Dudley Public School Newsletter

I spoke last week at the assembly on behalf of the staff sentiment of pride that we have in our students. Our students never cease to impress us with their exemplary behaviour, fair sportsmanship, respectful conduct and general well mannered behaviour. There have been plenty of examples of times where students have earned Dudley PS the high reputation that we have come to know and expect. Our most recent event would be the Zone Cross Country Carnival where our students were sporting the newly designed representative singlet tops. The sense of belonging and confidence in the students was clearly evident. Many thanks to all of our families who are continuous partners of Dudley PS and offer never-ending support to the staff and students in striving for the highest goals in educational excellence. 

Our executive team have led a process of collating evidence to document the schools progress and achievement against a framework that indicates excellence across a variety of domains within NSW Public Schools. We had our panel interview on Tuesday and received positive affirmation of our on-balance self-assessment of the school’s place right now and identified future directions and focus areas for moving the school forward as we begin planning for a new strategic improvement plan to begin next year. We look forward to engaging more with our school community in the consultation and design of the new strategic plan which is due to be implemented at the beginning of 2024. 

Our focus on improving school attendance continues to go from strength to strength as we continue to record our best attended days for our students throughout the first few weeks of Term 2. This strategic focus is aimed at increasing the amount of learning days for every student in order to maximise the learning opportunities for each individual. Everyday matters!

Please see below the information regarding approximate attendance percentage rates this term. Our school target is 90% or higher attendance for each student. There are 47 school days calendarised for Term 2.

 95% is 45 days of attendance (only 2 days absent)

90% is 42 days of attendance (only 5 days absent) – This a whole week of learning.

85% is 40 days of attendance (7 days absent)

80% is 38 days of attendance (9 days absent)- almost 2 weeks of learning.

Here we can see why Everyday Matters! Thanks for the ongoing support in holding high expectations for student attendance throughout Term 2. 

Wishing all the Dudley PS mothers, grandmothers, aunties and other special women in our students’ and staff’s lives a wonderfully fabulous day on Sunday. You deserve to be treated as goddesses! Many thanks for all you do to support the academic and wellbeing development of our students.

Have a wonderful week,

Kind Regards

Chad Tsakissiris

Principal

This Friday 12 May our Mother's Day Stall will be held in the hall. This is a lovely opportunity for the children to buy a special gift for their beautiful mums. Gifts range in price from $5 to $10

Book Club brochures went home last week. Please complete all orders through LOOP online by Friday this week. 

Overdue books

Please check at home for any overdue library books. We currently have over two hundred overdue loans on the library system. If your child thinks they have already returned a book that is still on their account I am happy to assist them to look for it during lunch times on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. I will send home overdue notices next week. Let's work together to reduce this huge number and get our books back into circulation to be enjoyed by everyone.

PRC

The Premiers Reading Challenge is still ongoing. Don't forget students in years three to six must complete their reading logs online independently. I will complete reading logs for students in kinder to year two. I am happy to assist anyone who needs help to get their logs updated. 

DPS COMEDY NIGHT – June 3rd – Tickets on Sale NOW!

We are very excited to have Comedy For A Cause coming to Dudley PS On Saturday 3rd June to put on a fantastic show for our school community (adults only). Showcasing some of the best comedians from the Sydney and Melbourne International Comedy Festival, this is sure to be a great night of entertainment. Book your babysitter and grab your friends for a fun night out with our fabulous Dudley community and help us to raise some much need funds for our school.

Tickets: $30 / Doors 6.45pm / Show: 7.30pm / Runtime: 2 hours (approx.) / Location: The Fairleigh Hall.

Buy your tickets here: comedyforacause.net/DPS. Seating is ‘first in, best dressed’.

Wine and beer will be available to purchase at the hall on the night. 

For those of you who are keen to grab a bite with friends before show, the Royal Crown Hotel has reserved their restaurant for our ticket holders, so make sure to mention the comedy night when booking your table.

Donations please! We are also seeking donations of wine, beer, spirits, chocolates and gift vouchers to be used for games and prizes on the night. Non-alcoholic items can be dropped off to the school office. All alcoholic items can be dropped off at Paperboy Espresso. Thank you!

STUCK ON YOU –  Temporarily Paused from May 22

Any orders placed before May 22 will contribute 20% back to the P&C from each purchase.

Starting from 22nd May, this program will be paused whilst under review. We will let you know once it’s back up and running.

With shipping Australia-wide, anyone can shop online and support our fundraiser via our unique link: 

We are always keen to hear from anyone who is interested in getting involved or has suggestions and ideas.

 Please get in touch:

General business: dudleyschoolpandc@gmail.com

Canteen: dudley.canteen@gmail.com

Uniform shop: dudley.uniformshop@gmail.com

Fundraising: dudley.fundraising@gmail.com

The best way to find out what’s happening at the school and within the P&C is to become a member (you’ll receive meeting agendas and minutes via email) and/or come along to a meeting held at 7pm on Mondays in weeks 3 and 7 of each term in the library and via zoom.

To join, simply bring $2 to a meeting or transfer $2 to the account below and email dudleyschoolpandc@gmail.com to provide contact details and advise of payment.

Name: Dudley P&C

BSB: 032-513   

ACC: 338 433

Ref: First and Last Name.

This week we are focused on the yellow commingled recycling bin.

Things that can be recycled in this bin need to be clean and free of liquid. If it's dirty, you need to put it in the red bin, or clean it if you can. 

This week our Garbage Guardians and teachers have selected Hannah Shearer from 1/2M as the award winner. She was extra delighted to have received two awards in one day!

Hannah stops and thinks carefully before sorting her rubbish into the correct bins.

She lives our Garbage Guardian motto of "before you bin it, check what's in it!" 

The garden is thriving at the moment. This week we planted some seedlings and some seeds that we had watched germinate in classrooms. Some seeds got a little mouldy without enough light yet still grew - true perseverance and resilience in action!

Dudley is excited to be hosting the Hunter Schools Environment Network of teachers at the end of May. They are coming to have a look at our eco-sense garden and bee garden.

In the lead up to this, we need a bit of help with pruning our plants and laying down a new layer of mulch. We'd love to see you all at the working bee on Sunday 21st May. Even if you can only spare 30 minutes to pop in and spread a few buckets of mulch, it would be greatly appreciated.

Our wonderful gardening crew are always willing to help but their little legs and arms means the job gets done a little bit slower.

Check out the P&C message to find out details of the other working bee projects. 

We still have plenty of vacancies in the roster this term - if you can assist please add your name to the roster using the link below.

https://signup.zone/GdK9msWgM385joeQD