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Dorset Primary School Diary Dates
Friday 26th October: French Day Grade - 3 to 6 Healesville Sanctuary - Gr 1 & 2
Monday 5th November: Curriculum Day - Pupil Free Day
Tuesday 6th November: Melbourne Cup - Public Holiday
Friday 9th November: Grade 2 Sleepover
Monday 19th - Friday 23rd November: Grade Prep - 2 Swimming Program
Monday 26th - Friday 30th November: Grade 3 to 6 Swimming Program
Wednesday 5th December: Book Selling Day
Tuesday 18th December: Grade 6 Graduation
Friday 21st December: Last Day of Term 4
Date: Thursday 25th October 2012
Issue No: 30
NOTICES SENT HOME
Notice Sent Home Recipient Date
Healesville Sanctuary Gr 1 & 2 8th Oct
Cooking Gr 1 & 2 8th Oct
Gr 6 Jacket 2013 Gr 5 8th Oct
Graduation News Gr 6 10th Oct
Swimming Whole School 12th Oct
Grade 2 Sleepover Gr 2 17th Oct
DATE CHANGE
The Grade 2 Sleepover will be held on Friday 9th of November NOT Friday 16th of November
Preps Visit Healesville Sanctuary
Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden News
• Can you believe we are halfway through Spring already. The vegetable garden is really taking off
with lots of plantings of radish, tomato, carrots,
beans and peas. Anna is doing a great job and the children are loving learning about growing all sorts
of vegetables. The Garden Club is a real hit. • Lil and the children will be harvesting lettuce,
celery, beetroot, spring onions, broad beans and
silver beet. Have a look at Lil’s fab recipes from term 3 on our website for some great ideas and
take the challenge of trying a recipe at home with your son or daughter. You might like to think about
joining in on one of Lil’s great cooking sessions. We are starting up a Friends of the Garden Group
(FOGG) and plan to meet once a month on a Wednesday evening or as suits all those interested.
(Talk to Anna or Chris if interested). Finally, if anyone has any limes or lemons to donate
to the kitchen it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks Chris
Birthdays
Student of the Week
Zahra Easton Bonnie Haworth Hooker Eboni Rowe Flynn Davies Keneesha Walker Brian Mackie Emily Johnson Matthias Braun Mikayla Mackintosh Mikaela Haw Anthony Whitehead Zander Cunningham Riley Wilkins Kate Heriot
Josh Dingley Summah Dibble Brendan Ford Renee Haw Tate Hammond Brooke Winter Cooper Calderwood Tahlia Rowe Chantelle Jenkins Kira Giles Rhubee Spataro Ainslie Heriot Sergey Metlenko
Bradley Trapani Sienna Fiore Tori Du Buisson Perrine Sheridan Rancie Abby Holness Angel Papworth Sam Pachacz Ned McKenna
CANTEEN
Helpers Needed in the Canteen
Wednesday 14th November 9-10am
1-2pm 2 helpers
Friday 16th November 9-10am
1-2pm 2 helpers
Wednesday 21st November 9-10am
1-2pm 2 helpers
Friday 23rd November 9-10am
1-2pm 2 helpers
Friday 30th November 9-10am
1-2pm 2 helpers
Please phone 0412 144 974 if you can help.
Thanks Lynel
POPPY’S FOR SALE
Poppy’s, wrist bands, bag tags and badges are
currently for sale.
$1.00 Poppy $2.00 Badge
$3.00 Wrist Bands $4.00 Bag Tag
$5.00 Badge $10.00 Badge
Students will be visiting the classrooms
daily selling these items.
The apple man will be here this Friday 26/10/12
Approx. 5.5kg bags.
Fuji $10.00
Royal Gala $10.00
Gold Delicious $ 8.00
Green Pears $ 8.00
Granny Smith $ 8.00
Pink Lady $10.00
Please place orders along with payment at the office
by Friday morning.
Dorset Primary School results in the Australian Mathematics Competition 2012
The results of the 35th annual Australian Mathematics Competition held on 2nd August in primary and secondary school are now available. Hundreds and thousands of students from over 40 countries entered. Dorset Primary School entered 35 students. 1 obtained a Distinction, 11 achieved a Credit and 10 received a Proficiency Certificate. All other students who competed will receive a Certificate of Participation and every entrant is provided with an individual performance report. Congratulations to all.
Zone Athletic Results
Last Thursday Dorset had 8 children compete in the
regional athletics championships.
Congratulations to these children who managed to
qualify for this high level competition. This was a great
achievement.
Results – The girls 12/13 yr relay team (Patience
Amartey, Renee Haw, Bella Koikas and Chloe Batty)
came 4th in their heat. Many thanks again to Chloe
Batty who this time ran in Samantha Olsen’s place.
Unfortunately Samantha Olsen also missed competing
in the 200m and the 800m due to a leg injury.
- Samantha Triangelo came 3rd in the high jump
- Georgi Clarke came 6th in the high jump
- Thomas Sheridan continued to have great success
winning both the 1500m and the 800m events. Thomas
will now compete in the State competition next week.
This has been an outstanding achievement. We wish
Thomas luck and success in this competition.
BAT TENNIS RESULTS
Last week the Dorset Summer bat tennis team played
against Great Ryrie (winners of the Ringwood Nth
district). The competition was very tight and of a very
high standard. I was also particularly pleased with the
way that our children conducted themselves in respect
to sportsmanship.
Results - Dorset 3 sets, 38 games – Great Ryrie 3 sets,
46 games.
Congratulations to our team for their achievements over
the year.
Team members - James Heriot, Jackson McNicol,
Adam Alpert, Fion Stevenson, Gideon Davidson,
Riley McNicol, Jing Wu, Gillian O’Connor,
Daniel Rose’Meyer, Jin Rong Jiao and
Bailey Calderwood
French
Day at
Dorset
Industrial Action - Thursday 25th October
Thank you for your overwhelming support of the stop work action today.
You have supported the staff 100% in their industrial action.
Let’s hope a satisfactory outcome will be achieved in the very near future!
Grade Placement 2013
Plans for the 2013 school year are well advanced with Prep enrolments being finalised, budgets and
booklists prepared, supplied, ordered and grade lists completed. Placement of children in classes for
2013 will be considered in November/December. This is a complex process involving much time and
consideration by teachers to ensure children are placed in the most appropriate class settings. School
policy is such that the ultimate aim is to establish balanced classes throughout the school, balanced in the
sense that numbers of children in classes should be uniform and that a variety of abilities, interests, and
needs of students be similar. Criteria to be considered by teachers are age, academic ability, siblings,
friendship groups, behavioural and emotional factors. As usual, I am inviting parents who have concerns
regarding the placement of their child for the new year with particular reference to the above criteria, to
forward to myself, in writing, their views on this matter for consideration. Every effort will be taken to
accommodate genuine and substantial concerns, BUT UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE WILL
PARTICULAR REQUESTS FOR INDIVIDUAL TEACHERS BE CONSIDERED. Please note that
requests for consideration will be accepted only until Friday November 9th. Classes for 2013 and
teachers, where known will be distributed with the December report on Friday December 14th.
Curriculum Day - Monday 5th November
Just a reminder that Monday 5th November, the day before Melbourne Cup is a pupil free day. No
children will be required at school on that day.
School will recommence on Wednesday 7th November at 9.00 am.
Grade 2 Sleepover
This will take place on Friday 9th November.
Thank you to the many staff and parents who will be involved in this great activity.
Prep 2013 Transition
This program is well underway and its great to see the great number of new students coming to our
school. Thank you to the prep staff for all their hard work - I know our new preps will settle in very well
next year.
Grade Structure 2013
Work has begun on the structure for next year. This will be put into the newsletter when finalised by the
staff.
Notebook Evening - Wednesday 24th October
Thank you Justin Mackay, school councillors and staff who organised last nights meeting.
Great questions and discussions occurred. How exciting for our children to have access to notebooks
and the great outcomes which will follow.
A happy and productive week at Dorset.
I’ve been happy with the behaviour in the school. Well done girls and boys.
Regards,
John Jacobs Principal