1

DATES TO REMEMBER:

Thursday 28th of February School Photos Wednesday 6th of March DSPS Athletics Thursday 7th of March DSPS Athletics

Backup Monday 11th of March Labour Day Public

Holiday Attachments:

Student of the Week

No. 4 February 22nd, 2019 www.drouinsouth.vic.edu.au

School Contact number: 5627 6286

Email: drouin.south.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au

At Drouin South Primary School, we are a safe, proud, respectful community of learners striving for harmony and academic excellence.

Be proud, Be safe, Be respectful and Be a learner.

Addison: For always working well to the

best of her ability!

Ashlyn: For consistently contributing

respectfully to class discussions.

Campbell: For the detailed Narrative

writing he produced by applying the

skills taught in class.

Zoe: For the care she takes in the

presentation of her work and her

learning area. Keep being so proud and

respectful Zoe!

Judd: For being such a helpful class-

room member all week.

Mia: For being a great learner and

writing a narrative opener you can be

proud of. Well Done!

Art: Awarded to Elyse for imaginative

and careful Art Work.

2

Principal’s Report

Dear DSPS School Community,

What is a school AIP? Each year schools develop an Annual Implementation Plan known as an AIP. The AIP is a road map for improving student achievement and school outcomes during the year based on goals that have been established through a school review process. Our 3 school goals at Drouin South Primary School in our new strategic plan are as follows:

1. To build a whole-school improvement culture with high expectations and accountability for student outcomes.

2. To improve student learning growth and achievements in English and Mathematics for all students F-6.

3. To build student engagement and connectedness with shared high expectations for learning and behaviour.

Our school Annual Implementation plan outlines our targets, actions and strategies that we will step out throughout 2019 in order to work towards these goals. A copy of our school AIP for 2019 can be found on the school website www.drouinsouth.vic.edu.au Tarago Swimming Congratulations to our Swimming Team who participated at Tarago Swimming Championships on Tuesday. Well done to Haidee, Dane, Taylor, Courtney, Jaxon, Amy, Jake, Lela and Tyler on your fantastic efforts! Class Dojo Some of our classes this year will be once again using the Class Dojo app as a tool for communication with parents. We are going to need to limit the accounts to a maximum 2 per family. This is to allow accounts to be set up for 1 or 2 parents rather than for extended family members which also allows for some privacy in the messages that take place between home and school. On the whole, parent feedback has been extremely positive in terms of Class Dojo as a communication tool. School Photos Just a reminder that our school photo day will be held next Thursday, 28th February. Please ensure your child(ren) are in their full school uniform on this day and that any accessories (eg. hair ties/bows) are only worn if they are navy blue.

Newsletter

3

Student Voice, Agency and Leadership Yesterday I attended a Principals’ network meeting where we discussed the importance of student voice, agency and leadership within schools. All schools are striving to provide opportunities for students in these three areas. At Drouin South we have already taken steps towards providing students with opportunities to develop these three elements. Our student leaders, values leaders and Junior School Council all provide opportunities for voice and leadership. These students meet regularly, conduct school wide events and address peers at assemblies on a regular basis. Student agency refers to the level of involvement and power a student has in their learning environment. Individual goal setting with teachers, participation in 3-Way conversations and options to have choice in some elements of the curriculum are all ways that we are addressing student agency at Drouin South Primary School.

Michael Smith—Principal

Drouin South Primary School, Safe, Respectful,

Proud, Learners

Newsletter

This week the grade 4/5’s have been learning about leading sentences, similes and metaphors. Great Work Shanay! The buildings are collapsing like it’s the end of the world. One went then another people left. The sky is a pile of dust in every blink. It is the end of the city. New York is no more, but in the distance a bit of a bulldog leaping a way out of sight. There was nothing left it’s like shattered glass.

4

Newsletter

We're Busy Growing in Grade 2! We've had a few busy weeks to start the

2019 school year in grade 2. Our focus

unit is about Identity and how we grow,

physically, emotionally and socially. The

students have been researching (with help

from their family), preparing and creating

individual timelines at school.

5

Newsletter

Linking with the concept of growth we first grew bean seeds in paper towel.

We've now progressed to using potting mix. As some of the seeds have

developed we are able to track their growth.

The National

Cybersafety

Awareness Day saw us

make masks to help us

work on the 4Rs of

Reasoning,

Responsibility,

Respect and

Resilience with the

Cybersafety message.

6

Newsletter

On Tuesday February 19th, ten students from Drouin South Primary School en-

tered in the Tarago Swimming Sports. The students battled bravely against very

experienced and strong opposition. All the students can be extremely proud of

their efforts and they all represented our school with pride and dignity.

Congratulations to Courtney who made it through to the next stage. We couldn’t

be any more impressed with the endeavour, effort and overall behaviour from the

Drouin South students. Not once did they contemplate giving up demonstrating

wonderful resilience. Thank you to the parents that assisted in the transportation

(Leanne, Leanne, Tania and Brett) and support on the day. I have included a list of

what events our students entered in.

Haidee - 50m freestyle

Dane -50m freestyle & 50m backstroke

Taylor -50m freestyle, 50m backstroke & 4 x 50m Freestyle relay

Courtney - 50m freestyle, 50m Backstroke & 4 x 50m Freestyle relay

Jaxon -50m Freestyle

Amy -50m Backstroke & 50m Freestyle

Jake -50m breaststroke & 50 butterfly

Lela -50m Breaststroke & 50m Butterfly

Tyler -50m backstroke

7

Newsletter

DROUIN SOUTH PRIMARY SCHOOL -ATHLETICS DAY LUNCH-

The DSPS Parents Club will be selling the following at lunch

time on Athletics day at the track:

SAUSAGE IN BREAD- $2.00

CUP OF CORDIAL - 50 cents

FRUIT SALAD CUP- $1.00

ZOOPER DOOPER - 50 cents

8

Newsletter

KATE’S WHOLEFOOD KITCHEN

presents

FRIDAY NIGHT DINNERS.

Why cook when you can have someone else do it for

you!

Starting Friday the 8th February you can order dinner

for the family, each week will be a new dish made

fresh using wholesome ingredients.

Orders need to be in and paid for by 5pm the

WEDNESDAY PRIOR.

Meals cost $10 per serve. (You will not go hun-

gry).

Orders to be paid for via direct deposit (name

attached).

Please text your order to Kate (number below)

including name, amount of meals & contact

number.

Pick up will be from the Drouin South Primary

School car park on FRIDAYS at 3.30pm.

Please advise of any allergies/ intolerances at

time of order as not all ingredients are listed.

This week will be:

Grilled Peach, Crispy Bacon & Haloumi Salad – Friday 1st March

Mixed salad leaves, red onion, bacon, halou-

mi & grilled peaches drizzled with a honey &

mustard dressing. Served with sliced garlic

cob loaf.

Important Info:

Kate Robert Mobile: 0439475368

Bank Details:

Please contact Kate for bank details

Community

Advertisements