principal s report term 2 · 2020-05-18 · term 2 week 5: from monday the 25th, kindergarten...
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Issue #27 18th May 2020
Term 2
Week 5: From Monday the 25th, Kindergarten students are encouraged to return 3 days per week. On a Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Principal’s Report
It was great to see all of our students back for at least one day
last week. Most looked like they had definitely grown taller and
all said they enjoyed their time at home with family. It was great
to hear that they also missed school, their friends and their
teachers. I know the teachers really missed the students and it is
fantastic to hear the buzz in the playground and the joy of happy
voices again at school.
We have had 25% of our school students return every day
except Friday and all our essential workers each day. This does
take us over our 25% of students at school each day. We will be
notified when this plan changes to 2 days per week for all
students. When that happens all the Monday and Tuesday
students will attend both on the Monday and Tuesday and the
Wednesday and Thursday children with come both those days.
Kindergarten students will be encourage to return 3 days a week
from next week. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday will be
returning days for Kindergarten. Don’t forget to bring back the
maths books on the day you are attending school so we can use
them for maths that day, and also teachers can look through the
work you have done in maths that week at home.
Don’t hesitate to call the school if you need any support or help.
This is a tricky transition period and it can be very hard to
develop new routines. I know some children are finding it very
challenging to find their rhythm again.
Kind regards,
Michelle Fahey
CONTACT DETAILS
Mrs Michelle Fahey, Principal
Yass Public School
Laidlaw St, YASS NSW 2582
Ph: 6226 1017
E: yass-
W: yass-p.school.nsw.edu.au
Welcome back Kindergarten!
The Kindergarten teachers were thrilled to welcome students back to school on their
allocated day last week. Students were very excited to pat the cats living under KP’s
classroom and make delicious pancakes in Science. It was also great to share photos of our
families and hear about the exciting things people have been doing while learning from
home. We can’t wait to see you again this week!
Stage 2 Science
Last week in Science, Stage Two students discussed how in Scientific Investigations it is
important that you keep the conditions ‘fair’ so that you can tell when one thing is
affecting another. We learnt that you change only one thing (independent variable), you
have to measure or observe something and everything else in the investigation should be
the same. Students then worked in groups to determine how the amount of air in a
balloon affects the distance it travels along a string. We quickly learnt that fair tests are
actually very hard to do, but we certainly had a lot of fun trying.
Creative Arts in Stage 3
Stage 3 have been learning about the techniques used by artists to create realistic botanical
drawings. They have also been examining the link between this technique and early
explorers such as Captain Cook. Students collected botanical samples from around the
school or their homes, examined them and then carefully drew sketches aiming to create an
image as close to the real thing as possible. This task was completed by both students at
school and those learning from home. We definitely have some talented artists in this
group!
Sock Puppets in Stage 2
Last week Stage 2 made sock puppets as part of their Drama unit. During this unit,
they will be studying all different types of Puppets and Puppet Theatre.
Social Distancing at the Gate
Please remember to kiss and drop your child at the gate in the morning and wait for your
child at the gate in the afternoon. There is a teacher on duty at the gate and will wait
with your child in the afternoon. It is important to limit the amount of adults in our
school grounds. If you need to drop off work or see a teacher please go via the office.
Dropping off work to School
Each student is coming back to school at least one day a week. Every day we have
essential workers children at school and on a Friday, we only have our essential workers
children here. This is the day teachers are marking work that has been sent in, as well as
planning and uploading lessons to Google Classrooms for the following week for our
students. It is important that your child comes on their allocated day to school. We are
really looking forward to seeing them and catching up with them about the learning they
are doing at home.
Students are expected to be back at school on their day and parents need to be
contacting the school if their child is sick on that day and cannot come to school.
Teachers are also checking completed work put into the baskets from students while they
are working from home.
Breakfast Club Start Up
Mrs Northey has taken up the role of Breakfast Club Coordinator. She is currently
sourcing grocery items to start back up the program in the next week or two. This
term we have warm Milo and hot toast. We will let students know when we are
good to start again this term.
Cooler Classrooms Project
Work is still continuing in our Cooler Classrooms project. There have been some changes
to the locations and units, which has caused some delays. We expect to have workers
back on site this week.
Canteen News
Our canteen will be opening for 2 days this week. We will have a very limited menu as
shown below. Initially the canteen will be open LUNCH TIME ONLY, and accepting CASH
ONLY payments– no online ordering. As previously, we can supply paper bags for 10c
each.
Week Four: Canteen open Monday 18th and Tuesday 19th of May.
Special Menu:
Lunch:
Sausage Rolls (GF avail)
Cheese & Spinach Rolls (v)
Meat Pies
Pizza Roundas
$5.00 for one of these items, plus a milk or
juice popper
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Drinks:
Water (250ml) 60c
Chocolate/Strawberry Milk $1.50
99% Juice Popper (apple, blackcurrant & strawberry) $1.50
Glee Sparkling Fruit Juice (raspberry, tropical & bubble gum grape) $2.50
Frozen:
Quelch 99% Fruit Juice Ice Blocks 50c
Ice mony 99% Fruit Juice Ice Blocks (blue raspberry-sour & red berry blast-sour) 80c
Chocolate Dairy Ice Block $1.00