The visitors continue to arrive at the Principal door! Always the highlight of my day, read below to hear about the fabulous learning happening in our school this week…

• Jesse from Year 3 came to visit to share his success at the District Aths. Jesse came 1^st in the 100m, 1^st in the Long Jump and 2^nd in Shot Put.
• Kate from Prep shared her Student Led Conference (SLC) with me. Kate read ‘Barn Dance’ to me, an unseen book! The book was all about a silly frog. Kate’s favourite thing to do in prep is to dance!
• Ruby from Year 1 shared her SLC with me. Ruby really impressed with me with her enthusiasm for learning and excitement for school. Keep up the great attitude Ruby!
• Jagger from Year 1 shared his SLC with me. Jagger shared a published writing piece with me that was all about the cricket. It has excellent structure and read very well!
• Simranpreet from Year 1 shared his SLC with me. He showed his family, Ms. Behncke and I how well he could count using his ‘Counting Caterpillar’ strategies. We were all very impressed.
• Kenzie from Prep shared her writing with me from her SLC book. She showed me that she can write her lowercase letters correctly on the dotted thirds. Her favourite things to do in prep are concert and Indonesian.
• Hollie from Year 6 shared her SLC with me. She is really proud of her debate on ‘We should fix Earth’s problems rather than moving to Mars’ (arguing for the affirmative). Hollie won best speaker for her role in this debate. Hollie also shared her story ‘The Better Life’ told from the perspective of a boy having challenges during the time of the Industrial Revolution. I was so lucky as I got my own copy of the story to keep!
• Denham from Year 6 shared his SLC with me. I was very impressed with his reflections on school and his personal growth this semester. Keep up this brilliant attitude Denham, what a great role model you are for others.
• Lexi from Year 6 shared her SLC with me. Lexi spoke to me with great confidence, giving me good eye contact and responding thoughtfully to all my questions. Well done Lexi!

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Grayson: My Nanna and Pop came with me to Special Persons Day. They brought an old kettle, an old camera and a pocket watch. My favourite part was seeing James’ fire gold hydrant!

Elise: My Nanna, Pa and Mum came with me to Special Persons Day. They brought a mini TV, it has a little screen on it. My favourite part of the day was getting to have a turn on all the different calculators.

Jack: I turned on the calculators and I typed lots of numbers into them! It was really fun!

Lakai: My Dad came in for Special Persons Day. He brought a Nintendo, which is a game you play. It only had one game on it which was the first game to come out! I also loved the coin machine, it was funny.

James: My Mum came and she brought something that helps the fire to blow. I learnt that old lanterns used to run on oil.

Primrose: I saw lots of Grandparents and I think some were 100 years old or maybe past that. I saw old photos that were in black and white. I loved Special Persons Day!

Kalista: I learnt how to make a special paper game that people used to play. I also got to see how people used to bake and cook. You didn’t have electrics so you had to use your muscles!

Ryan: My Nanny and Genga came and I learnt how to use an olden day phone. It had a spinning part in the middle and you had to use your fingers to turn it around to get the number you wanted. I really liked showing everyone this!

Benji: My favourite part of Special persons Day was getting to use an old telescope. When I put my eye up to it I could see really far away! It was really cool.

Amelia: My Mum and Grandpa came to Special Persons Day. They brought an old drill with them. You had to twist is around and around in a circle because they didn’t have any electricity. I really liked using the drill but it would take a long time to use it.

Eli: I really liked seeing the Queen’s handkerchief and the Maori headbands. They were both really special. These people got to see the Queen get crowned which is pretty amazing.

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As we prepare for the new season of our Community Market back down at the Drysdale Reserve, we are on the lookout for a volunteer (or volunteers) to take over from Bre Gage, our current Market Coordinator.

Bre has has done a tremendous job coordinating the market for the last five years and is stepping down from the role this year. Over this time the market has raised more than $100,000 for the school which has helped to fund both our Inclusion Program and Wellbeing Support for our children. Bre has put in place an efficient booking system that has drastically reduced the amount of work that is required on the morning of the market. The role is also supported by School Council and Parent Volunteers who attend each market to assist with the stallholders.

We are very keen to hear from anyone who is interested in taking over. If this is you, or someone you know of, please email the school – drysdale.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au to register your interest.

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We are so pleased to announce that Drysdale Primary has been successful in receiving a grant from Barwon Health for the Promotion of Mental Health and Wellbeing in our community.

Drysdale Primary School will be scaling up the Kids Matter initiative by adding more friendship stations, training more Kids Matter kids, supporting staff with a Staff Matters program and develop a transition program for kids moving to Secondary School.

The priorities that were taken into consideration when selecting the successful school were; to increase awareness of the importance of mental health and wellbeing, to increase social connectedness and reduce loneliness and to reduce mental health risk and enhance resilience.

 

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Oz Arts Concepts is an art school owned and managed by Bronwyn Osborne. Bronwyn is a qualified art teacher with over 15 years experience working with children of all ages and abilities. Oz Arts is dedicated in providing children with a fun and supportive environment in which they can practice, experiment and grow their art skills and imaginations.

Oz Arts offers art classes for various age groups, art parties and school holiday workshops. Click read more to learn about the services they offer, including school holiday workshops for this September.

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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 9:30am on Wednesday, 18th September, followed by the Year 6 performance at 11:30am. 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, 19th September.

 

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Aperture Films will be producing a DVD of our concert again this year. Both DVD and Blu-Ray are available for $32 each.

These become treasured items as our children get older and they are regularly brought out and watched to remember all the old songs, dances and Year 6 performances.

DVD’s can be ordered directly through Apeture Films at aperturefilms.com.au/order using performance ID: dps2019

Online ordering is now active and available now.

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Please be reminded that delicious hot food, drinks and snacks will be available for purchase from the Canteen prior to the concert and during the interval.

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From Junior School Council 

This Friday is the last day of Term 3 and we will be holding a Sports Colours Day. All of our staff and students are invited to dress in their favourite sport colours or favourite sporting team colours; they are asked to bring a gold coin donation. The money raised will be split between two important charities.

Save our Sons is a charity that helps with all children living with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Save our Sons is working to raise awareness for people living with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. It affects one in 3500 boys and is very rare for a girl. The charity is fighting to find a cure.

Make a Wish partners with sick kids, their families and medical teams to grant wishes as unique as the children who imagine them. Earlier this week, we heard from Riley in Prep who flew to Adelaide to watch the Crows play. Thanks to the Make a Wish Foundation, he got to meet the pilots on the plane and had a personal training session with Tex Walker, Rory Sloane and Eddie Betts.

Stay tuned for some exciting announcements for next Term.

Elsie and Isabella (Junior School Council)

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Walk, ride or scoot to school this October!

‘Walk to School Month’ is just around the corner, and kicks off on the first day of Term 4, running from October 7th to November 1st.

We would love to see all students, parents and families walking, riding, scooting and skating together to school! Walking to school is a great way to socialise with peers, improves concentration levels in class and adds up for the 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity that children need to complete every day.

So let’s get active together!

 

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It’s getting close to Christmas and if you find yourself shopping at Rebel Sport, did you know that you can support our school at the same time? Follow these easy steps to help support our school sports program!

1. When you are next in a Rebel store, ask to get a Rebel Membership card (it doesn’t cost a thing!)
2. When getting your card, ask to link your card to Drysdale Primary School
3. When you make a purchase at Rebel, present your Membership card and remind the store that you want to support Drysdale Primary School
4. DPS will get 5% of funds that you spend!
5. The school uses these funds to buy new sporting equipment for our students!

You can take up this great opportunity at any Rebel store. Thank you so much in advance for supporting our school and helping to get new sports equipment for our students!

 

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Please be advised that we have extended the due date for all year level camp payments. All camp payments must be finalised by the end of term, Friday 20th September. Payments outstanding may result in your child being unable to attend camp.

Please contact the Administration Team who can assist you in determining your remaining outstanding balance.

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Please be reminded that that we are still accepting enrolments for Prep 2020. If you need to complete an enrolment form please feel free to collect the required forms from our Administration Office.

If you require any further information please contact our Administration Team on 5251 2272.

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A big shout out to Drysdale and Clifton Springs Woolworths for donating an entire collection of the Discovery Garden Seedlings! Thank you for donating these to our school.

Also a call out to all families. If any families can donate their collections of discovery garden plants to school we would be much appreciative. If you double up or have spare we would love these to add to our school garden for term 4. Please bring them along to Ms Hoyne in 2H, as you collect them. Many thanks and happy planting.

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Now we have reached the last week of term, and Concert week…what a fantastic way to finish off term three.

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