Wednesday - 22 August Night of Notables 6.30 pm Year 6 Students Arrive 7.00 pm Evening Commences

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ISSUE : 25 22 AUGUST 2012 NOTICES SENT HOME If you have not received any of the following notices, please ask your child s teacher or contact the school office Footy Day ipads Year 5 DIARY DATES

1 ISSUE : AUGUST 2012 NOTICES SENT HOME If you have not received any of the following notices, please ask your child s teacher or contact the school office Footy Day ipads Year 5 DIARY DATES REMINDERS DIARY NOTES AUGUST 22 August - Wednesday 24 August Friday 29 August Wednesday 30 August Thursday 31 August Friday SEPTEMBER 3 September - Monday 6 September Thursday 7 September - Friday 11 September Tuesday 14 September - Friday 17 September Monday 18 September - Tuesday 19 September - Wednesday 19 September Wednesday 21 September - Friday Night of Notables Year 6 Year 5 - Camp Year 5 - Return from Camp Father s Day Workshop Education Sub-Committee - 7pm Footy Day Father s Day Stall Prep Breakfast 8.00 a.m. Year 6 - Camp Parent Cybersmart Training for Parents 7 pm Year 6 - Return from Camp School Council 7.00 pm Ready Set Go Preps 2013 Year 3 - Camp District Athletics Years 4-6 Year 3 - Return from Camp Year 4 - Camp Year 4 - Return from Camp Wednesday - 22 August Night of Notables 6.30 pm Year 6 Students Arrive 7.00 pm Evening Commences Dear Parents, We congratulate Mrs Lisa Dudley who is our new Business Manager and last week we appointed Mrs Kim Campbell as our new assistant in the office. Kim joins Katrina Nanos who is part-time office reception and Catherine Bardrick part-time accounts/finance. Please introduce yourself to Kim so she can best look after you. With new staff in the office and a new Business Manager it is a good time to start to implement change. So too, we have listened and responded to your feedback during the parent forums with your ideas as to how we can move forward. We are starting to work towards a paperless office and electronic communication to you in the very near future. Please be ready for further information about our changes. A big thank you to the Trivia Committee. A great night was had by all with lots of fun and games and prizes. Well done to the Trivia Night Committee: Jess Solomon, Julie Daniell, Amy Snare, Jo Tan, Melanie Steele and Dimi Emmanoulidis. Thanks for taking on this night and really putting in the time to make it a success. A short message from Year 5 camp. On the way to camp we stopped at San Remo to watch the pelicans feeding and then headed onto Phillip Island Adventure Resort. After unloading the bus the children were allocated their rooms with much squeals of glee and headed off to check them out. All of the rooms are very comfortable and warm with ensuites.

2 We spent the rest of the day with our groups working through the following activities the giant swing, boulder wall, low ropes, camp cooking and frisbee golf. Tonight we played Trivial Pursuit and most children were pleased to head off to their rooms ready for tomorrow s activities. As I am writing this, it is all very quiet and all are asleep. I just hope they stay that way until at least 7 o'clock in the morning but I don't think we will be so lucky. More next week MICHELE BEAL PRINCIPAL Phillip Island CHESS NEWS Chess is off to a great start in Term 3. We have six lunchtime Chess clubs taking place each week, two of which are exclusively for Prep students. The students in our most advanced group had the opportunity to play in at least one tournament last week, with outstanding results. The Chess Kids Whitehorse Girls Only Tournament was held on Monday 13 August at Our Lady of Sion Girls School in Box Hill. Six of our girls played as a team in the tournament, and were the gold medallists a wonderful achievement particularly as all of girls in the Our Lady of Sion team were secondary students. Congratulations to: Emily - Year 6 individual silver medallist with 6/7 wins. Jody - Year 4 individual bronze medallist 6/7 wins Vanessa - Year 4, Chelsea - Year 4, Grace - Year 3, Melissa - Year 4 A very special thank you to Mr Beal for driving our girls to and from the tournament and for coaching them so enthusiastically throughout the day. The Chess Kids Manningham Primary Tournament was held at on Friday 17 August. Our school was represented by two teams of nine students, and once again in an outstanding performance, Doncaster Gardens A was the gold medal team, and Doncaster Gardens B was the bronze medal team. This was a marvellous effort by all of the following students: Doncaster Gardens A: Zhi - Year 4 individual gold medallist with a perfect 7/7 wins Vi King - Year 6 individual silver medallist with 6½/7 wins Junhua - Year 4-4th Allan - Year 6 5th Timothy - Year 6 6th Douglas - Year 4 7th Jody - Year 4 8th, medal for highest rank girl in the tournament Joshua - Year 4 Jayden - Year 4 Doncaster Gardens B: Terrence - Year 3 Nathan - Year 5 Vanessa - Year 4 Angus - Year 6 Grace - Year 3 Jayden - Year 4 James - Year 3 Nathan - Year 4 Kevin - Year 5 The Term 2 Chess Club medallists were: (resulting from the weekly competitions within each group) Page 2

3 Frank Wednesday Group Gold Allan - Year 6 Silver Jody - Year 4 Bronze Vi-King - Year 6 Anthony Friday Group Gold Sepehr - Year 6 Silver Cody - Year 4 Bronze Ethan - Year 2 Melissa- Year 3 Matthew Friday Group Gold Wilson - Year 3 Silver Ashkaan - Year 2 Bronze Madeleine - Year 3 Pamela Thursday Group Gold Wesley - Year 2 Silver Christian - Year 1 Bronze Helena - Year 1 Telstra Grant of $1200 for our Chess Program All of the students in the Chess Program would like to thank Tony (father of Allan in Year 6 and a Telstra employee), for alerting us to the Telstra Kids Funds Grants of $1200 for special projects, and for assisting us with the preparation of an application for one of the grants. We learned last Thursday that our application was successful! We will be putting the funds toward the considerable costs of sending a team of students to the Chess Kids National Championships at the end of the year, and also the purchase of a set of special DGPS Chess Team polo shirts to be worn by students when they are participating in tournaments. Thanks again to Tony for the opportunity to apply for the grant. Sue McLelland Assistant Principal MATHS CHALLENGE This year, a group of Year 5 and 6 students entered the AMT Mathematics Challenge for Young Australians. They all worked very hard over a period of three weeks to tackle some extremely difficult problems. Certificates will be presented to these students at assembly on August 27. Carey Baldwin Trivia Night PARENTS & FRIENDS ASSOCIATION and Trivia Night Committee would like to congratulate the following families for their prizes. 1 st Prize Sony Digital Camera Helen Lai 2 nd Prize $50.00 Coles Voucher Lina Italia 3 rd Prize Indulgence Voucher Adam Kandil The Committee would like to thank all the teaching staff for all their help and support during the organisation and preparation of the Trivia Night. Page 3

4 Father s Day Workshop Friday 24 August A huge thank you to those ladies who attended the Father's Day Workshop on 10 August. A further workshop will be held this Friday 24 August between am, in the Performing Arts Centre. If you are able to help out with the wrapping of gifts, we would love to see you there! Toddlers welcome and morning tea will be provided. Father s Day Stall Friday 31 August The Parents and Friends Association, will be holding the Annual Father's Day Stall, on Friday 31 August, in the Performing Arts Centre. A variety of beautiful and very affordable gifts will be on display and all students will have the opportunity to purchase something special for their father, grandfather, uncle or that someone special in their lives. This is a wonderful opportunity for students to be able to choose something all by themselves, knowing the great joy they'll be bringing to that special someone. It will no doubt give them greater joy and place an even bigger smile on their faces! All gifts have been purchased utilising the funds from the allocated budget. Please feel free, however, to donate any goods you may be in a position to do so, knowing that all profits from the day will directly benefit the school. Your assistance would be greatly appreciated. Certainly if you are able to assist by being able to help sell gifts at the stall on the day, this would also be greatly appreciated. A note in this regard has been sent home with each student on 20 August Please complete and return the form to school by this Friday 24 August if you are interested in assisting in any way. Sophie Papadopoulos-Treklis OHSC Come and join the fun at our before and after school care program! Monday 27 August begins our fun and creative Space Week! All of the children will be able to participate in our programmed indoor and outdoor activities and get active together! We will be making our own space shuttles and creating various types of stars. We will also be learning about the moon and all of the planets. Our week will end with making space helmets and unlocking secret codes with them! Our service runs from 7am-9am and 3.30pm-6.15pm every day, and we're always eager to meet new people! To book, call , or us at dgps.aftercare@gmail.com And don t forget, coming soon, our exciting holiday program, with a different exciting theme every day and tons of fun activities! Lauren Cameron & James Kershaw Coordinators ENCOURAGEMENT AWARDS The following children will receive their Encouragement Award Certificates at assembly on Monday 27 August. Page 4

5 Prep A Laura Prep B/C Russell, Madeleine Prep D Josiah Year 1A Caitlin Year 1B Jamie Year 1C Brittny Year 2A Luka Year 2B Anastasia Year 2C Yuen Xi Year 2D Eleni Year 3A Phillip Year 3B Tala Abu Year 3C Kaitlyn Year 4A Marcus Year 4B Ken Year 4C Aston Year 6A Midori Year 6B Timothy Year 6C Aaron CANTEEN REMINDER!!! ALL FOOTY DAY LUNCH ORDERS TO BE SUBMITTED BY THIS FRIDAY 24 AUGUST AT THE CANTEEN The Meal Deal for Tuesday 28 August at a cost of $4.50 is: Cheese Jaffle 2 Triangle Hash Brown Corn on cob The Meal Deal for Wednesday 29 August at a cost of $4.50 is: Lite Puffy Dog Hot Chocolate Anzac Cookie If you wish to purchase the Meal Deal for your child, simply write Meal Deal with your child s name, grade and room number on a paper bag and enclose $4.50. Please add an additional 10 cents if you do not have a bag. Normal lunch orders will be available as usual. Mei Lee This Week s Question: How do butterflies taste things? SCIENCE QUESTION OF THE WEEK Answer: Butterflies taste with their hind feet. When a butterfly lands on a plant, it drums the leaves of the plant, causing it to release juices. The butterfly can then taste these juices with its feet. This is how female butterflies work out the right plants on which to lay their eggs. Kim Macneil WaterWise Tip for the Garden: MORE NEWS FROM WATER SAVER SUPERHERO SUSTAINABLE TIPS Page 5

6 Look into installing a rainwater tank. Tanks are available in a variety of sizes and styles. You may even qualify for a Government rebate on the purchase costs. Melbourne s Water Storage Levels as at 16 August 74.9% Energy Saving Tips: Reduce the cost of winter heating and summer cooling by making sure your house is well insulated. Save up to 45% on heating and cooling energy with roof and ceiling insulation and up to an extra 15% with wall insulation. For more energy saving tips, visit switchon.vic.gov.au Debbie Gunn Sustainability Committee Disclaimer does not endorse the products or services of any private advertiser. No responsibility is accepted by the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development or for the accuracy of information contained in advertisements or claims made by them. Page 6

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