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‘Preparing today’s students for tomorrow’s world’
FRIDAY, 6 AUGUST 2021 TERM 3 WEEK 4
TERM 3 WEEK 5
WHAT’S ON
Monday 9 August
• see attached student Zoom timetable
Tuesday 10 August
• see attached student Zoom timetable
• Chess lessons online only
• Flute, brass, clarinet & sax lessons - online only
• No Primary assembly
Wednesday 11 August
• see attached student Zoom timetable
Thursday 12 August
• see attached student Zoom timetable
Friday 13 August • see attached student Zoom timetable
• No Infants assembly
WHAT’S AHEAD
Term 3 2021 19 August 9.30am K-6 Virtual Book Week performance entitled ‘Bigger, Better, Brighter!’
POSTPONED OR CANCELLED EVENTS
Premier’s Spelling Bee – Postponed to Term 4 Bookfair Postponed to Week 4 Term 4 Balmain Zone Athletics Carnival Postponed to Term 4 P&C Spring Carnival (Fete) Postponed Primary Proms Cancelled Education week performances Cancelled
Artworks submitted for several competitions by Mr Sutton
PRINCIPAL’S THOUGHTS
Meeting the Challenges of Learning from Home I would like to sincerely thank every parent for the sacrifices you are making to support your children learning at home and for the way you are meeting the demands of parenting at this time.
We are very appreciative of the support parents have conveyed to teachers and the level of parent / teacher communication taking place. This together with the student work being submitted and Zoom check-ins, tells us that almost all students are actively engaging in daily learning.
Our teachers are following up with families when students are not engaged and are providing additional support. Considering the challenges of learning from home, we are delighted with the level of student engagement. I strongly encourage everyone to keep up the momentum as we move into week 5 of the term and beyond. Parent Certificates We would again like to congratulate our parents who are supporting Learning from Home with a special Learning from Home - Certificate for Parents (attached) that you can print and celebrate with your children for the way you have demonstrated resilience during this time.
Drummoyne Public School Email: [email protected]
Rawson Ave, Drummoyne 2047 Phone: 02 9181 2636 or 02 9181 1927
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Playground Supervision On-site In recent weeks the Department of Education has asked schools to reduce the number of staff on school sites. As a result, Drummoyne PS now has a 'skeleton staff' of 7 - 8 staff on site each day including the one executive in-charge, teachers and office staff. This is to reduce the risk of transmission of the virus and limit the number of close contacts if the school is closed because of an outbreak.
For lunch and recess play, we have combined the infants and primary students into one playground area. The area extends from the South Street gate to the Thompson Street gate. This has been working well given the small number of students on-site. The Rawson street (North) playground has been closed. Zoom sessions To support students learning from home, teachers are seeking to balance the direct teaching time on-line via Zoom and video with off-line work that students can complete independently and allow working parents to access the technology at home. Our teachers are aware that students can experience 'Zoom fatigue' and cognitive overload and so will vary explicit teaching one day via Zoom for example with independent work and direct feedback to individual students off-line. The number of Zoom sessions will also vary depending on the age of the students and the content being covered. Next week’s Zoom sessions are attached but please note that changes may need to be made during the week and these will be communicated by class teachers to students and families. Technology Parents are asked to please support children to access the ZOOM sessions and student resources. If you would like to borrow a laptop from the school, please email the office: [email protected]
With best wishes for the week ahead,
Brian J Dill PRINCIPAL
Class 6N Olympic Pictogram challenge
FROM THE DEPUTY’S DESK
Birthday Congratulations We would like to acknowledge students who are celebrating their birthdays this week and wish them a special day. Congratulations to: Eva KH, Oliver KL, Katherine 1G, Billy 1M, Isabelle 1A, Aedan 1/2T, Deniz 3S, Phoebe 3W, Dean 4C, Georgia 5P, Madalene 5C, Deanna 5W & Agniia 6P. Learning from Home Attendance Thank you to all parents and caregivers who have been supporting their children’s learning at home. Our teachers have been working together to provide learning tasks and holding regular check-ins with students.
In relation to student attendance, if your child is participating in learning from home, they will be marked as being present at school. Teachers have been monitoring the submission of student work to determine this and also through regular conversations with parents for the younger years.
Students are not expected to participate in learning if they are unwell and as such will be marked as being on sick leave pending advice from parents or carers that they are unwell. Could I ask that you let your child’s teacher know via email or Seesaw if they are unwell.
Please contact the school if you have any questions or concerns in relation to student attendance. Dianne Colb DEPUTY PRINCIPAL
COVID SAFETY UPDATES
Advice from NSW Health Parents must keep children - of all ages, across primary and secondary schooling and early childcare - home if they can. Students will be supported to learn from home. Schools and early childhood education and care services, including Out of School Hours Care services are open for any child that needs it. Thank you for your support.
Drummoyne Public School Email: [email protected]
Rawson Ave, Drummoyne 2047 Phone: 02 9181 2636 or 02 9181 1927
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Covid Safety Guidelines Any student with any symptoms, or who is feeling unwell, should not attend school and should take a COVID test immediately. Anyone who has been off sick from school will be required to return a negative COVID test before being permitted to return to school. Students who have attended any venue of concern identified by NSW Health should follow NSW Health advice. Parents are asked to remain outside the school gates and socially distance.
More information can be found here: https://education.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/advice-for-families/schoolsoutside-of-greater-sydney1 Public Transport Students in the Greater Sydney area over the age of 13 must wear a mask when travelling by public transport or by chartered or private transport services to/from sporting activities.
PBL LEARNING FROM HOME
Please encourage our students at home to continue with our PBL values of respect, responsibility and resilience. When learning from home students should:
Everyone is Respectful
• Act online as you do in person
• Cooperate with everyone; your parents, teachers and peers
• Choose a distraction free space
• Ask your teacher for help through Seesaw
• Be involved in a positive way Everyone is Responsible
• Be cyber smart
• Be on time and ready to learn
• Have your materials ready
• Follow teacher instructions
• Be on-task and avoid multitasking Everyone is Resilient
• Persist when you are learning something new
• Bounce back when you make a mistake
• Never give up
• Encourage others
• Do your best
ST MARKS CONFIRMATION FOR YEAR 6
NEW WUSHKA READERS FOR INFANTS
Our K-2 teachers will be sending Wushka Readers logins to students via Seesaw next week. Attached is a ‘tips for parent’ information sheet to help parents and students get themselves set up with accessing readers at home! Students are encouraged to read the books assigned by their teacher, follow the instructions on their learning grid or directly from their teacher. Beck Cantlay Assistant Principal
LIBRARY NEWS
Premier’s Reading Challenge It is getting close to the end of the Premier’s Reading Challenge for 2021 and students, who are learning from home, may have some additional challenges when completing student reading records.
To support all students, the following adjustments have been applied to the Challenge in 2021. A full list of changes for 2021 can be found on the PRC website.
• The closing date for the Challenge has been extended to allow extra time to finalise student entries. The new closing date is: Friday September 3, 2021
• Students on all Challenge levels will be able to read 10 choice books.
• Students on all Challenge levels will be able to include books on their reading records that they read collaboratively as a class, in person or online with their teacher or at home with their parents/carers.
Remember, the easiest way for students to access the PRC student site is through their Department of Education student portal.
Book Week 2021 Book Week officially takes place from 23 August to 27 August. Unfortunately, we won’t be able to celebrate
Drummoyne Public School Email: [email protected]
Rawson Ave, Drummoyne 2047 Phone: 02 9181 2636 or 02 9181 1927
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Book Week in the style that we’d like to. However, that doesn’t mean we won’t mark the occasion! On Thursday 19 August, at 9:30am Drummoyne Public School will be joining a live stream performance of the Perform Education show Bigger, Better, Brighter!
Bigger, Better, Brighter! explores the 2021 CBCA Book Week theme: OLD WORLDS, NEW WORLDS, OTHER WORLDS, in an interactive and educational musical adventure!
Join Marley and characters from a selection of The CBCA 2021 Shortlisted Books, as she seeks to discover what it is that is missing and how best to recover it through a fun filled and energetic celebration of CBCA Book Week 2021 that brings together all the elements of great storytelling - a hero, a mystery, a quest, and an exploration!
The cost of the performance will be covered by the school and is free for all of our families. A link to the show will be made available closer to the performance date. We hope that you will all be able to join your children to watch the performance! Joseph Neufeld Teacher Librarian
STEAM NEWS
Robogals Science Challenge The major challenge submission deadline has been extended from 16 August to 31 August. Minor challenges can be submitted up until 14 September. See article below Art Competitions DPS students have been invited to draw, paint, digitize, chalk the footpath, sculpt or construct a piece of art that celebrated the theme ’Our celebration of Australia” for the Zart Art National Student Art Prize.
Paralympics Australia also asked students to create an artwork which showed one of the Paralympic values – determination, equality, inspiration or courage. Or you could include the Paralympic symbol. The artworks will be on display in the Olympic village to make the Australian Paralympic Team feel welcome and remind them of the support back home while they are competing.
Here are some of the Artworks that were created (and on the front cover). Students had the opportunity to enter their art into these competitions:
Look out for an exciting children's book - illustration competition in your STEAM Seesaw page coming soon!
Ewan Sutton STEAM Teacher
Drummoyne Public School Email: [email protected]
Rawson Ave, Drummoyne 2047 Phone: 02 9181 2636 or 02 9181 1927
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STUDENT LEARNING FROM HOME
Education Week 2021 Slideshow featuring our DPS students from Terms 1 & 2 https://youtu.be/WBxqzlRJjRc Education LIVE is back to support online learning during COVID restrictions. Join every weekday at 10am via the department’s: Learning from Home webpage or Facebook page.
Ms McCauley set class 6M a Kitchen Olympics challenge. The challenge was to use an Olympic pictogram with a common household item to replace the sporting element.
Thanks to Kayla from 1M who has shared photos from her week with us. Along with completing her school work Kayla has enjoyed exercising and making origami.
Marie from Year 4 shared photos of her working while mum was getting vaccinated. She made a lockdown word search, used a chest as a stand-up desk and inspired her little brother to do work as well!
Stage 2 singalong with Ms Champion
Drummoyne Public School Email: [email protected]
Rawson Ave, Drummoyne 2047 Phone: 02 9181 2636 or 02 9181 1927
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Week 3 learning from class 5C
Class 3W checked in with Ms Worthy to show her what they’ve been up to in PE and to share their great work.
Drummoyne Public School Email: [email protected]
Rawson Ave, Drummoyne 2047 Phone: 02 9181 2636 or 02 9181 1927
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BAND UPDATE
Dear Parent, Carers and Young musicians, I just want to take the time to thank everyone in our Instrumental program who made the successful switch to online learning so far. It was great seeing everyone together making music again (even if it was through Zoom!) If you have any questions about online lessons and rehearsals or would like some extra help behind the scenes with your music. Please contact me at [email protected]. Stay safe and healthy everyone! Kevin Christmas Program Manager
CHESS LESSONS
Chess classes @ Drummoyne Public School - Term 3, 2021 Due to the current COVID lockdown, we will be conducting our chess class online. As soon as restrictions are lifted, we will return to face to face coaching at school.
Our online chess classes will be held before and after school Monday – Friday from 8:00am–9:00am, 3:15pm–4:15pm, 4:30pm–5:30pm and 5:00pm–6:00pm. Your child can attend as many of these online classes as he/she wishes until we return to face to face lessons. See the link on this page for more details: https://sydneyacademyofchess.com.au/online-classes-2021
To register your child in the class, go to: https://sydneyacademyofchess.com.au/payment and enter the following code: Beginner/Rookie: FPCKS5BRII Intermediate: NTGXLR7TX6 Sydney Academy of Chess [email protected]
OFFICE NEWS
Funds from cancelled excursions Funds for any excursions that have been cancelled will be credited to your account to be used at a later date but refunds are available if needed. Please contact the office if you would like a refund.
2022 Kindergarten enrolments – please enrol siblings now
Local area enrolments Applications are now being accepted for Kindergarten 2022. If your child turns 5 before 31 July 2022, they are eligible to start school next year. We would appreciate all local area enrolments or out of area sibling enrolments to submit their applications as soon as possible. This will allow us to determine if we have any non-local positions to offer. Your assistance with this will be greatly appreciated. Non-Local Area Enrolments The non-local area committee consists of the Deputy Principal, an office staff member and a P&C representative. Particularly during the Kindergarten 2022 process, the committee will meet to discuss any non-local area applications. Currently our school enrolments are approaching our enrolment cap. Enrolments can now be made online via our school website. Local and non-local applications can be made in the Enrolment section of the website: https://drummoyne-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/about-our-school/enrolment.html
GENERAL NEWS
Learning from Home Resources Please find resources to help you and your child learn from home at education.nsw.gov.au/parents-learning-at-home.
Pets on Site 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.
Drummoyne Public School Email: [email protected]
Rawson Ave, Drummoyne 2047 Phone: 02 9181 2636 or 02 9181 1927
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P&C ANNOUNCEMENTS
Many local businesses have supported our school, now let's support them!
The following local businesses are generously sponsoring the Drummoyne Public School Spring Carnival this year, so please choose to buy from these businesses. Let’s show our support for those businesses who are doing it tough in this lockdown!
• Our Care Dental
• Seed and Spark
• Home Impact
• Little Venice Pizza
• Zeus Street Greek
• Portrait Hub Photography Studio
• Lashings Drummoyne Please see the flyer attached for more information. The P&C Committee Please follow us on: Instagram @drummoynepublic.pandc Facebook @drummoynepublic.pandc And on our Facebook Private Group - for community members only. Please request access to join.
UNIFORM SHOP NEWS
Please order uniforms online via the school24 website
The school office staff will process orders
Winter uniform should be worn during Term 3. Please order uniforms online at: https://www.school24.net.au
Use our school Registration ID: 2572963 to create an account if you don’t already have one for canteen orders. [email protected]
MONTY’S MUNCH CANTEEN NEWS
Monty’s Munch canteen is closed until further notice.
The canteen can be contacted via email. [email protected]
Stay safe, Eugenie, Carmen and P&C Committee
SCHOOL HOLIDAY DATES
Spring Vacation Monday 20 September – Friday 1
October 2021
No Staff Development Day for Start of Term 4 Summer Vacation Thursday 17 December 2021 –
Wednesday 26 January 2022
Staff Development Days Thursday 27 & Friday 28 January 2022 Year 1-6 Students return on Monday 31 January 2022
Kindergarten Students start on Wednesday 5 February
2022
Autumn Vacation Monday 11 April – Friday 22 April 2022
Staff Development Day Tuesday 26 April 2022 Winter Vacation Monday 4 July – Friday 15 July 2022
Staff Development Day Monday 18 July 2022
AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
Band – Monday and Friday am
Contact Directions in Music on 9662 2211
Keyboard & Guitar – Tuesday and Thursday pm
Contact David Koh on 9411 3122
Greek Classes – Monday, Tuesday, Friday pm
Contact Charoulla Themistocleous on 0411 137 266
ChiFUNese Class – Wednesday am
email [email protected] or call (02) 8006 8606
Turkish Language Class – Thursday pm
OmerCan 0418 695 766 Bahar 0475 738 726
Enrolment forms and detailed Information on
ataturk.org.au/okul
Mindfulness Classes – Monday and Friday pm
WWW.changeyourmindmovement.com
GOWRIE NSW OSHC SCHO
Student Zoom Sessions
Kinder Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Monday 12.30pm KH & KL
Ms Richmond
KM geography at 12:30pm
11am Art Zoom with Ms
Richmond (optional)
10am 2D 2J 2K 1/2T
10.15-10.40am (voluntary)
10.15-10.40am (voluntary)
4A Mrs Russ maths 10:20-11:00
9.30am
9.30am
12:15-12:45 Mrs Russ and Mrs
Ross maths 5P 1:15-1:45pm Mrs
Russ and Mrs Ross maths
1.15pm (optional 5P science)
1.00pm (voluntary)
Tuesday 12:30pm KL & KM
Ms Richmond KH geography at
12:30pm
11.00am Maths groups
Ms Richmond 10am 2D
11am 1/2T
10.15-10.55am
10.15-10.55am
9.30am 10:00-10:40 Mrs
Russ Writing enrichment 10:30-11:20
writing Mrs Ross
9.30am
1.00pm (voluntary)
1.00pm (voluntary)
Wednesday 12.30pm KH & KM
Ms Richmond
KL geography at 12:30pm
11:00am Writing
Ms Richmond 10am 2K 11am 2J
10.15-10.55am
10.15-10.55am
9.30am
9.30am
1.00pm (voluntary)
1.00pm (voluntary)
Thursday 12:30pm 11am Maths Kahoot with
Miss Jane (optional)
9.30am
9.30am
1.00pm (voluntary)
12:30 Mrs Russ maths
1.00pm (voluntary)
Friday 12.30pm 11.00am Wellbeing
10 am 2K 11.00am
2D 2J 1/2T
10.15-10.55am
10.15-10.55am
9.30am
1.00pm (voluntary)
9.30am
1.00pm (voluntary)
If you would rather watch a video on how to
access and operate the Wushka Readers online
follow the URL below:
https://youtu.be/jUbhVwx2fFw
TIPS FOR PARENTS
Drummoyne Public School Home Learning Certificate
This certificate is awarded to:
For outstanding resilience in supporting your family in meeting the challenges of home learning.
Brian J. Dill
Date Principal
Provided as a part of our school’s Parenting Ideas membership parentingideas.com.au
INSIGHTS
Nurturing young boys’ friendships
There are a couple of factors in helping our kids in the early years at school. One is a warm connected relationship with theteacher or education assistant. The other is having at least one friend they can rely on at school.
Boy friendships are fragile
Since boys o�en talk later (and less) than girls, little boys can struggle with friendships. I am astounded at the capacity of mostlittle girls to have real conversations that explore things friends have in common, help them play games and negotiate, andexperience mutually bonding moments. Girls also tend to have a better grasp on the non-verbal cues of building rapport such assmiling, waving, and hugging.
One of the world’s leading boy experts, Dr William Pollack, author of Real Boys, believes that while girls communicate more, boysseek connection more indirectly through activities or play. So, for boys to bond they need significant amounts of time spentplaying with other boys.
Boys need play to facilitate friendships
‘Play dates’ are a reasonably recent happening. Years ago, children tended to play for hours either in each other’s backyards orat sporting events. Now, less recess and lunch time at school, remote learning, and more emphasis on technology than real playis impacting this key window of building emotional and social skills.
We need to create opportunities outside of school. Finding families in your neighbourhood with kids of similar ages and older isstill an excellent way of creating friendships. Yes, it involves some scheduling, but many families still make time to gather maybeone a�ernoon a week in the same playground with the same grownups and kids to create cohesion.
Play has many benefits other than the obvious one of helping our boys discharge excess energy and stress. Unstructured playhelps to create feel-good neurochemicals, especially when it allows kids to follow the o�en-unspoken randomness of boy playwhich frequently includes adventures, hunts, and targets. It teaches them to lose, to wait, to take turns and much more.
Coaching young boys
I o�en share the story of the little boy who at the end of the day at school ran up to his best little mate and punched him in thehead. In no way did this little boy mean to hurt his friend however at that moment his actions, which looked confusing toeverybody, were an attempt to express how much he liked his friend and how much he was going to miss him.
Helping boys to create (and practice!) welcoming and farewell strategies can help alleviate some of these awkward moments.Giving a high five, having a secret handshake, teaching them to smile and calling out ‘hello’ using their friend’s name are allgreat strategies to coach and teach.
Provided as a part of our school’s Parenting Ideas membership parentingideas.com.au
Having a friend at school can make a huge di�erence to our boys, but sometimes they need a little help from parents to findtheir way.
Maggie DentCommonly known as the ‘queen of common sense’, Maggie Dent has become one of Australia’sfavourite parenting authors and educators, with a particular interest in the early years, adolescenceand resilience. She has written seven major books including the bestselling Mothering Our Boys andher 2020 release, From Boys to Men. Maggie is host of the ABC podcast, Parental As Anything. She isthe mother of four sons and a very grateful grandmother. For further details visit maggiedent.com
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Many local businesses have supported our school, now let's support them!
The following local businesses are generously sponsoring the Drummoyne Public School Spring Carnival this year, so please choose to buy from these businesses. Let’s show our support for those businesses who
are doing it tough in this lockdown!
Our Care Dentalhttps://www.ourdentalcare.com.auYour local dentist in Drummoyne, currently o�ering $99 �rst visit clean, x-ray, checkup and �uoride!
Seed and Sparkhttps://www.seedandspark.com.au/workshops.htmlWho currently have lots of fun online workshops for kids, teens and adults (including weekly lego, singing, cartooning, clay modelling and dried �oral arranging) plus at home cookie kits and zoom!
HOME IMPACThttps://homeimpact.com.au/The family owned and managed business with over 55 years’ experience to design, build and deliver on all home building projects.
Little Venice Pizzahttps://www.littlevenicepizzeria.com.au/Local pizzas made from the heart and served with love. Currently o�ering takeaway.
Zeus Street Greekhttps://zeusstreetgreek.com.au/Honest, delicious greek food, takeaway available from the Drummoyne store.
Portrait Hub Photography Studiohttps://www.portraithub.com.au/We capture stories of you and your loved ones - generations, families, couples, newborns, pets and business professionals. Studio located in Drummoyne.
Lashings Drummoynehttps://www.lashings.com.au/Gourmet takeaway. Delicious chickens, salads and burgers. Currently o�ering a takeaway service.