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From The Leadership Team
Thursday, 7th May 2020
Issue 05
Newsletter Principal: Chris Zunis
Deputy Principal: Dani Samuel Telephone: 8258 9959
Fax: 8281 5839 Email: [email protected]
www.ghps.sa.edu.au
all surfaces, playground equipment &
resources will occur during school hours and
the playground and nature play areas will
only be accessed under direct staff
supervision during recess & lunch times only.
If your child is unwell, please do not send
them to school until they are better. Students
presenting as unwell to the front office will
need to be collected by an adult immediately.
It is important we strictly adhere to the
outlined expectations to maintain the health
& wellbeing of our staff & students AT ALL
TIMES.
On behalf of all staff, I THANK YOU for your
continued support during this difficult time
and we look forward to ALL students
returning safely as soon as possible.
Take care!
Amazing Staff
I wish to take this opportunity to express my
sincere thanks and gratitude to ALL staff for
their amazing commitment, hard work and
willingness to ‘work together’ in responding to
all the challenges & demands during this
difficult time.
In all our discussions, planning and
negotiations staff have been highly
accommodating and flexible, always putting
the needs of our students and community
first and foremost.
I ask all members of our community to take
the time and acknowledge their children's
teachers, support staff and front office staff
Gulfview Heights Primary School “Working Together to reach New Heights”
Welcome Back & COVID-19 Update
I wish to extend a special welcome back to
all students and their families, and hope you
all had a chance to enjoy some quality
family time during the school holiday period.
We continue to follow the advice of SA
Health and the Department for Education
that schools are low risk environments,
therefore are encouraging all students to
return to school for Term 2 as soon as
possible to resume face to face teaching and
their daily lessons.
Our attendance has steadily increased since
our first day back and we now have in
excess of 92% regular daily attendance. This
is on par with our pre COVID-19 attendance
rate.
As a result our online learning expectations
have been adapted to accommodate the low
number of vulnerable students working from
home. Leadership staff will be contacting all
students working from home in the coming
days to ensure all students are regularly
engaging with learning & lessons being
uploaded to the Dojo platform for R-4
students and One Note platform for Yrs 5-7.
It is important that adults maintain physical
distancing expectations during drop off &
pick up times, and DO NOT ENTER their
child’s class or the administration area
unless absolutely necessary.
Strict cleaning & hygiene practices will
continue to be enforced on a regular daily
basis with staff & students. Extra cleaning of
via a brief message/note using our regular communication
channels. We should all feel very reassured & proud that we
have the most AMAZING STAFF working with our children.
Parent / Carer Communication
Following our planning and preparation in providing online
learning & remote learning opportunities for ALL students, staff
have agreed to adopt consistent modes of communication
across all year levels from the beginning of Term 2.
All R-4 classes will now use Class Dojo as the main form of
communication, moving towards minimising the use of
communication books.
Similarly, all Yr 5-7 classes will use the One Note platform for
communicating with students (eg homework expectations) and
class group email lists for parent/carer communication.
We will continue to use the Skoolbag App and email group lists
for whole of school communication, along with our fortnightly
distribution of newsletters electronically and via hard copy (if
requested). Please ensure we have your up-to-date personal
contact details.
Access of Service Providers On-Site
To maintain physical distancing expectations we are limiting
the number of outside service providers working on site until
the end of Term 2 which may impact support for individual
students and programs.
As a result some students accessing speech, social work/
counselling, occupational therapy support from outside
providers will be receiving this support either off site or outside
school hours. Our special education teacher and I will be
contacting individual student families in the coming days to
negotiate the best way of delivering this support throughout
Term 2.
Additionally, our Instrumental Music program has been
postponed until the end of Term due to a lack of physical
space. Our Choir program will continue as normal with
additional physical distancing measures being put in place.
School Fees
Families who find themselves with changed financial
situation due to COVID-19 may now be eligible for school
card assistance. This pays for your school fees in full for the
current year.
Please see the attached flyer regarding how to apply or copy
& paste the link attached- sa.gov.au/education/schoolcard
Alternately, please contact the office by phone or email
[email protected] for assistance.
OSHC News
OSHC is running as usual with service provided in the
morning from 6:30am and after school until 6:30pm.
If you have any queries regarding bookings or the current
fee relief for parents please contact Jackie Cridland (OSHC
Director) on 8182 6950.
MY9 Mrs Mondello taught Mr Bayaziti’s class the art of Sgraffito using images to develop understanding and appreciation for the Surrealism movement in art.
Sgraffito is a technique in which students draw a dream-like fantasy picture using crayon and cover their drawing with a layer of paint. Students then scratch away the layer of paint to reveal their art work.
MY11 Feathers for Phoebe
In MY11 we read, ‘Feathers for Phoebe,’
to appreciate that everybody is
unique and to celebrate peoples
differences.
We talked about different cultures and
special things we do at home to
celebrate where we are from. We also
discussed what makes us special and
different to others.
After our discussion, we then made our
own Phoebe birds and decorated them
to suit our personalities. They are
hanging from our ceiling to remind us of
the special message in the book.
PY4 Snippet
In PY4 our class has been learning to use an educational version of the video game Minecraft. We have used the game to create visual representations for problem solving and exploring new Mathematical concepts. For some of us this has been a new learning experience altogether, and for others it has re-invented the way we can use the game. This has been an enjoyable STEM activity that we will continue to use throughout the year, even in other subject areas.
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