WELCOME TO TERM 4!

I hope you have all had a relaxing holiday period and were able to get outside in the magnificent weather and enjoy some quality family time. It is great to see everyone back, ready to finish off the year with another busy Term. 

In relation to the NSW DoE Term 4 Guidelines communicated through the school app and email on Monday, there are few changes to the current restrictions. Current reminders and changes are listed below in a separate article.

I want to thank you, our community, for your understanding and patience during the year so far. We understand it is difficult not being permitted on site, however, we appreciate all the measures you as families are making to help us ensure we adhere to the guidelines and create a safe environment for staff and students.

Mrs Green has extended her leave and I (Jono Coombes) will continue in the role as Relieving Principal. Mrs Kelly Singh will be relieving as Deputy Principal and Miss O'Key will be teaching KKS. Mrs Sun will relieve as Assistant Principal and supervisor of Year 2.

NEW WEBSITE

Our current website has been migrated by the Department to a new platform and will go live next week. The new site has all the same information, and includes widgets to access our information posted through the Schoolzine app.

YEAR 6 FAREWELL - FRIDAY 11 DECEMBER

Great news for Year 6 students! With the ease of restrictions, we are in the process of planning a COVID safe event to celebrate the end of the students primary education. Further details of this event will be communicated to Year 6 families during the term. 

Thanks in advance to the Year 5 parent committee and Mr Sherley for all the work they are doing to adhere to the guidelines and plan a fun celebration for our amazing kids.

ARRIVING LATE

After everyone relaxed and spent a week getting used to Daylight Savings, there still seems to be a number of families adjusting to the change. Can I please stress and remind you about the importance of students arriving at school on time. Arriving late has a significant impact on student learning and wellbeing. The first part of the school day is settling into class and preparing students for the day. Arriving late impedes this, and can also have an impact on the student as they often feel embarrassed and confused when starting learning for the day. 

The school playground is supervised from 8:25am and students move to their classrooms at 8:55am.

DROPPING OFF ITEMS

We understand at times children forget to bring an item to school. Sometimes this item is imperative to the child's day and can be dropped at the office for delivery. However, often the item can be left at home for the day and the child will survive. Please as parents, be aware that a constant flow of adults dropping off items in the morning is difficult in the current times with restrictions on visitors to the school. An email or notification through the school app can be easy to pass on a message to a teacher for your child.

Jono Coombes

Relieving Principal