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Bargo Public School Newsletter Great Southern Road, Bargo. NSW 2574 02 4684 1396 bargo-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Term 3 Week 2

Welcome to Term 3. I hope the start of the new

term was a positive one for all. We are hoping for a

calm term ahead with continuity in learning across

our school.

COVID-19 Update

As you are aware, schools are open for business and

students are expected to be at school unless they

are unwell. Teaching and learning is taking place

throughout each and every classroom. I have been

impressed with the way our students have returned

from the school holiday period, enthusiastically

engaging in their learning.

We continue to promote and maintain hygienic

practices throughout the school on a daily basis.

Students are washing their hands regularly and are

being encouraged to follow the guidelines set by

NSW Health. Our school is equipped with hand

sanitiser, thermometers and the required resources

to support in promoting the health and safety of

our students, staff and community.

The NSW Department of Education have continued

to provide enhanced cleaning around the school

grounds daily. Additional cleaners have been

allocated to wipe down surfaces, handles, railings

etc throughout the day.

We will need to continue our before and after school

routines where students are using the front and back

gate as drop off and pick up points. It is important

that our school community follow the guidelines by

remaining socially distanced in these areas at these

times. Under advice we are minimising the amount

of people coming on site, where only essential staff

and visitors are entering. For the health and safety of

all, this unfortunately means we cannot have parents

accessing school grounds. Please only approach the

office or canteen for essential purposes or if you

have been requested to attend an urgent meeting.

We thank you for your ongoing support during this

time.

If you have any concerns, please contact the school

on 4684 1396.

Education Week

It is Education Week next week where we would

usually be inviting our school community along to

celebrate the learning that takes place in public

education. Unfortunately due to COVID-19 we are

unable to have our usual open day and community

based events. The theme this year is ‘Learning

Together’, which is definitely very appropriate to

2020. The home learning period of COVID-19 has

made this theme extremely relevant for all.

Education Week is a time to celebrate all of the

amazing things your children do at school on a daily

basis. We will still be celebrating Education Week,

however, it will be a little different where our

creativity is certainly being put to the test. We aim to

share the experiences of Education Week with you

across social media and communication platforms.

Parent / Teacher Interviews

Parent / Teacher Interviews will be taking place

during weeks 4 and 5. Due to the current guidelines

we are unable to conduct these meetings face to

face. Instead we will be offering interviews via

phone. A note will be coming out over the next

week with more information about how to book a

time to talk to your child’s teacher. These interviews

are a great opportunity for you to discuss the

progress of your child / children with the classroom

teacher.

Class and School Based Awards

Class teachers have still been acknowledging

student achievement by handing out awards even

though we’ve been unable to have our regular

assemblies. We would like to encourage students

to still collect their awards and if they accumulate

enough for the next level to bring them into school.

As we would normally do in week 5 and 10 of this

term, we are planning to have an assembly to

recognise any Bargo Blue achievements. As we

can’t have parents present to see their children

receive their awards we are going to either live

stream or record the awarding of these

achievements. Please bring in awards, clearly

labelled with your child’s name, preferably in a

plastic sleeve or stapled together and place in the

letterbox or give to the class teacher by the end of

week 4 for the week 5 assembly.

Thanks and Congratulations

A huge thank you to all the families who returned

their contact and permissions information. This

ensures we have the correct details for your

children. We had such a large response to the

return that I decided one prize was not enough

and so have drawn out 4 families to receive a gift

voucher. These will be available for pick up from

Calendar

Aug 3-7 Education Week

Aug 4 School Photos

Payment envelopes will come

home soon

A big thank you to all the students who wore their pyjamas and bought pancakes on the last day of term.

A special mention to the Year 6 students and parents who cooked and supplied pancakes for the day.

We raised $467.60. It was an awesome way to finish the term!

Thank you,

Stage 3 teachers.

Pyjama and Pancake Day

the office on Friday. Congratulations to the families of

these students:

1. Tynan Farrow

2. Byron Strong

3. Dakota Lindsay

4. Charleigh-Ann Elliot

For those families that haven’t returned their

information yet, we would appreciate it if you could

do so as soon as possible so we have the correct

information for your family. Office staff can be

contacted for replacement forms if needed. Office

staff may also be in contact via phone with families

to update or confirm details if we don’t receive your

information soon. Thanks for your assistance with this

request for information.

Have a great week,

Mr B Green

100 Days

Kindergarten finally

got to celebrate

their 100 days of

School last

Friday. They had a

great day

celebrating with

their friends and

teachers. The day

included a special

cupcake each, a

teddy bear’s picnic

and lots of literacy/

numeracy and art/

craft activities

throughout the

day. Students used

craft paper and

designed a self

portrait

of themselves being

100 years old and

they each wrote a

sentence of what

they would be doing

at this age. They

built towers 100

pieces high, talked

about grouping of

10 concept and

then building on top.

Students wrote their

own mini book

about 100 days of

School. They each

made their own 100

day hat and

sunglasses with an

individual photo

taken as a memento

of the day.

We are all excited to

be 100 days

brighter! Check out

some of the photos

from our

celebration.

K/1H have been using art to explore and further our understanding of mathematical concepts.

We have been learning about multiplication and making equal groups. 1/2H drew 4

vases and they had to ensure they had an equal number of flowers in each vase. We

then practised ‘whisper counting’ to find the total number of flowers altogether.

K/1H have also been learning about the concept of time. Every morning we go through

our daily calendar, reciting the days of the week and the months and seasons of the

year. We discussed the colours that are normally associated with each season and the

changes that occur to some trees with each new season.

Jump Rope for Heart – Term 3

Bargo PS will again participate in Jump Rope for Heart

Fundraising initiative after the success of the program last year.

All classes will participate in skills based lessons with a ‘Jump

Off’ day to be scheduled for later in the Term 3. We would

love for our families to get involved again this year for a good

cause.

Children and parents create an online fundraising page to

showcase their Jump Rope achievements and encourage

donations from friends, family and others.

The Heart Foundation has partnered with online fundraising specialists everyday hero to power

your fundraising page and collect your donations.

You can customise your page with photos and a brief write-up. It's easy and a lot of fun. You

can share your page, and your friends and family can donate and leave comments. Go to

https://www.jumprope.org.au/parents to register a fundraising account and started collecting

sponsors.

Can wait to get started? Go to the Jump Rope for Heart YouTube channel for some skipping skills

and inspiration for the school holidays. https://www.youtube.com/channel/

UCP68FtlyWk2COofdaUkC9HQ/featured

Skill of the Week Our first skill of the week is ‘The Criss Cross’

https://hrt.how/criss-cross

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