Drysdale Primary School

ANZAC Day Thursday April 25th

Thank you to everyone who attended this year’s ANZAC Day commemorations.  There were many members of our school community directly involved in events during the week, especially our four school captains.  On ANZAC Day Zahra, Harry, Liv and Dom  were a central part of the Drysdale Community commemorations, first in the school hall and then at the Drysdale War Memorial.  During these service they read poems and laid a floral tribute.  They represented the school community with distinction.  This is quite a different event to those in which they are more usually involved because it is a community event rather than a school event.

On the previous day, Wednesday 24th, the school captains attended the Geelong Schools ANZAC Service in Johnstone Park and laid a floral tribute on behalf of Drysdale Primary School.  While they were at this event, four of our other school leaders, Indi, Wallace, Archer and Mia, attended an ANZAC service at Drysdale Grove.

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Obstacool Fundraiser

Many thanks to all our generous parents and friends who helped raise money through our Obstacool event at the end of last term.  This was a hugely successful day and raised $10,100 to help convert the area behind the football goals at the Clifton Springs Road side of the oval into a space for the older students to use.  Now that this money is available you will see work starting to happen to relocate the GaGa pit and create a gravel bike track through the trees on the hill. Click read more to view a selection of photos from the day.

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Drysdale Community Market 

Classroom Libraries

We are looking to increase the number of books available for children to read in their classroom library.  The school will be buying some new books to add to the libraries.  We also wondered if there any books at home that children have grown out of that can be donated to the school to be added to one of the classroom library sets.  If you have any books that you no longer need, please can you bring them to the school’s foyer and add them to the collection there.  Many thanks.

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Ray White Drysdale

This week’s local Business of the Week is the very generous and supportive Ray White Drysdale. We are so thankful for their sponsorship of our recent Obstacool event, along with Total Martial Arts Drysdale, and we can’t thank them enough.

It was terrific to see Ray White staff Sam Lawrence (former student), Melissa Vervest (current parent) and Travis Smith (Principal) come along to join in the fun on the day. This level of community involvement is quite special and is something we are keen to foster and grow.

If you are thinking of buying, selling or renting a house, contact the team at Ray White Drysdale. You can be safe in the knowledge that you would be supporting a local business that cares about and supports our school.

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Noone Uniform Shop 

Prep Enrolments for 2020

There are plenty of children who have already completed their enrolement forms to commence Prep at Drysdale Primary School for 2020.  If you have a child who is currently at 4 year old Kinder or who turns six in 2020, now is the time to choose your school.

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Potato Fair Gold Sponsors 

Parent Helper Training

Thank you to those parents who came along to the Parent Helper training session last week. We greatly appreciate you giving up your time to attend the training and look forward to having your assistance in the classroom! A reminder that you need to provide the office with a copy of your Working with Children’s Check and complete your online anaphylaxis training before starting to volunteer. The anaphylaxis training can be accessed here https://etrainingvic.allergy.org.au/ Once complete, print out your certificate and make an appointment to see Felicity Stark for a quick practical demonstration.

To anyone that missed the training, another session will be held later in the term.

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Notices

There is a lot happening over the next few weeks. Read more for a summary and for a link to the school calendar.

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CSEF Applications 2019

Every Victorian child should have access to the world of learning opportunities that exist beyond the classroom. The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund helps ensure that no student will miss out on the opportunity to join their classmates for important, educational and fun activities. It is part of making Victoria the Education State and the Government’s commitment to breaking the link between a student’s background and their outcomes.

If you hold a valid means-tested concession card or are a temporary foster parent, you may be eligible for CSEF. A special consideration category also exists for asylum seeker and refugee families. The allowance is paid to the school to use towards expenses relating to camps, excursions or sporting activities for the benefit of your child.

The annual CSEF amount per student is:

  • • $125 for primary school students
  • • $225 for secondary school students

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Nude Food

Thank you to everyone who brings nude food to school. The winning year levels were 1W and 5B; the winning students were Lincoln of Year 2 and Nathan of Year 5. Thanks again to everyone who supports nude food, you are helping your health and the environment.

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Camp Australia

It has been a fun, but very short first week back at OSHC for Term 2. The children have been enjoying telling us about what they did over the holidays. Going camping seemed to be a very popular option. The children also seemed to enjoy discussing and comparing with each other how many mosquito bites they had acquired.

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Community

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Drysdale Primary School

School Council Members

President: Julie Penfold Vice President: Stephanie Davey
Treasurer: Seumas Spark Executive Officer: Glen Lauder
Secretary: Evan Wailes    
Members: Gary Absolom, Kate Lockhart, Miquel Trujillo Coll, Nic Alonso, Tara van Winckel, Rebecca Hoyne, Kate Wojcik
School Councillors can be contacted via the school office or school email