Drummoyne Public School

Dear Drummoyne PS Community,

Presentation Day Assemblies

We are excited to invite families to our upcoming Presentation Day assemblies. These special occasions are a chance for teachers to celebrate and recognise the achievements of their students in a range of areas. Each class will present awards for Academic Achievement, Citizenship and Effort along with additional stage-based awards chosen by teachers and specialist staff. The Stage 3 assembly will also include the presentation of several major Year 6 awards

• Kindergarten to Year 2: Monday 8 December @ 9:30am

• Stage 2 (Years 3 and 4): Friday 12 December @ 9:30am

• Stage 3 (Years 5 and 6): Friday 12 December @ 12:30pm

Parents of students receiving an award will be notified next week.

All parent helpers and volunteers who have generously given their time throughout the year – supporting school events, taking on roles as part of the P&C, helping out in classrooms, or volunteering for Scripture and Ethics – are warmly invited to a special Thank You Morning Tea on Friday 28 November in the school hall. Our school simply wouldn’t run without your help, care and commitment and we’d like to say thank you for everything you do for our students and our community. We hope you can join us.

2026 Student Leaders – Prefects and House Captains

We are pleased to announce the results of our prefect and house captain speeches and elections, which were conducted a few weeks ago. It was inspiring to see so many of our students step up and put themselves forward for these roles, delivering mature and thoughtful speeches, and demonstrating a strong commitment to our school values.

P&C Trivia Night Tonight

I’m looking forward to seeing many of you at the P&C Trivia Night tonight – it’s always great to see our parent community come together for some fun, games and a few laughs, all while supporting the school of course!

Regards,

John Nguyen​

Principal 

E: john.nguyen34@det.n​sw.edu.au

Congratulations to all our Stage 3 and Stage 2 students who competed in the Australasian Problem Solving Maths Olympiad, Maths Games and Explorer this year. Four competitions were held throughout the year. Preparing for each of the competitions helps promote and develop students’ flexibility, creativity and enthusiasm in mathematics problem solving.

Jasmine S (5/6O) attained the highest score for DPS and came in the top 10% of overall scores in the Australasia Junior Maths Olympiad competition.

The following students scored in the top 25% of overall scores in the Australasia Junior Maths Olympiad competition: Ella C, Evin B, Maxwell K, Oliver B and Isaac N.

Congratulations to the following students who attained great results in the Maths Games:

Claire L, Angelina R, Ryan E, Ruby B-G.

Congratulations to the following students who attained great results in the Maths Explorer competition:

Lucy A, Hamza I, Nathan Q, Malya P, Luis O, Evie K, Selena Y, Patrick R, Zara D-S.

Federal member Sally Sitou will be hosting an online briefing for local parents regarding the new ‘social media delay’ for under-16s coming into effect in December.

Parents will have the opportunity to hear from the Minister for Communications, Anika Wells, and also a representative of the eSafety commission regarding these changes, and what they mean for parents and children.

Parents will also have the opportunity to submit questions ahead of time.

Details

Date: 9 December 2025

Time: 6.00pm-7.00pm

Location: Online. Link to be provided closer to date, upon RSVP.

RSVP essential via: Online Briefing - Social Media Delay - 9 December

The year’s end is quickly approaching! The last week of borrowing from our library will be Week 7 with all books to be returned by the end of Week 8. Mums, Dads and Carers, please help your children to return any overdue books so they can all be accounted for by the end of the year.

Many thanks,

Mr Neufeld

Book Club brochures have arrived! Look out for your copy of Book Club coming home in your child's schoolbag! It's packed with hundreds of books from just $3 to help you on your child's reading journey.

It is easy to order. The Book Club LOOP platform for parents allows you to pay by credit card. Your child’s order is delivered directly to school safe and sound and the books will be given to students in class. You can place your child’s order at scholastic.com.au/LOOP or using the LOOP app, which can be downloaded from the App Store or Google Play.

For more information please see The Scholastic Parent's guide to Book Club

Book Club issue 8 closes on 5th December.

Respect awards - Rawson says congratulations to:

• Evelyn O - 1/2A
• Natalia B - 1/2W
• Milla H-S - K/1W
• Sebastian P - K/1W
• Abigail W - K/1W
• Olivia P - 3/4A
• Riley F - 3/4C
• Axel J - 3/4D
• Alice T - 3/4R
• Nieva G - 3/4X
• Aleyna Y - 3/4X
• Aodhan P - 5/6P

Responsibility awards - Monty says congratulations to:

• Luca G - KB
• Maddie H - KB
• Daithi L - KB
• Roman R - KK
• Jack W - 1/2A
• Benjamin E-R - 1/2J
• Christopher O - 3/4C
• Archer A - 3/4D
• Jordan K - 3/4D
• Sienna U - 3/4X
• Isaac S - 5/6C
• Grace R - 5/6H
• Sienna D - 5/6O
• Aodhan P - 5/6P

Resilience awards - Bretty says congratulations to:

• Axel E - KB
• Kira D - KP
• Catherine L - 1/2A
• Lily T - 1/2P
• Oliver A - 1/2W
• Stanislas V - 1/2W
• Kingi T - K/1W
• Archer A - 3/4D
• Rupert P - 3/4D
• Olivia G - 3/4R
• Matthew L - 3/4R
• Bart W - 3/4R
• Will H - 3/4X
• Ludo D N-R - 5/6O
• Zoe F - 5/6O
• Isaac N - 5/6O
• Aodhan P - 5/6P

Mr Nguyen says congratulations to:

• Sienna U - 3/4X - Respect
• Zoe F - 5/6O - Respect
• Catherine L - 1/2A - Responsibility
• Grace R - 5/6H - Responsibility
• Isaac N - 5/6O - Resilience
• Aodhan P - 5/6O - Resilience

Our Week 6 Assembly Star was Kayla C from 5/6C, who absolutely blew our socks off with two dynamic and entertaining songs.

Kayla performed "I Just Want to Be a Star" from Nonsense and "Big and Loud" from Cats Don’t Dance, lighting up the hall with her confidence and charisma. You’re amazing, Kayla!

The NSW Department of Education’s Arts Unit is once again hosting the Recorder Camp at Stanwell Tops, from Tuesday 7 April to Friday 10 April 2026 (during the school holidays).

This exciting camp is open to students in Years 5–12 (including current Year 6 students entering high school next year) who play recorder or woodwind instruments. Woodwind players can use their existing music skills to learn recorder at the camp. The ability to read music is an advantage but not essential.Led by experienced Arts Unit staff and specialist teachers, the camp offers a fantastic opportunity to develop musicianship, make new friends, and enjoy music-making in a supportive environment. It’s also a great chance to reconnect with friends who may now be at another high school.

For more information, scan the QR code or visit the Arts Unit website - https://artsunit.nsw.edu.au/local-arts-program/nsw-public-schools-recorder-camp, or contact Alicia Crossley at alicia.crossley4@det.nsw.edu.au.

With the weather warming up, we are noticing lots of jumpers and hats being taken off and left about the school. To ensure items can be returned, please ensure your child’s name is permanently and clearly labelled on belongings such as school hats, jackets, lunch boxes, drink bottles and school bags.

Please use a permanent laundry marker to label clothes, hats and shoes, or sew or iron on personalised labels, go through your child’s bag with them regularly and check that labels haven’t faded with washing.

Regular school attendance is important for your child’s learning and social development. If your child is absent from school, you must ensure that you provide the school with a written explanation.

The School Bytes Parent App allows you to quickly and easily submit an absence notification to the school, or respond to an absence that has been recorded but not yet explained. This is especially helpful for future planned absences, such as a scheduled medical appointment.

Late arrival or early departure

Parents must come to the office and sign their child/ren in or out of school when arriving late or leaving early. This ensures student attendance is correctly recorded. Phoning ahead 10 minutes before you arrive when picking up early allows time to bring the student to the office.

Extended leave

Families are encouraged to travel during school holidays. If travel during school term is necessary, you can only submit up to 9 days leave on the School Bytes Parent App.

If travelling for 10 days or more, you will need to complete an Application to leave - travel This form is now electronic and can be completed within the forms section of School Bytes.

For more information, visit the School Bytes website and check out the "Parent Guides" for helpful FAQs and tutorials.

How to guides

Downloading the App provides real time school updates, access to online forms, upcoming event dates, payments and permissions on the go, students reports and plans, as well as being able to submit absences quickly. 

Download today:

App Store - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/school-bytes/id6463097826  

Google Play - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=education.schoolbytes

Can't download the App? The parent portal can also be accessed on a web browser:

https://portal.schoolbytes.education/auth/login

If you experience any difficulties registering or using the app, please contact our admin team at drummoyne-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au.

Hello everyone! 

A reminder to parents when ordering recess to please let their children know there is recess for them to pick up.

Kind regards,

Anna, Sivine & the Canteen Committee

New 2026 Kindy Families can now register for Flexischools and order under the class New Starter 2026.

The P&C will be hosting a FINAL second hand uniform sale for 2025 on Friday 28th November from 8.15am.

This is a great opportunity to clean out the cupboards and donate any items you no longer need.

Kindy 2026 parents and friends will be invited along also so they can start preparing to join us next year! There will be an opportunity to try and buy NEW uniforms at the upcoming Kindy transition morning next week, along with being about to order online via Flexischools. 

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