Drummoyne Public School

Dear Drummoyne PS Community,

Stage 1 Swim School

Welcome to Term 4! There’s much to be excited about this term and, to kick things off,  our Stage 1 students have been heading off to Ryde Aquatic Centre for swim school this week. I’ve seen first hand the benefits of the swim safety lessons at Ryde Aquatic Centre, from my time at a previous school, and I am pleased that our students have the opportunity to take part in the program. The indoor heated pool means lessons go ahead, no matter the weather, and the qualified instructors do a fantastic job making sure kids feel confident and are safe in the water, developing important swimming and water safety skills that they'll carry with them for life.

Morning Drop-off and Supervision

Staff have recently noticed that a large number of students are being dropped off / are arriving at school prior to 8:50am. In keeping with our school supervision policy, the school formally accepts students at 8:50am each day. We are NOT able to provide teacher supervision for students any earlier than half-an-hour before classes commence at 9:20am.

To ensure the safety of your child before school, we ask that you please ensure that your child/ren do not arrive at school prior to 8:50am unless they are enrolled in before-school care at Gowrie or are engaged in a before-school activity such as band practice. Thank you, in advance, for your cooperation.

Conflict in Europe & the Middle East

At our school we value the cultural diversity of our school community and promote respect and understanding of diverse perspectives and world views. With the recent escalation in conflict in the Middle East and ongoing conflict in Ukraine & Russia, I would like to reassure you that our school strives to provide a safe and supportive environment for students, staff and families from all backgrounds. Our thoughts are with any members of our community who may be impacted by these conflicts.

Please be assured that any discussions, topics or student behaviour matters which may arise in relation to the conflict will be handled fairly and with care by our teachers. We ask that you talk to your children at home about any concerns they may have at this time and remind them that our school is a safe space which promotes respect for all people. Please contact the school if you have any concerns so that we can work together to ensure that all our students feel safe and are well supported.

Regards,

John Nguyen​

Principal 

E: john.nguyen34@det.n​sw.edu.au 

If your child is sick at school

If your child gets sick or injured at school, the school will contact you. If your child is ill, they will go to an area where they can lie down and be monitored. You will be called to come and collect your child if they are too sick to go back to the classroom. For this reason, it is important to keep your contact details up to date with the school, including an alternative contact – such as a relative or neighbour – who the school can call if you are unavailable. 

If your child is sick at home

From time to time your child may get sick. If they display any of the following symptoms, they should stay at home and see a doctor:

• a fever of 38°C or above
• vomiting or diarrhoea
• cough or respiratory symptoms
• cold or flu symptoms
• rashes of an unknown origin.

Leigh Russ

Relieving Deputy Principal

• Charlotte S - 3/4A

• Sienna D - 3/4K
• Ryan E - 3/4K
• Eliza N - 3/4K
• Phoenix P - 3/4W
• Ava A - 5/6H

Resilience awards - Bretty says congratulations to:

• Zoe F - 3/4K
• Claire L - 3/4K
• Evie R - 3/4R
• Zara D - 3/4S
• Cyra L - 5/6C
• Tomas G - 5/6P

Mr Nguyen says congratulations to:

•  Tomas G - 5/6P - Respect
• Charlotte S - 3/4A - Responsibility
• Claire L - 3/4K - Resilience
• Harper K - 5/6C - Resilience
  
  

Congratulations to Kayla C from 3/4R. Kayla has been cast in the lead role for the theatre performance "The Great Recital". The show is completely in Italian and will be held at the Italian Forum in Leichhardt on the 2nd and 3rd of November 2024.

If you would like to buy tickets or get more information please visit the link here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-great-recital-tickets-1032286997197

It is a great opportunity for the kids who are learning Italian as it is a show with a lot of funny songs.

Last term, as part of our English unit on ‘perspective and context’, class 3/4W read ‘Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes’. Sadako was a brave and resilient young girl who embraced life during the aftermath of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima, Japan. Sadly, due to the effects of radiation caused by the atomic bomb, she became sick with leukemia. Luckily, however, Sadako learnt that if she can make a thousand paper cranes, she would be granted a wish - a wish to get better.

Although ‘Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes’ was a sad story, we were incredibly inspired by Sadako’s optimism and inner strength during times of adversity. We also loved learning more about Japanese culture and were intrigued by World War II history.

Inspired by Sadako, we learnt how to make origami lanterns. In Japanese culture, lanterns are a symbol of good luck and happiness. During the yearly Obon festival (a festival that commemorates and remembers deceased ancestors), families would hang paper lanterns in their homes to guide the spirits of their ancestors back to the afterlife.

While making our paper lanterns, we quickly learnt the importance of precise, clear and detailed instructions in order to successfully complete a task. After making our lanterns, we wrote a procedural text on how to make paper lanterns using imperative sentences, time connectives, adverbial phrases and bossy verbs. Here is an example:

How To Make A Paper Lantern Written by Ludo D

Materials:

• Origami paper or square paper

The annual 'Halloween on Renwick Street' will be held on Thursday 31 October from 4.30pm - 7.30pm, organised by one of our wonderful Drummoyne Public School parents.

A spooktacular evening awaits and your help is needed to make it a success!! Our fabulous Renwick Street residents and business community are coming together to sponsor the event, and raise money for 'Touched by Olivia's: The Living Room Project'. There will be Face Painting, Gaming Van, Jumping Castle, Sausage sizzle & more!

This year Renwick Street & surrounding side streets will be closed to external traffic for the event, (Only residents may enter with identification). NSW Traffic control will be positioned on all closures & increased security measures along Renwick Street have been taken for the community's protection. 

Candy donation request

Due to the increased popularity of this event Renwick Street residents are expecting many visitors, so your help with candy donations is very much appreciated to ensure everyone has the opportunity to come trick or treating during event hours.

Over the next 2 weeks leading up to the event, DPS will have large plastic Halloween tubs located at the schools Front Office, if you are able to, please help the residents of Renwick Street by donating a bag or 2 of wrapped candy. Simply bring the candy into school and place bags into tubs.

Thank you,

The Halloween on Renwick Street Event Organisers

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.

Come along, have some fun and dance dance dance!

Get your party clothes, dancing shoes and friends ready to join us for a fun night of music and moves at the annual P&C school disco. 

K-2 Disco 5pm - 6:30pm

3-6 Disco 7pm - 8:30pm

Tickets are $5 which includes chips, a quelch stick, a drink and a glow stick! Tickets will be available soon to pre purchase on Flexischools. 

This is a drop and go event. If you think you need to stay, sign up as a volunteer :) Volunteer sign up link to be shared next newsletter. 

Please join us next Tuesday, 22nd October, from 7.30pm in the Library.

Everyone is welcome.

From Term 4 the uniform shop will be open for face to face sales on Wednesday 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:

After having three children at DPS and spending many, many years of volunteering for us, Nadda's youngest child will be finishing year 6 this year and heading off to high school.

We are looking for volunteers who can spare half an hour to an hour each week to come in and help package up any online uniform orders, open up for face to face sales or sort through 2nd hand items etc. The job is very flexible, can be done any day of the week. Come alone or bring a friend and join our small but fun team. 

We would love to train volunteers during term 4 to take over from Nadda when she leaves. Please contact the school office if you would like any more information.or email: 

The P&C Uniform Shop Committee

Dear parents,

I apologise for my mistake regarding Sushi's first date of ordering. The first order will be Tuesday 5th November. Cut off the day before at 9:30am.

We are trialing 30 min time slots for volunteering on Thursdays and Fridays.

VOLUNTEERS - OCTOBER

Thursday 24th......9:30am -10:00am.......1         10;00AM-10:30AM......1           10:30AM-11:00AM.....1       11:00AM-11:30am.....1       11:30am-12:00pm......1

Friday  25th.........9:30am -10:00am.......1         10;00AM-10:30AM......1           10:30AM-11:00AM.....2       11:00AM-11:30am.....1       11:30am-12:00pm......1

Canteen and P&C Committee

To Volunteer

• Log in to Flexischools account.
• Click on NEWSFEED
• Click on VOLUNTEER IN CANTEEN and click on the word here.

If you need to pay for an emergency lunch:

• Log in to Flexischools.
• Select the next available date to pay.
• Select the IOU option.
• Select money denominations equal to money owing.
• Add to basket.
• Pay - so easy!!

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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