958a Burke Rd, Balwyn 3103 Phone 9817 1917 Facsimile 9817 3697 deepdene.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au No. 06 Newsletter 16th March 2017 Calendar for Term 1 MARCH Thur 16 Mar Ensembles Symphonic Band Fri 17 Mar 2nd-hand Uniform Shop 3.00-3.30pm L3 & L4 Sport Mon 20 - Fri 24 Mar Planning Week Cultural Diversity Week Tue 21 Mar Symphonic Band 8-9am Wed 22 Mar Jazz Group - 8am School Council AGM-7pm Chess Club - L3 & L4 Sport Practice - L5 & L6 Thur 23 Mar Ensembles Symphonic Band Banyule Recycling Centre Excursion - L1 & L2 Fri 24 Mar Multicultural Day - dress in red - gold coin donation L3 & L4 Sport L1 & L2 Sport Prep Parents Welcome Soirée - 7.30pm 2nd-hand Uniform Shop Sun 26 Mar Deepdene Family Day Mon 27 Mar Eva Tilly Walk - 1pm Festival Singers Tue 28 Mar Symphonic Band 8-9am Wed 29 Mar Chess Club - L3 & L4 Jazz Group - 8am Sport Practice - L5 & L6 Dress Up as a Family Member Day - Foundation From the Principal Dear Families, Obstacool is nearly here!! Sunday March 26th from 2.30pm 6.30pm. It is sure to be an afternoon of fun and excitement and great family activities. Activities will include a range of obstacles including commando nets, tunnels, wall climbs and tyre run. Enjoy the food, games, doughnuts and slushies, coffee cart and happy hour. Choc- o- Block is another returning favourite. Save the date in your diaries now! Working Bee Many hands make light work! Thank you to all those families AND students who helped out at our twilight working bee after school last Thursday night. A huge amount was achieved in a small amount of time. The school looks fantastic. Thank you to everyone for your contribution and community spirit. Level 1/2 Dance There is lots of singing and dancing happening in the Level 1 and 2 areas at the moment. Lots of fun and undiscovered talent! All students are undertaking a number of dance workshops being conducted by STOMP Dance company and then some follow up practice in the classrooms. We look forward to watching the Level 1 & 2 students at a workshop on Thursday, March 30 th at 2.00pm. (The last week of Term) Cultural Diversity Week To celebrate some of the foods and traditions of our Asian communities a special lunch has been arranged for Tuesday, March 21 st. This lunch will need to be preordered by Friday, March 17 th. On Friday, March 24 th we will be celebrating with a special Asian performance. On this day we ask students to dress in red and contribute a gold coin donation. Thanks to our Parents Association for organising this significant event. Chess Tournament Congratulations to the members of the Deepdene Chess team who competed in the ChessKids tournament at Kerrimuir Primary School last Thursday. Well done to Minh, Andrew, Justin, John, Lachlan, Joshua, Sophie and Shivansh. Planning Week Next week teachers will be involved in planning programs and undertaking professional development activities in preparation for Term 2 programs. The timetable during planning week each Term enables teachers from each level to be released from their teaching duties for a full day to work collegially with other team members. The specialist program for the week is re-timetabled to allow for this release and this then also allows our specialist teaching staff a day to plan together. Teachers meet as a level. For example, our Year 5 & 6 teaching team meet together to plan the content of the Curriculum and share ideas about how it may be delivered and assessed. Following this, each team may reflect on their practice and consider successes and which activities perhaps didn t meet the expected outcomes. Teaching practices are regularly reflected upon and reviewed during team planning meetings. This reflection is used to improve classroom teaching practices and engage children. It is this strong sense of team; detailed and thorough program planning; and consistency across the school that ensures the high quality of teaching and learning which is occurring in Prep - Year 6. As usual our teachers will be meticulously prepared for Term 2! Stephen Rees Principal 1
SCHOOL NEWS Thur 30 Mar Ensembles Symphonic Band Workshop Demonstration to L1 & L2 Parents Fri 31 Mar L3 & L4 Sport Workshop Demonstration to L1 & L2 Last Day of Term 1-2.30pm Finish Victorian Premiers Reading Challenge The Victorian Premiers Reading Challenge is now open and Deepdene Primary School is excited to be participating again this year. The Challenge is open to all Victorian children from birth to 16 years in recognition of the importance of reading for literacy development. It is not a competition but a personal challenge for children to read a set number of books by the closing date of the challenge, i.e. on Friday 8 September 2017. Children from Prep to Year 2 are encouraged to read or experience at least 30 books with their parents and teachers. Children from Year 3 to Year 10 are challenged to read at least 15 books. Calendar for Term 2 APRIL Tue 18 Apr First Day of Term 2 Wed 19 Apr First Aid in Schools Incursion - L5 & L6 Chess Club - L3 & L4 Sport Practice - L5 & L6 Thur 20 Apr House Cross Country - Stradbroke Park Tue 25 Apr Anzac Day MAY Wed 10 May School Council - 7pm Mon 15 - Fri 19 May Canberra Tour - L6 Deepdene Primary School Second-Hand Uniform Shop 3.00 pm 3.30 pm In Multi-purpose Room All children who meet the Challenge will receive a certificate of achievement signed by the Victorian Premier. If you would like your child s name to appear on the Victorian Premiers Reading Challenge online Honour Roll, please sign the form below and return it to school. All Deepdene students from Grades 1 to 6 are registered to participate in the Challenge. They can log in using their username and password which I have distributed to all class teachers. We encourage parents to get involved in the Challenge especially for the junior school. You can: 1. Encourage your child or children to take part in the Challenge. 2. Read with them especially for those in the junior school. 3. Help them with the data entry. For more information about the Victorian Premiers Reading Challenge and to view the booklists, visit: www.education.vic.gov.au/prc Recording books online Go to www.education.vic.gov.au/prc Click on Student log in Username: Student s first and last name in lowercase with no spaces Password: deepdene1 If you have any queries with regards to the Challenge, feel free to drop in to the Library to see Tina on Mondays or Wednesdays. Yes I consent to my child s name appearing on the online Honour roll Opening Dates Term 1 Friday 17th March Friday 24th March (Not open last day of term) Name of child..... Parent Signature... 2
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