News From the North
DANDENONG NORTH
PRIMARY SCHOOL
NEWSLETTER
Calendar of Event
September 2014
11th & 12th— Curriculum Days
18th— Movies Excursion
Keys & Verey
19th— END OF TERM 3
School finishes at 2:30 pm
October 2014
6th—Term 4 begins at 9:00 am
14th—Prep 2015 Transition Program
9:30 am—11:00 am
21st—Prep 2015 Transition Program
9:30 am—11:00 am
28th—Prep 2015 Transition Program
9:30 am — 11:00 am
School Pledge
I will do all that I can to
make sure that Dandenong
North Primary School
remains a great school.
I will try my hardest to follow the 4Cs to keep our
school a safe and happy
place.
I promise to treat others as I
would like to be treated.
School Website:
www.dandenongnorthps.vic.edu.au
10th September 2014
NAPLAN Results 2014
Student’s in Years 3 and 5 sat the
NAPLAN tests in May this year
and we are pleased to announce
that this years results continue to
show our students to be outstanding learners. These pleasing results, also highlight the fantastic
work done by all of the staff at our
school, in preparing our students
for these tests.
demonstrates that
the programs that
are being
implemented
within the
school are
giving our
Overall the results for the students students the best possible start to
in Year 3 were pleasing. In Year 3 their education. It is also wonderful
to see the children’s willingness to
for Reading we achieved just below the state average. However, in learn and their drive to achieve their
Writing, Spelling and Grammar & own personal best.
Punctuation the Year 3 children
Congratulations must also be given to
performed well above the state av- the teachers and ES Staff at DNPS
erages, which is an outstanding
who continue to work hard with our
achievement. In the area of Nustudents in order to develop their
meracy, children achieved at state knowledge and skills. The staff at
mean averages. The students in
Dandenong North work as a team to
Year 3 should be very proud of
ensure that all children are moving
their efforts.
forward with their learning.
In Year 5, our students achieved
Children’s NAPLAN reports were
above the state average scores for sent home last Friday. If parents
all of the five areas tested. This is a would like to discuss this report or
fantastic effort by all of our Year 5 need some assistance in understandstudents!
ing what the report means, please see
Dandenong North children on av- your child’s class teacher and they
will be able to assist you.
erage made more progress in all
tested areas than the state, except
in the area of Spelling. This
CURRICULUM DAYS
This Thursday 11th September &
Friday 12th September - NO SCHOOL
School resumes, Monday 15th September
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News From the North
District Athletics
Last Friday, 84 students from Years 4, 5 and 6 competed in the District Athletics competition at Ross
Reserve. Our representatives pitted themselves
against nine other neighbouring school students.
During this competition, children are permitted to
compete in a maximum of two individual events and
possibly one relay event if they are selected.
Children who placed 1st or 2nd in their competition
event will progress through to the Divisional Athletics. These Divisional Athletic competitions are
made up of all primary schools from the Dandenong,
Springvale and Noble Park areas.
At Monday’s Assembly, Mr Malone announced that
Dandenong North had placed first overall in the ten
school competition. He also commented that this
year there was stronger competition from the other
schools, than in previous years. He contributes this
to neighbouring schools, who are now practising
more, training students and generally taking this
event more seriously than in previous years.
Dandenong North had a fabulous Athletics meet
with over half of the competing students receiving a
ribbon for placing in the top three in at least one of
Jacob, Emeline, Wacha, Hasna & Anaisis all
achieved three first place ribbons, winning all the
events they entered. A fantastic effort!
the events they competed in!
35 children from Dandenong North will now be
heading to the Divisional Athletics which will be
held on Friday 17th October. Good luck to all of
the children who will be competing at this meet!
Thank you to Mr Malone for all of the extra work
he does, training the children in his discretionary
time. He always encourages each child to strive
for their personal best - which makes Dandenong
North a highly competitive school.
Eyes, Ears, Heart & Mind Award
At Monday’s Assembly Mrs Ferguson was awarded
an Eyes, Ears, Heart and Mind award by five of her
students. This was particularly special to Mrs Ferguson, as she will be leaving us at the end of this term to
go on maternity leave. Mrs Ferguson is expecting
twins in early October! Read below what the children
had to say about Mrs Ferguson at Monday’s Assembly:
Eyes: Mrs. Ferguson has eyes that are as powerful as
an eagle’s eye. She can somehow zoom in and out
with extra vision and easily see if we are doing the
right thing or the wrong thing.
Ears: Mrs. Ferguson has ears that can even sense a
whisper. She can hear easily when someone talks
about something that isn’t about a topic. Even if they
whisper as quite as a mouse.
Heart: Mrs. Ferguson has a smiling heart which is
filled with kindness and pure gold. She has a
unique heart that no other teacher has which is
bursting with positive words.
Mind: Mrs. Ferguson has a very special and
unique mind that thinks differently from other
teachers. She prepares activities that are interesting, creative and fun at the same time.
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News From the North
Book Fair 2014
Thank you to all of those children and parents
who came to the 2014 Garden Book Fair, it was
an amazing success! We raised over $1000
worth of books that will soon be catalogued,
covered and ready to go into the library for
children to borrow.
The winners of the
Book Fair raffle prizes
were presented at
Monday’s school assembly. Congratulations to:
The children
particularly
enjoyed the
visit from
Geronimo
Stilton during the
Book Fair
on Monday
1st September. He had just come back from
Mouse Everest and the Great Cheese Pyramids.
They were all very excited to see him and
asked him plenty of questions about his books.
Geronimo loves to travel the world and get new
ideas for his upcoming books. I think the children have inspired him to write his next big
story!!!
1st Prize – Amira H
(6M)
2nd Prize – Sheza K
(1K)
3rd Prize – Sahar N (1W)
Congratulations to Sitra F from
4WF who guessed the correct number of Bookworms in the Lolly Jar
Competition.
Years 5 & 6 Visit The MCG!
Over the course of Term Three, the Year 5 & 6
students have been exploring the Media and its
role - especially at large sporting events like the
Commonwealth Games.
With this as the focus, a visit to the MCG was a
fantastic way to end the unit for all.
Students were involved in a tour of the MCG
which took them into the change rooms, media
centres, The Long Room, through the stands
and out onto the turf . Many children were so
excited by this opportunity that they frantically
picked up some grass as a memento to take
home!
The students also had the opportunity to view
the many artifacts in the National Sports Museum. This museum has many pieces that are donated by Olympians, athletes and sportspeople
across a variety of sports - from Horse racing
through to AFL.
Students also
participated in
the Game On
section of the
National
Sports Museum. This interactive section allowed
the children to
race bikes, shoot netballs, throw down the stumps
and take aim with an archers bow.
The children were extremely well behaved and had
a memorable time.
For all parents that wish to visit the MCG there is
an Open Day on Sunday 28th September. See the
MCG website for more details.
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Student’s Work Page
The students in Years 3 and 4 have spent the term
developing their knowledge of Antarctica. They
have developed their knowledge of this harsh environment and the many creatures that live there.
ested in the Antarctic Penguins. Below they have
written Missing Penguin reports which creatively include facts and descriptions about these
feathered creatures.
The children from 3A have been particularly inter-
My Missing Penguin
My friendly penguin is
missing. Please help me
find him! My penguin
is an Emperor Penguin
named Fly. Fly can,
unlike other cute penguins, fly with his
beautifully coloured
kite that is attached to
his fluffy back. He eats slippery fish, soft squid and
small krill. He is an unusual penguin because he also
likes eating soft, crummy, smooth and hard chocolate. He loves to dance. He can do hip-hop, the tango,
ballet, Greek dancing. Fly is exactly 95cm tall. He
can talk in a variety of languages such as Greek,
French, Japanese, alien, fish, penguin, dog, cat, and
crab. Can you find him?
By Verona 3A
My Penguin is Missing!
My penguin is missing! Please
help me find my wonderful
friend. My penguin is a Rock
Hopper penguin and his name
is Stalax . Don’t be frightened
of Stalax’s red demon eyes and
his yellow spikey feathers on top of his little head.
He is 60cm tall and he is very angry all the time, so if
get too close to him he may peck you like a bird. He
eats small fish, squid, and krill. He also has rubber
feet that can climb giant rocks and cliffs. He sometimes answers to his scientific name which is Eudytes. Stalax previously lived in Antarctica. The picture shows him dancing with a polar bear. Can you
help me find him? By Ali A—3A
My Missing Penguin
My Missing Penguin
My penguin is
missing! Please
help me find him.
My fantastic friend
is an Emperor Penguin and his name
is Deathstroke. He
is very devilish and
approximately 1m
tall. He was last seen on the freezing continent of
Antarctica. He eats a variety of krill and fish. He has
black and white feathers. He also has gigantic
webbed feet and a stretched yellow beak. He spends
most of his time walking impressively in hope of
finding a mate. Can you please help me find him?
My penguin is
missing. Please
help me find him?
My associates
name is Sam. Sam
is an Emperor
Penguin and he
lives on an ice
berg in subzero
Antarctica. His
height is in the region of 130cm and he is only a
youngster which means he has just left from under
his father’s skinfold. Sam the youngster is wearing a
black and white suit of soft feathers and he is also
wearing a tie. This may surprise some people. Sam
has a stretched orange and black beak and humongous webbed feet. Can you please help me find him?
By Luxiraam—3A
By Mehdi—3A