Dungog Public School 9 Chapman Street |P.O. Box 120 Dungog NSW 2420 Phone: (02) 4992 1384 Fax: (02) 4992 3150 Email: [email protected]2019 Attendance Target DUNGOG PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Monday 11 th February 2019, Term 1 Week 3 Dungog Public School Calendar of Events Stage 2 Meet & Greet – Tuesday 12 th February. Drumming starts – Thursday 14 th February. Primary Swimming starts – Friday 15 th February. Youyoong Local AECG Meeting – Wednesday 13 th February at Dungog PS. P&C Meeting – Monday 18 th February. Zone Swimming Carnival – Tuesday 19 th February. Meals on Wheels – Wednesday 20 th February. P&C Disco – Friday 1 st March. Clean Up Schools Day – Friday 1 st March. Hearing Awareness week – Monday 4 th to Friday 8 th March. School Photo’s – Wednesday 6 th March. Stage 2 Excursion – Wednesday 6 th , Thursday 7 th & Friday 8 th March. Whole School Assembly – Thursday 7 th March at 2.10pm. National Day of Action Against Bullying & Violence – Friday 15 th March. Practice NAPLAN tests – Monday 25 th March to Friday 5 th April. OUR WEEKLY GOAL 92% Welcome back or welcome to Dungog Public School. This year will be a wonderful fun-filled year of learning and extra curricula activities. I look forward to working with everyone again this year and ensuring our students have every opportunity to succeed. A HUGE welcome to our 33 Kindergarten students who started school last Monday. Welcome to our new teachers and staff. They have all had a smooth transition to Dungog Public School. Attendance will be a focus for Dungog Public School this year. IT’S NOT OK TO BE AWAY! Positive Behaviour for Learning will also be a focus again this year for Dungog Public School. Congratulations to all swimmers who competed at our annual Swimming Carnival last Friday. Thank you to all parents, carers, staff and community members who assisted on the day. Also a BIG thank you to Mrs Long and Ms Gordon who organised the day and made sure everything ran smoothly. Notes for the Zone Swimming Carnival will go out this week. Wednesday is the Anniversary of the Apology to Members of the Stolen Generations by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in 2008. This day is a sacred moment in our nation's history that must never be forgotten. Congratulations to Miss Brianna Mowbray who was successful in gaining the Assistant Principal’s position. Miss Mowbray will transition into the position over the next 2 weeks. Dungog Public School will no longer be using the Skoolbag App. The link with the app will be disconnected in the next couple of weeks. Please find attached to the newsletter the ‘School Community Charter’ that the Department of Education has developed to help and support schools and communities to build positive relationships. Have a fantastic week and a brilliant year! Kylie Pennell PRINCIPAL’S AWARD Term 1 Week 2 2019 goes to PARKER DRINKWATER TERM 1 WEEK 2 % 93%
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Dungog Public School 9 Chapman Street |P.O. Box 120 Dungog NSW 2420 Phone: (02) 4992 1384 Fax: (02) 4992 3150 Email: [email protected]
that our school hours are: 8.40am to 3.10pm. Teachers are not on duty until 8.40am each morning. Please ensure your child/ren are not at school earlier than 8.40am as they will not be supervised.
Water bottles - As the weather is quite warm please ensure your child/children are bringing a water bottle to school everyday.
Monday Morning PBL Assemblies start at 9.10am. Parents/carers and community members are welcome to attend.
Infants and Primary Sport is every Friday for Infants and Primary students.
Our Whole School Assembly is held fortnightly on a Thursday at 2.10pm. Parents/carers and community members are welcome to attend. Our first whole school assembly will be Thursday 7th March (week 6).
Website – Dungog Public School has an active website that provides up to date information.
Any Parents/Carers or community members wanting the DPS newsletter emailed to them weekly please contact the school.
Facebook - Dungog Public School has a very active facebook page. Like our page so you can follow all the exciting things that are happening at our school.
The P&C Uniform Shop will be open Thursday’s on even weeks from 2.30pm to 3pm. Orders can be left at the office.
Dungog PS Newsletter goes out every Monday. If anyone would like articles included in our newsletter please email the information to our school email by Thursday the week before as the newsletter will be finalised on Friday’s before going home on Monday’s.
Schools Clean Up Australia Day We will be taking part in Clean Up School’s Day again this year on Friday 1st March. Please remember to send gloves and a bag to collect rubbish in with your child on this day.
Kindergarten- KO Welcome to our Kindergarten
students for a brand new year. We
have had a great start, with happy
students and lots of learning so far.
Thank you for remembering to bring
your Sound Book back each day.
How clever we are already!.
Looking forward to a fabulous year
of learning.
Stage One- 1M Welcome to 2019 in 1M. It has been a wonderful start to the year with so much learning and fun happening in our classroom. Well done to the Year 2 students who participated in their first Swimming Carnival last week. I am looking forward to a wonderful year with 1M. If you ever have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact me. Have a great week!
Kindergarten- KM So lovely to see our new Kindergarten faces! Everyone is doing a great job at learning their sounds every day and a tricky word every night. We are on our way to being super learners already. We have also practised our counting to 10 and writing numbers 1-5. Keep bringing in your sound books and don’t forget we have Library on Monday’s. Have a super week of learning!
Stage One- 1G Welcome back to school 1G. It has been an exciting two weeks of getting to know each other and getting back into routine. Miss Gear would like to say a big thankyou to all the stage 1 students for making her feel so welcomed. I can’t wait for the term ahead and all the exciting things to come. Have a fabulious week 3!
Early Stage One News
Stage One News
RFF with Mr Kemp Welcome back everyone! I hope everyone enjoyed their break. PD/H/PE lessons are in full swing. A big focus this term will be looking at Emotions, what they feel like and how we deal with them. We will also be focusing on being responsible members of society. Congratulations to everyone who competed in the Swimming Carnival last week!
Stage Two- 2G WOW, what a first couple of weeks it’s
been! 2G have been busy getting into
routine and learning new things about
each other. Last week we started our
English and Maths groups. Miss Gay was
so proud at how all Stage 2 students
settled in and showed RESILIENCE (our
Stage 2 key word).
Please remember to keep in contact
throughout the year to ensure we are
working to make each child’s year the
most fantastic possible.
Support Classes News
Support Classes News
Support Classes News
Stage Two News
Positive Behaviour for Learning Monday Morning Cola Routine
Stage Two- 2J Welcome back! In 2J we have settled in nicely and we are off to a good start with our English and Maths groups. We have welcomed a new student, Grace to our school and hope she has settled in well! Parents/Guardians, please don’t hesitate to contact me through the school office if you have any questions or concerns!! I look forward to meeting/chatting with you all over the next few weeks.
Stage Two- 2M
2M have had a super start to
the school year, showing our
school’s expectations and I’m
looking forward to celebrating
their achievements throughout
the year! Our Library day is
Tuesday and we have swimming
for sport on Fridays this term.
Stage Three- 3G Welcome to week 3! Everyone has had a great few weeks settling into their new classrooms and getting to know all their 2019 classmates. We have already seen some new friendships forming! It was great to see so many parents at our Meet and Greet afternoon in Stage 3. 3G Literacy have started reading their class novel and have been predicting and exploring the themes linked to the book. During Maths we have been focusing on whole number to improve our skills. Swimming for sport starts again this Friday 15th February so remember to bring your swimmers, a hat, a towel and sunscreen. Enjoy your week and revise your spelling words.
Stage Three- 3L Welcome to 3L! I have the privilege of teaching Stage 3 this year and I’m looking forward to a wonderful year of fun and learning. We have been busy learning routines and expectations for each subject and have had a wonderful start. If you missed our Meet and Greet afternoon, please feel free to call in and say hello and I will answer any questions you may have. Have a great week.
Stage Three- 3S Welcome back! I hope everyone had a
safe and exciting holiday and are ready
for a wicked year ahead!
We spent last week getting settled into
our English and Maths groups and 3S
have already blown Miss Snowdon away
with amazing work!
We welcome two new students into 3S
this year, Fred and Harry!
Have a wonderful week!
K-6S K-6S students have made an excellent start to the school year. We have been learning what a noun is and looking at lots of words that contain the sound: ‘b’ ‘bb’. We have also made a start on our thematic unit for this term which is ‘The Circus’. We can’t wait for more circus learning fun!
3-6B
Welcome back everyone to 2019. 3-6B has moved classrooms and also has some new classmates. This term we will be focusing on the theme circus. We have started the year off by learning all about sizzling starts and how to make our writing exciting. I think tasting the popcorn before we wrote about it was sizzling enough for some!
PBL Awards
KO –Declan Grout KM – Logan Tymkiw 1M – Maisie MacCormick 1V – Loretta Ninness 1G – Ayana Darmawan K-6S – Miah Shepherd 3-6B – Henry Bruce 2G – Will Neilson 2J – Liam Watkins 2M – Jaida New 3G – Tayah Bell 3L – Tahlia Zanardi 3S – Bridie Harris RFF – Kyla Digby Library – Georgia Martin
First Day of Kindergarten
Stage Three News
ATTENDANCE AT SCHOOL is a BIG deal for Dungog Public School. We take it seriously!! Attendance facts:
Did you know that if your child misses as few as eight days in a school term, by the end of primary school they will have missed a whole year of Education?
By law, you are required to send your child to school every day. If your child has to be away from school for any reason, please either tell your child’s teacher or send a signed note explaining the reason for the absence within seven days.
KO- Mrs Olsen Learning & Support Teacher - Mrs Wright KM – Miss Matthews Counsellor- Currently not filled 1M- Miss Mowbray General Assistant- Dave Wells 1V- Mrs Middlebrook School Administration Manager- Jenny Robertson 1G – Miss Gear School Administration Officers- Sue Wilkinson & Marguerite Roberts 2G- Miss Gay School Learning Support Officer’s- Leonie Holmes, Amanda Chant, 2J – Miss Muddle Myree Randazzo, Kath Viner & Sally Tickle 2M – Mrs Morgan Community Liaison Officer – Danielle Hardy 3G- Miss Gordon/Miss Blissett Assistant Principal’s- Miss Gay, Ms Gordon & Miss Mowbray 3L- Mrs Lovegrove Principal – Ms Pennell 3S- Miss Snowdon K-6S- Mrs Smith 3-6B- Mrs Burke RFF Teachers - Mr Kemp/Miss Blissett Library – Mrs Norris
Weekly Caught Being
Good Awards Michael Farrell
& Laila Reid
P&C News
P&C President – Mel Walton The P&C are excited to launch our new summer canteen menu applicable from WEEK 4 - term 1. Our canteen currently operates Monday, Wednesday and Friday and is entirely volunteer run. This year we have included some great value, nutritious meal deals to our menu as well as a retro classic everyone will love, Frozen Pineapple Rings! You will notice some unavoidable price increases on some items in line with market price increases. We are committed to offering good value for money on freshly prepared, nutritious food for our children. Our first P&C Meeting for 2019 will be held on Monday 18th February at 6pm in the school Library. New members are always welcome. The P&C were successful in gaining a grant from Hunter Water & Dungog Shire for sustainable measures for our garden. We accepted the cheque at a recent presentation (photo to the right).
2019 School Leaders Prime Ministers:
Lillian U’Brien & Ollie Felton-Taylor
Parliamentary Secretary:
Bella Martin
Parliamentary Treasurer:
Beau Stephenson
Minister for Sport &
Recreation:
Jayse Clements
Minister for Education, Arts,
Culture & Liteature:
Lara Mitchell
Minister for Functions & Social
Services:
Sebastian Beisler
Minister for Environment:
Mia Howard
Minister for Health:
Patrick Innes
Minister for Transport &
Communication:
Ema Middlebrook
A big thank you to the P&C for organising the Dungog Men’s Shed to make and install some new seats at the Horse Paddock. Thank you also to Norco and Burns Earthmoving who contributed to the project.
