DENMAN PUBLIC SCHOOL Learning and Growing Together in a Caring Environment

52 Paxton Street DENMAN NSW

0265 472491 - denman-p.schools@det.nsw.edu.au

NEWSLETTER - Term 2, Week 2 May 2, 2017

FRIENDLY KIDS

Cordeylia, Year 4 – for picking up rubbish and

keeping our community clean on our Cross Country

walk.

Rylan, Year 5 – showing great sportsmanship.

WONDERFUL WORKERS

K - Max, Declan, Jaylene

1 – Archie, Toby, Jai

2 - Theo, Ada, Haydon

3 - Blaney, Matilda, Jesse

4 - Jake, Jody, Cory

5 - Angus, Rylan, Harry

6 - Kyle, Joshua, Ben

YEAR 3 CLASS NEWS

It has certainly been a busy start to the term with the ANZAC Day march in town and our special

assembly at school. Thank you to everyone who participated in these events and represented our

school with pride.

We have walked the Cross Country course ready for this Friday and will be completing some

practice during the week in our daily fitness and PE lessons. Next week, students will participate in the

NAPLAN tests so there will be some changes to the timetable – particularly on Tuesday, Wednesday

and Thursday morning. We have discussed these tests during Term 1 and all students need to

remember that they are not meant to cause stress – just to give an indication of what students have

learnt.

This term we will be studying different climates of the world as well as learning about places

throughout the world in our Geography lessons. Our unit for Science is Melting Moments and our PD/

Health focus is Action Packed and we are looking forward to Athletics for sport.

Learning support has changed this term as Ms Boyle joins our class for guided reading and literacy

lessons on Monday, Tuesday and Friday morning, while Mrs Saunders will be taking a group of

learning support students. The class is continuing work with SSP in literacy – I will keep you posted

about a parent information session.

Looking forward to a great term ahead. Mrs Saunders

P&C NEWS

MOTHERS DAY STALL

On Friday May 12th we will hold our Mother’s Day Stall. We

will have lots of exciting gifts to choose from. Prices will

start from $1.00 and small notes and change would be

appreciated on the day. We will also be gift wrapping for

you If you would prefer your child not to buy from the

stall, please send a note to your child's teacher. All

parents, grandparents and friends are welcome to help on

Friday. It’s a great way to get to know other parents. This is

a great opportunity to spoil the wonderful ladies in our lives

and help your P & C. HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY LADIES

Our next meeting will be held on Monday 8th May at 5.30pm in the school staffroom. Please feel free

to join us. Thank you.

KIDS CORNER

Kyle – Year 6 Outstanding geometry skills!

PARENT HELPERS

We have been overwhelmed by the response from

parents and carers to volunteer at our Cross Country

Carnival this Friday. We cannot thank you enough

for your support with the events that we hold for the

DPS students. Your contribution is appreciated by

the Staff and of course the children.

CROSS COUNTRY

Our Cross Country carnival is this Friday. Students will be leaving school at 11.20am to walk to the

Denman Football oval ready to start by 11.30am. Please note: the carnival has been pushed back to

start later with the hopes the course will dry out. Students aged 8, 9 and 10 will complete a 2km

course while students aged 11 and 12 will complete the 3km course. Good luck to all the runners!

Thank you to all the parents who have offered to volunteer their time on the day, your help is

essential for the running of the carnival. All parent helpers will receive a note today.

PSSA NETBALL TRIALS

Tomorrow, 3rd of May, Latoya, Kate, Colbei and Rachel will travel to Singleton to participate in the

PSSA Netball Trials. The girls will play a number of games against students from across the Upper

Hunter area, with the hopes of being selected for the PSSA Team. Good luck girls!

OPENS KNIGHTS KNOCKOUT

Good luck to the boys who will participate in the Knights Knockout competition this Thursday,

4th May. A transport note will be sent home tomorrow, once all permission notes have been received.

Please note; in case of wet weather updates will be made via our Skoolbag app

VISITING PERFORMANCES 2017

JO SOLO: This is a play about loneliness at school, and is the next episode, which

follows on from the Bullying Trilogy. It will be presented on FRIDAY, 2nd JUNE.

SYNTH CITY: This presentation will trace the origins of the keyboard synthesizer,

from the dawn of classical sounds and instruments, through to the sixties and

the 21st Century. It will be held on WEDNESDAY, 13th SEPTEMBER.

Marina Kyriakou

CHESS CLUB

We were thrilled to welcome back our Chess extraordinaire Mr Alan Sommerville to Denman Public

School yesterday. We had many students attend our first Chess lesson for the year and it was great to

see so many dedicated players give up some of their lunch break to learn new moves under the

guidance of Mr Sommerville. If you are interested in learning Chess we will be holding weekly lessons

supervised by Mrs Druitt on Mondays and Tuesdays in the School Hall at lunch time. We hope to see

you there.

WELCOME MR SOMMERVILLE

TOO SICK FOR SCHOOL?

Sometimes it's hard to know if your child is really coming

down with something or just suffering a bout of Monday-itis.

For safety's sake, if your child seems unwell you should

always keep them home from school and seek medical

advice.

However, if they miraculously recover by 11:00am, ready to

race around the backyard, keeping them in bed all day

may send the message that staying home isn't nearly as

much fun as going to school.

Either way, our Too Sick For School? chart included with

today’s newsletter will help answer your questions about

common childhood illness and how long sick kids need to

miss school.

PLEASE NOTE: This information has been supplied by NSW Health and is not intended to replace a visit

to your doctor if anyone in your family is unwell.

HEAD LICE

We have had several cases o head lice reported this week.

Frequently after school holidays, students are found to have head

lice. Please check your child or children for evidence of head lice

and nits. The school will continue to monitor any problems with

regular checks. The only way to eradicate such a problem is to be

diligent.

Action required by parents

Please check your child as soon as possible and re-check

regularly.

Report any infestation to the office.

Please treat the hair with a suitable product and remove all

nits.

Follow the product’s instructions strictly otherwise the

problem may continue.

Wash all bedding and caps etc.

TISSUES

As the winter season approaches more students

may experience runny noses during class. If each

student could bring in a small box of tissues to share

with their school friends it would be greatly

appreciated.

Thanks from your class teachers

DATES TO

REMEMBER 2017

Wednesday 3/5/17 Zone Netball Trials - Singleton

Thursday 4/5/17 Year 6 assembly, Open Knights

Knockout

Friday 5/5/17 Cross Country Carnival

Thursday 11/5/2017 NAPLAN – No assembly

Friday 12/5/17 Mother’s Day Stall

Tuesday16/5/17 Zone Cross Country-

Muswellbrook

Wednesday 16/5/17 GRIP Leadership - Newcastle