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Cundletown Public School “The Caring School”

High St Cundletown NSW 2430

T6553 9315 F 6553 9055 email: cundletown-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Cundletown Public School Tuesday 24th March 2020 Term 1 Week 9

We are living through a difficult time in our history as a community at present and this is set to continue for a while

longer and there will be some changes to our usual school routines. The latest update for schools was via a livestreamed

meeting hosted by Mark Scott Secretary, Department of Education yesterday afternoon regarding the COVID -19 and

procedures for all Public Schools. Information from this meeting was communicated by a note sent home yesterday

which directs all Public Schools to be operational until Easter. If you have any questions regarding the new school routine

or attendance procedures for this term please contact our school. We will have curriculum aligned school work and links

for online learning. This week we have prepared work if required for students to complete. Those students who do not

have internet facilities at home, parents may wish to contact the school for alternate school work resources and delivery.

As you may be aware a number of our local PSSA sporting events have been postponed. A further postponement now

includes the Taree eisteddfod events until further notice.

The Cundletown PS P&C AGM was held last week and the 2020 executive elected. At the meeting I proposed a trial

commencing next term of altering the recess and lunch break timing during the day. The school start time will remain the

same, a long break will occur in the morning at 11:25am until 12:15. We will have a supervised lunch eating time

(15mins) included in the first half of lunch (totalling 25mins) and second half of lunch time play (totalling 25mins).

The short break will then be in the afternoon at 1:45-2:10pm (25 mins). The school finish time will still be at 3:30pm. The

class teaching time remains the same as do the break times. The change is the timing of the long break which will be first

and a short break later in the day. We will trial this commencing in term 2. The canteen will do lunches to be ready at

11:25am and recess at 1:45pm. The Flexi School ordering time currently closes at 9:45am this will be reset to 9:35am

close, as the canteen will need time to prepare food. Apart from the sun safety advantage we are finding that some

students are eating their lunch food at 9 am. So having a longer morning break will hopefully sustain them a little longer

each day and have a greater focus in the classroom and in the summer less time in the afternoon heat.

Our carpark will be completed next week with some drier weather. The department have offered a new higher fence for

the front section of our school. With this new fence the intention will be to continue extending the fence in sections

around our school into the future as the numbers of unauthorised visitors after schools hours and the damage has been

an ongoing issues over some years and unfortunately not decreasing.

The link below has four questions for parent feedback about our school.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SBCL99W

Regards

Nigel Sherrard

Principal

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Cundletown Public School Tuesday 24th March 2020 Term 1 Week 9

CANTEEN NEWS

ROSTER:

Week 9 & 10

Mon 23rd Sheryl, Michelle

Tues 24th Sheryl

Wed 25th Helen, Zeta

Thurs 26th Carollyn, Michelle

Fri 27th Bec, Danielle, Carollyn

Mon 30th Sheryl, Lousie

Tues 31st Sheryl

Wed 1st Helen, Zeta

Thurs 2nd Carollyn, Michelle

Fri 3rd Bec, Danielle, Carollyn

Friday Assembly Fortnightly in the Hall 2:40 pm

Term 1 2020

Week 11

Mon 6th April Mothers Day Stall

Easter Raffle to be drawn

P&C Easter Raffle

The P&C will be holding there annual Easter raffle again

this year.

We are accepting donations for this event.

Donations can be dropped off to the front office.

Thankyou for your continued support.

SCHOOL PHOTOS

School photos have been postponed and will now be

held on Thursday 4th June.

Photo envelopes will be sent home on Wednesday 20th

May.

Please note that photo envelopes MUST be handed to

the photographer on the day and NOT to the front

office.

Thank you

Active OOSH Cundletown

Vacation Care Program

New Vacation Care Programs will sent

home with all families at Cundletown Public School by the

end of the week as we have had to cancel all our excursions

and incursions to keep all our children and staff safe at this

present time. If you require care for your children in the

school holidays please come in and speak to our friendly

staff to make a booking or your can contact us on

0409 598 247.

We look forward to hearing from you.

School Updates

Please keep an eye out for any updates that we

can give you over the next few weeks on our

Cundletown Public School Facebook page and

also on the Skoolbag App.

We will do our best to put any new updates and

changes on these two sites so you are all up to

date with everything that is going on at our

school.

Thanks.