DENILIQUIN NORTH PUBLIC SCHOOL

PO Box 449, Deniliquin, 2710

Phone: 0358811042 Email: deniliquin-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Fax: 03 5881 5086 Web Site: www.deniliquin-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Newsletter: Term 2 Week 3 (10/5/11)

CROC’S BOX-New Website

-Family Competition No 2

This week’s competition can again be found on the back

page. All answers are to be found on the new website.

Remember!-Students that don’t have internet access at

home, can use the computers in the library at lunchtime.

Entries to be dropped into Croc’s Box outside the

Principal’s Office. Entries close on Friday.

This week’s prize for the first three correct entries drawn

is a box of smarties for each person in the family.

Reminders

Stewart House Donations in by Friday, May 13.

Ballarat excursion 2nd instalment of $50 due by end of

term.

Open night for Grade 6 at DHS tomorrow starting

5:15pm in the high school hall.

Principal’s Awards

Last week’s champions are:

Shyanne Smith-working well with others

Samantha Hughes-helping and supporting

classmates in maths games

Charlie Wallace-working hard in maths

Angus Emery-working well in reading groups

Kaitlyn Gatacre-kind and considerate

Darren Bassett-great application and excellent

reading

Isabel Osborne-excellent persuausive text

writing

Stephanie Oakley-excellent library work

Michael Williams-trying hard in writing

FROM THE SCHOOL ON A HILL

Eloise Ritchie, Phoebe Aitken and Zoe Metcalfe

are this week’s GOLDEN girls.

What a terrific trio!!

UPCOMING EVENTS

Date Event

11/5 NAPLAN for Grades 3 and 5

11/5 Open Night at DHS for Grade 6@5:15pm

12/5 NAPLAN for Grades 3 and 5

12/5 X-Country Canteen meeting-EPS-5pm

12/5 Girls Soccer KO v. Edward PS

NB. A full listing of calendar events for the year is on

the school webpage and is updated weekly.

13/5 Gr 5 talented scientists to Wagga-group 1

17/5 Gr 5 talented scientists to Wagga-group 2

18/5 Motorcycle safety session for interested kids

18/5 7 debaters to workshop at South

20 & 21/5 Me & My Place performance at Deni RSL

23/5 Anti-Bullying visiting performance

24/5 Grade 6 talented scientists to Wagga

Great Writing from KW

Miss Wilms and the clever kids in Kindergarten have come up with a really cool story about a very hungry dragon. Here it is!

Michael was taking his dragon Hector to school.

Hector came from Jurassic Park. He was a fierce

fire-breathing dragon. Michael found Hector in

the jungle breathing fire at monkeys because he

was hungry and he liked eating barbequed

monkeys.

Michael was bringing Hector to school to show

for news. But Mr Hogan said, “No. He might burn

the whole school down.”

So Michael had to take Hector back to the

jungle to eat some more barbequed monkeys.

By KW

Thanks to the Canteen Committee

The school‟s sick bay mattresses have had a revamp

after they recently fell ill with a mouse related

ailment. Our thanks to the Canteen Committee for so

kindly allocating funds to replace them.

Resident doctor, Mrs A Allitt (Doctor of

Flossophee) has given the new mattresses the all

clear, and is very happy with their condition and

progress.

Motor Rally Helpers

Darcy Barnes, Eloise Ritchie and Elena and Adrian

Mulham stepped up to the plate and served a few

plates of morning tea at the recent P&C Motor Rally

fundraiser. Nice one kids! -You sure deserved your

Blue Awards!

NAPLAN Testing This Week

Nationwide testing for students in Grades 3 and 5

began today.

The timetable for testing is:

10/5- Language Conventions and Writing tests

11/5– Reading

12/5– Numeracy (Maths)

13/5- Catch Up day for students that were absent

Breakfast Program Underway

The toast is browning and the milo is flowing at the North

Breakfast program. A reminder, that donations of milo,

vegemite and jam would be gratefully accepted. If you can

help out of a morning (8:20am start) please contact Cheryl

McMillan.

Thanks to Ben and Rosie North and family for their kind

donation last week, and to the „Hicks Chicks‟-Abby and

India, as well as the McCrabb family.

Grade 5 Talented Scientists to Wagga

Our talented Grade 5 scientists will soon head to Wagga

to the Environmental Education Centre for a day spent

with microscopes and all things scientific.

Two groups will attend with Phoebe Aitken, Bree Collins,

Isabelle Dudley and Alex Hall setting off on May 13, and

Chelsea Heagney, Phoebe McCrabb, Tallulah McKenzie and

Isabel Osborne attending on May 17.

We Value Values

Well done to the following students who last week

received awards for being top value at:

“Doing Your Best”

Allira Paterson-trying hard to do her best

Luke Learmonth-listening to instructions and

doing his best

Ellie Fishlock-doing her best in reading

Ryan Borella-Holschier-giving 100% to work

Alex Rose-always attempting activities and

giving his best

Shannen Varty-applying herself to tasks

Owen Barlagen-working hard to improve

Eliza Auldist-always doing her best in library

Storm Duggan-always trying her best

This week’s value will be:

‘Being Neat and Tidy’

Community Chest

Central Murray Library Event

Play Pictionary at the library and help Australians

living with autism. Fri, May 13, 6:30pm. Cost $5. BYO

nibbles & drinks.

ARE YOU CHALLENGED BY YOUR CHILD’S

ECZEMA?

The University of Queensland is conducting research into

parenting children with eczema. Parenting a child with eczema

presents many challenges (everything from the daily

application of creams and avoiding eczema triggers, to more

general parenting tasks). The aim of this study is to understand

the factors that make the management of childhood eczema

particularly difficult, and to use this information to develop

strategies that might assist parents in managing their child’s

eczema.

If you are a parent of a 3 to 10-year-old child with eczema,

we would love to hear from you!

By sharing your experiences (confidentially), you will be

making a valuable contribution to the development of much-

needed childhood eczema management strategies for parents.

Results of this study will be made available to all participants.

To complete the online survey, please log on to: http://

exp.psy.uq.edu.au/eczema

For further information about the project or to request a survey

to be posted to you, please email Katie Sillar

(katie.sillar@uqconnect.edu.au) or phone Amy Mitchell (07

3365 7305) at the Parenting and Family Support Centre in the

School of Psychology at the University of Queensland, St

Lucia QLD 4072 (Fax: 07 3365 6724).

Thank you for your time and participation.

Alina Morawska, Amy Mitchell and Katie Sillar

UQ Parenting and Family Support Centre

Paul Kelly Cup Report

From Super-Coach Smith

The super strong North Lightning football squad

competed in the Paul Kelly Cup at Edward PS last

Wednesday coming up against Edward, St Michaels,

South and Balranald.

Over the 4 games there were some stand-out

performances , with ball magnets‟ Blake Marchant,

Jordan Hill, Riley Hillier and Blair Sartore showing

the same dogged determination as their team-mates.

Jordon Amor impressed, using his super-quick

reflexes to be first to the ball on many occasions,

while Darren Bassett rose above the pack to pull in 2

screamers.

Winners on the day were St Joes of Balranald.

Many thanks to the parents who assisted with

transport and especially to Steven Glanvill and Troy

Marchant for their match-day assistance, and to

whistle blower extraordinaire, Andrew Cochrane .

Check out the gallery on the website for some more

AFL photos!

Term Pointscore

Team Pts

DEADLY DONKEYS 4 The Donkeys

have eeyored

their way to the

lead after the

first week!

CHIRPY CHICKENS 3

LEAPING LAMBS 2

HAPPY HORSES 1

Canteen Roster

Wednesday A Bassett H Heagney

Thursday P Boon M Amor

Friday S Metcalfe J Manzin

Monday J Borella D Erard-Farmer

Tuesday S Mulligan B Danckert

Opportunity Class Applications Available for Grade 5 Students Application forms are available from the front office for parents/carers that are interested in

their Grade 5 students attending an Opportunity class in 2012. An online option is also available

at ...www.schools.nsw.edu.au/ocplacement. Applications are required between May 9 and May 21.

Students applying are required to take the opportunity class placement test on the morning of July

27.

Opportunity classes are located throughout NSW, with the closest to Deniliquin being at Dubbo

and Wagga Wagga.

The Simpson and Thorpe Show Rolls On

Hot on the heels of their inclusion in the Riverina soccer team, Northies Lucy Simpson and Jackie

Thorpe have done it again, this time gaining selection in the Western Riverina Netball team to play

against Eastern Riverina as a final selection trial for yet another Riverina team. In what promises to be

a busy weekend, the girls will line up for the West on Friday and then hustle into a quick change that

will see them trade bibs for a jersey as they head to Sydney for the State soccer carnival which kicks

off on Monday.

We wish them well!

MOTHERS’ DAY STALL

From Mikki Amor

I would like to thank all the parents that sent in all the special gifts, Peata Smith and Leanne

Varty for all the great wrapping, they looked lovely. To Cassie Jackson, Carol McInnes, Peata

Smith, Sue Mulligan and Michelle Oakley who helped set up on Thursday- Thank you.

Another thanks to Michelle Oakley, Carol, Peata, Michelle Collins, Andy Amor (first Dad to

attend a mother’s day stall- that I know of) who helped out on the day.

Every year the kids get great enjoyment picking out gifts as we do receiving them. We had a

great result in total sales of $464.

Well done all round.

HEY.. NORTH SCHOOL GIRLS…

YOU’RE INVITED To a FREE afternoon

WHEN: Tuesday: 10th May 2010 WHERE: Deniliquin Guide Hall Whitelock St, Deniliquin TIME: 4:15pm to 6:15pm COST: normally $2 per girl/each Tue INCLUDES: Afternoon tea. Craft, activities & games.

Fully supervised activities by qualified Guide Leaders at all times.

AGES: 6 – 10 & 11-14 years CONTACT: Robin 03 58824314 Leanne 03 58815817

TRY SOMETHING NEW AND….

Become A Guide

Kind Donations Our thanks to the following kind-hearted

souls for their various donations:

Janette Borella who has donated

proceeds from recent yucca sales

Chloe Paton for milo

The Arthur family for photocopy paper

All those mentioned in the „Breakfast

Program‟ report on page 2

Stadium Sport

Girls Basketball

The stadium is looking to increase the number of girls in the grades 2/3/4 competition. The girls receive

coaching and play a game each week. The girls play every monday at 4pm (5pm finish). If you are inter-

ested, please phone John today.Ph: 5881 4100.

Adult Volleyball

The Stadium has started a mixed volleyball competition on wednesday nights. We have four teams but

would like more teams or individual players to join. Beginners welcome! Please contact John at the Sta-

dium (ph: 5881 4100) for further details.

Junior Indoor Cricket

Junior Indoor Cricket for Boys & Girls will be starting on Wednesday the 18th March. The competition is

for children in grades 1-4. Younger will be considered depending on maturity. All children will receive

some coaching. The cost will be $40 for a 7 week season. The game starts at 3:30pm and will finish at

4:40pm. Please phone the stadium on 5881 4100 to confirm your place.

Aussie Hoops Basketball

The stadium will be commencing the Aussie Hoops Basketball program on Tuesday the 17th May. The

program will last for 8 weeks. The program consists of fun games & coaching. Children receive a Aussie

Hoops game pack which consists of a basketball, singlet, backpack etc. The cost will be $65. Please

phone John (5881 4100) as soon as possible so that packs can be ordered.

Congratulations to Heather Short (pictured at left) for winning

1st prize in the P&C Raffle. 2nd prize went to Louise Bashford

and 3rd to Cheryl Bradley.

A big thanks to Simone Learmonth and Belinda Denbrok for

donating prizes, and to Deniliquin Newsagency and IGA for

allowing us to sell tickets outside their shops. Thanks also to

Sue Mulligan and Jane Frazer for selling the tickets down the

street and to all families who sold tickets. It was a great success

and fabulous to have the support of our school community.

Report from Louise Bashford

Annual

School

Report 2010

Published and

available for download

from the school

website!

Late News-Praise for John Allitt

Dear Mr Hogan,

I am delighted to write and tell you about my previous week spent in Broken Hill for the Boys Basketball State Carnival, with John Allitt from your school, along with his mother Pat, as a part of our team.

John represented your school and our region with the upmost pride and displayed fantastic sportsmanship at all times. Although our results didn’t show many wins, we had a great time playing and I was always proud of Riverina’s spirit, effort and attitude towards the game, opponents and officials which many other coaches and officials also recognised.

I couldn’t have asked for a more wonderful parent group, who constantly supported myself, our team and the umpires and showed constant respect of carnival guidelines. We also enjoyed many social gatherings as a team.

Again congratulations and I hope your students individual efforts will be recognised by your school.

Regards

Justin Graham

Riverina Basketball Coach

Wagga Wagga PS

Last Week’s Website Competition Winners The Gallpen, Mulham and MacDonald families were

the first 3 correctly drawn entries. They all received a

packet of smarties for each family member.

All other correct entrants won a packet of smarties

for each student at the school.

CROC’S BOX

Deni North Website Hunt

Competition No. 2

Entered By: ___________________________________________

(Write Family Name & Name of Student/s)

QUESTION ANSWER Where to Go to Find

the Answer

1 NOTHING BUT

CLASS

Two For You Who likes the sound of trees swaying?

2 NOTHING BUT

CLASS

Fives Alive Who wrote about ‘Waltzing Matilda’?

3 NOTHING BUT

CLASS

One for Fun Who wrote ‘The Magic Forest’?

4 NOTHING BUT

CLASS

Three is not a

Crowd What blue animal is at the top of the page?

5 KIDS BIZ Links to Online

Fun What is the title of the only ‘Reading’ Link?

6 KIDS BIZ Great Ideas

Writing at Home Download ‘Pets’!

-What 2 animals are in the picture?

7 KIDS BIZ Links to Online

Fun Name the city in the ‘Spelling Link’.

8 OUR SCHOOL Gallery-Kidzlink

2010 How many aeroplanes on page 1?

9 OUR SCHOOL Gallery– Best of

2008 What is in the river?

10 VIDEO HITS Stormtroopers Colour of one of the balloons on wall?

Look Here First

Drop this Answer sheet into CROC’S BOX outside the Principal’s Office by FRIDAY!!