COVID GUIDELINES REMAIN THE SAME

CLASSES FOR 2021

Permanent classes will be formed as of week 3 Monday. All children will take a note home this Friday that will confirm their 2021 class. There will also be information about the Parent/Teacher Interviews. Parents will have a choice of a ZOOM meeting or a phone call.

Thank you for your patience whilst we worked out our numbers and classes.

SCHOOL REMINDERS FOR START OF YEAR

UNIFORMS - Please ensure your children have the correct school uniform, including jumpers/jackets.

HATS - Hats are a compulsory part of the school uniform and must be worn at all times when children are outdoors.

RECYCLING - the school recycling program will get underway later in the term. In the meantime we encourage parents to send children's lunches and crunch and sip in containers that can be taken home and reduce packaging and rubbish at school.

PUNCTUALITY - It is important that children are here ready to start school by 8.55am each day. If it is taking you longer to get here, I would advise leaving a bit earlier so that children are not racing into class late as this can be stressful for children.

School finishes at 2.55pm each day. Children should be going straight home at that time each day, as we are unable to mind children after school.

SCHOOLZINE APP - The quickest and most accurate way for us to communicate with you is through the APP. Please make sure you have the APP on your phone/device.

SCHOOL SWIMMING CARNIVAL

The school swimming carnival will be held at Lane Cove Pool on Monday 22 February. It will be a twilight carnival and parents will have the responsibility of caring for their children at the pool. More information will be coming home soon.

MAKING FRIENDS

Friendships are a very important part of life. Making friends and keeping friends can be a very difficult ‘job’ for many people. Children especially, may find the issue of friendship difficult and it is in fact one of the major issues that teachers deal with in your child’s social education. Some children, like adults, just have the ‘knack’ for easily making and developing strong friendships. However, for other children it can be a nightmare and they need to be taught the skills of making and keeping friends.

Often children will tell me that they have no friends.  My experience tells me that in most cases, this is not the fact, but more often it is a case of a particular social situation that has resulted in them ‘falling out’ of a particular friendship grouping. Children are extremely sensitive to the dynamics of friendships and often struggle to understand how, in some cases, their actions or the actions of others, have contributed to a temporary ‘falling out’ with friends.

While there is no ‘magic recipe’ for making and keeping friends, the following are some helpful points:

• Friendships are like planting flower seeds. You need to nurture and care for them in order that they blossom.
• Sometimes, despite all your best efforts, a friend might just remain as someone you know.
• Finding and becoming best friends takes time, don’t be in a hurry to move from someone you know to regular friend and then best friend.
• What makes a good friend? Talk to someone about this and list all the things that other people do to become good friends.
• Look for groups who seem to have interests which you share or know something about.
• Helping others is a good way to make friends, but remember to be kind, not bossy.
• Be a good listener so others can tell that you are really interested in what they are saying.
• Be a positive person. Talk about other people in a positive way.