welcome back to all of our students we ve missed you

SAFE, RESPECTFUL

LEARNERS

Friday 29th October, 2021

At Abermain Public School Our community is welcomed, involved and valued.

Our students are safe, engaged and achieve personal success. Our staff build positive relationships and are committed and inspiring.

WELCOME BACK TO ALL OF OUR STUDENTS

WE’VE MISSED YOU

ABERMAIN PUBLIC SCHOOL—Safe, Respectful Learners

Week 4 - Term 4, 2021

We are so excited to have our students and staff back in our classrooms with COVID-safe practices in

place. There were many smiling faces under our masks.

Massive thank you to our parents and carers for their ongoing support during Learning From Home.

With your help and input we ensured student learning continued throughout lockdown.

I need to acknowledge and thank the staff at Abermain Public School again, who went above and

beyond to support and ensure the wellbeing of our students and their families during a challenging

time.

This week students received Principal Awards that had been acknowledged through Dojo posts, thanks

to Miss Trotter's creativity with the creation our digital awards. Thank you Mrs Marquet for ensuring

they were all ready for our students to collect this week.

K-2 students who participated in the Mini-Olympics just before we went into lockdown, were also

acknowledged. Thank you to Mrs Walton for her additional work to ensure the Mini-Olympics took

place and for creating special Mini-Olympic Certificates for each participant. Congratulations to the

following classes on their class participation medals: K/1 F received the Gold medal, 1/2P the Silver

medal and K/1T captured the Bronze medal.

Please find below an extract from a previous email outlining the current procedures and systems in

place at Abermain Public School.

We remain on Level 3 PLUS restrictions.

To ensure the health and safety of our students when they return to school, the following Level 3 plus

Covid-safe practices and systems are in place at Abermain Public School:

Although all gates will be open from 8:45am, parents/carers are asked where possible to leave their

morning drop off until 9:10am so that students can go straight into their classrooms. This will

minimise the number of students on the playground.

Parents/Carers must remain outside school grounds, follow physical distancing guidelines and avoid

gathering at school gates.

In addition to our regular cleaning regimes, high touch areas and hard surfaces including play

equipment, will be cleaned throughout the day.

Student desks will be wiped at the beginning of the school day and throughout the day.

Students will regularly wash and/or sanitise their hands throughout the day, including before eating.

Systems and practices are in place to minimise the number of students accessing the same toilet block

at the same time .

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT


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Staff will wear masks at all times indoors and carry a mask when outdoors. Masks are strongly

recommended for primary students when indoors.

Systems and practices are in place to minimise the mingling of K – 2 students with those in Years 3 – 6.

These include separate play time activity groups and separate play spaces within the playground.

Students are advised to use private transport to and from school where possible. If students need to

use the bus, they must sanitise before boarding and are strongly encouraged to wear face masks

during their travel.

Parents are to collect students from their previously designated gate to minimise the number of

students and families at each exit point. K – 2 students will exit at 3:10pm, followed by Year 3 – 6

students at 3:15pm.

Assessments are underway across the school to collect information on student progress. All students

were given the opportunity to demonstrate their writing skills, and Stage 1 have completed literacy and

numeracy check-ins this week. Next week our Year 3 and 5 students will also participate in a state-wide

check-in for reading and numeracy. All of this valuable data will allow teaching staff to design

appropriate learning sequences for each child as we move forward.

Our Covid Intensive Learning Program continued during our lockdown period (led by Mrs Hourigan and

the support team) and has recommenced at school this week. Thank you to Mrs Bailey, Ms Kastner and

Miss Morgan.

As a part of our wellbeing framework all students have revisited their PAWS Contracts while re-engaging

with our core values of safety, respect and learning across our school setting. PBL lessons this week have

seen students and staff unpack the new systems and practices in place to support a COVID-safe learning

environment.

Thank you again for your continued support.

Deb Bower

Relieving Principal

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT continued


Week 4 - Term 4, 2021

COVID Intensive Learning Support Program

Dear Families,

This year, the NSW government introduced a COVID Intensive Learning Support Program to ensure that student learning is supported following the disruptions experienced in 2020. We have been providing this type of support across our school context since Term 1. As we return to face-to face learning, we will be continuing to provide small-group tuition focusing on reading fluency, comprehension, targeted maths support in the areas of addition and whole number, as well as targeted writing sessions.

Small group tuition is an effective way of helping children consolidate key skills, extend their knowledge and understanding and provides an opportunity for them to practise skills and gain independence. This is a practice that we have used across our school for many years.

Students accessing this small group guided teaching and supplementary support will have had this communicated directly with them. However, as our school systems already support small group interventions, please be assured that all students will continue receiving support specifically targeted for their needs.

Our staffing this term includes additional support across all classes, and additional groups in Literacy and Numeracy are being formed to support our continued approach to small group, targeted teaching. Progress will continue to be communicated through our Student Progress Reports and through conversational opportunities.

We are excited to have our students returning and look forward to a successful term ahead.

Please feel free to contact the school if you have any questions.

INTENTION TO APPLY FOR YEAR 7 ENTRY TO A SELECTIVE HIGH

SCHOOL IN 2023

Selective High Schools cater for high achieving academically gifted students who may otherwise be

without sufficient classmates at their own academic and social level. Letters will be sent home with all

Year 5 students this week. Parents/Carers are asked to please advise the school whether or not you

would like to have your child considered for Year 7 selective high school entry in 2023.

Detailed instructions on how to apply online is available at https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-

schools/selective-high-schools-and-opportunity-classes/year-7

The application website opens at the link on 19th October, 2021 and closes on 17th November, 2021.

Applications must be completed before the closing date.


Week 4 - Term 4, 2021

October 29th marks World Teacher's Day, and today we take the opportunity to acknowledge all of our incredible teaching staff who go above and beyond every day for our students and their families.


Week 4 - Term 4, 2021

NSW PUBLIC SCHOOL

FINDER TOOL Please find below a link where parents/carers

can find information regarding their in-zone

school.

https://education.nsw.gov.au/school-finder

EARLY STAGE 1 - Kindergarten

STAGE 1 - Years 1 and 2



TEACHER SUPERVISION

DOES NOT START UNTIL

8.45AM AND THIS IS

ALSO WHEN THE GATES

OPEN. TO ENSURE

YOUR CHILD’S SAFETY

WHEN ARRIVING AT

SCHOOL WE ASK THAT

YOU PLEASE DO NOT

DROP YOUR CHILDREN

OFF AT SCHOOL UNTIL

THE SCHOOL GATES

ARE OPEN.

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE DO NOT

ACCEPT EFT AT THE SCHOOL. IF

YOU WISH TO PAY VIA CREDIT

CARD THIS CAN BE DONE ON THE

SCHOOL WEBSITE UNDER THE

‘MAKE A PAYMENT’ TAB


Week 4 - Term 4, 2021

MEDICATIONS

If your child requires non-prescribed or intermittent medication administered at school,

parents/carers must complete a medication form which can be obtained from the school

office. This form requires specific details of medication and health management.

FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL CHILDREN MEDICATIONS MUST BE HANDED TO THE OFFICE BY

PARENTS/CARERS. MEDICATIONS ARE NOT TO BE HANDED TO THE STUDENT TO BRING TO

OR FROM SCHOOL.


Week 4 - Term 4, 2021

A REMINDER THAT DUE

TO COVID ALL BOOK

CLUB ORDERS ARE TO BE

PLACED ONLINE VIA

LOOP. WE ARE NO

LONGER TAKING ORDERS

HANDED TO THE SCHOOL

STUDENT ABSENCES

SMS texts will be sent to parents/carers between 9.45am and 10.00am each day to

inform that an absence has been recorded for their child. Parents/carers can explain

absence either by replying to the SMS text, in person, by phone, school email or a

letter to the class teacher. ALL absences must be explained within seven (7) days. If

you are having attendance issues with your child, please contact the school so we can

work together to improve their attendance at school.

PARKING

REMINDER

Community members have asked us to remind our

families of the need to respect their driveways and

nature strips and not park there while picking up or

dropping off their child/ren.

There is a real concern for the safety of the children.

A REMINDER THAT

THERE IS TO BE NO

SMOKING WITHIN 30

METRES OF OUR

SCHOOL.

THIS INCLUDES

VAPING AND E

CIGARETTES


Week 4 - Term 4, 2021

SCHOOL WEBSITE

http://www.abermain-schools.nsw.edu.au

SCHOOL FACEBOOK PAGE

Abermain Public School NOTES WILL NOT BE REPRINTED AT SCHOOL. COPIES OF NOTES CAN BE

OBTAINED ON OUR SCHOOL WEBSITE.

Important information for parents and students

The Department recognises that family breakdowns take place. However, unless

there is formal notice it is assumed that both parents have shared and equal

parental responsibility for their children and both parents have been involved in

decisions regarding their children’s education. This also means the school

recognises that each parent has equal duties, obligations, responsibilities and

opportunities relating to matters involving the school.

If changes occur in your family relationship which might impact on the

relationship between the school and your family, you should advise the school

immediately. This includes providing copies of any relevant court orders.

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