Welcome to Week 5 – this term is going so fast.
I remind everyone to take time to enjoy all the activities and events that we have approaching over the coming weeks and refer back to the analogy of running a marathon and not a sprint.
I had the privilege last week to attend the Australian Primary Principals Association Conference in Sydney and hear from several keynote speakers about leadership and management at a time of change and challenge in schools. The messages shared were around resilience in leadership, challenge in authentic decision making and embracing a culture of innovation and improvement for an ever changing future.
Parent Chats
We want to gauge parent and carer voice as the year comes to a close and we begin preparing for 2023.
I will be hosting parent chats in the school hall and library where we will discuss in an open forum what parents see as the strengths of the school, areas for improvements, school values and projections into the future. Our home school partnership is incredibly important for our students’ learning and these chats will serve to gather information to assist with planning for future goals for Dudley PS.
I’m looking forward to chatting with you at these 1 hour sessions.
· Tuesday 15 November (9:15am-10:15am or 2:00pm – 3:00pm) – School Hall
· Thursday 17 November (9:15am-10:15am or 2:00pm – 3:00pm) – School Hall
· Monday 21 November (6:00pm – 7:00pm) – Library. This session will be followed by a P&C meeting which all parents and carers are welcome to attend.
Please register using this link: https://forms.office.com/r/bK4UPbjUkG
So far we have 21 parents who have registered for the sessions. We would love to see more. Come along and be an active voice in the community for the improvement and innovation of our school.
Student Achievement – Teacher Thanks
We recognise that school is more than just reading, writing and arithmetic for our students. Our staff are committed to ensuring the development of the whole child for each individual student that wears the Dudley uniform. This commitment and dedication is shown through the provision of many extra opportunities provided to students outside the regular classroom to achieve. This includes Game Changers, debates, dance groups, excursions, sports gala days, orientation and transition programs, assembly performances and the list goes on.
I want to thank the teachers who give themselves completely to ensuring that students have these opportunities on top of their workloads in planning and program their class lessons, assessments and student reports. This time of year is extremely busy for teachers and We really appreciate all staff going above and beyond to make sure our Dudley students do not miss out.
Community Events
As we approach the end of the year there will be a few opportunities to come together as a school community and celebrate success, achievement and community spirit.
These include:
· P&C Christmas Market – November 26
· Community Carols Evening – December 1
· Presentation Day – December 8
· Kindergarten Graduation – December 9
· Year 6 Farewell – December 15
More information regarding these events will be coming home in the coming weeks. We look forward to joining with our school community and reflecting on the success and celebration of Dudley Public School 2022.
Remember to keep abreast of the latest communications from school by enabling notifications on your phone with our Skoolbag app, seeing our successes and celebrations on Facebook and reading our fortnightly newsletter. This will ensure you don’t miss any key information coming home over the next few weeks about all of our end of year events and activities.
Have a wonderful fortnight.
Kind Regards,
Chad Tsakissiris
Principal
