Don't forget to keep all your receipts from back-to-school expenses so that you can take advantage of the Education Tax Refund. The refund gives eligible parents and caregivers a 50 per cent refund on a range of primary and secondary school education expenses, including school uniforms. For the 2011-2012 financial year you may be eligible for the following: Primary school child You can claim a maximum of $818 for each of your primary school children – that is a refund of up to $409. Secondary school student You can claim a maximum of $1,636... Read more

A suite of resources, including the School A to Z website and the annual back-to-school hotline, is available to help parents prepare for the new school year. School A to Z website The School A to Z website provides you with practical help to get involved and support your children's learning and includes a webcast on the theme of ‘Getting off to a great start at school'. The School A to Z webcast answers commonly asked questions that range from how to motivate children for learning, to tips on how to manage technology use at home, bullying,... Read more

The state's most talented young singers, dancers and musicians displayed their skills during four exciting and extravagant performances at the 2011 Schools Spectacular, held recently at the Sydney Entertainment Centre. If you missed the live shows or if you just want to enjoy it all again, you can catch the highlights on ABC TV. Two telecasts are scheduled (check your local TV guide for confirmation): 7.30pm Sunday, 18 December on ABC1 (1hr version) 7.00pm Saturday, 31 December on ABC2 (2.5hr version). The brilliantly choreographed and... Read more

The annual ball games carnival will take place this Friday 9th December (weather permitting). The carnival will see our school houses battle it out in tunnel-ball for years 3 & 4 and captain ball for years 5 & 6. The traditional year 5 & 6 tug-o-war will also feature. The carnival will be held on the top field at school from 12:30pm. All classes and parents are invited to come and watch.... Read more

Royal Life Saving NSW has emphasised the importance of swimming and water safety education, saying 50,000 children are leaving primary school every year unable to swim. The organisation says participation in swimming lessons has been in decline for the past 10 years and many Australian children are at risk of drowning. Both Royal Life Saving and the NSW Government agency Sport and Recreation offer learn-to-swim lessons throughout the state under the Swim and Survive banner. The Sport and Recreation program caters for children aged between 18... Read more

School A to Z magazine Lots of practical information and advice for parents, including really useful help sheets for various topics in Maths and English! A free online magazine from the Department of Education and Communities (DEC).... Read more

Milo Cup cricket will be held on Friday 18th November at Timbrell Park. The girls who are playng PSSA tball on that day can play Milo Cup until lunch time. Mr Erickson will collect those girls from Timbrell Park during lunch. Regards, Scott Shaw... Read more

Tabloid Sports note (docx, 30 KB)... Read more

You can't always trust what you read when researching information for assignments. Here are ways your child can tell a good website from a bad one. With so much information on the web and no-one responsible for fact checking, kids need to look out for: bias and hidden agendas factual errors outdated information information which is country-specific commercially motivated information. Play the detective The ability to question information is a vital tool for all school kids. People can publish something that looks great but is full of factual... Read more

You don't have to be an expert to help your child with writing. Simply supporting your child with the areas of writing that you feel confident with will benefit them. When you're writing something down such as the shopping list, sending an email or filling in a form, talk to your child about what you're doing, why you're writing it and who you expect to read it. When writing at home, make it purposeful and interesting for yourself and your child. It's essential that kids learn that we write for a purpose It's important that your child... Read more

The TriSkills Gymnastics program will be visiting our school in term 4. Two trained and experienced teachers will ensure gymnastics is accessible, safe, fun and exciting using equipment that is purpose-built to suit our students in a learning environment that is both physically and psychologically safe. TriSkills uses a structure of progressive lessons which meet curriculum guidelines of school physical education programs. This allows the student's skills to develop according to their individual needs and the applicable stage of the... Read more

On Wednesday 7th September, students from Dobroyd Point Public School, including Maggie and Alexander from year 3, Jonathon, Dylan and Elena from year 5 and Dominic and Finbarr from year 6, represented the Western Suburbs P.S.S.A. at the South East Sydney Regional Athletics Carnival. All athletes competed remarkably well on the day against extremely competitive opposition and Maggie went on to make the final of the 8 year girls 100m, finishing 7th overall. A big congratulations goes out to these students!... Read more

Parents can now access quality information to help with their child's homework and assignments while on the go. The School A to Z mobile app, available free for iPhone, iPad and Android devices, is part of a new online parent resource developed by the education department. The app features: plain-English definitions of maths, English and technology terms, including videos and help sheets information and useful links to help with common classroom assignments Maths Monkey times tables learning game Spelling Bee learning game. The Spelling Bee... Read more

Because of the wet weather, Henley Park is out of play today. This today's games will now be played at Flockhart Park, Cnr Burwood Road and Hextol Street, Croydon Park. Our Senior team should kick off at approximately 1:30pm.... Read more

PSSA Soccer DPPS will play Mortlake in the final round of the WSPSSA Soccer Competition this Friday 5th August. The game will be played at Majors Bay Reserve, Concord. Juniors kick off at 1:00pm. PSSA Netball DPPS Junior girls will play Croydon in the finals on Friday, 12th August. The game will start at 1.50pm on court 14. Senior girls will have a friendly game. Good luck girls we are very proud of your efforts!!!!... Read more

Parents can support their child's learning with a new purpose-built resource that includes a website, mobile applications and social media channels. The School A to Z online school community, developed by the education department, provides practical advice about homework, tips on learning, wellbeing, technology and resources to help parents and carers support their child's social, physical and mental development. It includes a free mobile application for iPad and smartphones that features hundreds of definitions about maths and English terms,... Read more

Here are some practical tips to help your child work out the best way to express themselves through their writing. Help your child to understand writing tasks that they may have been given for homework. Ask them to talk about what has to be done. Help your child to use reference materials such as dictionaries, thesauruses, encyclopaedias, DVDs and the internet. Before your child attempts a task, help them to understand what reference materials are needed by talking about the task and asking questions which will guide the child's planning.... Read more

Updated PSSA Soccer Table/Draw (pdf, 2377 KB)... Read more

24 June 2011 Encouraging your kids to pick up a few good books during the holidays is a great way to keep their hard-earned reading skills from slipping. Here are some suggestions. Books for young kids For boys and girls in Kindergarten to Year 2: The Terrible Plop - Ursula Dubosarsky Clancy & Millie and the Very Fine House - Libby Gleeson. For boys and girls in Years 3 and 4: Ballroom Bonanza - Nina Rycroft (a fabulous rhyming alphabetical picture book) The Adventures of a Late-Night Swearer - Nette Hilton The Walk Right in Detective... Read more

Our Kindergarten Orientation Program will include opportunities for parents and the children to visit our school. Please click on this attachment for an outline of what we have planned over the next two terms: Kinder Orientation Terms 3 & 4 (pdf, 148 KB)... Read more