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Upcoming Events Thursday 9 AprilLast Day of Term 1Friday 10 AprilGood Friday

SCHOOL HOLIDAYSMonday 27 AprilStaff Development DayTuesday 28 AprilFirst Day of Term 2

N e w s l e t t e rTerm 1 – Week 10 3 Apr i l 2020

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Good Luck Mrs ChangOn Friday Mrs Chang made the tough decision to start her maternity leave early. Due to the current COVID-19 situation, she was saddened to be unable to say goodbye to everyone. We wish her and her family all the best as they prepare for a brand new bundle of joy to arrive. We are definitely looking forward to meeting the new addition when we get the all clear!

COVID-19In line with the advice provided by NSW Health the NSW Department of Education continues to encourage parents and carers to keep their children home if possible. It is important to remain up to date on the latest developments. Please check the Australian Government daily health alert: https://www.health.gov.au/news/health-alerts/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov-health-alert and the NSW Department of Education updates: https://education.nsw.gov.au/covid-19.

School OperationsOnline learning or Learning from Home will continue until the end of Term 1. A decision about whether schools will return to normal operations after the holidays will be taken in line with the latest advice from Government and we will keep the community informed.

Learning From HomeIt has been great to see the snaps of our students diligently learning from home. Parents are encouraged to visit the Learing from Home website at education.nsw.gov.au/learning-from-home in addition to the packs we have sent home.

SeeSaw Learning From Home Log InsWe have now sent home each childs individual log in for the Learning from Home access to SeeSaw in this next week’s pack. This access will allow your child to interact with our teaching staff.

Skool Loop AppWe have a new school app - Skool Loop. Please go to the App Store or Google Play and search ‘Skool Loop’ and download. Once you have download the app, select Walbundrie Public School from the list of schools. Make sure you subscribe to all the relevant groups and allow notifications.

Yours in EducationKirrilee TwyfordPRINCIPAL

Check out Wattle experimenting with Robots!

Check out our special visitors ... To find out how

you can have some fun with Augmented Reality check

out page 6.

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From our ChaplainOur family and friends are one aspect of our lives that remains constant at this challenging time for many people. I encourage you to nurture these relationships and look for new and fun ways to keep in touch with loved

ones. I have sent home a challenge for students to use a variety of techniques

to keep in touch with friends and family during the school holidays. Please encourage them to try a few.

TRY A VIRTUAL VISIT TO MELBOURNE ZOO (LIVE ON-LINE)You can see animals being videoed live from inside their pens. The link is https://www.zoo.org.au/animal-house/ You could visit on one day or each day to check on the baby snow leopards (at various times) and see what they are doing. There are also zebras, giraffes and lions to take a peek at. See them moving about, doing what they do. Tree kangaroos and echidnas can also be seen directly from Healesville Sanctuary.

Students might like to keep a record of what the animals were doing at certain times and at what times the baby snow leopards were awake. They could get friends involved and compare how many they saw and what they were doing. Maybe get cousins or grandparents involved also. It would be fun to share their experiences with each other.

Enjoy your time together and stay safe.

Please contact me [email protected] if you are experiencing any difficulties or would like to talk with someone. I will do my best to assist.

Walbundrie Public School P&C We have the following items for sale (payable to the P&C):

Walbundrie Crossroads $20.00 School Hats $15.00

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Check out our athletics clinics in action

It’s great to see so much Learning at Home taking place

... we even have our future students hard at

work!

Great work everybody!


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Virtual Tours, Zoo Cams and Museums to Explore from Home

Visit Australian landmarks, zoos, aquariums, galleries, museums and world heritage sites

from your home. There are more than 30 virtual online tours you can do across Australia.

Tours available include:

Art Gallery of New South WalesArt Gallery of South australia

Australian MuseumThe Australian National Surfing Museum

Fraser IslandGreat Barrier ReefHMB Endeavour

Geoscience AustraliaSea Life Sydney Aquarium and many more

So sit back and go for a tour: https://newywithkids.com.au/best-virtu-

al-tours-australia/

Education channel for students learning from home

The ABC will expand television education lessons to help children learning at home during the COVID-19

pandemic, in a partnership with state and territory governments.

The educational programs will run from 10am to 3pm on ABC ME from April 14, and will include shows

such as Ecomaths, ScienceXplosion, Numberblocks and English on the Go. Teacher-led sessions will be developed with the assistance of education

departments, complementing 4,000 free videos and interactive resources.

ABC managing director David Anderson said the national broadcaster was ready to launch the extra

resources, in line with its charter requirement to broadcast programs of an educational nature.

Google 3D animals: how to see AR tigers, pandas, lions, penguins and sharks on Google

For parents with children staying indoors, this provides a fun new way to learn about their favourite animals.

How do I view 3D animals on Google?1. To use the feature, you’ll need to google an animal, for example: ‘giant panda’.2. Just underneath the image search results and the Wikipedia description of the panda, you’ll be able to see a

little box that says, “Meet a life-sized giant panda up close”. 3. Click the ‘view in 3D’ button, then click ‘view in your space’ to see the panda in your own surroundings.

You’ll need to give Google access to your camera for it to be able to insert the panda into your space.

What animals can you find?There are loads of different animals you can see through the feature, including a lion, tiger, cheetah and shark. But the list is endless - you and your kids could discover many more animals to learn about.

What does AR enabled mean?In order to access this feature, your device will need to be AR enabled.

For Android users, Google requires an operating system of Android 7.0 or later, originally shipped with the Google Play store already installed, and internet access.

For iPhone users, you need to be running iOS 11.0 or later. You’ll likely already be running iOS 11.0 or later, but if you’re not sure, simply head to your settings > general and then tap software update. If there is a software update available, hit download and install.

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