Drummoyne Public School

Welcome

I would like to welcome everyone back to a new term of learning for students and enjoyment of the special events planned for Term 4. We want every student ‘to be known, valued and cared for’ and to ensure that every student finds DPS a great place to come to everyday through the richness of the educational programs being provided!

Social Media Reminder

This is a reminder around the rules of social media as we have noticed that a large number of students have programs such as Tik Tok, Facebook, Instagram and SnapChat.

Please know that the age limit for these programs is 13 plus and no primary student should have these accounts. We are asking parents to support our school in continuing to monitor what students are accessing online. If students are using these programs inappropriately and issues come into the school due to this, the school will investigate and take appropriate action. Cyberbullying and abuse sent electronically is grounds for suspension of a student.

Thank you for your support in keeping our school and students safe in this changing 21st Century world.

Additional School Development Day

An additional School Development Day has been allocated for public schools for the end of the year to support preparation for the new curriculum in 2023.

Students will now finish school on Friday 16 December 2022.

With this change, we ask that you arrange alternative care for your child on Monday 19 December.

October P&C Meeting

The October P&C meeting will be held on Tuesday, 25 October - a week later than normal due to the Australis concert at the Sydney Opera House on the 18th.

The meeting commences at 7:30pm in the school library. We hope you can join us.

Final chance to give us feedback!  

If you have not had the chance to complete the Partners in Learning parent survey on student engagement, please do it today. 

An incorrect link was included in the newsletter at the end of Term 3. The correct link is included below.  

To access the parent survey for Drummoyne Public School please go to: 

http://nsw.tellthemfromme.com/662qt 

Following the successful NRL before school hours program last term, we have decided to follow up with an AFL program. 

On Monday 17 October, all students in years 4 - 6 will participate in a free workshop run by AFL development staff. 

Following these sessions you can choose to enrol your child in the after school program for a cost of $50. To register, visit play.afl/Auskick and enter ‘Drummoyne' then click on Drummoyne PS (After School) Auskick Centre.

The 4 sessions will be run on Fridays starting 4th November – 25th November from 3:25pm – 4:25pm in the school playground.

Do you identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander? Canada Bay Council  are looking to connect with our local First Nations community with a yarn up at the Five Senses garden, Killoola Street, Concord West on Sunday, 6 November at 10.30am - 1.30pm.

They are putting on a BBQ, an art workshop with Gwiyaala Aboriginal Art, and a tour of the bush tucker garden.

Connect with Council about what you'd like to see us do more of, and what should be in our first Reconciliation Action Plan.

All are welcome! RSVP by emailing: 

 collaborate@canadabay.nsw.gov.au or call Sarah Corry on 9911 6563.

 Respect awards - Rawson says congratulations to:

• Angelina Roberts - 3R
• Sophia Sutherland - 5C

Responsibility awards - Monty says congratulations to:

• Oliver Bernia - 3R
• Jake Luciano - 3R
• Phoebe Voukenas - 4A

Resilience awards - Bretty says congratulations to:

• Ashton Holtsbaum - 3B
• Maya Sharma - 5/6O
• Stathi Diles - 6M

Prices are one for $18, 2 for $34, 3 for $46, 4 for $58 or 5 for $70. Any additional photographs are $10 each.

Only online orders can be processed.

Learn to be a chess champion! Coaching for students at Drummoyne Public School is held on Tuesdays from 11:15am to 12:15pm, starting on 11 October 2022.

Learning and playing chess helps children develop their logical thinking and problem solving skills, improves their concentration and focus, while also being a great source of enjoyment. Activities include group lessons on a demonstration chess board or interactive whiteboard, puzzle solving and fun practice games. Students earn merit awards by making checkmates, or by displaying skills and positive qualities, which all good chess players strive to develop.

If your child is interested in taking part, you can collect an enrolment form from the school office, or email;

enrol@sydneyacademyofchess.com.au for a copy. For all enquiries, please contact Sydney Academy of Chess on (02) 9745 1170

Applications for student travel in 2023 open from Monday 10 October 2022. 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.

DPS offers Scholastic Book Club for you to purchase books for your children whilst also supporting the library. Some 20% of your order goes back to the school library in Scholastic rewards, which is spent on new library books and classroom resources.

There are 8 issues a year (two per term). Your child will bring home the catalogues each term. Parents can order and pay online for their child’s Book Club purchase via LOOP (Linked Online Ordering Payment).

To register or sign in go to www.scholastic.com.au/loop

Book Club orders close on 26th October.

Code Club will resume Week 2, Term 4. 

Thank you to all the students who have been regularly attending Code Club on Thursday afternoons. Don’t forget, you can access the Code Club projects from home!

Joe Neufeld

Teacher Librarian

Thank you to every pre-school parent who attended our first parent information session last night. Orientation sessions for students will be held in the following weeks.

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.

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.

Parents may now come on site to check for any lost items at drop off or pick up time.

The P&C are holding a second hand uniform sale on Friday 21 October.

The sale will take place before school from 8.15am - 9.15am under the COLA (outside the school hall).

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.

Thank you to our parents who volunteered to help in the canteen preparing and  packaging the student lunches. Our canteen volunteers are so important in helping to run the canteen service smoothly. 

Thank you also to all our lovely student helpers.

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

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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