The annual Family Dance Night is fast approaching again and will be held on Thursday, 5th March. As we did last year, the dancing will be outside on the basketball courts (weather permitting). The night is a wonderful opportunity for families and staff to catch up with each other and for new families to meet the school community.

Sausage sizzle will be available from 5:00pm (CASH ONLY)

Coffee and Soft Drink will be available at the canteen

Dancing from 6:00pm – 7:30pm

We encourage all families to come along for what is always one of the highlights of every year.

Family dance night is a great chance for families to mingle and socialise.

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Please remember that our second pupil free day is happening on Tuesday 10th of March, immediately after the Labour Day long weekend.  The school is closed to students to allow for extended staff training.  On this day we will be continuing to work on consistently high practices in the teaching of English and of Mathematics.  The remaining two pupil free days are booked for Friday 8th of May and Monday 13th of July.

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Please do not drive into the school’s car parks immediately before or after school. The only exception is for holders of blue badges who need to access the reserved parking spaces.

The location of the car parks means that children and adults walking up to the pedestrian entrances to the school have to cross the entrances and exits.  Cars driving in and out of the car parks at this busy time creates an unnecessary danger.  Parents and children should not walk through the car park either.  This is also an unnecessary danger as there are separate pedestrian entrances designed to keep people and cars separate.  Thank you for your co-operation.

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Week 4 is complete and into week 5 we go!

We have lots happening this week with excursions and incursions for some Year levels in the school! We hope everyone has a fabulous time and finds out new and exciting information!

This week Jorjia from Year 6 was very keen to share her learning about the use of adjectives and adverbs. She used a picture from her favourite movie to write sentences to describe the actions of the characters. Jayden and Kaitlyn from Year 3 also shared some great narrative writing, where they had both planned a narrative and had begun to write their story introductions. Jayden’s story about Pokemon was full of action and excitement and Kaitlyn’s story about a monster scaring people was very engaging. We hope to read the finished story soon.

Seb, Jayden, Ivy and Luca from Year 3 have been working hard on ‘Inferring’ while reading! They read a text as a class titled ‘My Lucky Day.’ All the students were inferring about a character’s personality trait and then as smart thinking readers, provided evidence and a reason for their inferences! Fabulous efforts!

Getting to know your Assistant Principal

Zayer and Cameron from Year 5 interviewed our new AP.

Name: Kate Wojcik

What is your favourite colour? :Blue

What is your favourite TV Show?: Friends or Survivor. I am very excited about the Friends reunion!

What is your favourite food?: My Mum’s Spaghetti Bolognaise

What is your favourite Holiday Spot?: New Zealand or Bali

Do you play a sport?: I used to play netball but now I do Bootcamp.

How long have you been a teacher?: 13 Years

What is your favourite book?: Diary of a Wombat

What is your favourite History Topic: Australian History

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Today we welcomed and congratulated our 27 new Green Thumb Leaders for 2020.

It was amazing to see the passion and commitment they have all shown by attending meetings, writing letters of application and already assisting in our school’s recycling program.

This group will meet each Monday at lunchtime in 1RH’s classroom where we will work on various projects and activities around the school. I know they are very keen to make a difference and keep Drysdale Primary School a sustainable and environmentally friendly community.

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Congratulations to former student, Hollie who was inducted into the 2020 Youth Council at City Hall on Thursday night following her successful application earlier this year.

The Youth Councillors will serve as an official ‘youth voice’ for the Geelong Council as they discuss social and community connections, the environment, mental health and wellbeing, and capability; such as skill development, education and employment.

Hollie’s interest in the Council was sparked after an excursion last year to the Geelong Youth Summit where she met the 2019 Youth Council and discussed in detail the issue of youth mental health. Hollie then devoted her term 4 Inquiry to developing a mental health curriculum for primary school students that could be rolled out to all schools in Australia.

It is fantastic to see this love of learning continue beyond the classroom and the opportunities at Drysdale Primary School continuing to deliver after our students leave. We now also have a strong voice representing Drysdale, Clifton Springs and Curlewis on the Youth Council.

Read more for links to the official releases and photos from the City of Greater Geelong.

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Parents will receive an email or Sentral App (Parent Portal) notification for any new permission approval requests. If payment is required they can be made via Bpay or at the Administration Office.

Please refer to the school calendar on our website for dates for all activities. https://www.drysdaleps.vic.edu.au

Activities requiring approval :

Year 5 – Victorian Space Science Education Centre – Approval  before 20th February (No payment required) Over Due

Year 2 – The Dell Excursion – Approval before 24th February (No payment required) Over Due

Year 1 – Braveheart Incursion – Approval and Payment of $6.00 before 5th March

Year 4 – Geelong Library Excursion – Approval and Payment of $13.00 before 9th March

Year 3 to Year 6 – Swimming – Approval and Payment of $80.00 before 6th March

Division Swimming – Select Students Approval before 6th March (No payment required)

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How quickly has this term flown by? It is hard to believe that it is already week five of first term.

This week at OSHC we are thinking about travel with activities including how to say hello in different language, making treasure maps, holiday posters, building different structures from around the world challenge, We will also be giving children the opportunity to practice their songs for Family Dance Night, and so much more.

Parents, please be advised that they will notice a change in staff at OSCH in a few weeks. Lisa will be away during March due to travelling overseas, and Kane will be stepping up as co-ordinator in her absence. Lisa will be back at OSHC for the commencement of term 2.

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