Dear Families,

What a great week it has been. How lovely to have all students back on site! The 3-6 students came back on Tuesday and have settled in so well. We have been impressed with the way all our students are adjusting back into face to face teaching.

I would like to thank the parent community for enabling our drop offs and pick ups to be so smooth. Without your support this couldn’t happen. It is a very foreign feeling for us not having families in the school, but the students have adjusted well saying good bye at the gate.

One of the bigger changes we have put in place since returning with drop offs has been the earlier bell that goes at 8.45 am. Please ensure your child is at school by 8.45am. If you child arrives later than 8.45am, they will be marked late on the roll. The gates are locked at 8:45. Gates and classrooms are open from 8.30am. The earlier starts allows time for hand washing and being settled in the classroom by the time learning starts at 9.00am.

We also understand the early pick up may be a challenge for some families if your child is in Red or Yellow house. If you are unable to be the at the school at 3pm, please contact the Schools Out program for after school care options.

It is vital that if your child is dismissed at 3pm, that you are there on time to help ease congestion around the school gates.

We are in the process of writing mid year reports for students. These will look slightly different this year with remote learning. You will receive information about student reports and Parent Teacher interviews next week. Parent Teacher interviews will be offered in the last week of term in a very different format. We understand during this time you have had significant communication with your child's teacher. If you receive your report and need further information, a time via Webex will be available to you in the last week of school. Further information will be emailed out to all families next week.

Ipads

If you borrowed an Ipad from the school during remote learning, please ensure this is returned to the school on Monday of next week. These can be handed to your child's class teacher.

Drink Bottles

Please remember all students require a named drink bottle at school as the bubble taps are not operational. If you require a drink bottle, ETRS drink bottles can be purchased at the office for $5. Parents/Carers can ring the door bell at the front of the school and speak to one of the office staff or call the office and we can arrange for these to be provided to students.

Illness

As we have transitioned back to Face to Face teaching, we have had a number of students in become unwell at school. The students have presented with either cold like symptoms or gastro symptoms. If your child becomes unwell at school they will be sent home immediately.

If they present with gastro symptoms please support us in not spreading it to other students by keeping children home 48 hours after the last time they vomited or had diarrhoea.

We thank you in advance for keeping students who are unwell at home.

Virtual Tour

Please check out our new virtual tour on the website.

https://360schoolvirtualtours.education/VirtualTours/Twin%20Rivers%20Ps/index.htm

MSP Photography have completed this for us to support us with prospective enrolments. Please pass this link onto friends and families who may be interested. This link has also been placed on Facebook, please feel free to share it.

School Wide Positive Behaviour

Next week's value is: Inclusion

Next week's behaviour focus is: I will celebrate difference.

Foundation 2021 Enrolments

All enrolment documents are available to download from our website. You may also contact the school and we can send the information to you via email or the post.

If you know of any families who are interested in enrolling, please ask them to contact the school. Thank you to our families who are getting the good word out in the community about our school, word of mouth is the most powerful form of advertising and consequently we are fielding an increased number of inquiries about our school.

Have a lovely weekend. Stay safe and we'll see you all next week ready for Week 10!

Kind regards,

Brea

Echuca Twin Rivers Primary School

Resilience, Inclusion, Respect

Issue 16 · 12 Jun 2020

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