Dumbleyung Primary School

Dear Parents/Carers and Community Members,

Our last newsletter of Semester 1! I know we all say it, but how fast is this year going?! The

teachers and I are in the midst of finalising reports ready for them to be distributed to parents next

week. It has been such a pleasure being able to participate in the growth and development of our

little people over the semester. We are such a lucky community to have these exceptional young

people coming through. Students will return for Term 3 on Tuesday, 20 July.

Next semester will see some changes to class structures, particularly in the Junior Room.

Mrs Laura Bartram is taking her well-deserved Long Service Leave and Mrs Kellie MacNicol has

resigned to take up a permanent position with the School of Special Education Needs: Medical and

Mental Health. On behalf of the staff, school community and especially the students, I wish to thank

her for her excellent service to Dumbleyung Primary School and wish her all the best on this new

chapter. Thank you and best wishes also to Miss Emily Main, our Education Assistant for Semester

1 who commences her new position in a highly-regarded Pilbara school next term. Your bright

nature will be missed on Fridays. Also, thanks go to Mrs Michelle Smith who has been working on

Fridays for this term in the Junior Room as an Education Assistant. More details about next

semester’s staffing arrangements will be emailed directly to parents when it is finalised.

Of course, last Friday was the Dumbleyung Speech, Drama and Arts Festival. With the addition of

another school it ran a bit longer than normal, despite our best efforts but overall it was a great day.

Dumbleyung took out The Highest Achieving School award, thanks in no small part to Miss Hughes

work in preparing the students and or course, the students themselves. A huge thank you to

Michele Brown for stepping in as Adjudicator and our scribes, Julie Justins and Jenny Williams.

Thank you to Tamara Bartram and Dave Stephens for all your behind-the-scenes work and to the

P&C for an amazing catering spread that ran like clockwork! If you have any feedback on the event,

we would love to hear it.

Our School Volunteer, Mrs Graziella Weller, had her last day with the students yesterday. Our

sincerest thanks go to her for the numerous hours she spent helping the students with their

decoding and reading

fluency. She will be missed

but we wish her all the best.

Next Thursday we will be

having our NAIDOC

morning followed by the

Cross Country at 12pm.

Please feel free to pop

down to watch the Cross

Country. We will then have

a sausage sizzle or toasted

sandwich lunch break and

a presentation Assembly

after that.

Kind regards

Jennifer McCarthy

Principal

Number 9 24 June 2021

Email: dumbleyung.ps@education.wa.edu.au Web site: www.dumbleyungps.wa.edu.au

Dates to remember:

Term 2 22/29 June Cross Country Practice 1 July NAIDOC Cross Country 12.00 followed by Lunch-Sausage Sizzle Assembly 2 July Last day of Term 2 TERM 3 19 July SDD 20 July Students return 9 September School Photos

Highest Achieving School Winners: Dumbleyung PS Jen McCarthy, Michele Brown, Jasmine Cronin, Flynn Bartram

The Dumbleyung Speech, Drama and Art Festival 2021

Students from nine schools participated in the Dumbleyung Speech, Drama and Art Festival for 2021. There were six categories that students could take part in over the day and three Art categories that were judged prior to the event commencing, by Mrs Patricia Holmes. The following is a summary of student Winners and Highly Commended from each category.

Spectators and competitors were also asked to vote for their favourite piece of Art work for Iconic Australia and the Popular Choice award went to Flynn Bartram—Dumbleyung PS. A final award was given to the Highest Scoring School over the day and the prestigious award this year went to Dumbleyung Primary School.

The Dumbleyung Speech, Drama and Art Festival Committee would like to sincerely thank our adjudicator, Mrs Michele Brown for all the hard work she did over the days adjudicating. A big thank you also to Mrs Jennifer Williams who travels from Albany for our event and Mrs Julie Justins for scribing the Adjudicator’s comments and Mrs Ylana Shepherd for the lovey flower arrangements and bouquets.

Sincere thanks to the parents, staff and teachers from the various schools who helped to prepare the performers for the day, the Dumbleyung P&C for the great morning tea and lunches and the Dumbleyung Shire for all their contributions leading up to the day. Finally, thanks go to all of our competitors. We look forward to seeing everyone again in 2022.

Section Highly Commended Winner

Art – Drawing Sheree Duckworth—Lake Grace Phil Adams—Kukerin Flynn Bartram—Dumbleyung

Lexi Ward—Dumbleyung PS

Art – Painting Matilda Ditchburn—Kukerin Cindy Sar Dren Ler—St Patrick’s Jasmine Cronin—Dumbleyung Ella Gooding—Lake Grace

Grace Penny—Lake Grace DHS

Art – Mixed Media Ella Gooding—Lake Grace Alexis Jury—Nyabing Dakota Bielby—Nyabing Joseph Crosby—Nyabing Xavier Nenke—Kukerin

Grace Collins—Nyabing PS

Year 3/4 Humorous Poetry

Alana Biju Nair—Gnowangerup DHS Grace Collins—Nyabing Joseph Crosby—Nyabing

Bridie Bartram—Dumbleyung PS

Year 3/4 Australiana Poetry

Isabelle Dennis—Broomehill Abbie Smith—Dumbleyung Isla Patterson—Gnowangerup DHS

Cleo Ward—Dumbleyung PS

Year 5/6 Australiana Poetry

Angie Sebastian—Kukerin Katelyn Ferry—Nyabing Charlie Hobley—Nyabing

Lila Cowcher—Williams PS

Year 5/6 Humorous Poetry

Spencer Johnston—Nyabing Willow Smoker—Kulin DHS Kyaw Thant—St Patrick’s Jason Carter—Broomehill Jasmine Cronin—Dumbleyung

Evita Rumble—Gnowangerup DHS

Year 3-6 Group Mime

Ivy Hitsert, Evita Rumble, Zoe Letter—Gnowangerup DHS Abbie Smith, Bridie Bartram, Cleo Ward—Dumbleyung Charlie Hobley, Spencer Johnston, Katelyn Ferry, Tiarna Clifford—Nyabing Tristan Harris Alexi Jury, Sophie Adams—Nyabing Kurtis Ramm, Isobel Cooper, Dakota Bielby, Lauren Palmer—Nyabing

Flynn Bartram, Jasmine Cronin, Lexi Ward, Estella Scally—Dumbleyung PS

Year 3-6 Choral Speaking

Elsie Ford, Evie MacNamara, Gretel Tinley, Jacinta Price, Georgia Willcocks—Williams Grace Penney, Sheree Duckworth, Hope Lankford—Lake Grace DHS Isobel Cooper, Charlie Hobley, Tiarna Clifford, Alexis Jury, Joseph Crosby—Nyabing Lexi Ward, Jasmine Cronin, Estella Scally, Flynn Bartram—Dumbleyung

Isabel Doney, Matilda Ditchburn, Katie Gray, Angie Sebastian, Xavier Nenke, Mitchell Matthews, Lily Hall, Ben Adams—Kukerin

These students have done some amazing work this fortnight and

we are proud to showcase their achievements.

By Braedlee & Lara

By Abbie, Bridie, Cleo and Estella

By Flynn, Jasmine and Lexi

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday SAT SUN

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20 Kindy

21 22 Kindy ANZAC Assembly 2.30

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2 26 ANZAC Day PH

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28 29 Kindy Newsletter

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26 Hockey with Rodney Rocket

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30 1 Jul Kindy 1. NAIDOC 2. Cross Country 12.00 followed by 3. Lunch Sausage Sizzle 4. Assembly

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Dumbleyung Primary School Term 2 – 2021

Communication Details Please use the below details to text or call regarding absentees or messages. Mobile: 0455 051 698 (8am—4pm) Tel: (08) 98634068 (8am—4pm) Email: dumbleyung.ps@education.wa.edu.au (anytime)

Mrs Graziella Weller and Edward