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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 3 Week 8 (11/9/2018)

From The Principal

STEM Training

Last week we hosted Micro:bit training through

a Rural Education initiative in collaboration with

Southern Cross Distance education. Micro:bit is

technology launched by the BBC in England and

can be coded in multiple ways.Miss Brooksby and

Mrs Downing took part in the training and we

now have both the skills and devices for senior

students to be able to learn coding.

PRINCIPAL’S AWARDS

Last week’s champions were:

Lincoln Behsman - Consistent effort in all areas.

Tom Dudley - Fantastic reading improvement

and application in class

Brydey Maher - A fantastic effort on her

recount about her artwork

Jarren Richards - Working well in Mathematics

on the topic of volume

Jhett Bullivant - Improvements leading to a

positive attitude in reading

Brodie Barlow - Application to his work

Ben Dunmore - Increase enthusiasm and appli-

cation to tasks

Frida Gallpen-Brown - Fantastic attitude and

book work in the library

FROM THE SCHOOL ON A HILL

Congratulations to our GOLDEN girls!

UPCOMING EVENTS

Date Event

11/9 P&C Meeting at 6.30pm

11/9 Spelling Bee Regional Final @ DNPS

17/9 DNPS Zone debate

19/9 Sneak Peak Preschool visit

21/9 K—2 Billabong Excursion

28/9 Last Day of term

15/10 Students return Monday for Term 4

P&C Meeting tonight in the

staffroom at 6.30pm.

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Regional Spelling Bee

Today we hosted the Regional finals of the

Premier’s Spelling Bee. Schools from across the

southern Riverina region participated in the

event. Thank you to Mrs Hunter, Miss Brooksby

and some of our senior students for their

organisation of this event. In the Junior section

our school was represented Jarren Richards and

Angus Lawson. Jarrod Bashford and Abbey

Lawson represented the Stage 3 students.

Literacy Training

This week Miss Harris, Mrs Tubb and Miss

Brooksby are attending their second session in

Literacy training at Moulamein PS. This will build

on the skills learnt and put in place over the last

term.

SASS Appreciation Week

Last week students and staff thanked the

School Administration and Support Staff for all

that they do for our students and the school.

Students made thank you cards and art work for

staff.

DNPS VIP PLAYGROUND AWARD WINNERS

This week’s awards go to students who willingly took

on additional roles and responsibilities when other

students were at the DPSSA Athletics Carnival.

Well done to the following students who last week

received awards:

Reagan Behsman

Isaac Behsman

Dustin Lawson

Samara Watson

George Bull

Liam Gordon

Milly Smith

Grace MacDonald

Shae Learmonth Infants Carnival Achievement

Records are not kept for the

Infants Athletics carnival

events however we think we

might have a winner. Seth

threw the discus so far that it

hit the fence and that is the

furthest throw that anyone

can remember. Keep your eye

out for his name in future

primary carnivals, no pressure

though!

WE VALUE VALUES

Well done to the following students who last

week received awards for being top value at:

‘Caring’

Eboni Morton - Being a caring and kind class

member

Sydney Cairns - A very caring friend

Ruby Gordon - Always caring towards her

class members

Issac Beshman - caring when interacting with

his peers

Holly Allitt - Caring for others in the class

Ruby Murray - being a caring class member

Amy Weir - being a caring class member

This week’s value is: ‘”Good Manners”

THIS WEEK’S WHOLE SCHOOL ASSEMBLY WHO IS PRESENTING AN ITEM THIS WEEK? It is the turn of TOM Students to perform at this

week’s whole-school assembly.

The weekly assembly will begin at 12.30pm on

FRIDAY, and will be held in the school hall.

Scholastic Book Club

Book Club orders to school or

online via LOOP by 12th

September.

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3/4M Studying Volume

We are working on volume and capacity in

maths and students were investigating

how volume can be displayed in different

ways.

Here are some photos of students dis-

playing the volume of 333 cubic centime-

tres.

Who says children don’t listen these

days! Here is Matilda copying super

coach Hunter’s instructions at half

time.

Harley is also displaying his prowess

at jumping that had him progress so

far in the high jump at Athletics.

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CANTEEN ROSTER

Wednesday Bec Strong

Thursday Valmai Nilsson

Friday RON MCKENZIE!!

Jenny Campion

Monday CLOSED

Tuesday Maureen

TERM POINTSCORE

Team Pts

Big Tassie Devil 18 The gap is closing as the term comes to an end!

Big Crocodile 23

Big Barramundi 23

Big Merino 15

THANKS FOR KIND DONATIONS

Many thanks to the following for their kind

donations:

Bakers Delight for the donation of loaves of

bread each week

Susie Behsman for the donation of clothes

and brown lunch bags

Rach PC for organising recycling bins from

the council

2019 Kinder Enrolments

Do you know anyone who would like to enrol their

child in Kindergarten at Deniliquin North School in

2019, please contact the school on 5881 1042.

Infants Dentist Visit As part of our Personal Health unit the Infants

will be having a visit by the Community Education

dentist. Students will learn about dental hygiene,

foods and cleaning techniques.

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Chummy Bartlett Action

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