Dinjerra Messenger Term 3 No. 10 Thursday 18 th July 2019 The Department of Education & Dinjerra Primary School do not endorse the products or services of any private advertiser . No responsibility is accepted by the Department of Education or Dinjerra Primary School for accuracy of information contained in advertisements or claims made by them. Coming Events Wednesday 27 th July 4/6 – Braybrook Library Visits 1:00pm – 2:00pm Wednesday 31 st July Grades 4/6 Excursion to Melbourne Museum Wednesday 7 th August 4/6 – Learning Through Lunch Excursion to William Angliss Monday 12 th August Swimming Program begins 12 th – 23 rd August Tuesday 13 th August Finance Committee Meeting 6:30pm School Council Meeting 7:00pm Monday 26 th August Curriculum Day – NO SCHOOL Book Week 26 th – 30 th August Principal’s Report Welcome to Term 3, 2019. I must apologise for the mud that greeted all of us on Monday morning if you entered from South Road. Work had taken place over the holidays to finish linking the storm water pipe to the drainage pits near the BER building. Unfortunately, they had to dig a deep trench and remove some of the concrete and asphalt that runs between the car park, the BER and the sand pit. Over the next school holidays, the car park and the pathways will be sealed properly so until then, don’t wear your best shoes if you have to enter the school from South Road. If you are able to enter through the back gate via Adamson Street that runs off Joy Street, you will find it a much cleaner way. During the first three weeks of this Term, Ms Ivy Leach will be the Acting Assistant Principal in Ms Catherine Robertson’s absence. Catherine is on her honeymoon following her recent marriage. Also starting this Term is Ms Marta Rodrigues who will be teaching Spanish to your children. Marta is an experienced teacher who is on loan to us from St Albans Heights Primary School. She will be with us two days a week. Term 3 is generally the time when many children get sick with coughs, colds and hopefully not, flu. If you are able to get your child a flu shot, please do. There have been a number of deaths from flu this year, including children and a flu shot is a good way to keep your children safe. If your child does get sick, please keep them home until they are well. We do not have the staff or the space to look after sick children and it is unfair on the staff and other children who run the risk of getting sick themselves when helping your child. Graeme Smith Principal
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Dinjerra Messenger Term 3 No. 10 Thursday 18th July 2019
2018
The Department of Education & Dinjerra Primary School do not endorse the products or services of any private advertiser. No responsibility is
accepted by the Department of Education or Dinjerra Primary School for accuracy of information contained in advertisements or claims made by
them.
Coming Events
Wednesday 27th July
4/6 – Braybrook Library Visits
1:00pm – 2:00pm
Wednesday 31st July
Grades 4/6 Excursion to
Melbourne Museum
Wednesday 7th August
4/6 – Learning Through Lunch
Excursion to William Angliss
Monday 12th August
Swimming Program begins
12th – 23rd August
Tuesday 13th August
Finance Committee Meeting
6:30pm
School Council Meeting
7:00pm
Monday 26th August
Curriculum Day – NO SCHOOL
Book Week 26th – 30th August
Principal’s Report
Welcome to Term 3, 2019. I must apologise for the mud that greeted all
of us on Monday morning if you entered from South Road. Work had
taken place over the holidays to finish linking the storm water pipe to the
drainage pits near the BER building. Unfortunately, they had to dig a deep
trench and remove some of the concrete and asphalt that runs between
the car park, the BER and the sand pit. Over the next school holidays, the
car park and the pathways will be sealed properly so until then, don’t wear
your best shoes if you have to enter the school from South Road. If you
are able to enter through the back gate via Adamson Street that runs off
Joy Street, you will find it a much cleaner way.
During the first three weeks of this Term, Ms Ivy Leach will be the Acting
Assistant Principal in Ms Catherine Robertson’s absence. Catherine is on
her honeymoon following her recent marriage. Also starting this Term is
Ms Marta Rodrigues who will be teaching Spanish to your children. Marta
is an experienced teacher who is on loan to us from St Albans Heights
Primary School. She will be with us two days a week.
Term 3 is generally the time when many children get sick with coughs,
colds and hopefully not, flu. If you are able to get your child a flu shot,
please do. There have been a number of deaths from flu this year,
including children and a flu shot is a good way to keep your children safe.
If your child does get sick, please keep them home until they are well. We
do not have the staff or the space to look after sick children and it is unfair
on the staff and other children who run the risk of getting sick themselves
when helping your child.
Graeme Smith
Principal
2019 Parent Opinion Survey
WE WANT OUR PARENTS TO TELL US WHAT THEY THINK!
The Department of Education and Training is conducting a survey to find out what parents think of our school. The
Parent Opinion Survey is an annual survey offered by the Department of Education and Training that is conducted
amongst a sample of randomly selected parents. It is designed to assist schools in gaining an understanding of
parents’ perceptions of school climate, student behaviour and student engagement. Our school will use the survey
results to help inform and direct future school planning and improvement strategies.
Approximately 30 per cent of parents will be invited to participate in this year’s survey. All responses to the survey
are anonymous. If you are one of the 30%, you will receive your information about how to log in in an envelope we
will give to your child/ren. This year the Parent Opinion Survey will be conducted from Monday 22rd July to Sunday
11th August.
The survey will be conducted online, only takes 10-15 minutes to complete, and can be accessed at any convenient
time within the fieldwork period on desktop computers, laptops, tablets or smartphones. The online survey will be
available in a range of languages other than English. These include: Arabic, Vietnamese, Mandarin, Chin (hakha),
Hindi, Japanese, Somali, Turkish, Punjabi and Greek. The survey results will be reported back to the school at the
end of September.
Please speak to your child’s teacher if you would like more information.
Regards,
Graeme Smith.
Principal.
Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge The Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge is now open and Dinjerra is excited to be participating.
The Challenge is open to all Victorian children from birth to Year 10 in recognition of the importance of reading for literacy development. It is not a competition; but a personal challenge for children to read a set number of books by 6 September 2019.
Children from Prep to Year 2 are encouraged to read or ‘experience’ 30 books with their parents and teachers. Children from Year 3 to Year 10 are challenged to read 15 books.
Students at Dinjerra will be given class time to enter the books they have read into the system. If you would like to do this at home, please see Ms Naz for login details.
All children who meet the Challenge will receive a certificate of achievement signed by the Victorian Premier and former Premiers.
To read the Premier’s letter to parents, view the booklists and for more information about the Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge, visit: www.education.vic.gov.au/prc Thank-you, Ms. Naz
Get along to Kelly Club Dinjerra OSHC program for loads of fun, sport, games, cooking, craft, arts, structured free time and healthy, yummy breakfast and afternoon tea!
We’re open Monday – Friday for Before School Care 7am – 8.45am After School Care 3.15pm – 6pm,
providing breakfast and afternoon tea.
Prices start from $3.00 per session with your CCB/CCR rebate connected with Centrelink. Our programmes are approved, with government rebates and subsidies available. Ask at the office or contact Nanda for more information and to book: Contact the program phone/email to book! 0466 665 941 [email protected]
Students have received their swimming notices to attend the
Dinjerra Swimming Program at the Maribyrnong Aquatic Centre
near Highpoint West. The swimming program goes for 10
consecutive days from 12th – 23rd August 2019. I can’t emphasize
enough how important it is for your children to gain confidence in
water, learn survival skills and improve their swimming technique.
Students need to return their permission notices, their medical
forms and the $95 by 30th July 2019.
Collecting 5c competition….
Congratulations to all grades who collected
heaps of 5c pieces. The school raised close to
$300.
Grade Prep/1L won the competition
collecting the most 5c pieces with Grade
2/3V coming second.
Mr. Graeme did some muscle building taking
it all to the bank!!
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Please put this date in your calendar if you can help cook
and sell sausages with us. Please let the office know if you
can help out for an hour or two!!
Bunning Sunshine
Sausage sizzles are one of
Dinjerra’s biggest
fundraisers. We are having
a sausage sizzle at
Bunnings Sunshine this
Saturday 20th July.
Fathers’ Day Stall
We have a Fathers’ Day stall to look forward
to later in Term 3. Great presents have been
purchased which will be $5 each. Stay tuned
for later this term.
Thankyou everyone from the Fundraising
Committee
Cadbury’s chocolates to sell.
Selling Cadbury’s chocolates is also one of our biggest
fundraisers. We will be sending each family home with a
large box of Cadbury’s chocolates to sell on Friday 26th July.
Each box contains 60 giant chocolate frogs and caramello
bears which sell for $1 each. Dinjerra receives $24 from
each box as profit. If we sell them all we will raise $1800.
Please let the office know if you don’t wish to sell them.
Scholastic Book
Club Our 5th issue of Scholastic Book
Club is going home today with the
Newsletter. All money and order
forms are due back on Monday
29th July 2019. The more orders
we get, the school earns bonus
points and it goes towards books
for our library.
School Banking day is Tuesday Remember, Tuesday is School Banking day and students should bring in their weekly deposit. For every deposit made at school, students will receive a silver Dollarmites token. Once students have individually collected 10 tokens they can redeem them for an exclusive School Banking reward item in recognition of their regular savings habits. School Banking is also a great fundraiser for our school. Our school receives a Regular Savers Contribution of $5 for every 10 deposits processed per student as well as an Annual Contribution which is based on the number of students who made at least one School Banking deposit in the prior year. Thank you for supporting the School Banking program at Dinjerra Primary School. If you would like to know more about School Banking, please ask for a 2019 School Banking program information pack from the school office or visit commbank.com.au/schoolbanking