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Parent / Teacher interviews Parent teacher interviews were conducted this week.
It was fantastic to see so many parents and students
attending these very important meetings. Thanks to
the staff that put in so much effort and time into
writing these reports and conducting the parent /
teacher interviews.
Term three staffing news Mrs Lena Clark, the newly appointed Principal will be
commencing at Donvale Primary School on Monday,
30th July (week three of term three). Prior to her
Principal appointment at Donvale Primary School
Mrs Clark was granted long service leave. During
Mrs Clark’s absence, Mr Ian McKinlay will be the
Acting Principal for the first two weeks of term three
(Monday, 16th July to Friday, 29th July).
Whilst Mr McKinlay is the Acting Principal for the
two weeks, his class (12C) will be taught by Mrs Sarah
Hodgson on each Thursday and Friday.
Mrs Clark has written an article in this week’s
Snippets outlining her excitement about her upcoming
role.
End of term assembly We will be holding an end of term assembly on Friday,
29th June at 2.10pm. At the conclusion of the assembly
students will be dismissed at 2.30pm.
On behalf of the staff at Donvale Primary School we
would like to thank all the students and families who
have worked together to ensure term two was so
successful. We wish all families a safe and enjoyable
holiday period.
ACTING PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
28th June 2012
Phone: 9842 3373 Email: donvale.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au
Fax: 9841 7033 Web site: www.donvaleps.vic.edu.au
Friday 29th June 2.10: Assembly
2.30: Dismissal
WEEKLY DIARY
Snippets
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Thank you and farewell I would like to thank everyone at Donvale Primary
School who have made this term such an enjoyable
and rewarding experience for me. I have been so
impressed by Donvale Primary School and will be
‘taking many ideas’ to Scoresby Primary School. Yes, I
was informed yesterday that I have been appointed to
the substantive principal position at Scoresby Primary
School. A huge thrill! I now have to say goodbye to
both Donvale Primary School and Glen Waverley
South Primary. I have worked at GWSPS since 2004. I
will be sad to say goodbye to the students, parents and
staff at GWSPS. I have made many great friendship at
GWSPS and will look back very fondly on all my
wonderful experiences at both schools.
Right from the start I felt very welcomed at Donvale
and will look back fondly on my experiences here. I
know that I have learnt many valuable skills that will
help me throughout my career. The staff at Donvale
Primary School have promised to keep me informed
about what is happening at Donvale. I am looking
forward to hearing about all future successes at
Donvale.
A huge thank you to all staff who have made this term
so enjoyable and welcomed me as ‘ one of their own’
right from the start. I would like to individually
acknowledge and thank Mr Ian McKinlay, Mrs
Ricarda Lillis and Mrs Wendy Cheesman who I have
worked so closely with this term. I will miss you guys
and I know that our friendships will continue in the
future.
Thank you.
Matthew Coney
Monday 16th June Term 3 commences
Donvale Primary School provides students with a positive educational experience to achieve their
potential in a comprehensive learning environment that is caring, secure and stimulating.
Hello from Mrs Clark Hello Everyone,
I would like to begin by saying what an absolute
privilege it is to have been appointed Principal of
Donvale Primary School. I am so excited about this
opportunity and can’t wait to begin the journey with
you all.
I have heard many wonderful things about Donvale
PS, in particular, how wonderful the students,
teachers and community are. I gained a really strong
sense of this on my recent visit to the school where I
was so warmly welcomed by the students and staff. It
was a wonderful first greeting; one that will leave a
lasting impression.
It was terrific to be shown around the school and visit
each classroom to meet all the staff and students. I
was so impressed by everyone I met and everything I
saw. I am very much looking forward to getting to
know everybody and becoming a part of the Donvale
Primary School community.
As you may be aware, I will not be taking up my
position until week 3 in Term 3. I will be taking some
long service leave to travel overseas – a trip that my
husband and I have had booked for some time and are
really looking forward to. I will be very keen to share
my travel stories with you when I return.
I would like to extend a really big thank you to Ian
McKinlay who will be taking on the Acting Principal
role in my absence. I know that the school will
continue to be in very capable hands.
I would also like to express a very warm thank you to
Matt Coney who has been in the Acting Principal role
for the duration of Term 2. Donvale PS has been most
fortunate to have had his support during this time. I
wish Matt all the very best and look forward to our
crossing paths again.
I wish everyone a relaxing holiday and see you all in
Term 3.
Lena Clark
The Assistant Principal
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Good Luck Mr. Coney Congratulations to Mr. Matt Coney who has just been
appointed to the Principal position at Scoresby P.S.
Matt will take up this position at the start of term 3
and he leaves Donvale P.S. with our very best wishes
for a successful and rewarding time as Principal of his
new school.
At Donvale P.S. we have been very fortunate to have
had Mr Matt Coney as our Acting Principal for Term 2.
In a short space of time he has become a highly
respected and valued leader throughout the Donvale
school community. A person like Mr Coney reinforces
what we have always known about school leaders and
that is, their most important attribute, is the human
one. Matt Coney has developed a wonderful rapport
with the teaching staff, students and parents at
Donvale. We thank him most sincerely for the help,
guidance and friendship he has provided everyone at
our school this term. It has been a pleasure for us all to
have worked with Matt and we wish him all the very
best at Scoresby Primary School in the years ahead.
Before and After School Care: This is just a short note to inform you about changes to
the Before and After School program, brought about by
the need to renew the contract with OSH at the end of
June.
Over a number of meetings with Jason Bruce (OSH), it
was decided to extend the contract for a further 6
months.
We felt that it was important, to give the new
Principal time to assess the current contract and
background before committing to a new longer term
agreement.
However, in order to extend the contract, Jason
explained that the pricing would need to be reviewed,
as OSH had been running the program at a loss over
the last 15 months.
Although our current numbers are up from an average
8.8 to 11.8 (morning and afternoon), the numbers are
still down from 3 years ago.
This has meant, that to keep the program running for
the remainder of the year, our fees will need to
increase from $15 to $18 in the mornings and $18 to
$21 in the afternoons.
If we are to maintain the program and fee structure in
2013, we will need to increase our numbers to 12/13 in
mornings and 15/16 in the afternoons.
If you have any further questions please contact the school.
Ian McKinlay
Well done to all the teams that have made it through
to the Finals this weekend. Sat, 30th June
DOLPHINS 9.30am DSC1
DELIGHTS 10.30am DSC1
DAISY's 11.30am Leeds St
DINGOES 1.00pm DSC2
DINOSAURS 2.30pm Leeds St
Good luck!
We look forward to seeing everyone at the Basketball
catch up on Wed, 18th July 4.45pm - 6.00pm at the
school/GP room.
Please RSVP to Nina your team's attendance.
Thanks
Brenda
General News From The
Sports Coach
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Woolworths Earn & Learn The school will be participating in
the earn & learn promotion.
Start collecting stickers at the
checkout of your local Woolworths
supermarket until July 22nd. Once completed,
simply drop the sticker card at our school or at your
local Woolworths.
We do have empty cards at the office to put your
stickers on.
Chocolates for sale We have bars of Cadbury chocolates for
sale at the office for $1 each OR 5 for $3.
Lost Property A reminder to parents to please check their child/
ren’s name tags on jumpers. We have a few lost
jumpers and they are all named.
Tennis Competition What a fantastic response to the tennis competition.
Thank you to everyone who entered. Congratulations
to the following students who won tennis prize packs. I
hope you enjoy reading their responses to 'I like
playing tennis because.....'
Level 1 Jesse 00A - "I like making big hits and it is fun." William 00A - "I like to hit the ball with my racquet"
Level 2 Tommy 1/2A - "When I play tennis I feel excited. All I
want to do is run and hit the ball. I love tennis" Gemma 1/2A - "Its lots of fun in the sun"
Level 3 Angelina 3/4A - "It is a really fun sport and you get
very good exercise from it. It is also good because you
can play with your friends."
Mitchell 3/4B - "I know all of the different types of
shots and volleys. I love tennis."
Level 4 Stephanie 5/6C - "I think it is fun and helps you
tighten your arms and it is a really good sport to play if
you don't really like other sports."
Pearl 5/6B - "You become fit while having fun and you
can play it anywhere you want! I love it!"
Level 4 Winter Round Robin Sports Day was
cancelled last week due to the terrible weather. The
round robin will now be held on Thursday 19th July.
Permission notes went home yesterday. Please sign
these forms and return them to the school ASAP.
I'd like to take this opportunity to thank the school
community for making me feel so welcome at Donvale
Primary School this term. I have had a wonderful
time and have thoroughly enjoyed teaching the children
and getting to know them and their families.
Thank you.
Basketball News
Donvale Primary School Drop Off and Pick Up Zone Rules It has come to our attention that we have members of our community not ‘doing the right thing’ when dropping off and picking up children. The drop off zone is not a parking area. No parent is to park their car and leave the vehicle or sit idle for any length of time. There are plenty of other areas to park if you need to leave your vehicle or wait for your child. It is not considerate of others who are waiting in line to pick up their children. If your child is not at the pick up zone, you need to drive around or park your car in the surrounding streets and walk in. There will be staff monitoring the situation and we appeal to all parents to please ‘do the right thing’.
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Donvale Jnr Chef Canteen
Newsflash
Last day of Term 2 The canteen will be open on Friday as per normal.
Lunch orders will be processed, being ready for an
early lunch at 12.30 – 1.30pm.
Last chance to order a Meal Deal for Term 2
SCT Wrap Pack 1 $5.00 Famous SCTWrap
Mini Choc Chip Muffin
Vanilla Ice Cream Cup
Macaroni Cheese Pack 2 $5.00 Macaroni Cheese
Mini Choc Muffin
Moosie (choc/bluemoon)
Pizza Pack 3 $5.00 Pizza Magarita
Mini Choc Chip Muffin
Just Juice (apple/tropical/orange)
Sausage Roll Pack 4 $5.00 Sausage Roll
Mini Muffin
NEW MEAL DEALS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN TERM 3 – BE SURE TO READ SNIPPETS FIRST WEEK BACK. ------------------------------------------------------
Enjoy the holidays
Keep Healthy, Keep Warm, Keep Hydrated
Angie (SUPER cookie)
Canteen Management Services
Quench (apple/raspberry)
This term went very well. The Junior Chef Room
became a reality, the children and the team helpers
had such a great time together.
Donvale Pizza Ristorante was a success (4 groups, 1
session each). Open Day Activities were also a success
with many complements from prospective families
that visited us.
The Fairy Cupcakes workshop with the prep children
was fantastic.
What a great term with a total of 7 sessions and over
100 children involved.
The little chefs were happy creating and we were also
very happy to share our skills with them.
Next term we are going to be visited by Manningham
City Council and The Leader Newspaper.
Sessions will involve the same groups of children,
everything remains the same just a more challenging
menu.
Many level 4 children came to us and requested an
extra session to create "Curry Puffs" with them.
Hopefully we have extra time to do this.
Special thank you to Val from Croydon for her
donation and support for our school.
Thank you to Donna, Martin, Jaqui, Marita, Erika
and all Prep Staff for helping in the club.
Looking forward to creating food with all our junior
chefs next term.
Have a lovely break.
We don't cook, we create food.
Liang Dimitroff
"THANK YOU TO MR MATT CONEY FOR
SUPPORTING OUR CLUB DURING HIS TIME AT
DONVALE"
HAPPY BIRTHDAY 29th June - 19th July George T, Vienna G, Samuel M, Caitlin G, Katherine S, Raje N, Seamus C, Matthew M,
Hamish W, Lachlan H, Sarita N, Harry C, James D, Chloe V, Eva S
OSHClub News Before School / After School Care Program
Program Update
Anna J, Belinda S and Milly S enjoying Foosball. Giant Cross using giant lego blocks
made by Sandiv W and Alfie H
Dear Parents & Students,
The children had wonderful time during Term 2 cooking delicious dishes, enjoying Jump Rope and Triathlon
(AASC), working with hama beads and lots and lots of craft activities. And here we are close to school
holidays. Enjoy your holidays and see you all back soon with lots and lots of energy.
Online bookings for Mitcham and Blackburn Holiday Program are open. To avoid last minute rush or
disappointment book in the children in advance.
Please make sure all enrolment forms are up to date and all medical action plans have also been checked and
changed or updated if needed.
Remember bookings can be made right up til 12:00 the midnight before, or you can book on the
day but there will be extra charge of $2.00. If you’re ever stuck and would like your child to attend
OSH After School Care you can call me or leave a message on 0402 362 443 and I will get back to you.
Jagruti Shah
Parent Information
OSHC program phone: 0402 362 443 Coordinator: Jagruti Assistants: Caroline, Lekky, Jade, Jennifer OSHClub Head Office: 03 85649000
All families must be enrolled to attend the program, remember this is Free!! Please create an account online at www.oshclub.com.au all bookings and cancellations can also be managed via your online account. For on the day
bookings please contact the Coordinator direct at the program.
More information on the following advertising is available from the office:
THE DRUM THEATRE - Peter Rabbit Live on stage, Tue 10th July, 10.30am and 1pm.
The Magic Flute - presented at „The Castle‟ Hemmings Park. Fri 6 Jul 10.30am and
1pm.
FOOTBALL FEDERATION VICTORIA - Holiday program Tue 3rd and Wed 4th July at Gardiners Reserve
Burwood, 9am to 1pm.
HEIDELBERG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA - Will be performing 2 educational concerts for children and
families on Sunday July 31st at the Performing Arts Centre, Ivanhoe Grammar, Upper Heidelberg Rd.
Concert 1 - (All ages) Meet a live Symphony Orchestra. Concert 2 - (Ages 5 +) Learn about different forms of
music. Tickets are $5 each.
STORIES FROM THE STUDENTS
Last Thursday the Preps students were very lucky to have a special
Cupcake class with Liang and her Junior Master Chef crew. The students all worked together beautifully and displayed impeccable
manners. Their delight at whipping up delicious cupcakes can be seen in the photos
below!
Thank you to Liang, Martin, Donna, Jaqui, Erika and Marita for their effort in making the afternoon special for
the children. Lashay, Rebecca & Michelle
The Department of Education & Training, Donvale Primary School its Management, and teachers do not endorse the products or services of any advertiser listed in this publication. No representation, warranty or undertaking is given or made in relation to the accuracy or completeness of the information presented in this publication, or any claims made by the advertisers.
The Yarra Valley Railway’s
School Holiday Special Offer!
Present this ad for 10% discount on railway rides
We operate Wednesday and Sunday throughout the school holidays
Rides depart Healesville station hourly 10am to 4pm
For more information visit our website at
www.yvr.com.au
Coming up Term 3, 2012
The Impressionists Monet, Degas, Caillebotte, Morisot, Cezanne, Van Gogh,
Renoir
Donvale Primary School
Understand this era of Art and develop appreciation of the technique and the times of these artists whose
work is exhibited in the most important galleries in the world. How did the times and places they lived in
affect the way they painted. What is a “plain air” painter? Try your hand at using these same techniques
to paint your own masterpiece. Develop your own art skills and knowledge of art so that you can do better
presentations, better projects, have more fun with art activities, get increased pleasure from the quality of
your own work and be able to critically evaluate art from this period. All materials included.
WiseOnes Application for 3rd
Term, 2012
This program is available for all Grade 1 - Grade 6 children who have qualified for WiseOnes.
The unit for third term commences week beginning Monday, 23rd
July, 6th
Aug, 13th
Aug, 20th
Aug, 27th
Aug, 3rd
Sept, 10th
Sept and 17th
Sept.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
I wish to enrol my child in the unit "The Impressionists” starting week beginning Monday, 23rd
July,
2012.
I give permission for a copy of this slip to be handed to the WiseOnes teacher.
Child's Name ______________________________________ School:
___________________________________
Date of Birth ________________________ Class (2012) ________
Parents' Names ________________________________________________________________
Address______________________________________________________________________
Phone: BH _________________ AH __________________ Mobile ________________
My child has already qualified for WiseOnes YES/NO
I would like a free test for my child YES/NO.
I would like my child to be tested with a fuller assessment to qualify for WiseOnes (assessment cost $200
inc GST).
Please send this slip and payment of $212.00 on Tuesday, 17th
July, 2012.
As we are a non-credit business, children will not be accepted into the program for the term unless the
fees and enrolment form are returned by the above date.
If paying by cheque please make it payable Donvale Primary School.
For further information, please contact Pat Truscott on 9326 6441 or Mobile: 0407 313 657.
Parents Association News!
Parents Association Meeting The next PA meeting will be held on Monday 25
th June (next Monday), at 9.30am in the library. All welcome.
Hope to see you there.
Coles Sausage Sizzle!
A fantastic opportunity to promote our school has arisen. Coles
Donvale has invited us to run a fundraising BBQ at Tunstall Square
on Saturday 28th July 2012. The BBQ will run from 9am-3pm.
We are asking parents who are interested in helping out with the BBQ
for a while on that day to please fill out the form below, and return it
to school before Wednesday 18th July, so that a roster can be set up
in preparation for this event.
For further details or questions please contact Jo Wood on
0407 547 454.
Your support will be most appreciated.
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Coles Sausage Sizzle, Saturday 28th July 2012.
Parent’s name:_____________________ Child’s name:_______________ Child’s class:________
Preferred time slot.
Please tick the appropriate box/es
9am – 11am 10am – 12pm
11am – 1pm 12pm – 2pm
1pm – 3pm
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