McLennan Street QUAIRADING WA 6383

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At Quairading District High School we strive to create a learning environment that supports our students to be

well prepared for further education and life long learning.

Quairading District High School

26th May 2020 Issue 8, Term 2

NEWSLETTER 100 years strong: 1913 - 2013

Term Dates 2020 Term 2 - 28/4/20 to 3/7/20 Term 3 - 20/7/20 to 25/9/20 Term 4 - 12/10/20 to 17/12/20

Dear Parents, Carers and the Quairading Community, Welcome to week 5 of term two. School is back in full swing in the classrooms and with regular lessons although activities outside the classroom are still a little quiet. Our teachers and many students are enjoying the fuller classrooms and hustle and bustle of a busy school. Unfortunately, many of our students are still to reengage with regular schooling and we will be discussing absences with parents at an appropriate time in the coming days and weeks. As school slowly returns to normal there are still some different operating arrangements, as advised by the Education Department. Please make yourself familiar with these guidelines and definitely call the school if you need to collect your child, see a teacher, Mrs Johnston or myself. To ensure physical distancing between adults is in place at schools, parents are requested to drop

off and pick up their children at school gates, or nearby. This is based on advice from the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee.

Public assemblies and other school community events should not be conducted at this time. Interschool activities and camps will not be conducted. Cleaning guidelines are based on, and continuously reviewed in line with, advice from the

Department of Health. Cleaning has increased in Term 2, with cleaners present throughout the school day to undertake continuous cleaning regimes. All schools have cleaning staff on site during the school day to regularly clean and disinfect high-contact surfaces that are frequently used by students and/or staff.

Our JP playgrounds are open and play equipment is being cleaned before school and after each break. Today, 26th May, is National Sorry Day commemorated by Australians right around the country. On this day we acknowledge the strength of Stolen Generations Survivors in ours and the wider community. From tomorrow we will be celebrating National Reconciliation Week with a delightful activity in each classroom and a student meeting on Thursday afternoon to share our activities. Our activity is designed to recognise that we are ‘in this together’ which is a particularly appropriate theme for this year, and I look forward to displaying the final result. Please ask your child about the activity later in the week. At our Monday morning meeting this week we were pleased to present InterSchool Swimming trophies to Macey Dall (Champion Girl), Andrew Hippisley and Nadia Mills (Runners-Up), from the Carnival in term one. It feels like years ago now! Congratulations to those students.

The Kindy/Pre-primary students have been busy doing experiments and learning about space and rockets, volcanoes and clouds in the last couple of weeks.

School Council meet after school next week and would be delighted to hear from you should you have any positive support or feedback, queries or concerns. Your Chair is Mr Brett Caporn and your Parent Representatives are Joy Collard, Jonathan Hippisley, Jody Yardley and Danielle Hayden.

We have had new carpet laid in the Admin area recently, with the offices to follow in the coming months.

This is a welcome improvement to our front office area.

Our eight students selected for the Talented Young Writers Program through the Literature Centre in Fremantle will be going ahead with their program this term – online. Andrew Hippisley, Matilda Gelmi, Shelby Faltyn, John Hippisley, Jasmine Keir, Aaron Shultz, Stella Squiers and Tuscynnie Yardley will soon have access to a series of videos from the nominated author and the children will be conducting their TYWP at school. Thankyou to our parents who were prepared to drive our children to Perth for their workshops. Hopefully in second semester the students may get to attend the old Fremantle Prison Hospital, which is currently The Literature Centre.

Our condolences go to Trey and Rae-vynn Calyun and their families who lost their Mum this week, a very

sad situation for the family.

Pauline Wray Principal

The Year 1/2 class have been writing and testing procedures for tasks such as the creation of fairy bread

and brushing their teeth.

Secondary Assistance Scheme Extension The Secondary Assistance Scheme (SAS) is to assist low-income families with secondary schooling costs for students in Years 7 to 12. It is made up of two allowances:

the Education Program Allowance (EPA) – paid directly to the school the Clothing Allowance (CLA) – paid to the applicant or the school. Extension and eligibility change due to COVID-19 Due to COVID-19:

we have extended the closure date to 3 July 2020 (end of Term 2) concession cards can be valid during Terms 1 or 2. Please contact the school office for an application form

The Year 2/3 class have created some Underwater Selfies during Art with Mrs Fraser

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