Week Parade

5/6 Hoop Time competition

Oxfam guitar performances

‘Bodyworks’ parent information evening

Threatened Species incursion – Year 5 & 6

Thank you to Tina, our Library Technician, for the continued celebration of

Children’s Book Week and a variety of associated activities. Our Book Week dress

up day will be celebrated this Thursday. This is always an exciting, colourful and

fun parade!

Although we enjoy a strong focus on numeracy and literacy every week, this week

we have been particularly focussed on aspects of literacy as we have celebrated

‘Literacy Week’. Activities have included target word competitions, cross age and

buddy reading, book dress up day, wear a ‘wow’ word to school day, show and

share book reviews and literacy board games. The culmination of our activities and

celebrations will be to come to school on Friday wearing ‘a touch of red’ to

demonstrate that we are ‘well read’!! Thank you to our literacy team for

promoting this week and providing such a variety of activities.

Landscaping Update

As advertised last week, we have exciting news - our landscaping project is about to

commence! I will attempt to keep everyone informed with regular updates and

progress reports on this project.

Site fencing was scheduled to be erected around the Prep playground and OSCH

club building on Monday morning. This has been delayed, and will now occur on

Thursday. This area will be out of use for the duration of the project (approx. 3

weeks) and there will be some changes to entry and exit provisions pertaining to

Abercrombie Street during the project. Student play areas will need to be

readdressed during this program, as will pedestrian traffic to and from our OSCH

building. Some short-term pain for long-term gain and benefits!

This project forms part of the Deepdene Primary School Landscaping Masterplan.

For an overview of the scope and breadth of work make sure you have viewed the

advertising boards now on display in Abercrombie Street and Burke Road.

Father’s Day Stall

Parents’ Association is organising a Fathers’ Day Stall for Friday, September 1st.

Students are invited to bring along $5.00 for the purchase of a special gift for

Fathers’ Day. Thank you to our Parent’s Association for again organising this annual

event. It is always well received and supported by the children. Choose something

great for Dad!! continued on page 2…

Calendar for Term 3

AUGUST

Thur 24 Aug

Bodyworks Parent

Evening - Sex, Drugs &

Rock ‘n’ Roll - 7pm

Book Parade

L5 & L6 Hoop Time

Oxfam Music Festival -

Guitar Ensemble- 7pm

Fri 25 Aug

Level 3 & 4 Sport

L5 & L6 Incursion

- Threatened &

Endangered Species

PA Meeting - 2.30pm

Mon 28 Aug

Deepdene Primary

Chess Tournament -

Centenary Hall

Tue 29 Aug

L5 & L6 Hoop Time

Wed 30 Aug

L5 & L6 Sport Practice

Chess Club

Thur 31 Aug

French Incursion - F - L6

- C’est Si Bon

SEPTEMBER

Fri 1 Sep

L5 Bike Check

Level 3 & 4 Sport

Father’s Day Stall

Wed 6 Sep

Foundation Excursion -

Werribee Zoo

Chess Club

Thur 7 Sep

Tabloid Sport -F,L1 & L2

Footy Pie Day

Fri 8 Sep

L5 Bike Check

Level 3 & 4 Sport

PA Meeting - 2.30pm

Tue 12 Sep

District Athletics - Bill

Sewart Athletics Track

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SCHOOL NEWS

Wed 13 Sep

Cinderella Incursion

Fri 15 Sep

Level 3 & 4 Sport

Lapathon

Mon 18 - Fri 22 Sep

Numeracy Week

Wed 20 - Thur 21 Sep

Hands on Science L1&L2

Fri 22 Sep

Scavenger Hunt

Level 3 & 4 Sport

Last Day of Term 3

- 2.30pm finish

OCTOBER

Mon 9 Oct

First Day of Term 3

Dance Club L3 & L4

Dance Club L5 & L6

Wed 11 Oct

Division Athletics - Bill

Sewart Athletics Track

Chess Club

Fri 13 Oct

Convicts & Captains

Incursion - L3 & L4

Level 3 & 4 Sport

Bike Ed - L5

Mon 16 Oct

Dance Club L3 & L4

Dance Club L5 & L6

Wed 18 Oct

Fête de la Musique

Chess Club

Thur 19 Oct

Science Incursion

- L5 & L6

Fri 20 Oct

Bike Ed - L5

Level 3 & 4 Sport

Mon 23 Oct

Dance Club L3 & L4

Dance Club L5 & L6

Wed 25 Oct

Chess Club

School Council - 7pm

Fri 27 Oct

Bike Ed - L5

Level 3 & 4 Sport

Prep Concert - 2.30pm

PARENT EVENING FORUM

A reminder that this evening is to be held on Thursday, August 24th.

Detailed information and a reply slip indicating attendance is included in this

newsletter.

Parent Opinion Survey

Information regarding the survey has been sent out to the randomly selected

families. If you have been selected to complete the survey, then I urge you to do

so as it provides valuable information to the Department and the school. A

reminder that if you have received a survey, the online platform closes this Sunday,

August 27th.

Working With Children Checks (WWC)

A reminder that if you are wanting to work in the classrooms, attend excursions or

if you are already one of our valuable helpers you must have a current Working With

Children Check. Forms are available at the following website;

https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/wwccu/onlineapplication.doj

There is no cost to anyone applying for a Working With Children Check in a

voluntary capacity. Once you receive your card please make sure you bring it to

the office for us to keep a copy on file.

Thank you for your assistance in this matter.

Foundation (Prep) 2018 Enrolment

If you are currently a member of the school community and have

a child ready to commence school next year please call into the

office asap to book a Foundation enrolment meeting time.

School Planning / Enrolments 2018

I know it is VERY EARLY but nevertheless planning for 2018 is now well underway. It

is essential that the school is notified of any student in Grade Prep – Grade 5 who is

not intending to return to Deepdene Primary School in 2018.

If your son or daughter will NOT be returning to the school next year please

complete the attached notice and return to the school office as soon as possible.

Stephen Rees Principal

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Level 3 and 4 Hoop Time

Last week on Thursday Deepdene sent three junior basketball teams to Nunawading Stadium to participate in the 2017 Hoop Time Tournament. All teams had been training very hard at lunch times leading up to the tournament and came into the event with great confidence. All teams played well with one of the All Star girl’s teams making it to the semi-finals. The All Star boy’s team had more of a challenge with a couple of vital players being away on the day, unfortunately there weren’t able to pull off a win but did come very close.

A huge thank you to the parents involved who gave up their time to coach, score and transport the students to and from the event. All in all it was a hectic, but great day of basketball!

Tristan Schwaiger

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“Sex, Drugs & Rock n’ Roll”

Managing those tricky questions &

awkward moments with your primary-aged child.

You are invited to join us for a presentation which aims to provide parents with practical, age-

appropriate strategies for dealing with the questions that our youngsters continue to ask about the

more intimate details of life.

This presentation which is of one hour’s duration including question time, will be held in the

Deepdene Primary School hall from 7 – 8pm on Thursday 24th of August.

The presenter, Marion Church, is a Health and Well Being educator, and creator and facilitator of

Bodyworks Primary Health Education,

With over 35 years of teaching and mentoring experience, working with children in primary and

secondary years, and their parents, Marion brings a wealth of knowledge, and down to earth

practical suggestions which may offer valuable guidance to parents, in a very relaxed, enjoyable

and informative manner.

“Children are naturally curious creatures. Every parent wants to be able to guide their child safely and

securely through the developing years. Yet every generation parents in a foreign landscape. Your

experiences as a child are not your children’s experiences, nor were they for previous generations

before yours. Change is ever present, and the speed of change is constantly increasing.

In the age of modern technology our access to information is immediate. The information available in

the areas of body awareness, puberty, emerging sexuality and relationships, may vary from being

educationally beneficial, intriguing, inappropriate or even, alarming.

Encourage your young children to come to you as their first source of information. Then take the

journey of enquiry together, with technology as a resource, not a replacement.”

The entrance fee of a $5 will be donated to Deepdene Primary School Library resources.

NAME: _____________________________________________ Child:______________________Class: _________

I/We will be attending the information evening on 24th August at 7pm in the hall.

We enclose $5 registration fee.

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CHILDREN NOT RETURNING TO DEEPDENE PRIMARY SCHOOL IN 2018

Please return this form to the school office ASAP

Child / Children’s Name/s:___________________________________________________________________

2017 Class Level/s:________________________________________________________________________

Transferring to:___________________________________________________________________________

Parent/Guardian Signature:_________________________________________________________________

The book of the year for younger readers winner-

Rockhopping by Trace Balla.

The book of the year for early childhood winner-

Go Home, Cheeky Animals! by Johanna Bell &

Dion Beasley.

Picture book of the year winner-

Home in the Rain by Bob Graham.

Eve Pownall award for information book winner-

Amazing Animals of Australia’s National Parks

by Gina M Newton.

Victorian Crichton Award for new illustrators

winner-

The Patchwork Bike by Van T Rudd.

On Wednesday 16th

August,

students from foundation to grades

2 had a fun session with Kym

Lardner as part of our Book Week

2017 celebration. He drew pictures,

sang and told stories to entertain the

students. His books include Arnold

the prickly bear, Grandpa’s horses,

The sad little monster, The dragon’s

lie and The naked penguin, which

he wrote together with his son,

Oliver.

On Wednesday 23rd

August, students

from grades 3 to 6 attended a session by

author John Larkin. John has written

over twenty-two books for children, teens

and adults. His books include Horse Girl,

Nostradamus and instant noodles and

others. He was very entertaining and had

the students in laughter with his stories.

Most of all, he engaged with the students

and provided them with strategies for

writing.

Happy Reading! Tina

CBCA Book Week winners

The winners for the 2017 shortlisted books were announced at assembly on Monday and they are:

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