10th September 2019 DANDENONG NORTH PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Calendar of Event School Website: www.dandenongnorthps.vic.edu.au SEPTEMBER 2019 18th— Division Athletics 19th— MOVIES EXCURSION (HOUSE TEAM: KEYS) 20th - END OF TERM 3 OCTOBER 2019 7th — START OF TERM 4 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 fol- low the 4Cs to keep our school a safe and happy place. I promise to treat others as I would like to be treated. News From the North NAPLAN 2019 Every student across Australia in Years 3 and 5 are re- quired to sit the National Assessment Progression - Lit- eracy and Numeracy tests. These tests occurred in May and tested the student’s knowledge in the areas of Read- ing, Writing, Spelling, Grammar & Punctuation and Nu- meracy. NAPLAN 2019 was due to be completed online this year, however due to Department of Education technical issues, DNPS students completed a paper version of the test except for the Year 5 writing assessment. The overall results for the students in Year 3 were fantastic! For Reading our students achieved just below the state average. However, in the other areas assessed - Writing, Spelling, Grammar & Punctuation and Numera- cy the Year 3 children performed well above the state averages. A great result for all our Year 3 students! In Year 5, our students achieved pleasing results. For Reading and Gram- mar and Punctuation, Dandenong North students achieved just below the state average, however in all other areas the children achieved well above the state averages. Again, this is a pleasing effort by all of our Year 5 stu- dents! The writing results were particularly pleasing. This is due to it being a school wide goal, which staff have embraced - building their own capaci- ty greatly in this area and in response, the children’s skills have also de- veloped. Individual NAPLAN reports have arrived at school and will be sent home this Friday. It is important to note that this is a one off assessment that oc- curs in May of the academic year. NAPLAN is just one source of infor- mation that helps to inform parents of their child’s learning progress. Stu- dent reports completed by their classroom teacher provide a more compre- hensive and detailed description of what your child has achieved with their learning at that point in time and also outlines future goals. After viewing your child’s NAPLAN Summary Report, if you would like to discuss this report further, or need some assistance in understanding what the report means, please see your child’s class teacher and they will be able to assist you. Term 3 ends next Friday 20th September - School finishes at 2:30 pm. Term 4 begins Monday 7th October.
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10th September 2019
DANDENONG NORTH
PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
Calendar of Event
School Website: www.dandenongnorthps.vic.edu.au
SEPTEMBER 2019
18th— Division Athletics
19th— MOVIES EXCURSION (HOUSE TEAM: KEYS)
20th - END OF TERM 3
OCTOBER 2019
7th — START OF TERM 4
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 fol-low the 4Cs to keep our school a safe and happy place.
I promise to treat others as I would like to be treated.
News From the North
NAPLAN 2019 Every student across Australia in Years 3 and 5 are re-quired to sit the National Assessment Progression - Lit-eracy and Numeracy tests. These tests occurred in May and tested the student’s knowledge in the areas of Read-ing, Writing, Spelling, Grammar & Punctuation and Nu-meracy.
NAPLAN 2019 was due to be completed online this year, however due to Department of Education technical issues, DNPS students completed a paper version of the test except for the Year 5 writing assessment.
The overall results for the students in Year 3 were fantastic! For Reading our students achieved just below the state average. However, in the other areas assessed - Writing, Spelling, Grammar & Punctuation and Numera-cy the Year 3 children performed well above the state averages. A great result for all our Year 3 students!
In Year 5, our students achieved pleasing results. For Reading and Gram-mar and Punctuation, Dandenong North students achieved just below the state average, however in all other areas the children achieved well above the state averages. Again, this is a pleasing effort by all of our Year 5 stu-dents!
The writing results were particularly pleasing. This is due to it being a school wide goal, which staff have embraced - building their own capaci-ty greatly in this area and in response, the children’s skills have also de-veloped.
Individual NAPLAN reports have arrived at school and will be sent home this Friday. It is important to note that this is a one off assessment that oc-curs in May of the academic year. NAPLAN is just one source of infor-mation that helps to inform parents of their child’s learning progress. Stu-dent reports completed by their classroom teacher provide a more compre-hensive and detailed description of what your child has achieved with their learning at that point in time and also outlines future goals. After viewing your child’s NAPLAN Summary Report, if you would like to discuss this report further, or need some assistance in understanding what the report means, please see your child’s class teacher and they will be able to assist you.
At our second last Assembly for the term, the School Spirit Awards were presented to the Preps, Year 1, 2 and 3 students.
It is always a difficult choice for Mr Mackay, Mrs Mackay and Mr Hilton - as all the children who have been nominated are deserving!
These awards are written by class teachers and take into account a student’s development across the term and their use of the 4C’s as a way of life!
Every student who is nominated should be proud of this achievement and continue to be fantastic role models for all of our students.
Below are the nominees, the winners and the reasons for their selection.
Congratulations to all!
Here are the winners for Term Three:
The winner from Prep :
Eshal (Prep A)
For always coming to school with a smile on her face, eager to learn and ready to be a part of everything that our school has to offer. Eshal you have made leaps and bounds with your learning and behaviour. Everyone in prep A (especially Mrs. Av-dic) is so very proud of you! Keep up the fantastic effort Eshal! You are a super star!
The winner from Year 1:
Dhatsin (1G)
Dhatsin demonstrates a true love of learning in all that he does. He is a reflective learner and understands that practising learnt skills and seeking feedback contrib-utes to his achievements. Dhatsin applies his utmost effort at all times and takes pride in the work that he completes. This is a wonderful learning quality which I am sure Dhatsin will continue to have in years to come. He also models the 4Cs each day by ensuring that he is empathetic and caring towards his teachers and peers. Dhatsin has had a tremendous year so far and 1G are super proud of him!
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District Athletics
The winner from Year 2:
Vigashni (2S)
Vigashni is a learning all-rounder who is willing to take on new challenges at Dandenong North Primary School. She likes to expand her vocabulary by reading difficult text. She uses this knowledge and incorporates it in her writing. Vigash-ni has the same interest and passion for tackling ever larger numbers in maths. It’s wonderful to have you in Grade 2S.
The winner from Year 3:
Sahana (3LF)
Sahana is a truly delightful student who approaches all learning with an eager and enthusiastic attitude. She is incredibly hard-working and produces star quality work in every lesson. Additionally, Sahana is a kind and empathetic person who often reaches out with support to those who need it. She can be relied upon to buddy up with any of her peers and helps them to deepen their understanding. Sa-hana is also helpful around the classroom and often goes the extra mile to make her teacher’s life easier. We are incredibly lucky to have you as a student at DNPS Sahana. What a wonderful human, you are!
Ten local schools competed in the District Athletics Carnival at Ross Reserve on Wednesday 4th Septem-ber. Seventy two children from Years 4, 5 and 6 were selected to represent Dandenong North Primary. Children were permitted to participate in a maximum of two individual events plus a relay. Some of our outstanding performers were Archit K in the 12/13 Boys age group, who won the 100m, 200m, and was a member of the winning 12/13 Boys relay team. Hasnain M represented the 10 years age group, gaining first place in the triple jump, long jump and was a member of the winning 10 year Boys relay team. Vaishnavi D, 12/13 year Girls, was first in the hurdles, second in the high jump and was a member of the winning 12/13 Girls relay team. As was Jeel P who was first in the 100m and second in the 200m. Dandenong North was once again the winner of the competition for the fourteenth consecutive year. The top three placed schools on the day were: Dandenong North: 183 points, St Marys 122, Lyndale Greens 117. Twenty eight children from Dandenong North will progress to the Division Athletics, competing against Springvale and Noble Park Districts on Wednesday 18th August. To be selected for the Division Athletics children had to place first or second in their event. Thank you to Mr Malone, Mr Gould, Ms. Conway and Miss Seares for their continued hard work, ensur-ing our children are fit and ready for any competition! By: Mr Garry Malone
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Network Maths Games Day On the 6th of September was the day that we were wait-ing for. Mr Hutchins had spent his valuable time teach-
ing and assisting us until we reached the level where we were able to achieve 8 medals. Yes, 8 medals. The two teams were prepared to work in groups to solve
logic and problem-solving puzzles and to win in any board game. When we arrived at Keysborough Prima-ry, who was hosting the biggest Maths Games Day ev-
er in our state, we saw a lot of competitors from the other schools. Inside the hall, there were 53 teams each with 4 people in them meaning over 200 students were
taking part. The event took place in the “Hall of Math” where each team was allocated a table where most of the work was done. The first task was to complete 66 questions in the tiny time-span of 55 minutes. During
this time, the teams nominated a competitor to face head-to-head with others in a Mental Math challenge. There were questions that involved speed and accuracy and working as a team, made it all much easier. Af-ter the tedious timer had gone off, we had a small break to catch up with our friends and discuss plans for
the next events. The scores for Problem Solving ac-
tivity were: Grade 6 Team - 150 and Grade 5 Team – 135. When we came back inside on the table were strange pieces that we had to use in the game of
Tetris. We had an opponent from another school. The way our opponents were chosen was by the col-our of our star on our badges that we received at the
start. The scores for the Tetris game were: Grade 6 Team – 46 and Grade 5 Team - 53. Again during the time we played Tetris, two team members were
sent into the school’s theatre to answer logic ques-tions that appeared on the screen. The scores for the Theatre Maths were: Grade 6 Team – 63 and Grade
5 Team – 63. After an enjoyable lunch break, we came back inside for our final events of the day. We played First to Connect 3 and 24. Connect 3 is a
game where you toss 2 dice and you can add or subtract the numbers to create a positive or negative num-ber that is on the game board. 24 is when you have a pile of cards, each card containing 4 numbers. The aim of the game is to create the number 24 using all of the numbers
using addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. The scores for the games were: Connect 3 – Grade 6 Team – 116 and Grade 5 Team – 116. 24 – Grade 6 Team – 64 and Grade 5 Team – 64. The
overall scores were: in 1st place the Grade 6 Team with 451 points, 2nd Dandenong 1st Team with 447 points and our Grade 5 Team with 439 points. All in all, the scores were pretty close and everyone had a
fantastic day out. We would like to thank Mr Mackay for taking us there and a special thanks to Mr Hutchins for spending his time pre-paring us and on the day, supporting us, so that we could win.
By: Lazar 6L (School Captain)
Year 2 Science Lessons at Lyndale Secondary
Preps Traffic School Excursion
Last week the Year 2 students were fortunate enough to visit Lyndale Secondary College to use their recently upgraded science laboratory. As part of the Year 2s ‘Wonderful World of Science’ unit, Lyndale was kind enough to volunteer their staff and laborato-ry to allow the Year 2’s to experience science up close. Mrs Lenehan and Mrs Watts took the excited and enthusiastic grade 2 students through 3 different experiments exploring chemical reac-tions. First, the students observed the foaming chemical reaction called ‘Elephant Toothpaste’. Next, the students created their own chromatography, separating the black ink into a kaleidoscope of col-ours that make up the pigment. Finally, students used the gas from another chemical reaction to blow up a balloon. The students loved their trip to Lyndale and found their time in a working laboratory fascinating. Dandenong North P.S would like to thank Lyndale and their staff for their time, expertise and generosity. By Miss Bri Nish
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Last Tuesday the 3rd and Wednesday the 4th of September, the Preps visited Kew Traffic School as a part of our ‘Community’ theme. Kew Traffic School is a miniature city set which provides a safe environ-ment for children to learn road safety awareness and pedestrian skills.
While there, the students learned how to safe-ly cross the road using traffic lights and use the children’s crossing with the help of a crossing supervisor. They were also taught the importance of wearing seat belts when in cars and that children under the age of 12 should sit in the back passenger seats to avoid dan-gerous accidents with airbags. At the end of the session, the Preps had an incredible time exploring the village and rid-ing their bikes, while watching out for traffic signals and pedestrians. This excursion was a wonderful and valuable learning experience for all of the Prep students. By: Miss Kim Nguyen
