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NEWSNEWSNEWSNEWS 9 May 2011

Week 1 - Secondary Timetable

Principal’s ReportPrincipal’s ReportPrincipal’s ReportPrincipal’s Report Hello everyone. This week there are a number of

noted accomplishments involving our students

which we need to acknowledge and to celebrate.

Our recent success in debating continues with both

our Secondary teams winning their respective com-

petitions and the Primary team finishing the compe-

tition as runners-up. This is an outstanding

achievement for any school and enhances our rep-

utation across the Warrumbungles group of

schools. Congratulations Mr Edwards for all your

hard work in preparing these students and well

done team members for the hard work you have

devoted towards achieving success.

Congratulations also to Teagan Hackney and Dan-

iel Lane for your recent selection in the Western

Region Squash representative teams. This is

Teagan’s third year in the team and Daniel, in year

8 , can also look forward to a big future in squash.

Perry Watson and Mitchell Squire received excel-

lent news on Friday after a very competitive series

of trials, when they were named in the Western

Region Touch team to contest the State Champion-

ships. Perry said the competition was “fast and

furious” but was extremely happy about being

named in the side.

Congratulations to Mrs Gallagher and her team for

organising another wonderful Cross Country at the

golf course on Friday. Once again excellent prepa-

ration paid off, with the day enjoyed by students,

staff and parents. All students participated to the

best of their ability, and were encouraged by excit-

ed parents and teachers. Year 11 ran a sizzling

BBQ and were very successful with their fundrais-

er. Congratulations to all age champions for the

effort you made and all other participants for

“having a go” and “doing your best”. That’s all we

ask.

Our Peachey Shield sides competed in the annual

event at Robertson Oval last Thursday. Congratu-

lations to all participants for your fine sportsman-

ship and concerted effort. Well done to the com-

bined St Michaels/DCS side for playing great Rug-

by League and progressing through to the next

level of the competition.

A number of special students informed me about

the fantastic camp they went to in the holidays at

Collaroy. Kaley, Dylan, Chloe, Sean, Anthony,

Aaron, Tyrone, Leah, Brandon and Nicole were

very excited as they told me about the view from

Centre Point Tower, the sharks at the Manly Aquar-

ium, the animals at Taronga Zoo and other wonder-

ful experiences they had including meeting Luke &

Joel from “the X-Factor” and wandering around the

rock pools and the beach at Collaroy as part of a

once in a life-time experience at the annual Salva-

tion Army Camp and Spectacular. They loved the

food, the Group Leaders and the Christian aspect

of the camp.

This week our Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 students will be

sitting the NAPLAN suite of assessment tests. We

wish all students sitting these tests the best of luck

and remind them that they have been well pre-

pared for them and therefore should be relaxed

and confident. Quicksmart will begin this week with

all tutors trained and ready to go and students ex-

cited in anticipation of a new excellent learning

program. Year12 will participate in Hospitality and

Primary Industries Work Placement and the Boys

Education group will be heading off to Dunns

Swamp with Mrs Piper and myself to participate in

the camping and

hiking component

of their Duke of

Edinburgh award.

Enjoy your week.

Peter

Campbell,

Principal

NAPLAN TESTING NAPLAN TESTING NAPLAN TESTING NAPLAN TESTING Years 3, 5, 7 & 9Years 3, 5, 7 & 9Years 3, 5, 7 & 9Years 3, 5, 7 & 9

Tuesday, 10th MayTuesday, 10th MayTuesday, 10th MayTuesday, 10th May

Language/Writing

Wednesday, 11th MayWednesday, 11th MayWednesday, 11th MayWednesday, 11th May

Reading

Thursday, 12th MayThursday, 12th MayThursday, 12th MayThursday, 12th May

Numeracy

UPCOMING VENTSUPCOMING VENTSUPCOMING VENTS

THIS WEEK

Week 3 Monday, 9 May

♦ Hospi & PI Work Placement,

all week Tuesday, 10 May

♦ NAPLAN, Writing, Yrs 3, 5, 7

& 9 Wednesday, 11 May

♦ NAPLAN, Reading, Yrs 3, 5,

7 & 9

♦ Breakfast Club

♦ Return all Stewart House

envelopes Thursday, 12 May

♦ NAPLAN, Numeracy, Yrs 3,

5, 7 & 9

♦ Boys Ed Camp

Friday, 13 May

♦ Primary Assembly , hosted

by Kinder, 12 noon, Hall

♦ Boys Ed Camp

♦ Go Go Golf - Infants Sport

♦ Squash @ Orange

♦ Horse Sports nominations

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NEXT WEEK Week 4

Tuesday, 17 May

♦ Touch Football, U16’s boys

& girls, Dubbo

♦ Horse Sports Meeting, 6pm,

St Michaels

♦ Wingham Beef Week ,

Scone, until Friday Wednesday, 18 May

♦ Touch Football, Opens, boys

& girls, Dubbo

♦ Breakfast Club

♦ Horse Sports, working bee,

9am, Dunedoo Showground Thursday, 19 May

♦ Mendooran Horse Sports

♦ P&C Meeting, 7.30pm, Li-

brary, all welcome

♦ CHS Girls Tennis @ Kandos

Friday, 20 May

♦ Dunedoo Horse Sports

DUNEDOO HORSE SPORTS

Please note: The dates have now been set for the

2011 Mendooran and Dunedoo Horse Sport Days.

Mendooran: Thursday, 19th May 2011

Dunedoo: Friday, 20th May 2011

Nomination forms available to collect from the front

office and close on Friday, 13th May 2011.

INFANTS IN FOCUSINFANTS IN FOCUSINFANTS IN FOCUSINFANTS IN FOCUS Kinder, Year 1 & Year 2Kinder, Year 1 & Year 2Kinder, Year 1 & Year 2Kinder, Year 1 & Year 2

♦ Well done to all the children who participated in the Cross Country last Friday.

♦ We hope the Mothers all enjoyed their special day yesterday.

♦ Go Go Golf will also be a part of the Infants Sports program this term. Sessions

commence on Friday, 13th May and Friday 27th May 2011. Children need to bring

in $3.00 as soon as possible (this money covers the 2 sessions). Please pay at the

Front Office.

♦ Kindergarten will present their Assembly in the Hall at 12 noon on Friday, 13th

May. Everyone welcome to attend.

♦ Don’t forget “Sip and Crunch”. �

Kindergarten Welcome to Week 3. I hope all mums enjoyed their special day yesterday. Congratulations to all the Kinder children who walked or ran in the Cross Country last Friday. It was a beautiful day and everyone had fun. Kinder’s sounds this week are “x” and “ch’ and our shared big book is “In a Dark Dark Wood”. In Maths our topics are adding by counting, making six, closed shapes and comparing volume and in HSIE we are discussing how animals use the environments for shelter. Well done to all those children who handed in their homework last week. I hope this trend continues. Don’t forget to read, read, read and revise your sight words each night. Kindergarten will be hosting their first assembly this Friday and they are very excited at the prospect. We invite all mums, dads, grandparents, relatives and friends to come along and share this experience. Mrs Libby Yeo

YEAR 1/2 We are looking at the skeleton for PDHPE this week, with some fun activities planned. In Science we are looking at the environment and ways to improve sites within the school.

YEAR 1 There were good results in the spelling assessment last week. Many children had practiced the spelling words using different methods to remember them. One way is to ask your

child to spell the word whilst their eyes are closed, another is to ask them to write the words down

in random order and lastly and importantly use the spelling word in a sentence; so the word makes

sense in the real world.

In maths we are increasingly learning more difficult additions eg: 8 + 5 = 13 or bridging to 20. Skip

counting eg: 2,4,6,8 and 5,10,15,20 are planned this week-counting forwards and backwards. If you

would like your child to practice using their fingers or grouping pencils for example at home may

assist recognition and recall of these. Have a great week. Mrs Sue Lavender

PRIMARY NEWSPRIMARY NEWSPRIMARY NEWSPRIMARY NEWS Years 3, 4, 5 & 6Years 3, 4, 5 & 6Years 3, 4, 5 & 6Years 3, 4, 5 & 6

☺ Well done to those who ran in the Cross Country last week. Some students will be going to

Wellington in June.

☺ NAPLAN tes�ng for Years 3 and 5 are on Tuesday (Language and Wri�ng), Wednesday (Reading) and

Thursday (Numeracy). Friday will be catch-up day for any student missing a test.

☺ Please keep in contact with your child's teacher if you have any concerns.

☺ Please keep checking student’s hair on a regular basis for head lice and treat if necessary. If your

child has head lice it should be no�fied to the school by a note.

☺ Please encourage your child to have a hat and a drink bo0le for school.

☺ Don’t forget “Sip and Crunch”. Mr D Elith, Assistant Principal Primary

PRIMARY NEWS PRIMARY NEWS PRIMARY NEWS PRIMARY NEWS ---- ContinuedContinuedContinuedContinued Primary Sport:

◊ Congratulations to all students who participated in the school Cross Country last Friday,

well done to you all. The team to compete in Wellington at the Dubbo District Carnival on

Wednesday, 1st June will be announced next week. Keep training! Mrs M Abbo�

Year 2/3 The NAPLAN week has arrived for Year 3. Please help your child by making sure

they get plenty of sleep, have an organised (no rush) morning, healthy food to eat (plenty of

fruit and vegetables) and reassure them that all we want is for them to try. Tuesday NAPLAN

test will be Language and Writing, Wednesday - Reading, Thursday - Numeracy and a catch up

day Friday, if any tests are missed. It will be much easier for all students if they are here

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and are able to do the test with everyone else.

News this week will be National News, news of interest to all of Australia. The usual homework

sheet went home today and is due back to school on Thursday.

I hope all Mother's had a day of pampering yesterday. Mrs Jan Elith

Year 4

⇒ Some students seem to have misplaced their coloured pencils, so they need to make sure

they have some for their school work.

⇒ Well done to Skye, Megan and Sally who received the class awards last week. Mr David Elith

Year 5/6 Welcome to Week 3. NAPLAN tests are on this week commencing Tuesday,

Wednesday and Thursday. Friday is catch-up day for any child who missed a test. We had a very busy week last week and lots of thank yous are needed. Firstly to Mr Darron

Lane and Vinnie Copelin (Year 12) who helped coach teams at the Peachey Shield/Russell Richardson Cup day last Wednesday. Thank you also to all the parents who came to watch and offer support and Mrs Lane for washing one set of gear. Thank you to Mrs Stoddart for

taking the Debating team to the finals in Gulgong last Thursday. We didn’t win the debate but we were fabulous in this competition. Well done to Natasha, James, Connor and Lachie.

Thank you to Mrs Cluff for taking 7 of our students to the “Impact Leadership Day” in Tam-worth. The children had a good time. Finally thanks to everyone who came to the Cross

Country Carnival last Friday. A great day had by all! In Spelling this week Year 6 words have the “ea” sound as in leave and Year 5 words “oa”

sound as in soar, boar. Homework as usual. Children need to complete the set homework sheet but they also need to take time to write out the spelling words and they should be read-

ing on a nightly basis (readers are available from school). Homework Centre, Thursday 3.10pm - 3.55pm. Year 6 Maths for this week 9 x tables, multiplying fractions, decimals to thousandths and chance from zero to one. Year 5 Maths will be studying 4 digit subtraction,

prime and composite number, triangles and 2 digit division. Keep smiling and have a good

week! Mrs Maria Abbott

Collaroy Beach ExcursionCollaroy Beach ExcursionCollaroy Beach ExcursionCollaroy Beach Excursion During the School Holidays a group of Dunedoo Central

School children journeyed to Collaroy for a week of fun and

activities at a Salvation Army Camp. From all reports eve-

ryone had a fabulous time. Some of the activities included

going to the beach, flying fox, abseiling, rock climbing, a

visit into the City and Centre Point Tower, Taronga Park

Zoo, walking across the Harbour Bridge, catching a ferry

into Darling Harbour and many more exciting things. Chil-

dren who attended the camp were Chloe Green, Dylan

Green, Kaley Kerr, Sean Kerr, Nicole Cooke, Brandon Cooke, Leah Martin, Tyrone Martin, Aaron Martin and Anthony Roach.

HAPPY�BIRTHDAY�Wishing�you�all�a�great�day!�

Hannah O’Donnell, 14 9 May Year 9 L’Acie Carpenter, 10 9 May Year 5 Claire Seis, 8 9 May Year 2 Jack Seis, 8 9 May Year 2 Declan Stanford, 8 10 May Year 2 Gemma Stuar t, 9 11 May Year 3 Ella Hickson, 7 13 May Year 1 Joshua Shipsey, 14 15 May Year 8 Jessica Wham, 7 15 May Year 1

and Staff... Rebecca Fitzgerald 11 May Don Edwards 12 May Julie Stanford 13 May

Student of the Week Student of the Week Student of the Week Student of the Week Merit & Special AwardsMerit & Special AwardsMerit & Special AwardsMerit & Special Awards K Kiera Turnbull An enthusiastic start to Term 2 & work-

ing hard with her sounds and sight

words

K Cody Hudson Improvement in handwriting

K Tamara Green Improvement in handwriting

1/2 Lexi Gallagher Great improvement in handwriting &

great role model

1/2 Felix Knaebler Flynn Consistent application to all areas of

school work

1/2 Jacob Spicer Great reading buddy at reading

groups

2/3 Julia Stuart Being helpful & always working well in

class

2/3 Jade Cowell Working well in class

2/3 Brodie Yavion Trying harder in class

4 Skye Leeson Good attitude to school 4 Sally Christensen Classroom manners

4 Megan Seis Classroom manners

5/6 Elle Lane Excellent manners & being kind and

considerate

5/6 Chloe Green Excellent effort at Peachey

5/6 Blake Taufa Excellent effort at Peachey

Winner of D.C.S. P&C Mother’s Day Raffle:

Allison AdamsAllison AdamsAllison AdamsAllison Adams

Thanks to everyone for your support!!

STEWART HOUSE DONATION DRIVE 2011STEWART HOUSE DONATION DRIVE 2011STEWART HOUSE DONATION DRIVE 2011STEWART HOUSE DONATION DRIVE 2011

Please return all Stewart House envelopes to the Please return all Stewart House envelopes to the Please return all Stewart House envelopes to the Please return all Stewart House envelopes to the

front office, before Wednesday 11th May 2011front office, before Wednesday 11th May 2011front office, before Wednesday 11th May 2011front office, before Wednesday 11th May 2011

INFANTS/PRIMARY ACEINFANTS/PRIMARY ACEINFANTS/PRIMARY ACEINFANTS/PRIMARY ACE

Congratulations to the following Primary students on reaching:Congratulations to the following Primary students on reaching:Congratulations to the following Primary students on reaching:Congratulations to the following Primary students on reaching:

LEVEL 1 ACE:LEVEL 1 ACE:LEVEL 1 ACE:LEVEL 1 ACE: Kinder: Karly Green & Tamara Green

Year 2: Charlo0e Cluff, Jade Cowell, Jesse Hudson, Kyle Smith, Ka�e Lovegrove-

Carpenter & Declan Stanford

Year 3: Zac Green, Jaycob Kelly, Shanara Mar�n, Taylah Kelly & Brodie Yavion

Year 4: Hayden Brydon, Nicole Cooke, Bianca Fitzgerald, Montana Henderson, Gabbi

Johnston, Joshua Rookyard, Beau Taufa, Bella Wa0on, Charlie Yeo, Lochie

Stoddart & Teighla Hickson

Year 5: Beau Boyd, L’Acie Carpenter, Kaley Kerr, Leah Mar�n & Nakita Mar�n

Year 6: Anthony Roach

LEVEL 2 ACE:LEVEL 2 ACE:LEVEL 2 ACE:LEVEL 2 ACE: Kinder: Fergus Fergusson

Year 3: Georgia Lane &Hayley Cox

Year 4: Sally Christensen & Megan Seis

P & C MEETING

Will be held at 7.30pm On Thursday, 19th May

2011 at the Library. Everyone welcome!!

Peachey Shield/Richardson Cup Congratulations to everyone who participated in the Peachey Shield/Richardson Cup. It was a great day and I

was Impressed with everyone’s sportsmanship and behaviour. A special thanks to Darron Lane and Vinnie

Copelin for Coaching the

teams and to Mrs Lane for

washing one set of jumpers.

Tyrone Martin, Charlie Yeo,

Nathan O’Malley and Oliver

Knaebler-Flynn along with 6

St Michael’s boys will play in

Dubbo on the last Wednes-

day of the term. Well done

boys!

DUNEDOO COMBINED SCHOOLS HORSE SPORTS DAY

FRIDAY, 20th MAY 2011

HELP WANTED: PLEASE TICK A BOX IF YOU ARE ABLE TO

ASSIST WITH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:

WORKING BEE @ SHOWGROUND ON WEDNESDAY, 18TH MAY – 9.00 am

SUPPLY CAKES, SLICES, BISCUITS ETC. FOR THE CANTEEN

TIMEKEEPERS/ PENCILLERS ETC.

HELP IN THE CANTEEN ON THE DAY

PLEASE REMEMBER YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE “HORSEY” TO BE INVOLVED IN THIS DAY!!

THIS IS A WHOLE SCHOOL FUNDRAISING EVENT AND EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO

COME ALONG !!

PLEASE CONTACT ROSIE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUERIES, 6375 1489

Library Report

Welcome to Week 3. It is National Volunteer Week so we are looking for student volunteers to work in the Li-

brary at lunch time. Volunteers need to be in Years 5 or 6. Applications are available in the Library. Students will

be rostered on to a day so they can still participate in playground activities.

New books this week include:

Junior Fiction:

The Boy Without A Soul, Trouble Twisters , The Last Summoner, The Ivory Rose, Taj And The Great Camel Trek, Charlie Burr

and The Three Stolen Dollars, Too Small Too Fail and A Friend For Grace.

Adolescent Fiction:

I Am Thomas, Tantony, Just a Girl, Dress Rehearsal, Pig Boy, The Dead I Know and Dirt Bomb.

Mrs E Abbott & Miss A Brydon

GULGONG COMBINED SCHOOLS HORSE SPORTS DAYGULGONG COMBINED SCHOOLS HORSE SPORTS DAYGULGONG COMBINED SCHOOLS HORSE SPORTS DAYGULGONG COMBINED SCHOOLS HORSE SPORTS DAY Monday, 27th June 2011 at Gulgong Pony Club Grounds, 8.15am start

For riders 8 years & over, cost $20.00

Entries available from the front office & close on 10/6/2011

CANTEEN NEWS ☺ With the cold weather more children will be looking for hot lunches. It

would help us at canteen that your food containers are strong with firm

fitting lids. To save time at lunch could you please remind your children to

place their containers in the lunch order boxes early in the morning. This

will help us out at the canteen tremendously.

☺ Fruit was great on Friday – thank you.

☺ Plenty of stocks of uniforms available with the Midford ladies/girls bootleg trousers order going away tomorrow. Thanks Lynn

CANTEEN ROSTER TERM 2

09/5 J Yeo 16/5 B Fergusson

10/5 Help Needed 17/5 Help Needed

11/5 Help Needed 18/5 Help Needed

12/5 Annette Wright 19/5 J Hickson

13/5 S Johnston 20/5 Help Needed

SECONDARY NEWS SECONDARY NEWS SECONDARY NEWS SECONDARY NEWS NAPLAN NAPLAN (Na�onal Assessment Program Lit-

eracy & Numeracy) tes�ng will be held na�onally this

week for all students in years 7 and 9.

7/8 TAS What a great effort by all my TAS Foodies!!

Every student who was present completed their party

presenta�on superbly. Special wraps to Jess Gardiner,

Sadie Inder, Molly Boyd, Alex Henderson, Jo Hanlon

and Mitchell McGuiness for their extra efforts!!! This is

the last week before we swap groups.

8 ART We have begun a unit on Mythical Creatures

and will be combining this with an assessment task for

the term. Prac work will involve lino cuFng and

prin�ng in the doubles.

10 WORK ED This week sees ALL year 10 students

dressing in their “interview” gear on both Tuesday

AND Friday for in-class mock interviews. Students

have been preparing for this in class and this is their

first assessment task. Good luck, scrub up and im-

press!!

CHS BOYS TENNIS On Wednesday 4th May, Jake Fer-

gusson, Mitchell Squire, Jake Besgrove and Ethan Ad-

ams donned their whites to play Gulgong boys in the

CHS tennis knockout; and knockout they did!! They

each played a singles match and 2 doubles matches.

The results were singles Dunedoo-18 Gulgong-3 and in

the doubles Dunedoo-24 Gulgong-5. Huge thanks to

Andrew Kensit for coaching the boys and also to the

boys who played with enthusiasm and great sports-

manship on the day.

DCS P&C Assoc. DCS P&C Assoc.

needs YOUR help!needs YOUR help!

P&C have been asked to carry out the catering needs for the upcoming event—Art Unlimited. DCS P&C will need the support of as many parents as possible to assist with the prepara-tion of cakes/scones etc and also to assist with the service on the day for morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea. If you are able to donate a small amount of your time to assist, could you please complete the slip below and return to the front office, as soon as possible. We thank you in advance for your help! As there is a set menu we will need to follow, we have copies of recipes available at the front office for your collection. Please contact the front office for your copy of the recipe.

P&C HELPERS NEEDEDP&C HELPERS NEEDED ART UNLIMITED ART UNLIMITED —— 20, 21 & 22 May 20, 21 & 22 May

**PLEASE TICK YOUR AVAILABILITY**

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We need assistance with service and preparation

for Morning Tea, Lunch and Afternoon Tea on both

Saturday and Sunday of the Art Unlimited

weekend. Could you please tick your availability.

A P&C representative will be in contact with you to

confirm times and venue. Thank you.

Dunedoo’s most argumentative students take out the Gulgong Eisteddfod Debating Competition. An incredibly well written report by English and History guy, Mr. E. Last week, eight of Dunedoo’s top speakers participated in the final two secondary debates of the Gulgong Eisteddfod. After hav-ing been all over the countryside debating against various teams on a variety of different topics, our two undefeated teams went to argue their cases at a venue no less prestigious and histor-ical than the Opera House itself! That’s right… The world famous Gulgong Opera House. After a ridiculously short preparation period which involved some work on a Sunday (God forgive us!) Dunedoo Junior Secondary Team 1, consisting of Ethan Adams, Sebastian Brandt , Kate Gallagher and Dan Lane had their final de-bate on Tuesday afternoon. Thanks to the kind assistance of Kerry Adams, these students got to Gulgong in good time to go up against students from St. Mathew’s Mudgee on the topic That the Average Australian Couldn’t Care Less. Ob-viously this statement is absolute rubbish and our guys proved it by issuing thoughtful, well researched and, in at least one case, aggressive arguments. As we expected, the other team also argued their own case convincingly and, although it was incredibly close, Dunedoo won the day. Congratulations to these students for their preparation, research and hard work. Because of Dan, Ethan, Kate and Seb, the entire debating compe-tition was an outstanding success and everything went as well as could possibly be expected. Because of that awful Katy Perry person, preparations for the senior debate weren’t quite so smooth, but our students were no less successful. Although they had slightly more time to prepare than the junior team, Dunedoo Senior Secondary Team 1 were beset with scheduling issues from the beginning, as the debating final inconveniently fell into close proximity with the perfor-mance of an overpaid dimwit singing songs about how teenagers can find acceptance in popular social groups by completely dis-carding any semblance of morality. Anyway, because two of our top debaters completely abandoned us to seek validation in the inane lyrics of a self proclaimed strumpet, some altera-tions in the composition of the team had to be made. Thankfully, Caitlin Christensen, Kaylee Samuel, Laura Adams, Effie Fergusson and Lucy Besgrove were able to pick up the pieces and they did a fantastic job of it too. After putting a great deal of effort into composing thoughtful, in-sightful and hilarious arguments That there are no Problem Children or Students, Only Problem Teaching Staff, Kaylee, Laura, Caitlin and Effie defended this position against some very clever and serious students from Mudgee High School. I would like to extend my profuse thanks to Laura, Lucy and Effie, who saved us from disaster by covering for the absent students. Although Lucy didn’t attend the event on the day, she was nonetheless instrumental in helping the other kids organise and compose their arguments and her helpful, hardworking attitude was one of the factors that contributed to our win. Laura and Effie performed incredibly well on the day and also deserve our gratitude for agreeing to take part at such short notice. They only made me beg a little bit. Although, like the junior debate, it was impossibly close, Laura, Caitlin, Effie and Kaylee convinced the judges with their confidence, eloquence and humour, earning DCS first place. The opposition’s arguments were well researched and magnificently delivered but, in my humble opinion, where they went wrong was in their misguided denial of the fact that most teaching staff have alcohol dependency issues. Thanks and congratulations also to Edward Abbott and Brianna Smith for their efforts and talents in helping the senior team to reach the finals.

Just for Argument’s Sake…

Congratulations and thanks to all of the stu-dents, parents, citizens and teachers who took

part in or contributed to the extraordinary success of Dunedoo Central School in the

2011 Gulgong Eisteddfod Debating Competi-tion! You’ve all done a fantastic job and you

should be very proud of yourselves.

Stir Fried Beef in Lettuce Cups

Ingredients (between 2)

200g lean mince 1 tab oil

1 tab oil extra 1 carrot, finely diced

1 teaspn garlic ¼ teaspn ginger

½ onion Baby corn, cut into thin rounds

1 tab oyster sauce 1/3 cup beef stock

1 teaspn corn flour 1/3 cup bean sprouts

Coriander Chilled iceberg lettuce leaves 3

Method

Prepare vegetables.

Heat oil.

Add mince and brown well.

Remove from pan.

Reheat pan with extra oil.

Add carrot, onion, garlic and ginger.

Stir for 1 minute.

Add corn and stir for 30 seconds.

Return mince to pan, toss for 1 minute.

Move mince mixture to side.

Combine oyster sauce, stock and cornflour.

Pour into pan, stir as it comes to boil.

Stir mixture together.

Add bean sprouts and coriander.

Serve in lettuce cups.

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Hairdresser Hairdressers cut, style, colour, straighten and permanently wave hair with chemical solutions, and provide clients with hair and scalp treatments. In most salons, the senior hairdressers and the more advanced apprentices cut and style hair. Apprentice hairdressers undertake routine tasks in the initial stages, assisting senior hairdressers with client preparation, shampooing, application and removal of simple hairdressing treatments, and sterilisation and maintenance of equipment. As apprentices gain experience they carry out more complex tasks under supervision. Hairdressers may perform the following tasks:

• Talk to clients about their requirements.

• Cut hair using clippers, scissors or razors.

• Shampoo, condition and rinse hair.

• Provide services such as bleaching, conditioning, permanent waving, straightening and tinting.

• Dry and style hair using brushes, combs, straightening irons and other equipment.

• Shave and trim beards and moustaches.

• Advise clients on hair care.

• Shape, clean, colour, adjust, curl and cut wigs and hairpieces.

• Attend hairdressing seminars and training in order to keep up to date with new products and techniques.

• Operate a cash register and computer.

• Perform reception duties such as answering telephone calls and making appointments.

• Sell retail products.

• Maintain client records.

• Clean the salon, work areas and equipment. Personal requirements, good health with no skin allergies, pleasant personality, good communication skills, able to work under pressure, good hand-eye coordination, patience, creative flair, attention to detail and willing to follow instructions. Education and training: To become a hairdresser you usually have to complete an apprenticeship in hairdressing. Entry require-ments may vary, but employers generally require Year 10. Training usually both on and off the job and is available through TAFE and private training colleges. For more information please ask our Careers Adviser, Mrs Belinda Fergusson.

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D.J.R.L.N Dunedoo Junior Rugby League & Netball

Main Street, DUNEDOO

Tuesday, 24 May 2011

9.30am - 12.30pm

(opposite Westpac Bank)

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Australia’s Duo Pianists, Richard Hutt and Bill Gleeson, are bringing their talents on two pianos to Dunedoo on Saturday 4th June at 7.30pm at the Dunedoo Central

School Hall.

This tour is to support one of their favour-ite charities, CAN ASSIST, a Cancer Assis-tance Network for Dunedoo and district

supporting local families.

Tickets: $25.00 each, including supper, are available from Milling Stuart P/L

(phone 6375 1009) or at the door.

For any enquiries please contact the Pub-

licity Officer, Sue Rains on 63 758291

DUNEDOO hosted the first round of the season on Saturday. We were lucky to be granted such great weather for our first home game. The day went well and we thank everyone for their support on the day. Results for Saturday are: NETBALL : Under 8's Red and Under 8's Green a great game had by everyone! Under 10's - Dunedoo 13 Baradine 0 Under 12's - Dunedoo 13 Baradine 24 Under 14's - Dunedoo 10 Baradine 30 Under 16's - Dunedoo 27 Baradine 25 RUGBY LEAGUE: Under 10’s - Dunedoo 6 Baradine 46 Under 12’s - Dunedoo 22 Baradine 8

ALL players should now have their draw for the season. If you haven’t received this, please see your coach. Times will be given to players at training each Thursday prior to the Satur-day game.

MEETING will be held on Monday, 23rd May 2011 at 7pm @ The Sports Club. We encour-age all parents to attend this meeting.

Saturday, 14th May 2011

Dunedoo v Coolah @ Coolah Grounds.

All players will receive their game times at

training on Thursday.

Community News Community News Community News Community News Junior Squash Semi-Finals

Friday 13th May 2011

Team 5 V Team 4 Team 3 V Team 1

E Adams J Potbury E Abbott B Potbury

M McGuiness M McGuiness E Gallagher P Erasmus

J Stoddart A Henderson L Connor M O’Connor

E Lane C Fergusson R Sweeney J Johnston

A Christensen M Sweeney G Lane L Stoddart

INVITE

All School Age Children to enter

The Children’s Art & Photography Exhibi+on

Prizes awarded to Preschool through to

Year 12 in both Art & Photography

Every child that enters goes into a draw for

a chance to win a Digital Camera.

All entries are to be in by Thursday 19th

May 2011

to Dunedoo Central School Front Office

ART UNL IM ITED Expressions in art, photography & ceramics

20, 21 & 22, May 2011