Drummoyne Public School

Year 2 Swim School

This week we have enjoyed hearing wonderful reports from our Year 2 swimmers after their participation in the School Swimming and Water Safety Program that develops water confidence and provides students with basic skills in water. Our students have demonstrated great responsibility, caring for their belongings, arriving at school on time and being adaptable to changes to their usual class programs. Swim school will continue for the next 2 weeks. Thank you to our teachers and support staff for their assistance ensuring students remain safe during the activity and when walking to and from Drummoyne Pool.

Leaders induction assembly

We look forward to celebrating student success at the induction assembly on Tuesday afternoon where 2024 students leaders will be presented with their leadership badges . We hope you can join us.

Parents are asked to schedule appointments outside of school times where possible. Students are currently completing assessments for reports and it is important that they don't miss out.

If you do need to collect your child early, please phone the office when you are on your way so we have time to locate your child and have them waiting at the office. 

Outstanding School Expenses

A sincere thank you to every family that has supported the school financially this year. This has enabled us to provide quality programs and learning resources for the children. As we approach the end of the year we now need to balance the books!

To this end, families with payments owing will be sent a statement next week outlining any overdue amounts. Your support in finalising school accounts before the end of November would be greatly appreciated.

November P&C Meeting

The last P&C meeting for 2023 will be held next Tuesday 21st November in the library from 7.30pm. We hope you can plan to join us.

We seek your support in assisting your child to demonstrate their responsible use of technology at school. On arrival to school, students are to turn off their phone/device and store in their school bags until the end of the day. Watches/bands with communication capabilities are not to be used during school hours.

Devices can be used again after school, outside the school gates. Exceptions to this are in place for students waiting on school grounds to catch the bus after school where parent contact is required.

Should a student need to contact a parent or carer during the school day, they should ask their teacher or the admin office for permission to use the school’s phone.

During school hours, parents and carers are asked to only contact their children via the school office.

Dianne Colb

Deputy Principal

Inspired by John Coburn's 'Curtain of the Sun,' in the Sydney Opera House, 5/6O used collage and a limited colour palette to create their representations of a heat wave.

Respect Awards - Rawson says congratulations to:

• Manny Makhoul - KN
• Anabel Okereke - KY
• Leon Bugden - 2D
• Malya Peachey - 2M

Responsibility Awards - Monty says congratulations to:

• Rastin Asadollahei - KW
• Iveelt Gantumur - KY
• Imogen Taylor - 2D
• Chloe De Sousa - 2M

Resilience Awards - Brett says congratulations to:

• Junho Kim - KB
• Alex Togias - KB
• Samantha Yee - KY
• Will Harys - 1A
• Phoenix Hartigan - 1P

Mr Ackerman says congratulations to:

• Vivienne Cristobal - 2D - Responsibility
• Imogen Taylor - 2D - Responsibility

Our Year 6 fundraising Market Day will be held on Wednesday 29 November.  All funds will go towards the Year 6 gift to the school and end of year activities.

At the market there will be a variety of stalls where students can purchase food such as: sausage sizzle, cupcakes and crepes; souvenirs such as: bracelets, bookmarks and a lucky dip; as well as activities like basketball shooting and a dance competition. 

To purchase items at the market day 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.

To purchase tokens

Please see the schoolbytes email sent on Wednesday with the heading "Year 6 Market Day".  Please click on the link to make purchases of $5 or $10

OR

Please send cash directly to the office by Tuesday 28 November in order to allow time for token processing.

Tokens will be distributed to students on Wednesday morning, Market Day. 

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.

Michelle McCauley

Assistant Principal

Last weekend Sam Allport from 5/6O competed at the Blue Mountains Swim Meet. 

Sam competed in four events and won a silver medal in the 11 year old boys 100m breaststroke and in the 100m backstroke! Congratulations Sam! 

Thanks to the Sydney Sixers, students from DPS can claim free tickets to the upcoming WBBL|09 double header at the SCG, including Sydney Sixers v Sydney Thunder!

As DPS is participating in this year’s Premier’s Sporting Challenge, each student can redeem up to four free tickets to this event (subject to availability). 

Get ready for an epic showcase of women's cricket talent, where the world’s best players will battle it out. Tickets are limited so be sure to secure them quickly.

Match 1: Hobart Hurricanes v Adelaide Strikers

Match 2: Sydney Sixers v Sydney Thunder

1.40pm, Sunday 26 November 2023

Sydney Cricket Ground

To take up this fantastic offer, students and their parents should follow the easy steps below:

1. Visit the following Ticketek page: premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/Show.aspx?sh=WBBLSCG123

2. Enter the password WBBLSMASH38 in the password box and select ‘Unlock tickets’

3. Follow the prompts on Ticketek to finalise ticket redemption

4. Scan your ticket/s at Gate E of F and sit anywhere you wish in Bays 3-18.

For further information, please visit Sydney Sixers website here: www.sydneysixers.com.au

School travel Opal cards can be used for free travel to and from school. Depending on where you live and where you are travelling to, you may be eligible to receive a free school Opal card. Applications for next year open at the start of Term 4 this year.

You can apply for free school travel for different modes of transport including train, bus, ferry and light rail using the online form.

You only need to apply:

• if applying for a school travel pass for the first time.
• if requesting an extra pass due to parents living separately.

The student must:

• be a resident of NSW, or an overseas student eligible for free government education.
• be aged 4 years 6 months or older. Pre-school children are not eligible.
• live a minimum distance from your school. The minimum distance varies according to the year or grade the student is enrolled in that calendar year.

Please click on the link for more details:

transportnsw.info/tickets-opal/ticket-eligibility-concessions/school-student-travel

DPS offers Scholastic Book Club for you to purchase books for your children whilst also supporting the library. 20% of your order goes back to the school library in Scholastic rewards, which is spent on new library books and classroom resources.

Parents can order and pay online for their child’s Book Club purchase via LOOP (Linked Online Ordering Payment).

https://www.scholastic.com.au/book-club/book-club-parents/book-club/

Book Club issue 8 closes on 1 December 2023.

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.

Joseph Neufeld

Teacher Librarian

The 2023 Volunteer's Morning Tea will be held this year on Friday 1 December. Anyone who has given their time and efforts to any P&C or school event this year is invited to attend. Everyone is welcome, so please save this date in your diary.

Angela Farrell

P&C President

Kick off your Christmas cheer early with our fabulous Christmas raffle 

TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW VIA SCHOOL24 

Great Hampers and fantastic gifts for everyone. 

Prizes include: 

• LEGO pack
• Waterproof Bluetooth speaker
• Stunning Cheese resin boards and wine pack
• Family Beauty Pack
• Food Hampers

SSSSHHH!!! This is just a sneak peek! Get in quick so you can be part of the excitement! 

Many Thanks to our wonderful local businesses and families who have donated prizes: 

Seed and Spark 

Officeworks Five Dock

Portrait Hub Drummoyne

Destros Chemist

We appreciate your continued support of the school in raising funds for additional STEAM resources. 

If you have been thinking about donating a prize, it's not too late! Please contact us at dpseventsandfundraising@gmail.com 

Please order school uniforms online. The P&C will process orders and the school office staff will distribute them to students in class to bring home with them.

Please use our school Registration ID: 2572963 to create an account if you don’t already have one for canteen orders.

The uniform shop is open for face to face sales on Wednesday afternoons from 3.00pm - 3.30pm.

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

Dear Parents/Carers,

Sausage Sizzle Event 

Friday 15th December - to order please Log in to your account. Click on EVENT to the right of the screen. Start your order.

Sausage Sizzle pack 1: $5.90 juice (flavours subject to availability) or water, tom/bbq/mustard sauce included.

OPTIONAL: quelch stick $0.70.

Sausage sizzle pack 2: $6.90 chill j drink  or  Oak flavoured milk (flavours subject to availability) tom/bbq/mustard sauce included.

OPTIONAL: quelch stick $0.70 

Orders are now open and will close at 3pm on Tuesday 12th December.

Volunteers needed  

NOVEMBER

MON 20th......9:30am - 10:30 am.......1.             10:30 am -11:30 am......1

THURS  23rd......9:30am - 10:30 am.......1.        10:30 am -11:30 am........1

FRI 24th......9:30am - 10:30 am.......1.                10:30 am -11:30 am........2

THURS 30th......9:30am - 10:30 am.......1.         10:30 am -11:30 am........1

DECEMBER

FRI 1st...9:30am - 10:30 am.......1.           10:30 am -11:30 am........2

THURS 7th...9:30am - 10:30 am.......1.     10:30 am -11:30 am........1

FRI 8th...9:30am - 10:30 am.......1.       10:30 am -11:30 am........2.      !pm-2:45pm.......   1

THURS 14th...(Whole school excursion - canteen closed)

FRI 15th...9:30am - 10:30 am.....2.        10:30 am -11:30 am........2.         1pm-2:45pm........1

To volunteer:

• Login to your school24 account
• Click onto VOLUNTEER
• Follow the prompts

Your help is most appreciated!

Kind regards,

Eugenie and the Canteen Committee

New WhatApp group

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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