18th December 2015

DANDENONG NORTH

PRIMARY SCHOOL

NEWSLETTER

Calendar of Events

School Website:

www.dandenongnorthps.vic.edu.au

News From the North

School Pledge

I will do all that I can to make

sure that Dandenong North

Primary School remains a

great school.

I will try my hardest to follow

the 4Cs to keep our school a

safe and happy place.

I promise to treat others as I

would like to be treated.

2016 Student Leaders Announced

January 2016

27th - Uniform Shop Open

10:00 am until 12:00 pm

28th - STUDENTS RETURN

At Monday’s Assembly there were

many curious children waiting for

the announcement of the 2016 Stu-

dent Leadership positions.

Mr Mackay stated that it was very

difficult selecting the leaders for

2016 as there were so many fantas-

tic candidates.

School

Captains

Vini R (5H)

Aalijah C (5H)

Marsh Vice

Captains

Emilia (5M)

Pranesh (5P)

Vice School

Captains

Kishore (5H)

Anmol (5P)

Judith (5P)

Keys

Captain

Stephanie (5M)

Ali (5M)

SRC Simone (5M) Keys Vice Hannah (5P)

Verey

Captains

Tabasom (5H)

Chinmay (5P)

Leed

Captains

Thehara (5P)

Jeremy (5M)

Verey Vice

Captains

Nandini (5P)

Arpit (5M)

Leed Vice

Captains

Samr (5M)

Mahdi (5H)

Marsh

Captains

Maleesha (5H)

Jiadong (5H)

A Dandenong North tradition sees

the current leaders present the

2016 leaders with their badge as

part of the ceremony.

Congratulations to the Student

Leadership Team for 2016! We are

sure you will continue to make our

school great!

Page 2 News From the North

Year 6 Graduation

Wednesday was the 2015 Year 6 Graduation

Luncheon. All of the students arrived at recess

time, excited and nervous at the same time waiting

for the luncheon to begin. It is always wonderful to

see so many children make the effort to dress in

their best attire to attend this special event with

even some of the boys dressed in suits!.

The Year 6 children enjoyed listening to the Minis-

ter Miss Gabrielle Williams, who talked about not

being afraid to give things a try because you are

scared. Resilience is very important, because usual-

ly the first time we do things, they don’t always go

to plan and we must continue to apply ourselves to

be the best we can be.

The Year 6 School

Leaders all present-

ed fabulous

speeches to the

room. They

thanked their vari-

ous teachers, out-

lined what a fantas-

tic year they had as

well as reminiscing about their time at Dandenong

North.

There was a singing group called ‘The Girls’ which

starred Harini, Wacha, Ny, Beatrice and Mariama

who performed the song ‘Live Louder’ by Na-

thaniel. Their performance was excellent and enter-

tained the room. Thank you to Mr Lodge for his

efforts in ensuring this group was ‘performance

ready!’

It was also particu-

larly special event

for some students

who received Aca-

demic Development

and Sports Awards.

To begin with Sheh-

an (6C) was award-

ed the Outstanding

Academic Achieve-

ment award- with

the Highest test scores

in English.

Kartik (6L) was

awarded the Outstand-

ing Academic achieve-

ment award - with the

Highest test scores in

Mathematics.

This year Mr Malone

presented two awards for outstanding sports

achievements and academic achievement. This

award is provided by School Sports Victoria and

is given out based not only on sports achieve-

ments but also on academic achievements

throughout the year. The two recipients were Ny

(6L) and Wacha (6L) - both worthy recipients as

they have shown their capabilities in both areas.

The Mackay Medallions are presented to those

students who have demonstrated two years aca-

demic progress in 12 months. It can also focus on

a child’s social and emotional development. The

recipients were Harini (6C), Hassan (6C), Alima-

tu (6M), Amina (6M), Raziyeh (6M), Inaya (6S),

Shireen (6L), Sitara (6L and Habiba (6L.

All of these students achievements were again

recognised at Thursday’s Certificate Ceremony

where family and friends were able to watch chil-

dren receive their Graduation Certificates.

Congratulations to all of our Year 6 students and

best of luck for your future!

Page 3 News From the North

We were provided with a wonderful Eyes, Ears,

Heart and Mind award a number of week’s ago,

that was presented to Will (6M). It highlighted

his generosity, kindness and overall care for eve-

ryone that he meets. This was after he had re-

ceived a Malone Medallion the previous week

for his positivity, persistence and continual sup-

port for his fellow peers.

After a chance encounter with a generous com-

munity benefactor, a one off scholarship was

created for Will due to the values he exhibits in

everyday life. Will was presented at Friday’s As-

sembly with an Eyes, Ears, Heart and Mind

Scholarship to assist with Secondary Schooling

costs. The funds associated with this scholarship

have been sent to Lyndale Secondary College

which he is attending in 2016.

This scholarship ensures that Will has every op-

portunity to participate in programs that will

Eyes, Ears, Heart & Mind Scholarship

Jungwirth Scholarships for EAL students The Jungwirth family has had a long history asso-

ciated with Dandenong North Primary with Mr

Ray Jungwirth teaching at Dandenong North Pri-

mary when it first opened in 1954. For many

years Mr Ray Jungwirth and his wife Greta have

provided scholarships for Dandenong North stu-

dents who come from a non English speaking

background.

This year there were two scholarships presented.

The first is to an EAL student who has shown

continuous improvement in their learning of the

English language and a dedication to all other cur-

riculum areas. This year’s EAL Scholarship win-

ner is Vandrei (5P)

The second scholarship for a child from a non

English speaking background for Academic Ex-

cellence was awarded to Jiadong (5H). Jiadong

was awarded this scholarship for his overall high

level of academic achievements across all curricu-

lum areas.

These scholarship also assist Jiadong with pur-

chasing uni-

forms and books

for Year Seven

at Dandenong

High School.

Congratulations

to both children

for receiving

their scholar-

ships!

support his person-

al and educational

goals throughout

his continued edu-

cational journey.

You could not

wipe the smile

from Will’s face as

he received this

scholarship and the

support from the

entire assembly

was fantastic!

Congratulations Will!

Page 4

Malone Medallion

The final Malone Medallion was handed out by

Mr Malone at Monday’s Assembly. The final

recipient for the year was the 2015 School Cap-

tain Sitra (6C).

Sitra was awarded this Medallion for her attitude

and the constant effort she has put into Physical

Education over the years at Dandenong North.

She made the Cross Country team in 2014 for the

first time, finishing 10th in the District event.

This year unfortunately she didn’t finish due to a

health issue.

Sitra made the Athletics team also for the first

time this year finishing 5th in the 200 metres.

Sitra always displays great

sportsmanship and encourages

members from Dandenong

North and students from other

schools.

Sitra was selected in the Net-

ball team for Gala Day 1 and

the Girls Soccer team for Gala

Day’s 2 and 3.

Congratulations Sitra on the effort you display

and your improved sporting achievements which

have made you a deserving Malone Medallion

winner!

At Monday’s Assembly Leetesha and Lina pre-

sented an Eyes, Ears, Heart and Mind Award to

the whole school.

It was a fantastic gesture by Leetesha as she is

leaving Dandenong North at the end of the year

and wanted to say thank you to everyone as she

believes this has been the best school she has

ever attended.

Below is what the girls said at Monday’s Assem-

bly:

Eyes: D.N.P.S has 1700 eyes that shine with the

light and delight for 200 days a year.

Ears: D.N.P.S has ears that are bigger than an

elephants, though they listen better than ele-

phants!

Eyes, Ears, Heart & Mind Award

Heart: D.N.P.S has a heart

full of shining gold and love.

Everyone is kind. D.N.P.S

students love their class-

mates, teachers and they

care about D.N.P.S.

Mind: D.N.P.S’s mind is so

smart you can think straight

away, like Mr Mackay. Your mind is bubbling with

ideas, when you are in class and everywhere!!!

Thank you for letting me feel like this is my home.

Good luck for the rest of your lives at Dandenong

North Primary School. I will miss you. D.N.P.S it is

the best school I have ever been to.

By Leetesha and Lina

Times Tables Champion All year Mrs Graf has been running a Times Ta-

bles Club each Thursday at 8:45 am for all inter-

ested students. It is imperative that children have

the opportunity to learn and revise their times ta-

bles knowledge as children need to be able to ap-

ply their times tables knowledge automatically

when solving problems involving the multiplica-

tion and division processes.

At Monday’s Assembly, Mrs Graf made a special

mention to Mr Chandler’s class 2CH for having

the most students attend each week.

The times table champion for

2015 was Sitra (5P).

It is a wonderful achievement

by Sitra to out perform her

fellow Dandenong North

peers to be crowned Times

Tables Champion!

We thank Mrs Graf for running this Club and we

encourage as many children as possible to attend in

2016!