Parents & Friends Newsletter

The Parents & Friends group are thrilled to have started 2026 with an enthusiastic team of ongoing and new volunteers from our school community. We are looking forward to working together to continue our fundraising efforts and creating fun family events for the school year ahead.

We welcome Parents, carers, or family members with a current Working With Children Check (WWCC) to join our Parents and Friends Group and help continue making a positive impact at Drysdale Primary School.

If you are interested please email dpsparentsandfriendsgroup@gmail.com

Happening now…

Routleys Hot Cross Buns fundraiser Order forms have been sent home to each family to order delicious hot cross buns.

Hop to it as forms and payment are due to the office by 13th March.

Funds raised will go towards the relocation of the sand pit. Unfortunately, the sand has been impacting the drainage infrastructure in the current location. Purchasing hot cross buns will not only be a tasty treat but also help ensure the much loved sand pit continues to be a highlight for many kids in the playground.

Success!

Veggie Garden Space

Incredible to see the evolution of the refreshed veggie garden space. Funds raised from our school community in 2025 have made this exciting new space possible. Teachers and staff have been hosting garden club at lunchtimes twice a week to provide a new experience for students. This will no doubt become a valued addition to Drysdale Primary School thanks to your generous donations throughout the previous year.

New Sports tops

Funds raised from 2025 have enabled the purchase of new school sports tops. These are worn by students representing the school at inter school sports days.

Great to show our support to students competing during these events.

150th Year Commemorative Bricks

We had an incredible fundraiser for the commemorative bricks last year. Due to the higher than expected number of bricks purchased the area these will be placed needs to be revised. They will be placed at the front of the school as part of a new landscaping project being planned by school council. Updates will follow once project plans are finalised.

Update

Water bubblers - Last year it was identified the need to replace the water bubblers . We are extremely grateful to have received a donation of 2 bubblers by a DPS family.

Funds raised last year have been re-directed for now to the veggie garden project and sports tops as a grant for replacement of bubblers will be investigated with Barwon Water for the remaining bubblers.

Upcoming events, further info to come:

Mothers/Fathers stalls

Trivia Night - (15 August 2026)