The Newlands Times

              Covid-19 Update

                                                                       Day 9/10/2020

 

Dear Families & Carers, 

 

Firstly welcome back to our new term 4. The purpose of this newsletter is to inform parents and carers of the "Return to On-Site Learning" and the relevant  arrangements as of today. Let's all hope they only change for the better. The arrangements outlined  below will need everybody to co-operate so we can continue with on-site learning for the remainder of the year. 

Week 2, Information - 12/10/2020

Start of the Day

  • All students will be onsite as of Monday 12/10/2020. All students Foundation to Year Six will begin at 9:00am.
  • Prep/1- Will come through Murphy Street (bike entrance) and/or top oval gate (Elizabeth street) and assemble on basketball court. They will be collected by their teachers at 9:00. Parents will be allowed drop off and collect, but are not to congregate.
  • 2/3 – Will come through the office or main gate and are to meet their respective teacher in the quadrangle. No parents allowed into the school for drop off.
  • 4/6 - Will come through the school gates and it is advised they enter through the McNamara gate. No parents allowed into the school for drop off.
  • No one can enter or exit through the school driveway gate for safety reasons.
  • Parents that are late with school drop off must call the office on 9354 2928. Likewise we expect parents to contact the school if they are late to collect their child.

End of Day Expectations

The following  students will be dismissed at the following times at 3.15pm.

  • 4-6s will be dismissed from their classroom at 3:15. The students will need to leave the school via the McNamara gate.
  • Students who are collecting siblings are to move to the basketball court. No family members are to enter the school site and must socially distance outside of the school.
  • 2/3s will be dismissed from the basketball court at 3:15. Parents must leave the grounds immediately. This will provide the Prep/1 teachers a safe environment to dismiss their classes. Teachers will be roaming to ensure safe practices are taking place.

The following  students will be dismissed at the following times at 3.30pm.

  • Prep/1 students will be collected from the basketball court at 3:30. Teachers will send their child to their families. Families must leave the premises after collecting their child.

Dismissal Instructions for Students Attending OOSH Program

  • 4-6 who need to attend the OOSH program will be supervised by 4/6 teachers in the 4/6 until 3:30.
  • 2/3 who need to attend the OOSH program will be collected from the area by OOSH supervisors at 3:15.
  • Prep/1 students who attend the OOSH program will be accompanied to the multi-purpose room by an OOSH Supervisor at 3:30.

No School Tours

  • No school tours can be accomodated until DE&T changes directives to schools.

Concert Information

As creativity and persistence are highly valued in our community, we made the decision early on during the pandemic to organise a video version of our 2020 Concert, in order to give us the best chance of guaranteeing an event. For several months we were able to rehearse and prepare and came so close to achieving this goal: but the recent DET guidelines have made it clear that groups of children singing cannot be permitted.

 

Sadly, this means that we have no other option but to cancel the Concert this year.

 

The students and performance leaders should be proud of the work that they have managed to do up to this point, and should also keep in mind that it will not be wasted. They have learned so much about performance, and singing, and playing, and moving, and we will build on this learning so that when the opportunity to stage a proper performance comes along, we will be ready.

David Perry - Music Teacher

Katey Aspin - Performing Arts

Reminders

All parents must be off site once your child has entered the school ground at the commencement of the school.

Parents are requested not to gather in groups outside the school grounds. We are still under Covid lockdown conditions.

We cannot have parents inside the school buildings for ant reason during school hours.

If you believe you will be late at drop off please contact the office by mobile when you arrive at school.

We must insist that you cannot be late to collect your child at the end of the day.

If there are any changes to these arrangements as deemed by DHHS & DET we will certainly communicate and implement changes as possible.

The next full newsletter will be published on Friday 17/10/2020.

 

Please stay safe and look after each other only 9 days until we hopefully have changes to the lockdown protocols.

 

Ross Dudgeon

Principal