Drummoyne Public School

Dear Drummoyne PS Community,

Athletics Carnival

Our Athletics Carnival was held under beautiful sunny skies on Wednesday and was a resounding success. The day was filled with a variety of exciting activities that engaged all our students, fostering both fun and healthy competition. A huge thank you to Ms Kathy Xenos and her team of dedicated Stage 2 teachers whose meticulous planning and organisation made the event seamless and enjoyable for everyone involved. We are also very thankful for the incredible support from our parent volunteers, who helped ensure everything ran smoothly, and also for those of you who were able to make it down to spectate. Your presence and support showcased the vibrant spirit of our school community.

Stage 3 Camps

Next week, our Stage 3 students will be embarking on camp to Bathurst (Year 5) and Canberra (Year 6). These trips are a rite of passage for our students (I’m sure those of you educated in NSW will remember your own primary school trips to Canberra and/or the gold fields) and give them the opportunity to explore significant historical and cultural landmarks, enhancing their learning beyond the classroom. With this in mind, I would like to acknowledge the dedication and sacrifice of our wonderful Stage 3 teachers, support and executive staff who will be accompanying the students, ensuring their safety and well-being 24/7 for the duration of the trip. Their commitment to providing such valuable experiences is truly commendable. We are confident that this camp will be an unforgettable and highly-educational experience for all the students involved.

Parent-Teacher Interview Booking

I am pleased to report that over 250 of you have already taken advantage of the opportunity to book in a time to meet with your chid/ren’s teacher/s in Week 10 for our Term  2 parent-teacher interviews. I am confident that these interviews will provide you with additional information that will help to contextualise your child's Semester 1 report and I encourage you to book in a time to meet if you haven’t already.

Looking forward to seeing many of you at the P&C Trivia Night tonight. Our staff will be well represented by a team of 10 teachers at the teachers’ table - game on!

Regards,

John Nguyen​

Principal 

E: john.nguyen34@det.n​sw.edu.au 

With flu cases on the rise, we would like to remind you that simple hygiene such as regularly washing hands will help stop the spread of the potentially deadly virus.

Students are asked to stay home when sick. They should only attend school when they are symptom free. 

Parents and carers who have children with persistent or ongoing symptoms of flu, COVID 19 or Microplasma etc are encouraged to have these assessed by their local health care professional. These symptoms may be related to other illnesses (e.g. allergies or hay fever) that require treatment and management by a doctor. 

Dianne Colb

Deputy Principal

Respect awards - Rawson says congratulations to:

• Maya F - 1/2A
• Jasper M - 1/2J
• Angus T - 1/2M

Resilience awards - Bretty says congratulations to:

• Tom H - 1/2P

Mr Nguyen says congratulations to:

•  Tom H - 1/2P - Respect Badge
• Rupert P - 1/2J - Resilience Badge

The weather was kind to Kindergarten last Friday as we embarked on our first excursion to Calmsley Hill Farm!

Students met some lovely farm animals and even milked Daisy the Cow. We were treated to an exciting tractor ride and finished the day with a sheep dog show and some whip cracking. 

Student quotes:

• Ethan from KB said, "I loved the tractor ride because it was bumpy and I got to see the bees."
• Finn M from KW said, "I liked seeing the snake because it was camouflaged a lot." 
• James from KW liked milking the cow because it was "squishy and warm".
• Betty from KB said "I liked it when we went on the bus because I got to sit on the window side."

Kindergarten Teachers

Group photos will take place on Monday 24th June.

Students who missed out on an individual portrait earlier in the year can also be included. The background of the portrait may be slightly different as they will not have access to the backdrop used on the original portrait day but the framing of the shot will be the same.

The students involved in group photos will need to be in the following uniforms:

• Zone Cross Country - Sports Uniform
• Zone Swimming - Sports Uniform
• House Captains - Sports Uniform
• Junior Band - Instruments & Full School Uniform
• Senior Band - Instruments & Full School Uniform
• Strings - Instruments & Full School Uniform
• Librarians - Full School Uniform
• Stage Choirs - Full School Uniform
• Debating - Full School Uniform
• Public Speaking - Full School Uniform
• SRC Semester One - Full School Uniform
• BRIC Club Leaders - Full School Uniform
• Environmental leaders - Full School Uniform
• AFL Paul Kelly Cup - Sports Uniform
• Representative Netball - Sports Uniform
• Tournament of Minds - Full School Uniform

Where students are involved in photos with both sports uniform and full school uniform, please wear full school uniform and bring sports uniform. 

Please note that there are no order forms required for group photos on the day. The School Photographer will send a sample set of photos and order forms after the photo day for those families who wish to purchase the extra curricular group photos. 

Yeji Kim

Photo Day Coordinator

A Library Fund was established at the school in 2002 to enable the purchase of resources for the library. This fund has Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status and so all donations are tax deductible.

If families would like to make a donation to the Library Fund, the parent/carer receiving the receipt must be the one making the payment with their credit card.

Please click on this link: https://portal.schoolbytes.education/other-payment/1649

• Click on “Add Item”   
• tick the box next to "Library Fund Donation" 
• "Add Item" 
• enter $ amount 
• click on “Pay Now”.

An email receipt will be sent under the name of the person who made the payment.

Thank you for your support of our school library.

On Tuesday 40 brilliant students battled it out face to face with a myriad of different schools and other kids. All of the students got up bright and early on a sunny morning to make the long trek to Timbrell Park. Once we arrived, the tents went up and our bags went down and we were ready to win and play our hearts out.

Drummoyne put forward three teams. The first was a social team who wanted to try something new and have a bit of a laugh. The boys learnt about a new sport and had a lovely day down at the park. The girls team was very much the same - with some experienced players leading the way for the newcomers. They made the semis and gave it a red hot crack, but were beaten by 2 goals in the semi- final. The experienced boys team played well - making it into the grand final with ease. They certainly had tough competition in the grand final and were beaten in the end. 

We'd like to thank Todd - Ms Champion's friend - for taking the day off work to help coach for the day. And thank you to the parents who came down to cheer on the teams throughout the day.

By Daniel H and Xavi M

This week Juliette B, Maeve O and Ella C represented our school at the PSSA South Eastern Girls Touch Football day held at Kareela Oval.

The girls played six games, winning five comfortably and narrowly losing 2-3 to Cronulla to finish runners up in the tournament.

Juliette and Ella were subsequently picked to represent South East at the upcoming NSWPSSA State Champs in Wollongong in August.

We wish you good luck girls!

On Tuesday Maeve O and Ella C went back to Kareela Oval and played seven 25 minute soccer games. We were selected to play in the Inner West PSSA zone soccer team. We made new friendships, extended our soccer skills and, of course, had fun!

We came top of our pool so we made it into the semi-finals against Engadine and won. We ended up undefeated the whole day and won the grand final!

Ella C & Maeve O

Preliminary stage spelling tests will be held on Tuesday 25 June and finals on 2nd July.

Please direct any questions to Mr Sutton.

Ewan Sutton

Spelling Bee Coordinator

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 #4 closes on 21st June.

If your child turns 5 before 31 July 2025 they are eligible to start Kindergarten next year. Please complete your child's application as soon as possible, attaching a copy of their passport or birth certificate, proof of your home address (ie latest electricity bill, rates notice or lease etc) and their immunisation statement from Medicare. Any additional OT or speech therapy reports, additional needs and the like should also be included.

Please submit your enrolments online at :  

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.

We are seeking sponsorship from our school business community to contribute to items our Principal, teachers and staff have identified as the most impactful on our kids' learning and wellbeing. This includes shade for our playgrounds, laptops, robotics and STEM share kits and modern learning furniture.

Last year over 3000 people attended, and thousands more saw our local signage and social posts – what a great opportunity to promote your business locally!

If you are interested in supporting the fete either as a sponsor, stall holder or contributor of prizes, please contact dps.sponsorship@gmail.com and a Committee member will be in touch.

Date: Sunday 25th August 2024

Time: 10am – 3pm

This year’s fete will be a celebration of our school community, with loads of activities and and entertainment for all ages. From thrilling rides and games, to delicious food stalls and live performances, there’s something for everyone:

• Live entertainment
• Rides and games
• Local food stalls
• Business and market stalls
• Raffles and prizes

Volunteers

We are still seeking volunteers for key fete committee roles to help make the event a success. The fete team is a great way to connect with other parents, have a laugh and support the school. Where we need help:

Entertainment coordinator (on stage entertainment and off-stage entertainment)

Stalls coordinator (food and non-food)

Logistics coordinator (rides, hire needs, licenses, applications and general operations)

If you would like to get involved, please join us for our next 2024 Fete Committee meeting at 8pm on Wednesday 26 June 2024. Please contact Walid (0438 629 754) or Rob (0410 441 053) for details.

Let’s come together as a community to make the 2024 Drummoyne Public School Fete a day to remember!

Warm regards,

Walid El-Khoury & Rob Tolliday

Fete Coordinators

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:

Stock up on winter uniforms at the P&C second hand uniform sale on Friday 28th June

The sale is open from 8.15am - 9.15am under the COLA (outside the hall) and we are accepting cash and card. 

If you have any good quality, clean items you would like to donate to the sale, please drop them to the school office.

P&C Committee

Dear Parents & Carers,

A large batch of Butter Chicken was cooked today with the help of Esme and Sarah. The meal continues to do very well!  Ingredients: chicken, onions, tomatoes, garlic, ginger, cinnamon stick, cardamon, cloves, peppercorns, turmeric, bay leaves and cream. Cooked in the canteen. Served on a bed of rice. This meal is available on Tuesdays for $5.50.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: JUNE

We would so appreciate volunteers signing up as this helps to keep prices at a minimum 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 24th.   10:30 am - 11:30 am…….1 (Chicken Nuggets and wedges)

THURS 27th  9:30am - 10:30 am…..1.        10:30 am - 11:30 am…….1 (Pasta) 

FRI 28th  9:30am - 10:30 am….1.        10:30 am - 11:30 am……2 (Sausage Sizzle)

To Volunteer please go to:

Canteen news updates

If you don’t want to miss out on news updates from the canteen on your phone, you will need to log in to your Flexischool account.

• Look to the left of screen and click on PROFILE.
• Click on PREFERENCES.
• Click on SCHOOL NEWS FEED EMAILS.

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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