Drummoyne Public School

Education Week 2023

Next week we will celebrate Education Week under the theme 'Learning, Celebrating, Embracing 175 years of Public Education in NSW'.

It is our pleasure to showcase the learning of our students, particularly on Tuesday's Open Day and we invite you to join us.

Please see the Education Week program attached below.

Staying Safe on Open Day

To keep students, staff, parents and grandriends safe at our open days, we ask for your help with the following:

• Please stay at home if you are not well - the flu season has arrived!
• Undertake a rapid antigen test (RAT) prior to coming to the school
• Keep to the maximum number of 10-12 adults in classrooms
• Use Check-in QR codes located around the school

'Kiss and Drop' Zone

We are fortunate to have a no parking zone near the Thompson Street gate. Kiss and drop zones are designed for your convenience and for  your child's safety. Designed for quick entry and exit, these zones minimise congestion and risk when used properly by all parents and carers.

These zones allow you to stop and drop off or pick up children for a maximum of 2 minutes. You're required to remain in, or within 3 metres of, your vehicle. As a courtesy to all parents, please use this zone in keeping with the conditions above.

In PDHPE, class 5/6H has been investigating the many benefits of exercise on our health and wellbeing. Students have created split pin figures in various poses to depict their favourite sports. Scrap paper was used to dress the figures in appropriate clothing.

In recent weeks there have been cases of head lice at the school. We ask that all parents/caregivers check their child’s hair and treat referencing the information below. 

• Check your child’s head for lice behind the ears and forehead once a week in cooler weather.
• Check particularly carefully in the week before school starts each term.
• If you do find lice, ask the chemist for the correct shampoo to use. Please treat any other children in the family as well, just as a precaution. Bed linen, pillows, hairbrushes, cushions etc., will also need to be washed thoroughly and aired in the sun. Do not forget to also treat school hats!
• Once your child’s hair has been treated correctly, the lice will be dead and the lice and eggs can be removed with a fine-toothed comb available from the chemist.
• After initial treatment of hair is completed, it needs to be redone 10 days later.
• Please ensure that girls with hair past their shoulders keep it tied back at all times.

If everyone can please check their child’s hair, we can help eradicate this very annoying problem from our school. 

RAT kits are available from the school office for all families.

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 families 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:

• Eilidh McGlynn - 3/4S

Responsibility Awards - Monty says congratulations to:

• Evin Bensan - 3/4S
• Katherine Tsihlis - 3/4W
• James Doughman - 4/5K
• Theo Kav - 5/6O

Resilience Awards - Brett says congratulations to:

• Mimi Tabua - 3/4R
• Eason Peng - 5/6M
• Amber Worden - 5/6O

Mr Dill says congratulations to:

• Amber Worden - 5/6O - Respect badge
• James Doughman - 4/5K - Responsibility badge

The NED's Mindset Mission is a character education program that centres around three important messages that have lifelong relevance:-

• Never give up
• Encourage others
• Do your best

During the assembly, students will learn about the importance of these three life skills while also enjoying storytelling, magic, humour and yo-yo tricks. 

Yo-yos will be available to purchase after the assembly via the school bytes payment portal - further information on how to purchase these yo-yos will be emailed to you next week.

http://www.mindsetmission.com/assembly.html

Class 3/4A hosted the assembly this week, presenting their beautiful native flora artwork, inspired by their study of Joseph Banks in class.

We have received confirmation from The School Photographer that the sports and extra-curricular photos are now available to be viewed online at www.theschoolphotographer.com.au using the Online Order Code: 23S1248EL50D

The photo prices are:

$18.00 each, 2 for $34.00, 3 for $46.00, 4 for $58.00 or 5 for $70.00

Any additional photographs are $10.00 each. This discount is only available per family order.

The photos will be available to view and purchase online only.

The SRC badges for newly elected students in Years 3-6 were presented to students at the assembly on Tuesday 25 July by Miss Xenos and Mr Roche. They then recited the SRC pledge for commitment to the role.

The SRC badges for newly elected students in Years K-2 will be presented to students at the assembly on Tuesday 1 August.

Stage 3 Choir

Kathy Xenos

Stage 3 Choir Coordinator

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 3 Performance program for all students - child 1 $45, child 2 $30 

From Monday 7 August, lessons will be presented to all Kindergarten, year 1, year 2, year 3 & year 4 students by the Life Education team. Online parent resources and articles are available to support learning at home. Access online parent and carer resources through https://lifeed.org.au/families/resources-for-parents-carers/

P&C Mufti Days

Start collecting and decorating your used jars in preparation for our Tombola Jar Drive in August for the fete. We are also looking for donations of bags of jellybeans on this day.

Our next Mufti Day is Friday 11 August - dress in casual mufti and please bring a gold coin or Tombola Jar/jellybean bag donation.

On Friday 25 August, although not a Mufti Day, we are asking for donations of Tombola Jars or bags of jellybeans for the School Fete on Sunday 27 August.

Grandfriends Day Cake Stall

Calling all DPS bakers! Let's get baking and spoil our grandfriends with a homemade sweet treat on Tuesday 1 August. Parents and grandfriends will be able to sample baked goods and tea/coffee and a gold coin donation would be much appreciated.

Cake boxes will be available to pick up from the school from Friday 28 July in the school foyer.

If any parents would like to volunteer to help run the stall between 10am - 1pm  on Grandfriends Day, could you please contact Belle or Tania on dpseventsandfundraising@gmail.com 

Spring Fete Sponsors

The uniform shop will be open during term 3 for face to face sales on Wednesday afternoons from 3.00pm - 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.

Dear Parents and Carers,

Thank you to our parent volunteers this week: Gabi, Angela, Gleb, Tania, Sarah, Nurila and Megan.

Thank you to our student helpers: Zara, Sarah, Olive and Harriet.

For your information, Caminitis will be closed until 2024, therefore our sausages and beef mince will be supplied by Lenny Derosa. Sausages are beef with a lamb casing.

Online Ordering Open to purchase lunch for Grandfriends Day

Grandfriends Day is next week on Tuesday 1 August. Lunch is BYO or there is an option for grandfriends to purchase a packed lunch from the canteen consisting of a sandwich and drink, which you will be able to order online. Please order lunch under your child's/grandchild's class and the lunch will be sent to this class name.

ORDERS ARE OPEN NOW!!

EVENT 

Grandparents Day  01/08/23

K - 6  Lunch Pack - $5.00 (sandwich and a drink)

Sandwich Options

• Cheese
• Ham and Cheese
• OPTIONAL EXTRA: Tomato $0.50

Drink Options

• Apple Juice
• Apple/Blackcurrant Juice
• Paradise Punch Juice
• Water

  Volunteers needed  

  Thank you to our wonderful parent and student volunteers this week.

  Extra volunteers will be needed next Tuesday on Open Day if you are able to spare any extra time to help in the canteen on that day. When volunteering, 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!

  Kind regards,

  Canteen and P&C Committee

  New WhatApp group

  The school canteen committee has created a WhatsApp group for canteen volunteers with an aim to reach volunteers more effectively than the current emails via School 24. If you have been thinking of volunteering, already are a volunteer, or if you have any questions on what's involved, please join the group via the link below. Everyone is welcome! : https://chat.whatsapp.com/LtMJ
  canteen@drummoynepublicschool.com.au

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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