SCHOOL COUNCIL MEMBERS 2022

School Principal: Greg Sampson   President: Jennie Hauselberger 

 Vice President: Josh Cook Treasurer: Peter Down  DET Rep: Sandra Gove   Secretary: Duanne Corbett Vice Secretary: Hannah Young

Parent Reps: Radmila Lindner, Chris Avery, Isaac Eldridge, Erin Wallace.

Dimboola Primary School would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the Wimmera Mallee area:

the Wotjobaluk, Jaadwa, Jadawadjali, Wergaia and Jupagalk peoples, and pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.

Approximately 40 athletes competed at the WWSSA in Warracknabeal on Thursday of last week. Students participated in many events running simultaneously and I thank Mrs Gove for making sure that students didn’t miss events. Thanks also to Miss Morrish and Miss Thomas (pre-service teacher) for running the triple jump on the day. I also acknowledge the work of Mrs Kate Schorback for starting track events on the day.

The following students will now compete at the Little Desert Competition in Horsham on Friday 9th September:

I would like to acknowledge the generous donation of $100 by the CWA to Dimboola Primary School. This money will be used to support the Grade Six Graduation. The CWA have donated money for this event every year that I have been here (six years!). This money is greatly appreciated.

Students in 5/6 Gove attended a Science and Engineering Day at Horsham College. This was presented by the University of New South Wales and involved children working in groups of three to complete activity challenges outlined below:

School council met on Tuesday of last week. The following items were discussed:

· Inward and outward correspondence

· Financial reports

· Principal, Teacher’s and Parent’s Club Reports

· Policy and planning – Child Safety Code of Conduct, Child Safety Responding and Reporting Obligations Policy and Procedures.

Prep enrolments are now being accepted for 2023. The enrolment pack may be collected from the front office, with Kate or Kelly being available to assist with any questions you may have. As you can imagine staffing is dependent upon enrolment figures so the sooner, we are able to finalise student numbers, the sooner we can get our staffing sorted out for next year.

Every four years a school goes through a process of assessing how they have gone according to goals and targets set from their previous review. The school looks at enablers and barriers to achieving the goals and determines future goals to drive the school forward. The review is made up of a core panel of people including the Reviewer, SEIL, School Council President and two Challenge Partners (Principals from other schools). During the course of the investigation information is taken into consideration including our performances in NAPLAN, student progress based on teacher judgements in reports, staff, student and parent opinion survey data. In addition the members of the school community are involved in a forum. Likewise, students are engaged in conversation about how the school is going. Once all the information has been collated and listened to, a new school strategic plan is developed. This plan then feeds into our Annual Implementation Plans to guide our work moving forward.

Yesterday I met with our school reviewer, Robert Fearnside and SEIL, Dr Joanna Day yesterday via Webex. This was a planning meeting to determine the agenda for the validation day and then the fieldwork day. This is an exciting time as it reflects on our learning journey and establishes key directions moving forward.

BREAKFAST CLUB: The smell of cooked toast in the morning is a common one at the start of the day for visitors to the school as students access breakfast club. Along with toast; students are able to have milk, apples and oranges. Much of

this is donated by Foodbank and supported by the Bendigo Bank. It is wonderful to know that all students can start the day with a full tummies.

Our school is conducting a survey to find out what parents/caregivers/guardians think of our school. The Parent/Caregiver/Guardian Opinion Survey is an annual survey offered by the Department of Education and Training that is designed to assist schools in gaining an understanding of families’ perceptions of school climate, student behavior, and student engagement. We encourage all families to participate in this survey. Our school will use the survey results to help inform and direct future school planning and improvement strategies. This year, all families are invited to participate in the survey.

The Parent/Caregiver/Guardian Opinion Survey will be conducted from Monday 15th August to Friday 16th September.

The survey will be conducted online, only takes 20 minutes to complete, and can be accessed at any convenient time within the fieldwork period on desktop computers, laptops, tablets or smartphones. The online survey will be available in a range of languages other than English. These include: Arabic, Vietnamese, Simplified Chinese, Chin (Hakha), Hindi, Japanese, Somali, Turkish, Punjabi and Greek.

The lost and found box is over flowing with them at the moment. 

There is a MASSIVE amount of missing jumpers in the lost and found.

They are being found on the Big oval. Please encourage your children to pick them up once the bell goes.

Thanks

Research shows that the academic and social development of students is affected each day they are absent, and that going to school every day is the single most important part of your child's education. Following the potential disruptions to the social and academic progress of students caused due to COVID-19 over the past two years, it is more important than ever for children to be at school.

If your child is unwell or absolutely cannot attend school for some reason, it is important to let the school know of their absence and the reason why prior to the day if planned or at the start of the day if the absence is not planned. The easiest way to do this is via uEducateUs. Alternatively, you can contact the office at school on 5389 1270.

Could lunch orders please be clearly labelled with the correct teacher/class 

 It needs to be easily read and placed in the correct lunch order tubs.

Thank you.

Families who would like their child to participate in an organized sport but can’t due to financial constraints, can contact the school to be nominated to be enrolled in the sport. Costs of the program will be partly covered up to a maximum of $70.

The funding provided may be used for sporting activities including but not limited to Auskick, Minkey Hockey or Net Set Go.

Should you wish to nominate your child, please contact Mr Sampson on 5389 1270

A reminder to families to return their bus permission notes in order for their child/ren to travel on the bus. This outlines rules of bus travel. It is my hope that all children will follow the rules outlined in order to keep everyone safe travelling to and from school.

There are a number of items in the main building near the canteen that have been found in the yard. If you have lost something please go and have a look to see if it belongs to you.

 Friday 2nd September - Bookweek Multi-age day dress up (more information to follow). Please note that this day is later than normal bookweek activities due to other commitments within the school. Students may dress in a book character outfit or using the theme “Dreaming with Your Eyes Open”.

Salad Roll Lunch Day 

Tuesday 6th September - School review day number one

Friday 9th September – Little Desert Athletics in Horsham and Kindergarten to Dimboola Primary School

Tuesday 13th September – School review day number two

Thursday 15th September – Last day of Term 3 for students

Friday 16th September - Curriculum Day Student Free – Professional Practice Day for Teachers