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Principal’s Report

Welcome to Term 4

Thank you to all who kept Freddy in their thoughts

after such a terrible accident. We are grateful and

proud of those who took action to help the family

when it was most needed. After speaking to Rachel,

Freddy is expected to make a full recovery in time.

Great news!

There are many events in the planning stage.

Workshops began today.They include Photography,

Scrapbooking, Batik, Chinese Lanterns and Melted

Bead Suncatchers. The students keep most of the

items here at school so they can be entered in the

2015 Delegate Show.

Please make a time to talk to the classroom

teacher, as soon as possible, if you have any

concerns with your child’s academic progress at

school. Every student progresses at their own rate

and using the Literacy and Numeracy Continuums

and the Syllabus outcomes we can tell you where

your child is situated.

Sometimes we hear concerns about the teachers’

time out of the classroom. All schools are changing

through the introduction of different reforms. Under

the ‘Local School , Local Decisions’ banner there

are twelve reforms taking place. I have attached a

diagram showing the twelve reforms. Over the next

newsletters I will select one of the reforms so you

will gain a better understanding of our commitment

to Quality Education for all. The first reform I have

chosen is ‘Every Student Every School’. As you

can appreciate each reform requires professional

learning. We are a small team and must implement

these mandatory reforms. Although these reforms

take time and there are some hiccups the changes

are positive and will benefit your children. Please

take the time to read each one as it may help with

the big picture and explain why we do what we do.

Have a great week!

Carol Sellers

Principal

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Around the School During this fortnights Positive Behaviour for Learning

Program students learnt about the Bullying Triangle,

and the responsibilities of a bystander. The lesson,

titled Be an Upstander, focused on the important role a

bystander plays in a situation whereby someone is

being targeted. To develop an understanding in this

area the students engaged in a digital media activity,

participated in a science experiment and created their

own mind map (below).

Word Map on ‘Being an Upstander!’

Hunter learning about the role of a bystander

through a science experiment

Classroom News

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This week in 3456 In Literacy this term we have been

responding to texts by rolling dice.

During the modelling phase I read a

chapter of our class serial,’

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s

Stone’. The student roll his/her

dice and focus on that

comprehension strategy. We will

then roll the dice before our

guided reading groups and then

proceed to individual responses.

In Numeracy, we have been

revising our Addition and

Subtraction skills and applying

them to solving problems.

We hope the Year Six students

are having a wonderful learning

and social time in Melbourne this

week. I’m sure there will be lots to

tell us.

Week 2

Monday 13th October

Melbourne Excursion for Year 6 (all week)

Tuesday 14th October

Workshops

Wednesday 15th October

Active After-schools Community Program – tennis

Thursday 16th October

Kindergarten Orientation (full day)

Friday 17nd October

SAKG – Red Group in the kitchen

Week 3

Tuesday 21st October

Workshops

Wednesday 22nd October

Assembly at 2:15pm. Ms Monica Alcock from ‘Live Life

Well’ will be presenting at this assembly . There will be no

presentation items by the students. Awards will be given

out.

Active After-schools Community Program – tennis

Thursday 23rd October

Kindergarten Orientation (full day)

Friday 24th October

SAKG – Green Group in the kitchen

*Saturday 25th – Spring Into Spring

Important Dates

Book Corner News

Congratulations to the following students for

incredible reading at home.

Emily for Holiday Reading

Week 1 Callan

Robyn Mikula

Platypus Pride

This fortnights recipient is

Charlie Brooks

Respectful

Always putting her hand up and waiting her turn

As part of the Positive Behaviour for Learning

Program each fortnight a student will be recognised

for their exemplary behaviour in one of the key focus

areas – safe, respectful, responsible.

Student Spotlight From the Office

v

Brigid Dunn

What would you like to be when you

grow up? Help everyone to achieve world peace

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Due to technology upgrade we have some computer

cartridges that are no longer required by us. Anyone

interested can come and have a look and give them a

new home.

• Canon Pixma various colours

• Canon Black Preto FC69038

• Inkjet Media Labels

• Rainbow Diskettes IBM

Our New Kitchen Specialist is Mr John Rocke. He hails from Cathcart. He started

last week by familiarizing himself with the

surroundings and meeting the staff. The Red group

will begin cooking this week. Mr Rocke will begin with

some tried and true recipes. One group will also be

making cupcakes to be placed in the freezer for the

upcoming ‘Mad Hatters Tea Party. Next week the

Green group will make some jam tarts for this

occasion. Welcome John!

Active After School Sport begins tomorrow. Please make sure your child has

returned their permission notes. After eating the fruit

supplied, the students will apply sun screen and fill

water bottles ready to walk to the town courts. We set

up the nets and equipment ready for Mrs Coates

(Ingram) who will arrive at 3:45pm. The session

finishes at 4:45pm. The students need to be picked up

at this time. Don’t forget your hats!

Remember in Term 4

‘No Hat Play in

the Shade’.

Attachments

• Reforms Diagram

• Every Student Every School

• Spring into Spring - Mad Hatters Tea Party

Representing Delegate Public School

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Inter-school Equestrian Championship 4 - 6 October, 3 days of competition

for Kindergarten to Year 12 riders.

On Friday the 3rd of October the Dunn family set off on a 6 hour journey down the coast to the Worrigee

Equestrian Common, near Berry for a full on 3 days of equestrian competition The three Dunn girl’s Brigid

(10) Year 4, Mackenzie (8) Year 2 and Georgie (7) Year 1, had great success over the three days competing

in the Hack Ring, Show Jumping, Sporting, Working Equitation, Hunter Class and the inter School Challenge.

Mackenzie took out Year 2 overall rider for the 3 days and Georgie doing the same for Year 1. Two other

achievements that stood out were, Georgie won the Hunter Class for 65cm out of all the primary students and

Mackenzie had the fastest Western Bending time for the Primary students, these were great achievements

with the high level of riders and horses at this event.

Delegate Public School were runners up in the highest point scoring school which was a testament to the girls

as they only had three students riding.

The Girls should be proud of their achievements as is the Delegate Public School Community .