Dundurrabin Public School Newsletter Term 1, Week 11, 2023

Principal's Message

Thank you for joining us for our Harmony Day lunch on Friday. It was a pleasure to welcome so many families and community friends to our school to celebrate Australia's cultural diversity over a Middle Eastern themed luncheon. We enjoyed an impressive menu prepared by our students, using fresh ingredients from our school gardens. Thank you to Mrs Sangster and Katherine for their planning and preparation of such a delicious treat.

I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the support given to our students by the Dorrigo Rotary Club and Dorrigo Lions Club. Their recent generosity in supporting our students is greatly appreciated. 

Wishing all families a Happy Easter and enjoyable holiday break. 

Leah Keough

Every Day Counts

Fortnightly Awards

Term 1 - Week 11

K - 2 Class

Kai Chambeyron for enthusiasm amd curiosity towards learning.

3-4 Class

Hunter McGuire for demonstrating a growth mindset and positivity toward learning.

5-6 Class

Nikita Cheers for impressive mathematical reasoning.

Holiday Dates

The last day for Term 1 is this Thursday 6 April 2023. Staff will return on Monday 24 April for a School Development Day and students will return on Wednesday 26 April (after ANZAC Day).

We hope all families have a relaxed and safe holiday break. See you all back at school well rested for Term 2. Enjoy your Easter and have a happy and safe holiday!

Term 1 Assembly

Thank you for joining us for our Term 1 Assembly this afternoon. It was a great afternoon sharing our term of learning with parents and friends.

Parents Verse Students Volleyball

Congratulations to the parents on their win this afternoon. Some great volleyball talent on show. Look out for Term 2!

Harmony Day

Thank you to all our wonderful parents, carers, families and community members who joined us for a magnificent Middle Eastern Feast last Friday to celebrate Harmony Day.

Katherine, staff and students are to be congratulated on their wonderful effort in preparing and cooking such a glorious feast for everyone to enjoy.

Ride 2 School Day - Tomorrow

Due to the weather last week , Ride 2 School Day was postponed. We will now be participating in Ride2School activities tomorrow, Tuesday 4 April. 

Stage 3 Movie 'Wonder'

Year 5 and 6 will be watching 'Wonder' as a recap of their focus text this term. The movie is rated PG. If you would prefer for you child to not view this movie please contact Mrs Keough at school. 

"Dylan Edwards" Legends 7 League Tag Gala Day

We had a great day at the Dylan Edwards League 7's Gala Day at Bellingen last Thursday. Teamwork, cooperation and lots of fun! A great day out for the league gala. Thank you to Dorrigo PS for partnering with us.

Vegetable Week & The Big Vegie Crunch

Our K-2 class crunched and munched together last Thursday at 10am in an effort to help break the record for Australia's biggest vegie crunch. Look at our impressive vegie rainbow!

Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden News

Week 9

The wet weather meant that we had an indoor gardening lesson this week. We investigated a variety of plant labels and then designed our own plant labels which will be created next time we have rain on a Friday. We harvested zucchinis, tomatoes, carrots, shallots, bok choy, herbs and eggs. In the kitchen we cooked home-made egg noodles, simple soy and vegetable sauce, bok choy Chinese omlette and hot cross buns for Easter.

Cooking Award: Talia Shipman for maturity and growth in the kitchen.

Week 10

No gardening this week as we were preparing our Harmony Day Middle Eastern Feast. We harvested parsnips, carrots, shallots, tomatoes, capsicums, thyme, coriander, cucumbers, oregano and mint which were used in some of the recipes. It was a big day in the kitchen this week with lots of different Middle Eastern dishes for Harmony Day. The meals that we cooked were Falafel,  Vegetable Tagine, Egyptian Muttabel, Lamb Kofta, Israeli Slaw, Mejadra, Fattoush, Pilaf, Tabbouleh, Baba Ganoush, Pita Chips, Labneh, Spicy Carrot Salad, ManakishZa’atar, Halva and Maamoul.

WIRES Visit

On Harmony Day, we welcomed a visit from Jamilla- our local WIRES carer.

Jamilla brought with her an endangered squirrel glider to show us all. He was very cute! While visiting us, Jamilla wanted the students to name the squirrel glider and thanks to Jaxon's fantastic suggestion, he is now named Clyde.

Students and visitors all got to get up close to Clyde and give him a gentle pat. It was a wonderful experience. Thank you, Jamilla.

ANZAC Day March

Dorrigo RSL Sub-Branch ANZAC Day 2023

ANZAC Day is Tuesday 25 April, which falls at the end of the school holidays. Students are invited to attend the 11:00am March and Wreath Laying Service. We will assemble at the front of Dorrigo RSL Club at 10.40am, ready for step off at 11.00am. Mrs Keough will march with our students. Young marchers are encouraged to wear their families’ medals and decorations. Parental transport and supervision before and after marching is required. To look our best, full school uniform (school sports shirt) and navy hat must be worn. Please return the consent note to indicate if your child/ren will be attending.

Year 6 Leaders Morning Tea

A letter was sent home with our Year 6 School Captains inviting them to attend a School Leaders Morning Tea on Wednesday 19 April at 10am at Grafton District Services Club. This is the last Wednesday of the school holidays. The guest speaker will be Cate McQuillen, who is the Emmy award winner writer and director of dirtgirl world, compost rocks and get grubby TV.

Parental transport and supervision is needed for this excursion as no teachers will be attending.

Please ensure you RSVP by Friday 14 April or sooner to Kevin Hogan’s Office on 6621 4044 or email kevin.hogan.mp@aph.gov.au

Preschool Afternoons

Please come along and join us for our Term 2 preschool afternoons on Wednesday 17 May and Wednesday 14 June from 1.30pm to 3.15pm.

School Information

2023 Learning Contributions 

Learning Contribution fees for 2023 remain the same - $30.00 for the costs of student items provided by our school and $40.00 towards SAKG program which has ongoing costs each week, such as cooking ingredients, seeds and seedlings. Families can use their child/ren's flood funding to pay the SAKG subject fees if you chose. Please let Melissa know if this is what you wish to do. Thank you to the families that have already let us know.

Stewart House Donation Drive

Stewart House Donation Drive envelopes were sent home previously. To enter the draw for the prize there is a $2.00 minimum donation.

The winning entry is a $4000 family hoilday gift voucher to the destination of your choice. The winner will be contacted by telephone and email.

Please have your money and envelopes (with details filled out) back at school by tomorrow.

Daylight Saving - Ended

Daylight Saving Ended – Last Sunday 2 April

Daylight Saving finished yesterday, Sunday 2 April 2023. At 3:00am clocks needed to be turned backward 1 hour to 2:00am.

P&C News and Community News

P&C Easter Treats Raffle

Congratulations to our Easter raffle winners - Mrs Keough, Charlie McGuire, Leanne Sinclair, Katherine Sangster, Robyn Coombe, Wayne Tompkins, Di Freeman, Amber Baff, James Lean, Bailey Freeman and Gail Young.

Thank you to everyone who donated to the raffle to help make it a success.

P&C Meeting

Our next P&C meeting will be Monday 8 May, time to be confirmed. We would like to have as many people as possible attend.

This is a wonderful opportunity to find out about and get involved with what is happening within the school. Please come along, share a cuppa and enjoy a relaxed and friendly gathering.

Holiday Activities