MORGIE NEWS Telephone: 08 8087 5155 Principal: Mr Scott Sanford Fax: 08 8087 3729 Email: morganst-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Webpage: www.morganst-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Learning for all at Morgan Street

Welcome to Week 3 of Term 2. We commence Phase 1 of the Managed Return to School this week. This means that students attend for one day and continue learning at home for the other four days. At this stage we do not know how long this phase will last. The Week 3 and 4 Learning Packs were collected from our hall on Friday afternoon. Changes to the formatting have been made following feedback and hopefully the new packs will be easier to follow. It is wonderful to see the learning taking place at home. Our messaging around this has been consistent, do what you can when you can—we can’t ask for more than that.

There has been no decision to cancel our excursions that are scheduled for the second half of Term 3. Excursions are allowed to occur when schools move to Phase 4. We know these are wonderful aspects of your child’s education journey and we will wait until we have further information on how long the phases will last before cancelling if we have to. We will certainly keep everyone informed. Our school is utilising the Department of Education provision of increased cleaning on a daily basis. We are very fortunate to have dedicated cleaners in the school during the day to help with our regular hygiene practices. Our school is committed to ensuring children wash their hands throughout the day and also use hand sanitizer in classrooms. A clear message from the Department of Education has been that students should not attend school if they are unwell or displaying flu or cold symptoms. If a student develops symptoms of illness and becomes unwell during the day, arrangements will be made for them to be collected from school. We cannot take any chances with this and appreciate your support and understanding. The news around the country is quite encouraging with fewer and fewer cases of COVID-19 presenting so, hopefully, the phased approach will be able to be fast tracked and our usual routines will be back in place sooner rather than later. In the meantime stay positive, stay healthy and stay connected. Keep smiling, as the light at the end of the tunnel is getting a little brighter. Have a wonderful week of learning!

Thought for the Week: “Students who feel valued in the present are empowered to grow now and in the future.” George Couras

Scott Sanford Principal

Monday 11th May 2020 Term 2 Week 3

Thanks to all the families who shared their Mother’s Day photos with us. We trust that you were spoilt by your children and took some time out for yourselves.

KD Dash Barratt Harlow Fisher 3W Carson Harvey Nevaeh Edwards

KH Harry Savage Vera Boatswaim 4B Cooper Johnson Silas Torney

1B Kaitlin Glasson Veda Spasojevic 4M Will Hebbard Isabelle Sabey

1/2S Angus Stuchbery Isabella Toigo 5A Talen Hank Toby Merton

Tahlia Millard

2D Kayleigh Edwards Preston Gillespie 5/6J Harly Greenaway Amber Alzaim

2K Zoey Pompeo Ziggy Haynes

Taj Wolstenholme 6M Charli Fowler Molly Sultana

3S Samuel Callegher Bekiah Pearce

The past few weeks have been a learning curve for all involved and KD have taken

it in their stride and have made the most of their home learning. Here is some of

the amazing learning that has been happening at home and school.

Our Primary Health Care Registered Nurse Karen Harding-Smith has now resumed working within the school. Karen is able to assist families with any concerns about your child’s physical or mental health. The nurse’s role includes:

Completing health screening for kindergarten students

Providing individual and group health promotion

Assisting families with navigating health services/other services

Completing referrals to health services/other services

Providing support to children and families with health needs

Over the coming weeks health promotion regarding COVID-19 will be provided to students. If you would like any assistance from Karen please speak with your child’s class teacher, otherwise she can be contacted directly on 0428 204724. Karen is available at the school on Thursday’s and Friday’s and is based in the health hub. Families are also welcome to pop into the health hub to discuss any health concerns.

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