Phone: 6375 1489 Fax: 6375 1152

Email dunedoo-c.school@det.nsw.edu.au

DCS Website www.dunedoo-c.schools.nsw.edu.au

UPCOMING EVENTSUPCOMING EVENTSUPCOMING EVENTS Week 5

Tuesday, 6 November Secondary Scripture Whole School Merit Assembly Wednesday, 7 November White Card Course, Yr 10 Thursday, 8 November Earlybirds Orientation Day, 9am Years 7 - 10 Yearly Exams com-

mence, finish 13/11/12 Yr 3 visit Kahkama House Friday, 9 November P&C Ladies Afternoon, 3.30pm,

Hall, everyone welcome

Week 6 Tuesday, 13 November Yr 8 ESSA Online test Yr 7 - 10 Yearly Exams finish Thursday, 15 November Earlybirds, 1.30pm - 3pm Rural Health visit, Yrs 8 - 11 Friday, 16 November Yr 10 Skill Set Interviews

Week 7 Thursday, 22 November Earlybirds, all day Yr 5 visit Kahkama House P&C Meeting, 7.30pm, Library,

last meeting for 2012

Week 8 Wednesday, 28 November School Production “Come Fly With

Me”, Hall Thursday, 29 November Earlybirds, full day Friday, 30 November Tri Sports @ DCS with Coolah &

Baradine

Dunedoo Central School NEWSLETTER

5 November 2012 (Week 1 Secondary Timetable) 

YEARLY EXAMS FOR YEARS 7, 8, 9 & 10

WILL COMMENCE ON THURSDAY, 8 NOVEMBER

(Timetable Attached)

D.C.S. P&C \Çä|àxá çÉâ àÉ tààxÇw ÉâÜ

_tw|xá Wtç Friday, 9th November 2012

from 3.30pm @ Dunedoo Central School Hall

Exhibitors include: Tupperware, Bodyshop, Miss Indulgence; Amway; Oasis Homewares,

Loraine Lea Linen, Haveachat, Chalkies Clothing, Undercover Wear,

Essential Additions Handbags, Doranne Shoes & Accessories,

Double U Braiding by Warwick Leeson, Intimo Lingerie, Annette Piper

Jewellery, plus more!!!

*FASHION PARADE*

Entry fee of $10 includes champagne, nibbles and complimentary

ticket into the major raffle!!

GET YOUR AROUND THE WORLD TICKET/BOARDING PASS FROM

THE FLIGHT CENTRE, SITUATED AT THE DCS FRONT OFFICE

INFANTS IN FOCUS

KINDER, YEAR 1 & YEAR 2  

Please remember that the Merit Assembly will be held on Tuesday of this week. Fullschoolsummerisrequired(blackshoesplease).

Itisvery importantthatchildrenhavearegularbedtimeandthatthisisatareasonablehour.Weare indingchildrenverytiredatschoolandthisisaffectingtheirlearningandbehaviour.Allinfantschildrenshouldbeinbedby8.30pm(aftersomequietreading!!!).

PleaserememberCrunch(cutupplease)andSip(water). Checkfornits(treatimmediately!)ifneeded‐severalcasesweredetectedlastweek. MrsAbbott,AssistantPrincipalInfants

Kindergarten:  Welcome to week 5.  I hope you enjoyed your weekend.  

The Kinder children will complete a variety of assessments this week so we can find  any  “holes”  in  their  learning  and  prepare  for  report wri ng.   Our  Jolly Phonic ac vi es will con nue and our shared big book is “An Animal Farm”.  In maths our topics are sor ng masses, digital  me and number pa erns and  in HSIE we are discussing the environment of Dunedoo. Most of the children delivered their speeches last week and did a terrific job.  I was extremely proud of all of them. Our  Halloween  day  was  very  successful  and  big  thanks  must  go  to  Julie Redding for her spectacular Halloween cakes and the decora ons she so kindly donated.   A big  thank you also  to Dianne Mar n and Alison Kensit  for making  jelly and pu ng  together a video of the children. Don’t forget to return your home reader regularly and complete your homework. Congratula ons to Eliza Caldwell our student of the week and to Brooke Cooke and Rebecca Redding who received merit cer ficates. If you have any jungle animal costumes at home or bright green or grey  ghts or leggings could you please let me know.  We are trying to put together elephants, rhinoceros, crocodile and green tree snake costumes.     Mrs Yeo  

YEAR  1/2:  Welcome to week 5.  Another busy week ahead.  Merit Assembly has been moved to Tuesday, 

could you please make sure your child has clean correct summer uniform (black shoes please). 

This week in spelling Year 2 will study the ei/eigh sound as in sleigh and Year 1 words have the “nk” ending 

such as  tank, bank.   The children will also be comple ng Reading and Spelling  tests as part of  their Yearly 

Literacy  assessment.    In maths  Year 1 will  learn  about  repeated  subtrac on,  symmetry,  tessella ons  and 

arranging  2D  shapes.    Year  2  will  study  cen metres,  coun ng  pa erns  and  calendars.    The  numeracy 

assessment  (Diagnos c Test) will be held next week.   Homework will be as normal this week.   Last week’s 

spelling results were extremely disappoin ng in both classes.  It would be great if children could spend some 

me learning their words in prepara on for the dicta on test on Friday mornings.   

We are very busy  rehearsing  for  the school performance  that will be held on Wednesday night of week 8 

(28/11/12).   For the concert your child will need  (denim  jeans  (boys) skirts  (girls) and a white t‐shirt.   Also 

boots and a cowboy hat.    If you have problems could you please  let me know.    I will  let you know when  I 

want the gear bought into school.  Keep reading and have a great week.  Mrs M Abbott 

AWARD NIGHT - PERPETUAL TROPHIES

Can all DCS perpetual trophies please be returned to the front office. 

PRIMARY NEWS Years 3, 4, 5 & 6

Hello to everyone. Last Thursday we had a fantastic day of Touch Footy in Mudgee. Students showed great sportsmanship and terrific skills in very hot weather! Well done to all students on a great day. Special thanks to our bus drivers Mr Lane and Mrs Sweeney. Year 3 travel to Kahkama House this Thursday. I’m sure they’ll have a great time and a rewarding experience sharing with the residents there. Please make sure you are in full school uniform. Our Summer Hat Policy is in force this term. If students do not have a hat they will be directed to play under the shelter. Next Week we have a Cyberbullying presentation for Years 5 and 6. Notes will go home this week. Reminders: Cyberbullying presentation, Year 5 and 6—Monday 12th Label all drink bottles, jumpers and hats! No hat—play under the shelter. ‘Come Fly With Me’ performance—Week 8. Mr Joel Wilson ‐ Assistant Principal Primary 

Year 3/4 Hello everyone, Well we are right into our rehearsing for the upcoming school production. We’ve certainly given ourselves a chal-lenge but the kids are having a fun time perfecting their moves. On Thursday, Year 3 will be visiting Kahkama House to entertain the resi-dents and listen to their stories. Please make sure children are dressed in their full school uniform. In Art this week students will be designing/drawing their own avatars and in Maths, Year 3 will be intro-duced to decimals. Have a great week. Mr Ben Kline

Year 4/5: Our Question Box has been a real hit in class! Some very interesting questions have had to

be answered - see how you’d go with these curly ones: Why is the sky blue? If dinosaurs were still alive would they rule the earth? Why can’t kids teach the teach-

ers? Keep them coming kids! Mr J Wilson

Year 5/6: Mrs C Crick

Year 6 Maths: for the next week, Year 6 will be working on Measurement. Mr Matheson will be taking the class while I am on leave marking HSC papers. Homework due on Thursday. Mrs Lane

WHOLE SCHOOL MERIT ASSEMBLY Will be held at 11.10am on

Tuesday, 6th November 2012 in the School Hall. Everyone is welcome to attend!

(students receiving Merit Certificates will receive a note home)

PRIMARY EXCURSION

REFUND We have been fortunate enough to secure a small contribution to each student who attended the Primary Excursion. There has been $15 allocated to each student. A note has been sent home today to all eligible students. The money will be available from the front office for parents to collect. If you wish your child to collect the money on your behalf, we must receive the signed note prior to your child being able to collect the money. If you have any questions please contact the front office.

INFANTS & PRIMARY WEEKLY AWARDS

STUDENT OF THE WEEK MERIT AWARDS

K Eliza Caldwell A great listener who always tries to do her best work

K Rebecca Redding Great participation at the Halloween Day

K Brooke Cooke Trying to sound out words

1 Hallie Hogden Continued great effort in class 1 Ally Stoddart Great story writing

2 Paul Sweeney Improvement in writing & spelling

2 Emily Holland Fantastic reading

3 Charlotte Cluff Great consistent effort in all her class work

3 Jack Bauer Great work in Maths

3 Christie Bauer Great improvement in Literacy

4 Hayley Cox Excellent efforts in all areas 4 Meg Abbott Great questions in class

5 Beau Taufa Great attitude to class work

INFANTS/PRIMARY ACE Congratulations to the following Infants/Primary students on reaching:

LEVEL 2: Year 4/5: Cheyenne Smith

LEVEL 3: Kinder: Deakyn Smith, Nick Stoddart Year 3/4: Brodie Yavion; Jaycob Kelly

Year 4/5: Meg Abbott, Madison Robertson, Bianca Fitzgerald, Crystal Jamieson, Kayla Brown, Lochie Stoddart

LEVEL 4: Kinder: Eliza Caldwell, Year 1/2: Kiera Turnbull

Year 3/4: Harry Hogden, Claire Seis Year 4/5: Hayley Cox, Henry Kensit, Julia Stuart, Nicole Cooke,

Bella Watton, Gabbi Johnston, Jamieson Leeson Year 5/6: Skye Leeson, Paige Thomson

LEVEL 5: Year 1/2: Meg Christensen, Year 5/6: Sally Christensen

Secondary Yearly Exam Timetable

  Thursday 8/11/12

Friday 9/11/12

Monday 12/11/12

Tuesday 13/11/12

1 HSIE       L   LOTE      AG Music    7

2        

3 Maths   9 Science   Ag English   AG PDHPE   9

4     English   AG  

5        

6        

YEAR 7

  Thursday 8/11/12

Friday 9/11/12

Monday 12/11/12

Tuesday 13/11/12

1 English   13   LOTE   15 ESSA     8

2       ESSA     8

3 Maths    AG Science   15    

4     HSIE    8  

5   PDHPE   Art    

6        

YEAR 8

  Thursday 8/11/12

Friday 9/11/12

Monday 12/11/12

Tuesday 13/11/12

1 History  15 Science  L Maths  9  

2     Maths  9

Music   7 Ag         AG

3 PDHPE  8 English   14    

4   English   14 Geography  L Food Tech   14

5        

6        

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  Thursday 8/11/12

Friday 9/11/12

Monday 12/11/12

Tuesday 13/11/12

1 Science  14   Maths  8  

2     Maths  8

Ag                AG Food Tech  10

3 History  13 English  13    

4 History  13  

PASS   8 IT        8

PDHPE  15

5   Geography  15    

6        

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SECONDARY “GOLD COAST EXCURSION” On Monday 29th October, 30 DCS students got up bright and early to head off on the trip of a lifetime to the Gold Coast. After all the goodbyes, we finally departed Dunedoo at 6:10am. All the dads had long departed except for Mr Foran (who must have been ensuring Sam was on the bus) with the mums still chatting as the coach drove away. With Mr O’Brien, Mrs Gallagher, Mrs Hogden, Mel Whackett and our coach driver Les, this was going to be a trip to remember. Maddie Cox was the first to ask ‘How much further?’ as the bus exited Coonabarabran, and thankfully for the teach-ers, we had an array of DVD’s to keep them occupied. Twelve hours later we arrived at our destination, CYC Bur-leigh, just in time for dinner and a lovely welcome from the very friendly staff. We had activities prepared for us after dinner - a giant sized boxing ring and a horizontal bungy race which turned out to be loads of fun with not too many injuries. We were all totally exhausted but excitedly anticipating the next day’s events. For the early risers, a 6am walk along Burleigh beach was a great way to start the day. After a cooked breakfast, we headed to MovieWorld. There was not a single moment throughout the day where we saw anyone with a sad face, except those who were scared out of their brains from the Superman ride - 0 to 160 km/h in 2 seconds! Quite a number of students came off the ride unable to speak for quite a while (which was awesome for the teachers). We were lucky enough to have photos taken with Austin Powers, Marilyn Munroe, Edward Scissorhands and so many more stars. It was a fantastic experience for our students and Mrs Hogden the thrill seeker of the group who encour-aged us to join her on rides and pushed us to our limits. One of the highlights of MovieWorld was the stunt show, which everyone loved. There were lots of thrill rides and we have plenty of photos to share. After a huge day we headed back to the place we were calling home for the next week, had dinner, quickly got changed and headed out again for ten pin bowling. Here we were entertained by a cer-tain student who bought out his hidden dance moves (not mentioning any names Kyle Smith). Another fun-filled night, home for supper and some much needed sleep. On Wednesday we headed out to Seaworld. Here we encountered dolphins, seals, stingrays, penguins, sharks, the beautiful polar bear and again lots of thrilling rides. Once again everyone had an absolute ball and had so many things to talk about. The jetski stunt show was spectacular and the girls lined up for photos with the riders because apparently they were sooooo good looking. When we got home we had another beautiful dinner and dessert and headed out for a night beach walk. We played games on the sand with glow sticks and had lots of fun. We were all tucked up in bed and asleep by 10:30 because tomorrow was going to be another huge day. Wet ‘n’ Wild was so much fun and we couldn’t have asked for a better day weatherwise. The wave pool, Calypso Beach, the Black Hole, Mammoth Falls, Kamikaze, the Tornado and the Aqua Ride were just a few of the rides that filled our kids faces with total excitement. Daniel Green broke a Wet ’n’ Wild record by going on the SkateRider 36 times! It was another huge day and not a single sad face except Mr O’Brien who suffered a bad case of sunscreenitis (sunscreen running into his eyes). His eyes swelled up badly and his afternoon was spent seeing the park nurse . We headed home for dinner. After showers and a delicious curry we headed out for some retail therapy. The students were let loose in a shopping centre the size of Dunedoo and we are very proud to report that not one child got lost and they were all back at our meeting place on time. Just goes to show that our country kids are fantastic with direction. It was a fantastic adventure with not too many illnesses or injuries. The staff at CYC Burleigh were very impressed with the friendliness and manners of our students, which is a great reflection on our school and community. I’m sure you have all heard nothing but wonderful reports about the Gold Coast and theme parks. Many are still walking around with smiles on their faces and sharing stories which is priceless. Mel Whackett

CANTEEN NEWS Gee what a quiet week last week, with so many students 

away on excursions! Pleae don’t forget to come and grab any uniforms that 

you need for next year.  While I ordered extras, they 

won’t last, so please come and see me.  Thankyou to Victoria, Donna and Nola for your help last week.   Also thanks for the fruit for fruit Friday.  Thanks Jenny 

CANTEEN ROSTER TERM 4

5/11 Debbie D 12/11 Annette

6/11 Help Needed 15/11 Help Needed

7/11 Michelle 14/11 Nick

8/11 A Copeland 15/11 Donna B

9/11 Nola 16/11 Nola

LIBRARY REPORT Welcome to Week 5 in the Library. We are busy hosting the Warrumbungles’ Princi-pals’ Meeting today and our Early Bird Kindergarten parents will be here Thursday morning. Thank you to the students who helped organise our library for our visitors and for keeping it clean on Friday. Thank you to everyone who supported out Book Fair. We had over $1600 in sales which gave us over $500 in new books and reward vouchers to spend with Scholastic next year. Book Fair books will be processed this week and be ready for borrowing. The Year 1/2 class created Hedwig owls for Harry Potter which will decorate our space until we switch into Christmas mode. Mrs Abbott

Wishing you all a great day! Kaley Kerr, 12 7 November Year 6 Sean Kerr, 12 7 November Year 6 Paige Thomson, 12 7 November Year 6 Zac Blatch, 16 7 November Year 10 Tameka Martin, 7 9 November Year 1 Jayden Robinson, 13 11 November Year 6

Chaplain’s Chat with Rev. Beth Last week I started discussing making and being friends. Being a friend is a life skill – not just a school skill. No matter how young – or old – we are, we all need friends. Sometimes we have friends in a particular situation and don’t see them outside of this time. An example of this may be those who you go to dance class with, play golf with, or darts against. Some people only mix at netball, or footy – but hardly pass the time of day at work or down the street. As I wander around the school, I often encounter a lot of angst about “My Friend” isn’t talking to me, or is play-ing with someone else. I try to remind them that a friend is special, but that you generally have more than one friend at a time. To be a good friend takes bravery, trust and risk. Friendship is not a natural gift we are born with, friendship and being a friend is something we learn as we grow. A key lesson to friendship is to “Be true to you” – I think it was Shakespeare who said “To thine own self be true,” and that is an important point for all of us. This can be very hard to do. It involves being honest about who you are and not trying to pretend you’re something you are not. Being honest about whom you are is a gift you bring to others, and a friend is someone who accepts you as you are – “Warts and All.” There is enough friendship in the world for everyone to have some, so we all need to enjoy it and not worry about it. Beth Bowman, Chaplain

Dunedoo Central School

We would like to invite your family to experience our

Earlybirds Program For students commencing

Kindergarten 2013 Orientation morning (parents and children): 

Thursday, 8th November 2012,  9.00am to approximate‐

ly  10.50am.     Parents and  children  invited  to morning 

tea ‐ 10.50am ‐ 11.10am.    

Earlybirds will run on the following Thursdays  

(children only):  

Thursday, 15th November 2012:  1.30pm – 3.00pm  

(children to arrive between 1.00pm ‐ 1.30pm).  

Thursday, 22nd November 2012:  9.00am – 3.00pm  ‐ 

full day  

Thursday, 29th  November 2012:  9.00am – 3.00pm ‐ 

full day 

Come and see what opportunities our school can

offer your family.

Dunedoo Senior Touch Football Draw: November 7th, 2012, Dunedoo Sports Club

JUNIOR TOUCH: WEDNESDAY AT 5pm Please bring a hat and water bottle. All members must be registered.

Senior Touch Draw: 07/11/12 Referees Referees

6pm Sullivans vs Rabbits See Facebook Ladies & Gents vs DRH

See Facebook

6.45pm Bezzy’s Bulldogs vs Elong Runaways

See Facebook Watsons U.D. vs Sports Club

See Facebook

Duty Teams: DRH & Sports Club

Community News D.J.R.L.N

The AGM for the 2012/2013 was recently set down to take place on Monday, 29th October 2012. The meeting was unable to take place due to lack of support in attendance. A further AGM date has now been scheduled for Monday, 12th November at 7.00pm at Dunedoo Sports Club. DJRLN needs parent volunteers to fulfil the role of the committee if the club is to function for the 2013 season. Without a committee, unfortunately the 2013 season is in doubt for our children. All positions will be declared vacant at the AGM, however we are particularly seeking someone to fill the positions of Secretary, Treasurer, Netball Coordi-nator, BBQ Coordinator and Canteen Coordinator. Unfortunately, the current people in these positions are unable to continue for the 2013 season, however are willing to support anyone who fills these roles. Parents, please be advised that we all need to contribute in someway to the running of our club. The club is here for our children, and it cannot function without the assistance of parents. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact either Dale Hogden on 0429-041-958 or Melissa Bampton 0429-040-679.

DUNEDOO SWIMMING CLUB NEWS Swimming Club training and time trials begin this week!!! You can still join our club, its not to late!!! If you are interested in Swimming Club for yourself or your children, or just want to find out ‘what its all about, and how it all works’, please feel free to contact Fleur Guan on 0428 751 091. Your child has the opportunity to attend ‘carnivals’ held in other towns. They are a fun day

out, but please remember you don’t have to do them if you don't want to! They are a complete option for anyone who is interested. For those who are interested, here are some more carnivals coming up: Narromine Carnival: 18th November, entries close with Fleur 4pm on the 5/11/12. If you are wanting to nominate for any of these carnivals please contact Fleur Guan on 0428 751091, before

the closing date. Training: will be on Monday and Wednesday afternoons commencing at 3.30pm on Monday, 5th November. Time Trials: will commence on Thursday, 8th November, at 6.00pm. All children must be registered before they train or go to time trials or carnivals. Well done Ryan Bampton for competing at the Dubbo Carnival on Sunday. Keep up the good work.

Community News

LOST: Fuel cap near Top End Servo. If you find this, can you please ring the front office on 6375-1489.

Calling all Junior Touch Players! The Don Green Western Junior Championships will be held in Wellington on Sunday 25th No-vember. We are hoping to combine with Coolah to form teams and depending on numbers, there may be a bus for transport. All interested junior players (from Under 10’s to Under 18’s) please contact Rachael Hogden or add your name to the list at Touch Football on Wednes-day. More details to follow when available.

FOR SALE: HSC Excel Books: Advanced English, General Maths, Chemistry, Legal Studies

& Business Studies $25.00 each. No Fear Shakespeare: “Hamlet” (with line by line translation) $5.00. All in good condition. Ph: Georgina 6375 1772

2 X WIGGLES TICKETS LAST TOUR

8TH DECEMBER, $115.00 AT SYDNEY

Contact: Belinda 0407 117575

REMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICE Sunday 11th November 2012, 11am at the Dunedoo Cenotaph