Junior & Senior Campus Middle Campus Newsletter 1430 Heatherton Road, Dandenong 3175 19-21 Gloria Avenue, Dandenong North 3175 Phone: 9791 8900 Fax: 9791 3489 Phone: 8762 6466 Fax: 9708 5337 Email: [email protected]Website: www.emersonsc.vic.edu.au Issue 34 - Friday, 2nd November, 2018 DIARY DATES MELBOURNE CUP HOLIDAY 6th November 2018 - SENIOR SCHOOL GRADUATION 3rd December 2018 - HOUSE DAY 5th December 2018 - MIDDLE SCHOOL GRADUATION 10th December 2018 - LAST DAY TERM 4 FOR STUDENTS 20th December 2018 Melbourne Cup Day – Public Holiday Our Melbourne Cup holiday will occur next Tuesday, 6 th November. Many students do not attend on the Monday before Melbourne Cup Day because they are involved in family activities across this long weekend. It seems that on annual basis, less than half of our students attend school on the Monday before the Cup Day holiday. However, if this is going to be the case, I ask that all families inform our office of their child’s absence. TLW Emerson Awards On last Wednesday evening, I attended the annual presentation of the TLW Emerson award for outstanding service in the field of Special Education. This award is given by the Victorian Chapter of the Australian Association of Special Education. The 2018 Award was given to Dr Soon Voon and his dental team of Rayleen Formosa and Jace Cucia. Dr. Voon has worked as a dentist in the Special Needs Dental Unit which is part of Dental Health Services Victoria. He recently retired after 42 years in the School Dental Service. His dental van was a regular visitor to Emerson whereby all students had access to free dental service. On behalf of our school, I thanked Dr Voon for his dedication to the students of our school. He will always be part of the living fabric of our school. JOHN MOONEY Principal PRINCIPAL’S REPORT Dear Parents / Guardians, please note there will be NO SUBWAY ORDERS ON WEDNESDAY, 7TH NOVEMBER, 2018 due to Melbourne Cup Public Holiday on Tues- day, 6th November. REMINDER There will be NO school on: Tuesday 6th November Melbourne Cup Day
Our Melbourne Cup holiday will occur next Tuesday, 6th November. Many students do not attend on the Monday before Melbourne Cup Day because they are involved in family activities across this long weekend. It seems that on annual basis, less than half of our students attend school on the Monday before the Cup Day holiday. However, if this is going to be the case, I ask that all families inform our office of their child’s absence.
TLW Emerson Awards
On last Wednesday evening, I attended the annual presentation of the TLW Emerson award for outstanding service in the field of Special Education. This award is given by the Victorian Chapter of the Australian Association of Special Education. The 2018 Award was given to Dr Soon Voon and his dental team of Rayleen Formosa and Jace Cucia. Dr. Voon has worked as a dentist in the Special Needs Dental Unit which is part of Dental Health Services Victoria. He recently retired after 42 years in the School Dental Service. His dental van was a regular visitor to Emerson whereby all students had access to free dental service. On behalf of our school, I thanked Dr Voon for his dedication to the students of our school. He will always be part of the living fabric of our school. JOHN MOONEY
Principal
PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
Dear Parents / Guardians, please note
there will be NO SUBWAY ORDERS ON
WEDNESDAY, 7TH NOVEMBER, 2018 due
to Melbourne Cup Public Holiday on Tues-
day, 6th November.
REMINDER
There will be NO school on:
Tuesday 6th November
Melbourne Cup Day
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Value of the Week
We have been participating in the ‘Go Ask Gran Not Google’ project as part of our in our studies on the
value, Courtesy. Today we had the pleasure of asking some residents of the Valley Village Mews some
very interesting questions. I hope you like our photographs.
We will be studying the value, Courage, for the next fortnight.
DIANNE WRIGHT
Middle Campus Principal
courtesy
BUS AWARDS
DANDENONG PAKENHAM NOBLE PARK NARRE
WARREN CRANBOURNE ENDEAVOUR
HILLS
James P (SSL)
Erin S (SSV)
Rayuth M (MSK)
Celeste (MSI)
Tamsyn M (JSF)
Isabelle S (MSD)
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MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS OF THE WEEK
Mrs Searle DANIEL C For reading his reader regularly and completing set homework Miss Koops CAIN C For a positive attitude during testing. Mr Machar THOMAS T For always listening to the teacher. Mr Mara KYLE M For completing his ‘Natural Disasters’ project. Ms Murphy ZOE B
For great work solving tangram puzzles!
Ms Ryan ANTHONY B For working hard and staying on task. Mr Kotzamanis LACHLAN P For always seeking additional work when he has finished a task. Mr Peduto DANIELLE M For dedication to Bollywood throughout the week. Ms Jeans JORDAN F & ALLY J For their great attitude at school.
ABSENCE LETTERS
This week absence letters have been sent home with students for all ‘unexplained’ days not attending
school.
As we are coming to the end of the year it is essential that these letters be signed and returned to the office
and either campus to have our records as up to date as possible.
Thank you for your co-operation.
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It was a wonderful day on Saturday, 27th October! Our Bollywood dance students were amazing and represented their family and Emerson School with great pride at The Knox School for the Inaugural Mental Health Foundation and Shiamak Bollywood Dance School event. Students are congratulated for their commitment to the practice sessions and the generosity of staff who were involved was first class.
ELIZABETH RALPH
Dance Teacher
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Junior School Yard Duty
Last week at the Heatherton Road campus, florescent vests and first aid kits were put into action outside in the
yards during recess and lunch break times. All students can now easily identify the yard duty staff, and there are
supplies on hand to deal with any minor scrapes and scratches.
A huge thank-you to:
Vanessa McMullen for organising the vests and first aid kits.
Bill Vermulst and the SSB crew for purchasing and installing hooks in my office and the front office to
help keep our vests and first aid kits safely stored.
Our Junior School models (Miss Liddy, Mrs D’Souza and Mr Bol) for making the vests look so stylish!!!
LEANNE RUSSELL
Head of Junior School
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DANDENONG SHOW
We are pleased to announce that our Home Economics and Art Department Staff have entered a record 150
exhibits in the Dandenong Show!
Make sure you do yourself a favour and go to the Show and see our students’ clever work.
