Dee Why Newsletter Excellence, Innovation, Opportunity and Harmony Regent Street DEE WHY 2099 T: 9971 8635 F: 9971 5516 E: deewhy-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Term 4 Week 5 6 November 2013 Principal’s Message Diary Dates Week 5 Thursday 7/11 Friday 8/11 3/6W Golden Ridge Yr 5 Cromer High School Week 6 Week 7 Thursday 21/11 Friday 22/11 Cool Water Day Yr 4 Cromer High School Week 8 Week 9 Tuesday 3/12 Wednesday 4/12 Thursday 5/12 HONOUR ASSEMBLY and Family Picnic Year 6 High School Orientation 10.15 Combined Scripture 11.00 Helpers Morning Tea 1.45 Balgowlah Boys High School Band visit I write to advise you of my retirement at the end of the year. After a wonderful career of 39 years I feel it is time for me to help out with home duties! As I finish my time at Dee Why Public School, almost 6 years, I feel quite a sense of achievement. It has been an honour to work with such a dedicated group of teachers and such wonderful children and families. I know that such an empowered educational community will continue to flourish. Our School Education Director, Mr Dean White, met with our parent group to discuss the process of appointing a new principal. The position will go to merit selection and will be advertised shortly. I will remain principal until the commencement of the new school year. This will allow me to work with the new principal to ensure a smooth transition for the school. Thank you for all the lovely well wishes I have received from the children, parents and staff. Selective High School Applications 2015 Week 10 Tuesday 10/12 Wednesday 11/12 Friday 13/12 Presentation Assembly Year 6 Farewell Talent Quest Week 11 Tuesday 17/12 Wednesday 18/12 K-2 Powerhouse Museum Yrs 3/4 Sydney Aquarium and Wax Works Students last day of school School Resumes: Years 1-6 Wednesday 29 January 2014 Kinders Monday 3 February 2014 ‘Blast into Brilliance’ TERM 4 FOCUS MATHEMAGICIANS Our school website www.deewhy-p.schools.nsw.edu.au A reminder to all Year 5 students that selective high school applications must be completed by Monday 18 November. No late applications can be accepted. Please ensure that you have informed me if you are applying by returning the intention to apply slip. KidsMatter KidsMatter has produced a ‘Starting School’ set of resources as part of their contribution to Children’s Week. You can access the ‘Starting School’ resources at www.kidsmatter.edu.au/startingschool Leaving the school in 2014 If you know that your child will not be returning to Dee Why Public School next year could you please inform the school office. I appreciate your cooperation and assistance in planning for 2014. Robert Coles Principal Term 4 Week 5 6 November 2013 Cool Water Day – Mufti Day Thursday 21 November On Thursday 21 November the students will be participating in a mufti day fundraiser. We are raising money for those less fortunate families who have been affected by the recent devastating fires. Students are asked to wear shades of blue and to bring a gold coin donation on the day. Thank you for your assistance. Marea Webster Organiser Changes to Warringah No Stopping Zones in Warringah Council is rolling out yellow lines in No Stopping zones to help reduce signage clutter on our streets. The Roads and Maritime Services now allows the use of yellow lines to designate No Stopping zones. This means that the erection of No Stopping signs can be reduced. “We hope these changes will make our streets look better and reduce maintenance costs. We ask motorists to be aware of the changes to No Stopping zones so they avoid fines,” said Warringah Mayor, Michael Regan. Under the Australian Road Rules a driver must not stop on a length of road that has a No Stopping sign or a continuous yellow edge line. New areas will be rolled out on a case by case basis after consideration of the Warringah Traffic Committee. Children With Type 1 Diabetes Are You Challenged by Your Child’s Diabetes? Research into parenting children with type 1 diabetes. The University of Queensland is conducting research into parenting children with type 1 diabetes. Parenting a child with diabetes presents many challenges (everything from the regular blood glucose monitoring and insulin intake, to more general parenting tasks). The aim of this study is to understand the factors that make the management of childhood diabetes particularly difficult, and to use this information to develop strategies that might assist parents in managing their child’s diabetes. If you are a parent of a 2 to 10-year-old child with type 1 diabetes, we would love to hear from you! By sharing your experiences (confidentially), you will be making a valuable contribution to the development of much-needed childhood diabetes management strategies for parents. To complete the online survey, please log on to: https://exp.psy.uq.edu.au/type1diabetes For further information about the project or to request a survey to be posted to you, please email Aditi Lohan (aditi.lohan@uqconnect.edu.au) or call (07 3365 7689) at the Parenting and Family Support Centre in the School of Psychology at the University of Queensland, St Lucia QLD 4072 (Fax: 07 3365 6724). Thank you for participation. your time and Aditi Lohan, Alina Morawska, and Amy Mitchell UQ Parenting and Family Support Centre Student of the Week KB 1/KA 1W 2K 3/2S 4W 5S 6S 3/6W Music Library ESL Maryanne Teaupa James Halligan Luca Botezatu Rosetta Kinahoi Tenzin Yega Rangdol Zeus Kahla Tenzin Zomkyi Tenkyong Tenzin Norzin Tsering Tabatha Timmis Tenzin Kunsang Tsering Teerapong Somsaard Rebecca Starr Sinead Maloy Brandon Brown Tony Lu Pawan Mohan Hepisipa Vaka Sean Robinson Adrian Lee Mannat Bhalla Jordan Wolfgramm Bianca Lantin Zeus Kahla Tenzin Choenyi Lekdup Gaurav Bhalla Rosie Levaci Term 4 Week 5 6 November 2013