DATE: 22nd May 2019

DATES TO REMEMBER 27 May P&C AGM 5.30pm 29 May Life Education Van visit 31 May Mini Sports @ Amamoor SS 8 June Dagun Community Group Auction 11 June Prep Vision Screening 28 June End of Term 2

The Newsletter

of

DAGUN STATE SCHOOL

& P&C ASSOCIATION

Contact Details

Phone: 5484 3232

Email: admin@dagunss.eq.edu.au

Website: www.dagunss.eq.edu.au

Our 2019 School Improvement Goal: to improve student outcomes in Writing.

Our School Rules: * Be RESPONSIBLE * Be RESPECTFUL * Be SAFE * Be a LEARNER

President: Alison Hensel Vice President: Jess Krahn Secretary: Kassie Dilger Treasurer: Jaye Shaw Tuckshop Convenor: Jess Krahn Uniform Convenor: Julie Hensel

Please read the attached information, complete the Permission Form and return the form and money to the school office BY THIS FRIDAY 24TH MAY. If you have any queries or would like any further information, please don’t hesitate to contact school office. Mini Sports…. One more time!! On Friday 31st May we will be participating in the Mini Sports at Amamoor School. Family and friends are most welcome to come and join in the fun and support our Dagun kids in running and ballgames! Children will travel by bus to Amamoor School, leaving Dagun at 9.00 A.M. SHARP in the morning and returning to Dagun School by 2.45 p.m. Alternatively parents can drive their child/ren to and from the sports themselves. Please fill out and return the attached forms BY THIS FRIDAY 24TH MAY:

Transport Advice—advising whether your child/ren will be travelling to/from Amamoor State School by bus OR you will be transporting them. (One per family.)

Student Activity Consent Form. (One per student.)

Tuckshop Orders have been carried over to the new date. Gympie District Athletics Trials…. Congratulations to Aiden and William who have been selected to compete at the Gympie District Athletics Trials this week. We wish them GOOD LUCK in the following events:

William 200m Aiden 100m, 200m

Kitchen Garden…. In the kitchen, this week’s menu was delicious as always—Summer Vegetable Omelette Stack with Basil and Tomato Sauce followed by easy Vanilla Custard Slice. Yum! In the garden …..lots of weeding after all the rain! Woolies Earn & Learn Stickers…. We are participating again this year in the Woolies Earn & Learn Program. From now until 25th June you can collect stickers at Wool-worths that go towards Earn & Learn points. For every $10 you spend (excluding tobacco, liquor and gift cards), you will receive a sticker. As you collect your stickers please bring them to the school office or place in the letterbox at the front gate. You can gather stickers from as many friends, family members and neighbours as you can—just pop them in the Dagun School box at Woolies Southside or drop them in the letter box on the fence at the front of school. Remember the more stickers the more resources we can redeem for our school!

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From the Principal….

GYMPIE SHOW EXCURSION…. Our students had a great day last Thursday at the Show learning about their local history and agriculture. GYMPIE SHOW….Thank you!!! We would like to say a HUGE THANK YOU to our parents, families, friends, staff and community members who assisted on the gates at the Gympie Show. We were able to recruit volunteers to fill 108 shifts over the 3 days! Our biggest effort yet! Many thanks to Jaye and Kassie for their enormous efforts as supervisors, and organising vests and volunteers on their days. Many thanks to Mary for preparation of paperwork and maps. We welcome feedback on ways we can continue to improve our role as pedestrian traffic controllers, so please feel free to share any suggestions with admin at school or P&C committee members. For our collective efforts over the 3 days, Dagun P&C raised approximately $5500—a very worthwhile fundraiser! NAPLAN…. Congratulations to those Year 3 & 5 students who participated in NAPLAN last week. Reports will be sent home later in the year. Life Education Van…. Harold and Niki in the Life Education Van will be at Dagun School next Wednesday 29th May.

We are looking forward to Niki’s interactive, fun lessons reinforcing healthy life choices and general understanding of the impact on our bodies from the choices we make. If parents haven’t already, I strongly encourage all our students to attend this worthwhile program. The P&C committee will subsidise $2.00 per child to help encourage all our children to attend. The cost to families per child will be $5.00. There will also be a parent Session on the Wednesday from 2.50 p.m.— 3.20 p.m. at no cost, should any parents wish to speak with Niki.

Student of the Week…. Congratulations to the following student who has received a Student of the Week Award: Week 3 Tyson P&C AGM postponed…. The Annual General Meeting for the P&C has been postponed to next Monday 27th May at 5.30 p.m. All parents and friends are welcome. Home Reading Enrichment Weeks—Synthesising…. Synthesising occurs when students bring together prior knowledge and new information to develop new thoughts, ideas, opinions and understandings. When students can use their own words to talk about, write, draw or role-play their new thinking, they are more likely to remember information and use it in new situations. Questions to ask about the text which will enhance synthesising skills include:

Can you see any solutions to…..?

How could you deal with…..?

What would be a different way of doing….?

What might happen when….?

Synthesising is a skill we all use in forward planning, problem solving and critical thinking.

News from Frau Fish…. German…. Students in Year 5 & 6 have been working well in their German lessons on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Recently each student gave an oral presentation introducing their family in German. The students created a family portrait which was uploaded and then put on the screen so the students could point to their family members while introducing them. The activity went very well as you can see from the attached. Till the next time, Auf Wiedersehen von Frau Fish.

Jane Desmarchelier Principal

LIFE EDUCATION VAN VISIT – WEDNESDAY 29TH MAY 2019

PERMISSION FORM

I, give permission for my child/ren

___________________________________to attend the Life Education Van on Wednesday 29th May.

I enclose payment of $5 per child.

I/we will be attending the free Parent Session on Wednesday 29th May – 2.50 p.m. to 3.20 p.m. Signature ___________________________________ Date ____________________ (Parent/Caregiver)

Please complete the Permission Form below and return to the office by THIS FRIDAY 24TH MAY