Dear Parents and carers,

We were so excited and happy to have all of our year levels return to school on Monday. We really missed seeing and interacting with our students face to face. It has been lovely this week to move around the school and see the majority of our students here, reengaging in school-based learning. Working through the restrictions imposed on us all through the Covid -19 situation has reiterated for many of us the importance of social connection – I was extremely happy to be able to visit classrooms and play areas this week to engage with more of our students.  

I acknowledge the amazing job our families have done supporting their children with their at home learning. Your commitment, have–a–go attitude, resilience and support during this unprecedented time has been fantastic. THANK YOU!

 As we settle back into routines and a sense of normality at school, we hope you now take some time to get back into your own routines and find a new balance as we negotiate the next steps of Covid-19.

Teachers have planned very carefully for the learning over the 5 weeks left of this term to enable sequential, targeted teaching and learning to continue with a clear focus on assessment and reporting for Semester One. Reporting will look different this semester and the timelines have been extended due to the circumstances. Semester One reports will be sent home at the end of week 3, next term providing staff and students with as much time as possible to settle back into school and resume routines and complete teaching , learning and assessment.

Just a reminder that our school day is 8.30am to 2.30pm. The arrivals gate is open from 8.15am every day for student drop off. Teachers are moving students from Clyde’s Corner at 8.30am into their classrooms for learning. It would be great to have all of our students here ready to learn from that time. We appreciate that at times, students may have an appointment or therapy prior to school. If your child is arriving at school after 8.45am, they will need to enter the school through the main gate and sign in through Administration, as the bottom gate will be unmanned from 8.45am. Thank you to all of our families for their support in this matter.