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Our newly relaunched Parents and Friends Group has run a couple of events recently. On Saturday a group of parents and staff ran the Bunnings Saturday BBQ at the Leopold store. With interruptions from COVID this was our third attempt to hold the event.
We raised a total of $1612.30 which is a fantastic effort. I would like to thank all the volunteers who helped and everyone who supported the BBQ by buying a sausage or two.
The recent Pie Drive also raised $543.75. This money is going to be put towards the construction of an outdoor stage for the children to use during their playtimes as well as giving the Performing Arts program an alternative venue. The School Council in partnership with Parents and Friends are keen to increase the imaginative play options for the children during their breaks.
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All students will finally be back in their classrooms on Friday of this week. This is a couple of days earlier than previously announced as a result of the acceleration of the Road Map. We are very much looking forward to this next step in returning to a more normal school experience. Please note that there are two school closures – tomorrow’s Geelong Cup public holiday and Monday’s pupil free day.
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While all students will be back on site on Friday, parents must still remain off site with the exception of going to the school office for business that cannot be done remotely. We are hoping to receive an updated Operations Guide shortly. I will communicate any eased restrictions to our community as these are announced. Thank you to the families of children in years 3 and 4 who returned to school yesterday wearing masks as required. We greatly appreciate your support and understanding.
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Tomorrow, Wednesday October 20th, is a public holiday in Geelong for Geelong Cup Day.
Drysdale Primary will be closed. Please note that we are open on Melbourne Cup Day because this is not a public holiday in Geelong.
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Drysdale Primary will be closed on Monday October 25th for our fourth and final pupil free day of 2021.
This was a good choice in terms of minimizing disruption to parents when it was arranged as it came before the return to school. Now it isn’t, but is too late to rearrange this again.
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The school’s market ran as planned last Sunday morning. There were nearly 100 stalls as well as strong community support making this a very successful start to the market season. I must acknowledge the hard work and dedication of Jac Absolom, our market coordinator, who has grown the market consistently over the last couple of years to make it such a wonderful community event. The money raised from the market’s operation supports our outstanding Well-Being Program.
My thanks also go to members of our School Council who help stallholders set up each month and to Bellarine and Surrounds Cleaning that is run by a couple of our parents, Carolyn Yewdall and Matthew Wicks. They have taken on the task of cleaning the public toilets at The Reserve before the market.
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We are delighted to share the news that the Victorian Government is continuing the Tutor Learning Initiative (TLI) in 2022. This initiative is designed to address the continued impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on student learning and engagement in Victoria. The extension of the initiative will allow Drysdale Primary to continue to provide our students who need it most with targeted TLI learning support in the 2022 school year. Despite the continued challenges Drysdale Primary and schools across Victoria have faced this year, the TLI has ensured that students, who may have fallen behind or become disengaged, receive the help they need. In 2021, the TLI has enabled Victorian government schools, and qualifying non-government schools, to engage over 6,400 teachers as tutors.
Drysdale Primary would like to thank all the tutors, teachers and families who were involved in supporting our TLI program in 2021. We would also like to thank the Victorian Government and its Education Department for the significant financial investment that is making this program possible. This year, Drysdale Primary was able to offer small group learning for nearly 100 students in reading, writing and mathematics. We are proud of the students’ achievements in 2021. Many have recovered ground lost in 2020 despite further periods of remote learning this year. Drysdale Primary looks forward to continuing our TLI program in 2022 to provide small group learning support that will enable our students to flourish now and in the future. During the summer holidays we will be reviewing the progress and achievement of all students in 2021 to identify those who will benefit most from the continuation of this program.
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A huge thank you to all of the staff and parent volunteers that gave up their time on Saturday for the Bunnings BBQ, it was a very busy day! We are pleased to announce we raised over $1500 for the school. An amazing result!
Thank you to Coles and Bakers Delight for their generosity in supplying the sausages and bread, and all the families that also came and bought a sausage and drink, your support is greatly appreciated.
A special thank you to Julie for arranging the Bunnings BBQ on behalf of the Parents and Friends Group and working through numerous challenges faced as we moved in and out of lockdown a couple of times.
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We are so excited for the return to school for all year levels this Friday! It has been a long time coming, with remote learning and some part time school days for Year 3-6 but it will be wonderful to have the whole school filled up again and classes busy with learning and laughing. Please contact the school if your child needs any support with this transition back to school.
Breakfast Club has been running for approximately 10 weeks now and it has been going so well. Thank you to our community sponsors – Bendigo Bank Drysdale and Baker’s Delight Drysdale – without this support we would not have been able to run as successfully as we have. It is open from 8.30 – 8.55am every Friday morning from the small kitchen in the Year 1-2 building. Students have enjoyed a cheese toastie and piece of fruit to start their day, although the vegemite and jam toast is fast becoming a popular option as well.
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A number of Drysdale Primary school sports tops were handed out this year for students who were involved in interschool sporting events. Can you please check if your child/children has one sitting in their wardrobe and return it to Mr Sinnott.
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Unfortunately Bogan Bingo has been postponed due to COVID-19 regulations and the restrictions still in place for indoor gatherings in both schools and community venues. We hope to hold the event in 2022. Anyone who booked a table and paid a deposit will be refunded in full. A representative from the Parents and Friends Group will be in contact with you shortly.
Thank you to all those local businesses who offered to support our school fundraising efforts – Dimos Mechanical Repairs, Van Loons, The Whiskery, Adventure Park and Lunar Lotus.
We look forward to hosting the event, along with many other fundraising opportunities in 2022.
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With the students returning back on site it is a timely reminder to label your child’s belongings. We have teamed up with ‘Stuck On You’ to help your child’s items stay away from lost property!
‘Stuck On You’ is a local Breakwater business that provide personalised labels and items. ‘Stuck On You’ has a large range of products including Bento Boxes, School Bags, Drink Bottles, Labels, Gifts, and so much more.
For every purchase made a rebate of 20% goes towards the outdoor stage! Check out our unique fundraising at https://www.stuckonyou.com.au/affiliate/fundraiser/DRYSDALEPRIMARY
Or visit ‘Stuck On You’ https://www.stuckonyou.com.au/ enter our fundraising code DrysdalePrimary at the checkout.
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It has been a much busier week at OSHC this week, with the 3s-6s returning to school part time. It has great to seen so many of the children after a long time. It’s amazing to see how much they’ve grown. This week we focused o Space, with space mazes, decorating planets, designing aliens and making masks popular activities. We have also been spending lots of time outside.
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School Council Members
| President: |
Julie Penfold |
Vice President: |
Stephanie Davey |
| Treasurer: |
Seumas Spark |
Executive Officer: |
Glen Lauder |
| Secretary: |
Evan Wailes |
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| 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 |
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