TERM 3 - WEEK 5 Dear Families 18 August 2020 August 3rd – 7th was Education Week and we celebrated at Casino Public School by inviting the children to

participate in a Photo/Video Competition with the theme “CPS Rocks”. All students did a fabulous job of producing

an image or short movie about what they love about our school. Congratulations to the following children who won

in their particular year group;

Kindergarten – Poster entry (all children were winners!!)

Year 1: Braxton P

Year 2: Precious T

Support Unit K-2: Raymond R

Year 3: Group video - Chloe K, Alexis H

Year 4: Group video - Emily F, Alexis C, Ali'arnah G-R, Torah C, Emily M, Indy B, Harley R

Year 5: Group video - Hannah W, Heidi R-A, Allana M

Year 6: Group video - Jack L, Hunter L, Luka W, Damon H and Aaron M-D

Support Unit 3-6: Video - Oskar T

31 Walker Street, CASINO NSW 2470 https://casino-p.schools.nsw.gov.au

Principal: Nickie Bartlett Phone: 02 6662 1113 Fax: 02 6662 2230 Email: casino-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

UPDATED ADVICE FOR COVID 19 Schools have received updated advice to manage the spread of COVID 19. Please familiarise yourself with the key points below; STAYING HOME IF YOU ARE UNWELL

In accordance with advice from NSW Health, parents and carers are reminded NOT to send children to

school if they are unwell, even if they have the mildest flu-like symptoms. Schools will make arrangements

for students who present as unwell or have flu like symptoms to be sent home.

NSW Health have requested that schools encourage anyone who is unwell or has even mild flu-like

symptoms, to arrange to be tested through their local medical practitioner or one of the COVID-19 clinics.

Parents/carers of students with flu like symptoms will need to provide a copy of a negative COVID-19 test

result before being permitted to return to school. It is vital that the school is notified when a child is being

tested, when the results return and that we are given a printed version of the negative results before a child

returns to school. Please don’t just send children back to school without us sighting the results.

Please look out for the video winners to

be posted on our Facebook page.

SCHOOL ACTIVITIES/SCHOOL SITE USAGE

Additional safety measures for school activities have been put in place to minimise the risk of COVID-19 transmission in schools for the remainder of Term 3. The following principles underpin these measures:

Where possible, students will stay within their relevant cohort group (i.e. class, year group, or stage) for all

learning activities within their school in order to limit close contacts to the relevant student cohort.

Only providers that are essential to the delivery of curriculum can continue to provide services and

programs until further notice. This will mean that visiting allied health providers not linked to curriculum

delivery, including counsellors, therapists etc will need to make other arrangements to visit children. This

may need to be done via technology from home or in the home.

Parents/carers and other non-essential visitors are not allowed on the school site.

All group singing (choirs) and/or other chanting activities, as well as the use of wind instruments in group

settings, are not permitted.

School formals, dances, graduation or other social events are not permitted.

ACTIVITIES ON HOLD FOR TERM 3

For now, the following events must remain on hold.

Kindergarten orientation

Year 7 orientation has been delayed until Term 4.

School camps

Excursions (other than in the local area)

Parent and carer attendance at assemblies and other school events

Parent and carer volunteers at school (note: 1 canteen volunteers is permitted per day)

School-based activities that involve large gathering of adults. These include parent/community gatherings

such as parent functions, working bees, fundraisers, school BBQs, large parent information evenings and

large onsite cultural events.

Interschool sport, drama, debating and other events.

PHYSICAL DISTANCING

Physical distancing of students in schools is not required under the AHPPC guidelines. All teachers, support staff

and parents must maintain physical distance from each other (1.5m). Parents should ensure school pick up and

drop off arrangements enable them to physically distance from one another and from staff.

SCHOOL CLEANING AND HYGIENE SUPPLIES

Our school will continue to receive additional cleaning in line with the

AHPPC guidelines and advice from NSW Health. Target areas include high-

touch areas and other hard surfaces, door handles, lockers, light switches

and handrails in stairways and movement areas. There will also be

additional cleaning of toilets and topping up of supplies like soap.

ATTENDANCE AWARDS

Because of the challenges many families have faced with COVID 19,

learning from home, staying at home if you have cold and flu symptoms

and COVID testing we will no longer be awarding 100% attendance

awards. No child should feel the pressure to come to school if they are

sick.

As mentioned above any child who is unwell, even those with mild flu like symptoms should be tested for COVID 19 through their local medical centre or testing clinic. YEAR 3 AND 5 CHECK IN ASSESSMENTS

As there were no NAPLAN assessments this year because of COVID 19, the Department of Education has provided

schools with the opportunity to sit “check in” assessments. These are short, sharp point in time online tests that

check students’ understanding in reading comprehension, processes and vocabulary, as well as number sense,

algebra, measurement, geometry, statistics and probability. Year 5’s will sit their tests in the later half of this term

and Year 3’s will sit their tests in the first half of Term 4.

FAREWELL MR COX

We were saddened last week by the passing of Mr Charlie Cox, who was a much loved teacher at Casino Public

School from 1963 – 1997. Our deepest sympathies are extended to his family and friends, as we remember his

tireless commitment not only to our school but the wider Casino and Richmond Valley community. It is rare to find

a local person who wasn’t touched in some way by his dedication to education, sporting and community groups

and of course public office as a counsellor and then mayor. He will be sorely missed by all.

Nickie Bartlett Principal. ABSENCES / SMS MESSAGES Thank you to those families who are using our text message system to explain absences. If your child/children are absent from school you will receive a text message requesting an explanation for this absence. The message will read; Casino Public School: Your {son_daughter} {student_first_name} {student_surname_initial} was marked absent from school {date of absence}. Please provide an explanation by replying to this message. If you have more than one child away, you will receive a message for each student. Please respond to each individual message as these are directly linked to the class roll. Please do not respond with MMS (picture messages) as they will not link to the roll, just reply by text and send the Dr Certificate in with the student when they return to school.

SUMMER UNIFORM

Wide Brimmed – Size – SX/S/M/L/XL - $10

UNISEX POLO

Size – 2 to 16Y - $25 (Youth)

Size – S, M, L - $30 (Adult)

SHORTS

Boys - Size 2 to 16Y - $15

Girls Box Pleat - 4 to 16 Y - $20

WINTER UNIFORM

Fleecy Jumper with logo - $20

Black Track Pants - $18

UNIFORMS If you need to purchase uniforms, please write on an envelope, the student name, class, item required, size etc. Place the correct money inside and send it along to school with your child. The orders will be filled and sent home with your child.

YEAR 5 - CAMP KOINONIA - 2020 Notes were sent home last week regarding the Year 5 Camp Koinonia excursion planned for November. For your convenience, please see the following payment schedule. Suggested payment schedule:

Due date: Total paid by this date:

Friday 4th September Week 7 Term 3 $60 $110 (including previous deposit)

Friday 25th September Week 10 Term 3 $60 $170

Friday 16th October Week 1 Term 4 $60 $230

Friday 6th November Week 4 Term 4 $50 $280

A deposit of $50.00 has confirmed your child’s seat on the excursion.

All payments must follow or be in advance of the payment schedule. There is no option to wait and pay the entire

balance as a lump sum on the final due date. All payments must be finalised by Friday 6th November2020.

Should this excursion be cancelled due to COVID restrictions, all money paid will be refunded in full or transferred to 2021. LIBRARY NEWS BOOK WEEK:- Curious Creatures Wild Minds (Virtual Parade) Casino Public School will be celebrating Children’s Book Week during Week 6 of this term. This year’s theme is: “Curious Creatures Wild Minds”. Our Parade and Presentation Day will be held on Thursday 27th August. The parade will be a virtual parade. It will be filmed and put onto CPS social media. Children can dress up as their favourite book character, a curious creature, movie or television character. Please do not go to any extra expense with costumes. As well as our Parade, children will also be able to participate in:

Colouring Competition – 10 prize winners from each year group (including Preschool and Support Unit). Winners will go into the draw for a $20 voucher to spend at our Book Fair.

Design a Curious Creature with a wild mind. One winner from each stage. Winners will go into the draw for a $20 voucher to spend at our Book Fair.

Curious Reader Awards – certificates will be presented to a child from each class. Winners will go into the draw for a $20 voucher to spend at our Book Fair. BOOK FAIR The Library will be hosting a Scholastic Book Fair during Weeks 5 & 6 to celebrate Children’s Book Week. Each child

will have the opportunity to view books for sale and complete a “Wish List” during their Library lessons during Week 5. Our Book Fair will be open for sales from Monday 24th August. Sale open time for children will be 8.40 to 9.00 and 11.30 to 11.55 each day of Week 6. Unfortunately, parents will not be able to come into the Book Fair, a catalogue will be put out. Parents will be able to order online. Books will not be held for later payment. Each person who makes a purchase will go into the draw to win a $20

voucher to spend at the Book Fair, which will be drawn during the Book Week Parade. Instructions for paying online

1. Click on the online payment portal https://parentpayments.scholastic.com.au/ (as per wish List) 2. Enter State and School 3. Enter credit card details and amount 4. Record receipt number on the Wish List or print receipt 5. Bring Wish List back to the school to collect books

Thank you in advance for supporting our fundraising initiative – our Library will receive commission in the form of new books to add to our Library collection.