Duri Public School - Tolerance, Self Discipline, Independence

DURI PUBLIC SCHOOL

NEWSLETTER WEEK 2, TERM 3, 2012

25th July, 2012 Dungowan Road DURI NSW 2344 Phone: 67680214 Fax: 67680209

Email: duri-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Web Address: www.duri-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

CALENDAR OF EVENTS Tuesday, 31st July - English Test

Tuesday, 7th August - Drum Beat Performance - 1.15 pm

Wednesday, 8th August - P & C Meeting - 7.00 pm

Thursday, 9th August - PSSA Zone Athletics Carnival

Tuesday, 14th August - Maths Test

Thursday, 23rd August - Education/Book Week Restaurant and Book Fair

RELIEVING PRINCIPAL’S REPORT Welcome Welcome to our new student Skyler Reynolds who started on Monday in Kindergarten. We hope she will be very happy at our school. Softball Against Narrabri We won our softball game against Narrabri yesterday 17-10. Congratulations, our girls are now Regional Champions and their next game is against Mudgee in Tamworth and has to be played before the end of term. More details to follow at a later date.

Softball team - proud winners with their coach, Mr McDonald

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Eggs for Sale Our chooks have slowed down laying over the last few months, however Barb Ison had an abundance of eggs and has given them to the school to sell. If anyone would like some eggs please let the school know and we can supply them. They are still $3.00 a dozen. Education/Book Week Restaurant and Book Fair The date set down for our Book Week Restaurant and Book Fair is Thursday, 23rd August. The Book Week theme this year is “Champions Read”, so our restaurant will have an Olympic theme. The Book Fair will commence in the new Library at 11.00 am and the res-taurant will open at 12.00 noon. Invitations/Menus and more information will be sent home as the date gets closer. Maree Scharffetter’s Funeral The school was very saddened to hear about the untimely death of Maree Scharffetter last Tuesday. The Scharffetters have had a long association with Duri School with all three girls, Kayla, Alisha and Deanna attending our school. Most of the staff are attending the funeral today at 2.00 pm. Mrs Burley and Mrs Smith are taking the students in our absence. Our thoughts are with Peter and the girls, especially today.

Jacinta Cooper has made History Jacinta now has 15 banners and is the first student to reach this

amazing achievement. Jacinta will receive a individual trophy, her name on the perpetual 15

Banner Trophy Board in the office and a book voucher. Congratulations Jacinta on this wonderful effort!!

MERIT AWARDS - Week 1, Term 3, 2012 Michael Hume - helping with softball training Stanley Rutherford - helping with the chooks

Chris MacAlpine - a great job looking after the chooks Alex Urquhart - leadership skills in Mathematics

Brock Tyack - working well in writing Kaycee and Corey Goff - acknowledging your cultural heritage

Captains’ Awards to Kobie-mai Fox for enjoying herself and to Alex Urquhart for ‘Capture the Flag’

Civic Video Award to Thomas Hearn for encouraging everyone in ‘Capture the Flag’ Ten Pin Bowling Encouragement Award to Hope Taylor for softball

GOLD CERTIFICATE SAM EGGINS

BANNER

BRIDIE AKEROYD

Duri Public School - Tolerance, Self Discipline, Independence

PHOTO PAGE

End of our Child Protection Classes last term

Captains Jacinta and Claire photographed with Mr Jim White, Regional Director of New England Area

Duri Public School - Tolerance, Self Discipline, Independence

School Photo Date Our new date for school photos is Thursday, 11th October. Jump Rope for Heart The students have raised $449.00 which will go to the Heart Foundation. This is a great effort. Prizes should be here in a few weeks. Book Club Book Club order forms went out last week and all orders and money should be returned to school by Wednesday, 1st August, 2012. Zone Athletics Carnival The Zone Athletics Carnival is on Thursday, 9th August. The team competing will be announced shortly. Music Last week Mr Stephen Laylor (Retired Principal of Dungowan Public School) had his first lesson as our new Music Teacher. Mr Laylor will be teaching music for an hour each Thursday. Mr McDonald is still trying to organise someone to come out to school to continue lessons with our piano students. Application for an Exemption for Attendance at School The following information was made available in newsletters last year, however it is worth reminding parents again of this exemption. Up until a few years ago, when students were away from school because of holidays or exceptional domestic circumstances, they were considered absent and those days not in attendance at school were recorded as such. To be granted an exemption you must fill in an “Application for Exemption from Attendance at School” form BEFORE you 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 re-turned to the school. It is certainly worth applying for an exemption because your child’s school attendance rec-ord 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. Woolworths Earn & Learn 2012 Extension The program finishes on 1st August, 2012. All sticker sheets will need to be returned to school by Wednesday, 1st August. Keep saving your stickers, the school will be able to purchase classroom resources. This program is going well and we have a lot of sheets of stickers. Keep collecting, we have until the end of this month. Coles Sports for Schools Program 2012 We are also participating in the Coles Sports for Schools Program which concludes on Saturday, 14th August.