Issue No: 4 25th February 2016

THE DORSET EDITION INSPIRE ACHIEVE SUCCEED

Rescorla Avenue, Croydon 3136 phone: 9725 5038 www.dorsetps.vic.edu.au dorset.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Diary Dates

Feb

Mon 29th Badge Ceremony Assembly

Mar

1st – 9th Life Education Program Whole School

2nd – 18th Hip Hop Incursion

Tue 22nd School Photos

Wed 23rd Easter Parade

Thu 24th Last Day of Term 1

Thu 24th Disco

Apr

Mon 11th Start of Term 2

BADGE CEREMONY ASSEMBLY

MONDAY 29TH FEBRUARY 9.00AM

CONGRATULATIONS

ON BECOMING

PRINCIPAL OF

DORSET PRIMARY SCHOOL

PALMA COPPA Welcome back to Dorset Primary School for 2016 for what is going to be a wonderful year.

It has been an absolute joy to walk around the school and enjoy the enthusiasm and invigoration

that is permeating all aspects of Dorset Primary School. From students re-engaging with friends

that they have not seen over the holiday break to the energy felt within the student learning

environment, 2016 is going to see Dorset Primary take a giant step forward with many new

exciting concepts to be implemented.

Over the past couple of months, Dorset Primary School has been undergoing the application and

selection process to select a Principal who will drive Dorset forward with vision and direction.

As you may be aware, Mr John Jacobs took extended leave early last year with Mrs Palma Coppa

stepping into the Acting Principal’s role. As the position was Acting Principal, School Council

was obligated to advertise the substantive Principal role early in the year. Over the past couple of

weeks a selection panel, including myself, received applications and the interviews were

conducted early this week. Last night the recommended applicant was presented to School

Council for approval.

The calibre of the applications was extremely high and the decision was exceedingly difficult as

we needed to ensure that whoever filled the position was going to continue to drive and direct the

school within the vision and values that exist at Dorset Primary. At the same time the person had

to have the courage to take viable risks to keep Dorset Primary as a locally sought-after education

provider.

It is with great pleasure that I inform the school community that Mrs Palma Coppa has been

appointed as the substantive School Principal at Dorset Primary. I know that Palma will do a

phenomenal job in directing this school towards a new and exciting future and I, as School

Council President, look forward to working closely alongside Palma as we move forward.

Ben Graham

Dorset Primary School Council President

Chaplain’s Chat with Dave Researching Resilience

Norman Garmezy, a developmental psychologist and clinician

at the University of Minnesota, met thousands of children in his

four decades of research. But one boy in particular stuck with

him. He was nine years old, with an alcoholic mother and an

absent father. Each day, he would arrive at school with the exact

same sandwich: two slices of bread with nothing in between. At

home, there was no other food available, and no one to make

any. Even so, Garmezy would later recall, the boy wanted to

make sure that “no one would feel pity for him and no one

would know the ineptitude of his mother.” Each day, without

fail, he would walk in with a smile on his face and a “bread

sandwich” tucked into his bag.

The boy with the bread sandwich was part of a special group of

children. He belonged to a cohort of kids—the first of many—

whom Garmezy would go on to identify as succeeding, even

excelling, despite incredibly difficult circumstances. These were

the children who exhibited a trait Garmezy would later identify

as “resilience.” (He is widely credited with being the first to

study the concept in an experimental setting.)

Over many years, Garmezy would visit schools across the

country, focusing on those in economically depressed areas, and

follow a standard protocol. He would set up meetings with the

principal, along with a school social worker or nurse, and pose

the same question: Were there any children whose backgrounds

had initially raised red flags—kids who seemed likely to

become problem kids—who had instead become, surprisingly, a

source of pride? “What I was saying was, ‘Can you identify

stressed children who are making it here in your school?’ ”

Garmezy said, in a 1999 interview.

“There would be a long pause after my inquiry before the

answer came. If I had said, ‘Do you have kids in this school who

seem to be troubled?,’ there wouldn’t have been a moment’s

delay. But to be asked about children who were adaptive and

good citizens in the school and making it even though they had

come out of very disturbed backgrounds—that was a new sort of

inquiry. That’s the way we began.”

. . . - - - . . .

This is the beginning of a truly great article in the New Yorker

on resilience. If you are looking for a greater understanding of

resilience and how to build resilient kids, please read the entire

article at: http://goo.gl/XRPqih

Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Kitchen News

Last week was another great week of SAKG Kitchen sessions with our students preparing the pizza dough and toppings to make two

delicious pizza’s .

They have been using a large variety of produce from our garden including silver beet, warrigal greens, green beans, a number of

different herbs, zucchini and eggplant.

The pizzas were enjoyed by both students, teachers and our awesome parent and grandparent helpers. A majority of our students

enjoyed the salad also.

The class teachers and I would greatly appreciate more parent helpers for our grade 5 &6 classes to help sessions run more smoothly

and finish on time.

We appreciate all the assistance we have received from parents and grandparents so far this year – so thankyou everyone!

I am currently getting some ideas together to produce a Dorset Kitchen Garden Recipe Book.

If any of our parent community who have assisted in the kitchen this year or previous years, enjoyed what we have cooked

previously and think that recipe should be included in the cookbook, please feel free to submit your suggestions to me personally, or

leave your suggestions in my pigeon hole in the staff room.

Thankyou

Regards

Gregg Hansford

SCHOOL PHOTOS TUESDAY 22ND MARCH

School Photo Day is Tuesday 22nd March.

Children do not need to wear their jackets/jumpers. Full uniform

will be required for the photos (apart from the jacket/jumper).

If the children would like to wear their jacket/jumper they can do

so in their individual/family photos.

Photo envelopes are to be handed to the photographers on photo

day by the teachers. You are more than welcome to hand in your

photo envelope before photo day and we will hold it in the office.

Please enclose correct money as no change is given.

Payment options are cash, credit card and on line.

You can pay for all children in one envelope however each child

needs to have their own envelope on photo day.

Family envelopes are available at the school office.

Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Menu

Silver beet & Herb Pizza

Grilled Eggplant & Zucchini Pizza

Potato Nicoise Salad

LITERACY RESOURCE CENTRE LITERACY PLANET AND CROYDON LIBRARY

As one of the workshops in the LRC, I currently run the wonderful literacy planet program, however to purchase this program is outside our budget. The Croydon Library have the facility for students to access Literacy Planet for free via their website. Could you please sign your child / children up with the Croydon Library and receive directions to use their portal to access Literacy Planet. Thank you Marnie Blakeman Literacy Resource Centre Specialist

Birthdays Students Of The Week

Reese Mason William Mitchell Cung Bawi Thawng Tony Mo Desy Kutasara Lachie Clarke Liam McNicol Kayley Hodgkinson Emily Doyle Anna Zachar Jade Majic Mekayla Watson Lucas North Tayla Barker

Robert Thang Jemma Du Buisson Lucas Cook Clancy Simmons Ruby Easton Corey Rennison Scarlett Harrison Tyler Dando Graeme Goodman Kylah Riddell

Jack Higgins Kendra Prothero Ruth Ram Lot Byron Sprigg Jarryd Glanz Parneet Badwal Kayley Broderson Clarence Sukaliana Matthew Geddes Vanda Amin Moayed Zeden Scudds Sam Geerling Vivian Chen Ruby Ryan

Leila Ludekens Waiora Hura Shelby Whitehead Jake Garrity Nikayla Daly Mia Colling

Notices sent home Notices sent home Recipient Notebook Lease Contract Form Grade 3 PMP Notice Grade 1 & 2 Grade 5/6 Interschool Sports Permission Grade 5/6 Me! Me! Me! Photos Grade1 & 2 School Spectacular Grade 5 & 6 Life Education Van Whole School School Photo Packs Whole School Hip Hop Incursion Whole School

GRADE 5/6 INTERSCHOOL SPORTS ON FRIDAY

Last week Dorset played Bayswater North Primary School.

The results were:

DORSET BAYSWATER NORTH

T20 Cricket 124 Runs 72 Runs

Basketball Open 6 Points 48 Points

Basketball Girls 33 Points 7 Points

Tee Ball Open 6 Runs 33 Runs

Tee Ball Girls 10 Runs 21 Runs

Rounders Open 23 Runs 5 Runs

Rounders Girls 11 Runs 14 Runs

Volley Stars 0 Sets 3 Sets

Hot Shots Tennis 7 Sets 10 Sets

This Friday 26th February we have a bye.

Friday 4th March we play Heathmont East Primary School.

Games and Venues will be given in the newsletter next week.

Dorset Primary School does not endorse the products or services of any private advertiser. No responsibility is accepted by the School for accuracy of information contained in advertisements or claims made by them. All advertisers must supply a WWC with their advertisement.

NORWOOD SECONDARY COLLEGE

2016 TOUR DATES

Tours of Norwood Secondary College have been organised

for the following dates in 2016. Bookings are necessary for

tours and interested persons should telephone 9871-0400 to

organise a suitable date. Tours commence at 9am from the

General Office and are of approximately one hour duration.

Wednesday, 2 March

Tuesday, 8 March

Tuesday, 15 March

Wednesday, 16 March

Monday, 21 March

Tuesday, 12 April

Wednesday, 13 April

Tuesday, 19 April

Wednesday, 20 April

Tuesday 26, April

Wednesday, 27 April

Tuesday, 3 May

Tuesday, 10 May

Wednesday, 11 May

Open Night will be held on

Wednesday, 4 May 2016 commencing at 7pm

INFORMATION NIGHT THURSDAY 28 APRIL 2016 MOOROOLBARK CAMPUS

(16 Reay Road, Mooroolbark, 3138) Melway Ref: 51 G1

Come and join us for a night of fun and information.

Campus tours are currently available on Mondays at 2.00pm

and Fridays 9.15am. Please call 9839 8800 to arrange an appointment.

We look forward to meeting you.

Communicating With Our Parent Community

Our school is using an App to send instant messages, newsletters and notices and we are encouraging all families to use it on their iPhone or SmartPhone.

The Tiqbiz app will help our school keep parents fully informed and up-to-date with news, events, newsletters and notices. It’s easy to use and also has the benefit of helping reduce our paper consumption by printing less.

The first step is to download tiqbiz to your phone, tablet, computer … or all of them.

Search for : tiqbiz

Remember to click “allow” notifications when asked. This will allow us to send you important alert notices. For technical information please see the school office for a flyer.