SCHOOL COUNCIL MEMBERS 2024

School Principal: Greg Sampson   President: Isaac Eldridge  

 Vice President: Josh Cook  Treasurer: Peter Down  DET Rep: Kelly Henderson  Secretary: Duanne Corbett Vice Secretary: Hannah Schwarz

Parent Reps:  Chris Avery, Ashlee Baker, Erin Wallace, Jenny Hauselberger

Dimboola Primary School would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the Wimmera Mallee area:

the Wotjobaluk, Jaadwa, Jadawadjali, Wergaia and Jupagalk peoples, and pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.

Parents will be aware that today was a catastrophic weather event. As our school is not a BAR School we remained open with 36 students attending. Buses did not run today nor did the canteen,

Thanks to the Lions Club in our area who conducted eye testing yesterday with the majority of the students. If your son or daughter had an issue which arose from the screening you would have been contacted.

Wednesday is the first school council meeting for the year. This will be held on Wednesday in the staff room commencing at 6:30 pm. Our school council AGM is due to be held in March with some current members of council vacating their positions. I encourage you to consider nominating for a position.

The parents club met last Thursday for their AGM. Positions of leadership were filled:

President – Leigh Corbett

Vice President – TBA

Treasurer – Erin Wallace

Secretary – Kate Ward

Following the filling of positions, discussion centred around fundraising ideas for the year. Activities to occur throughout this year. We would love for people to be involved in the next Parent’s Club meeting with an informal afternoon tea of coffee and a catch up. Watch this space for the date.

A reminder about the importance of safety around students who have severe food allergies. We currently have one student who has anaphylaxis to nuts. This student is in Grade 2/3 so we ask parents to be mindful of lunches and snacks that contain nuts particularly in this classroom. Students are reminded not to share food with classmates.

Please refer to our Anaphylaxis Policy attached to this newsletter for further information.

Information packs will be going home with your children in the next few days, in these packs are Enrolment information that may need to be updated. Please complete these forms asap and send them back to the office. They will also include photo slips for photo day which is on Monday 1st March. If you are wanting a family slip please come and see the office.

Thank you 

Orders must be completed before 8.40 each Tuesday morning.

Please remember to bring the lunch wallets in on the Tuesday. If YOU have ordered on line using the QKR APP - You only need to write the CHILDS NAME ON THE LUNCH BAG. (Not the order)

If you are still paying CASH please Have the order written on the lunch wallet.

Thank you 

Can Students please be reminded that you are to be at school before the morning bell goes at 8:55am. Classes start at 9:00am

This allows all students to complete their morning routines before the bell goes.

Thank you 

The Victorian Government has announced new Child Safe Standards to further strengthen child safety across organisations, including schools. The new standards recognise the critical importance of families and the broader school community in maintaining and promoting child safety and wellbeing.

Dimboola Primary School has reviewed and updated our child safety policies and procedures to ensure they meet the requirements of the new standards. These are available to view on the Dimboola Primary School website or available at the front office

We are committed to continuous improvement in our approach to child safety and wellbeing and welcome feedback from families and members of our school community on ways we can further strengthen our child safety policies, procedures and practices.

If you have any suggestions, comments or questions, please contact Greg Sampson, principal.

Student safety at Dimboola Primary School is our highest priority and the safe and appropriate supervision of students is an important element of our duty of care to students. Part of this duty is ensuring parents and students are aware of our student supervision arrangements before and after school.

Before school: School grounds are supervised at 8:30 am

After school: School grounds are supervised 3:25 pm.

Students on school grounds outside these times will not be supervised (unless they are attending a before or after school care program or supervised extracurricular activity).

Parents/carers are requested to ensure that students do not attend school outside of these supervised times unless they are attending before or after school care, or a pre-arranged supervised activity (i.e. sports practice).

For a copy of our school’s Yard Duty and Supervision Policy through the Dimboola Primary School Website or contact the school office. This policy includes Dimboola Primary School’s student supervision arrangements across the school day, including before and after school.

School fees for 2024 for essential education items are to be $125. This pays for your son/daughter to have books, pencils, glue sticks, scissors, photocopying. This is a voluntary payment

A $40 cultural performance fee, per child, for 2024 is required for your child to participate in the performance. Those that do not pay up front will be asked to pay per performance of $10.00. Those who do not pay will not attend.

Due to New Department Regulations we have changed banks.

Below is a copy of our new account details

BSB -  063 000

Account Number -  14162144

Thank you 

Please call into the office if you require a form to fill out

Thank you 

With school returning it would be a timely reminder to all that:

o Drivers need to give way at school crossings until the pedestrians are well clear of the crossing

o Park in designated spots so as not to create ‘black spots’ for other drivers

o The ‘Kiss and Drop Zone’ at the front of the school is for a quick drop off or pick up.

o Obey the 40kmh speed limits around the school.

o There is a large ‘drop off’ zone in Wimmera Street that has a gate to allow children to walk across the big oval if it is too congested at the front or back of school.

o Bike riders will dismount from their bikes at the front gate (Hindmarsh Street) or the back gate (Church St) and wheel their bikes to the racks.

o Please assist with the education of your child by using the school crossing. Near misses have occurred due to people taking short cuts.

o Bike/scooter riders are to dismount prior to using the school crossings.

Thursday 8th February – Parent’s Club Meeting 3:15 in the staffroom

Monday 12th February – Eye screening occurring – permission letter to be follow.

Wednesday 14th February – School Council meeting 6:30 pm start

Wednesday 28th February – Little Desert Swimming

Monday 4thMarch – School photos

Thursday 7th March – AFL Clinic at Nhill Recreation Reserve – Grade 3/4/5 and 6 children involved (letters to follow).

Monday 11th March – Labour Day Public Holiday

Wednesday 13th March – School Council 6:30 pm start

Wednesday 13th March to Friday 22nd March – NAPLAN testing period

Friday 15th March – Dimboola Primary School Fete – Details to follow

Tuesday 19th March – Science Expo in Horsham – Grade 6s involved – details to follow

Tuesday 19th March to Wednesday 27th march – Somers Camp for a small number of Grade 5/6 children who nominated for the camp.

Thursday 21st March – Harmony Day and Multi-age cultural day.

Thursday 28th March – Last day of Term 1 – 2:15 finish.