Drummoyne Public School

Dear Drummoyne PS Community,

Public Education Week Next Week

Next week is Public Education Week and we’re looking forward to celebrating everything that makes public education - and our school - so special.

We’re kicking off the week with our Grandfriends and Family Morning on Monday 4 August, and we’d love to see as many parents, carers and grandfriends as possible joining us for the festivities. The morning will include:

• Book Fair (8:30am–12:00pm)

• Public Education Week Assembly (9:30–10:30am), featuring our public speaking finalists, band, choir and music ensembles

• Open Classrooms (10:30–11:20am)

• Morning Tea & Cake Stall (11:20am–12:00pm)

There’s more to enjoy across the week too, including a Taikoz Drumming Performance on Thursday and a special family drumming workshop on Friday - so don’t forget to check the flyer below for all the details.

Refining Our Student Reports – We Want Your Feedback

With Semester 1 reports now distributed and parent-teacher interviews completed,  we’re turning our focus to improving our reporting processes in line with updated Department of Education guidelines. The Department is encouraging schools to provide parents with clearer and more concise information on their child’s progress, while also streamlining the process for teachers so they can focus on delivering accurate and meaningful reports.

To support this work, we’ll be sending out a short survey next week to gather your feedback on our current report format. Your input will help inform the changes we make for Semester 2 and ensure our reports continue to meet the needs of both families and teacher. We look forward to hearing your thoughts.

‘Bayrun’ Fun Run on Sunday

We’re excited to once again be taking part in the 2km Primary School Challenge as part of the BayRun this Sunday 3 August 2025, starting from 8:00am.

I’ve been in contact with the event organisers and they’re planning to go ahead unless there’s extreme weather, such as hail or lightning. I’ll be there bright and early to hand out Drummoyne PS athletics singlets for students to wear during the race. Just meet us at the Drummoyne PS gazebo before the race starts. To register, head to the BayRun website. You can select Drummoyne Public School when signing up for the 2km event. 

Last year we had a fantastic turnout, including students, staff and the whole Nguyen clan - we’d love to see even more Drummoyne families getting involved this year - raincoats optional, running shoes essential!

Regards,

John Nguyen​

Principal 

E: john.nguyen34@det.n​sw.edu.au

Register for our FREE Parent Taikoz Drumming Workshop 10.20am Friday 8th August. Places are limited so please register to attend

To help protect the health of students and staff, we remind you to please keep children at home if they are showing cold or flu-like symptoms.

We understand that some children may have symptoms that are not contagious - in these cases, we may request a medical certificate confirming that your child is fit to return to school.

Italian award

Kayla C, of 5/6C, showed her talent for writing, not just in English but in Italian, by coming third place in the National Italian Education Awards this year.

Kayla wrote a composition entitled "La mia vacanza piu bella" (My nicest holiday) and won a certificate presented to her by the Italian Consul. She also received two hundred dollars.

Brava Kayla!

Lisa Cameron

Italian CL Teacher

Nude Food Tuesday.

Please send your children to school on Tuesdays with food that is not wrapped or packaged in any form of plastic or foil including cling wrap, foil, polymer, aluminium etc. 

So why Nude Food?

In an effort to reduce the amount of landfill the Environmental Leaders, with the support of the Student Government, have re-ignited Nude Food each Tuesday.

The Student Government Class Reps will be checking in with their classmates at lunch eating time and the start of recess to record who has brought food that is not in packaging (something they have to throw out).

Please support your child(ren) to bring a Nude lunch and recess tomorrow. This will go a long way to help reduce the landfill waste at DPS. 

Many thanks,

Michelle O'Dowd

Assistant Principal - On behalf of the Environmental Leaders

Respect awards - Rawson says congratulations to:

• Chloe B - 3/4C
• Charlotte G - 3/4C
• Sloane M - KK
• Harrison L - K/1W
• Luca P - 1/2A
• Levi c - 1/2J
• Phoebe P - 1/2J
• Kodi S - 1/2J
• Oscar B - 1/2M
• Layla P - 1/2P
• Bella P-H - 1/2W
• Alishia L - 3/4R
• Nick Y - 3/4X
• Angelina R - 5/6C

• Thomas C - KK
• Andrew H - KK
• Maverick T - KK
• Heidi C - KP
• Alexander C - KP
• Lilou S - 1/2A
• Alexander P - 1/2J
• Rebecca H - 3/4R
• Zane P - 5/6H

Resilience awards - Bretty says congratulations to:

• Charlie B - KK
• Jessica B - 1/2A
• Adelaide B - 1/2A
• Jarah A - 1/2J
• Manny M - 1/2J
• Havana F - 1/2P
• Ashleigh F - 1/2P
• Diana C - 3/4D
• Zane P - 5/6H

Mr Nguyen says congratulations to:

• Adelaide B - 1/2A - Respect
• Charlotte G - 3/4C - Responsibility
• Nick Y - 3/4X - Responsibility
• Lilou S - 1/2A - Responsibility
• Levi C - 1/2J - Resilience
• Jarah A - 1/2J - Resilience
• Manny M - 1/2J - Resilience

Once again Drummoyne Public School will be celebrating children’s literature and we would love our families and friends to join in!

The big day of celebrations will take place in week 5, on Monday 18th August.

We will have two amazing authors, Serena Geddes and Belinda Murrell visiting us, an adventurous Book Week Parade and of course, lots of reading!

Author visit!

Also on the Monday, students from Kindergarten to Stage 2 will listen to a presentation from amazing author and illustrator, Serena Geddes.

Stage 3 will be treated to an exciting writing workshop from acclaimed author Belinda Murrell!

Notes regarding the author visits have been emailed out and are also in your School Bytes Parent Portal.

Students can purchase a book by Serena Geddes or Belinda Murrell leading up to their visit which will be signed on the day. Orders must be placed by 4th August using the details below. Any orders after this time will be sent after the visit and will NOT be available to be signed.

Students are invited to come dressed as something book related! It could be a favourite book character, a favourite book cover, a definition from the dictionary, their favourite world record from Guinness or in the “Book an Adventure” theme. Family and carers are invited to come and watch the parade. The parade will take place Monday 18th August at 2:30 p.m.

Education Week Book Fair

As part of our Education Week open day, a book fair will be held in the library on Monday 4th August. Friends and families are invited to come to the library from 8:30 to 11:30 to have a browse and possibly make a purchase. Books can be purchased on the day using eftpos or cash.

All this week, students have brought home a “wish list” of books that have caught their interest from the fair.

Any books you may like to purchase for donation to the library would be greatly appreciated and a part of every book sale helps to raise funds for our school library!

We look forward to seeing you there!

Happy Reading,

Joseph Neufeld

The Premier’s Reading Challenge is currently on but time is running out! Students must have their reading logs completed by 29th August.

Students in years 3 to 6 must log their own reading on the PRC website.

The easiest way for students to log their reading is by going to their student portal and clicking on the Premier’s Reading Challenge icon.

Kindy to year 2 students will have their reading logs updated by Mr Neufeld.

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 5 closes on 11th August

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.

From Term 3 2025, our school will begin using the School Bytes Parent Portal to help manage student absences. 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 for Extended Leave Form. You can download this from the school website and return to the school by email or in person to the front office along 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

With the recent cold weather changes students are taking their jackets on and off throughout the day and many are ending up, unclaimed, in lost property!

Office staff have been endeavoring to return items to students where the owner's name is clearly marked but many items have no name or the name of a student who has left the school.

Please clearly mark your child's hats, jackets, lunchboxes etc and encourage them to be responsible for their belongings.

Thank you 

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. 

Next Friday is our first Fete Mufti Day!

Friday 8 August 2025

It’s Mufti Day next Friday for our Cash Donation Class Competition! Parents, Carers, friends & extended family are invited to make a donation to their class fundraiser between 8 – 31 August 2025. The class that raises the most money will win a pizza party for their class!!! A link to donate will be sent out next Friday so the donations can be allocated to your children’s class and will contribute towards the class total.

Everything you need to know about the Fete

A handy booklet will be going home with your children today which tells you everything you need to know about Fete Day. All the information on how to buy tickets, volunteer for a stall, donate some toys, books or tombola jars will be available in one place.

We encourage you to get in early and buy your ride passes, and start collecting great quality toys and books for donations. The fete is not only a fantastic day out for the whole family, but plays a crucial role in raising funds for our school. This year we have ambitions to raise even more than last year’s record of $43k — and we are well on track! All proceeds from the fete will go towards enhancing educational resources and facilities for our students.

Date: Sunday 31 August 2025

Time: 10am – 3pm

How can you help?

Use our link in the booklet to sign up to volunteer on the day. We are also still seeking a co-ordinator for our Silent Auction. If you are interested, please contact Rob (0410 441 053) for more details.

Warm regards,

Rob Tolliday 

Fete Coordinator

Yes – you heard it here first – Early Bird Unlimited Ride Passes are NOW ON SALE! Scan the QR code below to purchase. And get in quick – early bird prices only last until 22 August. Unlimited ride passes are $45 to pre-purchase, $60 on Fete Day or 3 x rides for $25.

Fancy some tennis lessons? How about indulging in a Staycation at Crown Plaza Burwood? Or spoiling yourself with some beautiful 18ct White Gold diamond earrings?

All these great donations and more are up for grabs in our DPS 2025 Fete Silent Auction. Scan the QR code below to place your bid! We will be adding more items over the coming weeks, so please keep an eye out for new additions.

The uniform shop will be open for face to face sales on Monday 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:

Are you passionate about nutritious food and creating a welcoming atmosphere? The P&C are looking for someone enthusiastic, friendly and organized to work in our vibrant canteen! 

Our lovely Eugenie will be leaving in September, after an incredible 18 years being involved with the school! The role will start towards the end of Term 3, 2025 working in a job share with our current Canteen Assistant Tayla, 3 days a week (varied hours) during school term. 

The role will be well supported by our current canteen team - Tayla and the P&C Canteen Committee. Detailed job description is available on request.

Email your resume to president@drummoynepublicschool.com.au

Dear Parents & Carers, 

AUGUST 4TH Grandfriends and Family Day

Canteen has a Lunch Pack available for this day. $6.50. includes a drink. Pack has a choice of sandwich or wrap - fillings available: Cheese, ham, cheese and ham, chicken and cheese. Optional extras…..tomato $0.50 or toasted $0.50. The order will be placed in the lunch tub of the student’s class nominated to receive food.

NEW ITEMS WEDNESDAY

• Chicken  + Cheese Wrap. $4.00 option toasted. $0.50
• Ham + Salad Wrap. $3.80.  option toasted.  $0.50, Cheese.  $0.50
• Falafel Wrap  $3.80.  option toasted. $0.50, Cheese. $0.50
• Garden salad. $6.00  lettuce, cucumber, tomato and carrot.  Options egg, chicken, ham or falafel. Italian dressing. $0.50, Cheese. $.50c Hummus $0.50

The salad containers are made by Enviro Choice and are recyclable. Cheesy breads are available to order online for recess  for $1.00. This is half a bread roll topped with a slice of tasty cheese and baked in the oven. Our smaller cheesy breads will still be available over the counter at recess for $0.50. The times listed below are our busy times. These are the slots that we would really appreciate a helping hand so lunches can be delivered on time.Any help is so greatly appreciated!!! Many hands make light work !!

VOLUNTEERS: AUGUST

MONDAY 4th….10:30am-11:30am…..1

THURSDAY 7th…….10:30am-11:30am…….1

FRIDAY 9th……9:30am-10:30am…….1.        10:30am-11:30am….2

MONDAY 12th….10:30am-11:30am…..1

WEDNESDAY 14th…..10:30am-11:30am…..1

THURSDAY 15th…….10:30am-11:30am…….1

FRIDAY 16th……10:30am-11:30am…..1         10:30am-11:30am….2

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

We are always grateful and appreciative for any help.

If you have ordered recess for your child, please remind them in the morning. Many times we have orders not collected.

We do ask Admin to call on the P.A system at recess. If recess still not collected, perishables will be binned. Non perishables will be refunded the next day.

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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