Term 3 2016 No. 20 Friday, 22nd July, 2016. Current Focus: “Goal Setting” (Responsible learner)

Daylesford Primary School Newsletter Vincent Street (P O Box 20) Daylesford, 3460 Ph: (03) 5348 2480 Fax: (03) 5348 3958 Website http://www.daylesps.vic.edu.au

� “SEMPER MELIORA” (Always better things)

NEW DATES FOR BOOKFAIR… NOW SAT 3

rd & SUN 4

TH SEP.

!!!!HELP WANTED !!!! Can you spare some time

tomorrow morning (Sat 23rd) for book sorting in the Gym??? Anytime between 10am and

2pm.

CURRENT FOCUS

Goal Setting - 56P

Setting goals is an important skill to learn not only for school, but also in

life.

Goals give us something to work towards and they help decide the

steps we need to take.

It is important that your goals are realistic, achievable, and not too

easy.

You can set goals to achieve almost anything and by working hard you

can make them come true.

Make sure you check in on your progress, make changes, and

celebrate when you achieve a goal.

MSP Photography

Order forms available at school office for 25cm x 20cm photos of: School & House Captains, JSC & Specialist Captains. Cost: $18 ea. Photos can be viewed at school office. Orders to be returned to school complete with payment by MON 25th JULY, 2016.

Be Respectful, Be a Responsible Learner, Be Honest and Trustworthy Be Caring and Compassionate, Be a Good Citizen

DIARY DATES

JULY

Friday 22nd Final day for Book Club

Mon 25th 8.30am Breakfast in the Gym.

• Final day to order and pay for School/House Captain/JSC/ Specialist Captains photo orders (see below)

Tues. 26th 6.30pm School Council Meeting AUGUST

Fri 12th Words in Winter Festival Weekend

Tues 23rd Assembly: Dress Up Day for Book Character

Fri 26th Book Week Presentation in Gym : 9.00-11.00am SEPTEMBER

Sat.3rd/Sun 4th are the New Dates for the BOOK FAIR WEEKEND in the Gym. SEPTEMB ER

ASSEMBLY – 9.00am every Tuesday in the Gymnasium.

Term Dates 2016 Term 3 11

th July – 16

th September

Term 4 3rd

October – 20th December

Office Hours : 8.30am to 4.00pm

Students’ School Banking Day : Fridays

Term 3 2016 No. 20 Friday, 22nd July, 2016. Current Focus: “Goal Setting” (Responsible learner)

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

• P-4 Expo and Incursion

• Parent Opinion Survey

• X-Country – State Finals

• Cultural Awards

• Parent-Teacher-Student Interviews

Last Thursday and Friday, the P-2 students were

involved in a Toy Expo and Puppet Incursion as part of

their Integrated Unit. The creativity on display

through the toy projects and the enthusiasm of the

students was wonderful to see. All Prep, One and Two

students should feel very proud of their

achievements.

We welcome Mr Francis Comber back into our school

for the remainder of the year as teacher of 5/6S. Mr

Comber is replacing Sarah Bourke who is heading off

on family leave. We wish Sarah and her husband all

the best for this wonderful time in their lives. We look

forward to hearing all about parenthood, and we

know that 5/6S is in good hands with Francis.

Last week, some families will have received a sealed

envelope with the Parent Opinion Survey enclosed.

This is an anonymous survey given to a computer-

generated sample of families. If you received this

survey, I ask you to take the time to complete this

and return it ASAP. This is very valuable information

that we take very seriously. We always welcome

feedback and an opportunity to improve our school.

At assembly this week we celebrated the

achievements of James (53rd

out of 83), Charlotte

(27th

out of 85) and Sebastian (1st

out of 15) who ran

in the Cross-Country State Finals in Bundoora last

week. These children have trained hard over the past

few months and did themselves and our school very

proud. In particular, Sebastian has qualified for the

national event in Canberra – an outstanding

achievement. A timely reminder to us all of what

setting and working hard towards goals can help us

achieve.

Congratulations must also go to the sixteen Year 3-6

students who received Semester 1 Cultural Awards

this week. These children were recognised for their

commitment to the areas of Choir, Performing Arts,

Visual Arts and LOTE (Italian). They have displayed an

ongoing effort ‘above and beyond’ and again, should

feel very proud of their work ethic and achievement

thus far in these areas. See the attached list of

recipients for each area and year level.

Finally, thank you to those parents and students who

attended the parent-teacher-student interviews on

Wednesday; an invaluable opportunity to discuss with

your child and their teachers progress to date and

their goals for the future. It has been so good to hear

the students articulate their goals and strategies for

achieving them.

Reminder: Breakfast Program in the Gym, 8:30

Monday 25th

for ALL students

David Garner, Acting Principal

CULTURAL AWARDS

Grade Performing Arts

Choir LOTE Visual Art

3 Arlo Deakin Dru Dickenson-

Bray

Daisy Gruar

Philemon Pattinson

4 Eliza Strawhorn

Mika Oram Scout Kinnear

River Curzon Martin

5 Eve Britten Hailee Thompson

Paige Torrance

Paige Torrance

6 Demi Henderson

Mackenzie Downing

Mila Arias-Parker

Marissa Fisher

SCHOOLKIDS BONUS Helps with education costs and is

automatically paid in January and July.

The final instalments are currently being

paid to eligible families.

These funds are to assist families to pay

any outstanding school fees, such as

Essential Education Item Fees, Kitchen

Garden Fees, Choir Fees etc.

Calling all SHOEBOX LIDS If you have any spare shoebox lids, can they

please be given to Signora Trudi. We want to make these games in our Family

group. Thank you!

Term 3 2016 No. 20 Friday, 22nd July, 2016. Current Focus: “Goal Setting” (Responsible learner)

“HEALTHY LUNCHBOX TIPS”

For a healthy lunchbox always include a bottle of water. No need for sweetened drinks such as juice, cordial or soft drink as these contain too much sugar which is not good for teeth. Non-water drinkers usually start drinking water with the example of other children.

CANTEEN DUTY Term 3 Wednesday 27th July Carissa Strawhorn

Thursday 28th

July Suzanne Newman

Friday 29th

July Shelley Sandow, Karen McAloon

Wednesday 3rd

August Sherralle Thomas

Thursday 4th

August Tuesday Phelan

Friday 5th

August Leah Schuter, Shannon Marshall

Available via the Canteen – order through your lunch order OR directly through the Canteen. Available only in Black with blue trim.

PLEASE NOTE: Frozen cruncha – only available Terms 1 & 4.

A NEW CANTEEN PRICE LIST WAS DISTRIBUTED AT THE END OF 2015 PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE USING THE

PRICES OFF THIS NEW LIST. IF YOU NEED ANOTHER COPY PLEASE PICK ONE UP FROM THE OFFICE. THANK YOU

CANTEEN - HELP ALWAYS NEEDED Please contact our Canteen Manager, Bev Adkins, on

5348 1839 or 0423 357 191 if you can assist. Thank you

PARENT/CARER VOLUNTEERS

TERM 3 2016

FRIDAY SICK BAY WASHING BANKING 22

nd July Kathryn Earley June Cooper

29th

July Kirsten Wilken Shelley Sandow

5th

August Catherine Meadows June Cooper

12th

August Samantha Harris Shelley Sandow

19th

August Fiona Torrance June Cooper

26th

August Tania Green Shelley Sandow

2nd

Sep. Amy & Sam Kinnear June Cooper

9th

Sep. Michelle Rushworth Shelley Sandow

16th

Sep Petra Bueskens End of Term No Banking

STUDENT / COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

Parenting Programs

Bringing up Great Kids Bringing up Great Kids is a reflective parenting program developed by the Australian Childhood Foundation Building supportive parent-child relationships

Exploring messages and beliefs we bring to our experience of

parenting

Understanding the world through our children’s eyes

July Saturday 23rd

& 30th 10 - 2pm $85 or $45

with concession For more information about accessing these services please call Phone: (03) 5327 7960, or the Family Relationship Centre on 1300 303 988 Email: ballaratfrc@centacareballarat.org.au All groups will be held at the Family Relationship Centre 34 Peel Street North Ballarat

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Term 3 2016 No. 20 Friday, 22nd July, 2016. Current Focus: “Goal Setting” (Responsible learner)

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