Welcome back to Term 3 2020

We have a busy term ahead os us with our priority being the safety and well being of our students and teachers. We will continue to observe the correct health guidelines and remind paernts that there should be no parents on site. 

If you need to communicate with the school or staff, please use the school email or phone to do so.

This Term students will resume some activities and it is also the term for Artarmon Academy.

EDUCATION WEEK 2020 - 

Education Week is a annual state-wide event held during the first week of August to celebrate NSW public education and the achievements of local schools and students.

This year, Education Week will run from Monday 3 August to Friday 7 August 2020 and the theme is 'Learning together'

We would normally have some musical perfomances and Open Classrooms but due the Covid restrictions we will be unable to do so.

We will publish photos from every classroom demosntrating the learning that is happening in classrooms.

School attendance

We would like to remind parents and carers not to send students to school if they are unwell, even if they have mild symptoms. Schools will make appropriate arrangements to return students home if they become unwell at school.

Students should be at school unless:

• they have a medical certificate which states that they are unable to return to school due to an ongoing medical condition and the expected timeframe
• they are currently unwell.

Physical distancing

Physical distancing of children in schools is not required under the AHPPC guidelines.

All adults must maintain physical distance from each other (1.5m) including teachers and support staff, and parents.

Parents should ensure school pick up and drop off arrangements enable them to physically distance from one another.

School cleaning and hygiene supplies

The school will continue to receive additional cleaning in line with the AHPPC guidelines and advice from NSW Health. Target areas include high-touch areas and other hard surfaces, door handles, lockers, light switches and handrails in stairways and movement areas. There will also be additional cleaning of toilets and bubblers and topping up of supplies like soap.

The school has received supplies of soap, hand sanitiser, toilet paper, paper towels, disinfectant wipes and personal protective equipment. We will order more as needed.

Activities that can take place from the beginning of Term 3

• All school sport and activities including competitions aligned with current health advice (including those activities run by external organisations)
• Inter-school student events and competitions (choirs, sport , debating, public speaking, performing arts, Selective Sports High School trials etc)
• SRE/SEE lessons - Scripture and Ethics

CHOIR IS BACK

Dear parents, 

Tonight's P&C meeting has been cancelled.

The next P&C meeting will be held via ZOOM on Wednesday 26 August.

If you have any issues or questions that you would like to raise with P&C in the interim please contact me directly via email president@artarmonpandc.org.au.

Warm regards,

Malvina Crastin

President Artarmon P&C