Term 1 2016 No. 1 Friday, 5th February, 2016. Current Focus: “Good Manners (Be respectful)

Daylesford Primary School Newsletter Vincent Street (P O Box 20) Daylesford, 3460 Ph: (03) 5348 2480 Fax: (03) 5348 3958 Website http://www.daylesps.vic.edu.au

! “SEMPER MELIORA” (Always better things)

CONVEYANCE ALLOWANCE Are you eligible?

For students to be eligible for a conveyance allowance they must:

• Be aged over five by 30th April 2016. • Live more than 4.8km by the shortest

practicable route from the nearest bus stop, and

• Be enrolled at the nearest government school.

• Parents who applied last year will need to reapply for 2016 by Friday 26th February, 2016.

Current Focus

Good Manners – (Be respectful) Daily life provides us with many opportunities to demonstrate our manners. In many ways it is simply extending a courtesy to others. Some examples include the use of saying, “please, excuse me, thank you”. The use of good manners lets other people know that they’re appreciated, respected and valued. We can use good manners in a variety of settings: at school in the classroom /or in the playground, at home, down the street, when visiting family and friends, etc. Waiting for others to pass before we move or holding a door open for someone else are other ways of using our manners. Use your manners with community members of all ages! David Garner

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE – INFORMATION FOR PARENTS

DO YOU HAVE A VALID MEANS-TESTED CONCESSION CARD?

Then you may be eligible to apply for the CSEF (CAMPS, SPORTS &

EXCURSION FUND)

The annual CSEF amount per primary student will be $125, which will be paid to the school to

use towards expenses relating to camps, excursions or sporting activities for the benefit of

your child.

Please contact the front office for an application form (or download from the CSEF website www.education.vic.gov.au/csef) to be

returned to the office before 26th February.

IT’S NOT OK TO BE AWAY Please read the attachment by well-known

educator, Michael Grose and the importance of school attendance and punctuality.

Be Respectful, Be a Responsible Learner, Be Honest and Trustworthy Be Caring and Compassionate, Be a Good Citizen

DIARY DATES

FEBRUARY

Mon 8th to Fri 19th Gr. 3 - 6 Swimming Program Tues 9th Early Years Family Picnic at

Jubilee Lake

Tues 23rd 6.30pm School Council Fri 26th

• Gr 3-6 House Swimming Sports • Closing date for CSEF & Conveyance

Allowance MARCH

Tues 8th & Weds 9th Parent/Teacher Interviews

Mon 14th Labour Day

Thurs 24th End of Term 1 (2.30pm finish) APRIL Mon 11th First Day of Term 2. Preps do not attend school on Wednesdays

during Term 1.

Term Dates 2016 Term 1 ends 24th March Term 2 11th April – 24th June Term 3 11th July – 16th September Term 4 3rd October – 20th December

Office Hours : 8.30am to 4.00pm

Students’ School Banking Day : Fridays

Term 1 2016 No. 1 Friday, 5th February, 2016. Current Focus: “Good Manners (Be respectful)

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

Parent Newsletter Week 1 Term 1 • Welcome back • Welcome to all our new families • Welcome to a new staff member • Vale – previous staff member • Very Positive start to 2016 • Student Requisites • 3-6 Swimming Program

Welcome back everyone, I trust you had a lovely break, a delightful Christmas and more recently enjoyed Australia Day Celebrations.

Welcome to all our Preps & new students and their families, I know that the Daylesford PS school community will embrace our new families.

Welcome to Katie Yeung our new staff member, who will be teaching P-2 classes in Performing Arts and taking the Junior Choir. Suzanne Hobson remains with us but in a reduced time fraction. We were saddened to hear the news that Melissa Ray passed away before the New Year, losing her battle to cancer at the age of 29 years. During her illness we were continually amazed at her bravery and her courage, our hearts go out to her fiancée and her family. Melissa taught MiniLIT and a number of classes over several years at DPS and will be truly missed. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the school community for supporting our staggered start this year. The EY testing program has proven to be highly beneficial, the 1:1 time has enabled staff and students to develop a positive relationship and the extensive works completed by the 3-6 staff on student data has allowed for a very dynamic start, whereby allowing all the staff to know where their students are currently positioned both academically, socially and emotionally.

The school has yet again gone to a great deal of trouble to order, purchase, sort and supply a wide range of student requisites to all our classrooms, thereby replacing booklists which parents would otherwise have to fulfill. All student’s have already received some of the these requisites. Statements will be sent out in the near future. We would appreciate payment for this excellent service asap. Please contact Deborah our Business Manager if you would like to orgainse a payment plan. Centre Pay and BPay are available, please contact the office if you are unsure how to utilise these options. Finally, Grade 3-6 parents will have received a permission form and payment summary for the Swimming Program. Extra staff have been put in place to support this program and we are looking forward to the House Swimming Sports on Friday 26th February.Please ensure that permission forms have been returned by Monday 8th and that full payment has occurred by the end of the first week of the program.

Peter Burke

Term 1 2016 No. 1 Friday, 5th February, 2016. Current Focus: “Good Manners (Be respectful)

2016 DPS GRADE LIST Principal Peter Burke Assistant Principal David Garner Prep 0PF Jendy Fry Prep 0PW Kim Wrigley Grade 1 1J Emily Joyce Grade 1 1W Kathy Watt Grade 2 2ST Mellissa Stevens Grade 2 2TW JenniThompson/Emma Wells Grade 3 3C Gill Carron/Nicola Stephens Grade 3 3P AlexParsons/Nicola Stephens Grade 4 4K Andrew Kiellerup Grade 4 4M Karen McHugh Grade 5/6 5/6K Karen Brothers Grade 5/6 5/6P Tom Powell Grade 5/6 5/6S Sarah Bourke

SECOND-HAND UNIFORM SALE we have a large variety of school

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PARENT/CARER VOLUNTEERS TERM 4 2015

FRIDAY SICK BAY WASHING BANKING 5th February Annette Fisher June Cooper

12th February Fiona Torrance Maia Irell

19th February Dianne Rouse June Cooper

26th February Jo Steiner Maia Irell [[[[[[[[[

CANTEEN DUTY 10th February 11th February 12th February

Available via the Canteen – order through your lunch order OR directly through the Canteen. Available only in Black with blue trim. A NEW CANTEEN PRICE LIST WAS DISTRIBUTED AT THE END OF 2015 PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE USING THE PRICES OFF THIS NEW LIST. IF YOU NEED ANOTHER COPY PLEASE PICK ONE UP FROM THE OFFICE. THANKYOU

CANTEEN - HELP ALWAYS NEEDED Please contact our Canteen Manager, Bev Adkins, on

5348 1839 or 0423 357 191 if you can assist. Thank you

PIZZA SAUCE IS NOW USED IN OUR FOCACCIAS - NO NUTS

FREE TO A GOOD HOME – ORGAN (from DPS Music Room). Please contact office if interested.

BOOKCLUB

Book club is an important fundraiser for our school. Every time a family purchases books through Book Club the school receives books for our school library. Over the years Book Club has been operating, hundreds of books have been received and our school library would not be the wonderful resource it is for our children’s learning. Forms were distributed to students this week. The final date for return is Friday 12th February, 2016. Please ensure form has child’s name, and correct money for items ordered enclosed, if returning to the school. Reminder: Parents may also order online via “The Loop”. Any orders via The Loop will be delivered to school in the usual manner.

STUDENT / COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

KELLY MINI SPORTS beginning Saturday 6th Feb. 2016 in the DPS gym, please contact Cameron Drake 0403 908 854

Are you looking for a DRUM’S TEACHER….My name is Alison, I am a passionate drums teacher, having played since 6 y.o. with honours in grade 8 drumset and past teaching experience. Flexible lessons available – for more info or resume please contact : alisonjane14@hotmail.com *First lesson free; *30min lesson $30; *All ages Welcome

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Term 1 2016 No. 1 Friday, 5th February, 2016. Current Focus: “Good Manners (Be respectful)

NET-SET-GO & AUSKICK 2016 ….Katherine Myles NetSetGo Co-ordinator for the Trentham district, and Daniel Lendrec (Auskick Co-ordinator) are running both programs at the Trentham District Primary School in the First Term of 2016. We both have a passion for sport and believe that it is important to get children involved with sport at a young age to develop lifelong skills as well as friendships. Both programs are run for 8 weeks and are recommended for the ages between 5 - 10 but we encourage all ages from 5 – 12 years old. At this stage we are looking at having a Registration / BBQ at the Trentham Sportsground on Friday 5th February 2016 at 6:00pm and plan to kick off the 8 weeks on Friday 12th February at 4:30pm. For further information please contact 0435 715 209.

Calling all UNICYCLISTS! How about we enter a unity of unicyclists into the Ballarat cycle classic (above) on Sunday Feb 21??!! There is a 2.5 hr lake relay which could work well for unicyclists of different levels. We try to do as many laps of Ballarat lake as we can. Daylesford sprung circus kids are already on board but I know there are many more riders in these parts! Please respond soon if you or your child would like to take part! And pass this on to anyone you think could be interested too! (Contact: Mara Macs - 0477499342)

Leap into Dance and Drama! Classes now starting for Term 1, 2016 for pre-school, primary, secondary kids & adults. Creative Dance, Drama, Ballet, Boys' Dance, Adult & Child, Contemporary Dance, Adult Creative Dance, & Studio Hire. Enrol online at: www.insideoutdancetheatre.com.au Enquiries: 0417 592 522 or jo@insideoutdancetheatre.com.au Factory 2 / 39 East St, Daylesford

Foster carers from all walks of life and diverse backgrounds are urgently needed. There is a huge demand for Foster Carers in our region. Often meeting the demand for children needing care is not attainable. If you have ever considered being a foster carer, now is the time. Please consider taking up the challenge of Foster Care in an emergency, respite, short or long term capacity. Contact Di Walker or Glenn Licheni at CAFS Ballarat on 53373333 for information on becoming a foster carer.

Put down your screen and really connect with the world in 2016!

Hosting an overseas exchange student allows families to gain insight into another culture and way of living, without leaving the comfort of their own home. WEP host families live all around eastern Australia. Host families can come in any shape or form, but they all share a desire to learn more about other peoples and cultures! To request further information, please submit an enquiry on our website, https://wep.org.au/host/ or email us at info@wep.org.au.