Principal's Report

Dear Parents & Guardians,

It is wonderful to have all students back. Whilst there are some changes and adjustments to our daily routine to ensure the health and safety of staff and students, the opportunity to reconnect with their teachers and classmates has been a highlight. We were certainly very impressed with the quality of the work the children produced during this time. The Olympics certainly captured the children’s interest. As staff, we have been seeking feedback from the children around what worked well with remote learning and possible changes they would like. Students came up with some great ideas, these will be compiled and used to inform future practice.

PARENT/STUDENT/TEACHER INTERVIEWS

Unfortunately, our interviews scheduled for next week cannot be conducted onsite. Meetings will either be via the phone, facetime, or an online meeting. Staff will discuss with you what you prefer. Later in the term we aim to schedule some one-on-one meetings with families.

ADULTS ONSITE

Restrictions will continue on parent and visitor access to the school site for anyone other than immediate school staff, social distancing and mask wearing rules apply for all adults onsite.

We would respectfully ask that wherever possible communication with the school should be conducted through phone or email and if it is necessary to come onsite eg. to pick up your child for an appointment, please phone the school office ahead of time and we will assist you.

OSHC DROP OFF & PICK UP

Due to current restrictions, we will revert to the OSHC staff signing your children in and out. In the mornings children can be dropped at the gate and staff will bring them inside, when parents arrive for pick up if they go to the window children will be sent out.

I would like to commend our staff on their amazing work during this remote learning period. They have been a wonderful support to families both onsite at school and at home. We also thank our Toolamba Community for their support and patience during the state-wide lockdown.

SUMMARY OF KEY OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

COVIDSafe behaviours

Key actions for schools	All Victorian schools
Temperature checks	NO
Face masks	YES – INDOORS AND OUTDOORS
Working across multiple sites	MINIMISE

Create COVIDSafe spaces

Key actions for schools	All Victorian schools
COVIDSafe routine cleaning	YES
Enhanced hand hygiene facilities	YES
Enhanced ventilation	YES
Community use of school playground	NO (unless outside of school hours)
Community use of school facilities (indoors and outdoors)	NO (unless outside of school hours)
Libraries (for borrowing and as a learning space)	YES

Promote COVIDSafe activities

Key actions for schools	All Victorian schools
Non-essential visitors	NO
Pre-service teacher placements	YES
Health, wellbeing, inclusion visits	YES
School tours	NO
Excursions	YES See guidance page 10
Swimming and all other pool use	YES See guidance page 18
Incursions	NO
School photos	NO
Camps and overnight stays	YES See guidance page 7
Assemblies (whole school and year level), formals, graduations	NO
Kinder transition program	NO
Year 7 transition programs	NO
All sporting activities (indoor, outdoor, contact and non-contact)	YES (except interschool sport)
All interschool activities (such as debating)	NO
Singing, brass and woodwind classes and groups	YES Following recommended health advice
Professional development and staff meetings (face to face)	NO

Respond to COVID-19 risk

Key actions for schools	All Victorian schools
Keep visitor, staff and student records	YES
Maintain adequate PPE supply	YES

SCHOOL COUNCIL

Due to COVID restrictions school council will be via a WebEx meeting on Monday night. Finance at 6pm and School Council at 6.30pm.

PARENT OPINION SURVEYS

Last week, forty of our families were asked to participate in online Parent Opinion Survey. We thank you for your participation as it gives us valuable feedback from our school community. The survey link is open from the 19th July till 22nd August.

Have a lovely weekend,

Regards Heather