Dernancourt School Newsletter

This term is traditionally a very busy term for teachers. In addition to data collected within the school, there are additional state wide assessments collected for the Department for Education.

In Junior Primary, the Phonics Screen for all Year 1 students will start in Week 3 running through to the end of Week 6. This screening check gives the school a good indication of how well students are learning to read. In week 7, Progressive Achievement Tests (PAT) testing starts for Years 1 to 6. This assessment occurs yearly and the data collected over the course of a child’s schooling gives teachers a good view of how students’ learning is progressing in Reading and Mathematics.

 

It is crucial to successful learning that students develop habits of regular attendance from an early age. It is important that children be at school. The benefits of daily attendance for students include the development of skills and attitudes of self-discipline, punctuality and organisation. There is an increased likelihood of being successful at school, positive social skills development and making friendships.

 

Did you know?

Missing one day a week of school from Reception to year 10 means missing the equivalent of two years and one term of education by the end of Year 10……..  20% of that child’s school education is lost.

 

Missing 5 days in each term from Reception to year 10 means missing the equivalent of more than a year's education ……..  10% of that child’s school education is lost.

 

·         Being 10 minutes late to school each day from Reception to Year 10

means missing the equivalent of 6 months of education by Year 10.

 

·         Being 20 minutes late to school each day from Reception to Year 10

means missing the equivalent of 12 months of education by the end of year 10.

On the 3rd August Dernancourt School sent 26 students to compete in SAPSASSA Athletics against other schools from our area at the Port Adelaide Athletics Club. We competed in lots of events, including new ones that the school had never entered before. These include discus, shot put and the 4x100m relay. The students had a great day and gained lots of experience from participating and look forward to it again next year. Dernancourt finished with four 2nd place ribbons.

Milly Court - 2nd place girls 10 year old 100 m sprint and 2nd in girls 10 year old Discus.

Inayah Hafidh - 2nd place in under 10 year old girls discus.

Eade Claassen - 2nd place in 12 year old girls shot put

Congratulations to our ribbons winners and well done to all who participated.

On Tuesday, 9th August we travelled to The Lights Community and Sports Centre to compete in Boys and Girls SAPSASSA Basketball. The boys came second in their group with two wins, but sadly lost their next two games. The girls finished the day with 1 win and 1 draw.

It's great to compete in days like this and the students have gained lots of experience from it.

We are busily involved in Science Week this week.  It has been great to see the activities that students participated in during the week.  Check out our photos.

 

Dear Parent/Guardian,

 

We will be holding the School Fun Run’s Crazy Colour Day as a major fundraising event this year on September 23rd! We’re doing it to raise much needed money for new computers and other technology.

 

About the Day

The Crazy Colour Day is all about Fun! It will be a huge colourful mess and is undoubtably one of the most exciting days on our school’s calendar, with everyone’s participation the aim, so please make sure they attend of the day and cheer the other kids on!

 

How Does My Child Fundraise?

Firstly, go to schoolfunrun.com.au and create a student profile page. Everything to do with your fundraising revolves around this page.

 

Students who raise just $10 will be able to choose a prize! The more they raise, the better their reward – don’t forget to check these out in the sponsorship form! We have educated students on the dangers of door knocking without supervision, and we encourage you to reiterate this at home. The great thing about online fundraising is that you can share the link to your child’s profile with friends and family via email, SMS and Social Media.

 

Online Fundraising

The easiest way to help your child raise money is through online fundraising, where students raise an average of $120. On top of raising more money, it’s also safer and easier than doorknocking and you don’t have to worry about handling money! To start fundraising online, go to your student profile page at schoolfunrun.com.au and share your online fundraising link.

 

Competition Time

To get our event off to a flyer, we’re starting our Colour Day with a super easy competition! The class with the most online profiles registered by 19th of August will win a reward for their class !  To help your child’s class win, simply create your profile at schoolfunrun.com.au.

 

Getting Involved

Not only can you support the school and students with your sponsorship – but you can join in on the fun! We would love to welcome parents and family members to attend the Crazy Colour Day. If you would like to volunteer on the day, please contact me on the details below.  I can’t wait to see you at our event!

 

Ordering Prizes – ALL PRIZES MUST BE ORDERED ONLINE

Please contact your school’s coordinator if this isn’t possible.  

 

Prizes MUST be ordered between the 30th September and 20th of October. Simply visit schoolfunrun.com.au to create / log into your Profile Page between these dates.  Then click on the ‘CLAIM YOUR PRIZE’ button and follow the prompts. If you have any questions, please contact the School Fun Run team on 1800 FUN RUN and they will gladly assist

Week 4 INTERVIEW WEEK	15/8	16/8	17/8	18/8	19/8
Week 5	22/8	23/8	24/8	25/8	26/8 Book Week Parade Roald Dahl Incursion
Week 6 SSO/BSSO Week	29/8 Leaders Day	30/8 Choir Yr 5/6	31/8	1/9 Assembly	2/9 Father's Day Stall

Congratulations to the following students who received a Student Award at the Week 3 assembly.

J3	Ryder Z, Loice N	P2	Luca C, Alyssa P
J4	Toby A, Owen B	P3	Reyansh, Tyler S
J5	Harriet B, Jordyn H	P4	Alice G, Lewis S
J6	Aviana, Aadya	P5	Hujat A, Sophie W
J7	Joel B, Navya S	P7	Samson B, Jakob M
Japanese	All classes for welcoming Meryl (new teacher)	P8	Kaan A, Madison F
The Arts	Amelia P, P4	P10	Alice S, Ama R
P.E.	Cooper and Milly	P12	Toby S
		P14	Radin H, Prunelle K

Week 5	Eade (P14)	Chelsea (P14)	Angel (P7)
Week 6	Brooke (P14)	Bailey (P14)	Renesh (P7)
Week 7	Ava (P8)	Grace (P8)	Inayah (P7)

If you are unable to cover any of your assigned times please swap with another student and notify your class teacher and Mrs Leonards.

Group 1 Assembly - 1.40pm - 2.10pm

Group 2 Assembly - 2:20pm - 2:50pm

	Group 1 Hosting	Group 1 Presenting	Group 2 Hosting	Group 2 Presenting
Term 3 Week6	P3	P14	J4	P5
Term 3 Week 9	PE, Japanese, The Arts	P7	PE, Japanese, The Arts	P12

Congratulations to the following students who have completed the 2022 Premier's Reading Challenge.,

J6    Khush

P2   Eeshan, Kawdhi, Abby, Ella, Samuel, Noah and Tyler.

P3   Sargun, Oliover and Elijah.

P7   Angel and Shanmukh.

P8    Evan, Kaan and Madison.

P14    Damien, Bailey, Byron, James.B, Prunelle, Vanessa, Brooke, Leo and Liam.