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Volume 6 Issue 6 28 May 2020 Newsletter

From The Principal’s Desk

Dear Parents,

As you may be aware from the previous Connect notice, the Minister for Education and our Department of Education

Director General announced last week that all children are expected back to school except if they have a medical

exemption. All medical exemptions to be directed to the Principal. Parents will be further supported by the SSEND team

as required.

Thirty six additional officers have been appointed in Regional Offices across the state to help get students back to

school.

The following measures remain in place:

Social distancing for staff and adults remains.

Cleaning throughout the school day continues in our school.

Handwashing and sanitising directions remain unchanged.

Our School Board can recommence with social distancing.

Case Management Meetings have resumed with social distancing.

Therapists are now permitted back on school site

(inclusive of our Curtin Speech and Language Team).

School sport may now resume – NO contact games.

Interschool Sport is not yet permitted.

No camps etc.

Staff Meetings – we are currently using WebEx at our school to support social distancing instructions.

We continue to minimise social mixing in classrooms where possible .

Reporting – the semester one reports will not look the same. A note accompanying the reports will provide you

with information and reasons. It is expected that the semester two report will be provided as usual.

Library – weeks 4&5

While library sessions have been suspended, book borrowing in small groups continue.

Please note the health advice that if your child is sick in any way – stay home for the safety of us all.

I’ve said it before but it’s worth repeating – we have a truly great community and an amazing staff who do amazing

work!

PETA LAWRENCE

PRINCIPAL

Head Boy and Head Girl with their

names in print.

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Calendar

TERM DATES 2020

Term 1 3 February — 9 April Holidays 10 April — 27 April

Term 2 29 April — 3 July Holidays 4 July — 20 July

Term 3 21 July — 25 September Holidays 26 September — 12 October

Term 4 13 October — 17 December Holidays 18 December — 1 February

School Bank account details.

Golden Bay Primary

BSB 016—745 (ANZ Mandurah)

Account 393342748

www.goldenbayps.wa.edu.au

Term 2 IMPORTANT DATES

Term 2 update of important dates will be posted as they come to hand.

Canteen has resumed for Term 2 as of

Wednesday 27 May

Please see page 3 for ordering instructions

2020 PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

Western Australia Day Monday 1 June

GOLDEN BAY PRIMARY SCHOOL WEBSITE

All school information, programs, and key events can be found on the Golden Bay Primary

School website at the following address:

School Development days (No students)

Term 3 Monday 20 July

Term 4 Monday 12 October

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Wednesday Canteen

Pre-primary 2021

All current Kindy students will need to re-enrol for Pre-primary 2021.

Enrolment packages were sent home via the classroom teacher in week 3 of Term 2.

Enrolments are due 8 June 2020. Please return to the administration office with all

required documents.

Any out of area students will need to enrol at their local school.

Kindy 2021

Kindy enrolment packages for 2021 are now available at the administration office.

Enrolments

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Learning at Home

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Sculpture by the Bay.

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Golden Bay Parents and Citizens Information

Please find all P&C information on our Website

https://www.goldenbayps.wa.edu.au/pc-association/

Term 2

Subway Lunches

Closed until further notice

School Banking (operating outside the School Canteen)

School Banking paused

$1 Fun Friday

Golden Bay Parents and Citizens Information

Facebook Page

We are very excited to officially announce our new Facebook page dedicated to all things related to

Golden Bay Primary School P&C. Please check out our page and be sure to LIKE and FOLLOW us.

You can find us here: https://www.facebook.com/goldenbaypandc

P & C Fun Day Competition

Congratulations Emma Okley

Lucas Okley’s favourite P & C event was the Colour Explosion Fun Run

The family will receive a Sweet Box and a voucher from Grazing Platter Co.