Drummoyne Public School

COVID 

Dancefever

Next term Dancefever athletics will return to the school to prepare all students for the athletics carnivals on Wednesday 29 June. Dancefever will provide two accredited athletics specialists who will teach the students a range of fundamental movement skills.

Application for extended leave - Travel

If your family is planning an extended holiday from school, please consider taking holidays during official school breaks.

Please contact the office for an application form if you wish to apply for extended leave or it can be downloaded from the school website.

Knives at school

There is no good reason to bring a prohibited knife to school. No type of prohibited knife is allowed at school including pocket knives and any item that can be used as a weapon. Having a knife for self-protection is illegal. Parents and carers are asked not to send butter knives or fruit knifes in lunchboxes. 

There is no good reason for a student to ever have a knife at school.

On occasion, students may decide to bring items to school that hold significant monetary or sentimental value. In keeping with legal advice from the Department of Education, the school cannot accept liability for personal belongings, valuables and other student owned property if these items become lost, stolen or broken.

As a result, we discourage students from bringing valuables to school including mobile telephones, Smart watches, digital devices, cameras, ‘swap’ cards and the like to school.

For your child’s safety, it’s very important to ensure students use the school crossing. At all crossings you must wait on the footpath, at least one step back from the edge of the road. Please wait until the School Crossing supervisor, Claudie, has stopped the traffic and called you to cross.

If you are driving, you must not proceed until the School Crossing supervisor’s hand-held sign is no longer displayed, or until the crossing supervisor indicates that you may proceed through the crossing.

On Harmony Day our students wore their national costumes or colours that represented the flag from their family background and looked wonderful.

Stage 1 Choir

Stage 1 students interested in joining the choir are asked to please meet Miss Xenos and Ms Buchanan in the library at 8.50am each Thursday.

Stage 2 Choir

Any students in year 3 or 4 who are interested in joining the Stage 2 choir are asked to please meet Ms Champion at the front gate on Rawson Ave, each Wednesday at 8.30am.

Stage 3 Choir

Stage 3 students interested in joining the choir are asked to please meet Miss Xenos and Miss Cantlay in the library at 8.40am each Wednesday.

• No matter if your child is just a beginner or a chess champion, everyone is welcome to come along, have fun with their peers and learn about chess!!
• Come and say hi to our experienced and awesome chess coach, Ben, on Tuesday, 29th March 2022 from 11:15AM - 12:15PM in the infants RFF room.

To secure a spot for your child to join the one free trial session, please complete the online form before the day of class.

Go to: sydneyacademyofchess.com.au/demonstration

Have questions or need information? Call us on 9745 1170 or email: enrol@sydneyacademyofchess.com.au

Congratulations to Jack Cameron, Ivan Gizycki and Micah Navendra who were successful at trials and selected in the IWPSSA Zone Basketball team.

Congratulations also to Julian Doyle who was selected for the IWPSSA Zone Rugby League team. 

We wish you luck as you represent IWPSSA.

On Tuesday Jack Moliterno played in the Touch Football Gala Day. By all accounts the day was a great success. Well done Jack!

Leah Pegler and Amanda Champion

Sports Co-Ordinators

Rawson says congratulations to:

• Ashun Chee - 3A
• Lily Page - 6M
• Melissa Hamami - 6P
• Pia Passarelli - 1A
• Imogen Taylor - 1C

 Monty says congratulations to:

• Alex McDonald - 4M
• Sophie Doyle - 5/6O
• Madalene Calvert - 6P
• William Windmiller - 1J

Bretty says congratulations to:

• Lily Eastwood - 4K
• James Hadfield - 5C
• Jasmine Orsini-Mustafa - 6P

Mr Dill says congratulations to:

• James Hadfield - 5C - Respect Badge
• Sebastian Olufon - 3R - Responsibility Badge

Just a quick reminder to everyone that Senior Band rehearsal is on this Monday coming as per normal schedule. Please note the 1 hour Band class session for this Tuesday afternoon is still scheduled as well for all senior Band students to attend.  

I hope this helps, if you have any further questions please don't hesitate to contact me.

Dates: 29th of March

Junior band: 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Location: Art room upstairs 

Where to meet me: Rawson St gate in front of the entrance to the Administration building. 

What to Bring:  Music, instrument. 

I'm really looking forward to hearing the Band together in the coming fortnight. In the meantime if you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me.

Program Manager, Drummoyne PS Instrumental Program 

Code Club returns first week next term!

Why join Code Club?

Students might become coders, but they might also be data analysts, teachers, social media collaborators, CEOs, lawyers or activists. They’ll work in fields that don’t even exist yet! And they’ll need to know how technology works.

Coding and digital skills are fundamental for our changing future. By learning how to code, young people are building digital literacy skills for a changing world. They’re also developing valuable soft skills including logic, creativity, critical thinking, collaboration and communication.

Code Club is open to students in years 4, 5 and 6. It will take place in the library from 3:30 to 4:30 on Thursday afternoons. If you are interested, drop by the library and pick up a note from Mr Neufeld. We only have room for 30 students, so it’s first in, best dressed!

 Joseph Neufeld

Teacher Librarian

A new, upgraded POP page is coming from Wednesday, 30 March 2022! It replaces the old Westpac page and is accessible from the school’s website. The page allows parents and carers to make online payments anywhere and anytime. By using the upgraded page, parents and carers will enjoy:

• a quick and simple user interface;
• mobile-friendly experience – making it easier to pay via phone or tablet (as well as from a desktop computer); and
• multilingual support which enables them to use POP in their preferred language.
  

Please update the year groups you are following in Skoolbag ASAP to make sure you receive notifications that pertain to your child/children. 

Please do this in these simple steps:

1. Open the Skoolbag app on your phone

2. On the home screen press on the Drummoyne Public School symbol in the top ribbon

3. Slide across to GROUPS, where you can then add or remove the year groups you wish to see on your app.

This will ensure that you see notifications that have been sent to specific year group/s, rather than only those sent to the whole school.

School Travel Passes

Students who need a School Opal card or travel pass but have not yet applied need to apply or update their details as soon as possible.

In the Opal network, students should travel with a Child/Youth Opal card until they receive their valid School Opal card. New Student Opal cards (including new Term Bus Passes) will be sent to the student’s nominated postal address within two weeks of their application being approved. .

Terms of Use

Students using Opal cards must tap on and tap off in line with the Opal terms of use. All students are required to comply with the Student code of conduct. The code of conduct aims to ensure the safety and well-being of school children and other passengers. It is important that parents ensure their child is aware of this, as failure to comply with the code of conduct can result in a suspension from travel.

See further information attached below or go to: https://transportnsw.info/school-travel-apply

During the current Covid restrictions, the P&C will process orders for uniforms 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.

Thank you so much to all the parents who have helped in the canteen the last couple of weeks, namely: Laura, Emilie, Aliya, Amanda, Nirosh, Sally, Tania, Robyn, Megan, Nicole, Julie, David, Ruby, Ingrid, Chelsea, Belle, Robert, Sally, Heather and Jess. Your help, company and time means  a lot as the canteen can not function so smoothly without our wonderful parent volunteers.

A big thank you to student helpers too - Issie, Zara, Marie, Sophia, Isla and Mila. Students help to serve over the counter at lunch and recess when I have no parent volunteers. It is a great help as it is difficult to serve, operate the register and hand out on line orders all at once. I enjoy having their help!

Spanakopita is still available for lunch and recess.  2 pieces $3.   3 pieces  $4

Butter Chicken and rice will be available on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Single serve, GF, NF : $4.50

From time to time I will make items with foods that haven’t sold so as not to waste them. We had some grapes frozen that weren’t selling so what do you do with them?? That is where the internet is handy!! Grape sorbet was whipped up today in time for recess. Throw frozen grapes into a blender until pureed. Then a squeeze of honey, a dash of lemon juice and a small amount of lemon peel. Blend again and grape sorbet is made.

I had some dubious looks from students but  also some brave ones who bought a small tub. It was a hit! I even had a couple of students back for seconds. Only a limited number available selling over the counter for $1.00

I am also selling cheese melts at recess for only $0.50. Yes, that is correct!!  A bread roll cut in half with grated cheese on top, popped into the oven until just melted. Smells good!

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Why not give it a go?  

MARCH

• Mon. 28th.     9:30am-10:45am.     1.            10:45am-12pm.    1
• Tues.  29th.   9:30am-10:45am.     1.            10:45am-12pm.    1
• Wed.   30th.   9:30am-10:45am.     1.            

APRIL

• Fri.  1st .  9:30am-10:45am.   1.            10:45am-12pm.    1         

To register to volunteer:

Log in to your school24 account.

To the right of screen...click on Volunteer Roster( writing in purple).

Follow the prompts.

Canteen and P&C Committee

Thank you for such a great response to our Class Parent Google Form sent out last week. However, we do still need Class Parent nominations for the following classes; 2L, 2T, 3A, 3B, 4K, 5H, 5N, 5/6O & 6P.

Please use the following link - it only takes a few seconds to fill out:

https://forms.gle/faLvWQnXUaYgkQMp9

Alternatively, please contact Sharon directly at: Classparent@drummoynepublicschool.com.au

Many thanks,

DPS P&C

Please find attached a flyer with the frequently asked questions for new kindergarten families.

Contact Rekkha for more information on 0436 616 744.

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