Junior & Senior Campus

Middle Campus

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1430 Heatherton Road, Dandenong 3175

19-21 Gloria Avenue, Dandenong North 3175

Phone: 9791 8900 Fax: 9791 3489

Phone: 8762 6466 Fax: 9708 5337

Email: emerson.sch@edumail.vic.gov.au

Website: www.emersonsc.vic.edu.au

Issue 5 Friday, 3rd March 2017

DIARY DATES

9th March 2017

School Photo Day

(See pages 2 & 9 for details)

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13th March 2017

Public Holiday

(Labour Day)

NO SCHOOL

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23rd March 2017

PSR Night

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31st March, 2017

End of Term

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

Our School Council elections for 2017 will be held during the month of

March. Full details of this procedure are attached to this week’s newsletter. I

encourage all members of our community to take an active part in this

important process.

JOHN MOONEY

Principal

NO DOUBLE PARKING!!! We have two car parks at Middle School.

Please do not double park in either car park. If one is full please

go to the other one. This is a safety issue and illegal.

BUS AWARDS

DANDENONG PAKENHAM NOBLE PARK NARRE

WARREN CRANBOURNE

ENDEAVOUR HILLS

Jimmy W MSC

Alisha L MSL

Selvije S MSF

Chanuki W SSP

Hamza M SSH

Thomas T JSI

IMPORTANT NOTICE—DRONE DAY

All Jnr/Snr students are to arrive at the Middle School campus for a

9:00am start on Tuesday 7th March 2017

The School has booked a photographer to take a whole school photo using a

drone.

JNR/SNR students will walk to the Heatherton Road campus after the photo

has been taken to continue their normal programs.

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Value of the Fortnight

We show RESPECT whenever we show others that we care about them.

Treating others with dignity and speaking to others in a courteous and polite way are important because they create a peaceful atmosphere to work and play in.

At Emerson we value everybody by demonstrating mutual respect in all we say and do. This is the basis of building strong and positive relationships that endure well past our school years.

Our Student Leaders are fine examples of how demonstrating respect is effective in building healthy relationships.

They have been chosen for their various positions because they have shown respect to both students and staff over many years.

Congratulations to everyone on the list you should be very proud of your achievements!

DIANNE WRIGHT

Middle Campus Principal

RESPECT

SCHOOL PHOTOS

Photo day is Thursday, 9th March, 2017

with a follow up day on the 21st March.

Any student absent on photo days WILL NOT have a school ID card

(Order through Compass—see details on back page)

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JUNIOR SCHOOL STUDENTS OF THE WEEK

Mrs Searle JAY S

For being an excellent role model in MSA.

Mr Bowen RA DWE YA S

For being a kind member of MSB.

Mr Machar FARTUN H

For always listening carefully.

Miss Harding ALEX B

For always waiting patiently.

Miss Murphy ELOUISE S

For working well in class and completing her work.

Ms Ryan JESSA S

For being an organised students and getting her diary signed every day.

Mr Kotzamanis CHLOE C

For exceptional manners and listening to the classroom rules.

Mr Peduto AALIYAH K-W

For excellent use of manners.

Mr Tindal CONNER R

For going above and beyond in Maths.

Mrs Slusher AARON P

For working hard all the time.

ESO Award MIHI S

For being friendly.

Mrs Hickox TEILA F

For taking pride in his school.

MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS OF THE WEEK

JSA ERIK A

For trying his best to do the right thing in the class.

JSB IVAN D

For eating a healthy lunch every day.

JSC JACKSON G

For working very well in 2017.

JSD AMELA H

For always reading her reader.

JSE SAXON A

For his improved effort in class.

JSF BRODIE J

For trying really hard in class.

JSG ADAM W

For trying really in ‘Numeracy’.

JSH OLLIE D N

For being a champion at ga ga ball.

JSI NAVINDA V

For showing initiative and independence.

JSJ YASIN N

For trying his best to get to school! Keep it up!

JUNIOR SCHOOL BIRTHDAYS

Roozbeh (JSE)

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Tuesday 28 February, 2017

What a beautiful day! Students from MSK had the opportunity to sail down the Yarra River and

into the bay.

The yacht that they travelled on was the “I Can”. It was previously named the “97” and it was a

racing yacht. It won line honors and also handicap honours in the Sydney to Hobart Race.

Although it was a warm day the breeze kept them a little bit cooler. The headsail was unfurled

and the yacht tacked both in the river and on the bay. Students worked the grinder in order to

change the position of the sail.

Two tugboats went past us on the way to bring in a very large boat. Ferries passed us and the

passengers waved to us.

The people on the yacht were all volunteers who knew how to sail and were happy to pass on

knowledge about sailing.

JENNY SLUSHER, MSK Teacher

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INTERSCHOOL SPORT last Friday was very successful with all teams having a great after-

noon. The Volleyball squad had a win and Mr Stokes is very impressed with the improved

skills. One of the most outstanding skills the Volleyball team possesses are team work and en-

couragement of fellow team mates.

Our A grade team had a great game, coming away with the win as well as working on their of-

fence. The fast transition of play allows many points to be scored and the team to gain a strong

lead.

B grade had a tougher game, with a tight score line in the first half. The boys were able to work hard on their

defense and limiting Ashwood to marginal points in the second half.

C grade played well, with some solid offense in the first half, many players contributed to the scoring, which is a

credit to their team work.

The girl’s game was a tight game. Emerson only had 5 players and all of the girls had to put in a huge

amount of effort. The girls need to be congratulated of their hard work and only went down by 2 points!

Around the Bay training starts on Tuesday with a skills session being held on the oval at 3-3.45pm. All

students that participate in the Around the Bay training must be picked up by a parent/guardian or have permission

to make their own way home. If you would like to participate please see the PE staff.

ACTIVE APRIL will be starting soon. All of the students will be enrolled by the PE staff. Every student is eligible for

10 free YMCA passes. If you would like further information about this please contact Jess White.

SPORT

JSA Hamzah N

JSB Ivan D

JSD Andrena C P

JSE Saxon A

JSG Adam W

JSH Maya W

JSI Simon P

MSC Gow D

MSG Tuan T

MSH Abdul I

MSH Noah L

SSA Musa S

Nikola P

SSB Jacqueline B

SSC Sun Heng M

SSD Myles D L

Matthew F

SSE Lleyton B

SSI Radu C

Tony L

Senior School Junior School

Middle School

Sports Star awards for Week 5 are:

JESS WHITE, PE Teacher

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HEALTH TIP:

Allow everyone in your family to help with food preparation and meal planning.

HEALTH TIP:

Avoid low fat ‘diet’ food which tend to be high in sugar. Instead have

smaller portions of the regular versions.

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EMERSON SCHOOL

SCHOOL COUNCIL ELECTION 2017

At Emerson School we have School Council of 15 members.

8 Parents who are not employed by the Department of Education and Training (DET) (Two year terms)

4 DET employees (Two year terms)

1 School Principal

2 Co-opted Community Members (Two year terms)

TOTAL: 15 MEMBERS

Every year the terms of office of half of the parent members and half of the DET employees expire and an election is held. These retiring councillors are eligible for re-election if they still qualify as a parent of the school or are a DET employee according to the conditions of category membership.

PARENT MEMBERS

In March 2017, the terms of office of three parent members expire. Dallas Everard, Karen Kinson, and Annette Duggan are eligible and have declared themselves available for re-election.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION & TRAINING (DET) MEMBERS

The terms of office of the two councillors in this category will expire in March 2017. Dianne Wright and Sam Silverwood have declared themselves available for re-election.

KEY DATES

Friday, 3rd

March, 2017 Call for nominations

Friday, 10th

March, 2017 Close of nominations

Friday, 17th

March, 2017 Distribution of ballot papers if required

Monday, 27th

March, 2017 Close of ballot

Tuesday, 28th

March, 2017 Declaration of Poll

Nomination forms are available from our Business Manager, Lynn Carland.

JOHN MOONEY, PRINCIPAL

AND COUNCIL ELECTION RETURNING OFFICER

Friday, 3rd

March, 2017

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