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| Welcome back to Diggers Rest Primary School to all our students, parents and staff for the 2010 school year. I would particularly like to extend a warm welcome to our new students and parents in 2010. This year we have two new staff member, Briony Smith who will be teaching Grade 4/5 and Lisa Giggins who will be working in Grade 5/6 with Mrs Benbow, . We welcome Briony and Lisa to our school community and wish her a most successful time at Diggers Rest. I trust that al school community members will have an enjoyable time at Diggers Rest in 2010. |  |
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Diggers Rest Primary School is situated in a semi-rural community with an enrolment of just over 100 students. The school was relocated and rebuilt in 1990 and its unique design allows the school to maintain a modern, new feel. The school's pupose is to provide a caring and challenging learning environment that allows children to be literate, numerate and well connected with the school and community. | |
| The school exudes a family atmosphere, where all school community members know and care for each other. The school has fantastic resources with an art room, library, multi-purpose room, reading recovery room, computer technology, oval, four sets of play equipment and a wide variety of sports facilities. |  |
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In 2010, there will be 8 teaching staff and 5 grades. Typically the school features small class sizes, with the focus very much on literacy and numeracy. The school provides a broad curriculum based upon VELS, complemented by a range of support programs. A well accepted discipline and welfare policy is in place and the school uses various structured wellbeing programs. The school consistently promotes positive values and instils in children the correlation between hard work and achievement.
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Staff have been busy recently preparing their curriculum programs for the school year. Further information can be found at www.houdini.diggersrest.com |
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| Over the holidays much work has been done to improve the school, mostly using funding provided through the National School Pride initiative. In addition to work done previously, the front of the school has been landscaped and had new lighting installed and all the children’s toilet cisterns have been replaced with dual flush models. Anthony, our maintenance man, has been busy painting and mowing to have the school in tip top shape for the start of the school year. Our new fitness track is ready to go now that Graeme has spread the softfall under each of the stations. |  |
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This year the canteen will be opening again and operating three days a week – Monday, Wednesday and Friday beginning on Monday February 8th. Parents’ Club will again be operating in 2010 and is always looking for new members. Parents’ Club makes a significant contribution to the school – the more members the greater the contribution. We are very proud of our school website which is one of the most informative and interactive school website in Victoria. Please continue to visit as the website is regularly update. Encourage your children to visit also and log onto the individual grade websites where they will be directed to many educational websites. Thank you for visiting the Diggers Rest Primary School website. |
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Diggers Rest Primary School
Plumpton Road, Diggers Rest, Victoria, 3427
PHONE: 9740-1391 FAX: 9740-1586 EMAIL: diggers.rest.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au