Drummoyne Public School

Our Year 5 students have had an exciting time at their overnight excursion to Bathurst and beyond.  From all reports, they are to be commended on their behaviour, teamwork, and resilience. I would like to sincerely thank our executive and staff namely: Orla Page, Kathy Xenos, James Roche and Jacqui Hill for giving up their own family time to provide such a rich learning experience for the children.

Parent Workshop on Mathematics

We are excited to let you know that private consultant Anita Chin will run a parent workshop on mathematics on Wednesday afternoon 16th August from 2.15pm.  Further details will be provided next term but please note this date in your diaries and plan to join us.

New Sports House Names

The names will be in our local Indigenous language and send a strong reminder to students to care for Country and are a step towards understanding the local connections to Country.  This follows consultation with our students through the SRC, staff, First Nation's families, Department consultants and our local AECG.

Full School Uniform

I would like to thank all families who ensure that children are in full school uniform every day, especially during the colder weather. Your commitment to maintain the high standards of uniform and behaviour at the school reinforces that Drummoyne PS is a very special place to learn.

Kiss and Drop Zones

Thank you also to our parents who take great care each day to drive and park safely around the school. Your diligence contributes greatly to the safe arrival and pickup of our students. In the interest of the continued safety of our children and courtesy to other families, parents are asked not to park in the ‘NO PARKING’ area at the side of the school. This is an area to drop off and pick up children with a 1-2 minute limit. Drivers are not permitted to leave their vehicles. Please use this area as a ‘Kiss and Drop’ zone. Your help in maintaining safety around our school is greatly appreciated.

Family Law 

Sadly sometimes relationships break down and a court makes orders that change the contact parents can have with their children or the role they play in making decisions about their children’s education. These can be Parenting Orders or Apprehended Violence Orders. Parents can also reach agreement about issues such as contact in a parenting plan.

If this happens it is important that you provide the school with a copy of any court orders or plan that could impact on your child’s education.

In the absence of any notification to the contrary, the school will assume that both parents continue to retain a shared and equal parental responsibility for their children and should be involved in making any decisions regarding their children’s education.

This means that the school will recognise that each parent has equal duties, obligations, responsibilities and opportunities in relation to matters involving the school.

If any changes occur in your family relationships which have the potential to impact on the relationship between the school and your family, please advise the school immediately and provide a copy of any court orders that may be obtained.

These orders will be stored securely and only accessed by staff who need to see them in order to plan for your children’s learning and support and related issues.

2024 Kindergarten Places Now Limited

Applications are now being finalised for Kindergarten 2024. If your child turns 5 before July 31, 2024 they are eligible to start school next year. We would appreciate if families in our local area would submit their applications as soon as possible. 

Please let your friends and neighbours know that the process for enrolment next year is being finalised. 

There are times when your child may require medicine to be administered at school. To support this process and ensure the dosage is correct and medicine is stored securely, please complete the form “Request for administration of prescribed medication to a student” which can be found on our website or collected from the Admin office and hand it in at the office with the medicine. No student should keep medication in their bags.

Thank you for supporting the health and safety of our students.

There is a large amount of lost property near the Kindie corridor. Parents may now come on site and check for any lost items at drop off or pick up time.

Please ensure your child’s name is permanently and clearly labelled on belongings such as school hats, jackets, lunch boxes, drink bottles and school bags.

Use a permanent laundry marker to label clothes, hats and shoes, or sew or iron on personalised labels, go through your child’s bag with them regularly and check that labels haven’t faded with washing.

Dianne Colb

Deputy Principal

RAT kits were sent home with all students at the end of Term 1. Even so, if any children are experiencing COVID symptoms and parents would like another box of RAT'S for continued testing, please call or visit the office to arrange collection.

Our layered COVID-smart measures – staying home if unwell, hygiene and cleaning practices, testing for COVID-19, masks strongly encouraged and ventilation – will continue this term. More details on our Advice for families page.

NSW Health advise that during the winter months, COVID will continue to present a health risk to the community. Accordingly, schools will implement baseline COVID-smart measures to help reduce the risk of transmission for students and staff members. These key COVID-smart measures include:

• staying home and getting tested if unwell, and only attending school when symptom free.

• rapid antigen testing for symptomatic students and staff. Please contact us for test kits.

With flu cases on the rise, we would like to remind you that simple hygiene such as regularly washing hands will help stop the spread of the potentially deadly virus.

Students are asked to stay home when sick. They should only attend school when they are symptom free. 

Parents and carers who have children with persistent or ongoing symptoms of flu or COVID 19 are encouraged to have these assessed by their local health care professional. These symptoms may be related to other illnesses (e.g. allergies or hay fever) that require treatment and management by a doctor. 

Respect awards - Rawson says congratulations to: 

• Adem Dizdar - 2O

Responsibility awards - Monty says congratulations to:

• Vivienne Cristobal - 2D
• Eliza Navendra - 2M
• Soraya Thorley-Razi - 2M
• Spencer Miller - 2O
• Macy Treseder - 2O
• Michael Tripolitsiotis - 2O
• Sienna Ulrich - 2O

• Leon Bugden - 2D
• William Windmiller - 2D
• Malya Peachey - 2M

Mr Dill says congratulations to:

• Leon Budgen - 2D - Respect Badge
• Spencer Miller - 2O - Respect Badge
• Eliza Pang - 2O - Respect Badge
• Sienna Ulrich - 2O - Responsibility Badge

Did you know the library now has a great range of board games and puzzles? The library is open Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, second half of lunch for all students.

Here are a few of the new books we have recently added to our collection. Have a look!

All about the heart - Does your heart really stop when you sneeze? Can it break? How does our heart compare to the heart of other creatures? Curious kids will find the answers to all their questions and more in All About the Heart by paediatric cardiologist Dr Remi Kowalski and illustrated by Tonia Composto.

Alight shares the story of Australian native plants and animals during a planned fire. Discover how the fire helps Christmas Bells grow new flowers and Wallum Banksia to open its woody seed capsules. Follow Antechinus and a tiny Wallum Sedge Frog as they face the danger of the fire – and the challenges that come after. See how the bush recovers and flourishes after the fire, all under the watch of Old Eucalypt.

The Tree and the River is an epic time-lapse reimagining of human civilization from a master of the wordless form, and a thought-provoking meditation on the relationship between two mighty forces: nature and humankind.

Etta and the shadow taboo - When Etta steps on Baawaa’s (her sister's) shadow, she learns of the Shadow Taboo, and learns to value the personal space of others, as well as her own.

Written by Gamilaraay author JM Field and illustrated by Ngarabal/Gomeroi artist Jeremy Worrall, Etta and the Shadow Taboo will invite readers to follow a Gamilaraay tradition where one must avoid stepping on the shadows of others.

From amphibians and reptiles to monotremes and pilosa, discover our world of enchanting fauna in this stunning, illustrated book, Wildlife Compendium of the World by Tania McCartney

Runt - A heart-warming, funny, beautifully told story for readers of all ages from the bestselling author of Jasper Jones and Honeybee.

DPS offers Scholastic Book Club for you to purchase books for your children whilst also supporting the library to obtain 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).

Book Club issue 4 closes soon. Please place your orders online by this evening - Friday 9th June.

https://mybookclubs.scholastic.com.au/Parent.aspx

Our school is partnering with the local school bus operator, Busways, to support a new Tap On and Tap Off education campaign encouraging students who travel by bus to correctly use their school Opal cards. Busways is implementing this campaign throughout Term 3, 2023. This campaign will focus on a simple message – tap on and tap off every time you 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? If your child travels to school by bus, please ensure your child has a valid Opal card (either a School or Child/Youth Opal card).

Visit Transport for NSW website to apply for a school Opal card. 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.

Thank you for your support with this campaign.

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

Please apply online at:  https://drummoyne-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/about-our-school/enrolment.html

The Online Enrolment System is designed to provide flexibility for parents to submit an enrolment application online and at the time that best suits you.

The application can be accessed on all browsers and mobile devices including iOS and Android. The online application process is currently restricted to:

• Enrolments into local schools
• Children who are Australian citizens, New Zealand citizens or permanent residents
• Children who live in NSW.

We offer our support and encourage you to complete your application to enrol online. If, however, you do not feel comfortable completing an application online, a paper copy will be available for collection from the front office or can be downloaded from the Department’s going to a public school site.

The permission notes listed below were sent home recently and should be completed and signed by parents as soon as possible.

• School Contributions  for all students - $120  - overdue
• Zing Activ Term 2 Athletics program for all students - child 1 $45, child 2 $30 overdue

Unfortunately it has not been practical for the P&C to register to redeem the Service NSW vouchers for uniform sales.

Even so, if you have outstanding fees due for Zing Activ, the Year 6 Canberra excursion or the school contributions please email a photo of your voucher or come to the office and we can redeem them for you and credit your account towards these payments. Service NSW vouchers expire on 30 June.

The P&C Trivia Night will be held on Friday 23 June from 6.30pm-10pm in the school hall.

Tickets are now available to purchase.

Hurry - numbers are limited! Please see the flyer for more details.

DPS P&C

The date for our 2023 Spring Fete has been confirmed. Please add Sunday 27 August to your calendars.

Spring Fete Sponsors

The uniform shop will be open during term 2 for face to face sales on Wednesday afternoons from 3pm - 3.30pm.

Please order school uniforms online. The P&C will process orders and the school office staff will distribute them.

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

Thank you to our parent volunteers this week namely: David, Gabi and  Sharlene. Thank you also to our student helpers Triet, Douglas, Zara, Issie and Max.

The Canteen is closed on Wednesday 14 June due to the Athletics carnival.

Please note there will be no sushi next week due to the long week end as our supplier is not open.

Volunteers needed  

Thurs 15th......10:25 am - 11:30 am.....1 (our regular Thursday volunteer is unable to attend)

Fri.  16th..........9:30 am - 10:30 am......1    10:30 am - 11:30 am...2   

New WhatApp group

Please look ahead and book into the roster. Our main days which require help are Monday, Thursday and Friday. Each of these days are especially busy from 9:30am-10:30am and 10:30am-12pm. Friday being our super busy day.

When volunteering on these days, your child will receive a free lunch. This does not include extras eg. drink, quelch stick etc.

To volunteer, please log in to your school24 account. Click onto 'Volunteer' and follow the prompts.

Your help is most appreciated!

Canteen, 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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