Spotlight on Students
Kindergarten Farmers Market
Wednesday, 28th June was a very busy day for Kindergarten and their teachers! They have been working hard all term learning about where our food comes from and how it gets to our homes. Kindergarten investigated why farms are important places for all of us. In the afternoon, they shared their learning journey with their families and senior school friends. Kindergarten set up stalls with items to sell, and taught customers the process of how our food gets from the farm to our plates at home. They displayed a gallery of their artworks and informative text about farm animals and food processes.
Thank you to all the wonderful families that came along and helped Kindergarten to raise money for Rural Aid Australia.
Year 6 Reconnect Day
Today Year 6 participated in a Reconnect Day. The students attended workshops and sessions with a keynote presenter, Mrs Brenda Quayle from Real Schools. Year 6 students learnt about the brain, particularly the limbic system (emotional) and the neo-cortex function of the brain (action, logic and decisions). Mrs Quayle equipped the students with knowledge of the brain's response during escalated situations or environments and how they can avoid ‘flipping the lid, when the limbic system takes over the neocortex function and we make decisions that are emotion based rather than logic based. Students learnt about stored responses to best deal with managing emotions and behaviour.
Between sessions, Year 6 engaged in team-based STEM challenges enhancing their effective communication skills, sense of teamwork and bonding. The students performed amazingly as respectful learners and safe successful participants.
Well done Year 6!
3/4D
3/4D have been learning all about area and volume in maths. This week Dingu students had the opportunity to explore Minecraft education, where they used the Minecraft world of visual representations to help them understand the concept of area and volume.
Students used their knowledge of mathematical formulas to solve the different puzzles within the worlds and also created their own puzzles to challenge their peers.
Multicultural Public Speaking
Congratulations to Jason Y, Jessica C, Ayesha R, Zak E who were selected to represent our school in the Local Finals of the Multicultural Perspectives Public Speaking competition which was held at Bayanami Public School. All of our speakers presented fantastic, prepared speeches and tried extra hard during the impromptu component of the competition. Well done to our fantastic public speakers!
Choir
The Dundas Choir (Years 2 - 6) has had a fantastic first term of singing sessions before school on Tuesdays. We have enjoyed hot chocolate and treats such as pancakes and muffins before warming up our voices and practising our songs. This term the choir has been learning about strengthening the transition between chest and head voice, the importance of diaphragmatic breathing to support sound and we've been learning to sing rounds and harmonies. Looking forward to more fantastic singing in Term 3!
Spotlight on Sport - SW Cross Country
Congratulations to Casey F who placed 5th at the recent Sydney West Cross Country carnival. She has now qualified to attend the NSW State PSSA Championship to be held next term, we wish her the very best at the next carnival!!!
Congratulations also to our other students who competed at the Sydney West carnival in their age races; Josh C – 12th, Ahin C 54th - , Jessy Y - 29th and Zane E -64th. Well done to all our fantastic runners!!!
PSSA Results
PSSA Results Week 7
Leaguetag
Juniors
Dundas vs Burnside 1, lost 4-3
Seniors
Dundas vs Burnside 1, won 5-4
Netball
Juniors
Dundas 1 (7) vs Burnside 1 (12)
Dundas 2 (1) vs Ermington West 1 (19)
Seniors
Dundas 1 (1) vs Burnside 1 (5)
Dundas 2 (0) vs Ermington West 1 (27)
Soccer
Junior: Dundas (13) vs Burnside B (0)
Senior: Dundas (1) vs Parramatta East A (2)
PSSA Results Week 8
Netball
Juniors
Dundas 1 (4) vs Ermington West 1 (19)
Dundas 2 (2) vs Oatlands (2)
Seniors
Dundas 1 (2) vs Ermington West 1 (10)
Dundas 2 (0) vs Oatlands (13)
Soccer
Junior: Dundas (4) vs Parramatta East B (1)
Senior: Dundas (0) vs Yates Ave (1)
Leaguetag
Juniors
Dundas vs Carlingford 1, lost 9-3
Seniors
Dundas vs Carlingford 1, won 7-4
PSSA Results Week 9
Netball
Juniors
Dundas 1 (5) v Carlingford 1 (5)
Dundas 2 (0) v Parramatta East 1 (1)
Seniors
Dundas 1 (6) v Carlingford 1 (3)
Dundas 2 (1) v Burnside 2 (8)
Leaguetag
Juniors
Dundas (7) vs Parramatta East 2 (6)
Seniors
Dundas (9) vs Parramatta East 2 (4)
Soccer
Junior: Dundas (4) vs Yates B (1)
Senior: Dundas (4) vs Rydalmere (0)
Kindergarten 2024
Do you have a child starting Kindergarten 2024? It's time to enrol. Click on the link below to be taken to the online enrolment page.
https://dundas-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/about-our-school/enrolment.html
School Bytes Parent Portal
We have noticed that quite a number of parents/carers have not signed up to our new School Bytes Parent Portal. It is important that you create a parent account. Payment and permission for school excursions are via the portal, along with all other school related fees.
You can easily :
• make school payments online (including paying for multiple siblings at once)
• use a family credit (fees in advance) to pay for an activity or school contributions
• download a receipt for payments made
• view all historical payments in one place
• complete and submit digital permission notes
• view the status of all permission notes
• request a refund if required
This can be done where you want at any time: day or night.
Through the portal, you will easily be able to download a receipt once a payment has been made and have access to view all historical payments when needed.
Online payments are processed in real-time and can be viewed by school staff immediately.
You can register for the parent portal NOW by visiting https://portal.schoolbytes.education
Remember to ‘Create a new account’.
