From the Principal

Dear Families.

Once again I would like to send my sincere appreciation for the support and gratitude that the school community is giving to our school during this difficult time.  I am sure that everyone appreciates that our staff have their own families and, for some, there are health concerns that result in an added layer of stress on top of planning and delivering ongoing learning to the children still at school. 

Our team is working very hard to organise home learning provisions so please be patient as we work through this.  Although teachers currently have reduced class numbers, they are still required to plan and deliver a normal learning programs within their class. There is no urgency for you to be setting up a strict home learning schedule at present.  Please remember that children are also feeling the stress of the current situation.

In order for us to organise the delivery of home learning provision, please complete the survey below.....

Home Technology Survey 

Reading to and with your children and asking questions about what they read or writing | drawing about something that was interesing in the text, cooking, watching age appropriate documentaries of interest and writing | drawing a response, conducting safe science experiments from everyday home ingredients, making shopping lists and calculating average costs etc. are all valid and enjoyable ways for children to learn.

I would recommend, particulary for younger children, that they are not subjected to constant media coverage of COVID-19. It is hard enough for an adult brain to rationalise this; a child's brain is certainly not ready to take in all the information and work out what they should and shoudn't take from it.  Below are a couple of resources that are valuable for talking with your child about this. 

We are also re-arranging lots of current activities so that we can continue to celebrate each others learning and share some common messages; , for example today Mr Driessen is hosting a 'virtual assembly' to three of our primary classes.  Although we have lots of space and children are generally very spread out, Mr Jones is working on a plan to ensure social distancing measures within our playground.

Please find below a joint letter from the Minister & Secretary of Education & Training.

Karen