DPS Newsletter PRINCIPALS NEWS. Principal: Gary Quinn Edition No.: 19 24th November Gary Quinn - Principal

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1 DPS Newsletter Principal: Gary Quinn Edition No.: 19 24th November PRINCIPALS NEWS ROAD SAFETY The School community was given a timely reminder this week of the need for adults to exhibit extreme care at all times when driving around schools. An incident occurred involving a student on a bicycle and a car. Fortunately, the student was wearing a helmet and the car driver was driving at a very low speed. A potentially serious accident was avoided by the careful driving of the adult. I urge all parents to revise safe road behaviors with their children. Make sure that their bikes are roadworthy and that they are wearing a properly secured helmet every time they ride their bike. The advent of warmer weather is a good time for us to be more active however parents need to be aware of the risks that exist at this time of the year. ACCURATE CONTACT DETAILS The school has dealt with a number of incidents recently involving accidents or illness where we have been unable to contact an adult. It is vitally important, especially in emergency situations, that the school is able to quickly contact a caregiver. I ask all parents to contact the school office if your details (phone numbers, address etc) have changed. PERSONAL EQUIPMENT AT SCHOOLS Parents are reminded that children should not be bringing personal play equipment (sporting equipment, Pokemon cards, marbles etc) to school. The school has a variety of play options available for students to use over the course of the school day, with personal equipment risking being stolen or broken. Personal equipment found at school will be confiscated and returned to students at the end of the school day. Repeat offenders will have the property returned at the end of the school year. SCHOOL CLOSE START DATES 2017 The 2016 school year closes for students at the end o f the school day on Thursday 15th December. The school office will re-open for 2017 on Wednesday 25th January, be closed for Australia Day and re-open on Friday 27th January. Monday 30th and Tuesday 31st January are School Development Days. Children re-commence on Wednesday 1st February CLASS LISTS Staff are currently constructing our 2017 classes. Where children will not be attending Dalyellup Primary in 2017, parents are requested to inform the office Class Lists will be posted in the windows at the back of Block 6 (by the Basketball Courts), facing Hartog Road, on Saturday 17th December. Gary Quinn - Principal

2 New Uniforms 2017 There will be new Dalyellup Primary School Uniforms for Style samples are available in the uniform shop for you to review! Although they are not our colours, you can see the style. Pre-orders can be placed now through the Uniform Shop (order forms available in the front office): Monday 2.30pm 3.45pm Thursday 8.00am-10.00am There are some sizes left of the current uniform available at reduced prices. The current uniform will of course be suitable to be worn alongside the new uniform next year. VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS We encourage all parents to pay any outstanding Voluntary Contributions as soon as possible. Events such as the HIP HOP that was held last term was partially funded by the Voluntary Contributions. This was a great learning opportunity for students and they thoroughly enjoyed the incursion!! NUT PRODUCTS Could all parents please avoid putting nut products in students recess or lunch boxes due to the amount of students we have at the school with allergies. For example: Nutella & Peanut Butter VOLUNTEERS MORNING TEA Mentors P&C Volunteers Fete Volunteers Classroom Volunteers etc Monday 12th December 10.30am in the Staff Room We invite everyone that has volunteered at our school at any point through out this year, to a morning tea to say a big Thank You to you all! Your help and assistance is greatly appreciated! FACTION NEWS Dampier 10,450 Norton 9,997 Hartog 9,255 Oxley 8,981

3 PBS Virtues BE KIND TORLERANCE Use kind words and actions. Tolerance Tristan Treat others the way we want to be To practice Tolerance you can: treated. Accept differences We use kind words because we want to build people up-not tear them down. Kind action helps us to show other people that we think they are special! Forgive others Respect others opinions when they are different from yours Look for someone to have fun with FINAL P&C MEETING AGM This coming Monday is the last meeting for the P&C for this year! It is also our AGM! 7PM IN THE SCHOOL STAFF ROOM It has been an awesome year and I hope we can end it with another fantastic Committee signed up for next year!! Being a part of our P&C brings not only friendships with other members, but a sense of worth to know you are doing your part and helping to make our school the best it can be for our kids! We know that some people think: I don't have a lot of time - we only have 2 meetings a term (2nd and 8th week on a Monday) I don't want a big role - we don't want you to commit to more than you are willing and there are small roles too We have approx 500 families at our school and we only average about 10 people at each meeting! So please do come along and see how it all works and have your say! Lets make 2017 even more fantastic!! It is for our kids after all and you will have fun! 2016 End of Year DISCO Thursday 8th December Kindy/PP: 4pm to 5pm Year 1,2,3: 5.20pm to 6.35pm Year 4,5,6: 7pm to 8.30pm In the Undercover Area $5 includes entry, a glow bracelet, music by DJ Darren, fun, a Juice Box or bottle of water and small packet of popcorn or chips Parent helpers are needed. Please put your name down on the list at the office. *NO siblings are allowed to stay during discos please Extra drinks, food (50c to a $1) and glow products (50c to $4) will be on sale. Please return the disco forms along with $5 payment in an envelope to the P&C Box in the front office by Thursday 1st December. Your friendly P&C Committee Contact us: 14 Hartog Rd PO Box 679 Dalyellup WA 6230 Bunbury 6231 Ph:

4 POTATOES!! As part of the Intensive Learning Program we planted some potatoes They grew!!.. and grew!! We picked them. Then we ate them!!! CHAMPION SCHOOLS CUP Wednesday 23rd November a group of Year 6 boys travelled to Perth to compete in the Champion Schools Basketball Cup. Our boys showed great determination and challenged all of the teams they played. They managed to win their last game by playing fantastic team basketball! The group of boys displayed excellent sportsmanship and should be very proud of the way they represented Dalyellup Primary School. A massive thanks to Dee Guthrie for managing the team, the parents for coming up and supporting and our one and only Mr Snelling for driving the bus! Pictured: Talen, Morgan, Jordan, Jett, Kyan, Brady, Grayden, Braeden and Lathan with Miss Slater and Mr Snelling. Newsletter anthea.clifton2@education.wa.edu.au Website:

5 2016 Interschool Athletics Congratulations to our Interschool Athletics team who have been very successful at this years Bunbury Primary Schools Interschool Athletics Carnivals. The carnival is made-up of 2 days of competition in track and field, and team game events. Dalyellup Primary School managed to be in the lead for the champion school at the end of the carnival by just 2 points, what a close competition! Special congratulations to Tommy who won the Year 5 Boys Championship and Jayden, who was the runner-up to the year 5 Boys Champion. Many thanks to all of the staff and students who helped coach and lead our team and special thanks to Aree and Taylah for managing and organising the team outfits and uniforms so brilliantly Well done!! Chris Nicholson Physical Education and Sport