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Derinya News
JULY 29TH, 2021 Email: derinya.ps@education.vic.gov.au
Phone: 97873633
Web: www.derinya.vic.edu.au
'Readers are leaders' Saying
Calendar Dates
August 6th -
Curriculum Day
August 11th - Hoop
Time
August 19th - House
Athletics 4-6
Dear Parents, Guardians, Students and Friends of Derinya
by Mrs. Nadine Pye
Welcome back to onsite learning and congratulations on your efforts Community Connect
over the past two weeks. It was wonderful to attend Wednesday’s Community Connect meeting.
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The team are working hard to establish events that can be easily
Growth Mindset and Future Parent Education Opportunity rescheduled or translated to an online platform at short notice. All
As an educator and parent of 3 teenage children, my personal parents and carers are very welcome to join this wonderful group who
experience over this last 18 months has highlighted the need to do outstanding work to build connectedness in our community. For our
support all children to develop a growth mindset, to see challenge as new families in particular, if you haven’t yet had an opportunity to
interesting and something to embrace and to exercise resilience become involved, please look out for information on the Derinya
even in times of hardship. The importance of exercise, mindfulness Families Facebook page.
and safe practices online have been ongoing themes both in the Curriculum Day
home and at school. Some of my favourite authors/resources that I Friday 6th August will be a pupil free day. On this day the staff will be
have accessed over this time that you may find helpful or interesting working in teams to celebrate the highlights of the last 4 years, reflect
include. on the school’s performance and set the future direction over the
period of our new School Strategic Plan. Having all staff engage in
Carol Dweck – Growth Mindset this process will ensure we work collaboratively to progress forward
Hugh Van Cuylenburg – The Resilience Project with a united understanding of where we are at and where to from
James Nottingham – The Learning Pit here. It is an exciting time and we are very much looking forward to
Susan McLean – Sexts, texts and selfies welcoming our reviewer Mr Brian Mills, our Senior Education
The Brave Anxiety Program – Free online program for students and Improvement Leader Ms Angela Pollard and challenge partners Mr
parents Andrew Batchelor (Principal of Frankston High School) and Ms Jane
Briffa (Principal of Skye Primary School) on our review days coming up
I am very excited to share that we are liaising with Dr Michael Carr- later in the term. Over the coming weeks we will be seeking feedback
Gregg who has worked with the school in the past to provide us with from the children and on the days of the review we will be engaging in
both parent and student education sessions around emotional classroom observation with our guests to the school.
regulation and online safety. Please keep an eye out for confirmation
of details to follow soon. Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend,
Mrs Nadine Pye on behalf of the Derinya Team.
DERINYA NEWS Through shared values and high expectations we strive to develop a passion for life
long learning for all members of our school community.
Derinya News
REMINDER!
A reminder to all families that our pickup arrangements are now staggered. If your surname begins A-K, dismissal will be at
3:15pm, and L-Z will be at 3:30pm. - Prep, 1 & 2 children will be dismissed on the oval and parents are asked to pick up on
Derinya Dve.
- Year 3-6 children can be picked up from Overport Rd.
Please note for families that have children across both areas of the school, older children are asked to meet their younger
sibling/s on the oval, and all depart from Derinya Dve.
Please note, any children going to After School Care will be dismissed at 3:30pm, regardless of their surname.
Thanks!
A Report from School Council
The School Council met on 19th July 2021 and were thrilled to have SRC representatives present on the ideas that
have been generated by the student body. With some passionate future leaders amongst the SRC reps, it is evident
that some great activities will come from this group whilst at the same time providing an opportunity for greater
student voice and agency. Interestingly much of what the SRC had identified as areas of need and opportunities
across the school are also common themes for discussion at School Council. Some of the hot topics on the agenda
are improving school traffic and student safety, building a new bike shed and creating a safer more sustainable play
space for children. The School Council continue to liaise with local Government in respect to parking and traffic
concerns and we urge all parents and carers to be mindful of the parking limits to keep the traffic moving. For the
moment traffic flow is not an issue with another lockdown and remote learning which was another topic of
discussion at Council with a presentation from Nadine Pye on the feedback received from parents, students and
teachers regarding the remote learning experience. School Council wants to acknowledge the tremendous effort
being made by teachers and the entire Derinya staff to support every child’s individual learning needs and wellbeing
as well as acknowledging the support of parents over this time.
DERINYA NEWS Through shared values and high expectations we strive to develop a passion for life
long learning for all members of our school community.
Derinya News
In the Spotlight Mathletes
FEC Henry
FRU Benji
FSB Jack
FJS Benjamin
FAD Lucas
FNR Emmett
1KL Alexandra
1PD Siara
1JN Eliza
1SW Austin
1PD
1SJ Stella Peta H and Zeplin J for their
1SG Thomas
efforts with Maths in home
2BB Evelyn
2RR Aston
learning!
2MB Eva
2MS Heidi
1KL
3JF Keeley
3AH Caleb
Luke and Henry for doing an
3KB Amelia excellent job with their fact
3SM Matilda
family ice-creams!
4SV Jye
4SH Chloe
4MD Wesley
4TG Annie
4JM Oscar
5AW Jack & George
5HT Aadi
5AG Billy
5JW Leilani
5NT Oska
6MH Brodie
6JP Hayley
6DW Eva
6CC Juliette
6MW Xavier
DERINYA NEWS Through shared values and high expectations we strive to develop a passion for life
long learning for all members of our school community.
Derinya News
YEAR 1!
Maths Crafternoon!
Grade 1 were so happy to be back at school this week! The students were particularly excited to be back
because, in Grade 1, Wednesdays (or Thursdays) are our Maths "Crafternoon" days! Each week the
children complete a maths task that consolidates the new content or skills they have been learning in
their maths sessions through a craft-based activity.
During these sessions, the children are doing much more than just practising a new maths skill. They are
developing their fine motor skills (cutting, painting, gluing); exercising their creativity (we are blown away
by some of their creations!); and learning to follow instructions, problem solve and voice their own ideas.
While incredible learning is going on, something very important is also happening, the children are loving
it! (We know the children love what they create because after every Crafternoon session they ask, "Can
we take these home today?" This is a sure sign the children are proud of their work!)
Of course, Crafternoon can be a bit of a challenge for the teachers - we have to make sure the learning
is purposeful, the activities are successful and the glitter use doesn't get out of control! If you see your
child's teacher with glitter on their face or in their hair, you will know that a Crafternoon session has
taken place!
We have had some Crafternoon triumphs this year and the children should be so proud of their work.
Some of our most successful and enjoyable sessions this year have included:
A Season Book - At the start of each season we go out to the tree on the block and look at how it is
changing. The children then illustrate those changes in their own little book. This was a beautiful, relaxing
activity in summer and autumn; winter was a little more challenging! (Bring on spring!)
O'clock and Half Past - Wristwatches Each child made their own little watches to remind them where the
'big' (minute) hand is positioned for each of these times.
Addition Flowers In class we were exploring addition and the many different addition sums we could
create for a number. Each petal had a different sum and then we made a whole grade maths garden.
Symmetry Butterflies - The name gives it away! We braved using paint in the classroom and created
beautiful symmetry butterflies!
Doubles Ladybirds - Sticking to an insect theme we explored doubling numbers. A key skill in developing
number sense.
Place Value Monsters - In Grade 1 the students are exploring how the position of a number denotes its
value. The children learnt to use models to represent numbers and then they used their creativity to make
a place value monster!
Fact Family Ice Creams - Yum! This week we have been investigating fact families. The children made a
delicious (craft) ice cream with each scoop showing a number sentence that belonged to their fact
family.
There are many more Crafternoon sessions to come this year and we are looking forward to them! We
are stocking up on glitter, paint, glue and sparkles. Through all the mess, sticky fingers and glitter-in-the-
hair, we remind ourselves... maths is awesome!
DERINYA NEWS Through shared values and high expectations we strive to develop a passion for life
long learning for all members of our school community.
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