Dear families,

It has been wonderful to have our years P-2 students back onsite learning for the past two weeks. Overall, students have been settled, enthusiastic and pleased to be back at school. I would like to thank our years 3-6 students who have patiently continued their remote and flexible learning and we very excited to have all students across years Prep-6 back onsite from next Tuesday 9th June. A reminder to families that Monday the 8th June is a public holiday and therefore the school is closed on this day to staff and students.

With the return to onsite learning for all students on the 9th June, I would like to remind families of new ‘changes’ to how we operate throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The following information has been published to families on two previous occasions but is well worth re-familiarising ourselves with.

All students commence onsite learning from Tuesday the 9th June and are expected to attend school. The school will not be providing further remote learning programs.

Entry to the school for all students, at the start of the day, is through the front main entrance only and hand sanitiser is provided to all students to use. Only staff, students and official school visitors are permitted in the school buildings and grounds.

There are distance markers placed at the front of the school for students to adhere to social distancing guidelines. We kindly ask parents to ensure drop offs and good-byes are prompt and do not cause congestion at the front door/path. Staff are monitoring social distancing during recess/lunch, before and after school as well as during class time.

Classroom teachers are dismissing their classes from the gates nearest their classrooms at the end of the school day. Gates are locked until dismissal time and we ask all parents to please remain outside the school-grounds and make meeting point arrangements with their child/ren that reflect social distancing guidelines.

If children become unwell during the school day they are isolated in the first aid room and must be picked up promptly. We remind all families to keep any unwell child at home until they have fully recovered.

All parent enquiries are to be made via telephone call to the general office or email to the relevant staff. Office staff will be available for contactless drop offs of lunch/snack, jumpers etc. should this be needed. Preferred method of parent/teacher meetings are via telephone, email or scheduled Webex video conferences.

From the 9th of June onwards, recess and lunch times will be staggered for P/1s (10.30-11.00am & 1.00-1.30pm) and 2-6s (11.00-11.30am & 1.30-2.00pm). Our dismissal time of 3.00pm will remain the same.

After school care will continue to be provided by Lonsdale House Childcare for all schools within the Borough of Queenscliffe and will continue to be based at Queenscliff Primary School. Parents/carers of after school care participants are not permitted in the buildings or grounds of the school and students are walked by an after school care staff member to the main entrance for collection. All afterschool care participants follow Lonsdale House and Queenscliff Primary School’s COVID-19 procedures.

Friday 5th June 2020

We thank all of our students, staff and families for your co-operation and patience at this time.

In staffing news, we would like to advise families that Miss Baird has had to finish up her onsite duties effective immediately due to the nature of her pregnancy. Whilst Anna and her twins are all safe and well at the moment, doctor’s advice has been for an earlier delivery date than expected, alongside closer medical monitoring. Anna will be in next Tuesday 9th June to spend time with her class and say her good-byes. We look forward to her return to QPS, which at

this stage, is scheduled for the beginning of 2022. From term 3 onwards, Noelle Roob will be co-ordinating the garden program and Miss Green will resume the kitchen program both with guidance, leadership and assistance from Mrs Fitzgerald.

We are thrilled to welcome Mr Harry Thompson as our new teacher for 2-4B and 2-6 science. Harry comes with teaching experience in both Australia and the United Kingdom and we ask everyone to make him feel welcome. Mrs Fitzgerald will continue to team teach in 2-4B, however, Mr Thompson will be the main full-time classroom teacher. Harry will be outside the front of the school on Monday and Tuesday next week for parents of years 2-4 students to meet him.

Have a wonderful long weekend folks,

Richard Buckingham

Principal

Friday 5th June, 2020

Miss Baird!

Mr Thompson!

URGENT! Volunteers Needed!

Can you help Uniting Barwon re-open the iconic Point Lonsdale Op Shop?

Or one of our other 6 Op Shops across Geelong and the Bellarine Peninsula?

Our team of local volunteers help to raise much needed funds for Uniting Barwon’s welfare programs –

providing emergency food and clothing, housing and homelessness services, budget assistance and much

more. In the short to medium term, while many of our valued and experienced volunteers have had to opt

out due to the pandemic, we need you!

If you are:

Fit and healthy

Under 70 years of age

Willing to volunteer 3 hours a week

Ready to help your local community to assist others

Recently unemployed and looking to build your local networks

Nearly finished your study deadlines and on your semester break

Waiting for the state borders to open before your travels can commence

Looking for a worthy local organization for your school community service hours

Prepared to obtain a working with children check and a police check - at no cost to you

Desperate to get out of the house and do something you can be proud of during this time of crisis!

Please email:

Elizabeth.hopkin@vt.uniting.org

Or call and leave your contact details on:

4210 1113

School Office Hours Monday - Friday 8am to 4pm

Phone: 5258 1696

School Office Hours Monday - Friday 8am to 4pm

Phone: 5258 1696

Back To School 3-6: Tuesday 9th June : We will be welcoming back to school our Grade 3’s to Grade 6’s.

Can these returning students please return the school laptops on Tuesday morning, We request that the lap-

tops please be cleaned and sanitised before returning them to the office.

School Bus: Normal school bus timetable

Bus companies have implemented an increased cleaning regime for all buses, this includes the closing of the

front seat on buses to create distance between the driver and passengers.

Marc Van: Book returns

A reminder to all students to return their Marc Van books next week commencing the 9th June.

Visual Arts: Art Show

Can all children please collect and name any artwork that was created over the holidays and during the re-

mote learning period so that we are able to start collating artwork for the Queenscliff Primary School Art

Show. Can all work please be clearly named and put into a folder or pocket to ensure that work doesn’t get

lost or damaged. Art work is to be dropped off at the office please.

Monday 8th June: Queens Birthday

Tuesday 9th June: Grades 3-6 Return to School

Friday 26th June: End of Term—3pm Finish

(Bus will run as per normal)

Please note there will be no assembly

Richard Buckingham (DET, Executive)

Melissa Fitzgerald (DET), Cameron Brown (DET)

Mark Lang, Naomi Grillinzoni, Rinsky Webb,

Chris Bramwell, Alex Giannuzi, Lisa Golightly

Heidi Volders-Boyd (Community Representative)

Music lessons are still going ahead online!

If you are interested in music lessons online please email

jarrahwishart@gmail.com or text Jarrah on 0466829496

Expressions of interest for Term 3 music lessons at school are now open. Please

email Jarrah if your child is interested in learning Guitar, Drums or Violin.