Julie. 10 October 2018

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1 10 October 2018 Dear Parents and Guardians Welcome to Term 4. It promises to be a very busy and productive term. Please keep an eye on the diary dates on the front of the newsletter to plan ahead. Thank you to Naden and her band of helpers for organising the Footy Chomp and Chew on break up day last term. It was a big success! Also a big thank you to Grant and the staff for the wonderful Footy Day activities for the students. The clinics in the morning followed by the singing of the team songs was loads of fun! Welcome back Robyn Fraser! All the students in 4F are happy to see Robyn back after her knee surgery! Also welcome back Rosita! Rosita looks relaxed and rested after her long service leave. As I am sure you are aware there has been a lot of work happening over the holidays for the building project. The builders are working on the front entrance and although it is still accessible from the ramp this too will become restricted as the works progress. The estimated completion date is the last week of the school year. Everything will be back to normal for the start of On Friday October 12 we will be celebrating World Teachers Day. This is an opportunity for students and parents to acknowledge the wonderful work of the teachers at Donburn! Kind regards Julie

2 CALENDAR OF EVENTS Friday 12 October World Teacher s Day Assembly Wednesday 17 October Crazy Socks Day Thursday 18 October Years 5 and 6 Public Speaking Evening Friday 26 October Colour Run No assembly Friday 2 November Curriculum Day (no students this day) Tuesday 6 November Melbourne Cup Holiday (school as normal Mon 5 Nov) Thursday 29 November 2019 Foundation Parent Information Evening Tuesday 18 December Year 6 Graduation Thursday 20 December Last day for students - 3:30pm finish Friday 21 December Curriculum Day (no students this day) COMPASS EVENTS PAYMENTS AND CONSENTS Thursday 11 October Division Athletics (participating students) Tuesday 23 October Year 2 Healesville Sanctuary excursion PE AND SPORTS EVENTS Thursday 11 October Division Athletics (participating students) Monday 29 October Year 5/6 All Star HoopTime (participating students) Tuesday 30 October Year 3/4 All Star HoopTime (participating students) Thursday 8 November Year 3 Footy Gala Friday 16 November Year 6 Lacrosse (participating students) Friday 23 November Year 4 Volleyball PARENTS AND FRIENDS EVENTS Friday 12 October P & F meeting in the staffroom. All welcome Sunday 14 October Family Portrait Day Saturday 20 October Family Portrait Day Friday 26 October Donburn Colour Run

3 SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS / CLASSROOM HELPERS Donburn appreciates the time you volunteer to help around the school. If you are volunteering in the classroom, please sign in at the office and wear a visitors badge please complete an initial induction with Jarod Ryan (all volunteers) CANTEEN Homemade Mac & Cheese $3.50 Spaghetti Bolognese $3.50 Twista Bolognese $3.50 Butter Chicken and Rice $4.00 (When ordering please mark Homemade) Moosies $1.20 (only available over the counter). TO VOLUNTEER FOR THE CANTEEN PLEASE CALL VITINA SECOND HAND UNIFORM SALES Second Hand Uniform Shop OPEN Thursday 11 October 9:30am - 10:00am When donating items please ensure they are in good, clean condition, labelled using the example shown. Regards Shugufta Second Hand Uniform Coordinator Your Name.. Phone number. Description of the item (s).. Selling price Donated $ Clothing in good condition Laundered

4 POTATO SUCCESS FOR FOUNDATION STUDENTS In Term 2, we planted some seed potatoes in the raised garden beds. After a few weeks, we saw lots of green plants above ground but still wondered what was going on below ground. At the end of last term, we finally got to explore what had been going on below the soil. We pulled out the plants and were very surprised to find some massive potatoes, a lot of medium-sized potatoes and some very little potatoes! We then worked with Kathryn Manago and some other helpers to turn our potatoes into gnocchi. We used the potatoes plus flour and eggs. We all had a turn of rolling the dough into little snakes and then we cut up the snakes into little pieces ready to cook. We ate the gnocchi with some fresh salad leaves, radishes and carrots from the Donburn kitchen garden. We also made a dressing with herbs grown in the garden. The gnocchi was absolutely delicious!! We all want to make it at home now. Thank you so much to Kathryn, Celena, Tiffany and Naden for coming in and cooking with us! Ashleigh, Ashlyn and Mei Ling Foundation Teachers Potatoes donated to those in need We were so lucky to have such a bumper crop of potatoes and we were able to give a large bag to the Salvation Army in Doncaster East for their Food Bank. These were distributed to people in the local community during the school holidays. We loved learning about how potatoes grow from a seed potato to a big plant and then to our plate. We also loved knowing we were able to help those who are not as fortunate as us.

5 GET READY, GET SET FOR WALK TO SCHOOL 2018 Wear your craziest socks for Crazy Socks Day on Wednesday October 17 to Celebrate Walk To School month!

6 BRIDGET AND ALLPLAY DANCE On the holidays I took part in a dance program for kids with cerebral palsy at Deakin University. We got buddies to help us dance and try out new moves. I had three buddies. Their names were Morgan, Catherine and Laura. There were four 45 minute sessions, over the two weeks. Then on Sunday we got to perform our dance in front of our family and friends, people from Deakin Uni and a very special guest Mr Li CunXin, artistic director of the Queensland Ballet and the subject of the film Mao s Last Dancer. He was a really nice man and he took the buddies in a special Masterclass after our performance. I even had my photo taken with him. Check out my performance on Facebook. Just search up AllPlay Dance. From Bridget H 5W PE AND SPORTS NEWS ATHLETICS The Doncaster District Athletics was held late last term with some great performances from all of our students. Our school came fourth overall and we now have fifteen children who have progressed to the Manningham Division Athletics Carnival which will be held tomorrow at the Bill Sewart Athletics track. HOOP TIME REGIONAL FINALS DATES Year 5/6 (participating students) All Star Girls & Boys - Monday, 29 October at the State Basketball Centre in Wantirna South Year 3/4 (participating students) All Star Girls - Tuesday, 30 October at Nunawading Basketball Stadium, East Burwood.

7 PARENT AND FRIENDS ASSOCIATION Get that Family Portrait off your to do list! The first session of the Donburn Portrait Fundraiser is on this Sunday, October 14. Thank you to the families who are supporting this event, with every $15 booking fee going directly to the school. Please arrive 10 minutes before your scheduled time. Spots are still available for Sunday October 14 and Saturday October 20. Share with your friends, family and sporting clubs as this offer is not limited to Donburn Families. Involve the whole family- grandparents, aunts & uncles. Perfect for Christmas gifts! Individual prints and the below great value packages are available to purchase, however you under no obligation. Digital Package - $ all images on USB Classic Package - $ Classic - includes prints (various sizes/certain number of prints) and all digital files Hey Presto Package - $ includes prints (various sizes/certain number of prints) and all digital files Should you have any enquiries, please contact Celena on

8 GET READY, GET SET FOR WALK TO SCHOOL 2018

9 COMMUNITY NEWS The Department of Education and Donburn Primary School Council do not endorse the products or services of any private advertiser or community group. No responsibility is accepted for accuracy of information contained in advertisements or claims made by them.

10 COMMUNITY NEWS The Department of Education and Donburn Primary School Council do not endorse the products or services of any private advertiser or community group. No responsibility is accepted for accuracy of information contained in advertisements or claims made by them. A big thank you to Tunstall Fresh for supporting Walk To School month at Donburn.

11 COMMUNITY NEWS The Department of Education and Donburn Primary School Council do not endorse the products or services of any private advertiser or community group. No responsibility is accepted for accuracy of information contained in advertisements or claims made by them. SLAMIN TENNIS & FITNESS (800 Doncaster Rd, Doncaster) 2016 Victorian ANZ Tennis Hot Shots Coach of the Year Vicky Lee hosting lessons and competitions for children from 3 years of age, as well as advanced squad training, private lessons, and lessons for Mums and Dads. No experience necessary. Simply mention Donburn Primary when booking for a special bonus! Vicky Lee (m) or PRESSED FOR TIME IRONING Free pickup and delivery $15.00 per hour. Returned back under plastic wraps. Call Melanie on MENDING AND ALTERATIONS Zips, hems, lengthening, shortening, taking-in or letting-out. Grandmother and grandfather of Emmi, Year 5 and Dean, Year 1, with over 50 years experience as a tailor and a dressmaker. Call Andrea on , East Doncaster. HAIRDRESSER - please call Kathy on for an appointment. SUKI KIDS Designer Wear - Designs by a Donburn mum. Ethically made. Girls sizes Purchase online Free postage for orders $50+. CONTINENTAL MITCHAM - Stanley Chen (Parent) Director 582 Whitehorse Road, Mitcham e: conti.mitcham@gmail.com SPEEDCUBE - Can you solve the puzzle? Bright and Colorful Increases Spatial IQ Enter discount code donburn for free delivery. Only for Doncaster East and surrounding areas. CURRAWONG TENNIS CLUB (Cnr Reynolds & Springvale Roads, East Doncaster) Extensive Junior Coaching Program Junior Groups (5-18 years), Private Lessons, Friday Social Tennis, Friday Night Junior League, Weekend Competition, Holiday Programs & Round Robins, Free Trial and Assessment and Ladies Tennis Mornings. Contact Club Coach Ultimate Tennis Training Gary Pitts Ph or INDIVIDUAL EYELASH EXTENSIONS Applied to each individual eyelash - No more mascara! Completely harmless to your natural lashes when applied correctly. Home based business in Donvale, professionally trained and qualified. Call Bec DONBURN BADMINTON Thursday Mornings from 9:15am - 11am (a change of day and now for Dads and Mums) Come and join us at social badminton. Bring your friends. Get to know members of Donburn community. Great exercise, even better coffee. Call or text Allison (Raf and Asher s mum) Even if you ve never tried, you can cheer us on. Kiddies and bubs welcome. MOTHERS OF PRESCHOOLERS (MOPS)- Structured mother s group with crèche in Doncaster for mums of kids aged 0-6 years. Two Wednesday mornings per month during school term. Socialise, eat, learn, craft and RELAX! First session free for new mums -Call/text Donburn mum Margaret e: mops@holytrinitydoncaster.org.au. Using the app - COMPASS SCHOOL MANAGER APP Using the web link - or click on the link on our web site - If you have a concern at any time regarding any issue to do with the school please feel free to mention it to Julie Hoskin (Principal) or Jarod Ryan (Assistant Principal).