Week 8 Term 2, 2019

MEALS ON WHEELS Charli and Phoebe joined Mrs Druitt to deliver Meals on Wheels to members of the Denman community on Monday morning. Every month our student leaders volunteer their time to assist the Denman Hospital Auxiliary with this fantastic community program. This week infants students created some beautiful artworks to deliver to residents. While they were out in the community, the girls dropped in to see Mrs Towler at the Denman Multi Purpose Service to pass on some of the artwork to our friends at DMPS.

YOU CAN DO IT AWARDS!

CONNIE CONFIDENCE

Gloria Participating with confidence in the 800m race

PETE PERSEVERANCE

Braydan Outstanding perseverance in Spelling Bee finals

OSCAR ORGANISATION

Ella Always being organised and being helpful to her peers

GABBY GET-ALONG

Eden Encouraging and including younger students in games

RICKY RESILIENCE

Alice-Ella Displaying great resilence in the Spelling Bee finals

MERIT AWARDS Congratulations to the following students who will receive merit awards next week. K – Jazmyn & Ebony

1 – Sienna & Charlie 2 – Max & Isla 3 – Toby & Eddy 4 – Theo & Mercy 5 – Taleesha & Seth 6 – Samuel & Jaxon Library – Eden & Rory W

KIDS CORNER Charli – Year 6

Great work with conjunctions

Fantastic explanation of crocodiles!

WONDERFUL WORKERS

K – Carlin & Jayden 1 – Haylee & Charlotte 2 – Deakan & Amelia 3 – Violet & Archie 4 – Emma & Bonnie 5 – Abby & Matilda 6 – Phoebe & Charli

SPELLING BEE Parents and community members visited DPS on Tuesday to watch our super spellers in action at the 2019 Spelling Bee finals. Students displayed great confidence and knowledge throughout the finals. Stage 1 was a tightly contested competition. Mrs Fuiono almost ran out of words for the final two participants after they progressed all the way to Round 10. Stage 2 finalists were tested with some difficult words in the early rounds, but demonstrated great patience to ensure a terrific battle between Year 3 and 4. Year 5 and 6 finalists didn’t disappoint in the last competition of the day. As their families and peers watched on students were challenged by some tricky words including aviary and equitable. Winners and runners up in Stages 2 & 3 will now progress to the Regional Spelling Bee Finals in Term 3.

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR FINALISTS

STAGE 1

Fynn, Alice-Ella, Jack, Zayden, Sienna O, Bentley, Ruby B, Zavier G & Sarah

STAGE 2

Ruby R, Jai S, Archie T, Sasha, Braydan, Phoenix, Rubie-Lea, Rongomai, Theo

& Dawson

STAGE 3

Abby, Talia, Taleesha, Lucy W, Kaitlyn, Jesse, Lucas, Conner, Lucie M, Jeb, Brodie M

& Phoebe

2019

SPELLING BEE CHAMPIONS

STAGE 1

WINNER – BENTLEY

Runner up - Zavier

STAGE 2

WINNER – RONGOMAI

Runner up – Rubie-Lea

STAGE 3

WINNER – PHOEBE

Runner up - Conner

Congratulations!

BEANIES 4 BRAIN CANCER DPS participated in the SRC fundraiser to support Beanies for Brain Cancer Day last Thursday. Students traded their hats for beanies for the day and made a gold coin donation, and/or purchased official Mark Hughes Foundation beanies (MHF). The MHF is a Newcastle charity formed by Mark and Kirralee Hughes following Mark’s diagnosis with Brain Cancer in 2014. The foundation’s mission is to raise much needed funds for research, create awareness and support brain cancer patients and their families. Brain cancer is the leading cause of cancer related deaths in children and adults aged under 40 in Australia! For more information on the Mark Hughes Foundation please visit: https://markhughesfoundation.com.au/

SPORTS REPORT 800m race Last Friday we conducted our 800m race event as part of our Athletics carnival. All students demonstrated great participation and we would like to congratulate the following students on their success:

AGE FIRST SECOND

Junior Blaney Mercy

Archie T Ruby B

11 Years Blake S Kaitlyn

Seth Matilda

Senior Conner Remmi

Toby C Cordeylia

Athletics Carnival Our 2019 Athletics Carnival is being held tomorrow at the Denman Oval. Teachers will be at the oval from 7am to begin set up and any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Students are encouraged to wear their house colours. Please ensure you have returned your child’s note. We welcome all parent helpers to meet at the oval before 9am to find out your allocated jobs for the day. REMINDER – No lunch orders available on the day. Water and snacks from the school canteen

will be available for purchase at the oval.

Wellbeing Window

Thanks to Charli and Phoebe for delivering infants artwork to residents at the

Denman Multi Purpose Service on Monday.

CANTEEN ROSTER

Friday 21/6

Fiona Madden & Amy White

Monday 24/6

Sherann Buxton

Wednesday 26/6

Sally Randle & Joy Midgley

Friday 28/6

Fiona Madden & Amy White

Monday 1/7

Sherann Buxton

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

TERM 2 - 2019

Friday 21/6

Athletics Carnival NO LUNCH ORDERS

Monday 24/6

Premier’s Debating Challenge Rounds 1 & 2 – Scone PS

Tuesday 25/6

Year 6 assembly Books in Homes presentation

Wednesday 26/6

Director visit – Mr Sean Andrews Pie orders ready for collection

Thursday 27/7

Denman Children’s Centre visit MHS Performing Arts Tour

Tuesday 2/7

Year 5 assembly Under 10’s Knight’s Knockout Final

Thursday 4/7

NAIDOC Day celebrations

Friday 5/6

Denman Community Garden visit LAST DAY OF TERM

TERM 3 - 2019

Monday 22/7

Staff return

Tuesday 23/7

Students return Year 4 assembly

Friday 26/7

National Tree Day for schools

THANK YOU! A very big thank you to our

generous P & C for supporting our senior dance students by covering all

costs associated with transport to and from Newcastle to the Upper

Hunter Dance Festival. We really appreciate your support!

ALL PIE DRIVE ORDERS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION NEXT WEDNESDAY 26TH

JUNE FROM 1-3PM AT THE SCHOOL CANTEEN