The Dunkley Herald Term 2 Week 1 May 4th 2018

Safe Respectful Learners

Welcome back to Term 2! It’s hard to believe that we have already had 12 weeks of learning so far this year! And this is a timely opportunity to be mindful of the importance of regular school attendance. Here are some interesting facts to consider…

They’re only missing… But that equals… Which is… And over 13 years of schooling that’s…

Which is equal to finishing…

1 day per fortnight 20 days per year 4 weeks per year Nearly 1.5 years Year 11

1 day per week 40 days per year 8 weeks per year Over 2.5 years Year 10

2 days per week 80 days per year 16 weeks per year Over 5 years Year 7

They’re only missing…

But over a week that equals… Which is… Over 13 years of schooling that’s…

10 minutes per day 50 minutes Nearly 1.5 weeks per year Nearly half a year of school missed

20 minutes per day 1 hour 40 minutes Over 2.5 weeks per year Nearly a year of school missed

30 minutes per day Half a day per week 4 weeks per year Nearly 1 and ½ years of school missed Junior Kookaburras The Junior Kookaburra School Readiness Program will commence on Thursday 24th May 2017. Sessions will be held in the library, beginning at 9am and finishing at 11am. If you know someone who has a child enrolling in Kindergarten at MHPS in 2019, please encourage them to contact the school to learn more about the Junior Kookaburra School Readiness Program and to have their name added. Opportunity Class 2019 Any student who is in Year 4 this year has the opportunity to apply for a position in an Opportunity Class in 2019. Please follow the links below for further information. All applications must be completed online. Please do not hesitate to contact the school if you require assistance to complete an application. https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/selective-high-schools-and-opportunity-classes/year-5 https://www.facebook.com/Opportunityclassplacement/ Kirstie Yeo Principal

Our PBL Focus is on being ‘SAFE’.

Dunkley says, ‘I am safe. I am respectful. I am a learner.’

“We are safe because we keep our hands and our feet to ourselves.”

Everyone, Everywhere, Every time

School Anzac Service Thank you to all of our families who kindly sent in a beautiful array of flowers for our school Anzac service. Congratulations to our school leaders for their exemplary running of our School Anzac Service.

Whole School Musical This year we are very excited to be having a whole school musical. The performances will occur in Week 9 of Term 3. Next week, Year 5 and 6 students have the opportunity to audition for the main roles. They have received a poem to present for the auditions. For any further information, please speak to your child’s classroom teacher. This term all classes will be starting to discuss and commence learning their class items. Can you guess the theme from the picture? Melanie Bishop Assistant Principal

Here is the link to the form that needs to be filled out to RSVP for the Mother’s Day morning tea: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdmuwVV1X1Z9HnZm7mHlfsPtDsdODiosQ0safcSpJmt8yNQww/viewform

Important dates for the Calendar

Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

2

May 7 May 8 May 9 May 10 May 11

Responsible Pet

Education Program

Assembly – Artist of the Term

Mother’s Day Stall

Mother’s Day – classroom visits and morning tea

3

May 14 May 15 May 16 May 17 May 18

NAPLAN – Language

Conventions

NAPLAN - Reading

NAPLAN - Numeracy

Assembly–Year 6

NAPLAN – catch up day

4

May 21 May 22 May 23 May 24 May 25

Orienteering Years 3 – 6

Junior Kookaburras –

Library 9 – 11am Assembly–Year 3

5

May 28 May 29 May 30 May 31 Jun 1

Orienteering Years 3 – 6

Junior Kookaburras –

Library 9 – 11am Assembly–Kinder

6

Jun 4 Jun 5 Jun 6 Jun 7 Jun 8

Boys Soccer Gala Day

Girls Soccer Gala Day

Orienteering Years 3 – 6

Junior Kookaburras –

Library 9 – 11am No Assembly

Athletics Carnival

Canteen The school canteen is going to be open on a Wednesday!

Uniform Shop The Uniform shop will be open at the following times next week: Wednesday morning - 8.30 – 9.00am Thursday afternoon - 2.40 – 3.00pm

Mother’s Day Stall All students will have the opportunity to purchase from the Mother’s Day Stall on Thursday 10th May. Please send money in an envelope to school with the number of gifts you would like purchased so that we can assist students with their purchases. Gifts range in price from $3 - $6. On the day of the Morning Tea – there will be a Mother’s Day raffle so may sure you bring lots of gold coins!

What a term it has been for Year 1/2. We love working together to solve tasks in English and mathematics. We learn new things in Rock and Water. We were so excited to meet the new chicks in 4P. We create our own songs in music. The excursion, what a day to remember! In our class we work together, we are persistent, we challenge ourselves, we are kind to each other and we love learning! Bring on the rest of the year; our brains are ready to soak up all the knowledge to come!

Cooper showing off his multiplication skills

Learning about synonyms and onomatopoeia!

Using different musical instruments to explore sounds

Exploring 3D objects with

Tyler and April

Alexis and Baden exploring emotions!

Angie, Tarnee and Ella getting to know the chicks!

Watch out behind you Zachary and Isabella

Libby and Isaak enjoying the butterfly

garden