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Dunedoo Central School P.O. Box 45, Digilah Street
DUNEDOO NSW 2844
Newsletter
T: 02 6375 1489
F: 02 6375 1152
E: dunedoo-c.school@det.nsw.edu.au
4th March 2019 W: dunedoo-c.schools@nsw.edu.au
Primary Dubbo District Swimming Carnival
On Thursday 28th February, 23 Primary students attended the Dubbo District Twilight Swimming Carnival at the
Dubbo Aquatic Centre. It was a fantastic evening with amazing individual efforts.
Special mention must go to Luke Redding who broke the record for the 11 years
50m Freestyle, a record held since 1981! The night ended with the relays which
were nail-bitingly exciting. The Junior Girls came an agonisingly close 4th while
the Junior Boys won their event and will therefore progress to the Western Car-
nival. Both the Senior Boys (2nd) and Senior Girls (3rd) relay teams will join
them.
I was impressed watching the students compete and the DCS Team should
be very proud of their efforts. Dunedoo did so well, they took out the 2019
Handicap Trophy. An amazing effort for our small school! Thanks to the par-
ents who came along and enjoyed the night, and to Mrs Shepherd for time-
keeping for the evening.
Congratulations to the following students who have progressed through to
the next level of competition, the Western Carnival on Thursday, 14th March.
We wish you all the best!
Henry Brougham - 8yrs 50m Freestyle and Relay
Ethan Russell - 9yrs 50m Freestyle, Butterfly, 200m Medley and Relay
Oscar Christensen - 10yrs 50m Freestyle, Backstroke and Relay
Will Kline - 11yrs 50m Freestyle, Backstroke and Relay
Luke Redding - 11yrs 50m Freestyle, Breaststroke, Backstroke, Butterfly, Dunedoo Central
200m Medley and Relay 2019 Handicap
Ned Callow , Charlie Stuart, Shane Hall, Imogen Murphy, Asha Russell, Erica Trophy
Stuart and Ashley Clisby - Relay
WEEK 6:
Monday, 4th March
DCS Whole School Merit Assembly, 11.10am @ DCS
Hall, parents, family and friends invited to attend
Tuesday, 5th March
U15’s Western Region Touch Trials @ Orange
9/10 Ag Wether Training Day @ Dubbo
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Wednesday, 6th March Will be held at 7.00pm on Thursday 14th
Year 11 RYDA @ Dubbo March 2019 in the DCS Library. Please come
Vaccinations, Yr 7
along and support your school!
Thursday, 7th March
DCS Breakfast Club, all students welcome
Landcare/Garden Expo, Jubilee Hall SCHOOL PHOTOS
Friday, 8th March
CHS Squash Knockout @ Gulgong
DCS School Photos will be held on
WEEK 7: Monday, 25th March 2019.
Monday, 11th March Montage Fotos, Order envelopes have been sent home
National Young Leaders Day, Primary @ Sydney with all students. Please complete and return to the
Aspire, Yr 11, Focus on Success @ Dubbo → DCS Front Office.
13/3/19 All students (Kinder - Year 12) are to wear summer
Yr 11 Learner Driver Workshop @ DCS school uniform, clean and tidy.
Tuesday, 12th March If you have any queries, please contact Montage Fotos
PSSA Cricket @ Dubbo direct on 0427 82952.
Wednesday, 13th March
Business Concierge Day @ DCS, Years 6 - 12
Thursday, 14th March
PSSA Western Swimming @ Dubbo (Primary)
P&C, AGM, 7pm, Library, all welcome
Friday, 15th March
Western Swimming @ Dubbo (Secondary)
Zac Johnstone 5 March Kinder
Whole School Staffing Day, Kinder - Year 10, Abo-
Riley Fagerstrom 6 March Year 6
riginal Performance @ DCS
Taneesha Spicer 6 March Year 5
WEEK 8:
Debbie Craggs 6 March
Tuesday, 19th March
Ashley Erian 7 March Year 10
Moorambilla Workshop Tour @ DCS, 1-3pm, Sec-
Annie Christensen 8 March Year 11
ondary Students
Kyle Smith 10 March Year 10
Wednesday, 20th March
Shaun Roach 10 March Year 10
Moorambilla Workshop Tour @ DCS, Primary Stu-
Robert Watton 10 March Year 4
dents
SRC Development Day
Wishing you a great day!
Congratulations to all of the students who received Merit Awards at to- days Assembly. Today we not only recognised students who have achieved in the classroom, library and playground, but we also award- ed certificates to our Swimming Champions, Yr 12 Hospitality and Pri- mary Industries students and individuals who participated and achieved excellent results in Junior Judging and the Lions Youth of the year competitions. It was great to see our Rock Band performing, utilising some of the guitars do- nated by Rural Aid and The Gift of Music. Thank you to Mr Snell and the students for a wonderful performance. Our Primary swimming team achieved some outstanding results at last weeks Dubbo District car- nival, winning the overall Handicap Trophy. We also had excellent results in the relay teams with three teams qualifying for Western Region. A number of students performed exceptionally well in their individual races, with Luke Redding breaking the 50 m Freestyle record which had been held since 1981. I wish all students from Primary and Secondary who will be competing at the Western Region Carnival in Dubbo in Week 7 the best of luck and encourage students to contin- ue training in preparation for this event. Congratulations to all of the students who participated in the Junior Judging competition at the Mudgee Show last Friday. Skye Leeson—placed first in the Poultry section and second in the grain judging; Ned Inder placed second in the Merino Fleece judging. Well done to all of the students who participated and thank you to Mrs Piper for taking the students. Yesterday Sally Christensen and Georgia Lane competed in the Regional Final of the Lions Youth of the Year competition at Mus- wellbrook with two students from Muswellbrook High School. Both students attended a 30 minute interview followed by the Public Speaking competition. The girls had two impromptu speeches which were: “What is the best life lesson you have learnt so far?” and “If you were able to time travel back 100 years, what would you change?”. Following this the girls delivered their prepared speeches. Each of the girls excelled in both the Interviews and the Public Speaking and were excellent ambassadors for our school and community. Georgia was awarded the Public Speaking and Overall winner. At todays Merit Assembly, I was fortunate to take delivery of a de- fibrillator donated by Mr Brian Bowman and family to the Lions Club and in turn to Dunedoo Central School. Brian has previously required the use of a Defibrillator and knows how important it is to have access to this vital piece of equipment in close proximity with- in the community. I would like to sincerely thank both the Bowman Family and the Dunedoo Lions Club for this very generous dona- tion. Mrs Donna Lane Principal
Assistant Principal News
Congratulations to all students who received Congratulations to all students who were acknowl-
awards at today’s Whole School Merit Assembly, edged at our whole school Merit Assembly today.
and thanks to the parents and visitors for your sup- This week your child will be coming home with a
small package with information on" ask Gran not
port. Well, it’s Week 6 and we are really getting
google".
busy with a whole lot of things going on! Last Thurs- We will be encouraging our students to think of
day evening’s Dubbo District Swimming Carnival questions they are curious about and communicate
was nothing less than spectacular, and students rep- with family members to discover the answers. It is a
resenting DCS did us proud. As always, we have an wonderful way to celebrate the experience and
knowledge of our senior citizens. We are also hop-
enthusiastic entourage of supporters and I thank
ing to visit our local aged care facility, Kahkama
everyone who came along. Swimming for sport is House very soon so that we can follow up with
now finished, as we look at preparing students for learning with our elders.
the upcoming Peachey Shield football day. Our SRC Congratulations to all students including Henry
representatives head off to their first Young Leaders Brougham and Maddy Bull who represented DCS at
the district swimming carnival. All students showed
Day in Sydney next Monday, which is always a very
fantastic skill and behaviour and highlighted how
worthwhile activity. great DCS is.
Unfortunately some cases of head lice have been The homework centre is open this Wednesday until
noticed at school, and I urge all parents to check 4pm. Children need to bring along their homework
children’s hair regularly and treat as required. We sheet and once this is completed they can go on
must be proactive and work as a team to eradicate Mathletics or Reading Eggs.
headlice. Make sure your child has their own hat and Please come and see either Ben or myself if you
is not sharing or borrowing; long hair should be tied have any questions regarding your child. If you need
back, and personal space maintained. an extended time with us please see the lovely la-
Have a spectacular Week 6 everyone. dies at the front office and book a time with us. To-
Mrs Georgia Shephard, Assistant Principal gether we can help you child thrive.
There will be a note coming home this week about
the whole school staffing day coming up on 15th
March. The day's focus will be "Embracing Diversity"
and students will be in groups of K-10 students.
These days are always a wonderful experience for
all students, especially our younger ones as they are
wrapped up in support from their older students
and staff.
We hope you have a great week
Ms Michelle Gavin, Assistant Principal
PRIMARY SPORT
Year 3, 4 & 5 - Friday Sport: Students will
be preparing for Peachey Shield football day.
Year 6 - Wednesday Secondary Sport:
Year 6 students have selected their Secondary
Sport. Please wear sports uniform and pack ap-
propriate sporting equipment. Mr Honeysett
Unfortunately HEAD LICE has been detected.
We suggest you check your child’s hair. If
necessary please treat accordingly making
sure all lice and eggs are removed. It is im-
portant to repeat the treatment 7 days after
the initial treatment to break the head lice
cycle.
Kinder: Congratulations to today’s award winners at the Whole School Merit Assembly. These as-
semblies, which happen in the middle and at the end of each school term, recognise student achievement
and citizenship.
Well done Kindergarten: the results from the first few weeks of spelling have been fantastic. Many students
received two new words today and their rockets have moved up the wall already! If your child has one
word that is the same as last week, please keep practicing it with them at home and he/she will try spelling
it again on Friday.
This week the class will be working with time in Maths including the days of the week, continuing the great
start to writing stations in morning literacy and focussing on families in History. I have been very impressed
with the cutting and pasting activities I have set the children these last few weeks. This is a skill obviously
well practiced at home and at preschool.
Book Fair has arrived at DCS! I will take the class for a visit this week and help them to write a wish list.
Many things are for sale including books, posters and trinkets. Book Fair comes to school only twice a year
and is open before and after school until next Tuesday.
Have a great week.
Mr Ben Kline - Classroom Teacher
Year 1/2: This week we are exploring words with "ph" and "ar" . Our Daily 5 rotations are working
well and students are showing their progressions for learning every day.
We are continuing our science unit on Watch it Grow and our HSIE unit on Weather and Seasons.
We are consolidating our knowledge of nouns including common nouns and proper nouns.
Thank you to all students who remember to bring their library books back on Monday. The library is always
an exciting place to go.
Last week we started to learn about typing into a word document and inserting a picture. We hope to finish
our work this week and print it out to bring home.
Have a great week.
Ms Michelle Gavin - Classroom Teacher
Year 3-4-5 S: Our morning writing activities are already showing results, as students who at
first could manage only a few sentences in the time given are now writing half a page! Proofreading and
editing is still a work in progress, however, students are discovering the importance of reading back
through their work. Artwork is beginning to fill the back wall, and students are continuing to show excel-
lent team work and cooperation in daily tasks. This is fantastic to see, and skills that will support them
through life.
Homework returns have been outstanding, and I encourage all students to keep working on this. 5 weeks
of homework = 1 ACE token. This week’s homework sheet contains a parent survey, just to check how
your child is going and to make sure we are on the right track with homework tasks. Enjoy your week.
Mrs Georgia Shephard - Classroom Teacher
Year 3-4-5 G: After another fantastic Professional Development course on Seven Steps to
Writing. I am feeling excited and enthusiastic about our work on Narratives. We have been looking at
different parts of a narrative and really focusing on the sizzling starters. This is the beginning of the nar-
rative that captures the readers attention. We have done so many different fun activities that have really
engaged the whole class.
We also did a step by step tutorial on how to draw a realistic eye, which were all fantastic and are on dis-
play in our classroom.
Well done to our swimmers on Thursday night and those that are now off to Western, I am very proud of
each one of you. Well done to Caylum our leader in Dojo this week!
Mrs Tammy Gallagher – Classroom Teacher
Year 6: Hello everyone and welcome back to Week 6, Term 1! Today we had our first Whole
School Merit Assembly for 2019. It was very encouraging to see so many students receive awards in
recognition for their effort and hard work so far this term. Congratulations also to all the swimmers that
represented DCS at the District Swimming Carnival last week. I am pleased to say that we have a record
amount of swimmers who have now qualified for the Western carnival next week in Dubbo! Permission
notes were handed out on Friday and need to be returned ASAP. P.S – I will be taking names down today
for interested students (boys/girls) in Senior Primary who would like to try out for our DCS Cricket Team.
We will train this week in preparation for our first game against Dubbo South. Have a great week every-
body! Cheers, Mr Adam Honeysett
Year 6 Maths: This week in Maths we are continuing to work with Time. The homework sheet
again has optional extension questions but I have included 2 KenKen Puzzles with instructions for every-
one. We have done some of these in class so students should be familiar with them. Our homework
raffle was drawn last week and congratulations to Karly Green who was the lucky winner. Homework
sheets must be completed and submitted on time to earn a ticket in the raffle. Mrs Cathy Gallagher
THIS WEEKS LUNCH SPECIALS
TUESDAYS Salad Roll, Bottle of Water & Popcorn OR $5.00
Hello and welcome to Week 6. Spinach & Ricotta Lasagne, Garlic Bread & $6.50
The new Polo Shirt order has arrived. Bottle of Water
Lunch Specials will change at the end of WEDNESDAY Primary Meal Deal (K - 6)
the Term.
If you could Volunteer any time to help out Recess: 1 x Popcorn, 1 x Popper & 1 x Apple $10
in the Canteen, I would love to hear from
you. Lunch: 1 x Chicken Burger & Bottle of Water
Thanks Sherri THURSDAYS BLT Wrap & Bottle of Water $6.50
LUNCH ORDERS NECESSARY
STUDENT OF THE WEEK WEEKLY MERITS
KINDERGARTEN - MR KLINE
K Zac Johnstone Excellent work K Ashton James Working well learning his numbers
sounding out words
K Blaire Bell Working well learning her numbers
YEAR 1 & 2 - MS GAVIN
1 Isla Currie Choosing a responsible 1 Nick Sawyer Caring for property independently
attitude to learning
1 Beau Hall Respecting and caring for others
YEAR 3 / 4 / 5 G - MRS T GALLAGHER
4 Ned Callow A fantastic approach 4 Daniel Walker Working well with words and writing
to all key learning
areas 3 Shayla Sawyers Working hard with Narrative
brainstorming
YEAR 3 / 4 /5 S - MRS SHEPHARD
3 Callum Smith Consistent effort in all 3 Robbie Johnstone- Creative ideas in DEW activities
subjects Greaves
4 Robert Watton Trying hard in Maths
YEAR 6 - MR HONEYSETT
6 Ashley Clisby Improved effort and 6 Riley Fagerstrom Outstanding result in SA Spelling test
attitude in all key
learning areas 6 Luke Redding Excellent result in SA Spelling text
CAPTAINS AWARDS
5 Fletcher Always making others 3 Ethan Russell Being a very good sportsman and
Hogden happy when they are always being very kind to others
having a bad day
Afternoon Study: Secondary Afternoon Study runs Wednesday and Thursday afternoons from
3:10pm until approximately 4:30pm, in Room 10. This is a good opportunity for students to seek
extra help with homework or use the computers. Mrs Gallagher will be supervising both Wednes-
day and Thursday this week. If you are leaving school and then coming back to afternoon study
please let Mrs Gallagher know before you leave.
Vaccinations - Year 7 & 10 Students: Please return
Vaccination consent form, to the Front Office ASAP.
Secondary Sport - Wednesday Afternoon: Students have selected their Secondary Sports.
Please wear sports uniform and pack appropriate sporting equipment.
Mudgee Show
Young Judges
A great day for Dunedoo Central
School Agriculture team last Friday
with six competitors, 5 finalists, 4
place getters and 2 students quali-
fying to compete at the Sydney
Royal. Skye Leeson won the poul-
try section with Harry Magklis run-
ner up. Skye also came second in
grain. Well done to all students
who were a credit to our school.
Last week our Ag students attend-
ed a flock Ewe Competition at The
Inder’s sheep yards which was very
instructive particularly for the up-
coming wether trial the school is
to compete in.
Year 11 Geography Field Trip On Thursday 21st February 2019, Year 11 Geography and I travelled to Dubbo to undertake a field trip, canoeing on the Macquarie River. 5 DCS students joined 21 students from Kinross Wolaroi for this biophysical excursion. The idea of the fieldwork was to examine human induced changes impacting our rivers natural processes. We did this by canoeing for over 3 hours from Butlers Falls to Sandy Beach (near the sport field). A great day was had by all even if my legs were left sunburnt. Mr O’Brien
Books, Books, Books, Stationery, Posters and more… There is a book for everyone! Books starting from $4.00, stationery starting from $1.00 and posters from $2.00. There is something for everyone Book Fair will start on Tuesday, 5th March 2019. Students can visit book fair during lunch and also during their library classes. Parents welcome any time during school hours. Our school benefits greatly from hosting a book fair. The more items sold means the more items we can purchase for our library. Thank you
Attention: Parents
Students - Years 2 - 12
International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) is an independent skills-
based assessment program which recognises student achievement. ICAS can give you an
understanding of where your child is succeeding and of any area where they may need
more focused and purposeful development. It shows how students perform against their
peers nationally and can track students progress from year to year. More than one million
entries are accepted from over 6300 schools in Australia and New Zealand annually. Also
students from over 20 countries participate in ICAS each year.
The following competitions are available for students in Years 2 to Year 12, to enter:
Competition Year Groups Date Cost Student Name/s & Year
Digital Technologies Year 3—10 7 May $9.00
Science Year 2—12 28 May $8.00
Writing Year 3—12 18 June $16.00
Spelling Year 3—7 20 June $10.50
English Year 2—12 30 July $8.00
Mathematics Year 2—12 2 April $8.00
Australian Mathematics Competition Year 3—12 1 August $6.50
Computational & Algorithmic Thinking Years 5—12 27 March $6.00
Total $
Please return this form to the DCS Front Office before 8th March 2019.
Please pay by cash, cheque or POP.
If you have any queries, please contact Mrs Margaret Scifleet @ DCS, 6375 1489.DCS SCHOOL
WINTER JACKETS
Kinder to Year 12
ORDER FORM
WE WILL ONLY BE PLACING 1 ORDER FOR THE
DCS WINTER JACKETS
ORDERS CLOSE FRIDAY, 29TH MARCH 2019
NAVY/RED TRIM - SHOWERPROOF / FLEECY LINED, UNISEX:
CHILDREN’S SIZES: 6, 8, 10, 12 & 14
ADULT MEN’S SIZES: XS, S, M, L, XL & XXL
COST: $45.00 EACH
Please return Order Form and money to the DCS Front Office before 29/3/2019
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Order Form: DCS Student - Winter Jacket/s
Please return to the DCS Front Office
Student Name/s: ___________________________________________________________________
Size/s: _____________________________ Total No. of Jackets: ______________________
Money enclosed: $__________________ Contact Phone No. ____________________________Donation Envelopes will be sent home with all students this week. If you would like to make a donation, please return envelope to DCS before 17th May 2019!
Dunedoo Junior League & Netball
URGENT MESSAGE FOR DJRLN PARENTS
We urgently need:
Coaches for both Netball and Football.
A Club President and BBQ coordinator.
Canteen and BBQ volunteers for Peachy Shield, which will
be held on Thursday, 21st March at Robertson Oval.
Please forward your interest in the above to Jane Berry at
DunedooJRLN@outlook.com
Dunedoo Anglican Ladies will be serving Pancakes
Tuesday 5th March, 2019
from 11 am to 2 pm
Dunedoo Bowling Club
Savoury Pancakes $7.00
Sweet Pancakes $5.00
Or a $12 meal includes 1 savoury and 1 sweet pancake served with
slice and tea or coffee
EAT IN OR TAKEAWAY
Savoury Pancakes: Sweet & Sour Chicken
Savoury Mince
Sweet Pancakes: Apple with Caramel topping
Served with cream or ice cream
Contact Mary 63751735 Dorothy 63751934
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