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958a Burke Rd, Balwyn 3103

Phone 9817 1917

Facsimile 9817 3697

deepdene.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Newsletter 13th August 2015

No. 24

From the Principal…

Dear Families,

While writing this and looking at the calendar it is hard to believe we are nearly half

way through Term 3! Our school continues to be a busy place with a large variety of

programs and ‘extra’ curricula activities at all levels. Children have been busily

occupied this week with:

District athletics training

ICAS Mathematics testing

Level 1 & 2 swimming

Level 5 & 6 Changes program

Foundation – Flying Bookworm

Whole school assembly - Friday

All these taking place alongside our regular classroom programs and routines.

Hopefully as the weather warms up and we move towards the end of winter the

coughs, colds and sniffles that have affected lots of our children and teachers will

end. PLEASE remember that when your child returns to school after an illness

we require that a note explaining the absence is handed to the classroom

teacher. Please note, you DO NOT need to phone the school to report an

absence.

French Poetry

‘Bravo’! Congratulations to all those children who participated in our French poetry

reading competition with Madame Mullany last Thursday. This included all our Level

5 and 6 children, and many children from Level 3 and 4 who chose to learn and

recite the poem. The standard of presentations, including expression, voice

projection and intonation, were all excellent! (I can attest to this as the poetry

readings took place all day in the interview room opposite my office)! Thank you to

Madame Mullany who presented our children with this wonderful opportunity and to

our French Leaders, Anthony and Alex, who assisted commendably on the day.

Kidproof – Protecting Kids Online

This is advance notice to place a special note in your diary pertaining to our

Kidproof - Protecting Kids Online program to be held in the school hall on Thursday,

October 15th. Information technology is by far the most common influence among

young people. Deepdene is partnering with Kidproof to present a seminar providing

parents with practical, easy to use ways to talk to children about internet behaviour

and ways to keep safe. This is a particularly relevant, important and informative

session which is being offered to the school community. A flier advertising this

important parent presentation will be coming home shortly.

Prep / Foundation 2016 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 to book a Foundation

enrolment meeting time as soon as possible if you have not already.

Calendar for Term 3

Fri 14 Aug

Chess Tournament -

Weeden Heights Primary

Mon 17 Aug

L5 & L6 -IMAX Excursion

Wed 19 Aug

Fête de la Musique

Chess Club - L1 & L2

Techkids Club

Fri 21 Aug

PA Meeting

2nd-Hand Uniform Shop

SRC Day - Bring a gold

coin donation & dress up

as an orang-utan

Mon 24 Aug - Fri 28 Aug

Literacy Week

Mon 24 Aug

Craig Smith- Author Visit

- Foundation

- L2

Wed 26 Aug

Chess Club - L1 & L2

Techkids Club

Fri 28 Aug

District Athletics

- L3 - L6

Mon 31 Aug

Bell Shakespeare- Author

Visit - Levels 3 - 6

SEPTEMBER

Wed 2 Sep

Book Week Parade

Chess Club - L1 & L2

Techkids Club

School Council - 7pm

Sun 6 Sep

Jazz Group-Uniting Church

Centenary Concert-1.45pm

Mon 7 Sep - Fri 11 Sep

Planning Week

Numeracy Week

Celebrations

Wed 9 Sep

Chess Club - L1 & L2

Stephen Rees Principal

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SCHOOL NEWS

From the ‘2011 Learn Maths through Footy - Primary Workbook’ with 2015 edits.

Weekly Target Word

How many words can you make? What is the 9 letter word?

At the end of the AFL home and away season, the top eight teams will be given the chance to play in the finals.

Every team hopes to make it into the Grand Final and, ultimately, win the flag.

The structure of the finals is as follows:

Once the top eight teams are decided at the end of the home and away season, choose one team and track

its possible road to the Grand Final. Represent the journey on a tree diagram.

WEEK 1

Qualifying finals - this

involves the teams that finished

in the top four positions on the

AFL ladder. The losing team

cannot be knocked out, while the

winner of each match gets the

next week off.

1 plays 4

2 plays 3

Elimination finals - this

involves the teams that finished

in 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th positions

on the AFL ladder. The winners

play on, but the losers are

knocked out.

5 plays 8

6 plays 7

WEEK 2

Semi finals - the losers of

the qualifying finals play the

winners of the elimination

finals. Two semi finals are

played.

WEEK 3

Preliminary finals - winners

of the first qualifying final

and the second qualifying final

play the winners of the first

and second semi finals.

WEEK 4

Grand final - the winners of

the preliminary finals matches

play one another.

Family projects

Take the opportunity to involve the whole family in reading and

writing.

Some family projects could include:

Emailing friends or family members.

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SCHOOL NEWS

Fri 11 Sep

PA Meeting

Wed 16 Sep

Tabloid Sports Day -

Foundation, L1 & L2

Chess Club - L1 & L2

Techkids Club

Fri 18 Sep

Last Day of Term 3

- 2.30 Finish

OCTOBER

Wed 7 Oct

Chess Club - L1 & L2

Fri 9 Oct

Bike Education - L5

Wed 14 Oct

Chess Club - L1 & L2

Fri 16 Oct

Bike Education - L5

Wed 21 Oct

Chess Club - L1 & L2

Fri 23 Oct

Bike Education - L5

Wed 28 Oct

Chess Club - L1 & L2

Fri 30 Oct

Bike Education - L5

NOVEMBER

Tue 3 Nov

Melbourne Cup Day

Wed 4 Nov - Thur 5 Nov

Foundation 2016

Transition Sessions

Wed 4 Nov

Chess Club - L1 & L2

Fri 6 Nov

Bike Education - L5

Mon 9 Nov - Tue 10 Nov

Level 3 Camp

- Campaspe Downs

Fri 13 Nov

Club 6 - L6

Fri 20 Nov

Ladies Lunch

Club 6 - L6

Wed 25 Nov - Fri 27 Nov

Level 4 Camp

- Camp Rumbug

Fri 27 Nov

Club 6 - L6

A Busy Term In Music

Fêtes de la Musique

Once again many students have put their names down to perform on the ‘Fêtes de la Musique’ festival day. It is encouraging to find duets and quartets presenting as well as soloists. Many students are asking for time in the Music room or music foyer to practice for this event. We will present the final larger group items in the Centenary Hall at the end of our Parisian adventure followed by a croissant or two.

Jazz Group

The Jazz Group will perform at the Uniting Church Centenary Concert on Sunday 6th of September at 2pm. The students are working hard to master new material as well as well known favourites for this concert.

Festival Singers – Making connections

Having performed at the Trinity Music Festival, the Festival Singers are busy once again learning new material to present at the Eva Tilley Aged Care Memorial Home on the last Monday of Term Three.

We value this program as it encourages students to present to an audience other than their peers. At the end of the presentation students are encouraged to speak with the residents in a formal ‘meet and greet’ session. Students prepare cards to give to the residents as well as discussing conversation topics to have ready in case they need them during their talk time. The residents value this program as some do not receive visitors often. They love the cards the students leave with them along with the invitation to visit the school in Term Four.

The program is a reciprocal arrangement in that the Festival Singers host an afternoon tea and musical soiree at Deepdene.

La Fête de la MUSIQUE

Come dressed up with a touch of France on Wednesday 19th August.

Return order form for croissants by Friday 14th August.

No Banking Next Tuesday

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SCHOOL NEWS

Last Friday on August 7th the selected Grade 3 and 4

boys and girls involved in Hoop Time set off to Nunawading Basketball Stadium to participate

in the annual tournament. The students had multiple training sessions prior to the event and

were extremely positive and confident heading into the tournament.

The boys’ team, coached by Cath Cran, were given a tough draw for the day. However despite

no victories on the scoreboard, it was quite clear this result did not reflect the day entirely. As

expected from students of Deepdene Primary School, the boys stayed extremely positive and

competitive with the opposition, and played with extraordinary courage. They displayed

exceptional sportsmanship towards each other, their opponents, the referees, and of course Cath. Although not much

luck with the points, the boys had a blast on the day and will certainly be back next year to have another crack!

The girls’ team, coached by Darren Patel, was a slightly different story. They won 4 out of the 5 games played and

through exceptional teamwork, courage and will, came out victorious in the grand final! This means that the girls’ team

now moves on to the regional championships! As with the boys, all players on the girls’ team showed outstanding

sportsmanship and respect all round and played with an utmost positive attitude. They had a great time competing on

the day and we wish them and Darren all the best when competing in the regional championships!

A huge thankyou to Cath Cran and Darren Patel for not just coaching the Grade 3 and 4 boys’ and girls’ teams but also

attending and assisting with running the training sessions. It was truly a great experience for the students involved. Also

a huge thankyou to the parents who offered to drive and who actually drove the students to the tournament and helped

out with the day. Overall, a terrific day at Hoop Time!

Tristan Schwaiger P.E and Sport Coordinator

Deepdene PA

Social Night Success

Thank you all for creating a wonderful evening on

Friday night! A terrific night was had by all. I had

the chance to meet lots of Deepdene parents

and hope you also took the opportunity to

introduce yourself to some unknown

faces. Hellenic Republic was the perfect venue.

Lots of parents caught the 109 tram allowing

them to partake of the delicious food and

beverages and return home safely at the end of

the night.

The biggest thank you must go to Marcela

Miranda, who organised the entire event. The

evening was a tremendous success with the raffle

raising a whopping $1,000 for the PA. This is

entirely due to Marcela’s hard work in planning

and promoting the event, and securing great

raffle prizes from our school community and

beyond. Thank you Marcela! If you missed the

Social Night, Marcela has also very kindly taken

on responsibility for this years’ Ladies Lunch,

which will be an event not to be missed.

Susan de Weger Deepdene PA President

Boccaccio Cellars (Jacqui D’Anna)

www.boccaccio.com.au (Box of Prosecco)

Light Space Yoga

www.lightspaceyoga.com.au (one month yoga pass)

ASHAKKI HAIR

Ashakki Hair 245 Belmore Rd, Balwyn North

(2x cut & colour vouchers)

Ruyi Restaurant (Qian Qian & Sheng)

www.ruyi.com.au (Dinner Voucher)

City Grill (Jenni Norden)

www.thegrillroom.com.au (Dinner Voucher)

Baroque Developments (Peter Tsiglev)

www.baroquedevelopments.com.au (Bunnings Voucher)

Evolve In2 Fitness (Pam Li)

Ph: 0411 228 317 (2x 7 day boxing class & a body composition scan)

Num Num Peanut Butter (Amy Wise)

DEEPDENE FAMILY

DONATIONS

Trish Stocca (Kids Bathrobes)

Cathie Hoath (S/S Earrings)

Jean Tong (Cognac)

Kylee Mason (Gift card pack)

Manuel de Abreu (Boxes of Chandon)

PARENTS SOCIAL NIGHT 2015

PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY THE FOLLOWING BUSINESSES and FAMILIES

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Medical Action Plans

It is really important that if your child requires an Asthma pump/ Ventolin/Epipen that we have a copy of a current plan that is signed by your doctor as this is just as important as the medication itself. Please ensure that you provide us with the correct documentation and thank you to the parents who have already done so.

Some of the fun things we do at OSHClub during Before School Care!

Coordinator: Jasie Zelazny / Siân

Brewer

Staff: Leanne, Carina and Cameron

Program Phone: 0432 161 565

OSHClub: 8564 9000

Admin: admin@oshclub.com.au

Website: www.oshclub.com.au

SCHOOL NEWS

CHILDREN’S BOOK WEEK Books light up our world

Breakfast Club!

Cameron, Emmerson, Ryan, Millie, Ashton & Angus enjoying the breakfast spread

Dress ups!

Emmerson & Angus striking a pose!

Ping Pong!

Shivansh, Quarrian & Mia playing Ping Pong!

Art

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The Balwyn Cricket Club is thrilled to announce the

Junior Registration Day for this upcoming season will be Sunday 30th August from 9:30am to 11:00am.

The Balwyn Cricket Club is the only local subdistrict club with a pathway for juniors to train and play sub district cricket for the one club. Some exciting changes are taking place this season, just a few are listed below

All juniors will receive a navy blue and yellow shirts and cap to wear in games this season;

No increase in junior fees ($210 for the first child and then $110 for other family members);

New training facility at Gordon Barnard Reserve (4 brand new nets) with outstanding club rooms;

All junior games will be played at Balwyn Park – U/10 on the top ova (Sat.)l and U12 (Sat.) and U14 (Fri.) on the main oval (a new concrete pitch is being installed);

New U/15 team that will play on Sundays on Turf (playing school cricket on Saturdays);

New coaching program overseen by the Club Coach Liam Murphy and Junior Club Coach Tom Harley; and

Balwyn Cricket Club to pay for parents to undertake their level 1 coaching accreditation.

Registration Day (Sunday 30th August from 9:30am to 11:00am) at Gordon Barnard Reserve and activities will include;

Fitting for new shirts and presentation of club cap; Batting and Bowling session in the nets (one net for each age group); Fielding Competition; Sausage sizzle; and

Information Booklets for parents on roles and procedures within the Balwyn Cricket Club.

If you require any additional information please contact

Vaughan Carlin on vcarlin@bigpond.net.au

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