Welcome to Term 2
I would like to welcome everyone back to a new school term. We are excited about the class and school activities planned for the term and look forward to providing many opportunities for students to learn and grow. Our vision is ‘to inspire students to engage with a complex world as creative, resilient and responsible citizens.’ We are achieving this through implementing our new 2022-2025 School Plan located on the school website.
I would like to warmly welcome Mr James Roche who has been appointed to the school and will be teaching class 3R. We also welcome back Mrs Tamara Mapstone who is returning to us following maternity leave.
ANZAC Day
On Monday, ANZAC Day, Australia and New Zealand commemorated all the Australians and New Zealanders who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations and the contribution and suffering of all those who have served.
Our ANZAC assembly on Wednesday was a timely moment to reflect on the importance of the struggle for peace in the world at this time. Sacrifices we honour from 1915 are even more significant when we are watching people fighting daily for their freedom in Ukraine. Liberty should not be taken for granted but constantly guarded as it can be easily lost and is hard to regain.
NAPLAN online
NAPLAN assessments will be held online again this year in weeks 3 & 4 (except Year 3 Writing which is paper based).
NAPLAN is a snapshot of a child’s learning journey covering just aspects of literacy and numeracy for all students in years 3 & 5. Please reassure children that NAPLAN is not a pass/fail test but a way to help teachers teach to their needs.
Dancefever Multisports
This term in physical education we are focusing on athletics with external provider Dancefever Multisports supporting us. Our instructors for this term are Romeo Reynoso and Brenten Smith. The students will be taught the skills and techniques required for our upcoming Athletics Carnival on Wednesday 29 June.
The Dancefever athletics program addresses specific areas of the curriculum and brings high-level expertise to the school. Romeo & Brenten are specialists in their field and are able to compact the time for students to learn the skills required allowing the class teachers more class time to devote to the teaching of literacy and numeracy and the other key learning areas. Thank you in advance for your financial support to enable these programs to take place.
Year 5 Opportunity Class Entry in 2023
Online applications are now open. If you would like to have your child considered for Year 5 opportunity class entry in 2023, please apply between Tuesday 26 April 2022 and Friday 13 May 2022. See more information below.
Primary Cross Country Carnival
This Monday 2 May is our annual cross country carnival and will be held at Brett Park. Please ensure students are at school promptly by 9.20am to leave at 9.30am.
Students are asked to wear their sport uniforms or house colours and good running shoes. Students should bring a hat, a raincoat, something warm to put on after they run, something to sit on (rug/beach towel), lunch and plenty of water to drink.
Parents & friends are invited to join us. We ask that parents please remain in the area behind the sports houses. Even so, please do not attend the carnival if you are feeling unwell and showing symptoms of COVID-19.
We are looking forward to another great Drummoyne PS carnival!
Sports House Names
Last year our P&C suggested that we look at changing the names of our sports houses to be more contemporary. Current house names are Cook, Farrer, Macarthur and Phillip. Possible suggestions include sporting heroes, names of local First Nations people, local flora and fauna etc. As we begin this process, we welcome any thoughts from our parent community. We also plan to discuss any changes with our students and the Student Representative Council.