Drummoyne Public School

Thank You P&C

I would like to sincerely thank our P&C executive, namely: President - Duncan Watson, Vice-Presidents - Dee Elalingam & Emilie Rohmer, Treasurer – Kendal McKay & Secretary - Tim Counter, and all members of the P&C for their faithful support of the school throughout the year. This week following a commitment of funding from the P&C, new interactive whiteboards were replaced across the school. This is the culmination of a 3 year plan with every classroom and specialist teaching area now having a new IWB. The cost for this initiative of over $200,000 has been covered entirely by the P&C.  Thank you to every family that has generously supported P&C fundraising activities.

Concert Night

Congratulations to our Junior and Senior Bands on their wonderful performance last night.  It was impressive to see the growth in their musicality throughout the year!  Thank you to every family that has supported our performing arts program this year.

Leadership Assembly

Congratulations to our Year 5 students who were inducted into their 2023 leadership roles at our special assembly on Tuesday. Lead on Year 5!

Creations of Classes for 2023

Again this year, the school is utilising specialised software that supports the formation of classes and conveniently stores historical data on student placement each year.

Even so, we will still utilise anecdotal records and other staff records to assist with balanced student placement in classes for 2023.

Students are engaged in the initial processes through identifying 5 learning partners.

In short, considerations for classes include:

• Peer preferences, pairings and separations;
• EALD (English as an Additional Language or Dialect);
• Academic performance in literary and numeracy;
• Behaviour;
• Learning and support needs, and special needs;
• Balance of boys/girls

The software assists grade teams and executive to form classes in an informed, logical and efficient way whilst keeping a record of all the information. Importantly it allows teachers to make final adjustments and amendments as seamlessly as possible.

All students will go into 2022 classes for the start of the new school year.

Student Awards

As we approach the end of term, if students have 5 values awards that can be traded up for a Principal's award, or 3 Principal's awards that can be traded up for a Principal's badge please hand them in to the office before the final assemblies for 2022. 

The final assembly for primary students is Tuesday 29 November and the final assembly for infants is Tuesday 6 December.

Presentation Day Assemblies

Our Kindergarten and Year 1 & 2 Presentation Day assemblies will take place next week in the school hall.  Parents of children who are receiving an award have been invited to attend in person.

Even so, all Kindergarten and Stage 1 parents are invited to attend.

Regular school attendance is a priority in all schools and ensures the best chance for children to achieve their full potential. At Drummoyne PS we have enjoyed high levels of attendance over many years and this reflects the high level of support from our parent community.

The Department of Education has reminded the school of procedures that are to be followed when a student is late to arrive or absent from school. 

Whole Day Absence

• If a student is absent from school for the whole day, a note is to be returned with the student on the first day of the students’ return to school and handed to the class teacher for recording on the class roll. 
• A verbal notification by phone or email to the school on the day of absence/or prior is also supported and will be forwarded to the class teacher.
• The school will follow up absences if a notification has not been made within 2 days.

 Partial Day Absence

• Students arriving after the bell are expected to go to the school office to be marked as late to school and the reason will be recorded. They are given a late notice and this is handed in to the teacher on arrival to class.
• Students requiring an early pickup are called to the office after the parents have notified the office staff. The reason for the absence is entered on the roll and recorded as an absence. 

If you have any questions in relation to our procedures for monitoring student attendance, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Year 6 students are busy planning a fundraising Market Day to be held on Wednesday 30 November. There will be a variety of stalls where students will be able to purchase food such as: sausage sizzle, cupcakes and milkshakes; souvenirs such as: bracelets, bookmarks and a lucky dip; as well as activities like basketball shooting, water balloon throwing, and a dance competition.  

To purchase things at the Market Day students are asked to buy tokens. All items and activities will cost between one and three tokens. Tokens are $1 each and will be sold as packs of 5 or 10. Please buy tokens through the online POP system. Tokens will be distributed to students on the morning of the County Fair. 

Please look out for posters around the school advertising the stalls and start thinking about what you might like to buy at the Market Day. 

Thank you for supporting the fundraising efforts of Year 6. The proceeds will go towards our Year 6 Farewell and a gift to the school. 

Michelle McCauley

Assistant Principal

Please help your son or daughter to locate and return all their books by Friday 2 December.

Many thanks,

Mr Neufeld

Brochures for Scholastic Book Club were given out this week and spare copies are available from the library door. The closing date for all orders is Wednesday 30 November.

Please remember Book Club is cashless. All book club orders must be ordered online via Scholastic LOOP and will be delivered to the school.

Please sign in at www.scholastic.com.au/loop. Enter the item number from the Book Club catalogue and pay online.

It’s been another fun year of Code Club. The last Code Club for the year will be Thursday 8 December, week 9. 

Thank you to all the students who have regularly attended Code Club through the year!

Students who need a School Opal card or travel pass for 2023 can apply now.

A new application will need to be submitted if they are applying for the first time, or if they are requesting an additional travel entitlement as a result of a new shared parental responsibility situation (e.g. joint custody). Students who change address, school, campus location, have repeated a year or received an expiry notification from Transport for NSW for their school travel entitlement should renew or update their details before the end of term 4. This will ensure that schools can endorse applications, and entitlements remain valid for the start of the 2023 school year.

Students in the Opal network applying for an Opal card for the first time will receive their Student Opal card at their nominated postal address. Cards will be mailed out from January 2023.

For further details please see the attachment below.

A sincere thank you to every family that has supported the school financially this year. This has enabled us to provide quality programs and learning resources for the children. As we approach the end of the year we now need to balance the books!

To this end, families with payments owing will be sent an invoice outlining any overdue amounts. Your support in finalising school accounts before the end of November would be greatly appreciated.

Our kindergarten teachers have visited preschools for observations and to speak to preschool staff to enable 2023 classes to be formed.

The Online Enrolment System is designed to provide flexibility for parents to submit an enrolment application online and at the time that best suits you.

The application can be accessed on all browsers and mobile devices including iOS and Android. The online application process is currently restricted to:

• Enrolments into local schools
• Children who are Australian citizens, New Zealand citizens or permanent residents
• Children who live in NSW.

Thank you to everyone who raised funds for our Colour Fun Run.

To secure your prizes please ensure you have logged into your profile and ordered your incentive prizes.

Online prize ordering closes tonight, at 11.59pm on Friday 25th November! You must order before it closes.

As the holiday season approaches, let's help  Aussie families to have food on their tables. 

This year, more than 1 in 5 Australians (21%) experienced food insecurity.  With so many Australians in need, we would like everyone to help! Between November 28 and December 15, DPS will be running a food drive. One item per child. All food collected will be provided to families and children who need it the most through FOODBANK. 

The items we are collecting include:

Year 1 (1A, 1C, 1J) - Baby food and formula

Year 2 (2T, 2D, 2M, 2L) - Deodorant, soap and body wash

Year 3 (3A, 3B, 3R) - Shampoo, condition and sanitary items

Year 4 (4A, 4K, 4M) - Noodles, pasta and rice

Year 5 (5C. 5H. 5N. 5/6O) - Good quality tinned food and meals (with ring pulls)

Year 6 (6M, 6P) - Bottled water, long life milk

Please bring them to school and drop them in the boxes in the classrooms from Monday 28 November. 

Thanks in advance for your contribution!

Please order uniforms online. The P&C will process orders 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.

The P&C has a pool of second hand uniforms for families in need. Please donate any good quality, unstained uniforms that your child has out grown.

Second hand uniform sales are no longer online through school24 as we cannot be assured we have stock in all sizes. Please send an email request for items you require and we will check if they are available.

Contact the canteen on 9819  7665 after 9am.

HOW TO VOLUNTEER

• Log in to school24 account.
• Click on to VOLUNTEER.
• Register your name

The P&C Committee, Canteen Committee, Eugenie and Catherine are very grateful for any time that parents can lend a hand.

Canteen and P&C Committee

All new students attending OOSHC in 2023 need to complete their Gowrie NSW application forms and return them ASAP to guarantee placement for your child next year.

Contact Rekkha for more information on 0436 616 744.

To book Gowrie NSW enrolment forms can be found on the Gowrie website:

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