Term 2 Week 6 - 30th May 2017

“Excellence through quality teaching and parental involvement in a caring environment”

Dubbo South Public School Respect, Care, Cooperation & Responsibility

Important Dates

Wednesday 31st May Japanese Drumming show

75th Year Celebrations Meeting 3.30pm in The Shed

Friday 2nd June K-6 Assembly and Reconciliation Week

Awards Wednesday 7th June

Dubbo and District Cross Country Boys and Girls Touch Gala Day

Thursday 8th June Pirate Day

Friday 9th June Colour Fun Run

From Sharon’s desk

Dubbo Show saw a celebration of our students work. A great effort by all staff and of course our clever students who displayed some lovely artworks I trust that all enjoyed the displays. Our Kindergarten students thoroughly enjoyed their first excursion to the Dubbo Show. (photos and stories next week) Congratulations to the Rugby 7’s team. What a fantastic effort. The boys showed great spirit and sportsmanship to take out the finals. They will now play the next round in Sydney. Another win yesterday to the boys rugby team in the Brian Palmer Shield. They stepped up to take out the final and will play in the next round. Thanks to Mr De Lyall for his great coaching skills. Well done to all the Cross Country competitors who ran at Lady Cutler Oval last Thursday. Congratulations to those who were successful and have now qualified to run at the District Cross Country to be held at the Geurie Racecourse next Wednesday. Reconciliation Week will be recognised and acknowledged this Friday at a school assembly 1.50pm. Students will talk and present information to all of the school about the significance of the week. Beginning last Friday with Sorry Day and ending this Friday in recognition of Reconciliation.

Apologies for any inconvenience caused to parents however, we have renovations currently being carried out in the school office. I have planned for a larger front office foyer to allow community and parents to wait in a little more space and comfort. It is the front of our school and important to be open, welcoming and practical. Thank you for your understanding. Music and Band Program has been struggling lately. We commenced with a strong commitment from parents and students however, for a variety of reasons, payment for tuition has been very slow coming into the school. Mr Screen our music instructor, is a highly qualified and successful musician and conductor who has been leading the tutoring of band, African drumming and recorder. Parents have been contacted and followed up by staff seeking outstanding payments. Sadly due to the lack of response all music programs delivered by Mr Screen will be terminated at the end of this term. I am requesting that all payments be finalised by the end of this term. My apologies to those parents and students who contribute regularly. Individual lessons may still be supplied by Mr Screen. A huge thank you to Mrs Anette Geering for her coordination of the program and to Mrs Lindy Blekemore for the administration and of course Mr Screen. We have

appreciated your talents and passion. Have a good week. Sharon Murray, Principal.

Fitzroy St, Dubbo NSW, 2830 Ph: 6882 2529 Fax: 6882 4196

Email: dubbosouth-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: www.dubbosouth-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Japanese Drumming Show When: Tomorrow Wednesday 31st May

Where: School Hall Cost: $4.50

Don’t miss out!!!!! Money to class teachers tomorrow an

permission notes please!

e-books There are over a thousand e-books that students can access free from our school subscription. Download the app for tablets. Use your child’s school username and password. There is a link on the school website.

Multi-use Library: The library is open each

morning from 9.00 until just before the bell.

Students come to the library to read, draw, chat, use computers and play with the construction toys. There are always a few students borrowing as well. We had some different faces in last week. Matthew, Josh, Riley, Declan and Ethan. When the weather is cold the library becomes a very popular place. It is great to see so many students enjoying our facilities. Sue Buttrey, Teacher Librarian

War on Waste Stages 1, 2 and 3 have the fantastic opportunity to view the documentary “War on Waste” rated PG to support our PBL expectations of respect, care, cooperation and responsibility. It highlights the responsibility we all have towards our environment and importance of working together in making a difference to protect our precious planet at both a personal, local, national and global level. Through this learning experience it is hoped that children will become more aware of the role they have to play at both home and school, as well as the power of working together to make a positive change as part of a group. Please return the permission note that was sent home last week to your child’s teacher. If you need another note please see Mrs Prince. Mrs Alexandra Prince

GET THOSE PERMISSION NOTES IN!

MC News Riding for the Disabled began last week and will continue throughout Term 2 and 3. This year we have 13 students attending this program. For most of these students it is the first time that they have been on a horse and are enjoying this experience. The students get to interact socially with the volunteers as they play various games that are designed to improve gross motor skills. We are very lucky to have a wonderful parent volunteer, Kathy Hewison, who is providing transport for the students to attend every week.

Kinder Assembly this Friday 2:45pm in Kinder Purple Room All parents and carers welcome

Dubbo Eisteddfod Our students are busy preparing for the Dubbo Eisteddfod. We have entries in choir, telephone conversations, percussion, band and dance. Please return your permission notes ASAP. A reminder that full winter uniform is required for all ensembles (including black/shoes) unless otherwise stated on the permission note. Thursday 1st June

Primary Choir Depart school 11.30am

Friday 2nd June Infants Choir—2L and 2 H

Depart school 11.30am Wednesday 5th June

Telephone Conversations with 5/6S Depart school 9.10am

Thursday 8th June Dance Sections

Pirate Day The SRC are supporting the charity “Childhood Cancer Research”. Please dress as a pirate on the day and bring a gold coin to donate to this worthy cause.

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Hockey

On the 25th of May Dubbo South Public School vs Orana Heights Public School in PSSA Knockout Hockey. A 13 boy team represented South. Cooper Giddings opened the scoring making it 1-0 .Then followed it up with another goal making it 2-0 at halftime. Orana scored early in the second half before Charlie Tink scored. Orana snuck in a final goal right on the buzzer making the final score 3-2. Moving on to round 2, the boys will go against Wellington Public on the 1st of June. Written by Robbie Pollock and Leland Ross

Rugby 7’s Last Wednesday the 24th May Senior Boys Rugby 7s team travelled to Orange to play in the regional finals. We had a very successful day with 4 wins in the pool games. We then played the final against Holy Trinity Bathurst and won 4-3. We will now travel to Sydney to play at Kings College at the end of this term. Thanks to parents who assisted with travel and we look forward to our next challenge.

School Colour Fun Run—Friday 9th June Everyone should have received a sponsorship form, consent form and information regarding the colour fun run last week. The fun run is to be held Friday 9th June. Start collecting your sponsors! This is a major fundraiser for 2017 as well as a great way to promote physical activity and healthy lifestyle choices. More forms are available from the school office. Please consider signing up for the online fundraising. As a guide, the sponsorship is for the completion of the run (not per lap).

HAPPY FUNDRAISING

PBL

P&C News Mothers Day Stall Thank you to all students for sup-porting the Mothers Day stall this year. The stall raised $1,989, a great effort!!!

Next P&C Meeting will be Wednesday 7th June 75 Years Celebration

Claim the Date

75th Anniversary Dinner Dubbo RSL 14th October

Cost: $65 Includes a delicious 4 course meal, lucky door prizes, guest speakers and Mystery Wall of Wine. Tickets for this event can be purchased on 123tix.com.au

Next Meeting will be held Wednesday 31st May, 3:30pm in the Shed

Canteen Roster

Wednesday $5 Special: Butter Chicken, Poppa & Popcorn

Respect, Care, Cooperation & Responsibility

Wednesday 31st May Beverley Meyer

Thursday 1st June Gillian Taylor

Friday 2nd June Rebecca McMillan

Monday 3rd June Fiona Quinn

Tuesday 4th June Kendall Stone

PBL Expectations Fitzroy St Playground Rules

Respect

Share the area with others

Give way to parents and visitors Responsibility

Ball games are for recess, lunch and afternoon breaks only

Play on the play equipment safely

Grass area and soft fall are for quiet play

Report problems to the teacher on duty promptly

Care

Seats are for sitting

Use and return equipment safely

Place rubbish in the bins

Hats to be worn

Walk on the paths Cooperation

Listen to the teacher on duty

Move to class lines immediately after the bell

Play by the rules

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District Cross Country Team Congratulations to all participants in the Dubbo South Cross Country Trials. It was a beautiful day for the run! The follow-

ing students will be progressing to the Dubbo District Trials at Geurie next Wednesday:

Lakeah Nolan, Mia Cudmore, Matlida Medlin, Millie Sutcliffe, Nate Ross, Kobie Couley, Kobi Auld, Logan Johnson., Stella

Maroulis, Ollie Druitt, Indiana Hardisty, Ella Bowen, Brodie Easey, Denim Auld, Kyan Green, Lachlan Ney, Bella auld, Yara

P{etrova, Molly Quilty, Molly Brown, Bailey Auld, Jack Szymkow, Zac Miller, Tristam Waters, Rome Toomey, Jessica Hall,

Emerson Bruce, Nakeisha Dennis, Georgia Cudmore, Lucas Doole, Daniel Chandler, Sean McCabe, Will Cuthill.