Drummoyne Public School

Prefect Elections

This week has been another busy one for our Year 5 cohort. As part of their leadership training, students have spoken to students in Year 3, 4 and 5 and then been voted in for 2024. My congratulations to the ten successful prefects. Thanks also to all candidates who put themselves forward to have a chance. This is not an easy thing to do and takes courage. Well done to all of you for putting your hand up. Thanks also to Ms Page for coordinating this important event. More details can be found later in this newsletter.

Thank You Morning Tea

We would like to say thank you to all of our parent volunteers for the wonderful contribution you have made to the life of Drummoyne Public School throughout 2023.

To do this, we request the pleasure of your company at a special Thank You Morning Tea, to be held in the school hall on Friday 1 December 2023 at 11.15am. To RSVP, please advise the administration office.

Dogs onsite

Whilst many of us are dog people and we love having them around, a reminder that under the Companions Animals Act 1998, dogs are prohibited on school grounds unless the Principal grants permission. If you have a dog and bring them to pick up at 3.20pm please talk to your child about coming out to meet you at the gates. Carrying a dog is still prohibited, they are not to be on school grounds. Thank you for your support in this matter. 

If during the year, families receive documents such as Court Orders, reports from health care professionals and the like, please provide a copy to the office so that we can stay up to date with any changes to your child’s circumstances.

Dianne Colb

Deputy Principal

Class 2O thoroughly enjoyed writing the sequel to David Walliam's 'The World's Worst Children'. We created new characters like Snotty Sam, Ugly Ursula, Naughty Nit and Sacia the Stealer and detailed their absolutely atrocious antics.  

"I loved this task because I enjoyed typing on the computer and changing the fonts just like David Walliams did." - Aria W

"I liked how we made our own World's Worst Children and we got to do typing  on a computer." - Ari S 

"I liked how I got to read it to my parents and my sister because we all got a copy to take home." - Macy T

"I liked drawing my Naughty Nit character and I loved changing the fonts on the laptops." - Luke L 

Respect Awards - Rawson says congratulations to:

• Astrid Lesslie - 1P
• Tiara Raina - 1P
• Zara Taylor - 1P
• Soraya Thorley-Razi - 2M
• Adeline Croft - 2O

Responsibility Awards - Monty says congratulations to:

• Angus McLachlan - KB
• Evie Koytz - 1J
• Antonia Charalambous - 1P

Resilience Awards - Brett says congratulations to:

• Matilda Grieve - KB
• Ishan Murri - KB
• Amelia Donohoe - 1A
• Layla Halliday - 1J
• Nathan Qian - 1P
• Amelia Bridges - 2D

Mr Ackerman says congratulations to:

• Miles Abu-Shaheen - 2M - Respect
• Adeline Croft - 2O - Responsibility
• Max Knox - 2D - Resilience

Year 5 students have been participating in a Leadership program as part of the Personal Development and Health curriculum. They have engaged in structured activities, highlighting the qualities required to be a successful leader in Year 6.

This week, 20 Student Prefect nominees spoke to students in Years 3, 4 and 5 at a special assembly as to why they would make excellent prefects in 2024. Students and teachers then voted via secret ballot online for five boys and five girls.

Congratulations to the following students who will be our Student Prefects for 2024:

Asher Barbic, Juliette Buckman, Aydin Dizdar, James Doughman, Lily Eastwood, Sophie Hill, Hayden Hong, Theo Kav, Isaac O’Brien & Aria Shipp.

Orla Page

Assistant Principal

Award nomination

Helen Kerr-Roubicek, who teaches ethics to year 1, year 3 and year 4 students at our school and also volunteers as our ethics coordinator, has been nominated for a prestigious award. The Kinghorn Award honours an ethics volunteer who is an inspirational role model for other volunteers. It brings substantial prize money of $4000 for the recipient’s school. Simply being nominated is an honour and shows in what high esteem Helen is held. The winner will be announced in late November.

Read more about it: primaryethics.com.au/

Theatrical performances

Congratulations to Kayla C who successfully auditioned for a role in the Lane Cove Theatre Company's production of "The Little Mermaid". Kayla is in the cast and is very excited to share the news with you. Click on the QR code for ticket information.

We wish you all the best for your performances Kayla!

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

Thank you to every pre-school child who attended our transition sessions this week.

If your child turns 5 before 31 July 2024 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 :  

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

If your child purchased an LED Flashlight Rechargeable Strobe Torch at the Father's day stall and returned your faulty cable to the school office, Moon & Back provided suitable replacement USB cables to us and they were sent home with students today. Please check your child's bag.

The new cable looks very similar to the faulty cable but the wire is much thicker. Please see photo - the new cable is on the right.

If you didn't get a chance to bring in your faulty cable we have some spare replacements at the office.

P&C committee

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,

Thank you to our parent volunteers David, Dee, Nan and Nurila. Thank you also to our student helpers Issie and Kornei.

MENU - LUNCH

MONDAY

• Chicken Nuggets option: mixed wedges (potato and sweet potato)
• Pizza Wrap 

TUESDAY 

• Butter Chicken 
• Pizza Wrap
• Pies and sausage rolls- Gf available
• Sushi

WEDNESDAY 

• Pies - GF available
• Sausage rolls - GF available
• Pizza Wrap - ham or cheese
• Sushi

THURSDAY

• Pasta-  GF available
• Sushi

 FRIDAY

• Sausage Sizzle 

Sandwiches, wraps and toasties are available everyday.

Recess remains closed Monday and Tuesday. 

Requests from students to debit parents school24 account will not be accepted. 

If a student does not have any lunch, they will be required to tell their teacher. The teacher will provide an Emergency Pink Lunch Voucher which the student brings to the canteen. Canteen fills in with lunch that was provided along with the cost. The bottom of form is given to the student to take home to the parent. Payment can be cash sent in with student or debit from school24 account. If payment has not been made within a week, we will contact you with a reminder. 

It is a good idea to have $10-$20 in account for emergencies. An email will be sent if any mishaps occur and reason for debit via email. If you wish to avoid the credit card charge each time you order ( there is a $0.30 charge each time you order with a credit card ), it is best to put a good amount of money in account ( depending on how many children and how many times you order each week ) eg, $30, $50 or more. This way when you order it uses money in account and no credit charge.

Volunteers needed

The canteen urgently needs more volunteers. If you can spare even a few hours each month, please consider volunteering.

Please look ahead and book in to 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 - 12 midday.

Volunteers are always needed on Fridays as we are super busy.

NOVEMBER

MON  6th......9:30am - 10:30 am.......1.........10:30 am -11:30 am.....1

THUR 9th...9:30am - 10:30 am.......0.........10:30 am -11:30 am........0

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

(We only had one volunteer for the 10:30am slot today. Two volunteers are needed please to help package the over 160 hot dogs, over 50 toasties, drinks into the lunch boxes ready for collection. ) 

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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