Drummoyne Public School

Dear Drummoyne PS Community,

Parent/Teacher Interviews

I have been very pleased to see so many coming into school this week to engage in our parent-teacher interviews. With nearly 400 interviews taking place, we’ve set the stage for a great year of partnership to support your child/ren’s  learning and development. I hope you found the time with your child's teacher useful and that you were able to share your deep knowledge of your child and his/her strengths and needs. 

I would also like to take a moment to thank all the teachers for their dedication and commitment during these  interviews. I am confident that their genuine care for their students was evident in every meeting as we are truly fortunate to have such a passionate team of teachers at Drummoyne.

Parent-teacher interviews will be offered again after the Semester 1 reports are sent home at the end of Term 2.

Changes to Pick-Up Organisation from Next Week

As I communicated earlier this week, we will be making changes to some of our before- and after-school routines to ensure a smoother and safer beginning and end of the day for our students and families. These adjustments are designed to improve the flow of student arrivals and departure, allowing us to maintain a safer environment for all. If you missed the earlier communication, please find a map of our new procedures included below for your reference.

Whole-school Assemblies 

Next Tuesday, we will be beginning fortnightly whole-school assemblies, marking a change from our previous separate K-2 and 3-6 assemblies. These assemblies will take place every other Tuesday, after recess at 2:35 pm, and families are always invited to attend. Starting next term, classes will begin to run these assemblies, performing special items and sharing their learning. Kindergarten will also begin attending these assemblies in Term 2. I am looking forward to seeing our whole-school come together more often at these assemblies to celebrate our students' successes and achievements.

Regards,

John Nguyen​

Principal

E: john.nguyen34@det.n​sw.edu.au 

Congratulations to all of our students who competed in the IWPSSA Swimming Carnival yesterday. We had a great day and are very proud of our students efforts in and out of the pool! 

A special mention goes to these students who will compete at the Sydney East Swimming Championships to be held at SOPAC next Monday 11th March: Olivia D, Nick Y, Adem Y, James W, Jake L and Will H. We wish them the best of luck. 

Zone ribbons were handed out to students today and all other school ribbons will be presented at the assembly on Tuesday 18th March.

Leah Pegler

Stage 3 Class Teacher & Sports Coordinator

Mrs Sole and Mr Neufeld are excited to launch a new Ukulele Club, starting next week!Students in Years 3–6 are invited to register on Monday, 3rd March.

To sign up, visit the library during the second half of lunch and add your name to the list. Only 30 spots are available, so be sure to get in quickly!

The club will meet every Tuesday during the second half of lunch in Mrs Sole’s CAPA classroom - starting Tuesday March 4th.

No experience? No problem! Whether you're a beginner or already know a few chords, everyone is welcome. See you on Tuesday for some fun, music, and learning!

Mrs Sole & Mr Neufeld

The Art Gallery of New South Wales invites budding artists between the ages of 5 and 18 to submit a portrait for the Young Archie competition.

The portrait must be of a person who is special to you – someone who is known to you and who knows you and plays a significant role in your life.

For more information please see:

https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/young-archie/enter/

Entries must be received: before 3 March 2025, 5pm

This year our school will continue 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 download the Audiri App and read the weekly newsletter with important information about upcoming events etc.

New users joining our school can subscribe to Groups by following these steps in the Audiri app:

Thank you for your support.

There are several students at our school who have a severe allergy to certain foods (peanut products such as peanut butter and Nutella, nuts, sesame seeds, coconut, eggs, milk, shellfish and some fruits and grains) that could induce an anaphylactic reaction.

Whilst we are not asking you to exclude particular foods, we would like your support in encouraging your child not to share their food items with other students. Teachers will also emphasise with the children not to share their lunch or recess at school to avoid possible accidents as a result of your child’s kindness.

For new students who require medication to be administered at school, all instructions and medications need to be handed in to the office.

To support this process and ensure the dosage is correct and medicine is stored securely, please complete the “Request for administration of prescribed medication to a student” form and hand in at the office with the medicine.  The form is available from the school office and can also be found on our school website.

No student should keep medication in their bags. Thank you for supporting the health and safety of all students.

For returning students, any changes to medication should also be directed to the office.

From 24 February to 21 March 2025 Transport for NSW will be focusing on school student Opal tap data to help plan better bus services. It’s vital that your child remembers to tap on and tap off their Student or Child/Youth Opal card during this time – and every time they travel by bus.   

Why is tapping on and off on the bus important? The use of Opal cards is the primary way bus operators and Transport for NSW analyse demand for bus services. When students don’t use their Opal cards, their trip is not recorded. Therefore, buses may appear underutilised. 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. 

An important part of next month's meeting will be the election of the 2025 P&C executive, as all positions will be declared vacant. This is an excellent opportunity to become involved at the start of the year with our P&C executive and team.

The P&C AGM will be held on Tuesday 18th March from 7.30pm in the Library. We hope you can plan to join us.

Vice President (Canteen) Role

If you'd like to have a say in how our school canteen runs, consider taking on the role of Vice President in charge of canteen. As the contact person for our two paid canteen staff members, you will bring canteen feedback and ideas on menu and pricing to the P&C meetings, and report on the canteen budget with the help of our Treasurer. The P&C would like to invite anyone interested in being in charge of canteen to come and have a chat! Dee Elalingam has held the role for three years and wishes to step back. The role can be done remotely, you are not required to be in the actual canteen.

Secretary Role

If you're organised, would like to contribute to the school but are not available in working hours, this role is a great way to be involved in P&C! Run our monthly meetings, take minutes, distribute notes and follow up action items each month. Tim Counter has held the role for three years and wishes to step back. 

For anyone who has been wondering what roles are available and what is involved, please click the below attachment to read. Any more questions? Please get in touch with:

• Tim at secretary@drummoynepublicschool.com.au or
• Angela at  president@drummoynepublicschool.com.au

P&C Committee

From Term 1 the uniform shop will be open for face to face sales on Monday mornings from 9am - 10am.

We are currently out of stock of size 8 & 10 short sleeve polos, stock is due to come in first week of March :)

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

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

Canteen Menu Items:

Spaghetti Bolognese ( PENNE ) : made in the canteen. COST: $5.00 GF available. Parmesan cheese optional: $0.20 Beef mince, onions, grated carrot and zucchini, passata, garlic, bay leaf, oregano, basil, salt, pepper, water

Vegetarian Penne: made in the canteen. COST: $5.00 GF available. Parmesan optional: $0.20 Passata, grated carrot and zucchini, onions, garlic, bay leaf, oregano, basil, salt, pepper, water. Once cooked the sauce is then blended.

Pizza Margarita : half bread roll toasted. Pizza sauce  (left over vegetarian pasta sauce), mozzarella, parmesan, basil and baked in the oven.

Pizza Ham and Pineapple: As above without basil. Ham and pineapple added. COST: $2.50 

Forgotten/missing lunch

If your child does not have lunch the procedure is to obtain an Emergency Lunch Voucher from their teacher. The student brings this to the canteen. If we have any extra main meal we will offer to the student otherwise a cheese , ham and cheese or Vegemite sandwich/toastie will be offered. The student will bring a pink note home with the details on it. An email from the canteen will also follow shortly. To pay:

• Log in to Flexischools account .
• Click Order Food then Student.
• Click on IOU option.
• Pick a date.
• Choose denomination that equals amount owing.

MARCH: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Monday 3rd…..10:15am-11:15am…….1

Thursday 6th….10:15am-11:15am …..1

Friday 7th ……..9:30am-10:30am…….1.         10:30am-11:30am……….1   

Please register. We really do appreciate any time given.

To register to volunteer:

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/10C0B4FA5AA2EA7FBC52-47648005-dpscanteen

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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