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9th MARCH 2020

NEWSLETTER

Week 7 Term 1

VALUE OF THE WEEK

RESPECT

Respect is how I treat myself

and others.

We are teaching for:

Week beginning 9th March

Listen to and follow instructions

Week beginning 16th March

Be Safe – keeping our hands and feet to ourselves

SCHOOL CONTACT DETAILS

Principal: Ms Emma Jamieson

Deputy Principals: Miss Jackie Joseph Mrs Kylie Callan

Email: dalmeny-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Web: dalmeny-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Address: Cnr San Marino & Dalmeny Drives, Prestons NSW 2170

Phone: 02 9826 9033 Fax: 02 9826 7433

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From the Leadership Team

School problems: what to do It’s normal for children to have some problems at school.

How to approach school problems with teachers When you need to talk with teachers about problems, a calm and positive approach is likely to get a positive outcome for your child. Here’s what to do. Pause to calm down If something has just happened to upset your child, this can upset you too. Try to take some time to calm down before you do anything. This will help you avoid doing something you might regret later, like sending an angry email. Use it as a teaching opportunity

Even with a serious problem, you can model positive problem-solving for your child by being positive, thinking about

solutions and talking about working with the teacher. This is better than complaining or being aggressive.

Speak respectfully No matter what you think, it’s important to speak positively and respectfully about your child’s teacher, the school and other children in front of your child. If you complain or criticise the teacher or other children and their families, your child will do the same. Go through the right channels This usually means talking directly to your child’s teacher to start with, rather than the principal. Going straight to the principal can make the problem bigger than it is. It’s best to make an appointment with the teacher so that you can discuss the issue privately. Avoid defensiveness When there are problems, people sometimes feel defensive. Defensiveness can get in the way of problem-solving, so it’s good to try seeing the teacher’s perspective and to help the teacher see your perspective too.

You’re invited to a

Parent Afternoon Session on the benefits of Stage classes.

When: Wednesday, 11 March 2020

Where: School Hall

Time: 2pm

Year 7 2021 High School Expression of Interest Forms

Students will receive this week Expression of Interest forms for Year 7 placement in High School

for 2021. Once completed, please return this form to the office.

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Regular attendance at school for every student is essential if students are to achieve their potential,

and increase their career and life options. Schools in partnerships with parents are responsible for

promoting the regular attendance of students. Regular attendance means students attend school at

least 80% of the time. While parents are legally responsible for the regular attendance of their

children, school staff, as part of their duty of care, record and monitor part and whole day absences.

We work alongside our Home School Liaison Officer to monitor student attendance to ensure our

students have the opportunity to achieve their fullest potential.

If your child is sick, please inform the school within 7 days to ensure our records reflect your child to

be ill. If a student is absent for three consecutive days, without notification from a parent/caregiver, a

phone call home will occur to check in with the student and their family and offer assistance if

required.

What are the responsibilities of Parents/Caregivers?

Parents/Caregivers must ensure:

o They provide an explanation for absences by means such as a telephone call,

written note, text message or email to the school within 7 days from the first day of any period of absence.

o They work in partnership with the school to plan and implement strategies to

support regular attendance at school, including communicating with the school if they are aware of issues impacting on their child’s attendance or engagement with school

Mrs Kylie Callan Deputy Principal

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All electronic devices including mobile phones, iPads and smart watches are to be

signed in to the front office upon arrival to school. Students do not require personal

devices on school grounds. If a student travels to and from school and for peace of

mind you have provided a device, this is for emergency use only and once again is

required to be signed in to the school office upon arrival at school and can be collected

at the end of the day.

Mrs Kylie Callan

Deputy Principal

We are here to help.

If your child has a difficulty with another student talk to us.

Please do not try to address the issue yourself.

Let us address the issue.

When a parent tries to help their child by talking to or

challenging another student the situation escalates into a child

protection matter. This may lead to police involvement and or

the restriction of entry onto school premises and this is not

what we want for any of our parents or children.

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What’s Happening? Term 1 January 28 – April 9

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Mar Wk 6

2 3

4 5

6 PSSA

Mar Wk 7

9 10

Regional Swim (For qualified swimmers)

11 Support Unit Sydney Zoo Excursion

12 World Down Syndrome Awareness Day Fundraiser

13 PSSA

Mar Wk 8

16 SRC Induction Day

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18 School Photos Student Led Conferences

19 School Photos

20 PSSA

Mar Wk 9

23 24

Stage 1 Wellbeing Day Harmony Day

25 26 Cross Country Carnival

27 PSSA

MarWk 10

Apr

30 31

1 Year 4 Botany Bay Excursion

2

3 PSSA

Apr

Wk 11

6 Year 4 Botany Bay Excursion

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8 9 Last day of school for the term

10 Good Friday

Term 2 April 27 – July 3

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Apr Wk 1 May

27 Staff return Pupil Free Day

28

All students return

29

30

1

May Wk 2

4 Support Unit Shine Shed Excursion

5

6

7

Mother’s Day Stall

8

May Wk 3

11 12

NAPLAN (Yrs 3 & 5)

13 14

15 PSSA begins

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May Wk 4

18 19

20 21

22 PSSA Last Day for online NAPLAN tests

May Wk 5

25

26

Zone Cross Country (Qualified

students)

27

28

29 PSSA

June Wk 6

1 2

3 Stage 1 Sydney Zoo Excursion

4

Stage 1 Sydney Zoo Excursion

5 PSSA

June Wk 7

8 Queen’s B’day Public Holiday

9

10 Regional Cross Country (Qualified students)

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12 PSSA

June Wk 8

15 16

17 18

19 PSSA

June Wk 9

22 23

24 25

26 PSSA ends

JuneWk 10

July

29 30

1 2

3 Last Day of Term 2

Term 3 July 20 – September 25

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

July Wk 1

20 Staff return Pupil Free Day

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All students return

22

23 State Cross Country (Qualified

students)

24 PSSA

July Wk 2

27 28

29 30

31 PSSA

Aug Wk 3 Ed Wk

3

4

5 6 Athletics Carnival

7 PSSA

7

Aug Wk 4

10

11

12 13

14 PSSA

Aug Wk 5

17 Stage 1 Bike Education Excursion

18

Stage 1 Bike Education Excursion

19 Stage 1 Bike Education Excursion

20

21 PSSA

Aug Wk 6

24 Stage 1 Bike Education Excursion

25

Stage 1 Bike Education Excursion

26 Stage 1 Bike Education Excursion

27 Zone Athletics (Qualified students)

28 PSSA

Aug Wk 7 Sep

31 1

2 3

4 PSSA

Sep Wk 8

7 8

9

10

11 PSSA Winter Finals

Sep Wk 9

14 15

16 Regional Athletics (For qualified students)

17 18 PSSA Winter Finals Back Up

Sep Wk 10

21 22

23

24

25 Last Day of Term 3

Term 4 October 12 – December 18

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Oct Wk 1

12 Students return

13

14

15

16 PSSA

Oct Wk 2

19 20

21 22 23 PSSA

Oct Wk 3

26

27

28 29

30 PSSA

8

NovWk 4

2

3

4 Sports Photo Day

5

6 PSSA

Nov Wk 5

9

10

11

12

13 PSSA

Nov Wk 6

16 17

18 19 Zone Athletics (Qualified students)

20 PSSA

Summer Semi Finals

Nov Wk 7

23 24

25 26

27 PSSA Summer Finals

Nov Wk 8 Dec

30 1`

2

3

4 PSSA Summer Finals

Dec Wk 9

7 Sports Assembly Yrs 3 - 6

8

9 Stage 1 Movies Excursion

10 Presentation Day

11 PSSA Summer Finals Back Up

Dec Wk 10

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Year 6 Farewell

16 Students’ Last Day of Term 4

17 Staff’s Last Day of Term 4

18 School Closes

PERMISSION NOTES AND PAYMENTS

Payment options include EFTPOS at the office, cash in a sealed envelope with your child’s name clearly marked,

amount enclosed and reason for payment or online at www.dalmeny-p.schools.nsw.edu.au $Make a payment

Due: Yr 6 Shirt/Jacket orders due on Wednesday 11 March

Yr 4 Botany Bay Excursion on Wednesday 1 April and Monday 6 April due on Friday 27 March.

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Reminders

CLASS ORGANISATION 2020 All students have settled into their new classes. After calculations of the student numbers we were able to establish

another class. The classes are as follows:

Kindergarten

Miss Hosking Miss Stilloni Miss Warwick Ms Reid & Mrs Gerard Miss Muller & Mrs Zagari

K Blue K Orange K Purple K Red K Green

Stage 1 – Years 1 and 2

Miss Morales Stage 1 Red

Miss Sing Stage 1 Yellow

Mrs Cassaniti Stage 1 Orange

Miss Sabellico Stage 1 Aqua

Mrs Hall Stage 1 Pink

Mrs Rowley & Mrs Pretorius Stage 1 Blue

Mrs Dracic Stage 1 Grey

Miss Nahlous Stage 1 Lime

Mrs O’Connor Stage 1 Green

Miss Lucic Stage 1 White

Miss Whitehead Stage 1 Purple

Mrs Testone (Assistant Principal) Stage 1 Black

Year 3

Miss Quach Mrs Hakim Miss Flashman Mrs Ivanovic Mrs Powell (Assistant Principal)

3 Aqua 3 Purple 3 Blue 3 Green 3 Orange

Year 4

Miss Tching Mr Khamlu Mr Spolyarich Miss McConnell Ms Carrington (Assistant Principal)

4 Orange 4 Green 4 Blue 4 Red 4 Purple

11 March – Support Unit Sydney Zoo Excursion

16 March – SRC Induction Day – K-2 @ 11.30am & Yrs 3-6 at 9.15am

School Photos – 18th and 19th March – Full school summer uniform with white socks

and all black shoes.

18 March – Student-Led Conferences

26 March – Cross Country Carnival

1 April – Yr 4 Botany Bay Excursion (4 Green, 4 Orange and 4 Red)

6 April – Yr 4 Botany Bay Excursion (Classes: 4 Blue, 4 Purple and students in 4/5/6

Jade and K/6 Blue)

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Stage 3 – Years 5 and 6

Mr Melissari Stage 3 Blue

Mrs Hayes Stage 3 Green

Miss Shiu Stage 3 Black

Miss Tobin Stage 3 Red

Mrs Bruce & Mrs Dower Stage 3 Orange

Mrs Hanley Stage 3 Purple

Miss Nair Stage 3 Lime

Miss Squires Stage 3 Grey

Mrs Frappell Stage 3 Aqua

Mrs Slade (Assistant Principal) Stage 3 White

Mr Mlinac 4/5/6 Jade

Support Unit

Miss Farhat Mr Morley Mr Brook Mrs Hezemans (Assistant Principal)

K – 6 Red K – 6 Blue K – 6 Green K – 6 Orange

School Photos - Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 March School photographs are scheduled to be taken by advancedlife on Wednesday 18 March (class photos) and Thursday 19 March (individual and sibling photos). Whilst an envelope and flyer have been distributed, it is the photography company’s preference that ordering be completed online to reduce administration and potential security issues related to the return of cash and envelopes on photo day. Orders for packages and sibling photographs can be placed securely online at www.advancedlife.com.au using our school’s unique 9 digit Online Order Code: MR6 RR2 1LV. Portrait and group package orders are due by photography day. There are several different package options to choose from. Should you wish to purchase a sibling photograph online, the order must be placed no later than the day before photography day. Sibling photographs will only be taken if an order has been placed. Family photos are to be paid for using the separate “Sibling Photos” envelope that is available from the office. These orders are due online by 17 March 2020. PLEASE NOTE:

Change for photo envelopes will NOT BE available at the office. This needs to be organised prior to bringing envelopes to school.

Students are expected to wear full summer uniform on this day. Please remember: students should not wear their sport shirt on photo day – school grey collared polo shirts MUST be worn.

Should you have any queries concerning school photographs or online ordering, please direct them via email to enquiries@advancedlife.com.au.

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STUDENT-LED CONFERENCES

At Dalmeny, we focus on developing resilient, inspired and creative individuals who engage in

learning with a strong sense of ownership and a Growth Mindset. With this in mind we will again

be hosting Student-Led Conferences on Wednesday 18 March 2020.

Student Led Conferences will run utilising a group timetable. Your child will attend with you

and host the conference for the evening. The class teacher will be available to support and

facilitate the conference process. This is not a one on one interview.

Student Led Conference bookings will be made online. Go to www.schoolinterviews.com.au and follow these

simple instructions. Bookings open at 9:00am Friday 28 February, and will close on Friday 13 March 2020

at 3:00pm.

Simply enter the code q7axp and press "Go"

Enter your details

Select the teachers you wish to see

Select the appointment times that suit your family best

When you click FINISH, your interview timetable will be emailed to you automatically. If you do not receive your

email immediately – Check your junk mail folder AND make sure you have spelt your email address

correctly. You can return to www.schoolinterviews.com.au at any time, and change your interviews - until the

bookings close on Friday 13 March at 9am.

Zone Swimming Carnival

On Thursday 27 February, 10 students attended the Zone

Swimming Carnival at Macquarie Fields Leisure Centre. The

students had a wonderful day and performed very well.

Congratulations to Kruz (Stage 1 Blue) and Andrej (4 Orange)

for placing in the Finals for their age races and will proceed to

the Regional Swimming Carnival on Tuesday 10 March.

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Congratulations to Mrs Hanley and Mrs Frappell who have received permanent classroom

teacher positions at Dalmeny Public School.

Congratulations to Mrs Dracic (formerly Miss Burrows) who was married over the school

holidays.

The school predominantly uses the electronic media Skoolbag to send notices and newsletters out to the

community. Excursion notes will continue to be sent out as a hard copy for the time being. For parents who do not

have access to a smart phone or computer we are only too happy to provide you with a hard copy. Please let the

office know if this is the case.

We thank you for helping us to minimize our global footprint through your support of electronic media.

Printing out newsletters to a community of over a thousand students every two weeks along with the other

printed notes that go out weekly leads to a huge environmental footprint. The logistics and time it takes for

us to print out 500 to 1000 plus copies each fortnight, counting out copies into classes bundles and

distributing them to over 40 classes is not necessarily productive. And it is surprising how many notes we

often scoop up in the afternoons that have been lost by little people that never make it home to mum and

dad. At least with electronic media you have e.g. the newsletter on hand and can print it out or have it on

hand for reference. 😊

VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS

NSW Public Schools do not have compulsory fees or charges.

Schools may request contributions that enhance educational and sporting programs, however voluntary

contributions are a matter for decision by parents and the school will support the decision of parents and

carers. The school will meet with the P&C for community input into the level of our voluntary contributions.

There will be a cap of $50 per year.

If you would like to help out in others ways, again this is voluntary and a matter for decision by parents and carers

the library can always do with help, as can classrooms with reading and writing and or maths, sporting activities,

listening to children read, resource development, gardening and we very much appreciate it when you send in a

box of tissues, paper towels and or a box of wipes. It is wonderful help, especially with runny noses and sticky

hands. 😊

SCHOOL

COMMUNICATION

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SCHOOL ASSEMBLY ROSTER

KINDY TO YR 2 @ 2.10PM FRIDAY (EVEN WEEKS) CLASS HOSTING ASSEMBLY

Term 1

16 March (please note this is on Monday) SRC Induction Assembly – morning @ 11.30am

20 March Stage 1 White

3 April Stage One Red

STAGE 2 (YRS 3-4) @ 2.10PM THURSDAY (ODD WEEKS)

Term 1

12 March SRC

16 March (please note this is on Monday) SRC Induction Assembly – morning at 9.15am

26 March 4 Orange

9 April 4 Red

STAGE 3 (YRS 5-6) @ 2.10PM THURSDAY (ODD WEEKS)

Term 1

16 March (please note this is on Monday) SRC Induction Assembly – morning at 9.15am

19 March No assembly

2 April SRC

SPORT VENUE

AFL Ash Road Sporting Complex, Prestons

Cricket South Park, Chipping Norton

Girls & Boys T-ball/Softball Hammondville Oval, Moorebank

League Tag Woodward Park, Liverpool

Newcombeball Homestead Park, Chipping Norton

Futsal Sportsworld Liverpool, Lurnea

PSSA SUMMER COMPETITION ROUND 3 - FRIDAY, 13 MARCH 20220

Morning session: 9.15am - 12 noon

Cost: $7.00 Bus Fare (Please mark lunch orders “PSSA Break 2”)

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Saturday 21 March 2020 is International Down Syndrome Day. This week, on Thursday 12 March, students at Dalmeny are invited to join in this celebration by wearing our most amazing, colourful or mismatched socks to celebrate ‘Lots of Socks!’

Students will be learning about what Down Syndrome is, what it means to someone who has it, and what we can do when we meet someone who may look, or do things a bit differently to ourselves.

When: Thursday, 12 March 2020

What: Bring a gold coin donation and wear your most individually fantastic socks with your school uniform

Why: Money raised will be donated to Down Syndrome NSW to help support many families.

Emma Jamieson Alyse Hezemans Principal Assistant Principal

Lost Property During the colder mornings and days turning warmer, please check the lost property draws located in the

admin foyer if your child has lost any personal property at school. In order that any lost items are able to be

returned to your child, please write your child’s name on everything! You can:

use a permanent laundry marker to label clothes, hats and shoes, or sew or iron on personalised labels;

check that labels haven’t faded with washing;

go through your child’s bag with them each night.

All uncollected items will be donated to our second hand pool and other lost property items will be placed in

the clothing recycling bin.