Principal's Update

At Dundas Public School we do our best always

In case anyone missed the previous newsletter, below is an overview of class organisation for 2023.

2023 Class Name	2023 Teacher/s	Darug animal name	Animal
KB	Mrs Haworth	Bubuk	Owl
KW	Mrs Foster (nee Kesby)	Warin	Rainbow Lorikeet
1B	Mrs Green (M,Tu,W) Mrs Campbell (Th,F)	Bunduluk	Eastern Rosella
1W	Ms Saviour	Wirriga	Goanna
1/2G	** Mrs A Taylor (K-2 AP)	Gawura	Whale
2B	Mrs Upton (M,Tu,W) Mrs Sheaves (Th,F)	Buru	Kangaroo
2M	Miss Kim	Malya	Diamond Python
3W	Mrs Singh (M, Tu) Mrs Fakhoury (W, Th, F)	Wilbung	Magpie
3/4D	** Ms Edwards (rel 3-4 AP)	Dingu	Dingo
4B	Mr Jones	Baruwaluri	Dolphin
4/5G	** Mr Yee (5-6 AP)	Gudugulung	Turtle
5M	Mrs Keegan	Mariong	Emu
5/6G	Mr McSeveny	Guruwin	Grey Nurse Shark
6W	Mr Dean	Walumil	Port Jackson Shark

NAPLAN – Headphones reminder

Students in Years 3 and 5 will be completing NAPLAN assessments from 15th – 27th March. The NAPLAN test window is 9 days and the students will be using devices (iPads or student laptops) to complete the assessments. As outlined below, Year 3 students will complete the writing test on paper.

All students will need to bring a set of headphones to wear during the assessment.

Meet the Teacher Afternoons (2M and 5M)

2M and 5M parents and carers are invited to attend ‘Meet the Teacher’ next Tuesday. Both class groups are to meet their teacher in the classrooms for this information session. If you wish to speak to the teacher about your child, please make a time to meet with them at an alternative time.

Tuesday, 7th March 2023

2M and 5M 3:15 – 4:00pm

Voluntary contributions

A note outlining the 2023 voluntary school contribution and learning resources payment was sent home to families last week. We are encouraging parents where possible to use the Parent Online Payment System. I appreciate your support and generosity in contributing to the provision of excellent educational opportunities and the delivery of high-quality teaching and learning programs at Dundas PS.

2023 Voluntary School Contribution $30.00 – This financial contribution assists the school purchase and maintain specialist equipment and resources across all key learning areas.

2023 Learning resources $100.00 – This parent contribution provides assistance with specific classroom items such as student workbooks, home readers, subscriptions to online learning platforms (such as Mathletics), various other media and learning activity materials.

There will be information on the note on how families can redeem the Premier’s Back to School NSW Vouchers for this purpose.

P&C Corner

School Fete - Volunteers Needed

The school Fete will be held on Saturday 25 March 2023, and we are looking for VOLUNTEERS to assist on the day. Whether it's mums, dads, carers, grandparents, or anyone with spare time. The Fete will run from 9am till 4pm, and setting up and packing away will be from 7am to 5pm. Whether you can volunteer for 1 hour or longer, any help is appreciated. 

The main stalls that we need assistance with will be the bbq, raffle, cake stall, craft stall, and selling tickets to the rides.  

To volunteer, please email pandc.dundas@gmail.com 

Thanks

P&C Fete Committee 

Communication platforms - reminder

Seesaw/Dojo (Third party agreements)

Seesaw and Class Dojo are 2 third-party providers schools use to support learning and student behaviour. Due to recent examples of corporate data breaches, schools are required to get parent/carer consent before we use these platforms.

The consent form was sent home last week to families. We cannot start using platforms (such as Seesaw and Class Dojo) until consent forms have been returned.

Please do not try to contact a teacher through Seesaw as we are not able to use these platforms until we receive consent. If you need to contact a member of staff, please email the school (dundas-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au) and we will forward it on to the appropriate staff member.

Kind regards,

Lee Shipley

Principal