Drummoyne Public School

Dear Drummoyne PS Community,

K-6 Picnic @ Parsley Bay

I am excited to announce that this year’s end-of-year celebration will be a whole-school excursion to Parsley Bay on Monday 16th December. The park is open to the public and families are welcome to join us for this special day. There will be an opportunity for supervised water play and we are all hoping for great weather to make the most of this fun, outdoor experience as we celebrate another year of learning and laughter together. Permission notes, along with further information, will be shared with parents next week.

Thank you to our P&C

Tuesday marked the final P&C meeting for the year and I want to take this opportunity to thank our P&C for a positive and productive year working together, my first as Principal of Drummoyne. It has been an absolute pleasure collaborating with such a dedicated and enthusiastic group of parents and carers who are committed to enriching our school community.

This year, the P&C has gone above and beyond in organising a range of events that have brought joy to our students and families. From the recent disco to trivia nights, Mother’s and Father’s Day celebrations and, of course, our amazing fete, each event has created lasting memories and strengthened our community spirit and benefited all of our students. I’m so grateful for the effort and time our P&C has given to making these events possible and for their support in ensuring our students benefit from the resources and opportunities these initiatives provide.

As we look ahead to 2025, I encourage everyone in our school community to consider being part of the P&C. Whether you can volunteer at an event or attend meetings, your involvement makes a real difference. It’s also a great way to learn a bit more about what’s happening at school from me,  meet other families, contribute ideas  and have a say in activities and projects that benefit all of our students.

Induction Assembly for 2025 Yr6 Leaders

I am looking forward to the 2025 Leaders Induction Assembly on Tuesday. This is a special event where we will celebrate and officially welcome our new student leaders for the year ahead. It’s always a proud moment for both our Year 5 students and their families as they step into these important roles within our school community. I hope to see many proud parents there to share in this celebration of our students' achievements and leadership potential. Please note the early start time of 2pm - Tuesday 26th November.

Regards,

John Nguyen​

Principal 

E: john.nguyen34@det.n​sw.edu.au 

We experience some of the highest UV levels in the world, so if we want our children to have a healthy future, we need to equip them with good sun protection habits now. School hours are at the time of day when UV levels are at their highest. It’s vital that we educate our children and ourselves about good sun protection behaviours.

You can protect your child from the damaging effects of UV radiation by applying sunscreen each morning before they leave for school and ensuring they are wearing a sun-safe hat. This is one of the easiest and most effective forms of sun protection. If students forget their hat, they are asked to play in the shade.

Labelling hats is also an excellent way to ensure if your child's hat is lost or misplaced, it can be returned.

Dianne Colb

Deputy Principal

Class 1/2K have been focusing on 'People and Places' this semester. They explored the meaning of a suburb and came to understand how a suburb is planned and developed including the naming of features and places. 1/2K investigated the meaning of place names in the local area and planned out a suburb of their own.

• Stefania C - KW
• Quinn T - 1/2D

• Nieva G - 1/2A
• Antonia C - 1/2M

Resilience awards - Bretty says congratulations to:

• Harrison L - KW
• Zakee B - 1/2A
• Jarah A - 1/2D
• Sophie P - 1/2K
• Elle V - 1/2P

Mr Nguyen says congratulations to:

• Diana C - 1/2K - Respect
• Nieva G - 1/2A - Responsibility

On Thursday, the 21st of November, Ms O’Dowd took the Year 6 Environmental Leaders on an excursion to the Coal Loader Centre for Sustainability at Balls Head Point, Waverton. We were accompanied by students from 9 other primary schools, and the sessions were run by Environmental Leaders from 9 different high schools.

Over the day, we participated in a number of fun and sustainable activities. The first activity was called; Trash to Tunes where we crafted maracas by repurposing items found at home which included: 2 cups, stones, straws, pipe cleaners, balloons, tape and paper. This activity was also a competition and Phoebe was chosen as the winner because of the speech about her environmentally inspired maracas. 

Our second activity was called Pots to Go which was planting basil seeds. First we each made a pot out of old newspapers and biodegradable tape, made of a cellulose film and a plant based adhesive. We then filled the pots with soil and finally one of the students from Marsden High School popped in the basil seeds. Fingers crossed that they all grow when we get them home. 

The third activity was called the Sustainability Trail and Games where Holly took us on a journey around the Old Coal Loader site where we played Sustainability I Spy. Our task was to find examples of how the Centre was dealing with waste, encouraging biodiversity, reducing water and conserving energy. We got some great ideas to tell our parents about such as: reusing old things, composting in a worm farm and planting native plants to name just a few. Then we used a huge parachute to play a quick quiz game. 

At the end of the day, we competed in the Garbage Olympics, which consisted of trivia, pictionary, and an environmental action game. We were encouraged by our High school leaders over the day to do our best while thinking about sustainability and our environment.

Everyone had a fun time, and this was such a memorable and thrilling experience. 

Thank you to Riviera's mum, Donna and Phillipa’s mum, Lauren for driving us there and picking us up and a big thank you to Ms O'Dowd for organising this whole excursion! We had such a great time!

By Ava, Phoebe S and Phillipa

Environmental Leaders 

Last week, 3/4S set an ambitious goal to become Mathletics champions of the world! With the help of Miss Lucy and Mrs Sole, we aimed to achieve the highest average score globally and reach number 1 on the leaderboard. Miss Lucy researched how to maximise points and explained that it wasn’t just about individual efforts - it was the class average that mattered. Everyone put in their best efforts, starting early in the morning and working hard after school, completing activities and tests, and earning thousands of points.

Our determination and teamwork paid off as we soared past other schools, achieving the highest average score not only in Australia but in the world!

Along the way, some of us earned impressive individual rankings. Jana, Georges, Ayden, and Luis climbed the leaderboard, with some of us making it into the world’s top 20 and even the country’s top 10. Georges even spotted the name of a former classmate from Qatar on the leaderboard! The challenge was tough, and we tackled some of the hardest tests, but our resilience and enthusiasm were unmatched.

Congratulations to everyone in 3/4S - we are now true world champions!

Jana, Ayden and Luis

The SRC are fundraising for a native beehive at DPS. We are holding a ‘B’ themed mufti day. You can come dressed as a bee or the colours of a bee or anything that starts with the letter b. For example; A basketball player, butterfly, baker, ballerina, Barbie, bird, beagle, Bingo, Bluey, Bandit. Please ensure your mufti clothing is appropriate for school ie. closed shoes, shoulders covered. 

Please bring in a $1 or $2 coin if you are wearing mufti! 

When: Friday 29th November (Week 7)

Our Year 6 fundraising County Fair will be held on Wednesday 4th December.  All funds will go towards the Year 6 gift to the school and end of year activities.

At the fair there will be a variety of stalls where students can purchase food such as: sausage sizzle, cupcakes and waffles; crafts, candy stall and a lucky dip; as well as activities like basketball shooting and a soccer comp and much more. 

To purchase items at the county fair we ask students to pre-purchase tokens. Tokens are $1 each and will be sold as packs of 5 or 10. All items and activities will cost between one and three tokens. 

Please click on the link emailed to you this week through SchoolBytes to make purchases of $5 or $10.

Please note that this is a student fundraising endeavour and as such no refunds will be issued for unused tokens.

Thank you for supporting Year 6.

We are coming to the end of the year and as such, it’s time to start looking for all those library books that may have slipped behind the lounge, under the bed or in the back of the car! Please help our students to find and return all of their books by week 7.

Library books can be returned on any day to the returns trolley in the library.

Joe Neufeld

Teacher Librarian

Applications are now open for 2025 School Student Transport Scheme (SSTS) travel. Students in the Opal network applying for an Opal card (including a Term Bus Pass) for the first time will receive their School Opal card at their nominated postal address from mid-January 2025.Students who require a School Opal card or travel pass but have not yet applied need to apply or update their details as soon as possible.

In the Opal network, students should travel with a Child/Youth Opal card until they receive their valid School Opal card. If outside Greater Sydney, parents should contact their local bus operator to discuss their travel needs. Students/parents should confirm with their nominated operator if they do not receive a pass.

Terms of Use

Students using School Opal cards must tap on and tap off in line with the Opal terms of use.This includes travel within the approved times between 6.30am and 7.00pm from Monday to Friday on school days only. Students must use their Child/Youth Opal card for any travel outside these times.All students are required to comply with the Student code of conduct. The code of conduct aims to ensure the safety and well-being of school children and other passengers. It is important that parents ensure their child is aware of this, as failure to comply with the code of conduct can result in a suspension from travel.

Everyone who's pitched in on any P&C events, class parents, canteen or uniform shop is welcome to come along and get together for an end of year catch up.

Save the date Wednesday 27th November in the evening. Time and venue details to follow.

From Term 4 the uniform shop will be open for face to face sales on Wednesday mornings from 9am - 10am.

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

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

After having three children at DPS and spending many, many years of volunteering for us, Nadda's youngest child will be finishing year 6 this year and heading off to high school.

We are looking for volunteers who can spare half an hour to an hour each week to come in and help package up any online uniform orders, open up for face to face sales or sort through 2nd hand items etc. The job is very flexible, can be done any day of the week. Come alone or bring a friend and join our small but fun team. 

We would love to train volunteers during term 4 to take over from Nadda when she leaves. Please contact the school office if you would like any more information.or email: 

The P&C Uniform Shop Committee

Dear Parents & Carers,

Thank you to our wonderful parent volunteers Simon, Nurila, Emilie, Julie and Lee.

Don’t miss out! Order now - Log in to account. Click on ORDER. Scroll to the bottom. Click SUSHI Pre Order.

The cut-off for Sushi is Monday 2nd December 10:00 am.

Fruit Salad: available Tuesday - Friday. Watermelon, pineapple, apple, honeydew and orange. Will vary each week depending what is available. COST: $2.20

We are trialing 30 min time slots for volunteering on Thursday and Friday. Feedback is most welcome.

NOVEMBER: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Monday 25th…..10:30AM-11:00AM….1       11:00AM-11:30am…1    

Thursday 28th.....9:30am -10:00am.......1         10;00AM-10:30AM......1           10:30AM-11:00AM….1       11:00AM-11:30am…1      

Friday 29th......9:30am -10:00am.......1         10;00AM-10:30AM......1           10:30AM-11:00AM…..2       11:00AM-11:30am.....2       

Canteen and P&C Committee

To Volunteer

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

To pay for an emergency lunch order:

• 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!!

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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