Belair Public School Newsletter Take Just Pride

Phone: 4952 1735, 34 Carolyn Street, Adamstown Heights NSW 2289

Email: belair-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Term 2 Week 8 16 June 2020

Principal’s Message

Greetings Everyone,

We have some further guidelines from the Department of Education regarding Covid-19 regulations.

A summary of how they are implemented at Belair include:

• Parents are still not permitted on school grounds or at school events. Kiss and drop pick up and arrival practices remain in place. • All visitors and external to school providers must adhere to relevant hygiene, distancing and safety protocols: 1. ALL visitors must report directly to the office (this includes visitors to the uniform shop on Monday mornings). 2. Office staff will ask you to sign a form and take you through hygiene protocols. 3. A visitor’s sticker must be worn while on site (this will confirm you have followed the protocols at the office for staff members on site).

All adults must maintain physical distance from each other (1.5m) while on site and including pick up and drop off arrangements, where parents are asked to physically distance outside the school gates.

Belair activities that resume from Monday 15 June will include; School assemblies (limited to 15 minutes and no external visitors), choirs and external service providers working with students. Sport still remains non- contact.

Activities that can take place from beginning of Term 3 include; school dance groups, all school sport and activities including competitions aligned with current health advice (including those activities run by external organisations), inter-school student events and competitions (choirs, sport, debating, public speaking, performing arts, Selective Sports High School trials etc) and scripture and ethics lessons.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Term 2

June

30 KHS Year 7 2021 Enrichment Test

July

3 Last Day Term 2

4-19 School Holidays

20 Staff Development Day (no students on site)

21 First Day Term 3

The following events will be reconsidered in Term 3, however for now now these events must remain on hold; school camps, excursions, parent attendance at assemblies and other school events (e.g. graduation ceremonies or student speech events), parent volunteers – e.g. parent reading helpers (note: canteen and uniform shop volunteers are permitted) and school-based activities that involve large gathering of adults. These large gatherings will continue to be reviewed and assessed based on AHPPC and NSW Health advice and may be permitted at a later date.

I have included Belair school uniform in this newsletter as there have been a few parents requesting clarification regarding the school uniform. I would like to thank parents for taking the time and care to address having their children in correct school uniform. If you require any assistance in this area please don’t hesitate to contact the school.

Kind regards, Kathie Colley Principal (rel)

Belair Public School Uniform The wearing of school uniform promotes self-discipline and helps build school pride. The school community fully endorse the wearing of the school uniform. It includes a school hat for skin protection and some unisex items to promote equity between girls and boys.

Girls’ Summer and Winter – Dress Uniform

• Tartan skirt, skort or pinafore • White cotton shirt (short or long sleeves) with crest • Bottle green zipped jacket with crest • Bottle green v-necked sweater with crest • Sleeveless bottle green vest with crest • Short white or grey socks (no low-cut sports socks) • Stockings or tights (bottle green only) – optional • Black leather school shoes • Bottle green/white/black or school tartan hair restraints • School hat • Grey long pants • Grey shorts – to knee length only (not corduroy or board short style)

Boys’ Summer and Winter – Dress Uniform

• Grey long pants • Grey shorts – to knee length only (not corduroy or board short style) • White cotton shirt (short or long sleeves) with crest

• Bottle green zipped jacket with crest • Bottle green v-necked sweater with crest • Sleeveless bottle green vest with crest • Short grey socks • Black leather school shoes • School hat

Sports Uniform – Girls and Boys

• Black knit or soccer style shorts • Black tracksuit pants • Bottle green jacket or jumper • Sports shirt with school crest • Short white socks (ankle socks optional) • Joggers

Lowes is most supportive of our school and uniforms are available there or from our Uniform Shop. Please note: Hats and jumpers with the school crest are available only from Belair Public School through the Uniform Shop and the Canteen.

Note:

1. Dress uniform is expected on special occasions at school and whenever children leave our school grounds (unless otherwise specified).

2. Children without school hats must play in designated shade areas.

3. On cold days green stockings may be worn by girls, (dance pants are not acceptable). Cold weather options for boys are long grey pants.

4. Other warm alternatives such as a white skivvy under the school shirt may be worn.

5. All shirts should be tucked into waistbands at all times (Belair collared sports shirts, when worn with sport shorts, excepted).

6. No fashion jewellery to be worn. Plain sleepers or stud earrings are acceptable.

7. The combination shoe with leather upper and jogger sole offers an economical solution to parents as it is suitable for both dress and sports uniform.

Semester 1 Reports

Due to the interruptions Covid 19 has had on student learning the Department of Education have issued guidelines for the Semester 1 reports. There will be a simplified version of the school report sent home in Week 10 of this term. The report will give feedback on student attainment across all of the key learning areas, however the usual A to E scale will be replaced with a 3-point scale of: Working Towards, Working At or Working Beyond grade expectations. There will be fewer indicators for each learning area than usual. Teachers are currently teaching and assessing students to collate this data to be able to report to you.

Semester 2 reports will return to the normal comprehensive report we have issued in the past.

Those parents that missed the opportunity to have a parent/teacher interview in Term 1 due to Covid restrictions coming in to place will be contacted by class teachers to book a time to offer you a phone interview before the end of term.

Plastic Police

Due to Covid regulations we are still not recycling soft plastics through the Plastic Police program and therefore cannot accept your soft plastics from home until further notice.

Student attendance All students should be at school unless:

• They have a medical certificate which states that they are unable to return to school due to an ongoing medical condition

• They are currently unwell.

Students who have a medical certificate to stay at home will be supported to learn from home in line with regular procedures if they are able to. These regular procedures are different to what was offered during the learning from home period. If you require work to be provided to your child whilst they are at home due to an underlying health condition, you should contact the school for assistance.

SMS messages to communicate absences via the Skoolbag App have recommenced from this week.

Gold Merit Awards and Kids Care Awards

Deputy Principal’s Message One positive that has come out of COVID-19 at Belair is our new practice of having a member of staff greeting students at the gates in the morning and saying goodbye to them in the afternoons. For me personally, it’s so lovely seeing our students walking in the gate with a massive smile on their faces and I love the time it has given me to take a few moments for a chat or a joke as kids arrive at school.

It is however, worrying to see parents dropping off their children in the crossing area, which is a no stopping zone. Please continue to use the ‘Kiss and Drop’ area or the parking areas beyond the crossing to ensure that all of our kids can cross the road safely. I have included some tips from Transport for NSW regarding the use of Kiss and Drop Zones to ensure that we are using the zone to maximise ease and safety of pick up for our families. Please avoid leaving large spaces between cars and remain in your car while using the kiss and drop zone.

GOTCHA Draw Congratulations to this week’s winners! All received a canteen voucher to spend in their break time. This week’s winners were Lila – KZ, George – KZ, Gabriel – KZ, Kiplin – 1/2B, Camilla – 1/2B, Max – 3/4A, Sonny – 4JP, Max – 6P, Taj – 6P and Will – 6P.

Belair Common Language of Resilience The current resilience focus is CHARACTER.

Have a great week! Warm regards, Sarah Jardine Deputy Principal (Rel.)

ICAS 2020

ICAS online assessments in term 3 2020 will still take place with the following subjects available:

• ICAS English

• ICAS Mathematics

• ICAS Science

• ICAS Spelling Bee

• ICAS Digital Technologies

There will be no ICAS Writing in 2020.

The sitting dates for the assessments at school will be as follows:

Parents can register /pay online through the ICAS portal. If you would like your child to participate in any / all of these competitions, please complete the following online payment steps:

1). Access online service. https://www.unswglobal.unsw.edu.au/educational-assessments/shop/

2). Enter school access code WVJ966. From here you will be prompted to enter your child’s details and select which competitions you would like to enter them in.

Online payment closes: Monday 17 July 2020.

ES1 Report

A reminder to parents that Mrs Bale, Mrs Zervos and Mr Mort will be holding parent teacher interviews between Tuesday 16th June and Thursday 2nd July. These interviews will be phone interviews with teachers contacting parents at their nominated times. Parents are asked to go to http://www.schoolinterviews.com.au to book a time. The code is atahc. The interviews will take between 10-15 minutes and discuss student progress this year. If for any reason there are no suitable times available, please contact your child's teacher to organise an alternative time. We look forward to discussing your child's learning in the coming weeks.

Last week Kindergarten continued to enjoy creative and critical thinking lessons. The weekly challenge was to build a raft.

- Mr Mort, Mrs Zervos, Mrs Bale Kindergarten Teachers

Stage 1 Report

Dominic from 1S showed off his bean plant that has grown after several weeks. The seeds were

planted by Stage 1 as part of the Living Things unit of work.

Time for Stage 1 sport in the sunshine.

Mixed groups made up of Year 1 and 2

students rotate through a range of activities.

1S Tiddalick the

Frog-creative art

activity with

outstanding results

A story about

Friendship-

The Rainbow Fish

Audrey’s family made it to the newspaper on Saturday

13/6!

Reading groups

Maths groups

Writing Time- Narratives and Recounts

Planning, organising and writingStage 1 read the story

Whitney and Britney Chicken Divas and thought it was

GREAT!!! Look at 2C’s window!

-Mrs Marsh, Mrs Swinburn, Mrs Bruce, Mrs Critchley, Mrs Loredo, Mrs Belfield- Stage 1 Teachers

Stage 2 Report

One of the most important things teachers and students have been learning in Stage 2 this year is the importance of feedback. How to embrace it and use it to our advantage. When to give it. How to deliver it carefully and tactfully. Teachers are currently working on providing formal feedback to parents/students in the form of written reports that will be sent home at the end of the semester. This will include future learning goals for both English and mathematics for all students. We know that parents and students will use this feedback to help guide Semester 2 learning journeys.

Feedback for learning is more that just formal reports though. It includes comments on projects and assignments. It includes information shared in emails and telephone conversations. It includes oral feedback shared at the point in time learning took place. It includes encouragement as a teacher walks past in the playground. It includes messages. It includes class discussions. It includes body language. It includes peer assessment and self-assessment. It happens many times every day, in every classroom.

Students receive feedback from one another as well as from teachers. This might be feedback on learning. It might be supporting one another and encouraging one another to risk-take and try new things. It might be through collaborating on a learning task. It might be through peer mentoring. It might through explaining something in a different way. It can be feedback for social and emotional learning as well as academic learning.

Feedback…

When we know better, we do better.

Teachers provide oral feedback to students as they work on learning

tasks in the classroom.

-Ms Pritchard, Mrs Jardine, Mrs Hadley-Helleur, Mr Baker, Mrs Bartel, Mrs Allars, Mrs Everard, Mrs Mounser, Miss Pollock, Mr Moyle & Mrs Keith Stage 2 Teachers

Students provide feedback and support to each other during PE and collaborative learning tasks.

Feedback can help reinforce concepts and vocabulary.

Teacher feedback on a drug education lesson from 4JP

Stage 3 Report

-Mrs Flook, Mrs Pilgrim, Mr Watson, Mrs Bevan, Mrs Bartel, Mrs Gibson Stage 3 Teachers

Student Awards

KB

Marius D, Indiah R 2L Hugo G, Stella H

5B

Next Week

KM

Leo M, Ezra P 3E Jasmine B, Morgan A

5G

Next Week

KZ

Ned G, Gabrielle D

3H

Next Week

5/6F

Cade K, Taylor S

1M Summer C, Mason K 3/4A Molly M, Mikaeel K

6P

Riley T, Taj A

1S

John K, Eloise H

4B

Noah S, Violet P 6W Madeline t, Cameron b

1/2B Kiplin R, Jacob L

4JP

Clarissa E, Jasmin T’H, Phoebe S

2C Hayley A, Lennox B

4/5R

Lily G, Leroy H

Gold Mertit Awards and Kids Care Awards

Ruby A Lachlan K

Max D Joshua G

canteen news Canteen Roster and News ~ Canteen Supervisor Sonja

0438 684 401

The Green Tree Kitchen Online only specials are now up and running. Check them out at

flexischools.com.au

New! The Mini Tender Wrap- One tender on a smaller wrap, with BBQ sauce and a sprinkling of

cheese. Perfect for smaller bellies. Only $2. Order onlne now.

What’s back?

• Hot Chicken and gravy rolls

• Tender Wraps

• Egg and lettuce rolls

• Salmon/Tuna rolls

New – Birthday Bucket!! Has your child got a birthday coming up? Why not consider

purchasing a birthday bucket of ice blocks! Available on Flexi-

Schools. Simply purchase enough ice blocks for each child in

your child’s class.

Lunch orders still only available as online

orders.

Counter service (cash) available for Break

1 and Break 2.

Maintaining good hygiene Stay home if you are unwell. If you are unwell with respiratory illness, you should remain at home until symptoms resolve and, where appropriate, seek advice from a medical practitioner (and call ahead first).

Maintaining good hygiene standards is an important way to reduce the risk of acquiring and spreading respiratory infections. Hand washing is the single most effective way to reduce the spread of germs that cause respiratory disease.

If you are unwell with respiratory illness, you should remain at home until symptoms resolve and, where appropriate, seek advice from a medical practitioner (and call ahead first).

NSW Department of Education

This guide is for parents and carers A guide to NSW school students returning to face-to-face learning Information has been updated as at 11 June 2020, until further notice.

education.nsw.gov.au

In line with health advice, schools are operating full time, and many additional activities are now able to recommence All schools have returned to full-time on-campus learning. With updated health advice and changes to state and national restrictions, schools are able to recommence the majority of school-based activities from either 15 June 2020 or the start of Term 3 (20 July 2020). Some activities are continuing to be considered.

The following principles underpin these guidelines:

• schools continue to be safe and operationsare in line with Australian Health ProtectionPrincipal Committee (AHPPC) and NSWHealth guidelines

• existing infection control protocols at schools,and new health and safety measures put inplace will help maintain the health and safetyof students and staff

• all activities permitted at school are safeand appropriate in a living with COVID-19environment.

School students do not need to follow strict adult physical distancing guidelines, but should follow good hygiene practices like:

• regularly washing hands• avoiding sharing drinks or food• coughing or sneezing into your elbow, or a

tissue which should be discarded immediately• filling water bottles from bubblers rather than

using the bubbler directly.

School attendance

All students should be at school unless:

• they have a medical certificate which statesthat they are unable to return to school dueto an ongoing medical condition and theexpected timeframe

• they are currently unwell.

School activities/ school site usage

The majority of school-based activities can recommence, as long as the following measures are observed:

• all visitors and external to school providersmust adhere to relevant hygiene, distancingand safety protocols

• principals may continue to restrict, limit orprohibit activities if they are seen as contraryto the current health advice

• external providers and visitors are requiredto demonstrate compliance with health andsafety requirements including adhering tostrict guidelines and completing relevantforms

• non-essential adults are still not permittedon school grounds or at school events – thisincludes parents/carers unless specificallyapproved by the principal.

Physical distancing

Physical distancing of children in schools is not required under the Australian HPPC guidelines. Research has shown limited transmission risk associated with school children in the school environment.

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All adults must maintain physical distance from each other (1.5m) including teachers and support staff, and parents.Schools should ensure school pick up and drop off arrangements enable parents to physically distance from one another and from staff.

School cleaning and hygiene supplies

Your school will continue to receive additional cleaning in line with the AHPPC guidelines and advice from NSW Health. Target areas include high-touch areas and other hard surfaces, door handles, lockers, light switches and handrails in stairways and movement areas. There will also be additional cleaning of toilets and bubblers and topping up of supplies like soap.Your school has received supplies of soap, hand sanitiser, toilet paper, paper towels, disinfectant wipes and personal protective equipment. The school is able to order more as needed.

School activities return and timeline

Activities/site usage that can already take place:• Use the school library• Engage in non-contact sporting activities• Canteens and uniform shops can open at

principal’s discretion• Year 11 and 12 students only may attend

classes/activities relating to subjects onlyavailable on other campuses is allowed

• VET work placement for Year 12 students isable to proceed from 1 June 2020. Schoolbased apprenticeships and traineeships canrecommence once the relevant workplacesare back in operation

• Trade Training Centres can operate on schoolsites.

Activities/site usage that can take place from Monday 15 June 2020• School assemblies (limited to 15 minutes and

no external visitors)• Choirs and performing arts at school, with

safety protocols in place• Students may attend other schools for

essential curriculum related reasons orplacements (e.g. auditions or placement tests)

• Hydrotherapy pools can be used• Incursions/external providers can provide

activities that support delivery of curriculum(e.g. music tutors, sport skills developmentprograms, science demonstrations, dramatutors, Healthy Harold).

• Community use activities used by studentssuch as dance classes, and student sport skillsdevelopment, outside of school hours withlimited adult attendance)

• Day field trips to outdoor locations with nophysical distancing requirements can takeplace

• Face to face TAFE attendance (see TAFEwebsite for further information)

• School photos• Department of Community and Justice

services and programs.

Activities/site usage that can take place from beginning of Term 3• All school sport and activities including

competitions aligned with current healthadvice (including those activities run byexternal organisations)

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• Inter-school student events and competitions(choirs, sport , debating, public speaking,performing arts, Selective Sports High Schooltrials etc)

• SRE/SEE lessons• Work experience for students (with

appropriate risk assessment)• VET work placements can proceed subject to

the availability of placement and appropriaterisk assessments. For any that can’t proceed,please see the NESA website

• School based apprenticeships andtraineeships can recommence once therelevant workplaces are back in operation

• P&C meetings – with a strong preference foron-line where possible

• Parent/teacher meetings – where these needto take place – strong preference for on-line where possible unless involving seriousmatters that require face to face discussion

• Community use activities involving generaladult attendance (such as communitymarkets).

Activities under consideration from Term 3The following events will be reconsidered in Term 3. For now these events must remain on hold.

• School camps• Excursions (other than field trips explained

above)• Parent attendance at assemblies and other

school events (e.g. graduation ceremonies orstudent speech events)

• Parent volunteers – e.g. parent readinghelpers (note: canteen and uniform shopvolunteers are permitted)

• Interstate excursions• School based activities that involve large

gathering of adults are not permitted atthis time. These include parent/communitygatherings such as parent functions, workingbees, fundraisers, school BBQs, large parentinformation evenings, and large on-sitecultural events. These large gatherings andthe following activities will continue to bereviewed and assessed based on AHPPC andNSW Health advice and may be permitted ata later date.

Activities that are cancelled, delayed or not permittedCertain large arts and sports events are cancelled or delayed because they require feeder activities and have long-lead time organisational arrangements. Please speak to your schools if you would like to know more.International excursions are cancelled until further notice.

Reporting and assessment

You will receive your child’s semester 1 report before the end of August (Week 6, Term 3).This will be a simplified version of the report you normally receive. Schools are encouraged to discuss your child’s progress with you before the written report is issued.

Responding to COVID-19 cases

There is a clear plan in place for schools to respond to any suspected or confirmed cases of COVID-19 in our schools. We are working closely with NSW Health and will communicate with parents if a situation arises. Find out more at the response protocols page.

TransportFor travel advice to and from school refer to the NSW public transport service.

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