Week 1 Term 2 Tuesday 28 April 2020 www.casinowest-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Dream, Believe, Achieve. Casino West Public School ● 84a Hotham Street, Casino NSW 2470 ● phone: 6662 1916 ● fax: 6662 6373 ● email: casinowest-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Remember to keep in contact :• Class Dojo • Facebook • Skoolbag app• School Website• Telephone 02 6662 1916• Correspondence

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Term 2 is here!

Casino West families on ANZAC Day 2020. Lest We Forget.

Dear parents, carers and community members, Welcome to Term 2 during these very different times. We hope you have all have been able to relax with family over the school break.

Lessons will begin again tomorrow; online lessons will be posted on Classdojo by all teachers with year 3-6 teachers also posting work on google classroom (students know how to access this).

Paper learning packs were posted home to each child yesterday and should arrive this week. As of tomorrow we will have a tub for each class at the school office entrance for the return of paperwork to be marked and commented on by teachers. Please attach your child’s work together or put it in a large envelope and place in the appropriate class tub. Thank you.

MANAGED RETURN TO SCHOOL FOR TERM 2:

As you may have heard there will be a managed return to school for Term 2.

There are five phases to get us back to full onsite school operations:

• Phase 0 – where we currently are; schools are open for families of essential workers.

• Phase 1 – students at school one day per week.

• Phase 2 – students at school at least two days per week.

• Phase 3 – students at school five days per week, with social distancing measures.

• Phase 4 – students at school five days per week, with full school activities.

Students will commence Phase 1 (one day a week schooling) from Monday 11 May (Week 3).

Casino West Public School has timetabled all of our students to ensure that only 25% of students attend on any one day, as per health and social distancing guidelines.

Kindergarten to Year 2 students are timetabled to attend on either a Monday or a Tuesday.

Year 3 to 6 students are timetabled to attend on either a Wednesday or a Thursday.

YOU WILL RECEIVE A LETTER IN THE MAIL THIS WEEK OR THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK TO SAY WHICH DAY IS ALLOCATED FOR YOUR CHILD.

We will update the change to each phase of the return as we are notified.

ENTERING SCHOOL PROCEDURES:

Please only enter through the school office area and observe signs.

This week and next week only students of essential workers will be attending school. Parents are encouraged to keep their children at home and continue online/paper learning.

When your child returns: Parents are reminded that school gates open at 9am and students cannot be dropped before this time. You are asked to drop students at school (not enter the school) and arrange a pick up point outside of the school gates on the day your child attends. Parents are required to follow our social distancing and hygiene guidelines and to only contact the school by email or phone.

Any student, staff member or adult with symptoms of illness will not be able to be on school grounds.

Stay safe and have a good week.

Lesley Mills

Principal.

| NSW Department of Education

education.nsw.gov.au

Talking to children about coronavirus (COVID-19) Children are hearing a lot about Coronavirus from the media, their family and their friends. Feelings like worry and confusion are to be expected right now.

As a parent/carer you are the key person your child looks to for accurate information and reassurance.

Listen • Listen to your child’s questions, concerns and give them accurate information.

• Younger children need reassurance more than facts. They need to know that the adults are looking after them even when things are difficult.

• Use a calm, reassuring tone so they understand that the adults are coping with the situation.

Suggestions for speaking with younger children “Some people are getting sick with a virus. It makes them cough and feel unwell. If this happens people are being looked after by doctors and hospitals.” and “It’s important we wash our hands and cough into our elbows”.

Suggestions for speaking with older children Listen to what they have heard and give them accurate information. Give more detail about how the virus is spread and help them see how they can be part of the solution “That’s why we wash our hands for 20 seconds, cough into our elbow and practice social distancing. That’s how we can help protect everyone.”

Balance • Try to retain normal routines as much as possible and focus on other things –

besides the coronavirus.

NSW Department of Education

education.nsw.gov.au

Remote learning guidelines for students and parents

Stay connected

Ask questions

Use classroom language

Take breaks

Workspace

Focus

Your normal routine

If you don’t understand something, ask your teacher or classmates online.

Talking to your teachers and in class is different from how you speak to your friends online. Use proper grammar and avoid excessive emojis.

Take breaks away from screen. Move around and try not to sit all day.

Work in a quiet area, at a desk or table and try to limit distractions.

During calls with your teacher, stay focused on the call. Avoid reading chats or looking at other tabs.

Eat breakfast, brush your teeth and get dressed in the morning.

Please continue to visitthe school website, facebook page and Skoolbag app for up to date information.

• https://casinowest-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/• Casino West Public School facebook page

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to school

two d

ays a week.

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courag

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your

child

at hom

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wh

erever possib

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your sch

ool to see wh

ich

two d

ays of the w

eek your ch

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child

ren sh

ould

attend

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one d

ay a week.

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child

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schools.

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activities.

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wh

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pickin

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email an

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at hom

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requ

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remotely.

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mu

nicate w

ith you

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email an

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hon

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le.

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advice an

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you

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th

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possib

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no stu

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turn

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ents w

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only, n

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ter-school

activities.

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gem

ents.

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your ch

ild/ch

ildren

at hom

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ossible.

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port you

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/child

ren to

contin

ue learn

ing

at hom

e.

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mu

nicate w

ith you

r school via

email an

d p

hon

e wh

erever possib

le.

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e health

advice an

d keep

you

r child

/child

ren at h

ome if th

ey are u

nw

ell.

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ents w

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creased h

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may con

tinu

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ome to

suit th

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al need

s.

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ents rem

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the sam

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for the d

ay, break tim

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to redu

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betw

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ter-school

activities.

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and

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ply arran

gem

ents.

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ave discretion

for estab

lishin

g w

hich

grou

p atten

ds

on w

hich

day, w

ith a p

reference to

grou

p sib

ling

s/families tog

ether.

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ho n

eed to sen

d th

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ool every day m

ay con

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d n

o child

will

be tu

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away.

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lit across differen

t sp

aces and

break tim

es can b

e stag

gered

.

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rsions or in

ter-school

activities.

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tinu

ed en

han

ced clean

ing

and

h

ygien

e sup

ply arran

gem

ents.

NSW

Dep

artmen

t of Ed

ucation

A m

anag

ed

return

to school

Gu

idelin

es for families

Schools are safe p

laces for stu

den

ts, teachers

and

staff.

All stu

den

ts eng

age

with

a sing

le un

it of w

ork.

Keep

up

-to-date

with

your sch

ool’s com

mu

nication

s to m

ake sure you

receive im

portan

t messag

es ab

out tim

etable

chan

ges.

An

y iden

tified

cases of C

OV

ID-19 w

ill contin

ue

to be m

anag

ed in

line

with

health

advice,

inclu

din

g tem

porary

school closu

res wh

ere n

ecessary.

At all tim

esStu

den

ts at school at least

two d

ays per w

eek.Sch

ools are open

for fam

ilies wh

o need

it.

Stud

ents at sch

ool five

days p

er week, w

ith social

distan

cing

measu

res.

Stud

ents at sch

ool at least on

e day p

er week.

Stud

ents at sch

ool five d

ays p

er week, w

ith fu

ll sch

ool activities.

Learnin

g from

hom

e

Practical resou

rces an

d g

uid

es to sup

port

stud

ents are availab

le at th

e dep

artmen

t’s Learn

ing

from h

ome h

ub

.

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