Bay Road, Waverton, 2060. Telephone 9955 2822
TTCo-operating school withThe University of Sydney
Thursday 8 December 2011 Week 9
Dear Parents / Carers,
End of Year OrganisationAs the days fly by and the end of the year approaches please consider the followinghousekeeping jobs that need to be addressed by students and parents;- Library books and home readers to be returned- Lost property to be collected from near the uniform shop in the Pacific Building by Monday
12th
December- Outstanding fees to be paidThe final day that the canteen will be open is Friday 16 December. Students
attend up to and including Monday 19 December. Please let the school know if your child will beon leave or is sick over this period.As the following teachers will not be at school on Monday the 19 December; Balyn McDonald,Aimee Tyson, Kate Buczko and Amanda Austin, remember to say your final goodbyes onFriday 16 December Supervision will be provided for the students of these teachers on Monday19 December.
2012 OrganisationAs outlined in last week’s DEM Newsletter, students will be pthroughout the day on Monday 30 January 2012. These classes will not be finalised and somechanges may occur up until Friday 3 February. It is not expected that any class changes willoccur after Friday 3 February.
Students have been asked to provide the names of five children whom they would like to beplaced next year. The school will endeavour to ensure that each child is placed with one ofthese students. As mentioned previously class placement is a complex process with mafactors needing to be considered. Please do not request an appointment regarding classplacement based on friendship issues as no changes will be made based on this. It is importantthat we assist the children in the development of their resilience andfriendships that may await them.
2012 promises to be a very exciting year for the DEM community and the staff are lookingforward to sharing many memorable moments with you.
Tree of JoyThe school will be taking part in the tree of joy charity through Rotary Chatswood in 2011.There is a Christmas Tree in the foyer of River Building covered in tags requesting gifts fordisadvantaged children. Students take a tag home, purchase a gift, wraoutside of the package and put under the tree. Please encourage your children to take a tagand give a chid a wonderful Christmas. Thank you so much for your support.
End of Year BBQ UpdateThe end of year BBQ is still scheduled to go ahead tomorrow from 4pmto the website for the BBQ program. At 12noon a final decision will be made based on thecurrent and predicted weather conditions for the evening. This update willhome page of the schools website.
Thank You Morning Tea!To all of our wonderful volunteers who have helped us during the year, please join us for ourThank You Morning Tea on Wednesday 14 December at 10.55am in the hall.
FABStar! Congratulations to Isabelle, Isabella, Mia and Callum for showingresponsibility in the playground and helping other students.
Myra Wearne, Principal
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TThhee DDee2011 Week 9 Term 4
As the days fly by and the end of the year approaches please consider the followinghousekeeping jobs that need to be addressed by students and parents;
Library books and home readers to be returnedLost property to be collected from near the uniform shop in the Pacific Building by Monday
The final day that the canteen will be open is Friday 16 December. Students are expected toattend up to and including Monday 19 December. Please let the school know if your child will be
As the following teachers will not be at school on Monday the 19 December; Balyn McDonald,ate Buczko and Amanda Austin, remember to say your final goodbyes on
Friday 16 December Supervision will be provided for the students of these teachers on Monday
As outlined in last week’s DEM Newsletter, students will be placed in their 2012 classesthroughout the day on Monday 30 January 2012. These classes will not be finalised and somechanges may occur up until Friday 3 February. It is not expected that any class changes will
ave been asked to provide the names of five children whom they would like to beplaced next year. The school will endeavour to ensure that each child is placed with one ofthese students. As mentioned previously class placement is a complex process with manyfactors needing to be considered. Please do not request an appointment regarding classplacement based on friendship issues as no changes will be made based on this. It is importantthat we assist the children in the development of their resilience and assure them of new
2012 promises to be a very exciting year for the DEM community and the staff are lookingforward to sharing many memorable moments with you.
The school will be taking part in the tree of joy charity through Rotary Chatswood in 2011.There is a Christmas Tree in the foyer of River Building covered in tags requesting gifts fordisadvantaged children. Students take a tag home, purchase a gift, wrap it, stick the tag on theoutside of the package and put under the tree. Please encourage your children to take a tagand give a chid a wonderful Christmas. Thank you so much for your support.
The end of year BBQ is still scheduled to go ahead tomorrow from 4pm – 9.30pm. Please referto the website for the BBQ program. At 12noon a final decision will be made based on thecurrent and predicted weather conditions for the evening. This update will be posted on the
To all of our wonderful volunteers who have helped us during the year, please join us for ourThank You Morning Tea on Wednesday 14 December at 10.55am in the hall.
gratulations to Isabelle, Isabella, Mia and Callum for showingresponsibility in the playground and helping other students.
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Thursday 8 DecemberYr 6 Farewell/Dinner
Friday 9 DecemberYr End BBQ (P&C)
Monday 12 DecemberYr 6 Concert 6.30pm
Mon 12 to Friday 16 DecSwim Scheme
Tuesday 13 DecemberK year end Movie
Wednesday 14 December*Thank you Morning Tea forvolunteers in Hall*P&C Meeting 6.30pm
Thursday 15 December*Yr 1 year end Movie*Yr 6 Waterworks
Friday 16 December*Yr 4 Luna Park*Yr 3 year end Movie
Monday 19 DecemberTalentFest Final in theschool hall from1.30pm-2.30pm
Dem Newsletter, News and Notices!
WANTEDALL LIBRARY BOOKS RETURNED
REWARD
Please; can EVERYONE return their LIBRARY BOOKS as soon as possible. We aredoing A stocktake and all books need to come back. Any problems please see me in thelibrary.
LOST PROPERTY TERM 4
On Tuesday 13th December we will be clearing out lost property for 2011.
All unlabelled school uniform items will go to the second hand clothing pool.
All non- uniform items will be given to charity.
Please come and check the lost property area for property before Tuesday 13th
December.
Thank you.
For pictures and stories about the Year 5 Camp to Canberra. See the
latr Swm next week!
Congratulations!
These students have received a Gold Award in the
Premier’s Reading Challenge for having taken part for four
successive years.
Well done!
For an outstanding achievement.
Mia AbbottRosie AdamsNatasha AugustusJohn BoyerZac BradenNicholas BradleyAustin BrownAndrew BuchananJeremy ChuZach ClareRonahi DemirbagGrace DonaldsonCole FinneyAlex GrayHugh HolmPhae HopperDaisy HowMark HuangTsubasa IshiguroSophia JiaPhoebe KerrSachi Komura-CairnsAngelina KostamoSkhan Kutlutan
Manon LimNathaniel MaileiClaudia MaitlandWilliam MaitlandManjari ManimaranJoshua MerchantLiah NaidooAlex NiazmandTomos ParrMatilda RaupachAna RisticNadine SerhalawanNikita SparavecSylvan TamLuke ThompsonAlessandro TrincheroHolly TrueloveHeloise VarnavaKara WongLuna YamanishiKaren YoshimuraMatthew YoungColina ZhangSaga Soininen
]FABStar! Features
FABStar! is an initiative to
recognise positive behaviours
in the playground.
Two FABStar! features (one
from K-2, one from 3-6) were
drawn from all the students
who received FABStar! slips in
recognition of their positive
behaviours on the playground
last week.
Our K-2 FABStar! features are
Isabelle, Isabella and Mia. They
were showing outstanding
responsibility and commitment to
safety on the playground!
Our 3-6 FABStar! feature is Callum. He was
exceptionally caring and responsible when he
saw a younger student had hurt himself on the
playground.
Thank you to all our fabulous FABStar! recipients for making NSDS a
great place to be!
P & C News
NSDS 2011 End of Year BBQ
Friday 9th December – 4.00pm to 8.30pm*** UPDATED TIME – Band and Choir will start performing from
4.00pm ***
Come and watch your child’s class perform and then spend some
time relaxing at the End of Year BBQ – we will have extra fun fair
rides, lots of great food, glow sticks, raffles, cake stalls and more ...
How you can help!!!
1. Buy your raffle tickets – over $5000 in prizes to be won!(Drop off filled in and unused raffle tickets into the P&C locked letterbox in the Sick
Bay opposite the school office)
2. Bring along a cake for the cake stall(Drop off your yummy cake in the Open Area in McHatton building on the day – no
nuts please!)
3. Pre-order your “all night rides” pass(go to www.trybooking.com/BAAE to book at the discounted rate of $20 per ticket, please
note: tickets will be sold for $25 on the night)
*** As this event is a “children’s event” there will be no alcohol served
(as directed by the DET) ***
Updated raffle prize listTHIS IS THE LARGEST RAFFLE EVER HELD AT THE DEM ...
over $5000 worth of prizes in total!!!
All of the money goes directly to our children so dig deep and buy a book now!!! Books have already
been sent home and EXTRA books are available at the office to sell to friends and family.
Please return any unsold tickets and books to the office ASAP as we have had lots of people picking
up extra tickets already
Draw PRIZES Value
1st 6 month pilates membership (donated by Wellcentred North Sydney) $ 1,000
2nd
Indulgence Hamper (inc: gift pack from Rapture Living, Aesop skin & body care products, Drink Better
wine & Porters glasses set, Des Space Travel voucher, necklace & earring set, $50 voucher at Thai Nine
& breakfast voucher at Peckish cafe) $585
3rd A bike valued at $500 (donated by Cranks Bike Store North Sydney) $500
4th Apple IPod Touch 64 GB $439
5thParty Pack (inc: Greenwich Baths BBQ party voucher for 10 people, $50 voucher at Craig cook meats,
$50 voucher at Yoros Seafoods,$30 coles/myer gift card & $50 voucher at Bai Yok restaurant) $280
6thChildren’s toy hamper (inc: DVD's, family pass to Powerhouse museum, rugby ball, boogie board, Bob
the builder bag & tool bench plus much more) $250
7th Milsons restaurant - $200 dinner voucher $200
8th Toni & Guy (McMahons Point) shampoo, hair cut & blow dry with a style Director $200
9th Children’s toy hamper (inc: DVD's, family pass to Powerhouse museum, Barbie bag plus much more) $200
10thA set of 2 Siren Lead Crystal Waterford Crystal Champagne Flutes (28cm high), made in Ireland
(donated by the Corbett family) $199
11th L'Incontro restaurant – $150 voucher $150
12th Big Stone Tapas – $125 dinner voucher $125
13th Captain Cook Cruises – Sydney Harbour Sightseeing Cruise voucher $98
14th HUAWEI X1 prepaid mobile handset (donated by Optus) $80
15th HUAWEI X1 prepaid mobile handset (donated by Optus) $80
16th Treehouse Hotel – $75 Wine & Dinner voucher $75
17th Zig Zag Railway family admission pass $74
18thGlasshouse giftpack including a beautiful glass scent diffuser and a hand/body cream (donated byRapture Living)
$70
19th Australian Reptile Park – Family admission Pass $64
20th Australian Reptile Park – Family admission Pass $64
21st Public dining room – $60 voucher $60
22nd 2 tickets to the Imax Theatre $57
23rd A set of 4 wine glasses in 'celebration' gift boxes (donated by Porters Liquor McMahons Pt) $50
24th Blues Point Book Shop book voucher $50
25th Necklace & earring set made with Black shell dangles with black crystals (donated by Mimi's Jewellery) $40
26th Multi Strand Silver Chocker made with Amber from Lithuania (donated by Mimi's Jewellery) $35
27th Necklace & earring set (donated by Mimi's Jewellery) $30
28th Necklace (donated by Mimi's Jewellery) $30
A big thank you to our End of Year BBQ donors and supportersThe following companies are supporting our school end of year BBQ event with prizes and services; please
show your support to these wonderful companies.Thank you also to the following families who have donated &/or have helped with the prizes & raffle tickets; Achilingam, Augustus,
Braden, Corbett, Culhane, Elsum, Kelly/Newitt, Kutlutan, Lui, Merchant/Hanley, Randall, Smith, Stamper, Varnava/Brierley.
Wellcentred150 Pacific Hwy, Nth Sydney
Ph: 9956 6000www.wellcentred.com.au
Cranks BikeStore283 Alfred St, North Sydney
Ph: 9417 5526www.cranksbikes.com.au
Planet EntertainmentPh: 9817 1900
www.planetentertainment.com.au
Milsons Restaurant17 Willoughby St, Kirribilli Ph: 9955 7075
www.milsonsrestaurant.com.au
Tony & Guy208 Blues Point Rd, McMahons Point
Ph: 9964 0426 www.toniandguy.com.auDes Space Travel
901/225 Miller St, North SydneyPh: 9922 1741
L’Incontro Italian Restaurant196 Miller St, Nth Sydney
Ph: 9954 3371www.lincontro.com.au
Optuswww.optus.com.au
Rapture Living150 Blues Point Rd, McMahons Point
Ph:9925 0372www.raptureliving.com.au
Big Stone Tapas194 Miller St, Nth Sydney
Ph: 9956 6100www.bigstone.net.au
Mimi’s JewelleryMobile: 0410 455418
Email: [email protected]
*Courtesy of the Kutlutan family
Australian Reptile ParkPacific Hwy, Somersby
Ph: 02 4340 1022www.reptilepark.com.au
Greenwich Baths- Blue Fit LeisureAlbert St, Greenwich, Ph: 9438 5922
www.thegreenwichbaths.com.au
Porters Liquor121 Blues Point Rd, McMahons Point
Ph: 9955 4704www.portersliquor.com.au
Aesop – Chatswood Chase1-026, 345 Victoria Avenue Chatswood,
Ph: 9410 3113www.aesop.com
Captain Cook CruisesPh: 1800 804 843
www.captaincook.com.au
Tree House Hotel60 Miller St, Nth Sydney, Ph: 8458 8980
www.treehousehotel.com.au
Zig Zag RailwayClarence Station, Blue Mountains
Ph: 02 6355 2955www.zigzagrailway.com.au
Public Dining Room2a The Esplanade, Balmoral Beach
Ph: 9968 4880www.publicdiningroom.com.au
LG IMAX Theatre SydneyPh: 9213 1632
www.imax.com.au/home
The Blues Point Book Shop131 Blues Point Road, McMahons Point
Ph: 99586 7056
cont... thank you to our End of Year BBQ donors and supporters
Peckish CafeShop 1a/77 Berry St Nth Sydney
Ph: 9922 1598
Craig Cook’s Prime Quality Meats –Greenwood Plaza
Ph: 9929 9698www.primequalitymeat.com.au
Drink Better Wine189 Miller St, Nth Sydney
Ph: 8061 2511www.northsydneycellars.com
Thai NineShop 8, 3 Vista St, Mosman
Ph: 9960 7454*Courtesy of the Lui family
Powerhouse MuseumPh: 9217 0111
www.powerhousemuseum.com
Bai YokShop 2A, 122 Edinburgh Rd, Castlecrag
Ph: 9967 3433*Courtesy of the Lui family
Yoros Seafood – Greenwood PlazaShop 74, 36 Blue Street, Nth Sydney
Ph: 9955 6727
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