Drummoyne Public School

Dear Drummoyne PS Community,

A fete to go down in history

As we wrap up Term 3, I’d like to share and celebrate a significant achievement with you all. Our recent Spring Fete was recognised by our local MP, Stephanie Di Pasqua, in State Parliament and officially recorded in the Hansard. This is a wonderful testament to the hard work and dedication of our community. A particular recognition was made of  Angela, our P&C President, and Rob, our Fete co-coordinator, for their incredible leadership in making the event such a success. Please find the transcript of the recognition included below.

Stage 2 Choir at Primary Proms

In another standout moment this term, I was able to attend the performance of our Stage 2 choir at the Primary Proms last night, held in the amazing Sydney Town Hall. The students gave a truly memorable performance and their hard work and dedication were evident for all to see. A huge thank you to Ms Champion and Ms Sole who meticulously prepared our choir and supported them through rehearsals and the big night. 

Reflections on Term 3

Term 3 is often seen as a quieter term; however, it has been anything but! We’ve had so many highlights, including the Education Week open morning, the Art Trail, the completion of our Indigenous murals, Book Week, Science Week, an amazing fete, Year 4 camp and numerous excursions and incursions, all of which have provided meaningful learning experiences for our students. Thank you for your support of these events and activities - the learning environment for your children at Drummoyne is richer because of your active involvement, partnership with and support of the school.

Looking ahead

As we look ahead to Term 4, there’s much to be excited about. Just to name a few of the exciting activities, we’ll be welcoming our 2025 Kindergarten students for their transition program, sending our Stage 1 students off to swim school and enjoying the Year 6 County Fair. Of course, we’ll cap off the year with our much-anticipated end-of-year presentation assemblies.  I am looking forward to welcoming you all into the school to celebrate a wonderful year of learning and growth with us.

I hope you all have a happy and restful holiday break. Just a reminder that there is no pupil free day at the beginning of Term 4 and students will return to school on Monday 14th October.

Regards,

John Nguyen​

Principal 

E: john.nguyen34@det.n​sw.edu.au 

Drummoyne Public School Spring Fete

Ms STEPHANIE DI PASQUA (Drummoyne)—I rise to congratulate the Drummoyne Public School Parents and Citizens Association on an outstanding school fete held on Sunday 25 August. The Spring Fete brought together local families, students and the wider community for an amazing day that was enjoyed by all. The fete featured performances, amusement rides, food stalls, games and so much more family friendly fun. Congratulations to the Drummoyne Public School Junior and Senior Band and Choir for their fantastic performances. The Spring Fete was a lovely showcase of our outstanding local talent. I would like to sincerely thank P&C President Angela Farrell and Fete Coordinator Robert Tolliday and all members of the P&C executive and parent volunteers for organising such a wonderful and inclusive community event. The success of the Fete is a testament to the countless hours of hard work and dedication put into planning and facilitating the day for the most important cause – our local kids. I also acknowledge Drummoyne Public School Principal, Mr John Nguyen and all teachers and staff for their involvement in the day. Congratulations and thank you to everyone involved in the 2024 Drummoyne Public School Spring Fete!

• Adelaide B - 1/2A
• Paddington S - 1/2A
• Maya S - 1/2D
• Olivia G - 1/2M

• Eva B - 1/2A
• Zara T - 1/2J
• Elodie D - 1/2P
• Catherine L - 1/2P
• Frankie S - 1/2P

Resilience awards - Bretty says congratulations to:

• Gus M - 1/2A
• Ishan M - 1/2D
• CC P - 1/2D
• Rian L - 1/2M
• Astrid L - 1/2M
• Lilou S - 1/2P

Mr Nguyen says congratulations to:

• Amelia D - 1/2D - Respect
• Olivia G - 1/2M - Respect
• Frankie S - 1/2P - Responsibility
• Eva B - 1/2A - Resilience

The Stage 2 and Stage 3 school finals for the Iron Cove Public Speaking Competition were held on Monday, 23rd September. Congratulations to all participants on the high standard of speeches delivered. 

The results were as follows:

Stage 2

1st place - Eleanor S 3/4W

Highly Commended - Ivy N 3/4K

Stage 3

1st place - Aria S 5/6O

Highly Commended - Olive B 5/6P

Many thanks to adjudicators, Mrs Russ, Ms Cantlay and Ms O’Dowd and announcers, Chloe AB (Stage 2) and Phillipa M (Stage 3).

We would also like to acknowledge the students who assisted as timekeepers, recorders and ushers on the day, ensuring that the competition ran smoothly.

The local finals will be held at Annandale Public School on Tuesday, 29th October. We wish good luck to the students representing DPS at this event.

Ms Arruzza and Ms Hill

Public Speaking Coordinators

After months of preparations with Ms Champion and Mrs Sole, 30 students from the Stage 2 choir excitedly hopped on the bus yesterday to Sydney Town Hall for the 2024 Primary Proms performance.

We sang 11 songs, including one in Japanese, one in Arabic, and a nursery rhyme from the Tiwi Islands. We were joined on stage by a live band and guest performers from various high schools.

Our favourite performance was by the acappella singing group who performed "Fragile."It was a privilege to sit in the front row because we got to experience the live band and see how the students played up close.

Everyone sang their hearts out and gave it their very best. We hope that Drummoyne auditions successfully so we can do it all over again next year. In 2025, the Year 4s hope to be performing at the Opera House with the Stage 3 choir.

Piper M & Claire L

• “The clay animal making” - Isabella 1/2P
• “How we got to scoop up the top of the water and catch some water bugs” - Zein 1/2P
• “When we got to make all of the animals out of clay and nature” - Aleyna 1/2J 
• “When we got to look at all of the bats, and some were even about to have babies! I got to name one puddles” - Zara 1/2J
• “Making the things with clay” - Angus 1/2M
• “When we went through the bush. It was a bit scary though!” - Christina 1/2M
• “The clay because it was so great” - Selena 1/2K
• “Using the clay to make some things” - Dillion 1/2K
• “Sculpting the habitats” -  Maya 1/2A
• “Seeing nature” - Chanel 1/2A
• “When we looked for animals” - Nick 1/2D
• “When we saw animal habitats” - Ishan 1/2D

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.

The P&C will be running an Infants and a Primary Disco on Friday 8th November.

Stayed tuned for more details.

From Term 4 the uniform shop will be open for face to face sales on Thursday 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,

Thank you to all the volunteers who have helped throughout the term. Thank you to Kate, Zahra, Belle and Leanne for helping with End of Term Sausage Sizzle and to all the students who also helped this term.

Eugenie, Catherine, P&C Committee and most of all, the students are very grateful for your contribution. We will also be trialing 30 min time slots for volunteering next term so please pop your name down to help for even a short time. 

Sushi will be moved to the first Tuesday of every month due to dwindling orders. This will start Tuesday October 15th. Cut off for orders will be Monday October 14th.

VOLUNTEERS - OCTOBER

Thursday 17th......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  18th.........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

We wish everyone a wonderful holiday break.

kind regards,

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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