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958a Burke Rd, Balwyn 3103

Phone 9817 1917

Facsimile 9817 3697

deepdene.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

Newsletter 8th December 2016

No. 39

From the Principal…

Dear Families,

What an evening of entertainment we had last Thursday night! Congratulations to

all the children, music tutors, band leaders and Nanette Stephen for presenting a

truly fantastic and thoroughly entertaining evening. The evening was

complemented by a wonderful display of our children’s art work. It was a fine

reflection of what has been happening in our art classes. Thanks to our Visual Arts

teacher, Stef Barrow, for her work in this area.

Our highly successful chess team competed and finished in first place in the

Northern Star Primary Open Chess Championships held at Research Primary School

last week. Congratulations and well done to all those children who participated

and represented the school; Xavier, Cedric, Carlvince, John, Minh, Andrew, Lachlan

and Justin. Well done to all - more trophies have been added to our trophy

cabinet!

Our 2017 Foundation children attended school on Tuesday this week and spent up

until lunchtime in their class groups for 2017. The level of school readiness is very

evident when you observe the high level of confidence being displayed amongst the

children. As announced in last week’s newsletter, the Foundation teachers for 2017

are Stephanie Rose, Rachel Abraham, Shelley Pappas and Louise Cardwell.

Next Monday (December 12th) all students will be celebrating with end of year class

parties followed by a whole school performance of ‘The Grinch’ in the afternoon.

All families are asked to bring a suitable gift in support our SRC fundraiser this

term, the Kmart Wishing Tree Appeal. A very worthy cause indeed and an

important time of the year to acknowledge and support those families in the

community who may be finding things tough. We ask all families to donate one gift

each, unwrapped and suitable for anyone from a baby to a senior age. We will

collect these gifts, sort and box them on the stage and then pass on to the appeal.

It would be fantastic to be able to deliver 309 gifts to those in need at Xmas,

representing the 309 Deepdene families!

Next Wednesday (December 14th) we look forward to our Level 3 – 6 House

Swimming Carnival to be held at the Boroondara Sports Centre. This is one of the

highlights on our sporting calendar and a great opportunity to come along and

support the children. What a fun way to end the term!

End of Year Dates

As has been mentioned previously, due to an unusual year of term dates, the last 2

days of the school this year are scheduled for Monday, December 19th and Tuesday,

December 20th (half day). Having this combination of days so late in the year will

not be productive for school activities and for planning arrangements for many

families. I have had notification from many families that they will not be in

attendance on these last 2 days. With consideration to this we will plan on having

our annual Year 6 student/staff netball game on Friday, December 16th. We will

also have our final assembly and bid farewell to our Year 6 students on Friday,

December 16th. For those families who choose to send their children to school on

Monday, December 19th and for the morning on Tuesday, December 20th we will be continued on page 2…

Term 1

L1 - L6 return

Wednesday 1 February

Foundation start

Thursday 2 February

- 31 March

Term 2

18 April - 30 June

Term 3

17 July - 22 Sept

Term 4

9 Oct - 22 Dec

Calendar for Term 4

DECEMBER

Thur 8 Dec

L6 Graduation

Zoo Excursion - Foundn

Brass Soirée

Fri 9 Dec

“Meet your Class 2017”

Christmas Stall

Mon 12 Dec

SRC - Gold Coin for Salvos -

wear Christmas colours

The Grinch - whole School

Class Parties

Tue 13 Dec

Excursion - L5 & L6

Wed 14 Dec

House Swimming

Carnival - Boroondara

Sports Complex

Fri 16 Dec

Student/Teacher Netball

Game

2nd-Hand Uniform Shop

Tue 20 Dec

Last Day of School

1.30pm Finish

Term Dates

2017

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Wednesday, Feb 1st – Levels 1 – 6

Thursday, Feb 2nd - Foundation (Preps)

SCHOOL NEWS

Stephen Rees

Principal

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Deepdene Primary School

Second-Hand Uniform Shop

3.00 pm — 3.30 pm In Multi-purpose Room

Final Opening Date Term 4

Friday 16th December

offering a modified activities program and will be cleaning up and setting up in

preparation for 2017.

School Commencement 2017

I know that some families have indicated that they will be overseas on extended

holidays during the school break. If your child will be returning after the

commencement of the school year 2017 it is important that the school has a written

note informing us of the intended return date. This is important information in

relation to the enrolment census and our funding allocation.

End of Term

Please note that children who ARE at school on Tuesday, December 20th will be

dismissed at 1.30pm.

Families with students in Years 3-6 may like to take up the opportunity of purchasing house coloured and named t-shirts from ‘Our House Spirit’. These t-shirts can be purchased online by following the links and can be delivered to your home.

Please note: Purchase of these items is purely optional, however the school will receive some reward benefits based on purchases. These items will be available to be purchased on an ongoing basis.

We are excited to introduce Our House Spirit into our school community. These vibrant and durable items are readily available for purchase through a simple online ordering system. All orders can be delivered directly to your home.

Please note: Deepdene House colours and names:

LANDY

COTTEE

FRASER

BRADMAN

To order your House t-shirt click here OR go to • www.ourhousespirit.com.au • Select the Team Wear page • Click on ‘Order Team Wear’ • Click on YOUR SCHOOL and select Deepdene Primary School from the drop down box • Select your House t-shirt and size and add to cart • Proceed to payment and delivery options

ORDER T-SHIRT

T-shirts can be delivered to your home with a small delivery charge.

The next bulk order (no delivery charge) is now open and will be in December prior to the House

Swimming.

ORDER T-SHIRT

L I B R A R Y

All library books must be

returned latest by Friday

16th December 2016.

Reminder letters will be

sent home to those who

still have library books.

If you have lost or

misplaced any library book,

please notify Tina or your

class teacher and a payment

notice will be issued for the

replacement of the book.

Our School Banking program is a fun way for your child to develop the knowledge and confidence to handle their money, combining a savings Rewards Program with great activities throughout the year. If you would like your child to participate in our School Banking program please register your interest at commbank.com.au/schoolbanking

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CHILDREN NOT RETURNING TO DEEPDENE PRIMARY SCHOOL IN 2017

Please return this form to the school office ASAP

Child / Children’s Name/s:___________________________________________________________________

2016 Class Level/s:________________________________________________________________________

Transferring to:___________________________________________________________________________

Parent/Guardian Signature:_________________________________________________________________

SCHOOL NEWS

Thursday 15th December 10.30am - 11.00am

Parent Helpers THANK YOU Morning Tea

If you have assisted class teachers and students in one of

many ways (including reading assistance, icy pole days,

Mothers’ and Fathers’ Day Stalls, excursions, Bike

Education to name a few), please feel welcome to

attend our Morning Tea.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Our chess team won first prize at the recent Kangaroo Ground competition . Well done everyone!

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Hi Everyone,

‘Twas less than a month till Christmas, and all through OSHClub

not a creature was quiet not even a little.

Our room has transformed, red, white and green. Thanks to

our Christmas helpers we have decorated our tree.

We are prepping for Holiday Program, and our countdowns

begun before Santa arrives and we have lots of fun!

Both Holiday Program flyers have been released, and can be found

on the OSHClub website. During December we are open from the

21st till 23rd and we reopen on January 3rd till the 31st - our hours

of operation are 7.30am till 6.15pm. A few of the highlights from

the January Holiday Program include:

We look forward to seeing old and new faces again these holidays

with Cam and Bec both coordinating

countless fun times. Just a

reminder that all food is to be

brought daily including morning tea,

lunch and afternoon tea. Hats are

also required.

We also just want to thank everyone

for your ongoing support, we

recently were awarded OSHClub

Program of the Year and it’s got a

lot to do with the support from the

school community, so thank you!

Cameron and Bec

Coordinator – Cameron Mighell

Staff: Bec, Leanne, Helen, Gianna & Liz.

Program Phone: 0432 161 565

OSHClub Head Office – 8564 9000

Admin: admin@oshclub.com.au

Website: www.oshclub.com.au

Instrumental Music lessons for 2017

are now being arranged. If you are a new student

please complete the 2017 Instrumental Music Form.

(Download from our school website, under School

Curriculum/Performing Arts OR Parents/Permission Forms)

If you are a current student who wishes to continue in 2017

please advise your tutor that you are continuing.

For further queries I can be contacted via the instrumental

email address:-

dpsmusic@deepdeneps.vic.edu.au

With thanks

Nanette Stephen Instrumental Music Coordinator

A tour of the MCG

Creative incursions

Water play

Building

Craft

Spy and forensic training

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