Duffy Primary School Newsletter Term 1 Week 5
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1 Term 1 Week 5 - Thursday, 5 March 2015 Duffy Primary School Burrinjuck Crescent Principal - Cindie Deeker DUFFY ACT 2611 Deputy Principal - Sarah Harris Tel: (02) 6205 6022 Business Manager - Alice Lollback (02) 62056023 Email [email protected] Fax: (02) 6205 6024 Administration - Tracey Burgess (02) 6205 6022 Email: [email protected] Website: www.duffyps.act.edu.au After School Care: 62936500 Board Chair - Debbie Noble-Carr Duffy Primary School Banking Details: P&C President –Stuart Ross BSB: 032 777 Account: 001228 Email: [email protected] Website: www.duffypandc.org.au COMING EVENTS FOR TERM 2 NOTES/PAYMENT DUE BACK Swimming Carnival 2015. Tuggeranong Aquatic Centre. Parent Reading Workshop. Please call the office on 10 March ASAP (Students min 8yrs by 31/12/15). 62056022 with your RSVP. 11 March Daley/Meninga Rugby League Cup Gala Day. RedGum book orders need to be completed and 9 March 13 March Parent Reading Workshop 8:30-9:30am library processed directly through RedGum . Banking will now be held in the Canteen each WEDNES- Up date ASAP Excursion/Student Medical Information & Consent Form DAY morning 8:30/45am—9am. 20 March RedGum book orders can be collected from Front Office. 20 March Year 3/4 Birrigai Camp. Deposit or Full payment req. Birrigai Camp Years 3 & 4. Leaving 9am Thursday, 28 28-29 May 15 May Year 3/4 Birrigai Camp. Full/Complete payment due. May, returning approx. 3pm Friday, 29 May. Dear Parents and Carers, A few quick reminders: Water fun day for P-Yr 2 students On Tuesday 10 March students in Preschool to Year 2 who are not attending the school swimming carnival will be involved in a Water Fun Day at school. Activities will start at 12:00 pm and parents and carers are welcome to come and join us. Students will be involved in a number of fun activities involving water such as, sponge relays, water exploration and team games. Please send a change of clothes (including underwear), a towel and a plastic bag to put wet swimmers in. The Joeys group will participate in activities later in the week. Swimming Carnival for 8yr-13yr old students Our School Swimming carnival is this Tuesday at the Lakeside Leisure Centre, Tuggeranong. We are looking forward to seeing our students displaying ‘house spirit’ cheering each other on. In order to comply with ACT Government Education and Training procedures this is a structured event with a mixture of competitive races, novelty events and house relays. There will be an alternative program at school for non-participants. School Car Parking safety reminders: Traffic Operations will be visiting school zones – please check our safe places designated for school parking, pick up and drop off. Please remember areas where parking is not permitted: in a “No Stopping” zone - “No Stopping” means a vehicle may NOT stop or park on the street for any purpose in a “No Parking” zone, stopping is permitted. Where signs indicate “No Parking”, a vehicle may stop to pick up or set down passengers and must drive on within two minutes of stopping. The driver MUST remain with the vehicle at all times. 20 metres before or 10 metres after a school crossing within 10 metres from an intersection without traffic lights on a dividing strip, nature strip, painted island or footpath More information please visit http://www.rego.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/565029/2015-Road-Rules-Handbook-Accessible- Version.pdf Thank you for your continued support in keeping our students safe, Cindie, Sarah, Ben and Laurel 2 Term 1 Week 5 - Thursday, 5 March 2015 Recipients of the ‘Principal’s Award’ presented February, 27 2015. “Excellence in Learning” Tyler Hood-Gall, Eddie Mungoven, Cody Arthur, Carlee Cooper, Hugh Taylor, Ella Perrett and Ella Norton. P&C New Committee The P&C held its AGM and First General Meeting last Wednesday evening. We welcome all new position holders and look forward to great year supporting the Duffy Primary School Community. Your new executive representatives are: President: Stuart Ross Vice President: Necia Fisher Secretary: Cath Collins Assistant Secretary: Trudy Brassell-Jones Treasurer: Fiona Loaney Assistant Treasurer: Janine Hunstone Preschool Representative: Jennie Sheppard Fundraising Committee Coordinator: Kylie Green Delegate to the ACT P&C Council: Julia Executive Members: Elizabeth Izatt, Ali Mungoven, Alicia Flack-Koné Graczyk The 'Grants Officer' position is currently vacant and the P&C is seeking expressions of interest for this important role that will assist the P&C/ School obtain funding from various grant schemes. If you would like to assist or would like more information about this role please email [email protected]. Minutes of the meeting will be published on our website www.duffypandc.org.au and via the P&C's email distribution list in the coming week. Sponsors The P&C has several ongoing arrangements with community-based suppliers who provide sponsorship to Duffy Primary based upon patronage. These arrangements result in a percentage of each transaction being donated back to the school. Many of these arrangements are with suppliers that parents may already shop with, so without even changing your shopping habits you can help raise funds for the school. Just make sure you mention Duffy Primary when you shop with them! Our ongoing sponsors are: Participants will need to join online to use Aussie Farmers Bakers Delight Cooleman Court & Woden Direct. On the registration form there is a question 'Where did Just mention Duffy Primary BEFORE they ring up your transaction and you hear about us". Please select "Fundraising - ACT" and then a percentage of your sale will go back to the school. "Duffy Primary School". Participants need to sign up to 'Season Pass' (online or at the Just mention Duffy Primary BEFORE they ring up your sale. cash register in store). If you do not have your Season Pass $5 from every pair of shoes sold goes back to the school. card on you, they can look you up on the system and still put rewards to the school. Via our 'School Banking Program'. Students need to open a YouthSaver Account and make deposits through the School on School Banking days (Wednesdays). Full details of our sponsorship arrangements (both ongoing and event based) can be found at http://www.duffypandc.org.au/index.php/sponsors 3 Term 1 Week 5 - Thursday, 5 March 2015 Parent Reading Workshop Friday 13 March 8.30am – 9:30am in the library Tea and Coffee provided Come and develop an understanding of the reading process and learn strategies to help you support your children learning to read. All welcome. Please register your interest with Tracey at the Office 6205 6022. Barnardos Mountain Trails Camp Barnardos has been in Canberra for nearly 40 years, working for the welfare of children, young people and their families in the ACT. Barnardos have purchased a camp program through Mountain Trails Adventure School. The camp runs one weekend per month over the whole year. Children partake in activities such as caving, horse-riding, abseiling, rock climbing and bush walking. The aim of the camp is to provide support in the form of respite care to families at times of stress and risk of family breakdown. The “campers” are children/young people aged from 9 to 16 years, who reside in the Canberra area and who live in families on a low income. For more information a pamphlet is located at the front office, or contact Barnardos on 6228 9500 or email us at [email protected] Welcome to the canteen 2015! The canteen will be operating Wednesday, Thursday and Friday this year. Lunch orders will be available via www.flexischools.com.au while Recess sales will be cash only. If you would like to assist in the canteen at all please phone us on 62814110. Please leave a message and we will call you back asap. Regards—Debbie and Onsite Canteen Manager - Kathy UNITED TAEKWONDO Duffy Primary School — Lunch time classes — Term 1 2015 Enrolment for Term 1 2015 Hi! I’m Sharon from United Taekwondo. I am very pleased to be able to offer Taekwondo classes at Duffy Primary School at lunch time. The Taekwondo lunch club is a 50 minute martial art and physical activity class for Wanniassa Hills Primary School children from Kindergarten to Year 6. United Taekwondo, originally a Korean self-defence martial art, is safe for all children and does not teach them to hurt others… ever. Students have the opportunity to learn confidence, respect, self defence, strength, flexibility and coordination. They will do partner empathy exercises and even experience basic meditation! All students are trained under the auspice that Taekwondo is only to be practiced in organised or in a safe place at home. Not on other students or siblings!!! Class details are: Day: Thursdays Time: 11.10am – 11.50am Cost: $60 for 8 weeks of training (usually $80 for the full 10 week term) If your child is interested in this club you will need to: reserve your child’s place by emailing your child’s details to me at [email protected] 4 Canberra celebrates with a jam-packed birthday weekend Enlighten Enlighten’s festive vibe and free entertainment continues in the Parliamentary Triangle this weekend. On Friday night head to The Electric Garden to hear tunes from Melbourne indie pop band Alpine and Canberra’s own Liam Budge. On Saturday Spanish act Voala Station will make their Australian debut in John Dunmore Lang Place with an unmissable aerial performance. Grab a bite to eat at the Enlighten Night Noodle Markets and enjoy free and ticketed events as Canberra’s national attractions open their doors after hours.