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From Sharon’s Desk Education Week is being celebrated across NSW Public Schools with the theme “Learning Together”. Considering the challenging year we have faced with COVID-19 in 2020, it is a very apt theme. A huge thank you to all of our parents and your children, our students, who were thrown into the challenge of working together at home whilst we were in isolation during Terms 1 and 2.This opportunity launched the staff into setting up a new learning challenge through our online learning platform. What a great success for staff developing new ways of teaching and learning for students through a technological platform. It is of course wonderful to have our students back at school in our classrooms. We are still continuing the learning through technology. I feel we have developed stronger connections with you, our parents in supporting your children’s learning. We will continue to keep “Learning Together” and moving forward at South. The schools Facebook page saw the launch of our “Learning Together” video—please share! This week we have a range of opportunities for our students to Learn Together across Kinder to Year 6 as well as the Stage 3 competition seeking photos of families “Learning Together”. Get involved and send your best shot in. The Athletics Carnival will be held on Thursday—depending upon weather. All students will be sitting in the middle of the oval at Barden Park. Parents if attending, will be seated in the grandstand only. All parents will need to follow safe practices and sign in to say that COVID practices are being followed. Families in the grandstand may sit together, otherwise 1.5m physical distancing will be followed. These COVID practices must be followed or you will be requested to leave. The events will be about participation and fun as there will be no next level of competition occurring. Please encourage your children to dress in house colours and come with warm gear!

P&C Meeting, our first one since February will be held tomorrow night at 6pm via Zoom. If you would like to attend and be involved you will need to register by emailing secretary.dsps@gmail.com. Protocols via Zoom will be practised but it will be great to see your faces. See you there! Aspire Testing will be held for students already registered with Dubbo College on Thursday 13th August. Students will meet at Dubbo College South Campus at 9am and will be transported back to school by bus after the test. Letters will be sent home with information. Red Nose Day will be celebrated on Friday 14th August. Lots of activities will be held on the day including “Cover the Clown” and a Guessing Competition. We thank Liam Hopkins-Davies for helping organise the day. Have a good week celebrating Education Week together. “Forward Always” Sharon Murray, Principal.

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

Term 3 Week 3 4th August 2020

We are taking Kinder enrolments 2021. Please drop into our school office to get an enrolment pack. All students will need a Birth Certificate, proof of

address and Immunisation Certificate. Please tell anyone you may know living in our area and have

school age children for 2021.

Upcoming Events Thursday 6th August: Athletics Carnival

Friday 14th August: Red Nose Day

Teaching and Learning Tales - Helen McCubbin 1H Mrs McCubbin is a master teacher. Her exemplary ability to mould young minds and hearts into life-long learners makes her the perfect teacher to shine a spotlight on during Education Week 2020. The love Mrs McCubbin has for learning, and for all the little humans in her care, is so strong you can feel it when you step inside her classroom. Mrs McCubbin’s journey at Dubbo South Public School has deep roots. She was born in Dubbo and attended this school as a child. “I have many happy memories from my childhood in this school. It inspires me to create happy memories for my students,” she said. Mrs McCubbin was not immediately drawn to teaching, as she began her professional career as an Occupational Therapist. Mrs McCubbin felt the pull of education after taking a few years out of the workforce to be a mother. “Teaching drew me in. I was fortunate to have had two amazing pre-service mentor teachers, and I wanted to be just like them.” Mrs McCubbin has been weaving learning magic in this school’s classrooms for more than two decades. “I love this school.” While her work is a clearly a labour of love, it is certainly not as easy as Mrs McCubbin makes it look. “Teaching is hard work, but I want to make life better for my students.” “It is precious to observe a child learn how to read or write. I just love it when I hear them say, “I can write. I’m a writer.” It is those moments that make teaching wonderful.” “I can remember as a student being scared of making mistakes. I do not want my students to feel this way. I want them to enjoy all aspects of learning, especially the challenging parts before they realise they have grown.” From the moment her students see Mrs McCubbin and listen to her distinctive voice they stand taller and smile. Mrs McCubbin warmly welcomes all her students into her colourful classroom and moves seamlessly from moments of genuine relationship building, to connecting real world learning opportunities to explicit teaching. The children and her “learn together” as she uses her big heart, mighty intellect and captivating personality to engage her students in building proficiency in their spelling. Her instructions and explanations are crystal clear, while her swift and specific feedback cues

simultaneously encourage and accelerate the students’ learning. Her room is filled to the brim with concentration, care and joy. It is for this reason Mrs McCubbin is a rare gem in our school’s teaching community. Student Voices: Billy Reynen, 7 years old – “Mrs McCubbin helps me learn writing. I like being in her class.” Marley Playsted, 7 years old – “Learning with Mrs McCubbin makes me happy.” Zeek Volivakarua, 6 years old – “Mrs McCubbin has taught me about halves and quarters.” Daniel Herd, 6 years old – “Mrs McCubbin makes it easy for me to learn hard things, like spelling.” Katelynn Manning, 6 years old – “Mrs McCubbin teaches us how to write well.” Kobi Mackie, 7 years old – “Mrs McCubbin is funny. She makes me laugh.”

Red Nose Day Friday 14th August This year the SRC will be running 4 different fundraising events. Guessing competition – Can you guess how many Jaffas are in the jar? Guess the closest to the actual number and win the jar. 50c a go. This stall will be set up outside 5/6L at breaks. Cover the clown – During Weeks 3 & 4 the SRC and will be collecting any coin donations during breaks to help cover the clown. On Friday the 14th of August there will be a massive clown face displayed on the ground outside 5/6L. Can we collect enough coins to cover his nose??? Any coin donations are welcome. On the day - 14th August • Wear an item of red • Have your nose painted. 50c donation for each activity. If any parents would like to make donations, please have

them delivered to Mrs Lunn before Friday 14th of August.

Let’s get behind this worthy cause and help make a

difference!

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ZOOM P&C Meeting

Wednesday 5th August

6pm

Please register and join by emailing

secretary.dsps@gmail.com

PRC (Premier’s Reading Challenge) Congratulations to Max Szymkow, Carter Towney and Juliet Quinn who have completed their challenge during the past week. All reading records need to be logged by Friday 28th August. Please contact the library if you have questions or issues.

Book Club Orders are due in the library or online by this Friday 7th August. Orders should be back by 21st August. Thank you for supporting book club and connecting children with books.

Lunch time in the Library There are a lot of different activities happening in the library at lunch break. These photos were taken on Friday. Great to see students helping others and working together in harmony. Sue Buttrey Teacher Librarian

Multicultural Public Speaking Competition Stages 2 and 3 are invited to participate in the Multicultural Public Speaking competition. Stage 2 are required to complete a 3 and a half minute speech and Stage 3 are required to complete a 4 minute speech. Entries close Friday Week 4 If you are interested in participating please speak with

your class teacher or see Ms Constable.

Congratulations to the following students on their achievements: Merit: Paige Dashwood, Sophia Ryan, Mackenzie Rutherford Credit: Malia Pring

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The School Canteen will be closed this Thursday due to the

Year 3 to 6 Athletics Carnival. Lunch Menu

Pies $4 Sausage Rolls $3.50

Cold meat and salad $5 (may contain traces of egg)

These items will be available to purchase at the carnival

COVID safe practices will be in place.

5/6P Thinking While Moving in Maths 5/6P have been lucky enough to have Miss P come showcase her knowledge and expertise in mathematics and Thinking While Moving in Maths. The students have enjoyed the new educational activities they have learnt and they have quickly started to ask Miss Kent to use them daily. Thank you Miss P, we can’t wait to have you again!

Lost Property Children will inevitably lose or misplace things. If they are labelled, we are able to return them to their owners. Items without names are placed in a Lost Property Box. Students are able to check the box for missing items. All unclaimed items of school uniform are laundered and placed on sale through the clothing pool. Other clothing is donated to charity.

Safe, responsible and respectful use of digital technology. Our children and young people have grown up with digital technology and it is woven into their lives. During COVID -19 many young people are using digital technology more often to learn and to socialise. Supporting children and young people to use technology in a safe, respectful and responsible manner allows for more active online learning that can increase student engagement and participation. It also supports access to a broader range of content and learning resources that can supplement students’ learning experiences. Being safe online is a shared responsibility for students, teachers, parents, carers and the broader community. It is important that families can communicate with their children about how to use digital technology in safe, responsible and respectful ways. Here are some key reminders for children and young people of how to stay safe online: • Protect personal information, including name,

address, school, email address, telephone number, pictures and other personal details.

• Never share user names or passwords and only use your own

• Ask a teacher or other responsible adult for help if anyone online asks for personal information, wants to meet or offers money or gifts.

• Let a teacher or other responsible adult know immediately if anything online that is suspicious, harmful or inappropriate.

• Never hack, disable or bypass any hardware or software security, including any virus protection, spam and filter

Further information can be found at: • Digital Citizenship website:

https://www.digitalcitizenship.nsw.edu.au/ • Esafety Commissioner:

https://www.esafety.gov.au/ The department’s Student use of digital devices and online service policy supports schools to maximise the benefits and minimise the risks of digital environments, and prepare students for life beyond school.

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