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TERM 3 , WEEK 7 - AUGUST 25 , 2021

S W A N H I L L P R I M A R Y S C H O O L

What's On

Wednesday 25 August

Senior Athletics (Years 3-6)New date TBA

Friday 27 AugustBook Week Dress-up Day

Year 4 Camp Payment DueMon 30 August - Tue 31 August

Year 2 Camp - Pioneer Settlement-New date TBA

Thursday 2 SeptemberICAS Maths Competition

Friday 3 SeptemberFathers' Day Stall

Tuesday 12 OctoberSchool Photos

I ’ m r e a l l y a p p r e c i a t i v e o f o u r s u p p o r t i v e s c h o o lc o m m u n i t y . E v e r y o n e i s d o i n g t h e i r b i t t o m a k et h e r e m o t e l e a r n i n g p e r i o d s t h e b e s t t h e y c a nb e . T h e r e a r e c e r t a i n a s p e c t s o f t h i s c u r r e n ts i t u a t i o n o u t o f o u r c o n t r o l , s o w e m u s t t r y t of o c u s o n t h e a s p e c t s w e c a n c o n t r o l . O u rc h i l d r e n r e l y o n u s t o p r o v i d e a s e n s e o f c a l ma n d t h i s i s m o r e i m p o r t a n t t h a n e v e r a t t h em o m e n t . W e u n d e r s t a n d t h a t e v e r y f a m i l y ’ ss i t u a t i o n i s d i f f e r e n t . W e a l s o u n d e r s t a n d i f y o un e e d t o t a k e a d a y o f f t h e r e m o t e l e a r n i n g p l a nf o r t h e w e l l b e i n g o f y o u a n d y o u r f a m i l y .P r i o r i t i s e w h a t m a t t e r s m o s t !

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N e x t w e e k , w i l l s e e t h e i n t r o d u c t i o n o f 1 : 1W e b e x m e e t i n g s b e t w e e n t e a c h e r s a n d s t u d e n t s .R e m o t e L e a r n i n g p l a n n e r s f o r W e e k 8 w e r ep o s t e d o u t t o f a m i l i e s y e s t e r d a y . A g a i n , I c a n ’ tt h a n k t h e w o n d e r f u l s t a f f t e a m w e h a v e h e r e a tS H P S e n o u g h . T h e i r f l e x i b i l i t y , a d a p t a b i l i t y a n dh a r d w o r k i s g r e a t l y a p p r e c i a t e d . T h e l e v e l o fp a r e n t a l s u p p o r t i s a l s o o u t s t a n d i n g , a l o n g w i t ht h e l e v e l o f a p p r e c i a t i o n s h o w n t o u s f r o m o u rp a r e n t s a n d c a r e r s . T h a n k y o u ! I t g o e s w i t h o u ts a y i n g , o u r s t u d e n t s a r e f a b u l o u s a l s o .

A t t h i s s t a g e , w e a r e e x p e c t e d t o r e t u r n t o f a c e -t o - f a c e l e a r n i n g o n F r i d a y 3 r d S e p t e m b e r . K e e py o u r e y e s o n t h e S e e s a w a n d F a c e b o o k u p d a t e s .

To Do ListReturn Swimming PermissionForms (Year 3) when onsitelearning resumes.Plan Book Week Costume andsend photo to your teacher.Order Book Club by Monday30th August

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Sport Report

Year 3 SwimmingDates: 10:55am 11:35am 12:10pmWed 1/9(TO BE RESCHEDULED Wed 8/9 3M 3K 3HWed 15/9 3H 3M 3KWed 6/10 3K 3H 3MWed 13/10 3M 3K 3H

Senior AthleticsSenior Athlet ics’ for Years 3-6 was meant to be held today, but wi l l be rescheduledto a later date; WATCH THIS SPACE. I t wi l l take place at the Ken Harr isonSport ing Complex. Unfortunately, at the moment we cannot have an spectatorsattend. I f restr ict ions change, parents wi l l be advised as soon as possible.

Swan Hill Primary School is committed to Child Safety and we have a zero tolerance for child abuse.the safety and well being of all children is a primary focus.  We want children to be safe, happy, and empowered,where they are respected and have a voice that is heard. All allegations and safety concerns will be treated very

seriously and consistently though our policies and procedures.To ensure the safety and best interests of all children, we take into account the cultural safety of Aboriginal childrenand Torres Strait Islander children, children from culturally linguistically diverse backgrounds, as well as the safety of

children with disabilities and who are vulnerable.

C H I L D S A F E S T A N D A R D S@ Swan Hill Primary

Schoo l Pho tog raphs Update ( 1 2 / 10 /2 1 ) : S c h o o l P h o t o ' s h a v e b e e n r e s c h e d u l e d f o r T u e s d a y 1 2 t h O c t o b e r( T e r m 4 / W e e k 2 ) . A l l o f t h e c u r r e n t p a y m e n t s w i l l s t i l l b e v a l i d f o r

o u r n e w d a t e i n T e r m 4 .

Who is your favour i te l i t e ra ry charac te r? Th is year , SHPS w i l l once aga ince lebra te Book Week in Week 7 . The theme i s ‘O ld Wor lds , New Wor lds ,

Other Wor lds ’ , bu t you can d ress up as whoever you l i ke ! C lasses w i l l i nco rpora te l i t e racy themed even ts in to the i r Remote Learn ing

th roughou t the week .A whole school Book Week dress-up day is scheduled for th is

Fr iday 27 August . Make sure you send your Book Week costumephotos to your teacher v ia Seesaw!!

Wellbeing Wellbeing Term 3, Week 7

YOUR

MATTERS

Physical distancing during COVID-19: What it means for your family

Physical distancing means more time at home with your family. And if you’re working, itmight mean that you’re balancing supervision of children’s learning, family time, and workcommitments.

make the most of family timeuse routines to support family health and wellbeingstay connected with others in creative waysmanage family conflict in positive ways.

This is a challenging experience. It can also be a positive experience if you can:

Physical distancing can give you more

opportunities to spend time together as a

family. And by spending more time

together as a family, you can build

relationships and help your children feel

happier, safer and more relaxed during

this experience.

If you’re working from home, you mightnot always have a lot of time during workhours. So it’s all about making the mostof the time you do have by giving yourchild positive attention and turningeveryday moments into quality time.

making eye contact and smiling at your childshowing your child lots of affection – this could be givingcuddles or elbow bumps if you’re comfortable to do this, orsaying ‘I love you’telling your child you’re proud of how they’re handling thesituationpraising your child for doing schoolwork or choresshowing interest in what your child has achieved each day.

Positive attentionYou can give your children plenty of positive attention, even duringbrief interactions. For example, positive attention can be:

a shared laugh when you’re bathing your toddlera chat while you’re folding the laundry with your preschooler or preparing dinner withyour pre-teen or teenage childan afternoon break from work so you and your child can make a snack together.

Quality timeDuring physical distancing, you can turn everyday moments into quality time. Qualitytime can be:

If you can, plan some regular, one-on-one time with each of your children. Children havedifferent personalities, and some children might seem to need less time than others – butthey’ll all benefit from special time with you during physical distancing.

Information sourced from: https://raisingchildren.net.au/guides/coronavirus-covid-19-guide/coronavirus-physical-distancing-and-family-wellbeing

Stay

Positive!