DUFFY PRIMARY SCHOOL
NEWSLETTER 16 - WEEK 4 TERM 4
UP & COMING EVENTS
Community Picnic (Sat 5th November)
Year 3 & 4 Birrigai Long Day Camp - 9am-4:45pm (Mon 7th November)
Possums Kinder Transition Visit - 10:15-11:15am (Mon 7th November)
Possums Aviary Excursion (8th November)
Wombats Kinder Transition Visit - 12:30-1:30pm (Thurs 10th November)
Wombats Aviary Excursion (Fri 11th November)
Possums Kinder Transition Visit - 10:15-11:15am (Mon 14th November)
Year 5 & 6 Human Rights Incursion - 9am-1pm (Thurs 17th November)
Wombats Kinder Transition Visit - 12:30-1:30pm (Thurs 17th November)
Year 2 Human Rights Incursion - 9am-1pm (Fri 18th November)
Did you know?
You can find notes on our website. Click on the link below to find a school note!
PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE
World Teacher's Day
On Friday 28th of October we celebrated World Teacher's Day, acknowledging the incredible work our teachers do each day to give our students the best future possible. Our teachers have shown great resilience over the last few years working hard to help our students learn and grow. Thank you to our incredible teachers at Duffy for their hard work and dedication in helping mould future generations to be the best they can be.
Children's Week & Grandfriends Afternoon
What an amazing turnout we had at out Grandfriends afternoon yesterday. Our students were very excited and proud to spend time with their grandfriend reading, sharing afternoon tea and showing them around to celebrate Children’s week.
Thank you to our Grandfriends who attended, especially those who travelled to join us. We are very lucky to have such a strong, welcoming and supportive community. Thank you to our Year 6 School Leaders Claire, Emma, Jayde, Milica, Maxim, Bella, Rosa, Harry, Max, Amber and Indi for welcoming our Grandfriends to our school and taking them to meet their grandchild. We are proud to have such responsible and respectful leaders of Duffy.
Twilight Community Picnic
Tomorrow, Saturday 5 November our P&C are holding the Twilight Community Picnic from 3pm -6pm with the raffle prizes to be drawn. Thank you to our amazing P&C for all the work and time they have put in to make this happen. We look forward to seeing you there!
Year 3 & 4 Birrigai Long Day Camp
On Monday 7th November our Year 3 and 4 students are heading off to Birrigai for a long day camp. They will be engaging in a variety of interactive learning activities including a sensory bushwalk with nature art activities, Indigenous focus campfire and shelter building, adventure bushwalk and crate club with team trek. We can wait to hear about what they have learnt and the highlights of their day.
Students in Kindergarten to Year 5 Classes
Now is the time we begin our initial planning for the 2023 school year. If you have a child in Kindergarten to Year 5 who WILL NOT BE ATTENDING Duffy Primary School in 2023, could you please email your child’s name, class and where they will be attending in 2023 to info@duffyps.act.edu.au as soon as possible.
Academic Reports
ACT public schools have commenced preparing student reports for Semester 2, 2022. The Education Directorate has again made the decision that student academic reports will be provided with an overall A-E grade, and an assessment of achievement standard statements on a 5-point scale. Reports will not include detailed teacher comments. This strategy supports schools to prioritise teaching and learning as we continue to manage workload pressures due to COVID-19 and other illness.
Our teachers will continue communicating directly with families about student learning and you are encouraged to speak with your child's teacher if you have any questions about their progress. Duffy Primary School will be inviting all families in for end of semester interview in Week 9, Term 4.
Regards,
Arilia Abell
Principal
Duffy Primary School
SPOTLIGHT ON LEARNING - YEAR FOUR
Wow, where did the first three terms go?
Year 4 have had a very busy start to the last term of the year. We had an awesome opportunity to display our projects where we focussed on initial contact between Europeans and Aboriginals and Torres Straight Islanders. It was a fantastic chance to display our work to our parents and carers and a big thank you to everyone who came in to see our work, we really enjoyed it.
In Numeracy sessions, we have continued our focus on making connections between fractions and decimals and equivalent fractions. We have also been looking at how we convert between units of time and answering word based problems on elapsed time. In Science, we have been conducting experiments about different forces. You can ask us at home about the slingshots that we created using bottle lids and elastic bands.
During Literacy lessons, we have been looking at poetry and the many different forms it can take. We have experimented with our vocabulary and tried to create emotional response’s in our poetry. We have been trying to include lots of humour. We experimented creating our own tongue twisters. There are a few examples below, give them a go and see if you can say them quickly. There is also some examples of emotional poetry.
AWARDS
Principal Awards
Patricia M - 1RP
Alienna G - 3LH
Isaac G - 1RP
Aren G - 4RP
Summer M - 3GK
Merit Awards
Alexander S - KCR
Henry W - KCR
Ethan M - KDL
Edward P - KDL
Willy M - KKW
Tashi D - KKW
Alexander H - KRW
Jaxon R - KRW
Alexandro T - 1SF
Wyatt G - 1SF
Finn W - 1RP
Kanyapak Thongsom - 1RP
Koli T - 2SB
Pihu S - 2SB
Ossain M - 2RT
Elsie P - 2RT
Rayna M - 2KR
Mackenzie W - 2KR
Carter S - 2KR
Layla R - 3GK
Mila K - 3GK
Jarrah B - 4BS
Ella B - 4BS
Chantelee R - 4TS
Georgie E - 4TS
Skye H - 5CM
Adele M - 5CM
Benjamin E - 5SZ
Armeexay S - 5SZ
Suriyo S - 6LK
Owen S - 6LK
Jayde W - 6ZG
Sofia M - 6ZG
Gold Spirit Awards
Bimsen E - KCR
Ethan M - KDL
Willy M - KKW
Adele C - KKW
Harry P - 2RT
Sophie L - 2RT
Eden C - 3GK
Flynn H - 3GK
Ashton H - 3LH
Tamati T - 3LH
Fergus S - 3LH
Duane S - 3LH
Nate M - 3LH
Sam M - 3LH
Poppy T - 4BS
Jarrah B - 4BS
Lizzie P - 4BS
Chester D - 4RP
Anuhas E - 4RP
Nina A - 5CM
Cailin R - 5CM
Adele M - 5CM
Athena L - 5CM
Eddie D - 5SZ
Silver Spirit Awards
Eevi Y - KCR
Toby M - KCR
River M - KCR
Levi C - KCR
Joey S - KKW
Abi H - KRW
Sarah G - KRW
Damien C - 1RP
Isaac G - 1RP
Bella K - 1RP
Jessica B - 1RP
Lewis A - 1RP
Poppy F - 1SF
Jacob R - 1SF
Finley W - 1SF
Hannah M - 1SF
Melody M - 1SF
Hashir K - 1SF
Dale S - 1SF
Caleb K - 4RP
Eliza C - 4RP
Elke W - 4RP
Matthew L - 4RP
Aren G - 4RP
Ella B - 4RP
Patrick K - 5CM
Alex M - 5CM
Thomas I - 5CM
Kieran O - 5CM
Bronze Spirit Awards
Taya S - 4BS
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P & C NEWS
Duffy Primary Twilight Community Picnic -
Saturday 5th November, 3pm – 6pm
We look forward to seeing families and friends at the school tomorrow, Saturday 5th November 2022, from 3pm-6pm. This will be a fun-filled event for the whole family so don’t miss out!
There will be a range of stalls including baked goods, plants for sales and a second handbook stall. Donations can be made on the day between 2pm and 3pm. All proceeds will go toward funding various projects at the school.
We are still seeking some volunteers to help things run smoothly. Please indicate your availability to pitch in (even if it is for just part of the timeslot) here
There are contingencies in place in case of poor weather. See you there!
From the Uniform Shop
Thanks to parents and friends for their continued support of the Uniform Shop. As we approach the end of the year (how is it already term 4?!?!?!), we wanted to get in touch with the following messages:
The best time to order uniforms for 2023 is now! Avoid the stress and fluster of the end of the year (when you are already stressed and flustered about eleventy other things) and go into the summer holidays knowing that you've got next year's uniforms sorted. If your child's uniforms are starting to feel a bit small, or if you are expecting a growth spurt over the break, get in front of it and have the next size ready to go!
The Uniform Shop does not open in week 10. The last orders for the year will be filled in week 9, Friday 9 December, for orders placed by 5pm on Thursday 8 December. Any orders placed after that time will be held over to 2023.
A rack of uniform items has been taken to pre-school for families to decide what items you might like to purchase for next year. Please place your order through Flexischools, noting the cut-off dates above.
The Uniform Shop will open for face-to-face trade on the Fridays of weeks 7 and 9, from 8.30-9.00. Parents will have the opportunity to look through the pre-loved items.
We hope to open the Uniform Shop in the week before school commences next year, but will not be able to confirm this until much closer to the time. Please keep an eye on the P&C's Facebook page from mid-late January for details.
Winter dress - seeking parent feedback
We are considering adding a winter pinafore-style dress to the Uniform Shop's range of items. The dress would be made of a thick fabric, possibly wool, and would require a polo shirt, skivvy or other long-sleeved top to be worn underneath. This dress is likely to cost approximately $50.
We are seeking feedback from parents as to whether this is an item you would purchase for your child to wear to school. We have created a single question survey, asking this question, and would appreciate your responses.
Super-fast survey about a winter dress
THANK YOU :)
Don’t forget that the lovely staff at Baker’s Delight Cooleman Court give the school store credits for every purchase made. These credits help us run events like school barbeques and other fundraising events.
Don’t forget to mention Duffy
Primary BEFORE your purchase.