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SOUTH SCOOPTerm 2 Week 2 - 2019 Friday, 10 May 2019

What’s on?

Monday 13/5/19P & C Meeting 7.30pm in Library

Tuesday 14/5/19 to Thursday 16/5/19NAPLAN

Thursday 16/5/19 Textile Workshop - “Under the Sea”

Monday 27/5/19Semester One Exams StartReconciliation Day

Thursday 20/6/19Astley Cup

Friday 21/6/19Astley Cup

Wednesday 3/7/19Astley Cup

Thursday 3/7/19Astley Cup

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Our 8J class walked from school to the Regand Park Preschool to read our picture books to the children at the centre. The children were very well behaved and this was a great experience for the class. We sat down with the children and read the books we had created to them. It was a rewarding experience reading our books to small children.

Ted Murray

At the end of Term 1, 8J went on an excursion to Regand Park Preschool to read our picture books which we had created a few weeks before for an assessment task. The stories we had created were written specifically for pre-school children. It was a fun experience to sit down and talk with the children one on one and ask for their opinion on our stories.

Ella Harding

During the term, students in my class (8J) had each created a story book for pre-school children. At the end of term we had an excursion to Regand Park Preschool, where we were able to sit with the little children and read out loud our books while the children listened and looked at us the whole time we were reading. This opportunity was really enjoyable and lots of fun..

Rudy Peet

Boundary Rd, Dubbo NSW 2830PH 02 6882 3744 FAX 02 6882 3213 EMAIL dubbosouth-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au WEB dubbocoll-m.schools.nsw.edu.au

GET REAL 2019

English 8J visits Regand Park

Rosa Buchanan (Vice Captain), Jonathon Gleeson (Captain), Ms S Foran (Principal) Sorell Thomas (Captain) and Imogen Pettit (Vice Captain)

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Principal’s MessageThis term, we welcome Mr Tom Tomasek to our campus to relieve as Deputy Principal. Tom will fill the role which was previously being performed by Mr Elbourne-Binns. I sincerely thank Mr Elbourne-Binns for his commitment to the role in Term 1 and I know that he found it a valuable professional learning opportunity. We are looking forward to welcoming Linda Macleod to the Principal position on the 20 May.We have had lots of student sporting success occurring over the past few weeks. I would particularly like to congratulate Hamish Wood, Will Cuthill, Amy Moore, Trent and Mitchell Hines on their personal sporting achievements. It is always wonderful to acknowledge students who have made a commitment and are excelling in their chosen field.This year’s Harmony Day activities on Friday 5 April were a wonderful celebration of the school’s diverse cultural backgrounds. I would like to thank Ms Yaghjian and the SRC for their organisation of this harmonious event. Next Monday 13 May, there will be an information session for interested parents to discuss the HSC minimum standards requirements. A letter will be coming home to give further details. Parents are welcome to come and ask questions at 6.00pm in the library. This session will occur prior to the P and C meeting which begins at 7.30pm.

Ms S ForanPRINCIPAL (REL)

DON’T FORGET!Please register for the new Dubbo College South Campus Parent Portal

If you haven’t aready received your email with the instructions, please contact the schooll.

https://dcsth.sentral.com.au/portal/login

Will Cuthill Amy Moore

Trent Hines Mitchell Hines

Hamish Wood

This term Year 10 is participating in the Mission Australia Youth Survey 2019. This survey is the

gold-standard for research into the issues effecting our young persons and the reports are used to make decisions nationally and locally to support the health and well being of our students. Information collected is completely confidential and not accessible to any school staff.  Consent forms will be

distributed in the coming weeks. Please return your form to the front office. If you would like further information, please visit: https://www.missionaustralia.com.au/what-we-do/research-impact-policy-advocacy/youth-survey

Our Regand Park Storytellers

Welcome back to our Library! The Star Wars display has been popular with students and staff. Although we do not have many Star Wars titles presently, this will change as new books are added to the collection.Thank you to students who are working around the reorganisation of the fiction area. Books are being weeded based on their age and popularity. This will create more room for newer editions of favourite books, new releases and students’ requests. Fiction will

also be organised into Picture books, Classics, Animals, Historical, Science Fiction/Fantasy and General. Mrs Higgins has designed beautiful signs and spine labels to help students locate the books more easily. Graphic Novels will continue to be displayed in their own area. New titles this week include: Promise Me Happy by Robert Newton “Is this the beginning of happiness? Or is there more hardship around the corner?Shauna’s Great Expectations by Kathleen Loughnan “As pressure builds up from every corner of her world, Shauna wonders what she’ll have to sacrifice to keep hold of her dreams …”

How to Make Friends With the Dark by Kathleen Glasgow “This book is for the grievers. This book is for the left behind. This book is for every broken heart searching for a home.”Devil’s Ballast by Meg Caddy This is the story of pirate Anne Bonny.Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman “They’re not the heroes we wanted, just the ones we could find.”Scholastic Book Club orders are due back to the Library by Friday

STUDENT SUPPORT OFFICERLisa Weber has been appointed to the role of Student Support Officer at DCSC. This is a new role for the school. Lisa will primarily be responsible for working in partnership with the learning and support team and school counselling service to enhance

student social and emotional wellbeing and learning outcomes.  Lisa will be pivotal in working collaboratively with external child and family support agencies and other government agencies to support students as well as running a number of in school programs such as RAGE, Managing

the Bull and Seasons for Growth. These programs aim to strengthen the social and emotional wellbeing of our students in the areas of anger management, resilience, change and loss.

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AEO REPORT

On Saturday 4 May the Dubbo community and many visitors from afar witnessed the unveiling of a memorial bronze statue of Mr William (Bill) Ferguson.

He was born on 24 July 1882 at Waddai, Darlington Point, New South Wales, second of seven children, his passing was here in Dubbo on 4 January 1950 .

Mr Ferguson was a legendary Aboriginal rights activist best known for his work organizing the 1938 National Day of Mourning which many years later became the foundation of NAIDOC week.

His first political involvements were as an organizer of shearers for the Australian Workers’ Union and then secretary of a local branch of the Australian Labor Party. From 1933 he lived at Dubbo with his wife and 12 children.

While he had lived outside of the system of “protection” of Aborigines, he was well aware of the conditions under which other

Aboriginal people lived. From 1936, when parliament amended the Aborigines Protection Act (1909) to increase its powers to govern Aboriginal people’s lives, he began speaking and lobbying for civil rights. He launched the Aborigines Progressive Association at Dubbo in 1937 and was a witness before the Legislative Assembly’s select committee on the administration of the Aborigines Protection Act.

William (Bill) Ferguson advocated for Aboriginal people to be given a fair go throughout many different occasions, It’s said that, Mr Ferguson “routinely checked his facts with Aboriginal people living on reservations before attacking official policies on land, housing and control of Aboriginal people, he inspired young Aborigines to take up politics. He stood tall, with a calm and reliable manner, and his strong Presbyterian faith supported his pride in Aboriginal people”. http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/ferguson-william-bill-6160

Sadly William (Bill) Ferguson collapsed after a final speech, and

died of hypertensive heart failure on 4 January 1950 in Dubbo Base Hospital.

“William Ferguson is an important part of Australia’s history. He lived and worked in Dubbo and should not be forgotten.”

Above quote by uncle Ray

Peckham, Daily Liberal July 6 2015

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A strong start back from the young men this Term. We are happy to see all the familiar faces back at school and a few more new faces to welcome in as well. A strong focus on positive behaviour and rewarding those students are the main focus for the Clontarf staff this Term.The past fortnight we have been lucky enough to help out with a couple community events with some of our local partners, Bunnings being one and Rotary being the other. Both activities involved the young men giving of their time and energy. They were able to talk with people from the community, help cook and serve sausages, help set up and pack up of all equipment, doing this with all a smile on their faces. Well done to the young men for representing your family, school and Clontarf with pride.We look forward to supporting these young men in the next Term.

Like the rest of year 8, Ms Ward’s 8 Ruby class recently completed their unit of work on Visual Literacy. The first component of the assessment task required students to compose and illustrate their very own picture book based on one of the themes of Anthony Browne’s Piggybook.

Students worked hard to produce highly engaging and entertaining texts, covering everything from a magical Gingerbread Man, a star who didn’t quite fit in and a unicorn with a flatulence problem. The second component of the

assessment task involved the students reading their story using the appropriate pace, volume and expression to a small group.

To practice developing these skills, we travelled to Stepping Stones Early Learning Centre where students were greeted by a class of very enthusiastic and excited pre-school students. Each year 8 student took a turn to read their picture book to the children. There were plenty of gasps, wide eyes and giggles and it’s obvious that the pre-schoolers were absolutely

enthralled by the stories the “big kids” had created.

8 Ruby is to be commended on their ability to relate so well to the “Kookaburra” class and present their stories with such expression and flair. Thanks to Stepping Stones Early Learning Centre for welcoming our students and allowing us the chance to entertain your pre-schoolers.

L Ward8 Ruby’s English teacher.

YEAR 8 PICTURE BOOK READING EXCURSION TO STEPPING STONES

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What is Seasons for Growth? Seasons for Growth is a great educational program designed for children and young people aged 6 – 13 yrs. The Seasons for Growth program is about handling grief. Grief is not just coping with death but all kinds of changes and losses in your life. Things like:

• Your parents are separating • You have to change home • You see less of your friends/mum/dad/grandparents • You get caught in the middle of arguments • You have to make some big decisions • You don't quite know what the future holds

When & Where is Seasons for Growth Run? NALAG will be running sessions of Seasons for Growth in Dubbo, commencing week 2 of Term 2 from 4.00pm – 4.45pm. The program will run for 8 weeks, 1 x 45 minute session per week for 8 weeks. Level 1 commences Tuesday 7th, Level 2 Wednesday 8th & Level 3 Thursday 9th May 2019. Levels are determined by age, please check with NALAG to see what group your child will be in. We will then have a Reconnect session one month after the completion of the program.

Interested in Seasons for Growth? If you would like to attend NALAG’s Seasons for Growth program, please ask your parent/guardian to contact Shelley on 02 6882 9222 or email shelleycarolan@nalag.org.au to register.

Places are limited so bookings are essential!

Seasons for Growth is a FREE program. Call NALAG today on 6882 9222 to see if your child is suitable for the program.

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