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From Sharon’s Desk Good Luck to all students who will be representing us at the upcoming District Swimming Carnival this Thursday from 4pm. We have a strong team of 37 students who will be attending under team manager Sue Buttrey. We wish them all the best and know they will represent us proudly. Enjoy and do your best. Attendance is important everyday at our school if you want your children to perform well and achieve their outcomes. If your child can’t be at school due to illness, you must inform the school, use REMIND, School App or call the school office. As much as possible, as a family, holidays need to be organised during term breaks. If you wish to take your child out of school for travel, you need to apply for family extended leave. This is not a given as the Department states that attendance is essential for learning. I cannot condone excessive leave. Holiday leave, if not approved will be noted as absent on the roll. Parents need to complete an “Application for Extended Leave”. Approvals will only be issued if the leave is in the best intent of the student—educational, social and participation reasons which should specified on the application. Clean Up Day will be recognised and carried out this Friday. A group of students will be travelling with staff to Sandy Beach for clean up. The rest of our students will be at school cleaning up our grounds. A good day to remember that we all can contribute to keeping the environment that we live, work and play in tidy, clean and free of potential pollution for generations to come. Working Bee will be held this Sunday from 10am for about 2 hours in the OLGA off Dalton St. Mrs Kerry McKenzie has been working creatively on developing further the outdoor learning space. We have a newly designed goanna in the garden space and it is time to plant. Come along and bring your hat, water bottle and any gardening tools you may have. See you there. Our next P&C Meeting will be held on Wednesday 6th March from 6.30pm in the Shed. An agenda will be out in the next newsletter. Mr McBroom will be attending to discuss his new role. Have a great week, Sharon Murray, Principal

Email: dubbosouth-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: www.dubbosouth-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Term 1 Week 5 26th February 2019

Important Dates

Thursday 28th February DDPSSA Twilight Swimming Carnival

Friday 1st March Stage 2/3 Schools Clean Up Day

Sandy Beach Recreation Area Sunday 3rd March OLGA Working Bee

Thursday 7th March Building Resilience Workshop

Newsletters Please Note: Newsletters will only be issued

as a hard copy until the end of February.

From March you can access the newsletter

by the App, website or email. If you would

like a copy emailed to you please email

dubbosouth-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Please return the completed flyer issued

last week to your classroom teacher

indicating if you want a hard copy or email.

School fees for 2019 are set at $30 per student.

Payable at the office or online. Invoices have

been sent out to each child.

Classes have settled in well to the routines of library and other release rotations. Lots of students are borrowing books from our extensive collection of fiction and non-fiction books. We have a collection of spare bags for students to use if needed.

Book Club: was unpacked late on Friday after-noon, much to the disappointment of some children. Most orders have gone out to children by now. If you have a question, please contact us in the library.

Book Fair Early next week some large silver cases will arrive in the library. This is our 2019 book fair. A book fair is different to book club. The books are actually in the library and can be selected and paid for on the spot. Brochures showing some of the books that may be available at the fair will go home this week and next. When we have a book fair we are able to select a percentage of the proceeds from the fair in books, for the library. Payment can be made by cash or eftpos. Opening times will be sent home in next weeks newsletter. The book fair will be open before and/or after school on selected days.

2019 Premier's Reading Challenge The 2019 challenge will open next Monday, 4th March. Generic forms for recording books read will be available in the library. Reading records need to be completed by 30th August 2019. The challenge aims to encourage a love of reading for leisure and pleasure in students, and to enable them to experience quality literature. It is not a competition but a challenge to each student to read, to read more and to read more widely. There is a list of books for students to select from, for K-2, 3-4 and 5-6. Books available in the library are marked with red, green or purple stickers. More details will go home in future newsletters. Lots happening in our library. Happy reading. Sue Buttrey Teacher Librarian

Merit Awards Merit: Lilie Foley, Mackenzie Ayre, Kate Pankhurst, Pasala Wickramasingha, Ainslie Dunn, Arya Roff, Lily Roff, Nicola Roff

Credit: Jayd Edwards, Mackenzie Ayre, Ally Smithson, Xavier Cook, Alexis Paradowski, Nicola Roff, Aleah Monley, Tyler Shields Distinction: Mackenzie Ayre, Fletcher Cotter, Chloe Brown, Mia Villacorta, Matilda Moeller, Jerrell McMillan Honour: Liam Hopkins-Davies, Mackenzie Ayre, Addison Mules, Jazmin Giddings, Harry Mongan

Banner: Sisini Wickramasingha, Caitlin Weber, Kiah Duce, Joseph Prince, Lilly Karakasch

Congratulations Millie Millie Sutcliffe competed at the District Trials for Basketball last Wednesday 20th February. She was successful in gaining selection in the District team, who will play against the Orange region for the Western side. Millie will travel to Cowra on Monday 4th March. Good Luck Millie!

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Update Contact Details If you have moved over the holidays or over the past months and have not updated your contact details with the school office please do so. Some of our contact details are years old so when you are next at school please check your contact telephone numbers and emergency contacts. We need to be able to contact parents in the event of sickness or accidents to your children.

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Welcome Hannah Watt Job Title: Year 2 Teacher

Extra Duties: Aboriginal Education/Culture team member. Growth mindset, mindfulness, social club member

Favourite part of your job: I love the moments when the

students realise they understand what they have been working hard at. Also the honest and quirky comments they come up with, makes me laugh!

Extra Interests: I enjoy playing hockey and travelling.

I support the Mighty Cowboys in NRL.

School Working Bee We will be holding a Working Bee this Sunday 3rd March at 10am. The aim will be to build a compost bin out of pallets and install a dripper system on the fruit trees in the OLGA. Meet in Dalton St. Bring building equipment such as hammers or drills. Anyone is welcome to attend. Contact Mrs McKenzie if you have any questions.

P & C News Our next meeting will be on Wednesday March 6th at 6.30pm in the Shed. Everyone is welcome - see you there! The P&C AGM will be held on April 3rd March.

Canteen Roster

District Twilight Swimming Carnival District Twilight Swimming Carnival will be held this Thursday 28th February commencing at 4.50pm. All competitors are required to be at the pool ready to swim by 4.15pm for a warm up. Please see your team manager Mrs Buttrey when you arrive at the pool. It is parents responsibility to transport their child to and from the carnival. Our team of 37 swimmers will compete in a variety of events. Good luck and do our school proud. Parents and community members are very welcome to attend and support our students. Go South: Joely Bruce, Addison Rufus, Matilda Medlin, Denim Auld, Jacob Lynch, Thomas Moses, Lucy Turner, Zara Morrow, Maddison Ireland, Nate Auld, Hunter Auld, Toby Medlin, Matilda Marchant, Lilah Naden, Ruby Jackson, Riley McCauley, Memphis Lemon, Emily Petrova, Fynn Auld, Kobi Auld, Logan Auld, Chloe Brown, Millie Sutcliffe, Andrew Powyer, Angus Etcell, Sahara Lemon, Mia Wildman, Tyler Beazley, James Turner, Joseph Prince, Blake Payne, Brooke Matthews, Tallarah Payne, Kobie Couley, Charlotte Redding, Alex Price, and Matilda Prince.

Stage 3 Excursion Notes have gone home for the Stage 3 Excursion to Burrendong in September. The total cost will be $260. An $80 deposit is due by Friday 29th March and final payment by Monday 19th August. Parents are encouraged to pay in weekly, fortnightly or monthly instalments. Unfortunately we are unable to refund deposits.

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Wednesday 27th February Jackie Gravitis

Thursday 28th February Emma Marchant

Friday 1st March Volunteer Required

Monday 4th March Volunteer Required

Tuesday 5th March Volunteer Required

Positive Behaviour for Learning

This week in PBL classes will continue the

Bounce Back units looking at emotions.

Get the Free School App for

the newsletter, messages and

absences.

A reminder that

payments can be made on

line through the schools

website.

Building Resilience Workshop Date: Thursday 7th March

Where: School Hall Cost: $5

All money to class teachers

Homework All Kindergarten students were given homework for the first time this week. Remember that homework is due back to your classroom teacher every Friday. Labelling Personal Items Please remember to ensure that all of your child’s belongings are clearly labelled. There have been a number of things that have gone missing or that are left in the playground. It is much easier to find items and return them if they are labelled. Morning Routines Please remember that if you are arriving before the 9am bell, we ask that all students wait at the canteen area where there is a teacher supervising. This includes students who are waiting with their parents. We also ask that both students and small children do not play on the fixed equipment before or after school.