Dear Parents & Carers

Term 3 has been huge, with a robust and varied educational program. We have been able to provide many opportunities for our children. Highlights this term include the Year 4, 5 and 6 Canberra and snow trip. If you haven’t already had a look, check out the photos on our school website. Our success in soccer is a great achievement. Our music program, including performing at the Stewart House concert and as part of the MADDD concert demonstrates the discipline, talent and cohesion of our students.

Other great opportunities for students include our inaugural entry in the recent Crabbes Fest Film Festival. Mr Simpson reports on this further in this newsletter. Achieving Best Comedy was a thrilling success.

Careers Day for Year 6 students was certainly an eye opener in terms of future opportunities for all children.

All students performed extremely well in our school Public Speaking presentations as well as when selected to progress to the FNC level.

Wasn’t our Book Week parade a huge success! It was great to see so many attend, especially from Dungay Playgroup and Rosellas preschool.

For the 5th year in a row Dungay School is the overall Champion in Athletics and we also had students selected as both District & Far North Coast representatives.

The intensive swimming program has once again been a very important activity for our students with many students progressing from no swimming skills to being confident in the water.

Our playgroup has been a wonderful success. Parents and pre-schoolers who participate will all attest to the stimulating and welcoming environment created by Kim Baker each week. Playgroup will start up again in week 2 of next term on Tuesday 15 October.

The P&C have also worked tirelessly this term to improve opportunities for all students with a successful Fathers Day stall, three day canteen service and a well

Dungay Public School

305 Tomewin Road, Dungay via Murwillumbah 2484 Ph: 02 6672 2174 Fax: 02 6672 5967

Email: dungay-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Web: www.dungay-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Week 10 Term 3 - 16 September 2013

DUNGAY PUBLIC School

Newsletter

Commitment leads to action. Action brings your dream closer. Marcia Wieder

organised Election Day BBQ and stall.

These events have been successful through the dedication and hard work of staff and the support of parents working together as a team for the benefit of our school community.

Notice regarding NAPLAN results

On Thursday 5 September ACARA identified an error in the placement of the national average markers on the Years 5 and 7 NAPLAN Student Reports for Language Conventions. Importantly the NAPLAN student data is correct.

ACARA made the immediate decision to halt any further packaging and distribution of NAPLAN reports while options regarding the distribution of correct NAPLAN Student Reports were considered.

ACARA is working closely with Test Administration Authorities (TAAs) in every state and territory to ensure correct reports are distributed.

This matter may result in the delay of the distribution of student reports, possibly to the week of 13 October, however ACARA and TAAs will seek to minimise the delay.

School photos

Our school photos will be taken the first week back for term 4 on Wednesday 9 October. A separate envelope per student must be returned to school by this Friday to order your photos. No package will be put together if the photographer hasn’t received an envelope.

Term 3 concludes this Friday 20 September. Enjoy the two week holiday with your family. We resume school on Tuesday 8 October. Get ready for another action packed, robust term!

Marg Burgess Principal

Student Awards

Week 8 Term 3

K/1/R

Shakana Godden for knowing blends.

Ashton Booth for knowing double facts.

Blake Covell for always being on task.

Sam Stovin for modelling ‘groups of’.

2/3/4S

Broden See for being a spelling

superstar.

Lexi Booth for ‘getting along’ skills.

Tara Child for good work in class.

Zack Sutton for confidence in writing.

5/6B

Ella Ryan for being a mature and

positive student.

Shenae Cook for beautiful handwriting

and persistence in class.

Gavin Sharman for pleasing application

in class.

Allan Kelly for developing persistence.

Writers of

the Week

Nathaniel & Taylah

Reece & Jaxen

Ella & Lara

Chance

Cards

Wade & Nathaniel

Callum & Ellie

Ella & Lisa

Principal’s

Awards

Lexi Booth

Brody Campbell, Kaitlyn Brims & Ella Ryan

Public Speaking

Congratulations to Brody Campbell, Grace Wuthrich and Broden See who competed at the Far North Coast Public Speaking Finals on Thursday 5 September.

The children competed against 20 – 30 children and did very well to make it to this level.

Well done to Broden on receiving the encouragement award in Stage 1 division.

Swimming Program

The children are enjoying the daily swimming lessons at Murwillumbah Pool and it is fantastic to see the progress they are making, from fear of getting their face wet to completely submerging!! Along with stroke correction, breathing and correct kicking technique.

The final day involves water safety and rescue procedures.

(photos page 4)

Crabbes Fest

Last Friday evening, 13 September, members of the Dungay Filmmaking Group were invited to Crabbes Creek Hall for the Crabbes Fest Film Festival.

Mr Simpson, Kaelin, Brody and Gavin went along to watch our film “High Jump” compete against the other films in the festival. It was screened on the big screen in front of a large and appreciative audience. The films were all highly entertaining. We were awarded “Best Comedy” for our film and can be very proud of how well our first entry in a film festival went.

…..Next stop…..The Oscars?

(photos page 3)

Les Peterkin Portait Prize

Congratulations to the following students who submitted entries in this year’s LPPP and received awards:

Broden See received the Judges Award for “My Family”

Oscar Huttlestone received a Work of Excellence award for “Family Portrait”

Caspian Blackwell-Barnes received a Work of Excellence for “My Families Dream”

Shakana Godden received a Work of Excellence for “Kitties”

Fruit cup sales

Last Thursday 2/3/4S sold fruit cups as part of the Products and Services unit we have been studying. Many people may have seen our advertisements around the school or online (we’ve had 60 views so far). It was a great success and taught the class much about running a business.

(photos page 3)

Canteen Reminders

Hot Dog Day - Friday 20 September

If anyone has lost or simply forgotten their note about Red Day on this Friday details are—Hot Dog, can of soft drink and a Freddo Frog for $5. A vegetarian sausage is available. Please contact me no later than 8.30am Thursday 19 with your order on 0429 324 977 or 02 6672 6162.

Canteen News

We are now using a new supplier, so due to this I am able to bring the price of chips back down to $1.00.

Thank you

Sam Campbell

2/3/4S fruit cups for their products & services unit of work

Dungay students

walk the red carpet!!

COMMUNITY NOTICES

Pet Show

Sunday 22 September at the Murwillumbah Show Grounds. Entry is just $2. Prizes to be won in these categories: Fancy dress, Best behaved pet, Best trick, Cutest pet, Most unusual, Grand Champion. All enquires please phone Allan Brown on 0416 142 777 or the secretary on 02 6672 5507 or 0427 725 507.

Bash Big cricket! For Girls & Boys 8-10yrs on Sunday 22 September 2013 9am-1pm at Tweed Indoor Sports & Community Centre – Chinderah Bay Drive Chinderah

To play in the Tweed Valley Big Bash 2013-2014 season contact a Cricket Club near you!

Cudgen Junior Cricket Club – Suzie Ziebell ziebell@internode.on.net 0402 748912 Murwillumbah Cricket Club – Steve Twohill stevetwohillmcc@gmail.com 0412 084105 Pottsville Cricket Club – Craig Engler craig@powerfactor.com.au 0413 838431 Terranora Lakes Cricket Club – David Parkes parksyd@hotmail.com 0402 114522 Sth Tweed Colts Jnr CC – Darren Whitney whitneysofbanora@bigpond.com 0408 069836.

Give it a go at Tweed Valley Big Bash Cricket Launch! For more information go to www.playcricket.com.au . Also available - Milo in2Cricket Centre programs for girls & boys 5-10yrs.

Murwillumbah Swimming Club

Welcomes new and existing members for the 2013-2014 season starting on Friday 11 October at 6 pm. All ages and all levels of swimming ability welcome to join! Member Registration can be completed online at ‘Swimming NSW Member Portal’ or at the Club Members Information Desk at TRAC from 5 pm on first Friday night.

Need more information? Please contact Club Regis-trar Janet Byrne on 0407 781 373, Club President Mary-Ann Thackray on 0413 277 700. OR Email thackray@norex.com.au to be added to our mailing list. Website: www.murwillumbah.nswswimming.com.au

An information session will be held at TRAC on TUESDAY 1 OCTOBER 5 – 6 pm.

Mullum Circus Festival

The Mullumbimby Circus Festival is thrilled to host an array of

world-class, national and local performers including those direct from the spectacular Edinburgh

Fringe Festival 2013 this October.

Mullum Circus Festival—Celebrating 21 Years of Spaghetti Circus—will

take place from 4 - 6 October at the Mullumbimby Show Grounds.

For information, prices and timeta-bles please visit call the

Spaghetti office 02 6684 3038.