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Y ou name it and we’ve got it!!!! Staff and students are all struggling with health issues at this time

of year. We have cases of gastro, vomiting, coughs and colds that just will not go away. I want to

take this opportunity to thank parents and carers who come to school to pick up sick children. When

you do this, it helps to stop the spread of infections. We also try to prevent cross infection by

disinfecting tables and equipment at midday as well as after the students have left to go home.

I have been spending a lot of time in classrooms across the school lately and it has been a real

treat to see students working hard and engaged in some fabulous programs. I have also spent a lot of

extra time doing yard duty and find my interactions across the student population to be a highlight of

my day. Communication at all levels is such a strong focus and it is great to see the playground

communication boards being used by staff and students. I also really enjoy Intensive Interaction with

our students who are at the pre-intentional stage of communication. It is such a great feeling when one

of our non-verbal students engages in a turn taking “conversation” with you.

You will see elsewhere in this newsletter an opportunity to attend an information session

regarding NDIS. I would like you to know that Kim Lipari is also organising sessions, which will be held

here at school. She is planning an afternoon, one starting at 2pm so parents who pick up their children

can come a bit earlier and hear what the speaker has to say and another evening session for our

parents and carers who work. The details of these sessions may be in the next newsletter or on a

separate notice so please keep an eye on your communication books. We will need an expression of

interest as if we do not have enough interest we will have to cut it down to just one session. Please be

sure to fill in the reply slip and let us know which session you would like

to attend.

See you soon

Sue.

Ohmron - Rm 5, Skye - Rm 23, James - Rm 20, Nathan - Rm 23, Maddison D. - Rm 24, Ryan - Transition,

Congratulations to our Little treasures.

Keep up the great work.

TERM DATES 2017

Term 1…….30th Jan - 31

st March

Term 2……..18th April - 30

th June

Term 3……..17th July - 22

nd Sept

Term 4…….. 9th Oct - 22

nd Dec

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

7th Nov Melbourne Cup Day

CURRICULUM DAYS 2017

22nd December

IMMUNISATIONS

25th August – HPV 3 & Chicken Pox

Ashton received his Principal’s Award for being A Learner and settling well

into Room 5.

Rayhan received his Principal’s Award for being A Learner with improved

communication.

Normax received his Principal’s Award for being A Learner with excellent

handwriting.

Maddison received her Principal’s Award for being

Responsible.

Dylan received his Principal’s Award for being

A Learner and independently writing his

name from memory.

Ahmet received his Principal’s Award for being

Respectful and fitting in well with his classmates.

Razia received her Principal’s Award for being

A Learner and adjusting well to her new school.

Connor received his Principal’s Award by being

A Learner and showing excellent work in phonics.

Parent Opinion Survey 2017 WE WANT OUR PARENTS TO TELL US WHAT THEY THINK

Our school is conducting a survey to find out what parents think of our school. The Parent Opinion Survey is an annual

survey offered by the Department of Education and Training that is conducted amongst a sample of randomly selected

parents at each school.

It is designed to assist our school in gaining an understanding of parents’ perception of school climate,

student engagement and relationships with our parent community. Our school will use the survey

results to help inform and direct future school planning and improvement strategies.

The survey will be conducted online by ORIMA Research Pty Ltd and only takes 15 minutes to complete. The survey

can be accessed via desktop computer, laptop, tablet or mobile at any convenient time within the fieldwork period

from Monday 7th August to Sunday 27th August.

Approximately 30 per cent of parents will be invited to participate in this year’s survey. All responses to the survey

are anonymous.

The online survey is available in English, Arabic, Vietnamese, Mandarin, Chin (Hakha) and Hindi.

Survey language guides will be provided in a range of languages including Albanian, Bengali, Burmese, Cantonese, Dari, Filipino, Greek, Gujarati, Indonesian, Japanese, Karen, Khmer, Korean, Macedonian, Malayalam, Pashto, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Serbian, Sinhalese, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Telugu, Turkish or Urdu.

The survey results will be reported back to our school at the end of September.

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This information session is designed to assist people with disabilities, families and carers to get ready for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, which will com-mence in Cardinia Shire, the City of Casey and the City of Greater Dandenong on 1 September 2018.

The information session will provide:

an overview of the NDIS;

updates on the Scheme; and

tips and ideas to assist in developing your NDIS plan.

Presenter — Christine Scott

Christine works at VALID (Victorian Advocacy League for Individuals with a Disability Inc.) and has experience in supporting individuals and their families through their transition to the NDIS. Christine is also a parent of a young adult with a disability who has been funded by the NDIS since 2013.

Wednesday 16 August

Morning session: 10.30am to 12.30pm

Evening session: 6.30pm to 8.30pm

For further information or to RSVP (requested, as it will assist catering arrangements), please contact Marcia on

RSVPs close 5pm, Friday, 11 August 2017

Preparing for he National DisabilityInsurance Scheme (NDIS)

A practical view

PHYSIOTHERAPY TIMES

Look what I can do – “I can ………….”

Aiden, “I can balance on the peanut ball!”

Agnes, “I can

walk with a

straight back”

Jai, “I can go up

and down stairs

without holding

onto the rail!”

Eric, “I can run!”

Jazper, “I can

ride a tricycle!”

Lachlan, “I can walk

confidently between the

parallel bars!”

Sarah, “I

can stand

on one

foot!”

Christian, “I can

walk by myself –

no more

walking frame!”

Dandy Valley was a hive of activity on Design, Creativity and Technology Day. Classes decided

on a project and then set to work on creating it. The students designed the project and then

put the various materials together to create some very interesting constructions.

There was a display of the some of our resources and many classes came to explore these.

Dandenong Valley SDS

Tuesdays 9:30am – 12:30am

Term 3

MyTime groups provide support for mothers, fathers, grandparents and anyone caring for a child

with a disability or chronic medical condition.

It’s a place for you to unwind and talk about your experiences.

It’s a world away from appointments and therapy.

It’s support for you.

To find out more about this group,

contact Lynne Wood

0418 480 166

15th

August 29th

August 12th

September

Wellbeing group activity

1. Art Therapy Session

with Helan Tero “Arts Content”

2. ‘Covered Pens’

NDIS Discussion

1. Reasonable and

Necessary Supports

2. What types of

supports are funded

3. Supports not funded

NDIS Planning Workbook

1. What does my child do now

and supports they have

2. Are there any changes I would

like

3. What supports will my child

need to make these changes happen

Eligibility:

*Priority will be extended to

children with moderate, severe or

complex needs.

*Children aged between 0 - 12 years

of age.

If your child is between 0-12

years of age and you would

like to attend please contact

Admin Staff at Dandenong

Valley SDS on 9704 4800.

On Sunday 17th December we are once again hosting the largest, FREE,

Christmas Party for Special Children. This is our 22nd year Anniversary and

it will run from 9.30am until 1.30pm at Moonee Valley Racecourse.

A 4 hour stage show featuring many artists will keep the children

entertained. There will be activities such as merry go-rounds, jumping cas-

tles, face painting and much more. With all this fun to be had, they will

need all the food, drinks, and ice creams, which we will provide for free. Of

course no Christmas party is complete without Santa and after his arrival

the toy room will be open each child will receive two beautiful presents.