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Term 4 No. 11 Thursday 26th November 2020

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Principal’s Report

2020 is rapidly coming to a close and given all that has gone on this

year, the end of the school year cannot come soon enough. At the

time of writing, no changes have been made to the Term 4

Operations Guide meaning that staggered finishes, no parents on

site and a limited graduation for our Grade 6 students are still the

same as they were before Dan Andrews announced an easing of

restrictions last Sunday. As a Government School we have to wait

until we receive instructions as to what, if any the changes will be.

We are still trying to decide on the class structures for 2021. Schools

are staffed on the number of students enrolled and this determines

why we have to run ‘composite’ classes. Like most schools, we don’t

have equal numbers across the ‘grade’ or year levels so we have to

be creative but sensitive in our mixing of classes to fit in with how

many teachers we can afford to employ.

To finish off the year we have some fun and hopefully exciting

activities coming up. The 4, 5 and 6 students have a couple of

excursions, one to Werribee Zoo and the other to the Queen Victoria

Market. As no excursions were possible earlier in the year due to

the lockdowns and remote teaching, this is a great way, especially

for the grade 6 students who will be leaving us for good at the end

of the year, to finish off.

For the rest of the school we have a COVID Safe Sports Day and we

have a LOTE (Spanish) Day where all the students will celebrate their

learning of languages other than English (LOTE). In what has been a

pretty awful year for all school students, being able to finish up with

some positive things is our way of saying well done and to celebrate

their resilience during what has been a scary time.

Graeme Smith Principal

Coming Events

Monday 30th November

Student Free Day – Curriculum Day

Book Fair 30th Nov – 4th Dec

Wednesday 2nd December

Sports Carnival Day

Thursday 3rd December

Book Character Parade

Friday 4th December

4/6 Zoo Excursion

Thursday 10th December

2/3 IMAX Excursion

Friday 11th December

4/6 Victoria Market Excursion

Tuesday 14th December

LOTE Day

Friday 18th December

Last day of Term 4 – school finishes

2:00pm

Monday 30th November

Curriculum Day – Student Free

Day

A message from the Acting Assistant Principal

This week we will look at ideas for exploring sports: Sports provide a good opportunity to engage your child in mathematics, particularly if they are a keen sportsperson.

Here are some questions to ask your child when watching or playing their favourite sport:

(Taken from Department of Education - LITERACY AND NUMERACY TIPS TO HELP YOUR CHILD EVERY DAY A GUIDE FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN AGED 0-12)

https://www.education.vic.gov.au/Documents/school/teachers/teachingresources/discipline/english/literacy/LiteracyandNumeracyTipstoHelpYourChild_Final.pdf

Kind regards Mark Catterson

Dear Parents/Guardians and Carers, Family participation in learning is one of the most accurate predictors of a child’s success in school and beyond. Providing opportunities to discuss and engage in mathematics, supports your child’s learning in and out of school. Your child will also begin to connect the importance of mathematics with their everyday activities, such as navigating public transport, comparing and choosing the best item to buy in stores, setting a budget, and cooking. Talk positively about mathematics so your child also values it. If your experiences in mathematics at school were less than ideal, avoid making comments like “I was bad at maths at school,” or “I didn’t like maths because it was too hard.” Comments like these can lower your child’s expectations of themselves, and can perpetuate myths about people being naturally bad or good at mathematics. Equally, if you did well at mathematics in school, avoid jumping in with answers or solutions. Encourage your child to talk about how they might work out mathematics problems. This helps boost their confidence and deepens their understanding. Regardless of your own school experiences in mathematics, be reassured that mathematics today is not about learning by rote. Today, the focus is on recognising that there are multiple ways to get an answer, and being able to explain how and why you chose the approach you did. There are many activities you can do at home to help explore mathematics with your child. When participating in these activities, avoid associating them with speed. Expecting your child to work quickly on mathematics can cause mathematics anxiety. Try to focus on the process and not the outcome.

EXPLORING NUMERACY WITH YOUR CHILD

How does your favourite sport tally the score? What maths is presented on the tally?

How do other sports tally the score – for example, tennis, golf, cricket, netball, football?

What maths do you use to find the total of the scores?

Who is at the top of the ladder? How is this determined?

How many cars could be parked on the MCG field? How could we work this out?

Are there other ways to record the score?

How long do your favourite sport games go for in minutes and seconds? How is the time in the game divided? Into halves,

quarters or something else?

What are the shapes of different playing fields and courts? Talk about edges and angles.

How can you estimate the perimeter and area of a playing field?

Working Bee: Saturday 21.11.20

Last Saturday morning, an intrepid group of diggers attacked the front garden beds of Dinjerra. The soil provided

by the builders, following the building of the new parts of the school was extremely poor. Although weeds grow

happily, any plants requiring nutrients will struggle.

Led by Kylie Gowinda (Parent) who had the idea in the first place and joined by Agung, Jordan, Zoe, Elena, Marie,

Mehmet, Esra, Barry, Yira and Mary (a community member who read about it on Facebook), the troupe attacked

the clay with an apparent relish.

Kylie had made also contact with Bunnings Sunshine who donated equipment, plants and soil improver so without

Kylie’s enthusiasm to beautify the school, nothing would have happened.

Small schools are unable to employ a ground’s person or even a handy-person to look after the gardens due to the

way the school’s budget is provided so support like this is wonderful.

So thank you to all who gave up their Saturday morning and a special thank you to Kylie for organising the morning

and for contacting Bunnings.

Graeme Smith

Principal

Rain, hail, wind or shine, the Green and Gold House Sports Carnival is finally taking place on Wednesday 3rd December

between 12.15 and 3.00. The students have been working hard in PE and sport lessons revising and practising their

games, relays and running races to be ready for their events. I’m so sorry that parents and carers cannot come to

spectate this year – it is only a student and teacher carnival this year. Students can get their Green and Gold House

dress ups ready to wear on the day. $2 shops are great for dress up accessories. Sports Leaders have been helping to

organise the day. Students have already been earning bonus points for their houses in their classrooms to be added to

the final score. Results will be announced on Thursday 3rd December. Who will win the coveted gold trophy this

year????? Stay tuned!!!!!

Debbie Domas

2/3 This Term the 2/3 have worked on a collaborative writing task. In small groups they are writing a Readers Theatre that they will act out in front of the class at the end of the term. The students have planned and drafted their writing and are going to start publishing and perfecting their performances over the coming weeks. It has been fantastic seeing the students work well with each other and making sure everyone has their voices heard.

Lots of prizes to be given

out for the best “Curious Creatures”

Kelly Club Dinjerra Program Phone: 0466 665 941 Email: dinjerra@kellycluboshc.com.au

General Information…

We are running a full day programme on the pupil free days this year, to give your kids fun filled days with their friends!

The Kelly Club programme is focused around sports, games, arts and crafts, cooking and outings to local attractions.

We will provide fun, educational activities throughout the day. The program will run from 7.30am at Christ the king, till 6.00pm

Children are to be dropped and picked up from Christ the king

Don’t miss out!

Where: Dinjerra Kelly club Who: Dinjerra Kelly club, kids aged 4 -13 years When: Monday 30th November 2020: Full day 7.30 am - 6pm Contact: contact us always and on the day, please use your programme phone number or email, see above. Food: please pack fruits, snacks and lunches. Programme: Programme activities are adapted to suit children of all ages and children may be grouped by age depending numbers. Programme activities may vary without notice dependent on weather conditions and programme numbers. If you have an allergy or intolerance, we need to know in advance to cater your needs in our activity planning. Cost: Full day 7am - 6pm $7! (with your CCB rebate) (Full price with support $55.00) CCB Rebate: We are approved providers of Outside School Hours Care. This means that you are eligible for financial assistance from the government.

Kelly Club Pupil Free Day

Monday 30th November 2020