Woodburn Public School

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Canteen is cancelled until further notice.

Next P&C Meeting 7 September 2020 @

6:30pm in the staffroomAll welcome!

email: woodburn-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Web:www.woodburn-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Week 5 Term 3 Wednesday 19 August 2020

Ph: 66 822 502 Fax: 66 822 513

Woodburn St WOODBURN 2472

2020 Education Week AwardsThis week I was honoured to present, on behalf of our Director Educational Leadership (Mr Peter Campbell), the 2020 Education Week Awards to recipients of our school. Of all the nominations submitted across the Lennox Coast Network, our school had four recipients. Ilah Gardiner and Zac O’Rourke from our student body, Mrs Ilana Conte from our staff, along with Ms Amanda Pearce from our parent and community base, were successful recipients of Education Week Awards in 2020.

Congratulations to all four award winners. We are blessed to have such worthy representatives in and across our school community

COVID-19 UpdateThis week, the Department of Education has strengthened the requirements of schools in responding to COVID-19 across NSW. There has been plenty of media attention given to the enhanced requirements and further restrictions facing schools, students and communities. These are operational guidelines that school are required to follow.

The nature of the enhanced guidelines means we will not proceed with our school cross country this week, but will still allow students to dress in house colours.

It is imperative that we are all aware of the new

School packs $40 per studentVoluntary Contributions $20 per student or $40

per family. PLEASE PAY NOW!

Payment can be made at the office or securely online at www.woodburn-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

requirement for staff and students to undertake a COVID test, await a negative clearance and to provide evidence of such before returning to school if you experience any flu-like symptoms. Staff and/or students who display symptoms while at school should leave the site immediately (or as soon as possible) and not return until COVID-19 cleared.

Students who return to school without a clearance are to be segregated and parents contacted to take students home until evidence of a clearance is provided to school.

This is a significant change in expectation and will have an impact on staff and students going forward.

Management of COVID matters for students of our school will be managed through the school office.

For more complete details of the current guidelines you may access the advice for families through the following link.

https://education.nsw.gov.au/covid- 19/advice-for-families

SENTRAL Parent Portal and APP

Whilst our school continues to use our Facebook page, our Sentral APP is the best process for future distribution and return of school documentation. Please consider getting active in this space.

Before and After School CareOur school recently published an Expression of Interest in Before and After School Care. A copy of the EOI is available from our Facebook page or can be requested by phoning the school.

At this stage, very few responses have been received. Serious consideration will only be considered if we have significantly more interest in all before and after school sessions across the week. Unless a service can be financially sustainable, further consideration for 2021 will not proceed.

If you are interested, please submit an EOI before the end of AUGUST so a valid decision can be made.

School SecurityPlease remain vigilant of our school outside school hours and report any security concerns to the School Security Unit on 1300 880 021. Our school buildings should not be accessed outside school hours unless there is an agreement in place.

Until next newsletter...

Zac O’Rourke and The Ickabog by J.K Rowling

J.K. Rowling invited budding young artists between the ages of 7 to 12 years old to illustrate The Ickabog, for the once in a lifetime chance to be featured in The Ickabog book, which will be published on 10 November 2020.

Zac was one of 18,000 children who submitted illustrations. He submitted a few illustrations and was so excited to have one shortlisted. As a runner-up prize, he’ll receive a copy of the book when published, as well as a certificate.

Zac is writing a novel at the moment, and loves to create new characters. He has illustrations for the book too. In his spare time, he’s usually found with a pencil in hand, adding to his book, or to his collection of illustrations.

Congratulations Zac!

Our Stars

KL Kai Simpson Theiah-Rose Williams

Adam Richards Nate Hull

1J Jorihanna Clark

Harper Gardiner

Billy Lowe Kari McKenzie

2D Tom Ford Layla Williams Cherri Hewes Archer Craggs

3J Milli Vidler Nevaeh Laurie Riley Smith Ryan Wicks

4M Clay Sykes Destiny Kilmurray

Cooper Vidler Zoe Robinson

5Z Emma Marshall Mitchell Gillett Tayla Frankland

Lawson Algie

6R Dominic Macintosh

Max Ticknor Toby Dicinoski Narrissa Hicks

K-6B Ella StevensK-6W Ben ValeRIPPER Awards

Bella GrahamBella DuftyEmily ElwellAbbey Alchin

Cooper Macintosh

Sophie ButlerKale Bryen

Lachlan SwansboroughJasper Rose

Zoe BrownNarrissa Hicks

Book Awards Savannah DavisKhloe Morgan

Hunter PurseyAmelia Simpson

Rocky LordJasper Rose

Asger Paungreen

Isabel Stevens

Current COVID-19 Operational Guidelines @ 19/8/2020:

Safety and hygiene

What’s changing

As of 17 August, some of the changes required from schools are:

• vigilance in ensuring that staff and students do not attend school or work if they are unwell

• students absent or sent home due to flu-like symptoms need to be tested • staff and students must not return to school or work until they return a negative

COVID-19 result and are symptoms free • schools must sight the negative COVID-19 test result prior to allowing students

and staff to return to school • schools should limit activities to year groups whenever possible.

School operations

What’s changing

As of 17 August, some of the changes required from schools are:

• students to stay within their relevant cohort, year group or stage for all learning activities

• schools must not travel outside of their local community area or zone for all interschool activities

• only external providers essential to the delivery of curriculum may continue • professional learning should be online.

School activities Specific changes have been made to the following school related activities. What’s changing

As of 17 August, some of the changes required from schools are:

• schools must not travel outside of their local community area or zone for all interschool activities

• some group activities such as choirs, chanting and the use of wind instruments in a group setting are not permitted

• dance activities will require risk assessments and a COVID-19 Safety Plan • trade training centres are required to have a COVID-19 Safety Plan • school based apprenticeships, traineeships and VET work placements will

require employers to have a COVID-19 Safety Plan • a Year 12 graduation assembly is allowed with restrictions.