Drummond Memorial Public School

DRUMBEAT

TERM 1

WEEK 9

20 March 2017

Important Dates for Term 1

MarchFriday 24- GymnasticsK-2/3 & MC 12.15pm 3/4-5/6 1.20pm

Thursday 30 - Live Show

Friday 31- Gathering 9.25 am in school hall. Everyone is welcome to come and support MC as they present an item.

GymnasticsK-2/3 & MC 12.15pm 3/4-5/6 1.20pm

AprilSunday 2 - 2am Daylight Savings finishes. Turn your clocks back 1 hour.

Tuesday 4 - BIG Breakfast

Friday 7 - Last day of term

Monday 10 - Friday 22 - School Holidays

Monday 24 - Staff Development Day/Pupil free day.

Tuesday 25 - ANZAC DAY

Wednesday 26 - Students return

email: drummondm-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au www.drummondm-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Drummond Memorial Public School, 250 Rusden Street, ARMIDALE, NSW 2350Principal: Mrs Julianne Crompton, Instructional Leader: Mrs Peta Deiderick

Assistant Principal: Mrs L Clarke, Relieving Assistant Principal: Ms Kate RichardsonSchool Captains: Denzel Munro-Johnson and Wany Simba

Telephone: (02) 6772 3736 • Facsimile: (02) 6771 2275

Clothing PoolWill be open Thursday afternoons

between 2 and 2.30pm ONLY.

DMPS Skoolbag AppKeep up to date with what is happening in your school.

Fortnightly Gathering AwardsLucky Draw: Katriel Riley, Maria Evans and Claudia Ruthberg

Kindergarten - Miss CarpenterAva Froome: For trying her best in literacy groups.Mohammed Alhamadani: For always trying his best.

Year 1/2 - Mrs Platts and Miss RichJordan Elliott: For being a wonderful student who is always positive working at an outstanding level of effort and a great role model.Maker Majak: For being a wonderful student with commendable work in reading and writing. Maker is a fantastic friend, role model and is always looking out for his peers. Well done!

Year 2/3 - Mrs Clarke/Mrs HarwoodKatriel Riley: For always shooting for the stars and PERSISTING with his work.Ashton Gallagher: For an enthusiastic effort in all class discussions and activities. You always work with a big smile :)

Year 3/4 - Mrs NussbaumerShae Stone-Glover: For GETTING ALONG with others , and working hard in every subject.Tobi Jolliffe: For PERSISTENCE in maths until he grasped/understood the concept.

Year 4/5 - Mrs BettsSaif Al-Quaderi: For his eagerness and dedication to all tasks in class.Taelah Jerrard: For being a hard working and respectful class member.

Year 5/6 - Ms RichardsonLeslie Kim-Green: For showing increased CONFIDENCE in all learning areas.Drew Clegg: For working super hard on his reading and showing great CONFIDENCE.

MC - Mrs HealyJhye Morgan: For fantastic pattern work in maths.

AEO - Miss CutmoreFayth Jolliffe: For always being a happy and polite member of our school.

Library - Mrs BurtonLyric Van Dorp-Browning: For being an excellent library user that always uses her GETTING ALONG key.

During our open classroom time parents had a chance to see what their children are learning.

Community Notices The school is happy to advertise some local events and business

ventures. However, we do not necessarily endorse them to you. It is the responsibility of individual parents/caregivers to ensure that they themselves are satisfied with all services offered before they involve

their children or themselves.

PBL NewsWelcome to PBL news. Thank you to all the parents who came to gathering last week and voted on our schools mascot’s name. I cannot wait to reveal the name for our amazing echidna to our community. Our PBL lessons will now start moving into specific areas of the school. We are currently in the process of developing our schools matrix. What is a matrix you ask? A matrix is a complex grid of expectations for all the areas of our school. It sets out what teachers will expect to see and hear around the school. It also claries what we expect our outside areas to feel like. Students will understand what the rewards and consequences will be in each specific area. Signage will be created and our mascot will become visible. Our signage to begin with will be temporary, as we will expect that things will need to be added and deleted along the way. It would be an understatement to say that I’m EXCITED!

Vanessa Harwood

Some more photos from open classroom time and celebrating the efforts of students and classes in gathering last friday.

Pre-season Come ‘n’ Try Day For 5 – 12 year old boys and girls

Saturday 25 March 2.00 pm – 3.00 pm

At Bellevue Oval, UNE

Season commences Saturday 29 April, 12.30 - 1.45pm

ENQUIRIES: Rachel, Coordinator 0400 663 071

For more information please see display board near tank at the carpark.