Dundurrabin Public School Newsletter Term 3, Week 2, 2023

Principal's Message

A pleasing start to the term last week with students returning refreshed and eager for the weeks ahead. We have an exciting line up of learning activities planned including, a Taronga Zoomobile visit, Stage 3 Sydney excursion, mushroom growing, athletics carnivals and the commencement of our transition program for children starting school in 2024.

We would like your feedback please. Last week all families should have received a survey link via email. We are keen to gather your feedback on the student reports sent home at the end of Term 2. Please complete this very short survey to assist us in preparing reports that clearly outline student progress, strengths and goals for parents.

Three-way parent/teacher/student interviews will take place in Week 4. I encourage all families to book a time to speak with us about their child's learning strengths and goals.

This week I would like to acknowledge the Dorrigo CWA for their recent donation of fleece lap blankets. A soft and cozy addition to our reading corners. Thank you!

Leah Keough

Every Day Counts

What's on for Term 3

• Tuesday 25 July - District Athletic Carnival - Bellingen HS
• Thursday 27 July - Kindergarten Transition - 1.30pm to 3.15pm
• Thursday 27 July - Yr 5-6 Sydney Excursion Parent information Session - Dorrigo PS at 3pm 
• Monday 31 July - Taronga Mobile Zoo Visit
• Monday 31 July - P&C Meeting - 4pm
• Monday 7, Wednesday 9 & Thursday 1o August-Parent/Teacher Interviews-3.15pm to 4.15pm
• Wednesday 9 August - Preschoolers Afternoon - 1.30pm to 3.15pm
• Thursday 10 August - Kindergarten Transition - 1.30pm to 3.15pm
• Monday 21 August to Friday 25 August - Yr 5 & 6 Sydney Excursion
• Thursday 24 August - Kindergarten Transition - 1.30pm to 3.15pm
• Date TBA in August - Book Week Parade 
• Monday 4 September - P&C Meeting - 4pm
• Wednesday 6 September - Preschoolers Afternoon - 1.30pm to 3.15pm
• Thursday 7 September - Kindergarten Transition - 11.20am to 3.15pm
• Tuesday 19 September - School Photos
• Thursday 21 September - Kindergarten Transition - 11.20am to 3.15pm
• Thursday 21 September - Term 3 Assembly & Adults 'v' Students Sport - 2pm

Consent Notes to be Returned

• Parent / Teacher/ Student Interview Times - Note 
• $2.00 NAIDOC Day Bus Cost - if your child has not already paid 
  

Fortnightly Awards

Term 3 - Week 2

K - 2 Class

Carter Freeman for excellent application in spelling and reading.

3-4 Class

Bailey Freeman for outstanding effort in Maths warm up.

5-6 Class

Nikita Cheers for persistance in all learning areas.

Term 2 Assembly

Thank you for visiting for our end of term Assembly. K-2 shared some of their language learning by singing 'Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes' in Gumbaynggirr and 3-6 demonstrated their fantastic drumming skills on the djembe drums. Our Year 6 Captains, Lucy and Quill spoke fluently and with clarity while conducting the assembly. Congratulations to all award recipients.

Thank you to our parents who participated in the athletic relay events with our students following the assembly. Great fun was had by all.

Congratulations to the students who triumphed on the day - winning 2 to 1. That now puts parents and students in a tied position of 1 to 1. Our Term 3 sports afternoon will be the decider!

NAIDOC Day on the Plateau

K-1 Recount

We went to the High School on the big bus for NAIDOC Day. First we lined up in mobs with kids from other schools. Each mob had an animal or insect name. Then we saw three flags raised and we put our decorated hands in the grass. We got to walk in the smoke and had fruit.

Each group did four activities. These included painting, indigenous games, bush tucker and damper making. The older groups did different activities to us.

At recess and lunchtime we got to play at the soccer field. We got a hot sausage sandwich. It was fantastic and a super fun day!

Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden News

Week 10 - Term 2

This week we continued to work on our unique garden designs. We harvested eggs, herbs, daikon, carrots and silverbeet.

In the kitchen we made sandwiches for lunch as well as special toppings for our attendance award. These included warm caramel sauce, warm chocolate fudge sauce, tuiles, little meringues and our very own homemade sprinkles which we put on our ice-cream sundaes.

Week 1 - Term 3

Last week as small group of students were productive in the garden. We planted two lots of broad beans and some snap peas. We harvested eggs (amazing hard working chooks), silverbeet, parsnips, leeks, kale, shallots and herbs.

In the kitchen we cooked vegetable soup with crusty french-style bread rolls, mixed vegetable fritters and a moist lemon cake for dessert.

Cooking Award: Congratulations to Tom Duckett for doing an exemplary job in the kitchen.

Mushroom Growing

5/6 has put together their two mushroom kits and are ready to embark on their mushroom learning. Watch this space.

District Athletics Carnival

Congratulations to Lucy Tyler and Quill Pankhurst who have qualified for the next level of competition which will be held tomorrow, Tuesday 25 July at Bellingen High School. Good luck to you both!

Kindergarten Transition Program

Taronga Zoomobile Visit

On Monday 31 July, we will be having a visit by the Taronga Zoomobile van. Taronga's Zoomobile incursion program brings a hands-on learning experience for the students. The Zoomobile visit provides students the opportunity to meet some of our native animals whilst learning about the role of wildlife in the environment. 

Preschool Afternoons

Term 3 Preschoolers Afternoons will be Wednesday 9 August and Wednesday 6 September from 1.30pm to 3.15pm. Bring along a packed lunch/snack to join in with lunch and play with our students. Then there will be educational activities that help develop gross and fine motor skills as well as art and craft. All preschool children aged 1-5 welcome.

Year 5 & 6 Sydney Excursion

Our major combined Dorrigo PS and Dundurrabin PS Stage 3 (Yr 5-6) excursion is getting closer. Students will be visiting Sydney departing Urunga on Monday 21 August and returning to Urunga on Friday 25 August 2023.

Travel will be by train from Urunga. Accommodation will be at YHA The Rocks and a night camping on Cockatoo Island. Other locations to be visited whilst in Sydney include Taronga Zoo, SeaLife Sydney Aquarium, Sydney Cricket Ground, Opera House, Powerhouse Museum, the Sydney Tower Eye, Ranger Jamie tour of The Rocks and Botanical Gardens. 

Cost of the excursion will be approx. $550. Payment for this excursion can be made either in full or by instalments. Payments can be made online via the Dundurrabin Public School website, cash or cheques made payable to Dundurrabin Public School. Full excursion cost must be paid for by Thursday 17 August, before the excursion date.

More information to come shortly.

Year 5 & 6 Sydney Excursion Parent Information Session

There will be a parent and student information session about the Sydney excursion held at Dorrigo Public School this Thursday 27 July at 3pm. Parental transport and supervision will be needed for this event.  

Year 5 & 6 Excursion Fundraiser Raffle

Please help support our Year 5 and 6 students to raise funds to go towards their Sydney excursion. Tickets are $1.00 each and are available here at school. Just send in your money and the amount of tickets you would like and we will fill them out and enter them in the draw for you. Prizes will be drawn on Friday 4th August. Remember "you've got to be in it, to win it!"

Three Way Parent / Teacher / Student Interviews

We will be holding our Parent / Teacher / Students meetings starting on Monday 7 August to Thursday 10 August. We would love to meet with each learner and their parents/carers. Meetings usually only take 15 minutes. An interview form is being sent home today with your child/ren, please fill it out with your preferred timeslot and return to it school. 

Bookweek Parade

We will be celebrating Book Week in August- with the date to be confirmed soon. The theme for this year is "Read, Grow, Inspire". Children can come dressed as any book character or something that matches the theme for this year. Parents are welcome to watch the parade under the COLA starting at 9.15am. Followed by Mrs Sangster reading a book to us all from this years shortlisted books.

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 only, 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.

Bookclub Issue # 5

Bookclub Issue#5 brochure is sent home today. If you wish to place an order from this issue, please have your loop online order completed or your order forms and money (cash) back at school by Thursday 3 August.

Below is some new information on updated Bookclub Ordering. A QR code has been added to some books in Issue 5. When you scan the code you are taken to a mobile friendly page that shows some of the internals, character profiles, provides the first chapter, shows any trailers and some profile information about the creators.  It’s a bookstore experience accessed through a scan.

P&C News and Community News

P&C Meeting

P&C Firewood Raffle

Congratulations to Wayne Ringstow who was the winner of the P&C Firewood raffle drawn at our Term 2 Assembly on 27 June.

Upcoming Community Events