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Westlawn Public School
Newsletter Term 2 Week 1
28 April 2020
Strive to Achieve
North Street, Grafton. 2460 6642 7466 [email protected]
Dear Families.
As you may be aware, the Minister for Education
the Hon. Sarah Mitchell, made an announcement
last week regarding the way schools will move
forward this term. This was a new development
and schools now have information that was not
available to them at the end of last term. One new
development was the allocation of an extra Staff
Development Day (pupil free) held yesterday. This
gave schools the opportunity to plan for the phased
return to school for students. As you would
imagine, this is a complex process so we thank you
for allowing us the time to plan.
The Minister detailed a measured approach to the
return to school for all children with an increase in
face to face teaching time beginning Monday Week
3 (11 May). From Week 3 all students will be able
to attend school for one day per week. This is
based on the NSW Health’s physical distancing
recommendations of 10 students in an average
sized classroom to a maximum of 15 in larger
spaces.
Children in Kindergarten will attend Mondays,
Years 1 & 2 Tuesdays, Years 3 & 4 Wednesdays and
Years 5 & 6 Thursdays. On Fridays, teachers will
supervise vulnerable children and the children of
essential workers and complete professional
learning and compliance training. This timetable
allows children to work at school on their class
program with peers and to have contact with their
teacher. We will continue to provide at school
supervision for students of essential workers on
their non-timetabled days.
Until Week 3, schools will continue to operate as
they did for the last weeks of Term 1 (families are
encouraged to please keep children at home if they
can). Home Learning Packages will continue to be
offered with the change over day being Mondays.
Alternatively, children in years 3-6 with home
internet access may join their Google Classroom.
Google Classroom assignments will be available
from today. Google Classroom work is the same as
the work in the HLP.
If your child is attending school, please ensure
they have their HLP and a water bottle with
them. Please note that the Canteen is closed until
further notice.
We will be guided by the NSW Health and
Department of Education guidelines during this
process and will continue to keep you informed as
information comes to us.
Message from the Principal
Strive to Achieve
North Street, Grafton. 2460 6642 7466 [email protected]
Many thanks for your continued support. It is
deeply appreciated.
Sandra
COVID -19 SAFETY AT WPS- NEW PARENT/CARER
PROTOCOLS
Data and medical advice say that the risk of COVID-
19 transmission from student to student, student
to adult and adult to student is minimal. The risk is
greatest from adult to adult. As such, we ask that
parents refrain from entering the school
grounds during school hours. If you are collecting
your child from school, please wait outside the
school gates and ask your child to walk to the gate
to meet you. Advice from the Department of
Education is that there should be no face to face
meetings with staff members. Teachers are more
than happy to discuss any concerns you may have
with you over the phone. If you call our lovely office
ladies they will pass a message on to the teacher
who will endeavor to call you back within 24 hours.
Thank you for not remaining at the HLP Tub
Point on Mondays for longer than it takes to drop
off and pick up booklets. We ask that you refrain
from having conversations with other parents or
staff members. Please call the school office if you
have an enquiry. We are happy to answer them.
Please call the office if you would like clarification
on any of these points.
ANZAC DAY
Our Captains Sophie and Max and Vice Captains
Cara and Hayden represented WPS students and
staff as they lay a wreath at the Grafton War
Memorial on ANZAC Day. They did a wonderful job
in their official capacity as school leaders and we
were proud of the dignity they brought to the day.
We discussed the sacrifice made by those brave
men and women who served in wars and peace
keeping efforts around the world and our leaders
had those thoughts in mind as they lay the wreathe.
Our Leaders were fortunate enough to be
accompanied by Mr Scott Rhodes who played the
bagpipes as they walked to the Memorial. Whilst
different to past ANZAC Days, the morning was
definitely one to remember.
