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26 November 2015 - ISSUE 18 View this email in your browser

26 November - Preschool Info

Night 5pm

27 November - Parent Volunteer

Thank You Morning Tea 10am

3 December - Concert Rehearsal

at DEC. Pre - 2

4 December - Concert Rehearsal

at DEC. Yrs 3 - 6

4 December - Concert at DEC

7pm

7 December - Free Dress Day

7 December - Year 6 Graduation

5pm

8 December - Transition Info

Night 5:30pm

9 December - End of year

excursion to cinema

10 December - Last Day of

Term

3rd Tuesday of the

month (during school terms) -

Council Meeting

Tuesdays - Student Banking

Final Assembly for the year 27 November 2015

Last merit and reading awards handed out and final Principal's

award morning tea

Driver Primary School Concert

‘Disney at Driver’

7pm Friday 4th December at the Darwin Entertainment Centre

Tickets have been on sale since Monday 19 October and are

selling out fast.

There are less than 15 seats left and as the concert is out of

normal school hours, students can only attend if

accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Tickets are $20 adults and $10 for children (family members or

those not performing) or concession holders.

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2015 SEMESTER TWO

TERM 4

Mon 5 Oct - Thurs 10 Dec

2016 SEMESTER ONE

Term 1

Fri 22 Jan – Fri 1 Apr

(Students resume Mon 25 Jan)

Term break

Mon 4 Apr – Fri 8 Apr

Term 2

Mon 11 Apr – Fri 24 Jun (11

weeks)

Semester break

Mon 27 Jun – Fri 22 Jul

Semester Two

Term 3

Mon 25 Jul – Fri 30 Sept

(Students resume Tue 26 Jul)

Term break

Mon 3 Oct– Fri 7 Oct

Term 4

Mon 10 Oct– Thurs 15 Dec

School hours of student

supervision are 7:30am to 3pm.

Outside these hours children’s

safety is a parental/guardian

responsibility.

Children must not be dropped off

at school prior to 7:30am and

must either be picked up before

3pm, walk/cycle home if old

enough, or attend the After

School Hours Care program.

Parents phoning the school in

regards to students absences,

please phone on our student

absence phone

line 89359062.Alternatively you

If you haven't yet got your costumes, please either get it to the

teacher ASAP or discuss with teachers if you are finding one

hard to find, as we have some extras.

Rehearsal days are for students who are attending the concert

and have returned their excursion note. All other children will

remain at school.

2016 Preschool Students Information Evening and 2016 Transition Students Information Evening Tonight's 'Preschool Information Evening', starts at 5pm at the

preschool & is for 2016 Preschool students & their family.

Current preschool students who will be in Transition at Driver

Primary in 2016 are invited to attend the 'Transition

Information Evening' at 5:30pm on December 8th (last week

of school).

Wet Weather

Just a reminder about our Wet Weather Policy:

Wet weather with light rain and no lightning

Students can leave class and wait under cover for parent

pick-ups.

Students riding or walking are encouraged to wait unit the

rain stops.

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can email the absence to:

driver.absence@ntschools.net

Please leave your name, your

child’s name and room number,

date of absence and reason for

absence.

The front office does not phone

through to classrooms to have

children sent to the office for

early collection, as this causes

too many disruptions. Parents

must allow enough time to go

through and collect their child

from the classroom if they wish

to collect them early.

Please do not park in the

preschool car park unless you

have a preschool child, as

parking spaces are limited.

Chavez Skeen Ethan McCourt

Abe Otway, Samuel de Souza,

Benjamin Westacott, Ava

Kimber, Tayla Scott, Simon

Sten, Alina Naomuang, Sethon

Kane, Chavez Skeen, Maximus

Markham,Brian Long, Addysion

McCourt, Jasmine Julian, Bella

Lee, Hannah Moneron, Latalia

Curtis, Taj Ur Rahman, Emma

Jane Thompson, Georgia

Devery, Ethan McCourt, Faith

Taylor, Mikayla Quince,

Wet weather with lightning and heavy rain

Students are kept in classrooms until the all clear is

announced over the PA system.

If a parent arrives at the classroom, the child can be

dismissed into the care of the parent.

Please feel free to contact Shona Henderson (Principal), or any of

the Assistant Principals; Danielle Hall, Alison Buchanan (part

time and not working on Wednesdays), and Allison Stewart,

should you have any concerns or questions.

Silent Auction of Paintings

(45cm x 45cm) (50cm x 40cm)

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Nathaniel Hallazgo, Riley Pike,

Slater Kerle, Thomas Quince,

Bree Stringer, Ashlie Sherwood,

Connor Howard, Chayse Baker,

Layla Follett, Bronson Gambell,

Cassidy White, Piper-Jean

Torcetti, Olivia Ballantyne,

Sethan Kane, Emma McFarlane,

Shaun Stringer, Melanie Timber-

Trudgett, Iris Burdett.

Our fortnightly newsletter is

sent home via email. Please ensure that you have

given the school your current

email address to make sure you

don't miss out on all the school

news.

You can also:

~ Nachos $4.00

~ Tuna Pasta Bake $4.00

~ Chicken Caesar Salad $5.00

End of Year Excursion

$15.00

Wednesday 9 December

10:00 am

These two paintings have generously been donated by our very

own talented artist, Darlene Devery. All money raised is being

used to help reduce the cost of the Year 6 dinner and dance

after their graduation ceremony. The paintings are on display in

the front office. If you are interested in placing a bid, ask the front

office staff for a bidding ticket and place your bid in the 'Silent

Auction box'. There is a reserve price on both paintings.

You would have noticed our electronic noticeboard at the

front of the school. Important upcoming events are

advertised there as well as in the fortnightly newsletter, on

our Facebook page and on our website. A hard copy of the

newsletter is also posted in the glass noticeboard at the

front of the school. Hard copies are available to collect from

the front office for those who want a hard copy. For those

families who have devices such as smart phones or ipads,

we encourage you to download the Driver Primary Skoolbag

app. This app will notify you of upcoming events and can

even notify the school if your child is absent via this app,

rather than ringing the school. Newsletters are also stored

here.

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The End of year excursion will be

to the C-Max cinema to view

The Good Dinosaur.

Permission notes have been

sent home.

HOLIDAY LEARN TO

SWIM PROGRAMS

Goldfishbowl Swim School

Palmerston

School holiday programs will be

available over the Christmas and

New Year school holiday period.

These will take the form of one

week intensive blocks, on

Monday to Friday’s (5 half hour

classes) The one week intensive

blocks are a fast paced learning

process, “5 weeks work in one

week”

One week blocks: (cost $75 per

week)

Week 1: 14 to 18 December

2015 / Week 2: 4 to 8 January

2016

Week 3: 11 to 15

January 2016 / Week 4: 18 to 22

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January 2016

www.learntoswimdarwin.com.au

PLEASE CALL ALANNA ON

89311000 FOR MORE

INFORMATION