Dudley Public School PO Box 2208, GATESHEAD NSW 2290

Boundary St, DUDLEY 2290

Phone: (02) 49447203

Fax: (02) 4942 6097

www.dudley-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Monday 2 November 2015

School Priority Areas 2015

Consistent, high quality student learning.

Consistent, high quality teaching and

leadership.

Cultivate consistent, high quality

collaborative processes within the

Whitebridge Community of Schools to

enhance the quality of teaching, learning

& leadership.

What’s Happening This Week

Week 5, Term 4

Mon 2 Nov - Intensive Swimming Wk 2

- Creative Arts Groups

Tues 3 Nov - Staff Meeting

- Yr 5 H.S Enrichment Groups

- Scripture & Ethics

Wed 4 Nov - Kinder Orientation

- WCoS AP Meeting

- Staff Training

Thurs 5 Nov - Learning Support Team

- Bush Fire Readiness Visit

- Parent Bush Fire Readiness

Session 7pm

Fri 6 Nov - Assembly Item 2/3G

- Yr 3-6 Sport Choices

- Primary Principal’s Council

Spring Fete Postponed

Our P & C have decided to postpone the

Spring Fete for this term in order to be part of a

larger fundraiser early next year. Planning is

taking place to have a “Fun Run” which then

leads into a mini-fete of activities in 2016.

The P & C have gained a $11,000 federal

community grant to purchase new fixed

equipment. Fundraising will focus on raising

further funds towards the new fixed equipment.

Other P & C News

Thank you to Belinda Gillard, who has taken up

the Vice President position with our P & C.

Our Canteen have installed new security

screens, security screen door and a new

refrigerator. At the November Healing Haven

markets our P & C will run a combined BBQ &

Cake Stall.

Congratulations to Isaac Majerowski who

received his Principal’s Award for continued

academic focus and commitment to taking on

extra roles within the school.

Swimming Program

Congratulations to our 33 Year 2 & 3

students who are undertaking the

intensive swimming program. They

handled both the hot and cool weather to put

in great efforts in the first week’s lessons and

impressed their instructors. They will complete

the second week of lessons this week and

parents will be pleased with their improvement

in their swimming skills. Special thanks to our

team of parents who have been transporting

students to and from the pool each day.

2015 Selective High Schools

A reminder that Year 5 students who intend to

apply for Merewether Selective High School for

Year 7 in 2017, will need to complete their

application online by 16 November. The

a p p l i c a t i o n p o r t a l i s : w w w .

schools.nsw.edu.au/shsplacement

All Year 5 parents received an “Expression of

Interest” letter regarding this and we have

been notified by parents that they will apply.

All applications are online via the internet this

year.

Weeks 5 & 6

Principal’s Award - Week 3

Kinder Orientation

This Wednesday we welcome our 2016 Kinders

and parents for the first of 3 orientation sessions

at the school from 9.30 - 11.30am. Parents of

these students will join us for an information

session in the library during this time. Our Year 5

students have been buddied with the new

Kinders and will meet and support these

students through the next two orientation visits.

The two further orientation sessions for our new

Kinders will be held on Tuesday 10 and Thursday

19 November.

International Schools Competitions

Congratulations to the following students who

have achieved high achievements in the

Mathematics Competition.

High Distinction: Joseph Gillard

Distinction: Annie Croal, Tristan Clinton-Muehr,

Maggie Croal, Ella Osborne and Cian O’Hagan

Credit: Monet Murray, Jayden Wright, Bailee

Pappas, Eloise Flynn, Sam Bloomfield, Elsie Croal,

Kienna Clegg, Maeve Baker and Riley Osborne

Merit: Georgia Chenhall and Milani Clegg

English Competition

High Distinction: Monet Murray

Distinction: Eloise Flynn

Credit: Jayden Wright, Ella Osborne, Cian

O’Hagan, Milani Clegg, Flynn Grant, and Sam

Bloomfield

Merit: Tristan Clinton-Muehr, Isabella Milajew,

Holly Ormandy, Bailee Pappas, Joseph Gillard

and Ruby Buckeridge.

Bushfire Readiness Day

This Thursday 5 November we have a special

Bushfire Readiness day for all students. This has

been arranged as part of reviewing our Fire and

Emergency System and to support bush fire

season readiness.

The Rural Fire Service will run two special

workshop sessions for all classes. These will

involve a session in the Fairleigh Hall with a talk

and questions on bush fire readiness and a

session on the hard court with a fire truck

demonstration.

A parent bush fire readiness talk will be held in

the Fairleigh Hall from 7.00 - 8.30pm this Thursday

to help support parents.

Our School is on the bush fire register of schools

most prone to bush fires. I have attached an

Information sheet for parents on “Arrangements

for the bush fire season”.

Congratulations to Leah O’Hagan who

received her Principal’s Award for excellent

leadership, citizenship, debating & academic

excellence.

Whooping Cough Outbreak

There is an outbreak of whooping cough in

NSW, mainly affecting school-aged children.

Coughing spreads the infection to anyone

nearby and is especially dangerous for babies.

It starts like a cold and progresses to bouts of

coughing that can last for many weeks.

Attached to this newsletter is a further

information sheet.

Yr 5 High School Enrichment

We have Year 5 students who will participate in

Maths enrichment and cooking enrichment

workshops at Whitebridge HS 1.20 - 2.40pm on

Tuesday 3, 10 and 17 November. The maths will

involve Joseph Gillard, Maggie Croal and Ella

Osborne. Cooking will involve Breanna

McCallum and Ruby Buckeridge.

What’s Happening Next Week

Week 6

Mon 9 Nov - Creative Arts Groups

- Report Writing Release

- SRC Meeting

Tue 10 Nov - Staff Meeting

- Scripture and Ethics Groups

- Kinder Orientation Day 2

Wed 11 Nov - Remembrance Day Service

- Staff Training

- State Premier’s Spelling Final

Thurs 12 Nov - Learning Support Team

- Jets Women League Workshops

Fri 13 Nov - Charlie’s Assembly

- Yr 3-6 Sport Choices

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Principal’s Award– Week 4

Report Writing

Class teachers will commence writing semester

2 student reports next week. We have collapsed

all normal release arrangements to provide one

day’s release to each teacher to commence

this important task. Reports will be sent home to

parents on Monday 14 December.

Remembrance Day

Next Tuesday 11 November our Year 6 students

will attend the Remembrance Day service at

the Dudley Memorial. This will commence at

9.00am and therefore we would like all Year 6 at

school by 8.45am to allow time to walk there.

They will be supervised by Jason Horadam and

Peter Adams. This is generally a short,

informative service that we feel our Year 6

would benefit from attending.

Second Kinder Orientation

Our 2016 Kinders will have their second session

with us next Tuesday 10 November from 11.30—

2.00pm. They will participate in games, activities

and craft and will have the lunch session with us.

State Premier’s Spelling Final

Next Wednesday 11 November, Monet Murray

will compete in the State finals of the Premier’s

Spelling Bee. Monet won the Stage 3 Hunter

Region Spelling Bee competition and will now

compete against the best Stage 3 spellers in the

state.

This will be held at the ABC Centre in Ultimo

Sydney. She competed in the same competition

last year as a Year 5 student, placing 13th and

will take that experience to this event. Our

school is very proud of her achievement and we

wish her amazing spelling.

Charlie Carr Assembly

On Friday 13 November, the 10:35 assembly will

be run by 3/4CP and aims to be an upbeat

celebration of Charlie’s life and how she has

inspired us.

The intention is to honour Charlie as a wonderful

friend and person. In addition to a few

multimedia presentations, the Stage 2 and

Stage 3 choir will perform two songs.

There will be a Principal’s Award and the

Charlie Carr Award presented but there will be

no class awards at the assembly.

At the conclusion of the assembly the Carr

family will be invited to privately walk through

Charlie’s Garden. Parents may view Charlie’s

Garden at another time.

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Bronze, Silver & Gold Awards

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P&C Fundraiser

Please support our P&C to help raise funds for the school’s

new fixed equipment.

At the Healing Haven Markets to be held on 21 November

the P&C will be holding a BBQ and Cake Stall.

We are asking for donations of home made goodies—cakes

and slices etc to be sold at the stall.

These donations can be left at the school canteen on Friday

20 November.

Mon 2 Nov

M Rigney

M Downey

Tues 3 Nov

H Wilson

L Whitaker

Wed 4 Nov

S Newton

L Clark

Thurs 5 Nov

S Reid

B Crossley

Fri 6 Nov

S Newton

L Clark

K Butterfield

Mon 9 Nov

A Hanson

J Blanton

Tues 10 Nov

K Croal

L Nichols

Wed 11 Nov

M Jones

M Bickford

Thurs 12 Nov

F Gonzalez

P Hunt

Fri 13 Nov

B Gillard

L Buckeridge

A Ryan

Canteen Roster Mon 2 November to Fri 13 November 2015

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Whooping cough information for schools

There is an outbreak of whooping cough (pertussis) in NSW, mainly affecting

school-aged children.

Coughing spreads the infection to others nearby. Whooping cough can spread

to anyone at home, including younger brothers and sisters. Whooping cough

can be especially dangerous for babies.

Whooping cough starts like a cold and progresses to bouts of coughing that can

last for many weeks. The infection can occur even in fully-vaccinated children.

Older children may just have a cough that is persistent and may be worse at

night.

*Children with these symptoms should see a doctor

*If your doctor diagnoses whooping cough in your school-aged child, please

let the school know and keep your child at home until they have taken 5

days of antibiotics. Keep coughing children away from babies.

*Whooping cough vaccines give good protection against infection but im-

munity fades with time. Check that all your children are up to date with

their vaccines, due at 6 weeks, 4 months, 6 months, 4 years and 12 years of

age (offered to all year 7 students through the NSW school-based vaccina-

tion program). A booster is also recommended at 18 months of age.

A booster dose of vaccine is also recommended for adults that are in contact

with young children, such as school staff and parents. Pregnant women are rec-

ommended to have a booster dose during each pregnancy and this is funded by

NSW Health. Those who are new parents or carers of babies should consult their

general practitioner about appropriate immunisation.

Your local public health unit can provide advice about whooping cough on 1300

066 055 or visit the NSW Health website for information for childcare and schools

about whooping cough