Term 2 Week 4 18th May 2020

Remote Learning Stars

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

Phase 1 Return to school

Last week we commenced Phase 1 with all students across NSW expected to attend school one day per week. This allows for students to have the important face to face contact with their class teachers that primary students really need. Notice about changes and increase in days will be sent as soon as we are officially advised by Department of Education (DoE).

Schools are Clean and Safe Places

In response to the current situation the school

has sourced additional hygiene supplies, with

hand sanitiser in every classroom, and

implemented new safety protocols. The school

has also been allocated enhanced cleaning

services with all high touch surfaces and play

equipment being disinfected daily. Parents

would have been informed that social

distancing does not apply in classrooms

although the school is maintaining smaller

class sizes with students spaced in rooms

during Phase 1, as per the DoE guidelines.

Students are being instructed daily on correct

hand washing and safe distancing.

All students who is sick should stay at home

and not come to school. Students who display

any cold or flu like symptoms will be sent

home immediately. Students in class are not

to share personal items such as pens and

pencils or resources and have all been

supplied with an individual zip lock bag and

tray of classroom essentials.

Drop off and Pick up

Parents are advised that due to the NSW

Department of Education guidelines and NSW

Health, visitors to school grounds are

restricted. Parents and carers are asked to

drop off their children at the front of school

each morning and not to enter the school

grounds.

In the afternoon’s parents are asked to wait

outside the school and students will exit

through the bus stop gate. Teachers are on

duty to help supervise their dismissal.

On another note children should not arrive

before 8:30 am, unless arriving on bus or an

arrangement has been made with the

Principal due to extenuating circumstances.

Building Upgrades

Some new improvements have taken place in

our school while most of our students have

been learning from home. In the playground

we have a new mini basketball court on the

edge of oval, our mini-golf course is carpeted

and a 6th hole has been built.

Our classrooms have had air-conditioners

installed to keep us warmer in winter and cool

in summer. They will also consume the solar

power we produce from our 15KW solar

panels and remove the need for gas heating.

Construction of our new ‘outdoor nature play’

and ‘sensory garden’ area should commence

this week and be finished by the time our

students return to school full time.

Learning packs and remote learning

Our teachers have produced learning packs

around a single unit of work for every child in

our school. Teachers have been evaluating

submitted student work but will not be

returning the marked work now students are

coming to school. Feedback will be provided

in person to each child.

Newling will still be producing mid-year reports and student remote learning work samples will provide valuable assessment

material to add to the work done during their face to face time with their teachers this year. Students must show they are engaging with learning from home by submitting work and/or communicating with their teacher.

Communication Reminder

If you need to contact the school please do so

via class mobile phone or Seesaw app.

Parent visits to the office should be limited to

payments, appointments or picking up sick

children. The class mobile phones will remain

in place giving you direct communication with

class teachers during school hours.

Awards

Star Awards can still be achieved by students

however the Star Room is not operating at

present. Our Awards Assembly for this term

will not proceed until we are permitted to have

large whole school assemblies and visitors at

school again.

2020 Major Excursions

Major excursion payments are still being

accepted. At this stage we are unable to

confirm if they will continue however should

the excursions need to be cancelled all

monies paid will be refunded.

School Photos

Our school photos will be scheduled to a new

date when all students return.

Murray Cox

Principal

LOST PROPERTY

Please ensure that all uniforms,

hats and personal items are clearly

labelled with your child's name.

A reminder that the Office does

not carry change.

Please ensure that correct money

is sent in for any excursion

payments whenever possible

EFTPOS is available for

payments over $5.

News From 3/4 and 5/6

3 - 6 Busy bees!

Whilst learning at school looks a little different at the moment, with our

return to school timetable happening, the 3-6 teachers are so pleased to

see how much effort the students are putting into their learning.

Stories are being written, speed tests are being tackled and smiles are a

regular occurrence… We have missed the hum of brains thinking!

1/2 News

Welcome back to all our students. It has been

fantastic to see lots of students over the past week

since we have returned.

This term Year 1/2 will be learning about ‘Under the

Sea’ and writing information reports.

Last week we learnt what all fish have in common.

Ask your child what they remember about fish.

Kindergarten News

Kindergarten have had their first week of face to face learning this term. It was great to have students back at school.

Students worked well and applied themselves to all learning tasks. Students are learning about our new social distancing rules and practising good hygiene.

ABSENTEE NOTE

(To be returned to Classroom Teacher first day back after absence)

STUDENT’S NAME……………………………………... …… Class ………….. Date of Absence/s ……………………

Reason for Absence

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Quote of the week.

“ Go confidently in the direction of your dreams.

Live the life you have imagined ”

~ Henry David Thoreau