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TERM 3 CALENDAR 2020

Aug 19 P&C Meeting 6pm Zoom

Sept 7 School Photos

Sept 25 P&C BBQ No Canteen

Sept 25 Last Day of Term

Kindergarten 2021

Please let the office know if you have a child

who will be starting Kindergarten in 2021 to

help with our planning.

Masks

Lee Illfield informed us of the fabulous working

bee that she held last Tuesday to sew masks.

It appeared to be a productive day based on

the bag full of colourful masks she showed us

at the end of the day. We sincerely appreciate

the time that our volunteers put aside to help

with this initiative.

Lee would like to run another Two workshops,

this coming Monday & Tuesday. Please feel

free to come along and help cut, sew or bag

the handmade items.

If you would like to purchase a mask for

yourself or family members, Lee will be at the

front gate Mon/Tues afternoon. Cost: $25.00.

Please note: The Department of Education

have not made masks compulsory for NSW

schools or school aged children and it is up to

the discretion of our families and children as to

whether they would like to wear a mask or not.

This initiative was developed as a response to

shops asking customers to wear a mask and

the shortage of supplies in our area.

From the Principal Congratulations to our awards winners for

working hard, applying themselves with rigour

to tasks and showing improvement. Our

children at school are fabulous and rewarded

for upholding our school values of goodness,

truth and beauty.

Junior Aboriginal Education

Consultative Group Our leaders for the Junior AECG were voted in

last week. Congratulations to the following

children.

• Treasurer: Shano & Erin

• President: Lily

• Vice President: Charly

• Secretary: Jedda

It is a huge responsibility to accept such a role

within the school and we congratulate these

children for their willingness and eagerness to

take on this leadership opportunity.

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Uniform

Uniforms are noticeably improving after our discussion about correct uniform at assembly.

The children should be congratulated for taking ownership of their uniform and trying hard

to improve.

Lost property was emptied last week and leaders went to every class to try to off-load

some of our unnamed items to their rightful owners. It is advisable to label your child’s

clothing (especially jackets) on a continual basis as permanent texta can come off in the

wash after numerous times through a cycle.

We have a huge collection of plain black jackets that have been freshly laundered and

will act as replacements for those children turning up with non-school coloured

jumpers/jackets next week.

If you are struggling to meet the requirements please contact the school and speak to our

office staff who will help where able.

COVID

The school position remains the same regarding entry onto site, pick up and drop off logistics.

I’m sure that this will ease once cases reduce again however we need to continue to be vigilant

in the coming weeks.

As published last week, COVID cases were located and linked to a close surrounding area.

Please be assured we are following protocols and doing everything to maintain hygiene across

the school to ensure your children’s safety. Heightened cleaning is still occurring daily with an

additional cleaner for all touch surfaces. The Department has issued all schools with supplies for

sanitizer and disinfectant wipes.

Once again, if any student or staff is developing or showing symptoms at school we must follow

procedure and send them home. Alternatively, we continue to ask parents to kept children at

home if they have any flu like symptoms and to be tested.

This is an important time to look after yourself and keep family and friends protected for a happy

future.

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9 PJ Day Thank you to all of the children and

parents for making our PJ day so

successful for the school. In this current

climate, it is important to have fun days for

the children and get them excited.

Honestly the teachers enjoyed it too! We

were all “happy little vegemites” 😊. We

were able to raise over $300 which will go

towards purchasing more resources for

KN & K/1A.

Letters 3/4R enjoyed telling me a bit about themselves

through class letters. They worked extremely hard

and published their information which was delivered

by a class courier. The letters made for great

Sunday afternoon reading, with each child receiving

a personal reply. I’m looking forward to the future

and working with these children to bring their hopes

and dreams for the school alive.

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9 School Photos Each student will be given an Individual photo order envelope on Friday 4th September.

Family envelopes are available at the School Office.