SCHOOL COUNCIL MEMBERS 2023

School Principal: Greg Sampson   President: Isaac Eldridge  

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

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.

I trust that families had a restful and relaxing holiday period. This term promises to be an exciting time with events occurring including the Grade 5/6 camp to Melbourne starting from the 8th August, WWSSA Athletics in Warracknabeal on the 17th of August and Teacher Student Parent interviews happening on Tuesday 5th September (please note that students do not attend school on this day apart from when they have their interview).

Commencing this term, we will be adopting new school values. These have been established thanks to extensive work by Mrs Lees who took into account student’s perceptions of what values they deemed most important. Following this consultation, Mrs Lees surveyed parents/carers to determine the level of alignment with students’ perceptions. The new school values are:

Parents and carer are advised that we have recently been made aware of some cases of hand foot and mouth disease in the community. Whilst these cases are not at school, we ask families to be vigilant and monitor for symptoms:

· Hand, foot and mouth disease is a common viral illness that mainly affects children under 10 years old.

· Symptoms include fever, blisters in and around the mouth and on the hands and feet, and a sore throat and mouth.

· The virus is usually spread through contact with the fluid within the blisters, as well as in fluids from the nose, mouth and lungs.

· Symptoms can be treated with paracetamol, rest and staying hydrated.

Hand foot and mouth disease is highly contagious and children should be kept home until all blisters have dried up.

Hand, foot and mouth disease | healthdirect

It appears as though COVID is starting to raise its head in our community again with a number of cases reported at the secondary college. As such I encourage people to test for COVID if there are symptoms such as a loss of taste, runny nose, sore throat, cough, shortness of breath or fever. Dimboola Primary School has RATs available for families that have run out. Please enquire at the front office. Please continue to utilize good hygiene practices such as

· sanitizing your hands or washing them in warm soapy water before and after eating, after blowing their nose, coughing or sneezing or using the toilet.

· Coughing into your elbow

· Trying to maintain good levels of social distance

· The exclusion period for a positive case remains at 5 days and not attend school until their symptoms have resolved.

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 2022 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 2023 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 

We have a large number of covid test kits that are due to expire soon, if anyone is wanting some please come and see the office.

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.

Bus travelling students will attend a reminder meeting regarding bus travel. Following this, they will be issued with a permission notice which will need to be completed. This outlines rules of bus travel. It is my hope that all children will follow the rules outlined to keep everyone safe travelling to and from school.

Grade 2 Sleepover will be Friday  6th October  afterschool  until Saturday  7th October  8.00 am pick up by parents.

More details to follow later on in  the Term 3 newsletter.

Thanks  F. Salmon and A. Morrish.

The Grade 3/4 School Camp this year will be held at Cave Hill Creek in Beaufort during Term 4.

Camp Grade 3/ 4 _ Reminder 3rd  Payment due please for Cavehill Creek Camp.

It is a 2 night camp from Wednesday 1st - Friday 3rd November

3rd Payment is due 24th July - Term 3- $100  or Pay the full amount if you wish $400.

 Thank you

The Grade 5/6 School camp this year will be held in Melbourne at Urban Camp in Term 4.

Tuesday 8th August - Friday 11th August

First payment of $100 is due on Monday 5th June - or pay the Full amount if you wish $400.

Thank you 

Could lunch orders please be clearly labelled with the correct teacher/class 

 It needs to be easily read and placed in the correct lunch order tubs.

Lunch wallets are available in the office to purchase for $10, otherwise feel free to use an envelope or a brown paper bag.

Thank you.

Friday 28th July – Prep 2024 enrolments due in by today

Monday 31st July – Wednesday 9th July – Book Fair TBC

Wednesday 2nd August – Visitors from other schools looking at our literacy teaching approaches and coaching day

Friday 4th August – Grade 4/5 Assembly

Tuesday 8th August to Friday 11th August – Grade 5/6 Camp to Melbourne

Wednesday 16th August – School Council 6:30 pm start

Thursday 17th August – WWSSA Athletics in Warracknabeal

Friday 25th August – Grade 2/3 Assembly

Tuesday 29th August – Science expo at Horsham College with Grade 5/6 TBC

Friday 1st September – Grade 1 Assembly

Tuesday 5th September – Teacher Student Parent Interviews (TSPs) – students to attend by appointment only on this day.

Thursday 7th September – Little Desert Athletics – Stawell

Friday 8th September – Footy colour dress up and multi-age day

Friday 15th September – end of Term Three 2:15 pm dismissal