Drummoyne Public School

Dear Drummoyne PS Community,

Welcome to Term 3!

It was my pleasure to welcome our students back on Tuesday to start another exciting chapter of the school year, filled with a variety of events and activities. This term, we look forward to the melodious performances by our school choirs at the Opera House and Town Hall, celebrating public education during Education Week, the enchanting festivities of Book Week, the adventures of Year 4 camp and, of course, the fun and excitement of our school fete. Each of these events provides wonderful opportunities for our students to showcase their talents, learn new things, and create lasting memories. 

Fete Preparations

I was pleased to have been able to attend the latest fete committee meeting on Tuesday evening and to play my part to ensure this event continues to be one of the highlights of the year, not just for the school but for the entire local community. Our recent meeting was filled with exciting ideas and enthusiastic planning; however, we still need volunteers to bring these plans to life. Whether you can lend a hand with setting up, running a stall, or assisting with activities, your involvement is crucial. The school fete is not only a significant fundraiser but also a celebration of the vibrant community spirit at our school. Please find further information on how to volunteer included in this week’s newsletter. I look forward to seeing everyone come together to make this year’s fete the best one yet!

Education Week Events

Earlier this week, I was excited to invite you to join us for Education Week, a celebration of public education and the achievements and creativity of our students. We have a range of engaging events planned, including an open morning where you can visit classrooms and see the fantastic work your children are doing, an inspiring art trail showcasing student artwork and the unveiling of our two Aboriginal murals, designed by Scott Rathman in collaboration with our students, that reflect our commitment to cultural diversity and inclusion. Your presence at these events means a great deal to our students and staff and we look forward to you coming in to celebrate with us.

Regards,

John Nguyen​

Principal 

E: john.nguyen34@det.n​sw.edu.au 

Over the next few weeks, our enrolment panel will meet to confirm local applications for next year, particularly Kindergarten 2025 applications. If your child turns 5 before 31 July 2025 they are eligible to start Kindergarten next year.

Please submit your enrolments online at :  

Respect awards - Rawson says congratulations to:

• Aleks N - 5/6P
• Chloe A B - 3/4A
• Phillipa M - 5/6H

Responsibility awards - Monty says congratulations to:

• Dean T - 3/4A
• Frenchie T - 3/4K
• Macy T - 3/4R
• Jordan K - 3/4R
• Ilona F - 3/4K

Resilience awards -  Bretty says congratulations to:

• Roman G - 3/4S

Mr Nguyen says congratulations to:

• Aleks N - 5/6P - Responsibility
• Chloe A B - 3/4A - Respect
• Phillipa M - 5/6H - Respect
• Jordan K - 3/4R - Responsibility

Food is a fun experiment. That is why next month, your children will be involved in an interactive Mad Food Science Incursion by The Root Cause™ . There’s also an accompanying parent seminar before the P&C Meeting on Tuesday, 17 September which has been designed to help you simplify feeding your family. 

The Root Cause prides itself on meeting teachers, students and their families where they are at. In order to customise the messages for our school, teachers are collecting anonymous data about lunch boxes, our canteen, and the amount of waste our school produces. The survey is 100% anonymous and there is no association between any student and his or her food. It is a simple cricket score exercise: for example, hands up if you have a museli bar in your lunchbox today.  

The surveys will be finalised this week and will be a great way to inform how we plan for the incursions and the parent session. I look forward to sharing more information about the incursions and parent session in coming weeks' newsletters. Please don't hesitate to contact the school if you require additional information or go to the Root Cause's website at https://schools.therootcause.com.au

Michelle O'Dowd

Assistant Principal and Environment Coordinator

Over the next few weeks, Ms Sole and myself will be selecting 30 students from our choir to perform at the Primary Proms. We will be looking at rehearsal attendance and participation to guide our decision. As we have over 50 students, there may be some disappointment. This is not an easy task for anyone involved. We ask that you encourage your child to show resilience. 

The 2 dates for Primary Proms where attendance is MANDATORY are Thursday 5th and 26th September. The price will include a $40 entry fee plus money for the bus. Over the years it has varied between $60-$100. If this does not work for your family, please let me or Ms Sole know either via email or your child next Wednesday. Once the students have been selected, a note will go home via Audriri with payment information, dates, timings, and ticketing information. On anther note, we look forward to having the entire choir perform at both Open Day and the School Fete.

Amanda Champion

Choir Teacher

Book Week is nearly here!

Once again Drummoyne Public School will be celebrating children’s literature and we would love our families and friends to join in!

The big day of celebrations will take place in week 5, on Monday 19th August.

We will have award winning children’s author Susanne Gervay visiting us, a magical Book Week Parade and lots of reading!

Parade!

Students are invited to come dressed as a favourite book character or in the Reading is Magic theme for the parade. Family and carers are invited to come and watch the parade. The parade will take place Monday 19th August at 2:30 p.m.

Author visit!

Also on the Monday, students from Kindergarten to year 6 will listen to a presentation from award winning author Susanne Gervay.

Students can purchase a book by Susanne Gervay leading up to her visit which will be signed on the day. Orders must be placed by 5th August using the details below. Any orders after this time will be sent after the visit and will NOT be available to be signed.

Premier’s Reading challenge

The Premier’s Reading Challenge is still on, but not for much longer!!!

Students in years 3 to 6 must have their reading logged on the PRC website by Friday 23rd August to get their certificate!

The easiest way for students to log their reading is by going to their student portal and clicking on the Premier’s Reading Challenge icon.

Kindy to year 2 students will have their reading logs updated by Mr Neufeld.

Happy reading!

Education Week Book Fair

As part of our Education Week open day, a book fair will be held in the library on Monday 5th August. Friends and families are invited to come to the library from 8:30am to 11:30am to have a browse and possibly make a purchase. Books can be purchased on the day using eftpos or can be prepaid online.

In the coming week, students will bring home a “wish list” of books that have caught their interest from the fair. Details for online payments can be found on the back of the wish lists.

Any books you may like to purchase for donation to the library would be greatly appreciated and a part of every book sale helps to raise funds for our school library!

We look forward to seeing you there!

Joe Neufeld

Teacher Librarian

On the last day of term two I traveled to Penrith, with nine of my team mates, to compete in the NSW Junior Netball State Title, a three day competition full of fun, rivalry and A LOT of tape.

Our Inner West 12s team competed in the Championships Division and placed 16th out of 20 teams, Manly managed to come out on top and won the state title.

I am so proud of our efforts and achievements and very excited for next season's trials. In total, 2,344 players from 234 teams hit the courts, it was an amazing three days of netball.

Here are some shots of players we came up against (taken by a slightly concerned yet proud mum). I loved my first experience at State Titles!

Lola M 5/6O

This year, our school will be beginning to streamline some of our communication practices in an effort to keep our school community engaged and informed. As part of this process, we ask that you please join your child/ren's CLASS GROUP as well as their YEAR GROUP (rolled over from last year) in the Audiri app. This will help us to ensure that you receive information relevant to you and your child/ren. Detailed instructions are included below.

How users can subscribe to open groups in the Audiri app: New users joining your school can subscribe to Open Groups by following these steps in the Audiri app:

Thank you for your support.

Get in quick to nab your volunteer slot on your favourite stall! Toy & book stall, cake stall, BBQ, dunk tank… what will you choose?

Please click the link below or use the QR code to volunteer on fete day. Many hands make light work, and all help – for as little as an hour – is gratefully received. (Plus the kids love seeing their parents help out!) 

https://signup.zone/dps-fete

All uniform shop orders are now to be placed on Flexischools.

The uniform shop is open for face to face sales on Friday mornings from 9am - 10am

If you need to contact the uniform shop volunteers please email:

Welcome to Term 3. We hope everyone enjoyed their holidays.

Thank you to parent volunteers Esme, Sarah and Megan for their help this week. Thank you also to student helpers Delilah & Korney.

Grandfriends and Family Day will be held on Monday 5th August.

• We have a lunch pack available for this day. COST: $5.50 for a sandwich and drink. Available on line now to pre-order.
• Please put the name of student and class your visitor will be seeing.
• The lunch will be put into the class lunch tub. This will be delivered to the  nominated class.
• Orders open now!! They will close Thursday 1st August at 11:30pm.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: 

We are asking for the bare minimum with regards to help in the canteen. We would so appreciate volunteers signing up as this helps to keep prices low and ensures lunches are prepared in time (esp. Thursday and Friday). Your children also love seeing you in the canteen helping out. Your child will receive a lunch (main meal only, not any extras) for free. 

MON. 29th July.   10:30 am - 11:30 am…….1 (Chicken Nuggets and wedges)

THUR.1st August.  9:30am - 10:30 am…..1.        10:30 am - 11:30 am…….1 (Pasta)

FRI. 2nd August  9:30am - 10:30 am….1.        10:30 am - 11:30 am……2 (Sausage Sizzle)

To Volunteer

• Log in to Flexischools account.
• Click on NEWSFEED
• Click on VOLUNTEER IN CANTEEN and click on the word here.

If you need to pay for an emergency lunch:

• Log in to Flexischools.
• Select the next available date to pay.
• Select the IOU option.
• Select money denominations equal to money owing.
• Add to basket.
• Pay - so easy!!

Kind regards,

Canteen and P&C Committee

To book Gowrie NSW - enrolment forms can be found on the Gowrie website:

https://www.gowriensw.com.au/out-of-hours-care/drummoyne-and-stmarks

Contact Rekkha for more information on 0436 616 744.

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