Drummoyne Public School

Spring Carnival – A Time for Memories

Spring Carnival Mufti Days

With just 10 school days to go until the P&C carnival (fete)... all students are invited to come to school dressed in mufti for the next two Fridays. This will promote the P&C Carnival and raise funds for the school.

On Friday 19 August students are asked to bring in a business voucher or cash donation to school or a gold coin. Each cash donation will be allocated to the student's class with the class raising the most money receiving a pizza party from Crust Pizza!

On Friday 26 August students are asked to bring in filled tombola jars, a bag of lollies or a gold coin.

On Tuesday night, prior to the P&C meeting, executive staff Dianne Colb and Leigh Russ will lead a parent workshop from 7.00pm on the Learning Enrichment and Support Team. 

The workshop will give parents insights into the process of referral, strategies used to support or extend students and the ways the school monitors student progress.  Practical ways parents can support their child's learning will be included.

The session will go for 20 minutes followed by questions finishing at 7.30pm. If you have anything you would like addressed in the workshop, please let Dianne or Leigh know.

Education Week Book Fair

I would like to join with Mr Neufeld, our teacher librarian, in thanking the parent community for your generous support of the Book Fair last week. Our students were delighted to be able to purchase books from their favourite authors and on topics of interest.

As a result, $13,266 worth of books are now being read in homes across the school community! A very special 'shout out' to all of our grandparents and grand-friends who kept up family traditions of supporting our Book Fairs.

Kiss and Drop Zones

Thank you to the parents who take great care each day to drive and park safely around the school. Your diligence contributes greatly to the safe arrival and pickup of our students. In the interest of the continued safety of our children and courtesy to other families, parents are asked not to park in the ‘NO PARKING’ areas at the side of the school. These are areas to drop off and pick up children with a 1-2 minute limit. Drivers are not permitted to leave their vehicles. Please use this area as a ‘Kiss and Drop’ zone. Your help in maintaining safety around our school is greatly appreciated.

Please know that rangers from Canada Bay Council have been patrolling outside the school gates and pedestrian crossing this term. The following fines can apply: $194 and 2 demerit points for no parking  or $349 and 2 demerit points for no stopping.

We can't make the DPS Spring Carnival great without you! We still need some volunteers for short and fun shifts on a variety of stalls. Bring your friends and do it together.

Please sign up using this link: https://signup.zone/dps-carnival

Meningococcal disease is a rare but serious illness that usually affects babies and young children, adolescents and young adults.

There are several strains of the bacteria that can cause meningococcal disease (A, B, C, W and Y). In NSW, the most common strain is the B strain.

Meningococcal disease can develop within hours of symptoms first appearing and can be fatal. Winter and spring are the peak seasons for meningococcal disease in NSW.

Signs and symptoms:

• Sudden onset of fever
• Pin-prick rash changing to large red-purple blotches
• Cold hands and feet
• Limb/joint pain
• Nausea and vomiting
• Headache
• Neck stiffness
• Dislike of bright lights

A rash does not always appear and not all of the symptoms of meningococcal disease may be present at once.

If students present with these signs or symptoms, parents/carers should be contacted and immediate medical care sought.

People with symptoms should seek medical care again if the illness gets worse, even if this is shortly after the previous visit.

The peak of meningococcal disease is normally seen in NSW in late winter to spring.

While it adds to the sense of community when our pets are brought to school at pick-up times, under the Companion Animals Act 1998 (NSW), Section 14 and in the interests of safety and hygiene, dogs are not allowed on school grounds.  Thank you for your understanding.

Class 5H are very proud of their impressive artworks based on inspiration from the American glass artist and sculptor, Dale Chihuly. Their designs, drawn on polystyrene plastic sheets, were placed in the oven to form a rigid and durable sculpture. Students showcased the sculptures during Education Week and the designs are now on display near the office.

The stage 2 choir was lucky enough to be offered 33 places this year to perform at the Town Hall in September. A permission note and ticketing information was sent out this week to selected students. 

The first mass rehearsal will be on Thursday 25 August at the Salvation Army Hall. The choir will also be performing at the Spring Carnival. I will provide information for both events via Seesaw. 

Amanda Champion

Choir teacher

 Respect awards - Rawson says congratulations to:

• Coco Lee - 3R
• Archie Johnson - 4A
• Thomas Pearson - 4A
• Sebastian Topalcik - 4A
• Miles Foster - 6P

Resilience awards - Bretty says congratulations to:

• Magdalene Gryllis - 3A
• Aria Anastasiou - 3B
• William Pearson - 3R
• Juliette Buckman - 4K

Responsibility awards - Monty says congratulations to:

• Tomas Gabilo - 4M
• John Seedsman - 5C

Reminder - the deadline for students to sign up is Monday 15 August.

Sydney Secondary College Balmain is once again hosting the Primarily Fun Wind Band and String Orchestra workshops for Year 5 and 6 music students. It's a great opportunity for young musicians to be mentored by our Year 7 and 8 students in a fun workshop environment where they will learn new repertoire and make new friends.

This year we are holding workshops which culminate in an outdoor performance at Music in the Park.

Rehearsal: Wind Band Workshop (Balmain Campus) Monday 29 August 9am-2:30pm

Rehearsal: String Orchestra Workshop (Leichhardt Campus) Friday 2 September 9am-2:30pm

Performance: Music in the Park, Pioneer Park, Norton St Leichhardt Saturday 3 September 11am-2pm (Primary school students are asked to arrive at 12pm for warm-ups)

Students can see Mrs McCauley to collect a permission note.

Michelle McCauley

Assistant Principal

The NRL provided fun activities for Years 4-6 on Thursday (see photos below). Students practised passing and catching, side stepping, how to play the ball and scoring tries. Interested students should look into the 6 week program that will begin Friday 19th August at 8.15am here at school. 

Please see flyer details to sign up.

Amanda Champion

Sports Co-Ordinator

On Monday 22 August, Drummoyne will be visited by not one, but two authors! Matt Cosgrove, author of Alpacas with Maracas, will join us to talk to students from Kindergarten to Year 4. Tim Harris, author of Mr Bambuckle’s Remarkables, will join us to deliver writing workshops to Years 5 and 6. Notes are out now!

Our Book Week parade is almost here!

How are your costumes coming along? Students can come dressed as their favourite book character or in a costume relating to the theme “Dreaming with eyes open”! The parade will take place on Wednesday 24 August at 9:30. We would love to see parents and families at the parade!

The Premier’s Reading Challenge is nearly over! Students from year 3 to 6 have until Friday 19 August to complete their reading logs online. Students can log their reading at the PRC website, accessible through the Student Portal. At the moment, 417 students have completed the challenge! Can we get to 450?

Students in K – 2 will have their reading logged by Mr Neufeld, but students from year 3 and up are responsible for entering their own books through the PRC student site.

Joe Neufeld

Teacher Librarian

Our parent information session will be held on Thursday 13 October with orientation sessions for students in the following weeks.

Please apply online at:  https://drummoyne-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/about-our-school/enrolment.html

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.

We offer our support and encourage you to complete your application to enrol online. If, however, you do not feel comfortable completing an application online, a paper copy will be available for collection from the front office or can be downloaded from the Department’s Going to a Public School site.

Please ensure your child’s name is permanently and clearly labelled on belongings such as school hats, jackets, lunch boxes, drink bottles and school bags.

Use a permanent laundry marker to label clothes, hats and shoes, or sew or iron on personalised labels. Also please go through your child’s bag with them regularly and check that labels haven’t faded with washing.

There is a large amount of lost property in the Kindie corridor. Parents may now come on site and check for any lost items at drop off or pick up time.

We can't make the DPS Spring Carnival great without you! We still need some volunteers for short and fun shifts on a variety of stalls. Bring your friends and do it together.

Please sign up using this link: https://signup.zone/dps-carnival

The Spring Carnival is getting closer... we hope you're excited!Entry to the Spring Carnival is FREE, but you must pay for your kids to go on all the rides.On the day of the carnival, ride tickets will cost 3 for $25, or unlimited all day pass for $55.

But if you pre-purchase rides passes via Eventbrite - kids can ride all day for just $40! That's incredible value for all the unlimited rides, including:

• Obstacle course
• Giant slide
• Dodgems
• Storm chairs
• Dunk tank
• 6x ponies
• Mini carousel
• Mini Ferris wheel
• Tea cups

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.

A friendly reminder to please check your school24 accounts.

There are a number of accounts with outstanding money to be paid. Your account statement is at the top of the page once you have logged in. You can either top up your account with your credit card or send the money in with your child. They can pay over the counter and I will update your account.

The P&C Committee and I will be most grateful if you could settle these accounts.  The canteen is a P&C run service for the whole school community.

We thank the parents who volunteered throughout the week in helping to prepare and  package the student lunches. Our canteen volunteers are so important in helping to run the canteen service smoothly.  Having volunteers helps to keep the prices down. It’s a great way to connect with other parents and share a laugh. Your children are so thrilled to see you and give the biggest smile and hugs.

Thank you to our parent volunteers for the past week, namely: Melissa, Dee and Jin.

Thank you to our student volunteers: Sebastian, Adrian, Sophia, Deniz, Shireen, Cyra, Asher, Harriet, Olive, Natalia, Grace and Lachlan. They have helped with a range of activities including putting labels on lunch bags, restocking drinks, serving over the counter. 

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED 

MONDAY 15th - 9:30am-10:30am……1.        10:30am-11:30am…….1

THURSDAY 18th - 10:15am-11:30am……1.         1pm-2:30pm…..1

FRIDAY.  19th - 9:30am-10:30am…..1.         10:15am-11:30am…….2.        1pm-2:30pm………1

HOW TO VOLUNTEER

• Log in to school24 account.

• Click on to VOLUNTEER.

• Register your name

Please note recess orders have closed for Mondays & Tuesdays during Term 3

Canteen and P&C Committee

We are very excited and proud to announce that we have been rated as an exceeding service!

In our recent assessment and rating visit we have been rated as an Exceeding the National Quality Standards under the National Quality Framework. Achieving an exceeding quality standard rating means that Gowrie NSW Drummoyne and St Marks OSHC exemplifies and promotes exceptional education and care that improves outcomes for both children and families.

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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