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Dorset Primary School Diary Dates

Thursday 6th December: Working Bee 5 to 8pm

Thursday 13th December: Christmas Carols / Family Picnic Evening Friday 14th December: School Reports sent home Tuesday 18th December: Grade 6 Graduation 6.30pm Wednesday 19th December: Grade 6 Big Day Out Thursday 20th December: End of Term Disco

Catch up swimming for Grade 5/6A & 34C 1 – 3.30 pm Friday 21st December: 9.00am Assembly Last Day of Term 4, 1.30pm dismissal 2013 Wednesday 30th January: Term 1 Commences 9.00am.

Date: Thursday 6th December 2012

Issue No: 36

NOTICES SENT HOME

Notice Sent Home Recipient Date

Gr 6 Jacket 2013 Gr 5 8th Oct

Graduation News Gr 6 10th Oct

2013 Camp Gr 4 & 5 29th Oct

Booklists 2013 Gr Prep to 5 23rd Nov

Notebook Gr 2 & 3 23rd Nov

Big Day Out Gr 6 26th Nov

Dorset Primary School is now registered with the

School Recognition Program at the Athlete’s

Foot. Please mention our school to earn points

when purchasing any shoe from

the Athlete’s Foot.

Christmas Raffle

Our Christmas raffle went home last week.

1st Prize is $300.00

Money raised from this fundraiser will go towards

purchasing activities for the children to use at

lunchtime.

Winners drawn at Christmas Carols Evening 13th December.

Working Bee 5 to 8pm tonight

Thursday 6th December

Grade 3/4 Notebook Program

Confirmation forms are due back Friday 14th December.

If you have any questions please see Mr Mackay.

Thurs 13th

of December, 6:00 – 8:00pm 6.00pm BYO Picnic Tea (on oval with Canteen Open- limited stock) (No alcohol permitted) 6:45pm Christmas Raffle Drawn 7.00pm Carols start (on oval) All grades, choirs and dance groups are performing. Wear your Xmas gear!!! Bring along your family and join in the fun!

Reminder Our book selling day was 5th December, however parents are still able to pay for their 2013 booklists and collect books from the office this term. If payment is made in full then you will receive a raffle ticket for a chance to win back your booklist money.

Birthdays

Dorset Primary School does not endorse the products or services of any private advertiser. No responsibility is accepted by the School for accuracy of information contained in advertisements or claims made by them. All advertisers must supply a WWC with their advertisement.

Student of the Week

Mitchell Henderson Ryan Williams Harry Painter Taylor Viney Nick Skepper Jessica Gibbs Keeley Dymott Amber Majic Matthew Vaughan Bella Sallee Joseph Gospel Olivia Heinen Alexandra Banci

Liana Rollason Liam Rooks Luke Chaplin Phoebe Paulin Abby Holness Jarred Kershaw Benjamin Tickell Madison Piez Bradley Trapani Hunter Williamson Jorja Gasparis Lara Dibble Brock Simpson

Harrison Bluhm Lachlan Smith Coby Arbuckle Dale Jones Jacob Rancie Luke Chaplin Luke Dingley

APPLE MAN

The last delivery for the year will be tomorrow

Friday 7th December. Orders must be placed

along with payment at the office by the Friday

morning of the delivery. The Apple Man will return again in March when apple

season starts again.

Approx. 5.5kg bags.

Fuji $10.00

Royal Gala $10.00

Gold Delicious $ 8.00

Green Pears $ 8.00

Granny Smith $ 8.00

Pink Lady $10.00

Chaplain’s Chat

Dear school community

Boundaries with Kids –Dr Henry

Cloud & Dr John Townsend

As parents we need to parent in the present

and keep an Eye on the Future.

With this in mind , do we do whatever we do

with a clear purpose to develop character in

our kids? Most of our problems result from

our own character weaknesses.

Character refers to who the child is – their

abilities, inabilities, morality, relational

strengths and weaknesses, responsibility,

empathy, performance structures, problem

solving, coping mechanisms, habits, traits, and

talents.

What it's like to be a parent:

It's one of the hardest things you'll ever do

but in exchange

it teaches you the meaning of unconditional

love. Nicholas Sparks

Take care and take time to care

John Vander-Velde

(Mr Vann)

The school

receives a

donation of

fruit each

fortnight for

our Breakfast

Club Program

Citizenship award for Consistent Outstanding

Display of Respect

Aiden Smith Emily Nancarrow Tahlia Franken

Transition

Students from grades Prep to 5 will be

participating in the final whole school transition

experience on the 11th December.

For periods of this day students will spend time in

the grade level they will be progressing to in

2013.

This is to prepare our children emotionally and

socially for the demands of their upcoming

transition.

NOTE - Children will not be placed with their

future teacher for 2013.

Please see your child's teacher if you have any

questions.

Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden News

How spectacular is the garden looking! Anna and the children have transformed bare beds into a lovely productive veggie patch and it will be very exciting come term 1 next year to see all the wonderful produce that will be ready to harvest. A very big thank-you to Jamie Helleren who gave up his week-end to put down the concrete slab we needed to set our new shade/hothouse on when it arrives. Your efforts are very much appreciated!

The children have been enjoying the great recipes Lil has devised for classes this term and have been having fun with all the Cooking of Christmas treats. Lil has also been very busy preparing chutneys, relishes and marmalades for our Christmas stall to be held on Carol’s Night.

I would like to extend my appreciation to Anna and Lil for all their input, expertise and hard work to make the SAKG program such a success. All the children love your classes!

Chris Clark SAKG coordinator

FOR SALE Baby Mini-Lop Bunnies,

6 weeks old 3 x black & 3 x black & white

$20.00 each Call Andy 0425 709 017

Graduation

Beauty on Ryrie

Robyn Curnow-Davies

9870 6766

Kids in the kitchen

Get your children involved in cooking

By Liliana Kotsiopoulos

The last few weeks of term have gone already and not long

until Christmas.

As I sit and write this article you will see the benefits of

eating together at the table, and also how much better is it

when the children helped cook it.

Getting the family into the kitchen can be hard work.

Everything will take more time and the mess afterwards can

be daunting for some. You will be amazed how far the

flour and mess can travel. But as well as being great fun

and a good way of bonding it's an activity with life-

changing possibilities as it was for me.

Cooking is such a huge educational tool. It’s not just about

the food or mess.

There’s measuring, reading, following a simple recipe and

there’s maths.

Cooking is fun and like most things with children it will

often work best if your children believe it was their idea.

So over the holidays why not plant some seeds in your

backyard and watch them grow, smell and turn into a

delicious dinner.

When I started cooking with the children here at Dorset

some would come along to the session with such negative

thoughts about trying something new.

As we near the end of term, I’ve seen such a big change in

what the children think of healthy eating and how you can

use a vegie in so many different ways.

This program has made a big impact on the families here at

Dorset with many lovely comments from parents and

children.

So I hope I’ve given you all some thought about including

the kids with parts of your meal preparations at home.

Best wishes for a safe and happy Christmas to all the

families at Dorset.

Kind regards

Liliana Kotsiopoulos

Thank You Afternoon Tea A great celebration for all the parents who have helped with the learning programs. It was great to see so many parents here yesterday. Again we the staff, appreciate your great efforts. Look forward to seeing you on board next year. School Council Our last meeting for the year was held last night. Thank you to all councillors for their work throughout the year. This pivotal committee of the school works exceptionally hard on formatting policy and organising the financial resources of the school. Thank you John Dousset for a great job as President of the council. A thank you function was held last night for school councillors and staff. I’m looking forward to working with School Council in 2013 to provide even greater opportunities for our children at this excellent school. Book Day Response was a little disappointing, so please attend to this matter, at your earliest convenience. If you are experiencing financial hardship please make contact with me to work out alternative arrangements. I would appreciate all booklists finalised by the end of the school year. End of Term Dismissal School will be dismissed at 1.30pm on Friday 21st December. Our final assembly will be at 9.00 am on that day. School recommences on Wednesday 30th January at 9.00am. There will be no assembly on that day. Children will go straight into their grades on the first day of school. Swimming Policy Thank you to the parents who have offered to help with formulating this policy. I will make contact shortly to commence work. I would like to present this policy to school council in February 2013. I will be approaching our uniform manufacturer to see if they can supply swimming apparel in the school colours. A hectic week - How good does the Peace Garden look! Thank you Cynthia and Jamie Helleren and family for the hard work!! Much appreciated. See you at the working bee - 5pm Regards,

John Jacobs Principal