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FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK

MEET & GREET SESSIONS After school on Monday 9th of Feb and Wednesday the 11th of Feb parents and/or guardians are being invited individually to spend some time in their child’s classroom to meet their child’s teacher, find out what is happening in the room, know what is expected of your child and ask questions. Times for your Meet & Greet session have been sent home. Preps will have their own sessions on Wednesdays.

UPDATING OF STUDENT RECORDS It is imperative that all student records are kept up to date so please check over existing details and update any information whether it be medical, residential or phone numbers. We will be requesting Management Plans for all children who have ticked Asthma or Anaphylaxis alerts on the medical forms.

PLEASE NOTE: If you do not want your child’s image to appear in the media please let the school know by completing the form as we may have a special event happening Monday.

FEES School fees for 2015 for essential education items are to be $120 for the first child and $110 for each child thereafter. A $20 cultural performance fee, per child, for 2015 will also be required. Those that do not pay up front will be asked to pay per performance of $5.00. Those who do not pay will not attend. Fees paid in full by the last day of February, will go into a draw with one lucky winner, to have their first child’s fees reimbursed. CANTEEN TOMORROW Canteen will resume tomorrow Friday 6th February. Canteen price lists are available from the office.

DIMBOOLA PRIMARY SCHOOL PO Box 241 Dimboola VIC 3414 Ph: 03 53891270 Fax: 03 53891399

e-mail: dimboola.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

“We strive to build a strong school community of enthusiastic learners”

DATES TO REMEMBER FEBRUARY Mon 9th Meet & Greet Wed 11th Meet & Greet MARCH Mon 9th Labour Day Holiday Fri 13th School Fete Fri 20th School Photos Thurs 26th Athletics Day Fri 27th End of Term 1, 2.15pm

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CONTENT From the Principal’s Desk 1-2 School Items 2-4 Community Items 5-6 Meet & Greet Timetable 7-8 Michael Grose 10

NEWSLETTER No.02 February 5th, 2015

.: HONESTY in all of our actions. .: RESPECT for each other and our environment.

.: TOLERANCE to accept those things that are different .: RESILIENCE to bounce back when something bad happens.

HEAD LICE We have already had some reports from parents that they have treated their child for head lice. The only way we can keep headlice toa minimum is for everyone to keep an eye out for them and treat them appropriately. Volunteers welcome on Monday for headlice inspection.

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FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK CONTINUED…

SCHOOL COUNCIL Our first meeting for 2015 will be held on Wednesday 11th February at 6.30pm in the Meeting Room. This meeting will mainly be to commence planning and organizing the School Fete on March 13th.

SPECIAL RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION New consent forms for 2015 are being sent home. I realise it says that if the form is not returned it indicates you do not give consent but could it be returned anyway with a comment saying “No thanks”. This would let me know that all parents/families have received a form.

MEALS ON WHEELS DPS will be doing Meals on Wheels for the month of March so if you can help out for a day, or a couple of days, we would love to hear from you. Please ring the school on 53891270.

SWIMMING & TENNIS Those interested in swimming at the Little Desert Swimming Carnival in Horsham on Tuesday 24th February need to have entered by Wednesday 18th February. Suggested completion times for races are included. For tennis the closing date is Monday 16th of February with the event at the Horsham Lawn Courts on Friday 20th February. More information available from the school.

ACTIVE AFTER SCHOOLS PROGRAM The program no longer exists but will be re-badged from the start of Term 3 called Sporting Schools. I daresay there will be new guidelines as well as new structures, new forms, etc.

READING CLUB Reading Club will commence next Monday, February 9th.

This operates every play time for 15 minutes at school for those children who do not have the opportunity to read at home at night.

Parents are asked to sign their students reading diary to confirm reading at home. We suggest 15 minutes as a minimum reading time. The students then show their classroom teachers their diaries in the morning to be checked.

20c Tuesday Each Tuesday in Term 1, Miss Lewis (with some helpers) will be running “20c Tuesday”.

Each week, a different activity will be run and the winner from each age group will win a prize! All proceeds will be donated to the Dimboola Relay For Life group.

This Tuesday, grades P-3 will have their turn at recess, and grades 4-6 at lunch. The activity will be a “Basketball Shootout” and it will cost you 20c for each turn to shoot for goal at an increasing distance- but once you miss, YOU’RE OUT!

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PARENTS CLUB MEETING Tuesday 10th February

9:15am in the staffroom.

Come and have a coffee and a chat about what we do as a Parents Club.

Just a casual meeting to meet new parents. We hope to see you all there.

NIT CHECK Monday 9th February at 2:00pm.

As many helpers as possible, please.

GETTING ALONG DJ Clyde by helping the new members of our classroom.

Mitchell Hughes for going outside to help Zeke and Jack by picking up

scrap paper from the recycling that was being blown around by the

wind. Thanks Mitch!

Fisher & Paykel fridge in good working order.

$100

Welcome to inspect.

Pickup is buyer’s responsibility.

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DFNC JUNIOR FOOTBALL ACADEMY

Starts Sunday 8th February Time 10:00am @ footy oval

BBQ tea to be held after training

All kids aged 10 & over welcome to come along & get some specialist coaching from some of the Wimmera Leagues best coaches & players. This is of no cost to the participants. The program will run for 5-6 weeks giving our kids some great advice on their own skills & improvements they can work on to improve their game.

Please spread the word as the more kids we can get playing footy & sport in general, can only improve the health & wellbeing of the kids.

U12’s Basketball Comp Friday 6th February

Duty 4:00pm All Stars vs Storm O’Loughlin & Williamson

4:50pm Lynx vs Fever Jade Pettitt & Shane Bond

5:40pm Mystix vs Wildcats Narelle McDonald & Cat Clarke

6:30pm Heat vs Lakers Tania Kuhne & Nicole Bourke-Finn

Draw can be found on the Dimboola Basketball Association Facebook page.

U12’s Cricket Training Thursday 5th February

4:30pm at Dimboola Recreation Reserve

Match: Saturday at Horsham.

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Brownies Guides Start again on

Wednesday 4th Feb 3.45pm – 5.15pm

Guides start again on

Monday 9th Feb 4.30pm – 6.30pm

New girls are most welcome

Brownies age 6yrs to 9yrs Guides age 10yrs to 14yrs

Classes resume Thursday 12th February New and returning students welcome

Classes catering for a wide range of age groups Affordable prices

Held at the Dimboola VRI hall

For queries and enrolments contact Kirralee Pevitt

0438357718 (after hours) developpedance@gmail.com

Or access via the Developpe Dance Facebook page

Développé Dance Dance Classes in Dimboola

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Making the most of your parent-teacher interview It makes sense for you as a parent to be prepared and ready to make the most of the brief time you have with teachers.

Parent-teacher interviews provide a great opportunity for you as a parent to find out how your child is progressing at school.

Many parent-teacher interviews are tightly scheduled and can seem a little rushed. Teachers are generally highly organised so they can make the most of the time you have together.

It makes sense also for you as a parent to be prepared and ready to make the most of the brief time you have with teachers.

Here are some guidelines to make the most of these interviews:

1. Prepare well. Before the interview, list any questions that you want to raise. Keep questions short and to the point.

2. Attend with a partner or friend particularly if you are nervous or unsure. It is easy to miss a point and often difficult to relay informa-tion to a partner.

3. Give the teacher a chance to make an assessment of your child’s progress. This may seem obvious but some interviews never get off the ground because enthusiastic parents take over.

4. Take notes and clarify information that you don’t understand. “What do you mean by ‘he needs to spend more time reading’...?” Make sure you have a good understanding of the messages your child’s teacher is giving.

5. Be prepared to give an assessment of your child’s performance. You may be asked how you think your child is performing so give an honest, but realistic assessment.

6. Ask how you can help your child if there are any areas that need to be strengthened. No doubt your child’s teacher will have some strategies for you to assist your child, so make sure you have a clear understanding before you leave.

If there are unresolved issues or you wish to discuss your child’s difficulties in greater detail, consider asking for another interview. This is being respectful of the teacher’s time and of those parents who are to follow.

Once the interview is over consider how you will discuss it with your child.

Avoid giving generalisations or simplistic appraisals such as: “The teacher says you are a good girl.”

Discuss areas that need work in positive terms. Talk about strengths or successes first before discussing areas that may need more work.

A clear message such as, “We talked about your reading and the teacher suggested that we should try...” is far more helpful.

Involve your child in discussing any plans for improvement. Avoid making big plans for your child to improve in a subject area without consulting him or her. By involving children and taking notice of their ideas plans are more likely to be successful.