Duri Public School - Tolerance, Self Discipline, Independence

WEEK 5, TERM 3, 2009

25th August, 2009

Wednesday, 26th August - Book Week Celebrations

Wednesday, 2nd September - P & C Meeting - 7.00 pm

Friday, 4th September - Duri Horse Sports Day

Friday, 18th September - Regional Athletics Carnival

Monday, 21st September - Lake Keepit Major Excursion

Friday, 2nd October - Last day of Term 3

Zone Athletics Carnival

Congratulations to our competitors at last week’s Zone Athletics Carnival. What a great

effort. Eight students have made it to the Regional Carnival to he held on Friday, 18th

September at the Tamworth Sporting Complex. A great effort for a small school.

These students are:

Lachie Scales - Senior boys 800m, Senior Boys High Jump and Nigel Bagley Relay team

Jake Towells - Senior Boys Shot Put

Alannah Penfold - Senior girls Discus

Hope Taylor - 9 yrs 100m and Bective Junior girls relay team

Jacinta Cooper - Bective Junior girls relay team

Emily Brierley - 11 yrs girls High Jump and Nigel Bagley Relay team

Sophie Cooper - Nigel Bagley Relay team

Tom Ison - Nigel Bagley Relay team

Duri Safari Park Restaurant

Our Book Week Celebrations are shaping up to be fantastic yet again.

Bookings are now CLOSED for our restaurant with a total of 49

community members and friends booked in along with our

12, Kinder - Year 3 students and of course our waiters, waitresses

and chefs another 18 for a grand total of 79.

Our Year 4, 5 & 6 students always look forward to our restaurant

and will do a great job of looking after you I’m sure!

Don’t forget to spend up at the Book Fair because we get to keep

a percentage of what is sold. The money we earn will go back into

books for the library.

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School Attendance Policy

As of this year there are new guidelines that give principals the ability to grant exemption

regarding absence from school. Duri School has an outstanding attendance record that is

above both Regional and State levels. This new policy will enable us to achieve even

better attendance levels.

Up until now, when students were away from school because of holidays or exceptional

domestic circumstances, they were considered absent and these days not in attendance at

school were recorded as such.

HOWEVER

Principals are now able to grant exemptions due to:

• Exceptional domestic circumstances, including but not limited to participation in

family holidays during school term subject to being satisfied that this is in the best

educational interests of the child.

• Other exceptional circumstances such as health of the student where sick leave or

alternative enrolment is not appropriate.

To be granted an exemption you must fill in an “Application for Exemption from Attendance

at School” BEFORE your child is going to be away. Applications after you return from

your family holiday (for example) cannot be granted.

If you are going to be away please contact the school and Wendy will send an application

home to be filled in and returned to the school.

It is certainly worth applying for an exemption because your child’s school attendance

record has to be included on each Semester’s School Report.

Many of our absences at Duri are due to family holidays or the child participating in sporting

events not related to school. As I said earlier, if these can be exempted our attendance rates

at Duri will be even more outstanding.

- Kerry Kurtz

See you at our Book Fair See you at our Book Fair See you at our Book Fair See you at our Book Fair

and Restaurant tomorrow!and Restaurant tomorrow!and Restaurant tomorrow!and Restaurant tomorrow!

MERIT AWARDS - Week 4 -Term 3, 2009 Sophie Cooper and Lucy Cantrill - singing the National Anthem with pride

Leisl Cooper - always trying hard in class

Thomas Hearn - 75 home readers

Bridie Akeroyd - excellent work in Art

Harriet Scales - creative ideas and effort

Alannah Penfold - outstanding effort and trying new things

Mrs Cantrill’s Music Awards to Lachie Scales for excellent result in Piano exam of Credit

and Lucy Cantrill for excellent result in Piano exam of Honours

Envronmental Award to Eden Walters - picking up rubbish

Library Awards to Emily Brierley for being well behaved in the Library and Emily

Trewern for saying “thank you”

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Duri Health

Hunter New England Health are holding an information morning entitled “All You Need To

Know About Arthritis” on Tuesday, 1st September commencing at 10.00 am in the

Sunday School Hall. Details or more information can be obtained from Helen on 67678238.

Congratulations to Lachie Scales and Lucy Cantrill

Last week Lachlan Scales and Lucy Cantrill went to the Conservatorium of Music in

Tamworth to sit for their AMEB piano exams. They both prepared thoroughly for these

exams and their hard work paid off with great results. Lachlan received a Credit for

his Preliminary Level and Lucy gained an Honours for her First Grade exam. They were

able to go with Mrs Cantrill to the conservatorium a week before the exam and have a

practice on the grand piano in the chapel which was a great experience and lots of fun!

(Please see photos.)

COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD

DURI PLAYGROUP

Every THURSDAY morning

from 9.30 am to 11.30 am

at Duri School A great place for Mums and

children to meet

Lea Maloney

0429 207 480

Open All Hours

24 hr Emergency

Service

VALUE OF THE WEEK

At Duri Public School we value: CO-OPERATION

We show this by: working together

Uniforms-R-Us

Uniforms-R-Us in Peel Street

opposite Eagle Boys.

See Robyn, Sandra or Bev for all of your

uniform needs or give them a ring on

6761 2995.

All your uniform needs can be

ordered and purchased here.