Drummoyne Public School

Dear Drummoyne PS Community,

Semester 1 Reports

Our dedicated teachers are currently exceptionally busy diligently preparing and writing student reports. This process is thorough and detailed, ensuring that each child's progress is accurately assessed and documented. The reports provide valuable insights into your child's achievements, areas for improvement and overall development. Semester 1 reports will be distributed via email on Friday 28th June and I am confident that you will find the reports both informative and reflective of your child's efforts and accomplishments this term. As a school, we are committed to continuous improvement and maintaining high standards in our reporting process. With this in mind, early next term, we will be conducting a survey to collect feedback regarding our current reporting practices. This feedback will inform changes we are planning for our end-of-year reports.

Term 2 Parent-Teacher Interviews

On the topic of surveys, something that came through quite clearly in the School Communication Survey that was sent out earlier this year was that many of you found the Term 1 Parent-teacher interviews very useful and would appreciate a second formal opportunity to meet with your child/ren’s teacher/s. With this feedback in mind, I am pleased to announce that a second round of Parent-Teacher Interviews will be held at the end of this term following the distribution of Semester one reports. These interviews will provide an opportunity for you to discuss your child's report and progress with their teacher, address any concerns, and collaboratively set goals for the remainder of the year. The partnership between home and school is crucial for the success of our students and I encourage you all to participate in these valuable discussions. The Parent-Teacher Interviews are scheduled to take place during the last week of Term (dates for each class TBC). Organisation will be similar to Term 1 and  booking details/instructions will be sent out via Audiri next week. We look forward to your active participation in these interviews.

Have a wonderful and restful long weekend - I hope you will all have the opportunity to relax and enjoy some quality time with family and friends.

Regards,

John Nguyen​

Principal 

E: john.nguyen34@det.n​sw.edu.au 

Every day matters, right throughout the term!

It is really important for students to come to school every single day, unless they are sick.

Being at school every day boosts student learning and confidence and helps them build and maintain friendships.

A reminder that planned travel should only be taken during school holidays and students should be at school every day during school term, right from beginning to end.

Missing a day here or there may not seem like much, but absences add up. Every day matters and we are here to support all students in attending and engaging with their learning every day of the term.

Dianne Colb

Deputy Principal

This term class 5/6O have been researching, drafting, writing, editing and publishing hybrid texts on a natural UNESCO site that is both persuasive and informative. Once the students chose a UNESCO natural world heritage site, they researched information about the geography, history of human impact and the conservation of the place. They then used persuasive devices such as rhetorical devices. This information was collated on a Canva poster.

The project was inspired by the book 'One Small Island' by Alison Lester and Coral Tulloch. It is based on Macquarie Island which is situated in the Southern Ocean.

Respect awards - Rawson says congratulations to:

• Camille A - 1/2D

Responsibility awards - Monty says congratulations to:

• Rupert P - 1/2J

Resilience awards - Bretty says congratulations to:

• Aryana A - 1/2P

Mr Nguyen says congratulations to:

• Camille A - 1/2D - Responsibility Badge
  

Amanda Champion

Classroom teacher

This week Drummoyne debated against Dobroyd Point Public School in our second round, with a win for both teams. The topic was ‘Australia should have a four day working week’.

The affirmative team, the Hawkes, were the away team, with  Eme as 1st speaker, David as 2nd speaker, Aria as 3rd speaker and Olive as team advisor. They argued that a 4 day week had been trialed with success, discussing, improved work-life balance, increased productivity, environmental benefits and employee recruitment and retention. The Hawkes drove their case home with a compelling team line, ‘Work smarter, live larger!!’. Congratulations to all four students for their outstanding teamwork.

The Lyons were the home team. As the negative, they focused on the 4 day week not being applicable for certain industries, speaking about the stress of a compressed workload, reduced productivity, issues with employee entitlements and decreased collaboration opportunities. The Lyons’ compelling team line was ‘A thriving nation requires five days dedication’. Congratulations to 1st speaker Phoebe V, 2nd speaker Sophia, 3rd speaker Sophie and team advisor Theo for a  great debate. 

Many thanks to Magi for providing transport. Also, thank you to our chairperson Oliver, and timekeepers and meeters and greeters, Isaac and Ava.

Dear Parents/Carers,

A free Dental Service truck will be visiting the school on Monday 17 June 2024.  You do not need to pay for this service and the dental service will check the eligibility for you.

All students have been handed out a paper form this week, which needs to be filled out and returned back to the school office by Tuesday 11th June, if you wish to take advantage of this service.

We hope you take up this free accessible and convenient service.

In the school holidays I did VR and watched movies like most kids but I was privileged to participate in ‘Kids Giving Back’ and contribute to the community. ‘Kids Giving Back’ is an organisation that helps the homeless, elderly and others in need. I also found out they give out food for kids who are less fortunate. 

In ‘Kids Giving Back’, we packed food boxes that meet the needs of a community of the homeless who live rough on the streets. We were tasked to make breakfast boxes that contained cereal, long life milk, biscuits and fruit kebabs as well as cutlery. We made the fruit kebabs from scratch, cut a variety of fresh fruits and made sure they were presentable when delivered. 

On another ‘Kids Giving Back’ event, we also made cookies to go in the food boxes. Unfortunately one group mistakenly measured salt instead of sugar! Let’s just say some cookies became extra salty-caramel!! The best part of the event is when the finished products are stacked together and we realise how much we have achieved together that could help others later that evening. To finish them off, we all wrote positive messages and scribbled smiley faces on each of the boxes that would hopefully brighten their day. 

Sure, ‘Kids Giving Back’ is not the same as watching movies or playing with friends, but it is undeniably rewarding as I gazed at my finished food boxes knowing someone may have a smile on their face because of it. Therefore, I highly recommend signing up to ‘Kids Giving Back’ as they have lots of programs during the school holidays. 

By Zachary T 5/6H

Dear Parents/Carers,

We are in need of as many volunteers as possible for our Athletics Carnival on Wednesday 19 June; grandfriends, neighbours, ex students over 18 are all welcome to volunteer.

There are many activities that require volunteers including use of a stopwatch, supervising events and time keeping.

All volunteers will be issued with a voucher for a free coffee as a small token of our appreciation.

Please contact the office if you are able to help, even for a few hours.

Thank you very much for your support of the school.

The Premier's Spelling Bee is a fun and educational way for primary school students in years 3-6 to engage with and improve their spelling.

The program includes activities that encourage students to become more confident users of language through broadening their vocabulary, and promotes improved literacy skills in conjunction with the NSW English K-10 syllabus.

Preliminary stage spelling tests will be held on the 25th June and finals on 2nd July.

Please direct any questions to Mr Sutton.

Ewan Sutton

Spelling Bee Coordinator

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 #4 closes on 21st June.

Orientation for Kindergarten 2025 students commences in November and this year we are also holding a Kindergarten Open Morning on Thursday 6th June so please join us.

If your child turns 5 before 31 July 2025 they are eligible to start Kindergarten next year. Please complete your child's application as soon as possible, attaching a copy of their passport or birth certificate, proof of your home address (ie latest electricity bill, rates notice or lease etc) and their immunisation statement from Medicare. Any additional OT or speech therapy reports, additional needs and the like should also be included.

Please submit your enrolments online at :  

This year, our school will be beginning 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 join your child/ren's CLASS GROUP as well as their YEAR GROUP (rolled over from last year) in the Audiri app. This will help us to ensure that you receive information relevant to you and your child/ren. Detailed instructions are included below.

How users can subscribe to open groups in the Audiri app: New users joining your school can subscribe to Open Groups by following these steps in the Audiri app:

Thank you for your support.

We are thrilled to announce that our annual Drummoyne Public School Fete is back and promises to be bigger and better than ever before!

Date: Sunday 25th August 2024

Time: 10am – 3pm

This year’s fete will be a celebration of our school community, with loads of activities and and entertainment for all ages. From thrilling rides and games, to delicious food stalls and live performances, there’s something for everyone.

Highlights of the day include:

• Live entertainment
• Rides and games
• Local food stalls
• Business and market stalls
• Raffles and prizes

The fete is not only a fantastic day out for the whole family, but also the major annual fundraiser for our school. This year we have ambitions to raise $30k from the event. All proceeds from the fete will go towards enhancing educational resources and facilities for our students.

How can you help?

With 86 days to go, we are seeking volunteers for key fete committee roles to help make the event a success.

Where we need help:

• Entertainment coordinator (on stage entertainment and off-stage entertainment)
• Stalls coordinator (food and non-food)
• Logistics coordinator (rides, hire needs, licenses, applications and general operations)

If you would like to get involved or contribute in any way, please join us for the first 2024 Fete Committee meeting at 7:30pm on Wednesday 5 June 2024. Please contact Walid (0438 629 754) or Rob (0410 441 053) for details.

Let’s come together as a community to make the 2024 Drummoyne Public School Fete a day to remember!

Warm regards,

Walid El-Khoury & Rob Tolliday

Fete Coordinators

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

The uniform shop is open for face to face sales on Friday mornings from 9am - 10am

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

Dear Parents & Carers,

APPLE/BLACKCURRANT JELLIES are made in the canteen. Made from 100% apple blackcurrant juice and gelatine. No jelly crystals or powder used. COST: $1.00

PINEAPPLE JELLIES: pineapple juice and gelatine. The leftover juice from frozen pineapple slices is used for these jellies. COST: $1.00

PANCAKES are made in the canteen too using wholemeal & white self raising flour, vanilla essence, bicarb soda, egg, milk, reduced sugar (1/4 of a cup ) OPTION: plain, honey or sugar free maple syrup. COST: $2.00 ( two pancakes )

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: JUNE

MON. 10th.   Public Holiday

TUES  11th     10:30 am - 11:30 am…….1 (Butter Chicken and Sushi)

THUR.13TH.  9:30am - 10:30 am…..1.        10:30 am - 11:30 am…….1 (Pasta)

To Volunteer please go to:

If you have received an email regarding emergency lunches, please pay at earliest convenience. Pay through Flexischool IOU option. Log in to Flexischool. Click order lunch. Select the next available date. Select denominations to add up to amount owing. Add to cart and pay.

DONE and so EASY!!!

Canteen news updates

If you don’t want to miss out on news updates from the canteen on your phone, you will need to log in to your Flexischool account.

• Look to the left of screen and click on PROFILE.
• Click on PREFERENCES.
• Click on SCHOOL NEWS FEED EMAILS.

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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