Issue No: 18 4th December 2014

THE DORSET EDITION INSPIRE ACHIEVE SUCCEED

From the Principal’s Desk Rescorla Avenue Croydon 3136 phone: 9725 5038 www.dorsetps.vic.edu.au dorset.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Diary Dates

December Tues 9th Gr 6 to High School Transition Whole School Transition 9.30am - 1.30pm Wed 10th School Council Meeting 7pm Thurs 11th Christmas Carols Dinner 6.00pm Carols 7.00pm Fri 12th Last Day For Canteen Mon 15th Gr 5/6 Class Party Tues 16th Gr 3/4 Class Party Gr 6 Graduation *5.30 pm photos *6.30 pm Ceremony Wed 17th Gr Prep - 2 Class Party Grade 6 Big Day Out Thurs 18th Assembly 9.00am Disco Last Day Of Term 4 Early Dismissal 1.30pm Fri 19th Curriculum Day 2015 January Wed 28th Curriculum Day Thurs 29th Term 1 Commences 9.00am

Staffing 2015 PA Luke Seymour PB Grant Wilkinson PC Catherine Holt PD Sarah Fraser Prep Support Steve Lynch 1A Emily Bowman 1B Nicole Bell/Megan Ward 1C Kursten Tan 12D Jodi Wilkins 2A Michael Jenkins 2B Liz Millsom 3A Daniel Sullivan 3B Marnie Blakeman 34A Shannon Young 34B Ashlee McLellan 4C Stuart Jones 56A Justin Mackay 56B Sally Matheou 56C Jessica Hinkins 56D TBA 56E Brett Speed LOTE French TBA for Term 1/2 Integration Deb Wharton Reading Recovery Pauline Keogh Physical Education Andrew Bell Library TBA Library Tech Peta Rust Artist In Schools Kirsten Haworth Music Braid Matthews SAKG Kitchen Gregg Hansford SAKG Garden Anna Clarkson Integration Aides Allison Beveridge Debra Densworth Pauline Goodlet Sonya Meeng Bec Stolk Nicole Van Twyver Assistant Principal Palma Coppa Administration Business Manager Debbie Payne Office Manager Cynthia Helleren Office Assistant T.B.A ICT Technician Glenn Howarth

Christmas Concert Just a reminder - 6pm Thursday December 11th on the oval. Please note, there is a seating plan for the concert, which must be adhered to, for the smooth running of the event. Thank you for your support. Parent Helpers Afternoon Tea What a great event, and thankyou to the many parents/grandparents who attended. We appreciate your great efforts in helping deliver our programs. Thank you to the staff who provided all the delicious food. Chirnside Park Shopping Dockets A big thank you to all the parents who deposited their shopping dockets at Chirnside Park. We received $2,000. This money will be used to purchase a very worthwhile software (Gradexpert) program to benefit teachers and students. Your efforts as parents are very much appreciated. Curriculum Day Our last curriculum day will be on Friday December 19th. This is a pupil free day and staff will be planning for 2015. Students will be dismissed at 1.30pm on Thursday December 18th. Our final assembly will be at 9am on Thursday December 18th in the Hall. A busy and hectic week at Dorset. Kind Regards John

Sport

HOOP TIME STATE FINALS Last week seven girls from grade 3 &4 competed in The State Hoop-time Basketball Finals. This was a great achievement to qualify for this competition. The girls were Amber Casper, Bree Whitehead, Tessa Findlay, Jordyn Rennie, Sky Casper, Tayla Ferguson and Livi Heinen. The girls all played well and made it through to the semi-finals. Many thanks to the parents and relatives who attended to support this team. Many thanks also to Mrs McLellan who coached. The girls should be proud of this achievement.

Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden

It was a challenging time last week with kitchen session changes to accommodate the 3 & 4 swimming program. The students worked very well across all of the classes to complete a reduced and quicker menu. They managed their time well and completed their recipes with time to spare from the 1 hour session. Well done to all the students for being well organised and cooperative and showing excellent team work within their groups. Grade 6 students have their final kitchen session’s this week before moving on next year. As it will be their last time in the kitchen, the menu will be more fun and relaxed to celebrate their final sessions in the SAKG kitchen. Also, with Christmas not far away, they will create one recipe with a Christmas flavour, which I’m sure they will all enjoy. The grade 5/6 classes to link with their science curriculum this term have been having fun making slime in the kitchen with cornflour, water and food colouring. They had to observe and record how the slime reacted when it was handled in different ways. It was definitely a messy activity but the students had fun with it and cleaned up the area well afterwards (as the photo shows, they enjoyed making a mess). The final week of kitchen sessions for grades 3 & 4 will be a slightly different menu to that of the grade 5 & 6 classes, which will be finalised soon.

I would like to thank once again all the parents, grandparents and other volunteers who have given up their time to assist in the kitchen this year and I hope you all have a safe and enjoyable Christmas and New Year. Thanks Gregg

Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Menu

Grade 5/6 Menu

Barbecued Sausage Rolls with caramelised onions

Baked smoky potato wedges

Chips with cumin salt and aioli

Candy Cane Milkshake

1:1 laptop program A reminder that all contracts for the 2015 1:1 lap top program are due back on Friday 12th of December. Any questions can be directed to Shannon Young.

Tarj Calderwood Bella Shubart Jordan Bowden Amy Moss Gergy Dianon Matthew Geddes Sebastian Harrison Kate Kirwan Tiana Reints Joseph Gospel Ainslie Heriot Eboni Rowe Brett Hendy Tilly Graham Ryan Williams

Student of the Week

Awards

Maggie Butcher Jesse Brown Keira Billimoria Hudson White Kate Kirwan James Jago Tayla Parsons Bailey Smoors Harris Painter Noah West Chloe Barkwith Emily Nancarrow Maddy Steenson Cody Dando Chloe Olsen

Communicating With Our Parent Community

Our school is now using an App to send instant messages, newsletters and notices. The Tiqbiz app will help our school keep parents fully informed and up-to-date with newsletters, notices, news and events. It’s easy to use and also has the benefit of helping reduce our paper consumption by printing less.

The first step is to download tiqbiz to your phone, tablet, computer … or all of them.

Search for : tiqbiz

Remember to click “allow” notifications when asked. This will allow us to send you important alert notices. For technical information please see the school for a flyer.

Birthdays

Bawi Hrin Sang Tarj Calderwood Dominik Ferencz

BREAKFAST CLUB

Breakfast club starts at 8.45am in the Banksia Room. We are currently looking for donations of Milo, vegemite, jam and margarine. Donations can be left at the office. Parent helpers are always appreciated. Thank you for your support.

Samantha Triangolo Matt Dousset Brock Simpson Sarah Jones Stuart Klaussner Grace Roberts Alex Birznieks Bonnie Murray William Plant-Buttle Eloise Chaplin Johnny Rooks Alex Painter

Xinghai Li Harrison Bluhm Grace Roberts Lachlan Smith Cody Arbuckle

Camp Australia

Camp Australia is now taking enrolments for Holiday Club which begins on the 5th January 2015. Curriculum Day is Friday 19th December 2014 and we are now taking expressions of interest from those parents requiring child care for that day. You need to book your child in for that day, as the rolls have now been cleared. This booking is an expression of interest only at this stage. To run the program, we need a minimum of 18 children. Remember that children must have hats on to play outside during terms 1 and 4. Since the children leave their hats in the classrooms overnight, this means they need an extra hat in their bags for OSHC. No hat: No outside play. Dorset OSHC staff. If you are wishing to enrol your child in before or after school care the contact numbers are:

Customer Service: 1300 105 343

www.campaustralia.com.au

Before School Care: 7:00 am— 8:45 am

After School Care: 3:30 pm—6:00 pm

Specialist’s Corner

Library – The Return of the Books Hi all! At this stage of the year, we in the Library are requesting that ALL BOOKS BE RETURNED ASAP!!! Please have a good search at home and in school bags for Library books and return them promptly to the Library. The last week of school is stocktake week in the Library so we need all books back before then. Thank you very much for this year’s excellent patronage of the school Library. Kind Regards, Kursten Tan & Peta Rust

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UNIFORM POLICY CHANGES

Please note changes to Uniform Policy:

To keep hair tidy and if long, tied back in a school uniform colour hair tie, scrunchie or headband. Transitioning to black only shoes/runners by 2015. Sport runners to be worn only during organised sporting activities eg PE, Interschool Sports, Cross Country etc by 2015.

APPLE MAN

Delivery Friday 5th December

Orders must be placed along with payment at the office by the Friday morning of the delivery.

Approx. 5.5kg bags.

Royal Gala $10.00 Gold Delicious $10.00 Granny Smith $10.00 Pink Lady $10.00 Jazz $10.00 Green Pears $10.00

PSW UNIFORM SALE Monday 10th Nov To Saturday 13th Dec

Take 5% off Everything! Dorset Primary School Uniform Shop Open Wednesdays

2.45pm - 3.45pm

Toy and Book Appeal Christmas is a special time for families and giving, but sadly many children living in financial disadvantage will

not receive a gift this Christmas. The Smith Family and

Dorset Primary School's Junior School Councillors are organising a Toy & Book Appeal, which is your

opportunity to help bring a smile to a disadvantaged child's face this Christmas. There is a Christmas tree in

the office where you can drop off your donation of

either a new book or toy and attach the tag, which is hanging on the tree. You can also donate online.

Please help support this great cause! Final day of donations is Wednesday 10th

December.

If there are any parents who are able to deliver the gifts to the Smith Family collection point,

that would be greatly appreciated. This is located at the Melbourne Showgrounds and

will need to be delivered between 10am-

3pm on the 11th or 12th of December.

Thank you,

J.S.C & Mrs Millsom

Dorset Christmas Concert

What: Dorset Primary Christmas Concert Where: On the school oval When: Thursday 11th December Time: 6pm BYO Picnic Dinner 7pm Concert Start A reminder to all families and friends that the annual Dorset Christmas Carols concert will be held next Thursday. We will have all classes performing as well as our fabulous Dorset School Choir. As per usual, there will be a BYO picnic beginning at 6pm then moving onto the oval for a 7pm start. Students have been rehearsing songs with their classmates and should be aware of dress requirements for the night. If you are unsure please talk to their class teachers for more details. This year the oval will have 3 areas for viewing; - an area where ALL students will sit with their classmates in front of the stage; - a second zone for those wishing to sit on the ground or rug; - and a third area for people wishing to BYO chairs, prams etc. These areas will be designated and signed to assist you. This will alleviate problems of people not being able to see the stage and should supply a great view for all attending. There will be programs available for sale and drinks available for sale from the canteen. Please come along to support our students and join us all in the festivities. Mr. Gibbs (Music Teacher)