Dunedoo Central School P.O. Box 45, Digilah Street

DUNEDOO NSW 2844

T: 02 6375 1489

F: 02 6375 1152

E: dunedoo-c.school@det.nsw.edu.au

W: dunedoo-c.schools.nsw.gov.au

2 November 2021 TERM 4 WEEK 5

TO ALL OUR EARLYBIRD PARENTS…

The first Earlybirds session is coming up

on

Thursday, 4 November. The day will

begin at 9:15am in the School Hall.

Parents will need to check in before

entering. Kiss your child goodbye, and

stay for a 10 minute presentation before

going about your day.

Our Earlybirds program kicks

off this week, and we’re all

thrilled to welcome our

Kindergarteners for 2022 come

and experience ‘big school’ for

a few days over the next

coming weeks.

We can’t wait to meet you all!

Welcome to Week 5 of Term 4!

Dunedoo Central School Captains 2022—Today we are very pleased to announce our incoming

Dunedoo Central School Captains for 2021/22, Lexi Gallagher and Konner Davis. I am sure that both

students will be great representatives for the Dunedoo Central School community. I would also like

to recognise our outgoing School Captains, Tayla O’Malley and Harry Hogden, along with Yr 12

Representative, Mitchell Turner for their contribution to our school over the last 12 months. This

year there have been many restrictions due to COVID-19, however, the students have been great

leaders, and ambassadors for our school. We wish each of the students the very best for their future

endeavours.

Assistant Principal Curriculum and Instruction—I am very pleased to

announce that Mr Ben Kline has been successful in attaining the position of

Assistant Principal Curriculum and Instruction at Dunedoo Central School,

beginning in 2022. This role will see Ben supporting staff and coordinating

professional learning for teachers, monitoring student outcomes and

supporting families to be key partners in student learning. This is an

important role in the school to ensure all children and young people have a

strong foundation in literacy and numeracy, as these skills are the key to

success across all curriculum areas.

Kindergarten Orientation Programs—this week our ‘Early Birds’ will have their first morning in

the Kindergarten room, while a parent attends our information session in the school hall from

9:15am. This will be followed by half days on 11th and 18th and a full day on November 25. we look

forward to welcoming our new Kindergarten Early Birds.

Have a great rest of the week!

Donna Lane

To our Year 12s getting

ready to sit their HSC

exams next week...

Secondary Afternoon Study

Secondary Afternoon Study will be held this

Wednesday with Mrs Sullivan, and Thursday with Mrs Gallagher. Afternoon study is staffed voluntarily and provides students with the opportunity

to access computers and/or extra support with their homework or assignments. It

is held in Room 10 from 3:15 until approximately 4:30pm and all secondary

students are welcome. We look forward to seeing you there!

Year 9/10 Have finally completed their Hoodie or jumper after being interrupted by

Covid19. The students have experienced knit fabrics with the construction of these garments. This task involved the student’s tracing the

pattern and then patternmaking to make their own individual design. The students used the domestic overlocker as a way to

neaten the raw edges. During lockdown, the students were sent home a task on Macrame. Each student had to choose a design

and work towards completing a wall hanging. This unit has taught the students to read a pictorial diagram instead of written

instructions. The use a stick as their base has added to the individuality of each piece.

Year 12

Have commenced the research for their Major Textiles Project. This has involved developing an idea that can then be

transferred into a creative project. Each student will then develop a variety of sewing techniques that will transform their

ideas into their final project. Kindy/Year 1

Visited the Textiles Room and commenced their Christmas t-shirt project. This week the students had to design a Christmas

tree, iron it onto a piece of Christmas fabric and cut out the shape so it could be bonded onto their shirts. The students were

then given some paint so they could paint Merry Christmas onto the shirts. The next few weeks will

be spent further decorating these shirts.

Year 7-10 Mathematics

Students will be given revision sheets to complete at home over the next fortnight, prior to the yearly

examinations. At least 50% of the yearly examination will include questions taken from these revision sheets.

It is expected that students will complete these sheets—they can receive assistance from Mrs Hogden, Mrs

Gallagher, or attend afternoon study sessions on Wednesday and Thursday.

Monday

8/11/21

Tuesday

9/11/21

Wednesday

10/11/21

Thursday

11/11/21

Friday

12/11/21 1 Science B (L) English (13/14/15)

2 Science A (L) Music B (8)

3 Maths (9) HSIE A (15)

4 Music A (8)

5 Japanese B (8)

6 Japanese A (8) HSIE B (15)

Monday

8/11/21

Tuesday

9/11/21

Wednesday

10/11/21

Thursday

11/11/21

Friday

12/11/21

1 English (13/14/15)

2 Science (L)

3 Maths (L) ART (AR)

4 PD (9) HSIE (15)

5

6

Monday

8/11/21

Tuesday

9/11/21

Wednesday

10/11/21

Thursday

11/11/21

Friday

12/11/21

1 Geography (15)

2 English (13/14) Maths (9/13/14)

3 Science (L) TX

4 History (13)

5

6 AG (AG)

Monday

8/11/21

Tuesday

9/11/21

Wednesday

10/11/21

Thursday

11/11/21

Friday

12/11/21

1 Work Ed (8) Science (L)

2 English (13/14) Maths (9/13/14) PD (9)

3 Geography (15) History (AG) TX

4

5 AG (AG)

6

Week 1 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Period 1 12 PDHPE (10) - TC 12 Maths Ext 1

(Lib) - CG 12 English Standard (13) –

LM

Period 2 12 PDHPE (13) - TC 12 Maths Ext 1 (Lib) - CG 12 English Standard (13) – LM

12 Prim Industries (AG) - AM

Period 3 12 Geography (15) - VO 12 Biology (10) - AS 12 Industrial Tech (10) - CL

Period 4 12 Geography (15) - VO 12 Biology (8) - AS 12 Industrial Tech (10) - CL

Period 5 12 Maths Std 2 (AG) - CG 12 Ancient History (13) - LM

Period 6 12 Maths Std 2 (14) - CG 12 Ancient History (13) - LM 12 Prim Industries (AG) - AM

Week 2 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Period 1 12 Geography (15) - VO 12 PDHPE (AG) - TC 12 Maths Std 2

(S1) - CG 12 English Std

(Lib) - LM 12 Maths Ext 1 (Lib) - CG

Period 2 12 Geography (15) - VO 12 PDHPE (AG) - TC 12 Maths Std 2

(S1) - CG 12 English Std

(Lib) - LM 12 Maths Ext 1 (Anx) - CG

Period 3 12 Ancient History (Lib) - LM

12 Industrial Tech (8) - CL 12 Prim Industries (AG) - AM

Period 4 12 Ancient History (Anx) - LM

12 Industrial Tech (10) - CL 12 Prim Industries (AG) - AM

Period 5 12 Biology (10) - AS

Period 6 12 Biology (8) - AS

STUDENTS MUST SIGN IN AT FRONT OFFICE UPON ARRIVAL.

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FIRDAY

8 November 9 November 10 November 11 November 12 November

English Paper 1 English Paper 2

15 November 16 November 17 November 18 November 19 November

Mathematics Standard Ancient History PDHPE

Mathematics Ext. 1

Tourism, Travel & Events

Primary Industries

22 November 23 November 24 November 25 November 26 November

Biology

Industrial Technology Business Studies

29 November 30 November 1 December 2 December 3 December

Geography

Kinder to Yr. 6 $35

Years 7 to 10 $65

Years 11 & 12 $85

Year 7/8 Technology $20

Year 9/10 Design & Technology $50

Year 11/12 Industrial Tech. $50

TERM 4—WEEK 5

Tuesday, 2 November

• Bookfair begins (until 11 November)

Thursday, 4 November

• Earlybirds

• Year 11 Interviews

WEEK 6

Bookfair—all week

7-10 EXAMS THIS WEEK

Monday, 8 November

• Whole School Merit Assembly

Tuesday, 9 November

• Infants Zoo Excursion

• HSC Exams Begin

Thursday, 11 November

• Earlybirds

WEEK 7

Wednesday, 17 November

• Year 6-7 Orientation Day

Thursday, 18 November

• Earlybirds

• P&C Meeting—All welcome

WEEK 8

Thursday, 18 November

• Earlybirds

WEEK 9

Primary Intensive Swimming

Friday, 3 December

• Year 6 Graduation—Big Day Out

WEEK 10

Primary Intensive Swimming

Secondary Excursion—”The Tops”

Isla Currie 2 Nov Year 3

Sol Westh-Dry 6 Nov Kinder

Wishing you a great day!

Welcome to Week 5.

This week our students from K-6 will begin end of year assessments which will support us in

determining growth, achievement and future learning needs. It is important that students arrive

school on time, refreshed and prepared for learning so that they can do their best whilst at school.

Last week the students in Years 3-6 completed the Reading Check-In assessments online, and are to

be commended for their effort. Those students who may have missed one or more of these will be

able to participate in a catch-up session this week.

All classes are listening to public speaking speeches this week. Practising the speech was part of last

week’s homework, and we would like to thank all parents who supported their child with this task.

Speaking in front of an audience is a great skill to develop, and is one that we can improve on through

preparation and practice.

Information report writing tasks are being finished, and feedback from most staff has been positive in

regards to student effort and engagement in this task. Bookfair is on this week and students are

always excited to visit the library to see what’s new. I’m sure children will be excited to share their

wish list with parents soon.

This week in FISH FOCUS, we are focusing on travel to and from school, and reminding students

about being responsible when travelling either on a bus, in a car, on a bike or walking.

Children have been reminded about bringing hats to school, and we ask that parents support us with

this by ensuring their child/ren have a hat that has their name clearly marked ready for school each

day.

This week we look forward to our first day of Earlybirds, and I know that siblings are excited about

their younger sister or brother visiting ‘big school’. It’s always wonderful to see how our students

take on the responsibility of being good role models to help guide the younger students. I’m sure our

Earlybirds will enjoy their time at school over the coming weeks.

Have a great week everyone!

Georgia Shephard and Michelle Gavin

—Assistant Principals

WANT TO HAVE YOUR PHOTO FEATURED?

To submit a photo for consideration, send via email

(JPEG or PNG) to rchelle.louwen2@det.nsw.edu.au by

Monday evening. Remember, photos to be submitted &

featured must be of an appropriate subject matter.

STUDENT OF THE WEEK WEEKLY MERITS

Kindergarten - Mr. Kline

K Mackenzie Holden Improved effort with her read-

ing

K

K

Rosie Brougham

Arabella McLaren

A fabulous effort during sewing

lessons

A fabulous effort during sewing

lessons

Year 1 / 2 - Mrs. Shephard

2 Sally Brougham Continuing to be an excellent

role model for others across

learning and play activities

1

2

Ruby Milsom

Brentley Williams

Excellent effort and fantastic pro-

gress in reading

Excellent effort and improvement in

reading

Year 3 / 4 - Mrs. T. Gallagher

4 Henry Brougham Improved application to com-

pleting set tasks

3

3

Isla Currie

Caden Martin

Doing great independent research

for her informative writing

Working harder on the presentation

Year 5 / 6 - Mrs. Louwen

Year K—6 - Ms. Gavin

5

5

Kailan James

Lexi Hughes

Imrpvoed effort in Spelling activities

on Wednesday

Improved learning attitude and

working independently.

NEW STUDENT

At the end of last term we

welcomed Sol Westh-Dry (Kinder)

into our class. Sol and her sister

Felie (Yr 2) have settled in well and

already feel a part of our DCS

family.

Animals in our room We enjoyed a visit from

R’chelle’s deaf dog Beo

and are excitedly watching our eggs in the

incubator waiting for them to hatch.

We also had fun naming our chicks!

Public Speaking

This week students

presented their speeches for

the DCS Public Speaking

Competition.

The theme was information

reports and I was very

impressed with how well

they delivered their chosen

topic!

Sewing with

Mrs Douglass K-1 students attend

sewing lessons every

Thursday with Mrs

Douglass.

Our Christmas t-shirts

are looking fabulous!

Preschool Visit Last Wednesday, Preschool came to

the Infants classrooms for a visit.

The children loved seeing their

friends from last year and showing

off their classroom.

- EGG NAMES -

Archie & Sol = COOKIE

Juliette & Evie = CRYSTAL

Dusty & Rosie = JULZIE

Seanna & Sam = GAS-GAS

Eli & Mackenzie = PENGUIN

Arabella & Payton = MRS KLINE

Summer & Stevie = CANDY

Ingredients

Sushi Rice

1C uncooked short grain rice

2tbs rice wine vinegar

Salt to season

Chicken

1 small chicken breast

Salt to season

1/2tsp chilli powder

1/2tsp Cajun seasoning

1/2tsp garlic powder

1Tbs olive oil

Guacamole

1/2 avocado

1/2Tbs lime juice

1 small garlic clove

1/2Tbs chopped coriander

1Tbs diced red onion

Salt to season

Vegetable filling

1/2 capsicum, thinly sliced

1/2 carrot, peeled and julienne

1/2 Lebanese cucumber, julienne

2 sheets of sushi seaweed (nori)

Method

1. Rinse the rice under running water and then

place in a saucepan. Place 2 cups of water in

the saucepan and bring to the boil. Once

boiling, reduce to a low heat and cover with

a lid. Cook until all the water is evaporated

and the rice is soft.

2. Allow rice to sit for 5 minutes with the lid

on. Transfer the rice to a bowl and add the

rice wine vinegar and the salt. Stir

generously ensuring the seasoning is evenly

distributed. Spread the sushi rice onto a

plate or a baking sheet to allow it to cool

before rolling.

3. While rice is cooking, cut chicken breast

horizontally. Sprinkle chicken breasts with

salt, chilli powder, Cajun seasoning and

garlic powder.

4. Heat the olive oil in a frying pan on a

medium heat. Once heated, add the chicken

to the frying pan and cook both sides until it

is no longer pink on the inside.

5. To prepare the guacamole, remove the flesh

from the skin and place into a bowl and

mash with a fork. Once mashed, add the

lime juice, garlic, coriander, red onion and

salt and stir until it is evenly mixed.

6. Lay the sushi mat on the bench top. Take a

piece of nori and lay the shinier side down.

Spread half the rice mixture on top of the

nori, ensuring that it covers the entire

seaweed surface. Lay about 4 strips of

chicken an inch away from one end of the

seaweed. Spread guacamole and top with

vegetables. Slowly use the mat to roll the

sushi burrito to it is firm, and no mixture will

fall out the ends. Serve immediately or

refrigerate.

We’re bringing NSW Government services to communities with our Mobile Service Centres Access frequently used services including:

• Driver Knowledge Tests

• Cost of Living service

• Birth, death and marriage certificates

• Driver licence and Photo Card applications

and renewals

• Working with Children Checks.

Visit service.nsw.gov.au/msc to find out when

we’re next near you.

Dunedoo, Multi-Purpose Building,

38-40 Bolaro St, Dunedoo

DUNEDOO AMATEUR

SWIM CLUB SWIM SEASON 2021/22

Starts Monday 1 November &

Wednesday 3 November at 4pm.

Training will begin at 4pm for everyone.

Come along to join / ask questions.

Registrations will be open very soon…

don’t forget to use your Active Kids

Vouchers.

Registration fees this season are $100.

Time trials will begin Thursday 11

November at 6pm, and our annual

carnival is booked in for Sunday, 12

December.

We look forward to seeing you at the

pool!

Dunedoo

Tuesday, 23 November

10:00AM – 3:00PM

ELECTION VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

NSW Electoral Commission are looking for

volunteers to work the election day in

Dunedoo—4 December 2021.

Must be double vaccinated and

wear a mask on the day.

Go to www.election.nsw.gov.au to

submit and expression of interest.

REMEMBRANCE DAY 2021

A service will be held at the

Dunedoo War Memorial at

11:00am on 11 November 2021.

All are welcome.

Dunedoo & District Development Group Inc.

DUNEDOO & DISTRICT AUSTRALIA DAY AWARDS 2022

NOMINATIONS CAN NOW BE MADE FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT 2021.

Certificates of Recognition will be awarded in the following categories. A nomination for a Posthumous Award under any of these categories will be considered by the committee.

Individuals nominated in multiple categories is acceptable.

Service to the Community (Individual) Customer Service/Outstanding Business

Environmental Initiative (Individual, Business or Group) Outstanding Community, Educational Group or Sports Team

Outstanding Community Event of 2021

The above categories will be awarded to recipients for their outstanding community involvement throughout 2021

Long Term Service to the Community

Tell us about your nomination;

• how are they an inspirational role model?

• what makes them outstanding in your opinion? what level of commitment have they shown in their chosen field within the community?

REMEMBER: YOUR NOMINEE WILL BE JUDGED ON THE INFORMATION RECEIVED AND

IT IS IMPORTANT TO GIVE AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE.

NOMINATION FORMS CAN BE SUBMITTED TO POST EMAILED Dunedoo & District Development Group coordinator@dunedoo.org.au Australia Day Awards PO BOX 1 DUNEDOO LIBRARY Dunedoo NSW 2844 Nominations Box

Nominations Close Monday 6

th December 2021

DUNEDOO & DISTRICT COMMUNITY AUSTRALIA DAY AWARDS 2022

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