Our Canteen will re-open full time next week and we ask that students adhere to the physical distancing guidelines when lining up.

Enhanced cleaning has been occurring through the day on top of the before and after school cleaning. Physical distancing practices continue with separate lunch areas, line up areas and no assemblies or excursions. We have been provided with adequate soap, hand sanitiser and cleaning products.

We hope to share any new advice as it comes to us from the Department of Education.

Deborah Fisher Principal

DIGITAL DEVICES

As per the DoE Digital Device and Online Services Policy primary students are not allowed to use digital devices at school. If your child needs to bring a phone to school they will require written confirmation and the phone is to be placed at the front office at the start of the day and collected by the student as they leave school in the afternoon.

DATES FOR THE CALENDAR

21 Jul Make up Photo Day

CANTEEN ROSTER

Canteen open for pre-ordered lunches only.

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

This week we continue with our Phase 1 return of students with students attending one day per week. Please be aware that families who need to send their children to school every day may do so.

It has been great to see our students return to school and catch up with their teachers and peers. Some of the work completed at home that I have had the privilege of seeing shows that our students are continuing to engage with their learning at home and some are putting in a lot of effort to ensure that their high standard continues. I commend all our parents who are supporting their children with their learning throughout this period. We understand that it is difficult and challenging. Be assured that we appreciate all that you are doing.

We have been informed by the Department of Education that this semester’s reports can be adjusted to reflect the current remote learning situation. This will be a simplified report that will provide a summative account of student progress and achievement on the learning covered in Semester 1. We hope to share this revised format with the P&C at their next meeting.

We have heard via the media that schools will resume fulltime attendance at school as of Monday 25 May. Our staff are looking forward to everyone returning and re-establishing face to face learning for the term. We thank our parents and families for all their efforts to maintain support of remote learning throughout the pandemic.

As we will all be returning to school, we ask that students return any Learning Packs, Home readers, library books and laptops that have been at home. We will be continuing with physical distancing guidelines and as such, students will need to bring a drink bottle as our bubblers continue to be only for refilling drink

SCONE PUBLIC SCHOOL Success For All 82 – 98 Liverpool Street, Scone NSW 2337 Phone: 6545 1049 Fax: 6545 3046 Email: scone-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: www.scone-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Term 2 Week 4 Tuesday 19 May 2020

ASSEMBLY TIMES:

Cancelled until further notice

Term 2 Week 4 Tuesday 19 May 2020 WEEK 4

WEEK 4 - MANAGED RETURN OF STUDENTS

Attendance: Parents are asked to inform the school through the normal methods e.g. Skoolbag or by phoning the office if your child is sick or you are continuing to social distance on the day that your child has been allocated to attend. Hours of Operation: As per usual with staggered pick up times from 3pm (see below). Drop Off: Morning Drop Off is as per usual but parents are requested NOT to enter the school playground. Pick Up in the afternoons: K-2 Students to exit via the Liverpool gate. 3-6 Students to exit via the Hill Street gate. Family groups can exit with the youngest sibling, i.e. If you have children in Kinder, Year 4 and Year 6 then they can all exit through the Liverpool gate with their youngest sibling. There will be a staggered exit as follows: Kinder: 3pm Stage 1(Year 1 and 2): 3.05pm Stage 2 (Year 3 and 4): 3.10pm Stage 3 (Year 5 and 6): 3.15pm Parents are requested not to come into the playground to collect their children but to wait outside the school grounds at a prearranged spot. Please adhere to social distancing whilst waiting for your child to exit the school grounds.

Pick Up Zone in the afternoon: The Pick Up Zone will operate from 3.15pm as normal. Families will be gathered together under the Primary COLA as students are released from class & then will leave the school grounds in family groupings from 3.15pm. Please remember that cars are to be stopped for a maximum of 2 minutes in this zone and parents/carers are not to leave their vehicles. Students will be escorted to vehicles by staff on duty. To make the Pick Up/Drop Off Zone run as smoothly as possible, we ask that families print off an A4 size sign with their Last name and place it on the dashboard on the passenger side.

UNIFORM SHOP

Continues to be closed but orders can be made over the phone or emailed to the school and picked up through the school office at a pre-arranged time. Orders need to be in by Tuesday each week and will be filled on a Wednesday to be picked up by arrangement on a Thursday or Friday. EFTPOS will be available in the front office or exact money can be paid in an envelope. No change will be available.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Students with a last name beginning:

A-D

E- Mayall

Mc-Russell

Ryan-Z

Teachers planning and catching up with parent/student communication for at home learners.

Any children of essential workers or vulnerable students.

Any children of essential workers or vulnerable students.

Any children of essential workers or vulnerable students.

Any children of essential workers or vulnerable students.

Any children of essential workers or vulnerable students.

Term 2 Week 4 Tuesday 19 May 2020

CANTEEN NEWS The Canteen is open and will be operating for pre-ordered lunches only. If your child requires a snack for recess this needs to be included with their lunch order. Please ensure you have the correct change in your child’s lunch bag as no change can be given.

Racheal Johnson Canteen Manager

FOOD FROM HOME

We take this opportunity to remind families that food from home cannot be shared with other students. Birthday treats can be sent in the form of commercially produced individually wrapped portions i.e. Water ice blocks or packaged cupcakes, if you wish to celebrate your child’s day.

LIBRARY NEWS

556 That is the number of library books overdue!

Please help by remembering to return any library books. There will be no borrowing if you have overdue books or you don’t have a library bag.

Congratulations to the students, who in Week 3 achieved 100% in their Accelerated Reading Quizzes. Great Effort!

Mrs Jackie Cheshire Teacher Librarian

Term 2 Week 4 Tuesday 19 May 2020

Schedule of Planned Maintenance Group 1 (18 May-29 May)

Building/Classroom Works to be done C Block -5M/6D Block New ramp, painting on the verandah.

Classrooms relocated during this time. D Block -Primary Toilets Painting poles, replace louvre windows.

H Block -Year 2 Block Painting external walls, handrails/verandah, and cupboard on verandah, kiln and 2S

storeroom. I Block- KH & KL Block Painting KH classroom, repair wet area

cupboards. Repair and paint KH/KL verandah. Classrooms relocated at this time.

Group 2 (1 June-12 June) Building/Classroom Works to be done

A Block- Admin building New roof, Painting of sick bay and external gutters and downpipes. All admin and staff

room to be relocated during this time. N Block-5S/6A Roof replacement. Classrooms relocated at this

time.

Group 3 (15 June-26 June) Building/Classroom Works to be done

J Block- KO/Cultural Room External repairs and paint to walls, downpipes and gutters. Replace sink area and cupboards

in KO. Paint KO room. Repair window and paint wet area in Cultural room. Paint Cultural Room.

Classrooms to be relocated during this time. K Block- Infants Toilets Replace skylights and glass louvres. Paint

ceilings. Groundworks Painting of walkways. Replace shade cloth in

back playground. B Block –Residence/Computer Room/Uniform

Shop/SPE Room Internal-Repair, paint Computer Room. Deck area- repair and paint. SPE Room- paint door. Uniform Shop- paint door. External- painting

Group 4 (29 June-20 July) Building/Classroom Works to be done L Block- Year 1 Block External painting and window repairs. Paint and

replace carpet in 1C. New flooring in hallway area. Paint Storeroom in 1W and 1T. Replace

carpet in 1W. Replace carpet in Hearing Office. Paint 1T room.

M Block- Outside Library/Reading Intervention Room

Paint concrete columns and lining.

P Block- Hall/Canteen External gutters and downpipes. External doors painted. Canteen-replace flooring, repair

skylight, paint and repairs. Canteen closed at this time. Disabled toilets-replace sink, toilet

and shower. Cleaners room-replace sink, door painted. Hall- paint internal doors. Back of hall

music room- window and ceiling repairs.

Term 2 Week 4 Tuesday 19 May 2020

STUDENTS LEARNING FROM HOME Harper (1W)

Oscar (KO) and Aston (2W) made this book for the library

Some work samples from Jock P (2S)

Azizah’s Story Writing (2S)

Term 2 Week 4 Tuesday 19 May 2020

WE ARE CURRENTLY IN PHASE 1