There has been more incredible learning happening at Drysdale Primary this week! It has been such a delight to have visitors coming to the office. What a talented group of students we have at this school! This week the following students were sent to visit to share their learning;

• Ruby from 1W who used her Writer’s Notebook session to write about fruit bats. Ruby loves fruit bats and has always wanted to see one!
• Alfie from 1W who told me about the Yr1 excursion to Werribee Mansion to learn about their Big Idea ‘Changes happen over time to places, families and communities.’ Alfie told me he saw a chicken laying an egg!
• Fletcher from 1W who also told me about the excursion and drew a very detailed sketch of the mansion in his book. Well done!
• Sid from 1W who did some beautiful writing about how to plant seeds, (Sid, you will have to come and join Gardening Club on a Friday lunch, I think you would love it!)
• Zara from 3E who wrote a very clever poem all about herself with very impressive presentation
• Salem from 4W who explained his learning about improper fractions. Great mathematical thinking Salem!
• William from 1W who told me about the Werribee Mansion excursion and the giant Grandfather clock he saw there
• Eliza from PrepM who wrote a fabulous weekend recount, talking about the challenges of trying to catch the lambs on the farm. Eliza said they didn’t have any luck with the lambs but the mozzies definitely did catch her!
• Nieve from PrepM who also wrote a great weekend recount, talking all about a fun bike ride and a friend’s party. It sounded like a brilliant weekend.
• Jack from 2H who had gone back over all his writing and edited to find spelling and grammar corrections. Impressive work Jack!
• Kate from 2GV who presented her ‘All About Me’ presentation on her iPad. I learnt that Kate loves turtles and really wants one for a pet, (look out Mum and Dad!).
• Isla from 2GV also shared her ‘All About Me’ presentation. I learnt that Isla’s favourite colour is galaxy! I didn’t even know galaxy was a colour so I learnt a lot from this conversation!
• Tilly from 2GV also shared her ‘All About Me’ presentation. I learnt that her favourite movie is Harry Potter and her favourite animal is a sheep, (Perhaps you can help Eliza with her sheep catching Tilly!)

Well done to all of our students for their wonderful learning. I love having visitors popping in and sharing their success! Keep up the great effort everyone.

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Each week I am making an effort to recognise the many volunteers we have in our school. Last week I shared the amazing library make-over with you and this week I would like to shout out to Kate Lockhart! Kate is an amazing volunteer in our school, always in the background brightening our garden, planting trees, sweeping paths, watering on the weekends and holidays. Kate is a dedicated member of the Environment Committee and passionate School Council Member. Thank you for everything you do for our school Kate!

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The next working bee will be held in Term 4 on Sunday 27 October from 9-11am. Please lock this date into your diary as we would love to have as many helpers come along as possible!

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Hi I’m Ziva and and I played in the District Golf Tournament at Clifton Springs Golf Club on the 5th of August.

There were five other kids from Drysdale who also played, Phoebe from 5B, Liam from 5M, Noah from 6F, Ashton from 6D and Denham from 6D.

I had a score of 52 to qualify second in the Girls’ section and Denham shot a score of 47 which enabled him to qualify in the Boys’.

Denham and I both go on to play in the next tournament at Curlewis Golf Club.

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This week’s Business of the Week is perfectly timed with many families organising their costumes for our concert. The Dress Up Place is a fancy dress hire service for all ages, sizes and occasions.

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Concert tickets are on sale! Adult tickets are $10 each and student tickets are $5 each. Tickets can be purchased through Trybooking by clicking on the following links;

Wednesday 18th September 6.00pm – Prep, Yr 2, Yr 4 and Yr 6 – https://www.trybooking.com/BENAY

Thursday 19th September 6.00pm – Yr 1, Yr3, Yr 5 and Yr 6 – https://www.trybooking.com/BENBD

Students will also be performing a matinee dress rehearsal on the day of their performance. These sessions are open to parents on a first come, first served basis. Prep, Yr 2, Yr 4 will be performing from 9.30 am on Wednesday 18th September, followed by the Year 6 performance at 11.30 am. The Yr 1, Yr 3 and Yr 5 groups will be performing their matinee from 9.30 am on Thursday 19th September.

Please note there is no matinee performance for Year 6 on Thursday 19 September.

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Drysdale Primary School will be audited for asbestos-containing material on 13 September, as a part of the Victorian Government’s goal of making all government schools safe environments for students, staff and the wider community.

The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 include specific duties relating to identifying asbestos in workplaces and indicating its location with clear signage. Once identified, asbestos-containing material must be labelled and recorded in the school’s asbestos register.

Labels are placed in the school reception and at the entrances to buildings with identified asbestos-containing material and the front gate of the school, reminding people to contact reception before undertaking any building works.

Asbestos is considered safe unless damaged or disturbed. These warning labels will help our school manage potential risks and ensure we are compliant with the Victorian Occupational Health and Safety framework.

 

 

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The following events are coming up in the near future;

Whole School – Tuesday, 27th August to Friday, 6th September –  Life Education Van

Whole School – Monday, 9th September – Being Brave Incursion

Year 2 sleepover – Thursday 31^st October (Information coming at a later date)

The following notes have gone home; 

Life Education Van – Whole School – overdue

Being Brave Incursion – Whole School – overdue

Please note that Geelong Cats Healthy Heroes visit for Prep – 2 students has been postponed until term 4.

A full list of dates and events are available on the school calendar at http://www.drysdaleps.vic.edu.au/?post_type=tribe_events

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Happy Superman day to all of the dads, step dads, granddads, uncles, and other significant men in the lives of the children at Drysdale Primary School.  We hope you had an amazing day on Sunday and got spoiled.

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