Principals Report

Dear Parents and Carers,

Managed return to school – Phase 1

We are currently in Phase 1, meaning that students

attending school on a single day during the week.

This will continue during this week. All students are

expected to be engaged with their learning from

home. If you have any concerns, please don’t

hesitate in contacting the school.

We anticipate receiving an update from the

Department of Education later this week regarding

the managed return to school plan for next week. I

will share this information with the school

community as soon as it is available.

Currently at school we have heightened cleaning

operations, with all hard surfaces being cleaned

multiple times during the day, as well as all shared

equipment. Any keyboards, instruments, books and

so forth are clean with disinfectant before students

use them. We also have additional measures in

place in the library which will slow down the turn

over loaning items that have been borrowed whilst

they are cleaned. Students are regularly washing

their hands throughout the day and teachers are

following hygiene processes including physical

distancing and cleaning protocols. The safety of staff

and students is a high priority.

Kindergarten – Year 1 learning from the Canteen

The Kindergarten – Year 1 class continues to learn

from the canteen whilst the upgrade continues in

the regular classroom. Once it has been completed,

the canteen will be operational again on a normal

rotation, and breakfast club will recommence.

Please ensure all children come rotation, and

breakfast club will recommence. Please ensure all

children come to school with a packed lunch until

we notify you that the canteen is operational again.

Reports and parent teacher interviews

Mid-year reports will look a little different this year

given the recent disruption. Our secondary reports

will look very similar; however, the primary reports

will change a little with the removal of the A-E

grading.

Parent teacher interviews are still scheduled for the

1 July from 3:30-6:00PM. They will not be conducted

face to face this year. More information will be

available shortly, but parents will be able to indicate

if they prefer a telephone interview, or a video

conference interview.

Employment opportunities

We are currently in the process for recruiting for

three positions:

Assistant principal (Permanent, full-time)

Aboriginal Education Officer (Temporary,

full-time until the end of the year)

HSC examination supervisor (Casual, during

October-November)

Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Classes attending

K/1 11/12

7/8 11/12

1/2/3 11/12

9/10 11/12

4/5/6 11/12

The Gazette Week 4A - Term 2

Monday 18th of May 2020

Address: Boree Street, Barellan NSW 2665

Phone: 02 6963 9202

Fax: 02 6963 9302

Email: barellan-c.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Website: https://barellan-c.schools.nsw.gov.au

Please read the announcement about employment

opportunities in the Gazette for more information.

Best wishes,

Paul Laing

Principal

In brief:

Keep following the health advice regarding

Covid-19

Phase 1 – 1 class per day at school

continues this week.

We can’t confirm what operations will look

like next week.

The canteen and breakfast club are NOT

currently running.

The K-1 class is learning from the canteen.

Parent-teacher interviews will be on the 1

July, via telephone or video conference.

See the employment opportunities for more

information about work available.

Mother’s Day Celebrations

Happy Mother’s Day!

Jump Rope for Heart

Congratulations to our Primary students for raising $1086.92 for Jump Rope for Heart. Special mention

must be made of Lily Curran who raised an incredible $434.15 on her own! Well done Primary!

Employment Opportunities

Assistant Principal

Aboriginal Education Officer

HSC Examination Supervisor

Barellan Central School is seeking to employ an examination supervisor for this year’s Higher School Certificate. The examination period will take place from the 20th October to 11th November. The successful applicant must be over the age of 18 and have a valid paid Working with Children Check (WWCC). The position is paid on an hourly basis by NESA. Applicants cannot have a child or near relative sitting the HSC or work at BCS. Supervisors’ duties include: - Following directions of the presiding officer. - Listening to all instructions given to students. - Ensuring confidentiality. Interested applicants or anyone seeking further information should contact the Principal, Paul Laing, via email barellan-c.school@det.nsw.edu.au with their name, phone number and email details.

A vacancy exists for an Aboriginal Education Officer at BCS. This position will be advertised through teacher

noticeboards and the local community. An AEO provides assistance to teachers, Aboriginal students and their

families to support improved learning, welfare and well-being outcomes for Aboriginal students. An AEO also

works with all students, their families and teachers to support cultural awareness and the development of

culturally appropriate materials to support the learning of all students.

We are currently forming a panel and request any Aboriginal parents interested in being on the selection

panel to contact the school by Tuesday 26 May. One Aboriginal parent will join a representative from the

Griffith AECG and the principal to convene the panel to recruit the AEO.

Once we have a panel formed, we will commence the recruitment process and hope to have an

announcement by the end of June.

A vacancy exists for a permanent Assistant Principal at Barellan Central School. The position will be

advertised in ‘I Work for NSW’ this Wednesday, and the advertisement closes on 3 June. Please share with

your teacher colleagues that this rare opportunity has arisen to join the leadership team at Barellan Central

School.

We hope to announce the outcome by the end of June.

International Celebrations Upcoming

this Fortnight: 15th – 28th of May

International Day of Families – May 15

“Families around the world are changing, many

becoming smaller, as the number of single-parent

households grows. Currently, 65% of all families are

made up of either couples living with children of any

age, or couples living with both children and extended

family members, such as grandparents. The

diminishing number of extended families and the

increasing number of single-parent families put into

sharp focus the issue of social protection.”

International Day of Light – May 16

“The International Day of Light celebrates the role light

plays in science, culture and art, education, and

sustainable development, and in fields as diverse as

medicine, communications, and energy. The

International Day of Light is celebrated on 16 May each

year, the anniversary of the first successful operation

of the laser in 1960 by physicist and engineer,

Theodore Maiman.”

International Day of Living Together in Peace – May 16

“The UN General-Assembly, in its resolution 72/130,

declared 16 May the International Day of Living

Together in Peace, as a means of regularly

mobilizing the efforts of the international

community to promote peace, tolerance, inclusion,

understanding and solidarity. The Day aims to

uphold the desire to live and act together, united in

differences and diversity, in order to build a

sustainable world of peace, solidarity and

harmony.”

World Telecommunication and Information Society

Day – May 17

“The purpose of World Telecommunication and

Information Society Day (WTISD) is to help raise

awareness of the possibilities that the use of the

Internet and other information and communication

technologies (ICT) can bring to societies and

economies, as well as of ways to bridge the digital

divide.”

https://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-days/

World Bee Day – May 20

“To raise awareness of the importance of pollinators,

the threats they face and their contribution to

sustainable development, the UN designated 20 May

as World Bee Day. The goal is to strengthen measures

aimed at protecting bees and other pollinators, which

would significantly contribute to solving problems

related to the global food supply and eliminate hunger

in developing countries.”

International Day for Biological Diversity – May 22

“As the global community is called to re-examine our

relationship to the natural world, one thing is certain:

despite all our technological advances we are completely

dependent on healthy and vibrant ecosystems for our

water, food, medicines, clothes, fuel, shelter and energy,

just to name a few. The theme “Our solutions are in

nature” emphasizes hope, solidarity and the importance

of working together at all levels to build a future of life in

harmony with nature.”

International Tea Day – May 21

“Re-emphasizing the call from the Intergovernmental Group on Tea to direct greater efforts towards expanding demand, particularly in tea-producing countries, where per capita consumption is relatively low, and supporting efforts to address the declining per capita consumption in traditional importing countries, the General Assembly decided to designate 21 May as International Tea Day.”

International Day to End Obstetric Fistula – May 23

“Obstetric fistula is preventable; it can largely be

avoided by delaying the age of first pregnancy; the

cessation of harmful traditional practices; and timely

access to obstetric care. Unfortunately, the current

pandemic affects all these preventive measures in

developing countries where obstetric fistula still exists

- countries in which health care systems, even before

the coronavirus outbreak, failed to provide accessible,

quality maternal health care.”

https://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-days/

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