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Clunes Public School Newsletter
19 March 2020 Week 8 Term 1 Learn to Live, Live to Learn
Respect |Responsibility | Integrity Our school stands proudly on Bundjalung land
Walker Street, Clunes 2480 Phone: (02) 66291278 Email: [email protected] Principal: Michelle Slee Fax: (02) 66291040 Website: https://clunes-p.schools.nsw.gov.au
SCHOOL CALENDAR We are an accredited Waste Wise Ways School WEEK 8 WEEK 9 WEEK 10 WEEK 11
*PLEASE SEND YOUR CHILD WITH THEIR
OWN WATER BOTTLE
All Student Led Conferences have been cancelled.
Wednesday – Thursday - Life Education Friday 3 April - Clunes Cross Country
Wednesday 8 April - Easter raffle drawn Thursday 9 April - last day of term Friday 10 April - Good Friday Holiday
A proud member of the First North Community of Schools and The Rivers P-12
TIME TO FOCUS ON WHAT’S IMPORTANT What interesting times we are living in and what an amazing school community we belong to. I often communicate how appreciative I am of our staff and the current situation is just another example of why I hold them all in such high regards. We are doing our best to keep the community informed of constant updates and we are continually implementing increased tidying and hygiene practices in our schools to limit the spread of germs including viruses in our school community. All students have their own learning space and tote trays with books and equipment they need. We have stringent hygiene procedures in place and our staff have worked hard to ensure our children are informed and feel safe and cared for regarding Covid-19. As well as these vital elements, our teachers and school staff have continued to provide engaging education that covers all key learning areas as well as social skills and wellbeing while working through “social distancing”.
The staff and I would like to thank our parents and carers for their support, keeping children home when they are unwell, trusting we are doing our best to keep their children healthy and working with us to give our children the same messages. We aren’t sure what’s ahead but be assured we are continually discussing, planning and preparing for various scenarios to provide quality education for your children. We empathise with those who are and will suffer difficulties through this time. Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns. We have cancelled all events where groups of people are coming together, e.g. swimming carnival, cross country, combined school bands and choirs, excursions, assemblies and Student Led Conference. If you have any concerns regarding your child’s education, your teacher will happily discuss this with you over the phone. We hope to run many of these events later in the year. We will continue to receive EOIs regarding the Y3, 4, 5, 6 Lake Ainsworth Camp as it is in the last week of Term 3.
BULBS A GREAT FUNDRAISER TO BEAUTIFY YOUR GARDEN P & C have distributed bulb brochures as their latest fund raiser. We will not hold another P & C meeting this term but will distribute any information through emails. IF YOU DON’T HAVE THE SKOOLBAG APP YET – HERE’S HOW – IT IS A VITAL COMMUNICATION TOOL
Michelle Slee Principal
Student Assembly Congratulations to the following students who received awards at our last assembly. Mae Tibika – Citizenship Award
Kindergarten - Alex and Gracie 1-2 Class - Theodore, Stella and Connie 3-4 Class - Ella, Jimmy and Seth 5-6 Class - Sachi, Khan and Hayley LPAF Choir and Band The Lismore Performing Arts Festival (LPAF) is on in the first week of September this year (and at this stage still going ahead). The festival will involve around 1000 students from around 30 public schools in the Lismore area. It is run by teachers, mostly on a voluntary basis, to provide our students with a high-quality performance experience to further their studies in arts programs. This year we again will participate in three categories. - school dance item - combined concert band - combined small school’s choir The dance item will be choreographed and overseen by Mrs Slee. Notes for the dance item will be issued early in Term 2. The Concert Band and Small Schools’ Choir notes were distributed last week to students in Years 4, 5 and 6 who have either been nominated by Miss Fiona (band) or indicated an interest in participating (choir). There is a small fee for participation and there will be rehearsal days throughout the next two terms. There is also a commitment to performing at the LPAF – two evening performances plus the matinee in September this year. If you would like your child to participate please complete the permission notes and return with levy payment by Monday 6th April. Student Banking with the Commonwealth Bank We have had notification from the Commonwealth Bank that student banking has been suspended until early May. We will keep you in the loop as to when it resumes. Sorry for any inconvenience but it is out of our hands.
Expectations: 1. Wash your hands thoroughly
and consistently with soap 2. Sneeze into your elbow or tissue
and put the tissue in the bin. 3. Stay home if
you are unwell 4. Stay positive
and calm
5-6 Class news The 5-6 class have been experimenting with volcanoes and this week, Aggie and Max brought in their experiments. Part of the process is explaining how you make the volcano and what you use to cause the eruption. Although there have been varying results, there is always opportunities to learn.
A letter from Mish Well last week I was off sick with a cold and I am recovered now, yay! I was looking forward to teaching this Wednesday but I seem to be agonising about what’s right for the greater good. This quote helped me decide: "Social isolation is not an act of fear, it is an act of love." I'm aware that I have your payments and will arrange catch-ups or credits, however it works for you. I hope you understand my decision, and as soon as I know, I will be in contact about lessons in the future.
Love & light, Mish Songsmith
Guitar and drum tuition with Daniel Cameron Fees for Term 1 are due for guitar and drum tuition with Daniel. Many thanks if you have already paid. Scholastic Book Club Brochures for Issue 2 were sent home last week. Orders need to be in by tomorrow Friday 20th March. You can order either by dropping off the order and payment at the school office or online via LOOP. Check out the link
below and follow the prompts to order (you will need to create a logon) https://www.scholastic.com.au/book-club/book-club-parents P&C News Fundraising with flowers! The bees will love you when your garden is filled with these beautiful colourful flowers. Brighten up your Spring by simply purchasing online at https://www.bulbfundraiser.com.au/CLUNESPS . 40% of the
profits goes directly to our school.
Aimie Gibson
Clunes OSHC With all the uncertainty now in the world, at Clunes OSHC this week we tried to embrace the grossness of being sick by creating edible snot. The children had source the instruction from the internet than follow the instruction and adapt them where we didn’t have the correct ingredients and help and model to the younger children how to make the slime. It was an interesting response from the children some children were excited to “gross out” there friends and family while other couldn’t even look at it. We maintained a high level of hygiene whilst doing this activity children made an individual portion and didn’t share the resulting goop.
We are encouraging children to follow hygiene practices that the school has already put in place, washing hands before afternoon tea and after blowing noses, touching faces and going to the toilet. Elbow bumps have become the new high five. Hand sanitiser is available at the sign on desk. This week will create a new hand washing song and practice hand washing properly. This week we experiment with spray painting and mixing colours. The children created pictures with pools of colours that than dripped over the paper. At this stage we will still be open for Vacation Care and hope to have the program out next week. We are starting to take Vacation Care bookings so please call or email to secure your child’s place. We still have spaces for afterschool care. If you would like your children to attend after school care please Call or text us on 0437 362 834 or email us [email protected]. Thanks From Laura, Tom and the Team
What memories are your family making this weekend?
Try something new like: - Building and flying a kite - Catch and release some bugs or tadpoles - Handball competitions - Take a family walk somewhere new
The recommendations are that children should spend at least 60 minutes undertaking huff and puff physical activity and spend no more than 2 hours per day watching screens.
