Week 1 Term 1, 2018

AUSTRALIA DAY AWARDS 2018 Congratulations to Mrs Whiteman, who has been awarded the Australia Day Education Award for her outstanding contribution to Denman Public School. Mrs Druitt was proud to represent our school and accompany Mrs Whiteman to the Muswellbrook Shire Council Australia Day Award celebrations held in Denman on Friday, January 26th. Mrs Whiteman works tirelessly to ensure that Denman Public School students are provided opportunities in dance drama and debating. The DPS school community is very proud of Mrs Whiteman and appreciate her dedication to our school and students.

HOW OUR SCHOOL LOOKS IN 2018 We are very excited to be welcoming some new faces to Denman Public school in 2018. The staffing structure for this year is:

Kindergarten Miss Duggan

Year 1 Miss Boyle

Year 2 Miss O’Brien

Year 3 Mrs Saunders

Year 4 Mrs Jones

Year 5 Mrs Ballard & Ms Borg

Year 6 Mr Garner & Ms Borg

We welcome Miss O’Brien and Mr Morris who will join Denman Public School in his role as Computer coordinator and Learning Support. Mrs Whiteman will continue her role in the Library and supporting CAPA throughout the school. Mrs Fuiono will coordinate students in Kindergarten – Year 3 as an instructional leader in Literacy and Numeracy.

Denman Public School is thrilled to be welcoming many new families to the

Denman Public School community. We look forward to a wonderful year of

learning, fun and friendship with Eden, Lucie, Dillon, Ava, Taleaha, Sophie,

Beau and Ned.

VISIBLE WELLBEING PROJECT Our teaching staff and SLSO's commenced the 2018 school year by participating in the Visible Wellbeing Project being undertaken by a number of Upper Hunter Schools over a two year period. As a Positive Education School, DPS is committed to developing a whole school culture which values, promotes and supports mental health, positive relationships and wellbeing for all members of our school community. You can read more about Visible Wellbeing at: https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/teaching-wellbeing-at-school

CAPTAINS INDUCTION ASSEMBLY Next Thursday February 8th, we will host our 2018 Captain’s Induction ceremony at 11.15am. We extend a warm welcome to the school community to this special occasion where our 2018 Leadership team will be formally presented with their badges.

NSW ACTIVE KID’S REBATE Parents of school children across New South Wales are encouraged to take advantage of the $100 ‘Active Kids’ rebate for sporting and fitness related costs. From Wednesday January 31st, parents will be able to log into the Service NSW Active Kids account to find registered providers for their preferred activity and those operating in their local area. The Office of Sport is continuing to work active recreation peak bodies and State Sporting Organisations to pre-load them into the Service NSW Active Kids platform to ensure parents can redeem vouchers with a wide range of registered providers on launch of the program. From January 31st 2018, parents/guardians of an eligible child resident in NSW will be able to download vouchers from the online platform or at any Service NSW Centre. Guidelines are available to view at: sport.nsw.gov.au/activekids

SCHOOL BANKING

Denman Public School is excited to offer the Commonwealth Bank School Banking program to all students. School Banking is a fun, interactive and engaging way for young Australians to learn about money and develop good savings habits. Children who deposit money into their Youthsaver account through School Banking earn Dollarmites tokens, which they can save up and redeem for exciting rewards.

Rewards available during 2018 are:

Twister Power Handball

Secret Scratch Pad

Sparkle Glitter Pens

Glow Light

Mighty Boom Handball

Heat Reactor Pencils

Slushie Maker Cup

Zoom Flying Disc

Getting involved in School Banking is easy! All you need to get involved in the School Banking program is a Commonwealth Bank Youthsaver account. You can open an account for your child in one of two ways: 1. Online Visit commbank.com.au/schoolbanking and click on the link to open a Youthsaver account. 2. In branch Visit a Commonwealth Bank branch with identification for yourself and your child, like a driver’s licence and birth certificate. If your child has an existing Commonwealth Bank Youthsaver account they can start banking straight away. They just need to bring their deposit in every week on School Banking day using their Dollarmites deposit wallet. School Banking day is THURSDAY. If you would like to know more about School Banking, please ask for a 2018 School Banking program information pack from the school office or visit: commbank.com.au/schoolbanking

SAFER INTERNET DAY 2018 On February 7th 2018, Denman Public School students in Years 4-6 will be participating in a variety of activities as part of this worldwide event designed to promote safe internet use. Safer Internet Day is an opportunity to raise awareness of the safe and positive use of digital technology, and to explore the role we can all play in creating a better and safer online community. Coordinated by the Office of the eSafety Commissioner nationally, and celebrated in 130 countries, this year’s theme is ‘Create, connect and share respect: A better internet starts with you.’ Denman Public School is supporting Safer Internet Day by engaging our students in a variety of activities to increase awareness of cyber safety and participating in a virtual classroom. Help spread the word and raise awareness about the importance of respect online. To see what others are doing, or to find out how you can get involved on the day visit: esafety.gov.au/saferinternetday

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY 2018

Tuesday 30/1

Welcome back students

Thursday 1/2

No Assembly

Friday 2/2

Sports house meetings

Monday 5/2

Kindergarten 2018 commence

Tuesday 6/2

Zone cricket trials

Wednesday 7/2

Safer Internet Day 2018

Thursday 8/2

Captain’s Induction Assembly Zone tennis trials

Friday 9/2

Swimming carnival

SAVE THE DATE

Zone Swimming carnival

Friday, February 23rd

CANTEEN ROSTER

WEDNESDAY 31/1

Yvonne Nicol

FRIDAY 2/2

Kristy Watson & Carol Jones

MONDAY 5/2

Amanda McLean & Bec Thompson

WEDNESDAY 7/2

Yvonne Nicol

FRIDAY 9/2

Swimming carnival

VOLUNTEERS ARE WELCOME