Students have had an exciting day today, learning who their class teacher will be for 2021! Children will be bringing home a letter this afternoon that includes details of their class for next year. We have spent a long time working through combinations and student friendship preferences. All the teachers and staff at DPS are fully committed to offering the best education possible to our wonderful children.

We are confident that we have found a good fit for all of our students who will have spent some time this morning with their new teacher as part of our annual transition program.

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Please can I encourage all parents to check their family statement for the year. It has been a tricky year with so many enforced changes to activities, often at the last minute. Please make sure that all outstanding money has been paid before the end of term.

Statements were sent home to all families recently. If you would like an up-to-date copy please call or email (drysdale.ps@education.vic.gov.au) our Administration Team who are more than happy to assist.

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All government schools hold an Annual General Meeting at which we present our Annual Report for the previous year. Normally these meetings are held in May but have been delayed by COVID restrictions.

This year’s meeting will be at 6:00pm tonight in the Staffroom at DPS. With changes to restrictions this meeting will be able to happen in person at school. Any parents planning to attend should call or email the school today to assist us in ensuring COVID distancing measures are in place with the number of people attending. We look forward to seeing you tonight!

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It’s nearly the end of the year and time to celebrate! All year groups have planned a fun activity for our students next week to celebrate the year that was. Please ensure you have given permission via the Parent Portal/Parent App. Any payments can be made via BPAY or using available credit you may have on your account (i.e. CSEF). Please do not hesitate to email the school to see if you have credit that we can allocate to pay for the activities drysdale.ps@education.vic.gov.au

If you would like further information about the activities please contact your child/children’s teacher via the Parent Portal.

 

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School finishes for the summer on Friday, December 18th at 2:30 pm. Please note the early finish time.

Our staff return to duties on January 27th, please note that this is a state-wide curriculum day to assist all of our staff team in preparing for the school year ahead and to take part in important professional development sessions, please note that this includes our Administration Office that will be closed to the community on this day. The 2021 school year starts for all students on Thursday, January 28th.

 

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Just over a week to go until the end of year. It sure is creeping up fast! Today was ‘Shuffle Day’ and allowed students the chance to transition into their new classes and meet their teachers for 2021. It was great to see the excitement around the school, although there were also some nerves. Overall it was a very successful day and we can’t wait to begin the new year with everyone!

SWPBS tokens continue to be ‘cashed in’ and students are enjoying the myriad of rewards for their efforts this year. Many Prep and Year 2 students have been sharing some of their favourite jokes on the P.A during lunch eating time and making us all laugh! Other students have been ‘cashing in’ to watch a movie or to teach their class.

Sara from Prep enjoyed teaching her class, where she had them complete an All About Me poster. She even made sure to hand out tokens like her teacher usually does for Enjoyment, Success and Integrity.

5T have been working on a project where they are all heading to the Gold Coast for a holiday! They have been budgeting and planning some amazing experiences! It would certainly be nice to head off to some warmer weather right now!

We thank you all for the support you have given this year to your child/ren. It has not been an easy year but we are very appreciative of the effort everyone has put in to make it a successful year.

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Don’t forget if you need those last minute Christmas presents the next school market will be on Sunday, December 20th. Following the success of the last market we have permission to increase the number of stalls to 100. A part of the approved COVID Safe Plan is that we have volunteers on site throughout the market’s opening times, 9 am to 1 pm.

This is also true for the market in January on Sunday the 17th. If you are able to offer voluntary support for either or both markets, please let me know by email philip.dunlop-moore@education.vic.gov.au with an indication of the times that you are available.

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This week the Premiers’ Reading Challenge certificates were handed out to all students across the school who successfully completed the challenge this year.

Congratulations to all students who completed the challenge. You should be very proud of yourselves, especially considering the challenges we have faced in 2020.

In each year level, the student who read the most books during the Premiers’ Reading Challenge were awarded with a badge.

Well done to the following students:

Prep – Max
Year 1 – William
Year 2 – Xavier
Year 3 – Isla
Year 4 – Flynn
Year 5 – Marti
Year 6 – Owen

The Premiers’ Reading Challenge will be back in 2021 and Drysdale Primary School hopes to see many students continue to read a lot of books once again!

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It was a very exciting day today for our new 2021 Prep students who had their last transition session! They had great fun decorating a crown and they had the opportunity to meet their Year 6 buddy who took them on an exciting tour of the school. Our 2021 Preps also got to meet their class teacher for next year and all of their new class friends!

We wish them a Merry Christmas and can’t wait to see you all next year!

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The Year 6 Excursion to the Treetops Adventure Park was a tremendous opportunity to enjoy a positive and unique experience in what was been a very different year. It was so lovely to see our students being able to join in an activity altogether and the smiles on their faces and screams of joy from the treetops were a delight. We were so impressed with their ability to overcome any fears to be swinging, climbing and jumping from trees that were up to 15m high. We must also thank our wonderful parent volunteers, Melita, Dean and Kevin. It was so nice to have parents back and involved with our kids again (although, they might not have realised quite what they were signing up for!). Click read more to view some photos from the day.

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This week saw the filming of the 2020 Year 6 Concert, ‘A Covid Affair’, a completely student-driven production that centred around a 30-minute current affairs programme complete with advertisements and infomercials. Mr Stephens has worked tirelessly with the Year 6s to write, workshop, rehearse and then perform the entire production in less than a term. The final product is a fascinating insight into how 2020 was seen through the eyes of our Year 6 students.

The video is entering its final editing stages and the advanced screenings have received rave reviews. Stay tuned for more information about when it is available to everyone.

“I felt nervous and it was quite hard but overall the Year 6 concert was an amazing experience. Being able to write our own script and design our skits was a unique opportunity. The concert has helped Year 6 be amazing despite all the challenges 2020 has given us.  Vianne 6F

“Year 6 Concert was difficult because I had to step out of my comfort zone, but overall I had a really good time and I can’t wait to see it.” – Mae 6D

 

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Friday rounded out a very busy week for Year as they enjoyed their Graduation Day. Students dressed up for the occasion and were filmed receiving their graduation certificates. This footage will be used in a Graduation Video that is currently being put together by the Year 6 team and will be published next Wednesday at 6:00pm.

The graduates also enjoyed a generous ‘Very Special Lunch Order’ from Kylie in the Canteen and participated in a House Connect Four tournament and a House Trivia competition. We must also thank Alison from Bellarine Party Supplies for the wonderful balloon decorations and the Parent Fundraising Group for the Graduation wristbands.

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Do you have a child/children who attend DPS? Would you or a family member like to be volunteer in 2021?

DPS have combined all volunteers under one inclusive name ‘Parents & Friends’. You can find our Tab under the Community section on our school’s website.

If you would like to volunteer to help in the Classroom, Garden, Library, Fundraising, BBQ’s, Working Bees, or plenty more, please follow the link below to fill out our DPS Parents & Friends Volunteers Form.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe0jYPSKtAdOMnrIV-FlOODwsADncWRSDD4bu-9ygcnf-GB_w/viewform?usp=sf_link

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It’s been a great start to the festive season at before and After school care, with children enjoying making all sorts of Christmas crafts. This looks set to continue, with activities such as accordion fold reindeer, snowy north pole paper plates, rustic wooden reindeer, making plant pots into Christmas trees and making our own Christmas cards planned for the coming week.

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