62-80 Moore St Hillston NSW 2675 T 6967 2277 F 6967 2385 E hillston-c.school@det.nsw.edu.au Principal S Ryan Website https://hillston-c.schools.nsw.gov.au/

Term 2 Week 2

Principal’s Communication

5th May 2020

Implementation of Phase 1 Return to School

As you already know from previous communication, there is a planned phased return of students from next Monday, 11 May (T2 week 3) with all students attending school 1 day per week. We are working on having no more than approximately 25% of our student population attending school on any given day, to achieve this it is important that students attend only on their allocated days. This is in line with Phase 1 Return to School model being implemented by the NSW Department of Education.

To maximise the access for secondary students to subjects and teachers we will be adjusting our bell times on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Phase 1:

One day per week face to face with teachers.

Primary

Secondary Yr 7 – Yr 10

Secondary Stage 6 (Yr 11 & 12 ) are encouraged to attend 5 days

DAY CLASS/YEAR

MONDAY YR 2 and 6

TUESDAY KINDER and Yr 4

WEDNESDAY Yr 1

THURSDAY Yr3 and Yr5

FRIDAY

DAY CLASS/YEAR

MONDAY

TUESDAY Stage 4 (Yr 7 & 8)

WEDNESDAY Stage 5 (Yr 9 & 10)

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

Expectations to ensure health and safety of all students and staff

Safety is a priority during the COVID 19 pandemic. Students will be expected to behave in a responsible way, which recognises the importance of protecting the health of themselves, their peers, and staff, who are at higher risk of COVID 19.

Students will be expected to:

•Stay home when unwell. Parents must not send students to school if they are feeling unwell. If a student is unwell during the school day, they will not be able to remain in Sick Bay. Parents will be expected to collect unwell students from school.

•Bring all their own equipment, laptop or tablet with charger (as we have lent out most of our devices), pencil cases and anything else needed as there will be NO sharing amongst students or provided by staff. PTO

• Bring any and all paper copies of work both completed and not completed.

• Assist in keeping classroom desks and school equipment clean as directed by the teacher

• Engage in regular handwashing, especially before eating during breaks

• Not share drinks or food – bring a water bottle as bubblers will be out of action and only bottle refill stations operating.

• Remain 1.5 m apart from other students wherever possible. All efforts to maximise distance will be made and we appreciate parents’ cooperation through this phased return to school period.

• Maintain social distancing when lining up for class and in the playground during breaks.

• Cough or sneeze into their elbows if necessary to avoid spreading infection. Avoid touching face.

• Use soap, sanitisers and other health items in a responsible manner – ideal to bring own hand sanitiser

• Come directly to school each morning, and after school go directly home

If we all adhere to these guidelines we can be confident in this phased return to school. In addition, we have hand sanitisers in each classroom. Furthermore, additional cleaning is being undertaken with special attention to cleaning of desks, doorknobs, bathrooms and other surfaces.

Students who do not adhere to these health and safety requirements will be reminded of our expectations and the school discipline procedures will be implemented.

Transport- School buses will be running at

normal times before and after school.

Uniform- Students are expected to wear their

full school sports uniform on the day they attend. In the colder weather make sure you purchase items to keep you warm that are part of the uniform (eg school pants/tracksuits and jackets/jumpers (no hoodies), navy scarf & beanie).

Canteen

At this stage the canteen will remain closed

Your Q and A

Do I have to send my child back to school or do I have the option to continue Home Learning? The government and Department of Education are encouraging students to return according to each school’s Phase 1 Plan. We believe it is in the interests of students’ learning and wellbeing. However, it is not compulsory. Please notify the school if you intend for them not to return on their allocated day.

Can I change my child’s day of attending school? Generally NO, to enable us to manage a complex and challenging variation of routine. We have only approved a couple of requests based on very particular circumstances such as accessing learning support.

Can you clarify how students learning will proceed? In Phase 1 all classes are still set up on online learning platforms. Whether at school or at home, students in Years K to 12 will be engaging in the online work in class time. On their designated day, students can seek clarification and assistance in class time directly from the teacher.

I have been sending my child to school full time as an essential worker. Can I continue to do this? Yes – this has always been an option for essential workers or students who are vulnerable.

What about camps, excursions, assemblies and band rehearsals? At this stage everything additional to classroom teaching and learning is on hold.

One last comment We are greatly looking forward to seeing our students attend school on their allocated day– we have missed you. Stay safe Sandy Ryan Principal

FACEBOOK FEED Prelim Industrial Arts

Cody and Jordan worked on their Preliminary timber projects last week, whilst practising social distancing of course. This video demonstrates Cody's final assembly of his carcase and Jordan's dry assembly and shelf build. They hope to complete their wall-mounted tool cabinets to a high standard and can't wait to get back to consistent workshop lessons soon. Well done boys.

Mr Cooper | Industrial Arts Teacher

We’re in This Together

What a fabulous job our students and parents are doing with their Learning from Home Folders. We are really impressed with the efforts towards learning and look forward to seeing our students again soon. Thank you to everyone who is doing their best during this tricky time.

| K-2 Staff

Hillston Central School

School Uniform PRIMARY GIRLS

ALL BLACK SCHOOL SHOE

All Black boots, Black Lace up or Velcro

tab black shoes

Girls

White Socks OR

Navy Tights

HATS - Cap, Bucket / Wide Brim / Flat Brim

- Available At HCS Office

Unisex Woollen Pullover

- Lowes

Unisex Long/Short Sleeved Sky Blue Polo

or Sky Blue Long/Short Sleeved button-up

Shirt - Lowes

Primary Girls

Winter Pinafore

- Lowes

Unisex Zip Front Fleecy

Pullover - Lowes

Girls Navy Dress

Pants worn with Sky

Blue long sleeved Polo

or Sky Blue long

sleeved button-up shirt

- Lowes

Winter Pinafore

or

Navy Pants

option

WINTER

Term 2 and Term 3

Unisex Navy Softshell Jacket

- Lowes

Hillston Central School

School Uniform PRIMARY BOYS

ALL BLACK SCHOOL SHOE

All Black boots, Black Lace up or Velcro

tab black shoes

Boys

White Socks

HATS - Cap, Bucket / Wide Brim / Flat Brim

- Available At HCS Office

Unisex Woollen Pullover-

- Lowes

Unisex Long/Short Sleeved Sky Blue Polo or

Sky Blue Long/Short Sleeved button-up Shirt

- Lowes

Unisex Zip Front Fleecy

Pullover - Lowes

Navy Blocker Pants

worn with Sky Blue

long sleeved Polo or

Sky Blue long sleeved

button-up shirt

- Lowes

WINTER

Term 2 and Term 3

Unisex Navy Softshell Jacket

- Lowes

Hillston Central School

School Uniform SECONDARY GIRLS

ALL BLACK SCHOOL SHOE

All Black boots, Black Lace up or Velcro

tab black shoes

Girls

White Socks OR

Navy Tights

HATS - Cap, Bucket / Wide Brim / Flat Brim

- Available At HCS Office

Unisex Woollen Pullover

- Lowes

Unisex Long/Short Sleeved White

Polo or White Long/Short Sleeved

button-up Shirt - Lowes

Winter Long Tartan Skirt

- Lowes

Unisex Zip Front Fleecy

Pullover - Lowes

Girls Navy Dress

Pants worn with White

long sleeved Polo or

White long sleeved

button-up shirt

- Lowes

Winter Skirt

or

Navy Pants

option

WINTER

Term 2 and Term 3

Unisex Navy Softshell Jacket

- Lowes

Hillston Central School

School Uniform SECONDARY BOYS

ALL BLACK SCHOOL SHOE

All Black boots, Black Lace up or Velcro

tab black shoes

Boys

White Socks

HATS - Cap, Bucket /Wide Brim/ Flat Brim

- Available At HCS Office

Unisex Woollen Pullover

- Lowes

Unisex Long/Short Sleeved White Polo or

White Long/Short Sleeved button-up Shirt

- Lowes

Unisex Zip Front Fleecy

Pullover - Lowes

Navy Blocker Pants

- Lowes

WINTER

Term 2 and Term 3

Unisex Navy Softshell Jacket

- Lowes

Navy College Dress Pants

- Lowes

Hillston Central School

SPORT Uniform

ALL STUDENTS K-12 To ONLY BE WORN ON

PE, SPORT AND PASS ELECTIVE DAYS

Sport Footwear is to be sensible sport

sneakers with plain white socks.

Boys/Girls White Socks

HATS - Cap, Bucket /Wide Brim /Flat Brim

- Available At HCS Office

Unisex Woollen Pullover

– Lowes

Unisex short sleeved

Sky Blue Polo Top

- Lowes

Unisex Zip Front Fleecy

Pullover– Lowes

Plain Navy Trackpants

NO LOGOS/STRIPES

- Lowes

Navy Sports Shorts with or without

white HCS logo on leg.

SPORT DAY ONLY. NO OTHER

LOGOS on shorts - Lowes

Plain Navy Skort.

This a Navy skirt with built in scunges

- Lowes

WINTER

Term 2 and Term 3

Unisex Navy Softshell Jacket

– Lowes