COVID

Our school has been advised that a member of our school community has recently tested positive to COVID-19.

Students and staff at Kentucky School may have had contact with a person who was infectious with COVID-19.

While testing and isolation for people who have had contact with a person who has tested positive for COVID-19 is no longer mandatory for exposures in school settings, NSW Health has provided advice on testing and isolation recommendations External link for our school communities following exposure to COVID-19 that should be considered when making decisions for your child and family.

You are reminded that staff and students cannot attend school if they are showing any symptoms of COVID-19. These include fever, cough, sore throat, shortness of breath, runny nose, loss of smell/taste, fatigue, muscle/joint pains, diarrhoea, nausea/vomiting, extreme tiredness, unexplained chest pain or conjunctivitis (eye infection).

If symptoms occur at any time, you should not attend school and should undertake a rapid antigen test. If a rapid antigen test is positive you/your child should isolate as someone who has tested positive to COVID-19. If you cannot access a rapid antigen test, you can attend a PCR (nose and throat swab) testing clinic.

You must also register any positive test on the Service NSW link or Service NSW link so you can be linked to important health care support and advice. Parents are reminded to please ensure that you select your school name when prompted when registering a positive test result for your child.

The safety and wellbeing of our staff and students are paramount at all times. As such, we will continue to closely follow the advice from NSW Health.

Art's Cluster Day

On Tuesday, 16th August the students of Kentucky Public School will be attending a "Arts Cluster Day" at NERAM and NECOM. The students will be travelling by bus. The bus needs to leave the school by 9.00am, so could all students be at school before 8.45am to arrive at the destination by 9.45am. The Uralla students can be picked up from opposite the Information Centre in Uralla. Permission note has been sent home. Lunch is provided for the students.

PSSA

The PSSA Athletics Carnival is on this Friday, 12th August. The carnival is still to held at Harris Park Armidale. Marshalling begins at 8.30am. There will be no Kentucky Teacher representative present on the day so it is up to you and your child(ren) to be at their event(s) on time.

Please refer to the PSSA information sheet regarding the event(s) that your child(ren) qualified to compete in. If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact me.

Unwell child

If your child wakes up unwell could you please keep them home for the day. There are lots of viruses, colds/flu going around this time of year. We would like to keep everyone healthy, so if your child is unwell please keep them at home until they are feeling better.

New England Sings

We have some very exciting things happening this term. To start things off though, I do want to inform you that we will not be doing an annual school play this year. Instead, our school has applied for and has now been accepted as a participant in New England Sings!

New England Sings! is a biennial mass choral event featuring over 800 students from local schools around the New England and North West region. Workshops are held around the region in the 3 months leading up to the final weekend (October 22-23) to assist schools in preparing for the performance. The students will also be very busy learning and practicing the songs daily ready for the workshops and for the big event.

The 2022 project will include:

The commissioning of two works from leading Australian composers – Justine Clarke (of Play School fame) for the Primary choir and Luke Byrne for the Secondary choir. The Primary choir work is a trilogy based on the life of Captain Thunderbolt who roamed the New England in the mid-19th century - very relevant to our school area! Paul Jarman, renowned composer/conductor will be presenting the workshops and final weekend of rehearsals and concerts.

More information on the Armidale and in-school workshops to follow in the coming weeks.

Our first rehearsal day is Thursday, 18th August.

P&C Meeting

P&C Meeting will be held tonight, 10th August, Starting at 7.00pm at school.

Congratulations

Congratulations to Avah Chaffey for receiving a highly commended in the UNE "Lets

Hang it" art competition at NERAM with her self portrait titled "Me"

Student of the Week

Student of the week