It was a wonderful day yesterday when we welcomed back all students. We very much look forward to sharing these coming days together and hope everything goes smoothly over the coming weeks. We realise we will still need to follow the necessary department and health guidelines but we will seize all the opportunities we can to ensure it is a rewarding term 4 together. I again sincerely thank all members of the community for their efforts and positive partnerships as we have navigated such uncertain times over many, many months. I do very much hope we have much to smile about and celebrate over term 4 together. The warmest welcome back to all ☺

Term 4 Priorities

The Department of Education has set out clear term 4 guidelines for all schools in light of coronavirus and all that has unfolded his year. Please be assured that welcoming our students back, engaging them in lovely days at school with their teachers and peers along with settling back to more formal learning will be our priorities here at CPS this term. The priorities below are those outlined in the most recent departmental guide for school operations in Term 4.

Priority 1 – Wellbeing and Equity

The wellbeing, and particularly the mental health, of every student and member of staff is the highest priority.

This means encouraging and sustaining motivation for learning, re-engaging students and families where needed, and supporting the social and emotional learning of children alongside curriculum-based learning.

Priority 2 – Learning and Excellence

Some students have been better able to progress in their learning in the remote and flexible learning environment, others have maintained their rate of progress, and some have, despite their best efforts and those of their families and teachers, not progressed in their learning as much as is ideal. It will be important to meet all student’s needs. Literacy and numeracy across the curriculum remain a focus, with schools also adapting their teaching and learning program in Term 4 to be responsive to student needs.

Priority 3 – Transitions

Term 4 is a critical period, particularly for the children moving from kindergarten into Prep and from Grade 6 into Year 7. Students in other year levels will also prepare for a change of teachers and new classmates.

A key focus of Term 4 will be to make every effort to ensure each of these end-of-year and beginning-of-year transitions occurs as successfully as possible. This includes finding contextually appropriate ways to conduct orientations and end-of-year celebrations and ensuring transition information captures additional details as necessary.

Term Dates for 2021

Term 1:

Year 1 to 6 students – Friday 29th January to

Thursday 1st April

Preps – Monday 1st February to

Thursday 1st April

Term 2:

Monday 19th April to Friday 25th June

Term 3:

Monday 12th July to Friday 17th September

Term 4:

Monday 4th October to Friday 17th December

Prep students don’t attend school on Wednesdays until Wednesday 10th March, 2021.

CURRICULUM DAY – FRIDAY 20th NOVEMBER

A Curriculum Day has been approved by School Council on Friday 20th November, 2020. Please pop this date into your diaries. There will be no school for children on this day but Youth Leadership will operate a program.

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