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Brocklesby Public School 65 Main Street,
Brocklesby NSW 2642
T 02 6029 4272
F 02 6029 4239
W www.brocklesby-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
Principal: Erin Widdison
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TERM 2 2020 WEEK 10 TERM 2
Monday 29th
Library
Tuesday 30th
Wednesday 1st July
Thursday 2nd
Rewards Day
Friday 3rd
Last Day Term 2
TERM 3 2020 WEEK 1 TERM 3
Monday 20th July
Staff Development Day
Tuesday 21st
Students Return
Wednesday 22nd
Thursday 23rd
Friday 24th
Last Day Term 2
Friday 3rd July
Staff Development Day Term 3
Mon 20th July
Students Return Term 3
Tuesday 21st July
Upcoming
Events
NEWSLETTER Term 2 Week 9
Brocklesby Public School Gently in manner. Strongly in matter.
Principal’s Message
Learning is at the forefront of our classrooms. We have been fortunate to have Mrs Miller join our school over the past several weeks due to a COVID 19 casual teacher support package. This additional staffing has enabled Mrs Newton and myself to assess student progress (since COVID19 learning from home), plan and prepare quality learning for the remainder of this year which aligns to individual student learning goals. These goals and future directions have been reported to parents during parent teacher interviews and will also be communicated via semester one reports.
Mrs Newton and myself have also been preparing for External Validation throughout this semester. Our report was submitted on Thursday 11th June and our EV Panel Meeting was conducted yesterday. We were interviewed by Anne Marie Gill (PSL) and Paul Faulkner (Principal). The panel was impressed with the programs and initiatives implemented across the school over the past few years. They particularly enjoyed learning about ‘Kidslink’ program and the work we have done with STEM. Anne Marie and Paul will now provide us with some feedback and this will support us in determining our strategic directions for the next School Plan.
Next term, we will be celebrating Education Week. This years theme is ‘Learning together’. Staff are currently preparing activities and videos that we will share with our school community, as this years festivities will look a little different due to COVID19. We aim to showcase the achievements of our students in new and exciting ways this year. Watch this space!
Miss Widdison Principal
Ashala enjoying making
butter and eating it.
Brocklesby Public School 65 Main Street,
Brocklesby NSW 2642
T 02 6029 4272
F 02 6029 4239
W www.brocklesby-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
Principal: Erin Widdison
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SCHOOL NEWS
Term 2 Week 9 2020
Attendance Parents of children from Kindergarten to Year 12 must ensure their children attend school every day. On occasion, your child may need to be absent from school. Justified reasons for student absences may include: being sick or having an infectious disease
having an unavoidable medical appointment
being required to attend a recognised religious holiday
exceptional or urgent family circumstances e.g. attending a funeral.
Parents must provide an explanation for absences to the school within 7 days from the first day of any period of absence. Where an explanation has not been received within the 7-day timeframe, the school will record the absence as unjustified on the student's record.
2021 Enrolments We are now taking enrolments for 2021 and will be posting flyers to the Brocklesby and Balldale communities next week. Information about our Kinder Orientation program will also go out next term. If you know of anyone interested in enrolling their child/ren at Brocklesby please contact us either by phone or email. We look forward to welcoming you to our school.
Semester One Reports Student reports will be sent home next week, after all Parent Teacher interviews have been conducted. Miss Widdison and Mrs Newton have been busy assessing student progress in both Literacy and Numeracy to determine student progress in preparation for these reports. NCCD Attached to this weeks newsletter is information for parents/carers regarding the NCCD. Every year, all schools in Australia participate in the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD). The NCCD process requires schools to identify information already available in the school about supports provided to students with disability. COVID19 Update Information has been updated as at 11 June 2020, until further notice. In line with health advice, schools are operating full time, and many additional activities are now able to recommence. All schools have returned to full-time on-campus learning. With updated health advice and changes to state and national restrictions, schools are able to recommence the majority of school-based activities from either 15 June 2020 or the start of Term 3 (20 July 2020). Some activities are continuing to be considered. Information regarding this is attached to this weeks newsletter.
Brocklesby Public School 65 Main Street,
Brocklesby NSW 2642
T 02 6029 4272
F 02 6029 4239
W www.brocklesby-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
Principal: Erin Widdison
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CLASS NEWS
Term 2 Week 9 2020
Rewards Day On Thursday 2nd July we will be holding a rewards day for students. This day has been a culmination of following school rules, exhibiting leadership and co-operating with one another. We have had a particular focus on using our manners, raising our hand to speak and staying on task to complete learning. Congratulations to all students for achieving their rewards goal. To celebrate this achievement students have voted to hold a pyjama day on Thursday 2nd July. Students may wear their pyjama’s and dressing gowns to school and bring their slippers for the classroom.
Lowesdale Virtual Zoom Visits Last week, students were excited to see and chat with their friends from Lowesdale Public School. As a continuation of our ‘Kidslink’ program the stage 2 and 3 students participated in an online mathematics lesson together. Mrs Newton and Mrs Wright collaborated to deliver a grids and co-ordinates geometry lesson. Although we had some technical difficulties at the beginning it was well worth the effort. Our early stage one and stage one students have also participated in a lesson with Miss Widdison and Mrs Strachan about Tangrams and created their own story.
Kitchen Garden with Mrs Williams Last Wednesday, students enjoyed getting back into the kitchen with Mrs Williams again. Students made jam drops, fruit salad and a mac ’n’ cheese (with hidden vegetables). Here are the recipes for you to try at home.
Brocklesby Public School 65 Main Street,
Brocklesby NSW 2642
T 02 6029 4272
F 02 6029 4239
W www.brocklesby-p.schools.nsw.edu.au
Principal: Erin Widdison
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P&C Meeting
P&C NEWS
Attached to this Newsletter:
Permission Notes:
Other:
NCCD Information
A guide to NSW school students returning to face-to-face learning
Family Opportunities
LOCAL NEWS
P & C
Next Meeting to be scheduled
early Term 3
Mobile Library
The Mobile Library will return as of Monday 6th July (school holidays). There will be certain social distancing
requirements and a visitor limit of 7 people. If students have any books which
need returning they can be returned to school by the end of this term and we will arrange a
bulk return on the Staff Development Day next term.
Kimberley
for
16th June