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Issue 39 21St May, 1998 ISSUE: 16 6 JUNE 2012 NOTICES SENT HOME If you have not received any of the following notices, please ask your child’s teacher or contact the school office Notice of Stopwork Action, 00B, 2D 4A, 4B, 4C, Parents of 2A, Corinda Igoe Leave of Absence Hoop Time – Selected Students Round Robin – Selected Students DIARY DATES DIARY NOTES JUNE 7 June – Thursday Swimming – Prep – Year 4 MONDAY 11 JUNE STOP WORK MEETING - 00B, 2D 4A, 4B, 4C, QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY 8 June – Friday Swimming – Prep – Year 4 11 June – Monday QUEENS BIRTHDAY HOLIDAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY 12 June - Tuesday Athletics Day – Years 4 - 6 13 June – Wednesday Athletics Day – Years - Prep - 3 14 June – Thursday Year 6 – iPad Information Night – 7pm TUESDAY 19 JUNE 15 June – Friday Hooptime – Years 3 & 4 Starlab Incursion – Years 5 & 6 SCHOOL COUNCIL 18 June – Monday ICAS Writing Competition – Years 3-6 19 June – Tuesday ICAS Spelling Competition School Council TUESDAY 26 JUNE 20 June – Wednesday Guitar Concert – 4 pm 21 June – Thursday Year 5/6 – Round Robin REPORTING TO PARENTS 22 June – Friday Chess Tournament 2.30 PM - DISMISSAL Starlab Incursion – Years 5 & 6 Piano & Keyboard Concert – 4 pm 25 June - Monday Woodwind Concert – 4 pm FRIDAY 29 JUNE 26 June – Tuesday Reporting to Parents 2.30 pm Dismissal 27 June – Wednesday Footsteps 2.30 PM - DISMISSAL 28 June - Thursday Footsteps Disco Prep - Year 2 6.00 pm – 7.00 pm Years 3 – 6 7.00 pm – 8.30 pm 29 June – Friday LAST DAY OF TERM 2 - 2.30 pm Dismissal Dear Parents, Recently one of my staff mentioned as part of our review feedback forum that parents enjoy reading and hearing about staff and their family and weekend activities. Well, I love the Olympics and can hardly wait. In my early days I was a sprinter and ran in State and National Titles from 100 metres to 400 metre events. My husband Roy was a decathlon competitor and focussed on Pole Vault. We both have a love and interest in Athletics particularly, but love all of the Olympic events. Today as I am writing this as I am getting ready to go to the Collingwood twilight match, I love footy too. Olympic Mascots The Official Athens 2004 Olympic Games Mascots, Phevos and Athena, with their huge feet, long necks and tiny heads, were based on dolls, thousands of years old, found at archaeological sites in Greece. Greek mythology held that Phevos and Athena are brother and sister, named after two Greek gods: Phevos, the god of light and music, and Athena, goddess of wisdom and patron of the city of Athens. Doncaster Gardens Primary School Every Child Matters At the Sydney Games in 2000, the mascots were Syd the platypus, Millie the echidna and Olly the kookaburra. At the Beijing Games in 2008 there were five mascots: Beibei the fish, Jingjing the panda, Huanhuan the Olympic flame, Yingying the Tibetan antelope and Nini the swallow. During my Chinese lessons the names became more significant and I can now see the words “Welcome to Beijing”. Waldi - the first ever official Olympic mascot which appeared at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Germany – was a dachshund, representing resistance, tenacity and gaiety. Montreal, Canada had a beaver which symbolised hard work; Moscow chose a brown bear called Misha. Los Angeles in 1984 turned to Walt Disney who designed an American eagle called Sam which made a lot of money for the Games organisers. This year in London we are going to see two mascots called Wenlock and Mandeville. With a metallic finish, a single large eye made out of a camera lens, a London taxi light on their heads and the Olympic rings represented as friendship bracelets on their wrists, they are said to have been fashioned from the last drops of steel left over from the final support girder of the Olympic stadium in Stratford, East London. The odd characters are from a children’s story by Michael Morpurgo, called Out of a Rainbow, which tells how they were crafted from bits of steel, and brought to life by the beams of a rainbow (the colours of the Olympic rings). They also get their own website, and even individual Twitter and Facebook pages. Wenlock is named after the Shropshire town of Much Wenlock that helped inspire Pierre de Coubertin to launch the modern Olympics after he visited the games held there with flags, marches and team events. Mandeville's name is derived from Stoke Mandeville, a town in Buckinghamshire, home to Stoke Mandeville Hospital. In the 1940s, Dr Ludwig Guttmann came to the hospital to set up a spinal unit to treat soldiers badly wounded in the war. Looking for ways to inspire the soldiers in his care to rebuild their strength and fitness, he established the Stoke Mandeville Games, widely recognized as a forerunner to the modern Paralympics. Among the designs rejected were an animated tea pot and a Big Ben with arms and legs. Why do the Olympics have mascots? Mainly to add some fun to the serious business of sport and to inspire you to do your best at sports. You will quickly get used to seeing Wenlock and Mandeville once the Games start in London in July this year. More next week, MICHELE BEAL PRINCIPAL HEALTH NEWS Head Lice Head Lice is on the increase in the community at present. Please continue to check your children’s hair every couple of days for the following items: Louse – Small, wingless insects 2-4mm long, with 6 legs that hang onto hair shafts and crawl around. Nits – Louse eggs, size of a pinhead, resembles dandruff but are firmly attached to the hair shaft. If found please treat immediately to kill live lice. This will help prevent head lice from spreading throughout the classes. Alicen Perrin First Aid Co-ordinator/Nurse WELCOME Doncaster Gardens Primary School would like to extend a warm welcome to Jed 4C and Amaya 2D. Page 2 Doncaster Gardens Primary School Every Child Matters SECOND HAND UNIFORMS We will be holding a second hand uniform sale on Friday 8 June from 8.45am till 9.15am in the Multipurpose Room. For sale are Bomber Jackets, Vests, Track Pants, School Polo Tops (both long and short sleeve), Shorts, Summer Dresses, Jumpers, Hats, and School Bags. Please note bring cash only. Any questions call Cordelia Clark on 0439 573 709 or email: [email protected]. NUDE FOOD - TUESDAY Our first Nude Food Tuesday was successful. The following classes from each level won the licence to babysit one of our members from the vegie family: LEVEL 1: Prep D 13 pieces of rubbish Strawberry LEVEL 2: 1B 8 pieces of rubbish Broccoli Level 3: 4C 7 pieces of rubbish Broccoli LEVEL 4: 6B 6 pieces of rubbish Carrot Congratulations to the classes above and we hope you will enjoy your next Nude Food Day. Emily 5A Jerica 6C COMMUNITY NOTICES Congratulations to Johnson for obtaining his Preliminary Certificate from The Australian Music Examination Board in the practical area of Violin with Honours. Johnson has been learning the violin from Ian McCulloch from Creative Music. CANTEEN The Meal Deal for Tuesday 12 June at a cost of $4.50 is: Gourmet Beef Bites with Salsa & Cheese Hot Chocolate The Meal Deal for Wednesday 13 June at a cost of $4.50 is: Roast Chicken Cheese Jaffle Soup of the day If you wish to purchase the Meal Deal for your child, simply write “Meal Deal” with your child’s name, grade and room number on a paper bag and enclose $4.50. Please add an additional 10 cents if you do not have a bag. Normal lunch orders will be available as usual. A reminder, orders for soups/noodles MUST be collected on the same day of order. Mei Lee Page 3 Doncaster Gardens Primary School Every Child Matters ENCOURAGEMENT AWARDS The following children will receive their Encouragement Award Certificates at assembly on Monday 18 June. THERE WILL BE NO ASSEMBLY ON MONDAY 11 JUNE DUE TO PUBLIC HOLIDAY. Prep A Harry Prep B/C Mia Jasmine Pre p D Bryce Year 1A Christian Year 1B Paige Year 1C Tristan Year 2A Jessica Year 2B Blake Year 2C Lucas Year 2D Karen Year 3A Kelly Year 3B Jaiden Year 3C Thomas Year 4A Irene Year 4B Taylan Year 4C Janet Year 5A Mia Year 5B Alex Year 5C Justin Year 6A Shanin Year 6B Steven Year 6C Demi SCIENCE QUESTION OF THE WEEK This Week’s Question: Do all rocks sink in water? Answer: Almost all rocks will sink in water, but there is one type of rock that can float in water. It is called pumice and is a type of volcanic rock. Inside a volcano, temperatures can reach 1600 degrees Celsius. At this temperature, rocks melt and become lava or liquid rock. Inside an erupting volcano, air is mixed with lava, making a frothy liquid. When this frothy liquid leaves the volcano, it cools down very, very quickly and turns into a solid called pumice. Air bubbles remain trapped in the pumice, which looks like a rock filled with lots and lots of air bubbles. Because it is filled with so many air bubbles, pumice can float in water. Next Week’s Question: What is the smallest bone in the human body? Kim Macneil BASKETBALL NEWS Round 6 Results: Grade 2/3 Girls Doncaster Gardens (0) drew with St Gregorys (0) Grade 2/3 Boys Doncaster Gardens (25) defeated Doncaster (0) Grade 4/5 Girls Doncaster Gardens (15) drew with Templestowe Valley (15) Page 4 Doncaster Gardens Primary School Every Child Matters Grade 4/5 Boys Doncaster Gardens (2) defeated by Templestowe park (15) Grade 6 Boys Doncaster Gardens (2) defeated by St Clements (6) Well done to all teams.
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