Michael Ymer Maths Curriculum Day

On Friday, the staff had an extremely productive day working with Michael Ymer on engaging students in Maths and the new Victorian Curriculum 2.0. We all got to hear Michael talk about the changes to the curriculum and play a variety of games and complete tasks that are designed to engage, challenge, support and extend students in Maths. Teachers will be putting into practice these strategies and tips over the remainder of the year and into 2025 and beyond.

 

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What a sensational day we had at our annual Athletics Day! Despite an increasingly chilly wind we saw sensational performances from our students, terrific examples of sportsmanship and wonderful support from so many parents and families.

A huge thank you to Carissa, Jen, Fiona, Jonathon, Emma, Morgan, Paul and Caroline who volunteered their time to help either set up or run the events on the day. We could not have done it without your assistance.

The results have now all been tallied and the winning House is set to receive the shield at assembly this Friday. We all also be awarding ribbons to the place getters of each event from the Middles and Seniors.

From these results we have selected a DPS Athletics team that will head off to Goldsworthy Reserve in Corio on Monday to compete against Ocean Grove, Our Lady Star of the Sea and Leopold Primary School in the Connewarre District Championships.

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On Saturday 27 July, 14 students headed to Melbourne High School with their families to compete in the state finals of Sayembara Lisan (Indonesian Speaking Competition). Congratulations to all of these students for trying their best and thank you to their families for taking them to Melbourne. We are also very pleased to announce that three of our students received a placing and were invited to the Awards Ceremony on Friday 9 August. Congratulations to Piper (1^st), Elizabeth (1^st) and Hellend (3^rd) for achieving these incredible results!

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Congratulations to our Values Award recipients; Read more…

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This year we will be celebrating reading with some special events through Book Week. Shortly some of the picture story books and junior fiction and non-fiction titles will be on display in the school library for students and classes to visit, read and discuss the nominations. Staff are also beginning to plan their door displays, with the theme of Reading is Magic in mind to inspire us all.

On Tuesday 20th August from 2:45pm, we invite parents, carers and family members in to our classes for an afternoon of reading and sharing favourite books.

Then on Friday 23rd August, we will celebrate the end of a magical Book Week with our dress up day and parade in the hall from 9:15am. We love seeing the door displays around the school and all our students, staff and volunteers getting into the spirit of the week by donning a costume and enjoying the day with each other.

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We are very excited to announce that we now have a registered account with the Container Deposit Scheme.  When recycling your glass or plastic bottles and cans, we would love our families to now donate their refunds to help Drysdale Primary School with our future sustainability needs and initiatives.  To donate download the CDS Vic – West  App and then every time you recycle just click on Charities and then search Drysdale Primary School.  Please encourage all your family and friends to also donate and recycle with our DPS account. These funds will support the restoration of our veggie garden and help our students develop a greater awareness of recycling, reducing and reusing.

Thanks for your support with all things environmental and sustainable.

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Brainstorm Productions will be attending on Thursday 29 August – the cost for this whole school incursion is $7.00 per child. The activity is out on Sentral. Students will attend in one of 2 sessions on the day – Middles and Seniors in the morning and Prep and Juniors after recess.

Please give consent and pay by Sunday 25 August.

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Superman Stall – Parents and Friends will be holding a Superman Stall on Thursday 29 August, and Friday 30 August. Superman gifts will be available to purchase from the stall on Thursday at $5 each, which can be handed to your teacher on the day, only 1 gift per student is available. If more than one gift is needed this can happen on the Friday at recess. All funds raised will go towards new seating in the school grounds.

Pie Drive – This year Parents and Friends are running a Pie Drive through Rolling Pin Bakery. They are a local business who have won many awards for their pies including Australia’s best pie multiple years running.  Forms will be sent home on Monday 19 August and need to be returned by Wednesday 4 September. Pies will be delivered to school on the Thursday 12 September for you to collect. All funds raised will go towards seating in the school.

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JSC Superman Hamper

Parents and Friends have very kindly donated a superman hamper to be won this year. Junior School Councillors will be running a raffle over the next week. To be in with a chance to win, make sure you buy a ticket!

JSC students will come around to the classrooms during lunch eating time to sell the raffle tickets from Thursday 22nd August – Thursday 29th August.

The cost of tickets are as follows:
$1 a ticket
$2 for 3 tickets

All money raised will go to Beyond Blue who do an amazing job of helping bring people together and raise funds that will make a difference for families with mental health needs. The winner of the raffle will be chosen during assembly on Friday 30th August.

We thank you for your support in advance and wish all the fathers/carers/special men in our lives a very Happy Father’s Day.

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Sonic Boom Rock School is in full swing again with more awesome instrumental lessons and coaching and the most fun a kid can ever have…playing in a rock band!  There will be plenty of places available if we open up Wednesday again, we just need a few more kids to sign up for this to happen.  For those of you who are new to the school or have not yet experienced what we offer in SBRS, here is our basic info sheet.  We are a music tuition and performance program designed to free up creative thinking in children from Grade 2 onwards. It’s a path of discovery between teacher and student and ultimately their whole family and the wider community. Read more…

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Please read more for TheirCare’s latest newsletter; Read more…

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Please ‘read more’ for information about events and activities in the region; Read more…

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