Drummoyne Public School

Dear Drummoyne PS Community,

Logic Lounge Parent Information Evening

We were pleased to welcome Dr Neil Jeyasingam, Clinical Psychiatrist from Logic Lounge Drummoyne, for an informative parent session on adolescent mental health. With over 70 RSVPs, the evening drew strong interest from our parent community and we were treated to a very thorough and insightful session.

Dr Jeyasingam shared his deep knowledge on topics such as ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, neurodivergence and the impact of gaming on mental health, answering many thoughtful questions from parents along the way.

The evening was both enlightening and reassuring, giving parents practical insights and a better understanding of how to support young people through the ups and downs of adolescence. We’re very grateful to Dr Jeyasingam for his time and expertise and hope to offer more sessions like this in the future.

Students Representing

Congratulations to Maya L in 3/4C, who continues to make us proud! After joining Stephanie Di Pasqua MP last week as “MP for a Day”, this week Maya represented Drummoyne Public School in the Bear Pit Public Speaking Competition at NSW Parliament. Twelve students from schools across the Drummoyne electorate took part, each presenting a speech on one of three topics. Maya chose the topic “If I could swap places with someone for a day it would be…” and delivered a thoughtful and confident speech about swapping places with Australia’s first female Prime Minister, Julia Gillard. 

Congratulations also to Maeve O, Jake L and Olivia D on their outstanding performances at the NSW State Athletics Championships! At this level, students compete against not only public school representatives but also athletes from private schools across the state, making their achievements even more impressive. Maeve placed 17th in the 11 Years Girls 1500m, Jake placed 24th in the Boys 12–13 Years Shot Put and Olivia achieved 15th in the 8–10 Years Girls Multi-Class 200m, 10th in the Shot Put and an incredible 6th in the 800m. 

A special congratulations goes to Olivia, who has now qualified to represent NSW and compete at the Australian Track and Field 12 Years and Under Championships in the ACT - a truly remarkable achievement! 

Stage 1 Swim School

A big thank you to our Stage 1 team and to Ms Koula Mavrakis for their outstanding work over the last two weeks coordinating and supervising the Stage 1 Swimming School program. It’s a huge task to organise, and we truly appreciate the care, energy and enthusiasm that went into making the week such a success.

The program provides our students with vital swimming and water safety skills - an essential part of growing up in a country where being around water is part of everyday life. Today’s clothed swim was a highlight, giving students the opportunity to experience what it feels like to be in the water wearing everyday clothes and to practice staying calm and safe in a simulated emergency situation.

Halloween Disco

Finally, thank you to Susan Murray for her wonderful work in coordinating tonight’s P&C disco, and to all the parent and staff volunteers who have volunteered their time to make the event possible. Unfortunately, I won’t be able to attend this evening, but I know our students are in for a fantastic night of fun, music and dancing. 

Regards,

John Nguyen​

Principal 

E: john.nguyen34@det.n​sw.edu.au

Respect awards - Rawson says congratulations to:

• Ella Y - KK
• Maya F - 3/4A
• Ruby Q - 3/4D
• Olivia D - 3/4R
• Rebecca H - 3/4R
• Ari S - 3/4X
• Damon T - 3/4X
• Dean T - 5/6C
• Sebastian L - 5/6H

• Ollie M - KB
• Evie T - K/1W
• Alex T - 1/2A
• Juliette F - 1/2J
• Matilda G - 1/2P
• Georgia D - 1/2W
• Harvey E - 3/4A
• Georges H - 3/4C
• Maya L - 3/4C
• Eliza P - 3/4C
• Isabella E - 3/4D
• Ruby Q - 3/4D
• Rebecca H - 3/4R
• Eleanor S - 5/6H
• Evin B - 5/6O
• Ashton H - 5/6O
• Charles H - 5/6O
• Claire L - 5/6O

Resilience awards - Bretty says congratulations to:

• Adelaide G - KB
• Gabriel R - KK
• Kira E - 1/2A
• Torsten U - 3/4C
• Isaac S - 5/6C
• Evie R - 5/6P

Mr Nguyen says congratulations to:

• Maya F - 3/4A - Respect
• Rebecca H - 3/4R - Respect
• Ari S - 3/4X - Respect
• Juliette F - 1/2J - Responsibility
• Eleanor S - 5/6H - Resilience
• Ashton H - 5/6O - Resilience

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 7 - closes Monday 3 November 2025

This week’s Assembly Star is Claire L from 5/6O. Claire recently represented DPS at the Opera House as part our Senior String Ensemble, playing with schools from across NSW at the Festival of Instrumental Music.

We are proud of your hard work. Well done!

Turquoise Parrot By Evin B

I chose to do the Turquoise Parrot because its vibrant colours shine through the dense forest of Australia. Endangered. Always will be. Small but beautiful. The way I captured the true features of this stunning creature was that I used a variety of techniques. Including flat wash, rough strokes and sketch to paint the background and the bird was just a collage of an array of different colours. The Turquoise Parrot continues to surprise me with its unique and amazing features.

The Thorny Devil by Aleksandra M

I chose the thorny devil because it inspired me as I was looking for endangered animals to make a collage on. When I found the thorny devil, I researched it and found amazing adaptations that the spiky animal had. It could collect water through its skin from small pores, without having to use its mouth. I thought this was absolutely amazing so I decided to make a collage on the Thorny Devil. I first took a few magazines and cut out very small pieces. Then, I glued them down on a piece of paper and I repeated. It took about 5 days to finish and I am very proud of it.

Whale Shark By Zoe F

I chose a whale shark because I think that we should definitely recognise the state of danger this animal is in, due to lots of human activity and habitat degradation. I also swam with one earlier in May this year, and it was an amazing experience. I love their unique stripes and dots, even though it was hard to put onto my collage. I eventually used a white posca pen. For the rest of my whale shark, I cut up lots of small pieces of grey paper, and stuck them onto my paper, changing them from a lighter grey to a darker grey. For my background, I used a dark blue and then used a light blue to outline the whale shark, so it would stand out.

Common Mist Frog By James W

Although this frog has common in its name does not mean it is. As my animal I chose the common mist frog. This endangered animal lives near small flows of water just sitting there all day long. I chose this animal because this frog isn’t really well known. Also frogs are one of my favourite animals and I find the lifecycle fascinating going from a small fish-like tadpole to a grown frog. The way they communicate is also really cool as they make all these different sounds from just the vocal sac and it's also funny watching the neck inflate like a balloon. My art style I chose was a collage frog with a water color background but instead of cutting the paper I ripped it so it would pop out.

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.

You can submit your child’s absence through the School Bytes Parent App or by email. We are no longer using Audiri.

The School Bytes Parent Portal allows parents to view all their children in one portal and enables parents to provide details of a planned absence, if the absence details are known in advance - for example; to report an illness or a scheduled medical appointment.

Parents can also provide a response for any unexplained student absences that have been recorded by the school. 

Late arrival or early departure

Partial absences cannot be submitted on the School Bytes Parent App.  Parents must come to the office and sign their child/ren in or out of school.

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 You can now complete the form online through schoolbytes with your travel itinerary or flight details.

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

How to guides

Tapping on and off provides better data to plan better bus services.

How can you help? Please remind your child to tap on and off and ensure your child has a valid Opal card (either a School or Child/Youth Opal card) and remind them to tap on and tap off on every trip.

To apply for a school Opal card, visit https://transportnsw.info/school-travel-apply.  Students may see onboard bus posters and Busways Community Relation Officers at afternoon loadings.  Together let’s get students into good habits of tapping on and tapping off with their Opal card. 

Tickets will be available to purchase last minute at the door with cash or card.

There will be no wristbands this year, kids will line up at the door and let the door staff know their class and name and get a stamp to go in. Nightclub style ha ha. 

Don’t forget dress code is casual/fav party outfit. 

There are still some volunteer spots left for the 3-6 Disco: https://signup.zone/signup/2444b148-d92c-44f0-bf68-13a675fcdfdc   Light refreshments will also be provided for our volunteers and teachers. 

South Street gate will be open for entry.

Dear Parents and Carers,

Stock up on uniforms at the P&C Second hand uniform sale next Friday, 31st October! 

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

We still need a few volunteers for the sale, it could be for set up, during the sale or pack up. If you'd like to help out, please reach out to Emilie 0406 840 458. 

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

P&C Uniform Committee

The uniform shop will be open on Monday 13th October from 9am-10am for any face to face sales.

The uniform shop will be open for face to face sales on Monday mornings from 9am - 10am during term 4.

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

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

Hello wonderful school community!

My name is Sivine, and together with Anna, we’re thrilled (and slightly terrified) to announce that we’ve joined the canteen team! After years of dedication, efficiency, and pure magic, our incredible Eugenie has handed over the works. She’s left some very big shoes to fill—we suspect they’re lined with organisational superpowers. Thank you, Eugenie, for everything you’ve done to keep the canteen running very close to perfection and efficiency 💛

We’ve been at it for few weeks now, and let’s just say—we’re still finding where the trays go and which button makes the oven not explode. But we’re learning fast, we’re laughing lots, and we promise: your kids will be fed (eventually and safely).

Our busiest days are Thursday and Friday, and we’d love some extra hands! If you’ve got few spare hours, a knack for chaos, or just a great sense of humour, come join us. We’re a work in progress—but a fun one!

Together, we’ll keep the canteen buzzing, the sandwiches rolling, and the laughter echoing.

A big thank you to this week's parent volunteers; Steven, Heidi, Christine and Sylvia! We are always grateful and appreciative for any help. 

Volunteers needed

Please sign up to volunteer using the following link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4FA5AA2EA7FBC52-47648005-dpscanteen

Our canteen menu is going through an upgrade on flexischools - same items, new format - check it out, and let us know if you see any issues.

Kind regards,

Sivine, Anna & the Canteen 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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