Newsletter Drouin West Primary School

'Nurture, Enrich, Inspire, Succeed'

Issue 11/13 Hours of supervision: 8.45am—3.45pm 24th April, 2013

P.O. Box 176 Phone: 03 56 251971 535 Main Neerim Road

Drouin 3818 Fax: 03 56 252175 Drouin West 3818

Email: drouin.west.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Mondays Lunch orders and Student Banking

Monday onwards

April 22nd Sale of Anzac Day badges will start today. The Prep students will visit classrooms at 10:45am each day. Badges are 20 cents each.

Wednesday April 24th Start of After School Activity 3:15pm to 4:15pm Gymnastics

Thursday April 25th Anzac Day. Public Holiday

Friday April 26th School Photos Staff will have their photos taken at 8:15am and School Councilors at 8.30am. Students will start at 9am, so please be at school promptly. Please come spick and span ready with your best smiles. Say Cheese.

Wednesday May 1st Fundraising meeting 9am in the Multi-purpose room. Information Day and evening for 2014 year 7 students at Drouin Secondary College.

Wednesday May 8th Mother’s Day Stall. Gifts will be $5 each. If you can spare some time to help on the day please let the office know.

Thursday May 9th Division Athletics, Joe Carmody Track, Newborough

Saturday May 25th Super Working Bee 10am to 4pm

Thursday May 30th Cross Country at Chairo Christian School, Drouin

IMPORTANT DATES AND EVENTS TO REMEMBER:

The 2013 Woolworths Earn & Learn bonus points

In 2012 we were able to purchase a large quantity of goods for our classrooms & OSHC such as: Lego, paint, books, craft materials and listening posts.

If you are able to collect the tokens for our school that will be fantastic. A points tally page is included in this newsletter. Remember the more points you collect the more resources that can be

purchased for our school.

From The Principal’s Office Active After School Programs for term 2 start this week! If you are interested in having your child try out a new sport or would like to help your child be active and engage with other students, we invite you to be part of our Active After School Program in term 2. There are a few vacancies hockey sessions on Tuesday afternoons for students in year 2-6.

Head Lice and Holidays Our experience is that after the holiday period we have increased incidents of head lice across the school community. We will be conducting head lice checks in coming weeks to reduce this community health issue. Parents are asked to check their own child’s hair regularly and treat as necessary to help us prevent outbreaks of head lice in the school. School Website Have you missed the newsletter? Do you want information about the school? Please take the time to visit: www.drouinwest.vic.edu.au

Our 4 B Holiday Competition Congratulations to Ayden Narayan and Jasmine Zelley who both entered and won the 4B Holiday Competition. These students were presented with a “Bee Badge” at assembly last Friday. Return Service League Presentation Students in our 4/5 and 5/6 classes had the opportunity to have a special presentation from Tim Whitford who provides educational programs for students at the Shrine of Remembrance. Tim has recently returned to Victoria from a trip to France where he took a group of students from a Secondary College. Tim was supported by two local R.S.L. members Ron Blair and Ern Matkovich. ANZAC Day Commemoration Service 2013 in Drouin The ANZAC Day service will be held on Thursday April 25 in Drouin. All interested families from our school are invited to come along to march to the Cenotaph. The groups marching, start from the Drouin and District Bank car parking area at around 10.00am and walk to the cenotaph. The service is always well attended and the experience enables students to be part of a valued Australian tradition. Students intending to represent Drouin West are asked to wear their school uniform and meet Judi Collins, Joy Barson and Kerry Ware who will be in attendance. ANZAC Day Service at school Students in 5/6A will be organising an ANZAC Day service on Friday April 26. The service will be incorporated into our school assembly which will start at 2.45pm. All classes will be creating their own wreath. Families and community members are welcome to come a join us. District Athletics Sports Day

Thanks to all the parents who came along to support their child at the District Athletics Sports event last Friday. Thanks also to Mr Dawson who has been able to assist students during lunchtimes with additional training opportunities. Students enjoyed the day and put in their very best effort as they competed for a place at the Regional level.

Hockey (Tuesdays)

Year levels: 2-6 Coach: Chris Senini

Dates: April 30, May 7,

14, 21 & 28 June 4.

Time: 3.15-4.15 Venue: Undercover Area

Gymnastics (Wednesdays) Year levels: P-2 Coach: Leanne Rickuss

Dates: April 24, May 1,

8, 15, 22 & 29, June 5. Time: 3.15-4.15 Venue: Multi Purpose

Room

PrepA Toby Dumergue

Prep/1A Shelby Walker

1/2A Beau Joiner

2/3A Emily Bertuola

3/4A Mia Dawson

4/5A Chris Piko

5/6A Dylan Slow

Super ‘B’ Award Winners Super ‘B’ award winners for week 1, term 2:

Happy

Birthday !!!!!!! Happy birthday to the following students and staff who celebrate their special day during the week of Monday, 15th April to Sunday, 21st April. Christian Downes 2/3A, Joshua Unwin 00A, Gabby Walker 3/4A, Sarah Robins 5/6A, April Boxshall 3/4A, Hope Dooren 2/3A, Branden Lilleyman 3/4A and Mrs. Cope.

Inter School Sports Day

On Friday the 18th of April some grade 3’s, 4’s, 5’s and 6’s went to Geoff Watt Track to compete for the 2013 Inter School Sports Day. We competed against other schools such as: Chairo, Columba, St Itas, Yarragon, Drouin South and Drouin. We left school at 9:10 and arrived at the track at around 9:30. The events there were: Discus, Long Jump, Triple Jump, Hurdles, High Jump, Shot Put, Relays, 800m, 1500m, 200m and 100m. By the time everything had finished and we got onto the bus to go back to

school it was around 2:30. Everybody enjoyed the day and tried

their best. I think the day was fantastic.

By Tahlia

Drouin West Primary School would like

to thank our generous sponsors

J H Cuthberson 5625 1504 Drouin Dental Clinic 5625 1718

Drouin Commercial Printers 5625 1526 Drouin Motors 5625 3281

Home Grown Designs 0419 501 522

Gippsland Vacuums 5625 5065

Drouin Signs 5625 1043 The Coffee Pod 0419 992 812

Bizzy Box 0404 097 935

B&B Automotive 5625 2350 Jacksons on Albert. 5625 5004

Bakers Bean Café 5625 3731 John Mc Donough Hair-dressing

5625 1278

BB Beaute 0433 413 567 Kim’s Kitchen 5625 2626

Bijay’s International Cuisine 5625 5993 Kwick Kerb by Dodge 0414 363 439

B J Bearings Warragul 5623 5444 Larson’s Jewellers 5625 5311

Boomtown Pets 5625 5660 Leading Edge Video 5625 2277

Burrows Newsagency 5625 1614 Luciano’s Restaurant and Bar

5625 5211

Burson Auto Parts (Warragul) 5623 5711 Meekii 5625 3922

Changing Seasons Gifts 5625 5011 Mensland 5625 1567

Chumba Concept Hair Salon 5625 5535 Nick’s Bakehouse 5625 1757

Coles Supermarket 5625 1004 Party Lite Candles 0421 469 083

D-Design Hairdressing 5625 3399 Peter Williams Real Es-tate

5625 3911

Di Grandi’s Butchers 5625 2244 Pulse Café and Pizza 5625 4100

Down to Earth 5625 5166 Put a Hole In It Piecing 0410 036 924

Drouin Amcal Pharmacy 5625 1659 Robin Hood Hotel 5625 4884

Drouin Bakery and Café 5625 5032 Royal Hotel Drouin 5625 1620

Drouin Golf & Country Club 5625 1330 Scrap 2 Relax 5625 3334

Drouin Gourmet Café 5625 2255 Sophistakutz 5625 1492

Drouin Hardware Plus 5625 4448 Supreme Tuning 5629 9321

Drouin Mowers and Chainsaws 0477 408 876 The Drouin Family Hotel 5625 2066

Drouin Nails and Beauty 5625 5988 The French Pear Café 5625 4383

Drouin Vet Clinic 5625 1243 TNT Auto Parts 5625 2777

Drouin Waste Recyclers 5625 5252 Tony Pisa Motors 5625 3339

Gippsland Bulk Spreaders 5625 2637 Toyworld (Warragul) 5623 2215

Gippsland Country Outfitters 5625 5403 VIP Packaging 0408 364 466

Geppettos Italian Restaurant 0432 657 938

Westpac Bank Drouin 5625 0700

Gumbuya Park 5629 2395 Williamsons Real Estate 5625 1342

Home Hardware Drouin 5625 2955 Woolworths Drouin 5625 1078

Many thanks to those community groups who offered such fabulous support.

Drouin West CFA

Drouin Rotary Club

The Seventh Day Adventist Church - Warragul

Chaplain’s News

Hi everyone!

Here is a snippet of an article I found on a website titled “The Better Life

Coaching Blog” Darren Poke is an accredited and experienced Life Coach

who has set up this blog to inspire others. I found it really interesting to

read and I hope you do too.

“For those who don’t know, Anzac stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps and on

April 25, 1915, the Anzacs landed at the hostile beach of Gallipoli for an eight month campaign

that ultimately proved fruitless. Despite the loss, the characteristics displayed by our troops

have become part of our folklore.

What can we learn from our Anzacs?

Retain Your Sense of Humour: The Anzac troops have always been

renowned for retaining their ability to laugh even when under extreme

pressure. Practical jokes were a regular event, normally at the expense of

their British Allies who didn’t appreciate the perceived lack of discipline.

This is a great lesson for us. It would be very rare that in today’s world we

would experience anything like the pressure that our troops did, however

there are times when we do feel stressed and everyone around you is

under pressure as well. Keep on smiling and look for opportunities to

lighten the mood when the people around you are getting too serious.

Courage under Fire: The story of Simpson and his

Donkey is one of the great legends of Gallipoli. Simpson was a stretcher

bearer who was able to obtain a donkey to assist him in rescuing wounded

soldiers from the battlefield. He would make dashes into no mans land and

saved up to 300 soldiers over a period of a few weeks before being shot

himself. Simpson’s reckless and selfless courage has made him one of the

most revered figures in Anzac history.

Whilst we are unlikely to face the same conditions, there are occasions

when we may need to make decisions that will require courage. To defend

the disadvantaged, stand up for an important principle or do the right thing when everyone

around you disagrees takes a different type of courage, but it’s still important.

May Anzac Day be a special day for our families as we remember the sacrifices others made

for the freedom we now enjoy.

Take Care everyone!

Wendy Ronalds (Tuesday/Wednesday)

Acknowledgement: National School Chaplaincy and Student Welfare Program have been funded by the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.

Be a Worker Bee Drouin West Primary School

10am-4pm Saturday May 25th

Come for an hour or come for the day,

you are sure to have fun along the way.

Bring the kids, some gloves and tools too.

We will share a sausage from the BBQ.

If you are around for lunch please RSVP.

Or let us know if you can bring afternoon tea.

Many hands will make the job light.

To have your company would be a delight.

Sports News Hello everyone,

Congratulations to everyone who was part of the Drouin West Athletics Team that participated at the Geoff Watt Track

on Friday. Luckily the weather held off, albeit for a slight drizzle and some patchy winds. For those students who came

first and second, the next stage of the Athletics Carnival is at the Joe Carmody Track at Newborough on Thursday, 9 th

May. Also, a big thank-you goes to Hunter, Cade, Chloe and Jordan who were our photographers and captured

everyone in action.

2013 Winter School Sports

The winter school sports round robin competition is organised to take place

later on in term 2. All students in grades 5/6 as part of their PE and Senior School Sport Program are getting the chance

to experience and try out each sport: Football, Soccer, Netball, T-Ball and Hockey. Once they have had the opportunity

to see which sport they would like to be a part of, they will be asked to join up for a team. Because some sports may be

more popular than others, students may not get their first choice. Also, grade 4 students in 4/5A and 3/4A will have the

opportunity to fill any vacancies in teams where there are not enough grade 5/6 students.

In order for the students to get the most out of this experience, we would be very grateful to have parents or older

siblings, cousins etc to volunteer to be coaches. If anyone who is interested in coaching football, soccer, netball, hockey

or T-ball could you let Mr. Dawson or Ann in the office know that would be fantastic! Exact dates for the competition

are not known yet. When the teams have been finalised, Monday afternoon’s from 2:15 to 3:15 will be set aside for

training. If you are interested but can’t make this time please still let me know as we may be able to work around it. Or

perhaps you might be able to spare an hour out on Monday afternoon’s but are not available to coach on the day. Any

assistance would be greatly appreciated.

HOOP TIME

The Hoop Time program operates as a round robin basketball tournament, where the rules have been slightly modified.

Expressions of interest are now being taken. You do not need any basketball experience. Parents will be notified of the

cost involved when numbers are finalised. If you are interested in this opportunity, please simply fill out the below

form and return it to in your child’s red bag to the office. At this stage we need more students involved in order for

us to fill teams.

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I am interested in participating in McDonald’s Hoop Time for 2013.

Name: ____________________________________________________ Grade:______________________________