Dudley Public School Newsletter

Term 4 Week 1 2022

Principal’s Message

Welcome Back to Term 4

A warm welcome to everyone for the beginning of what is set to be a busy Term 4. The students have settled well upon returning to school this week and we are looking forward to a productive and positive term ahead. Term 4 always tends to be a busy term in relation to learning and assessments, reports, extra curricular activities, sport, transition and orientation activities, whole school events and the end of year event schedule, including presentation day. With this in mind I would take this opportunity to remind everyone that a steady and consistent approach to the term will be required to keep everything in check and ensure we are all in good shape for the end of the 2022 school year.

Additional Staff Development Day – Monday 19 December, 2022

As we near the end of the year, I want to thank you for your ongoing support and notify you of a date change for the last day of Term 4 classes. Students will now finish school on Friday 16 December 2022. This is due to an additional School Development Day announced for staff across NSW public schools. School Development Days allow our staff to participate in professional learning that was put on hold due to COVID-19 staffing pressures and plan ahead for 2023 to ensure we meet the needs of our students. With this change, we ask that you arrange alternative care for your child on Monday 19 December.

Playground Works Update

Over the school holiday break we had NSW Schools Infrastructure and Assets complete phase one of the playground improvement works. The newly concreted area around our basketball court looks terrific and serves to provide more hard space for student play. These works are the first steps in a long-term process of addressing playground issues and further works will be designed and communicated in the near future.

Kindergarten Orientation 2023

Next week will see the first of three sessions to welcome our new Kindergarten students for 2023. The individual interviews took place last term and we are very excited to welcome the new students and their families to Dudley Public School.

Tell Them from Me Survey

The best way to inform school innovation and improvement is through authentic engagement with all stakeholders in the school community: students, staff and parents/carers. The Tell Theme From Me (TTFM) Survey is one way that we listen to what students, teachers and parents have to say and provide valuable insight for our school planning. The TTFM Survey is a complete evaluation system for measuring student engagement, wellbeing and classroom climate, and other factors known to affect learning outcomes. Information is captured from students in Years 4-12, parents/carers and teachers, to guide decision-making for school planning and ultimately increase student achievement. The link for our parent survey can be found here: http://nsw.tellthemfromme.com/dudleyps

The survey closes on Friday 4 November 2022.

Creative Arts Day

We are excited to be holding our Creative Arts Day next Wednesday 19 October. Many thanks to the parents and friends who have volunteered on the day to come in and run the art workshops with students. We are so pleased to have parents and friends back in our school and are looking forward to seeing the amazing creations from the day. The school will be providing morning tea for our parent helpers and we ask that you bring along your own lunch. The day begins at 9am and will finish just before the bell at 3pm.

Have a wonderful week everyone.

Kind Regards,

Chad Tsakissiris

Principal

Tell Them From Me Survey

Parents and Carers, we want to hear from you. Please complete the Tell Them From Me survey to share your views on our school and to help inform future directions for Dudley Public School.

http://nsw.tellthemfromme.com/dudleyps

Week 10 Assembly Award Recipients

Congratulations to our Week 10 Assembly Award recipients. Class award winners were recognised for their achievements relating to our six learning dispositions of self-motivation, perseverance, creativity, curiosity, collaboration, and reflection. A special mention to Cadin for his special Principal’s Award. He was recognised at our assembly for being a ‘Good Dudley Public School Learner’ and all-round positive school citizen. Well done, Cadin!

Week 10 Award Winners

From The Office

Upcoming Dates

 
14 OctoberYear 2 Recorder Lessons 
17 OctoberYears 3 & 4 Western Sydney Zoo Excursion
18 OctoberKindergarten 2023 Orientation Day 1
19 OctoberCreative Arts Day K-6
21 OctoberWhole School Assembly - 1F item
21 OctoberTouch Footy Gala Day Years 3-6 Selected Participants 
24 - 26 October Year 6 Canberra Excursion
26 October Kindergarten 2023 Orientation Day 2
27 OctoberNRL Rebels Rugby League Stage 3
27 OctoberGrandparents Day / Art Gallery 
27 OctoberNative Garden and Mural official opening
2 NovemberKindergarten 2023 Orientation Day 3

School Travel 2023

Applications for student travel in 2023 opened from Monday 10 October 2022.

Students who need a School Opal card or travel pass for 2023 can apply now.

Please see information attached below.

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Merewether High School Information Session

Attached is an invitation for Year 5 families to attend an information session at Merewether High School next Thursday regarding their high potential and gifted education programs and enrolment procedures.
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Classroom

Creative Arts Day

Creative Arts Day is next week on Wednesday October 19!

Students should wear old clothes and covered shoes.

A thank you morning tea will be provided for our helpers, who are asked to bring their own mug for tea/coffee and their own lunch.

It should be a great day!

What's New From The SRC Crew

Student Representative Council Coin Fundraiser

A massive thank you to all families who contributed to the SRC Coin Fundraiser last term.

We raised just under $2000, which will go towards playground equipment. And congratulations to class 2S  for collecting the most coins and earning themselves a pizza party.

Stage 3 Food Education and Sustainability Training (FEAST)

Last term, Stage 3 undertook the OzHarvest FEAST program as part of their science unit on food and fibre production. Inspiring students to eat healthy, waste less and be change-makers in the local community, the FEAST program enabled classes to explore and design their own recipes, as well as participate in a hands-on cooking experience which was held in Week 10. 

Throughout the day, we had over 80 students prepare six vegetarian dishes each (three hot and three cold recipes). In true MasterChef style, students were immersed in pressure-cooker situations, but demonstrated outstanding teamwork, collaboration and communication skills. Students thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to explore new foods, utilise a range of cooking equipment and prepare their own meals.  

We are incredibly thankful to OZHarvest for providing the cooking kits and electric frypans (worth over $1000) that enabled us to undertake an event such as this. The recipes we used on the day have been included below for your interest and enjoyment. Happy cooking!  

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Photos from FEAST Day

Library

Welcome Back to Term 4 in Dudley's Library.

This term's lessons will have a technology focus with opportunities to learn how to code using block code. From kindergarten to year six, students are always enthusiastic to engage with this fun, challenging unit developing valuable skills along the way.  (coding poster credit: carlyandadam.com) As always students will borrow and engage with quality literature from diverse authors and genres. 

Book Club

Book Club Brochures for issue 7 will be sent home early next week. Please complete your orders online by Friday October 28th. 

Overdue Books Reminder

Overdue books Reminder - please return all overdue library books. I am happy to accept them any day of the week, not just on library day! I have been reminding students this week that they must return their (overdue) books before they can borrow for home again this term. Please remind your child to put their books into their bag today and return them to the library when they arrive at school in the morning. Thank you for your support in keeping our collection current and available to all!

P&C News

Mangoes on sale now! Order by Friday 21st October

If you love mangoes, here’s your chance to indulge in fresh juicy Kensington Pride mangoes and support our school P&C.

We are selling 7kg trays of delicious mangoes picked and packed during the premium harvest. Order as many trays as you like and ask your friends and family too!

Cost per tray is $28 and you can place your order in the events section of the School24 app.

If you don’t have a School24 account, you can order here as a guest: https://www.school24.net.au/canteenorder/guest/event?ezp=1963

Mangoes will be arriving early to mid-December and collection details will be sent via Skoolbag and Facebook.

Click on the attachment below to read all about the farm where these juicy mangoes are grown.

For more information or to organise an alternative payment method, please email Jess - dudley.fundraising@gmail.com


Mangoes - About the Farm

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Christmas Market – Saturday 26 November, 10am – 2pm (save the date and spread the word!)

Pre-loved donations wanted please! It’s the perfect time to declutter and send those unwanted books, toys and clothes (good condition only) our way to sell at our pre-loved market stall. There will be a collection tub in the office from Monday next week (week 2).

We will also have a stall selling homemade jams, chutneys, and baked goods, so please get in touch if you can make something for us to sell.

Also please let us know if you are available to help on the day or with any of the planning and organisation of the market. 

Rebel Community Givebacks is being suspended from 31 October 2022

The Rebel Community Givebacks program will be suspended from 31 October 2022 until early 2023 to undergo a program review. During this time, we will not accrue the usual 5% from your purchases.

Please consider shopping before 31 October and have your Rebel Active Membership account linked to our school to help us raise 5% from sales in credit to buy sport equipment for our school.

Sustainability

Ceremony Planting

Garbage Guardians

Our Garbage Guardians are always on the lookout for students doing the right thing. Congratulations to our most recent sustainability prize winner, Skye Hughes. She's now the proud owner of a lovely toy sugar glider. Skye has named her “Sugar” and loves flying it between the trees.  

At the end of last term, we planted two lovely grevillea plants that were donated to the school as a thank you for our students speaking at the Lake Macquarie Citizenship Ceremony. We've also done some caretaking of our native garden area with weeding and watering. It's becoming a lovely space thanks to the hard work of the children who turn up each week to help. You're all super stars! 

 

Mrs Adams and Mrs Mullins 

Canteen Corner

Canteen Menu

Canteen Operation Term 4 

We will reopen on Friday 14 October, and then on Tuesdays and Fridays throughout Term 4. Attached is our current menu.We will also be having another canteen special day, and will provide more info on this soon!

Volunteers are needed for the term!


Thanks to those who have already offered to help in the canteen  this term.  We still however have lots of gaps in the roster, and take this opportunity to ask for your help. The attached roster shows the gaps that need to be filled.If you are able to offer some time, please either add yourself to the roster in the below link, or email Nicole at dudley.canteen@gmail.com

  https://signup.zone/WzrvtzfHj7qBzKoAF?fbclid=IwAR1gyi2ZpxvsPkSwUmM4_DPI_9ZaXNvHvQNGSn8iUQmwC1qCE2caE7WT-vc 

Many thanks in advance for your help!

Current Canteen Roster

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Uniform Shop

Uniform Price List

Community Notice Board

Acknowledgement of Country

Dudley Public School respectfully acknowledges the Awabakal as the traditional custodians of the land on which we work, play and live. We also pay respect to Elders both past and present and emerging.

Always was and always will be Aboriginal land.