23rd June 2014

Dunedoo Central School  

Digilah Street Dunedoo NSW 2844 T: 02 6375 1489 F: 02 6375 1152 E: dunedoo-c.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Wednesday 25th June

6.30pm to 8.30pm

DCS Hall Entry: Gold Coin Donation

Canteen available

 

THEME:  

 

THURSDAY 16th June 2014 

A GOLD COIN DONATION IN AID OF TOURETTE’S SYNDROME 

Informa on about Toure e’s Syndrome will be presented by  

Jenny Farley. 

Fundraising is op onal.  Please return all monies 

collected to the front office. 

STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO WEAR GREEN CLOTHING AND SPORT 

SHOES 

Year 11 Snow Trip

Fundraiser

Bowls Day

BowlsandLunch$20

Lunch$15

Bowls$5

Lunchfrom12pm

Bowlsnamesinby1pm

 

On Friday, our Chess team competed. After an hour of tournament chess play and fun games, our team packed up their boards for the 2014 season in this competition. Prepa-rations will continue next term for the Dubbo tournament in September. Congratulations to everyone who played and helped the team train.

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On the 3rd to the 5th of June Emma & Kate Gallagher and I represented Western Region playing 3 very competitive days of touch football at the CHS State Touch Football Carnival in Salamander Bay. Over the three days we played 9 games against the other 9 regions in NSW. We played some very tough, well drilled opposition but Western fought hard and we had a few very close games.

We played with girls from towns such as Orange, Parkes, Dubbo and Wellington and developed great friendships with these girls over the three days. It was a great experience playing touch football at such an elite level and I hope we get to do it again.

Ceara Smith

 

 

Year 10 & Under Last Tuesday the year 10 &Under Netball team travelled to Dubbo to compete in the first round of the central schools Knockout. Unfortunately we faced Lake Cargelligo first up and were beaten 28-5. Then things improved! We beat Trangie 11-6, then Gulargambone 26-5. This put us into the final where we beat Warren 28-14. So we now go to the finals in August. Well done Girls! We had a great day of netball with all girls playing well and displaying great sportsmanship. Opens Netball On Wednesday the opens team travelled to Dubbo for their turn. We started off with a win 23-5 over Coolah, then we beat Molong in a friendly game. Then we played Warren. Unfortunately this time we lost 24-16 in what was a very tightly fought encoun-ter. This meant we played Lake Cargelligo in the final which we lost 35-3. By this time we had some very tired girls as most of the girls backed up from the day before. Again the girls demonstrated great sportsmanship. Thank you to Leanne Fitzgerald and Lisa Christensen for providing transport and support and Ms Easman who umpired and assisted with coaching. Mrs. A. Stoddart

Hello everyone. As we enter the final week of Term 2 , staff are busy finalising reports. We have a big week ahead, with normal classes continuing until Friday, except for the Whole School Staffing Day, for Kindergarten to Year 8 students on Thursday, which features Jump Rope for Heart and some workshops

based around “Values, Motivation and Resilience”. Year 9/10 students will be enjoying the Taste of TAFE, at Mendooran which provides students with a sample of courses which can be studied in Years 11 and 12 through the TAFE system. These are al-ways enlightening days for students as they can access information about courses that may help them gain employment or a ca-reer in the future. Year 11 and 12 students, of course, will continue with their studies throughout the week so that their learning can remain on track to meet commitments for the Preliminary and Higher School Certificates. M.A.D.D. night will take place Wednesday evening, and is always an enjoyable affair for all involved. A big thankyou is extended to Mr. O’Brien, Mr. Bush and team for the work they have devoted to organising the Whole School Staffing Day and to Mrs. Fergusson for her planning and coordination of students in preparation for the TAFE Taster. Mr. Wells and his crew also need congratulating for their work. This week also sees three of our senior students represent the Western Region at the Central School’s Squash. Ethan Adams, Dan Lane, and Kate Gallagher take on the best at the North Sydney facility. Joining them are 15 years representatives, Emma Gallagher and Elle Lane, who are contesting the individual Championships. An aspect of life impacting on students of the current generation is that of mental illness and depression. We have a small num-ber of students who have reported symptoms to their teachers of late. We have also had some very good friends who have no-ticed changes in a particular student’s personality and/or behaviour ,who have also reported their concerns. This is very mature behaviour and if dealt with early can lead to an early recovery. The most important thing here is that the situation is acknowl-edged and parents/carers are contacted. It is good to talk through the situation with the student as this allows them to allay many fears and shows them that you/we care. We also provide a Counselling Service, one day a week at which students can discuss their feelings with a person qualified to deal with these issues. Reverend Beth is also available to support students with good ad-vice and comfort. Mrs. Sams and Reverend Beth are currently undergoing training in Mental Illness First Aid, which will provide further knowledge and skills for managing and supporting students who are experiencing a form of mental illness or depression. This week we have sent out letters to some parents regarding the Schools’ National Disability Data Collection to take place early next term. These letters are sent to parents whose children, we have identified as having a disability of some type, which requires an adjustment to their learning program. Most parents contacted, will understand what the letter is about, and if they do not want their child’s details to be included in the data collection, can sign and return the included “opt-out” letter. Some parents may be bemused by the fact that they have been contacted about their child having a learning disability. This will occur if a student is deemed as needing a special learning program or adjustment, because they are presently assessed by their teachers, as being two years or more behind the learning expectation of their current cohort. If parents ,who are involved, have concerns or want more information, please don’t hesitate to contact me as soon as possible. The infants school received a friendly visit from the Hearing Puppets during last week. A special program is conducted daily by our teachers to support this. Students were observed by Hearing Teacher, Rachel Mills , and some were identified as possibly needing “hearing tests” and support. Appropriate hearing is so important for students in the formative years. It helps them devel-op correct word sounds and hence reading and listening skills, allowing them to focus in class. Some students identified as hav-ing Attention Deficit Disorder have actually , on further analysis, been found to have had profound deafness and have disengaged from classwork, because of this. Once the deafness has been overcome, the student re-engages and progresses with the rest of the class. We hope all students have had a great term and that the holidays provide a well-earned rest. Enjoy your week and see you next Term ! Peter Campbell Principal

Week 9

Mon 23.06. Tue 24.06 Wed 25.06 Thurs 26.06 Fri 27.06 Sun 29.06

CHS Squash—North Sydney Yr 9/10 All Schools Touch Football M.A.D.D. Night (6.30pm) Whole School Staffing Day Reports due out to parents Year 2/3 Assembly Last day of Term Yr. 11 Bowls Day

30th June Isabel Hanlon Year 10 1st July Katie Lovegrove-Carpenter Year 5 1st July Sally Christensen Year 7 1st July Aleisha Hodges Year 12 2nd July Shaun Large Year 2 3rd July Paul Sweeney Year 4 4th July Jemayah Bailey Year 2 7th July Anthony Roach Year 9 7th July Bella Watton Year 7 9th July Elle Lane Year 8 10th July Kyle Smith Year 12 11th July Sydney Kensit Year 5 14th July Meg Abbott Year 9 14th July Codi Page Year 11

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Students are reminded to return their library books this week. Any student who does not have any overdue books will be able to choose a prize from the prize box. Thank you to everyone who has re-turned books already. Our shelves will be brimming with books for Term 3.

If students would like to borrow over the school holidays, they need to make arrangements with the Library staff.

New books include:

Adolescent Fiction: Middle School How I Survived Bullies, Broccoli and Snake Hill, the latest from Morris Gleitzman—Loyal Crea-tures, The Minnow and Disappearing Act.

Fiction: new from Maeve Binchy—Chestnut Street, Lifesaving for Beginners and The Museum of Extraordinary Things.

Junior Fiction: EJ Spy School Puppy Alert, Weirdo2 Even Weirder!, The 39 Clues—Unstoppable Countdown

Picture Books: 5 Minute Marvel Stories and the Origin series for Marvel superheroes.

Non-fiction: Minecraft Redstone Handbook and More Fun and Funky Knits.

Read more: “A book dies every time you watch a reality show.”

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I’m on my hobby horse again – More resili-

ence related thinking. Last week I asked, what makes a resilient family, my favourite definition was that a resilient family is made up of resilient individuals. I then went on to explore what factors encourage the development of a resilient family. Today, I am considering what makes a person resilient. Resilience is the awareness and use of personal strength factors to tackle life. Resilience factors are the “I Have// I Am//I Can” Tools in our personal toolkit. In Children, these tools can be summarised as:

The Parent Factor; The Skill Factor; The Family & Identity Factor; The Education Factor; The Community Factor; The Money Factor

As we grow and development the ways these factors are viewed may well be seen to evolve into different levels of importance in life. For exam-ple, many adolescents regard their interaction with peers as more im-portant than parents or their extended family. Some see their sporting skills as significant, whereas for others money takes centre stage. Posi-tive resilience focuses on the three strongest identified factors, and en-gages the individual to find ways to harness these strengths to help themselves. In the “Resilience Doughnut” Tools, there are 70 questions, broken down into 7 fields or factors and sometimes if 2 or 3 of these have the same score, a choice about which one is used is made. There is no pass or fail; it is a self-assessment tool of how you perceive self and how you navigate through life. It can be quite enlightening for a child who regards themselves as educationally challenged, to realise that they are quite proficient at being a friend. The concept behind the linking of three self-identified strengths falls back on the premise that three strands are stronger than two. You might like to consider how you view your strengths in life, and ask yourself whether or not you utilise them for your benefit and the benefit of your self, family or community. Have a great break. Rev. Beth Chaplain

 

 

On Wednesday night, the Infants children will take part in M.A.D.D. Night. Mr. Wells has asked that they come dressed in black & white clothes. A note is in your child’s bag regarding this. Looking forward to seeing you all there! It has been a tough term and the children have all worked hard. Enjoy your holidays but please continue to read on a regular basis. Mrs. Maria Abbott

Kindergarten: Welcome to Week 9. I hope you all enjoyed your weekend. We have a busy last week of Term 2 with the M.A.D.D. evening on Wednesday night and a WSS Day on Thursday. Please read the information further in the bulletin. This week Kinder will be revising their sight words and Jolly Phonics sounds and our shared big book is ‘Shopping’. In Maths, we will be revising and writing our numbers to 30 and in HSIE we will be completing our assessment sheet. Thank you to all the mums who have helped change readers this Term. I hope you are all able to return in Term 3. To Mrs. Kline, we are very excited about your return, especially because we get to meet baby Phoebe. Congratulations to Charlie Stuart, our student from last week and to Charlee Binks and Chloe Brougham, who received merit certificates. Have a safe and happy holiday everyone. See you in Term 3! Mrs. E. Yeo

Year 1/2: Welcome to Week 9—the last week of the Term. The class spoke with Riley Fagerstrom on Friday afternoon and he seems in good spirits—Hayley is still in Royal North Shore Spinal Unit and we send them both our love. This week in Maths, Year 1 will complete Revision exercises—I was happy with the end of Term Diagnostic Test Results but everyone needs to practice taking the time and playing with money—counting notes and coins and giving change. Year 2 will be describing Position, Drawing Paths and completing Revision work. In Spelling, Year 1 will study the ‘wh’ sound as in ‘white’ and ‘whale’. Year 2 will study the ‘ck’ ending as in ‘brick’ and ‘struck’. Children will complete their HSIE end of Unit Assessment today. They have enjoyed this unit “Places Then Now and Tomorrow”, looking at Dunedoo in the past, today and in the future. Everyone is very excited about M.A.D.D. Night on Wednesday. Please make sure you let Mr. Wells know if you cannot attend on the night. Lets have a really big push on homework this week—only ten children returned homework last week!!! Homework Centre on Wednesday! Happy & Safe Holidays to all. Mrs. M. Abbott  

INFANTS/PRIMARY ACE

Congratulations to the following Infants/Primary students on reaching:

Level 2: Kinder: Henry Farley

Year 1/2: Shaun Large Year 2/3: Jack Farley

Level 3:

Year 1/2: Jaxon Clifton, Sophie Kensit, Luke Redding, Tesharna Smith

Year 2/3: Hollie Copeland

 

Wednesday 3.10—4.00pm (SHARP) 

Library Annex 

All Infants & Primary students 

welcome 

 

 

Week 9 and another very busy week! Tomorrow we have two netball teams competing in the Netball NSW Schools Cup in Dubbo. Good luck to all the girls and boys! A big thankyou to parents driving tomorrow, and to all parents who have driven students to sporting events this term. Wednesday is M.A.D.D. night where we have many primary students showcasing their talents in Music, Art, Drama and Dance. Thanks to Mr Wells for organising this opportunity for everyone! It would be wonderful to see a big crowd for a great night of entertainment! On Thursday we have Jump Rope 4 Heart with our Whole School Staffing Day. Good luck to Year 2/3 as they prepare for their assembly this week. Have a safe and relaxing break, enjoy the World Cup as it draws to its conclusion, and we’ll see everyone back for Term 3! Mr. Joel Wilson

Year 2/3: Hello all. It is our class’ turn to host the Primary Assembly this Friday at 12pm. We would love to see as many parents and friends as possible. We have such a big week this week with MADD night rehearsals, a Whole School Staffing Day on Thursday and regular class work, but we will be practicing for our assembly at every available opportunity. If you have any questions or would simply like to catch up to hear how your child is going, please call the front office to book a time to see me early in Term 3. A BIG thank you to our wonderful home reader mums: Belinda, Dianne, Mel & Tash for keeping our reading library going this semester. It is a big time commitment which is hugely appreciated. I hope you all have an enjoyable and safe break. Mr Ben Kline Year 4/5: Hello everyone, welcome to the last week of Term 2. Firstly, I would like congratulate everyone on an amazing assembly performance on Friday, we have had rave reviews about the Red Riding Hood play and I must say I am bursting with pride for our class. Thank you to all the parents who came to support us, it is very much appreciated by myself and your chil-dren. Semester 1 reports will go home later this week. This term I have been impressed with the students’ improved attitude to independent learning particularly in our morning routines. Independent learning is a skill we will need to continue to develop over the course of the next two terms. A BIG thank you to our wonderful home reader mum’s Belinda and Natasha. Thank you for keeping our reading library going this semester. It is a big time commitment which is hugely appreciated. Please note this Wednesday night is Mr. Wells’ M.A.D.D night performance. It would be great to see you there supporting the talented students of D.C.S. On Thursday we have our Term 2 Whole School Staffing day. Cheers Mr A Honeysett

Reminders: Netball NSW Schools Cup (Year 5 and 6 stu-

dents) Tuesday 24th June MADD Night Wednesday 25th June Whole School Staffing Day/Jump Rope 4

Heart Thursday 26th June Reports Home Thursday 26th June Year 2/3 Assembly Friday 27th June TERM 3: Students Return Tuesday 15th July PSSA Girls and Boys Touch v Dubbo West,

Thursday 17th July @ DCS

 

 

 

 

 

The Ag Department are seeking Egg Cartons.  If you have 

any available, please bring them to the front office. 

Thank you 

 

 

Year 5/6: We have been asked to perform “Antarctica—The Musical” on M.A.D.D. night on Wednesday. We will practice today and Wednesday with some minor changes to our script and cast. It would be wonderful to get as many Year 5/6 as possi-ble there on the night to perform again! I have the pleasure this week of going through all our HSIE Antarctica Assignments. They were due today, and from what I have seen so far as they have come in I have been very impressed! A wonderful effort by all students! On Friday, students an-swered a questionnaire about their assignments—here are some positive results: Mr. J. Wilson

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Knowledge (out of 10)

Student Responses

Knowledge of Antarctica before/after assignment

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Yes!72%

It Was OK.28%

Not really.0%

I hated  it.0%

Yes!

It Was OK.

Not really.

I hated it.

Did you Enjoy the Antarc ca Assignment? 

  

Hello for Week 9 Uniforms came in last week and are ready for collection. I have phoned everyone and those who I didn’t speak with, a message was left. Thank you to Annette (twice), Lisa, Nick and Donna for your help last week. On a personal note, I encourage everyone to come and listen to the Tourette Syndrome presentation that will be held on our Whole School Staffing Day on Thursday. I believe that awareness is the key to acceptance. Thank you Jenny Farley

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Annette Kylie Belinda Annette Annette

Whats Due?

Week 9

Year 7 Maths Thursday—Homework sheet

Year 8 Maths Thursday—Learning Log

Year 9 Maths Friday—Homework sheet

Year 11 CAFS / Food Tech

Standard English

Maths

Working on Assessment Task

In-class—Poetry Listening Task (Monday 23.06.2014)

Friday—Homework Sheet

Year 12 D&T Working on Portfolio

Further to notes being sent home regarding secondary excursion, we have received correspondence from Wet N Wild Sydney who have confirmed that their water park will not be operating at the time of the secondary excursion taking place. We would like to advise all parents and students we have instead secured a booking at Penrith White Water Rafting and Aqua Golf. You can check out the White Water Rafting at www.penrithwhitewater.com.au. It is an exciting experience for students to encounter some Extreme Fun!

We apologise for any inconvenience however the itinerary change is out of our control. The White Water Rafting is a more expensive exercise than Wet N Wild however, we will endeavour to keep the cost of the excursion to the amount initially advised. Should there be any changes to the cost, we will advise you immediately. Please note that the costs advised are subject to numbers.

Anyone who is interested in sending their child on the secondary excursion and has not to date advised us, could you please do so as soon as possible. We thank you for your assistance.

Excursion Committee

 

ALL Year 9 & 10-Taste of TAFE When: Thursday 26th June

Where: Mendooran Central School, bus leaving 8.50am, returning 1.30pm Cost: $7

Food: Morning tea and a pie for lunch is supplied

All students in Years 9&10 WILL BE attending the Taste of TAFE day in Mendooran. Students need to return the following to the Front Office BEFORE THURSDAY

Permission note TAFE Expression of Interest

Authority to Publish note (for photos) $7

Year 10 Work Experience This week Alex Henderson and Rachael Sweeney are in Sydney at an Engineering Work Experience offered by UNSW. Stu-dents from 61 schools applied for the opportunity and Rachael and Alex were successful. They have to make their own way to and from Central Station, are then met by UNSW staff who will accompany the students to some of the following sites-Port Botany Airport seawall, Harbour Bridge Barangaroo, Anzac Bridge Circular Quay, Opera House, Stanwell tops Seacliff Bridge and RTA road tunnels. Students then return to UNSW, complete a report and using public transport make their way home. What a super opportunity, we are looking forward to a full report next term. All of Year 10 will be completing their Work Experience in Week 2 of Term 3 (21st -25th July). Most students have organised a workplace and rung their employer. We will now complete the necessary paperwork in class. Please ask your child details of what has been organised so far!!! Year 11 Work Placement Last week ALL VET students were notified of where they will be completing Work Placement. This will occur from Monday 28th –Thursday 31st July (Week 3 of Term 3). All students are required to make phone contact with their employer and also organise a face-to face meeting in order for all necessary paperwork to be signed by the employer. (This ensures both the student and em-ployer are insured.) More details will follow, along with permission notes. Year 11 Step Up ASPIRE UNSW I have asked each student who participated in Year 11 Step Up to write an individual report, because as the name suggests this program was about stepping up and so for each student the experience will have been quite unique. Again I will say how proud I was to accompany Sam, Kate, Claire, Codi and Taylah. M.A.D.D. NIGHT If you were in Mrs Fergusson’s TAS Textiles group could you please bring you quilt into school on Wednesday to dis-play!!!! Ta. Have a superb holiday break Mrs Fergusson

“I had lots of fun at Aspire. I didn’t really know what to expect when I first arrived. I loved how even though no one knew each other when we first arrived, over the couple of days everyone became friends and all came together. When I first got there I was nervous when I was introduced to people, but by the last day I felt comfortable walking up to people and introducing myself. My favourite part was the mini open day, where I got to look at the courses the Uni offered and find out about what I was inter-ested in. The Lion King was also right at the top of my list. I loved being able to feel older, and take responsibility. It gave me an insight of not only going to Uni but living away from home and in the city. Lots of times I was taken out of my comfort zone, having to try new food or meet new people, but I enjoyed the experience and learnt not only things about Uni, but also about myself!” Kate Gallagher   

“On Tuesday 10th June, we travelled to Sydney to a end the Aspire Step Up Program. Over the three day course we were able to see what life was like at the University of New South Wales. Throughout this program, we a end-ed workshops, lectures and we had to work in a group. On the first day we were split up and put into small groups with other students from different schools. Over the three days, we worked on a project in our groups, about teaching the audience how to do something. We had to act this out on the last day. There were students from regional and metro schools. Mee ng students from all over NSW was a great experience. At night ASPIRE organ-ised ac vi es for the regional students to do. This included Tenpin Bowling, seeing the musical “The Lion King” and ea ng out at a restaurant in Darling Harbour. My favourite part of a ending Step Up was seeing the universi-ty life and mee ng other students. I would like to thank Mrs. Fergusson for taking us and organising this wonder-ful excursion” Claire Moorhouse  “The first day the rural kids arrived at Aaron’s Hotel, we are all in the same position that we didn’t know anyone or how to actual-ly interact with them. The first night I was put in a room with girls that were nothing like me and within five minutes it felt like we had known each other for a long time. Arriving at UNSW the next day, an ASPIRE Ambassador, Christin, introduced herself and started a conversation with me and it turns out that she was my APSIRE Ambassador for my group, group 11 and became one of my close friends. ASPIRE organis-ers split all the rural and metro multicultural city, I got to make friends with people from other cultures and leave on the last day with friends from all over NSW. It was one of the best experiences exploring the university and learning skills I can take with me for the rest of my life”. Taylah Inglis “On Tuesday the 10th of June I went to Sydney for a Aspire thing at the University of New South Wales. While at the uni I got to experience many thing like experiencing a lecture, a mini open day, as well as ge ng to meet current uni students. My highlight of the trip was mee ng Alex McKinnon at the lion king. Overall it was a good experience and was worthwhile”. Codi Page 

 

   

 

   

 

 

A good day at Binnaway with some good results from our Dunedoo players. This coming weekend we head to Coolah and draws will be given at training on Wednesday. Attention all Under 11’s netball players — TRAIINING: will now take place with both teams being combined for training from 4.00pm to 5.30pm. Don’t forget Bon Fire this Saturday, 28th June 2014 at Robert-son Oval from 5pm. $20 per family entry and dinner. Disco will be hosted Carlos so get your dancing shoes on!!! Everyone wel-come so bring your friends and family for a fun family night out. See you all there! Just a little note to say a big thank you to our committee, coaches and players. There is a lot of behind the scenes work that is done to keep our club running and without our committee and coaches we would not have this sporting club for our kids. Thank you. FOOTBALL HOLIDAY COACHING CLINIC: Coonabarabran Unicorns School Holiday Clinic Supported by NRL Western Development DATE: Thursday 3rd June, 2014 VENUE: Coonabarabran No 1 oval, Chappell Avenue, Coonabarabran 2357 TIME: 10:00am – 12:00pm AGE: 5 - 14 Cost: $20 Inc Football, Bootbag and Water Bottle For any enquires or questions contact Daniel Swan PH. 0408907125 OR dswan@nrl.com.au