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What’s in this issue?

News and Views 1

MDPS Tennis Coaching 2

ART Show 2

OSHClub News 3

Grade 6 Production 6

Calendar 9-11

News and Views...

Father’s Day We hope that all of the dads and special male friends and role models in our community had an excellent Fa-

ther’s Day. My day started with two excited kids handing over gifts they had proudly chosen themselves along

with cards and other presents they’d made. The smile on their faces and the twinkle in their eyes as you open

their gifts is priceless and it’s times like this when we should reflect on what is important in life and that is our

families. I hope that our dads out there took some time off to spend with their families and are feeling loved and

rejuvenated as a result. Thank you Dads, you do a great job!

Grade 6 Production – This Week Tickets are on sale now for our annual Grade 6 production. It is a cheap night out and is very exciting for our younger students to see the Grade 6 students on stage performing for an audience. We encourage all families to

come along and enjoy the show.

Grade 3/4 Excursion to Mont de Lancey Last Thursday, I spent the day along with a number of staff and parent helpers on the grade 3/4 excursion to

Mont de Lancey. We travelled back in time to an 1800’s homestead in the Yarra Valley. The students were able

to see a black smith in action, look at some old farm machinery, visit the museum, an old church and tour the

original homestead. They also cooked damper, played old fashioned games, attended a school house and made

peg dolls. All in all it was a great way to support the learning that has been taking place in the classrooms. Afterwards we received a phone call from the staff at Mont de Lancey, to commend us on the beautiful behav-

iour of our students which made us all extremely proud. Thank you so much to the staff for organising this excellent experience and to the many parent volunteers who

attended with us.

Extra Curricula - Grade 3 to 6 Chess Club Chess Club has been very popular and successful this term and we will run it again next term. If your child is

interested in joining our Chess Club please collect a form from the office later this week.

Reminders:

Premiers Reading Challenge – Ends September 14th We have had a number of successful challengers complete the Premier’s Reading challenge already. It closes

soon so be sure to add your books read to the list and notify me when you have completed the challenge.

Legacy Badges, Pens and Wristbands for Sale We have some items for sale to support Legacy. All funds are used to support returned servicemen and their

families. There are approximately 100,000 families who currently utilise the services offered by Legacy around

Australia. If you’d like to purchase a badge or wristband please come to the school office. Your support is appre-

ciated.

Thumbs Up To: Ali Wynne for shopping for the Father’s Day Breakfast

The staff for organising and helping at the Father’s Day breakfast

All of the awesome dads in our community

Our Grade 6 students who have really stepped up over the last two weeks in preparation for their per-

formance.

Our Grade 3/4 students for displaying our RICH values so well at their excursion.

Thanks, Michael Leonard and Anni Smart.

Mount Dandenong Primary School Farndons Road, Mount Dandenong 3767 www.mtdandps.vic.edu.au

Telephone—03 9751 1136 Fax—03 9751 2332 [email protected]

Purpose Statement Mount Dandenong Primary School values our unique environment and close community. It is a place for creative opportunities and academic

excellence, nurturing respect, happiness and independence.

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Thursday 22nd October 2015 Our Art Show is in its fourth year. The students have worked with members of our local commu-nity and parents to create some wonderful pieces for the exhibition. We hope all families can make it along to what should be a fabulous show.

Can you donate a trolley item?

This year we are asking parents if they can help out by donating a shopping trolley item to add to the raffle, which is drawn after the art show. The raffle prizes are typ-ically items like; pencils, paints, brushes, felt pens, canvases, craft goods or any other art related item you can come up with. In supporting the raffle you help to ensure the ongoing success of the wonderful art program at our school. Donations can be left at the office. Many thanks for your contribution. Michelle and Liz

MOUNT DANDENONG PRIMARY TENNIS COACHING Some exciting news for term 4 at Mount Dandenong PS— There will be tennis coaching on a Wednesday at

lunch times. This will be available to Preps, grade 1 and grade 2 to begin with. The first Wednesday of term 4, 7th of Octo-

ber, will be a free trail lesson for all Preps to grade 2 who are interested.

Classes will be full of fun, excitement, energy and will use the ANZ hotshots modified tennis equipment, that

makes learning the game of tennis easy.

Cost will be $80 for the term, which will get your child 8 lunch time lessons that will run

for 50 min. All students who wish to play will need to get a sign up sheet from Lee, the ten-

nis coach, and return it to Lee filled out by your parents. Looking forward to some great

tennis in term 4.

Lee Patrick

Tennis Australia Club Professional Coach




Grade 6 Major Production 2015

“Worry Warts” Parents, friends and family of all Mount Dandenong PS students

are warmly invited to come and see our wonderful Grade 6 Major Produc-

tion - an adaptation of Morris Gleitzman’s book “Worry Warts”.

Worry Warts follows the story of 11 year old Keith Shipley and his attempts to cheer up his “misery guts” par-

ents. Keith is sure that if only he can solve his parents’ money problems he will be able to give them everlast-

ing happiness.

Keith runs away to make a fortune for his parents, meeting a cast of colourful characters along the way. Come

with Keith as he learns that there is only so much he can do about his parents’ happiness and that sometimes

change is inevitable.

A fun night guaranteed for everyone!

Tickets are selling fast at the school office! Seating in the multi-purpose room is limited,

so get in quickly to purchase your tickets.

Venue:

Multi-Purpose Room,

Mt Dandenong Primary School

Dates:

7:30 pm - Thursday, 10th September

7:30 pm - Friday, 11th September

Cost: Only $10 for adults, high school students $5.00

Mt Dandenong students and children under 12 free




Recording of “Worry Warts”

The school would love to have available for parents a

DVD of the upcoming “Worry Warts” presentation.

We are therefore asking any parents with the capabil-

ity of recording a performance to please contact the

office or the SLU.

Would you be interested in an annual DVD of school memories?

The school’s fundraising committee are exploring the idea of putting

together an annual DVD of memories that parents can purchase. It

might include footage of assemblies, productions, concerts and other

special events. A wonderful memento capturing the past year.

Our first step is to work out the feasibility and costs that might be

involved. So we are reaching out to the school community to ask if

anyone knows of a videographer or someone with a keen interest in

filming, that might be interested in helping us with this idea.

If you know of anyone… please ask them to contact

Megan on 0418 331 743. No obligation, we just want to start the

conversation and see if this idea has value!

Enjoy a break with a

Massage or Natural Facial It’s a fast & effective way to relax and unwind

Call or text Melinda 0411 622 445

at Elle Naturale Olinda Shop 1 / 1606 Mt Dandenong Tourist Rd Olinda

www.ellenaturaleolinda.com.au

Open every day!

Join me for free meditation every Wednesday morning at 9.15am




As part of our Health Unit, we have much pleasure in presenting a special

screening of

“That Sugar Film”

on Monday 5th October, 6pm in the Multi Purpose Room

THAT SUGAR FILM is one man’s journey to discover the bitter truth about sugar. Damon Gameau embarks on a unique experiment to document the effects of a high sugar diet on a healthy body,

consuming only foods that are commonly perceived as ‘healthy’. Through this entertaining and in-formative journey, Damon highlights some of the issues that plague the sugar industry, and where

sugar lurks on supermarket shelves. THAT SUGAR FILM will forever change the way you think about ‘healthy’ food.

THAT SUGAR FILM investi-gates how much sugar we are consuming, and what impact it is having on us. It explores the truth about what many Australi-ans consider to be healthy foods. Damon undertook a high sugar diet, consistent with that of an Australian teenager, and moni-tored the effects it had on his body – they were shocking. That Sugar Film is an enlighten-ing but entertaining look at sug-ar in our diet, on our supermar-ket shelves, and as an industry. It presents an argument for a diet which includes less sugar, but does not demand that eve-ryone quits it entirely. In addition to its prevalence in the common Australian diet, Da-mon also investigated sugars impact on indigenous communi-ties, and it’s extreme preva-lence in parts of the United States. Entry cost; gold coin donation




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Production

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“Worry Warts”

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Jump Rope for

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MDPS Art Show

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