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Bardwell Park Infants School t: 9567 8754
4 Crewe Lane, Bardwell Park, 2207 f: 9567 2952
e: bardwelpki-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au
w: https://bardwelpki-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/
N E W S L E T T E R
Week 2 Term 2 4 May 2020
School Day: 9.15am – 3.15pm Dear Parents and/or Caregivers,
Lunch: 11.15-12.15pm Thank you to the parents and caregivers who collected their
Recess: 1.40-2.00pm child/children’s books from school last week. In the current
Phase 0 of government schools’ operations, Learning from
home continues this week. Schools remains open for the
children of essential workers. In the Learning from home
model, if your child is sick on a week day, please phone or
email the school, as you normally would, so we can mark the
roll accordingly. We continue to monitor the wellbeing and
learning of our students throughout this time. Please be
aware, the school phone may be busy at times, as classroom
teachers continue to regularly ‘check in’ with families and
students.
Phase 1: beginning next week (week 3)
1 rostered day at school, 4 days learning at home begins
You would have received via email the roster for students’ one
day at school, beginning next week. First names have been
used for the privacy and the protection of our students. Please
Term 2 Week 2 (this week) Phase 0 refrain from sharing on open social media platforms for that
purpose. The timetable/roster was developed with
Parents receive student Phase 1
consideration given to a number of factors: advice of the
timetable via email today Students
Premier, Department of Education in consultation with NSW
attend one rostered day a week begins
Health, students’ learning needs, siblings in our school, our
next week (week 3)
school’s temporary teacher engagements, our School Learning
Learning from Home continues this Support Officers (SLSOs) engagements, playground rosters
week and teachers’ Release from Face to Face (RFF) allocations.
Families with 2 children were consulted as to whether they
P & C zoom meeting: Wednesday 6
would like their children to attend on the same day.
May 7-9pm, by invitation of a P&C
In our Phase 1 model, half of the Kindergarten class will
member
attend school on Monday, with the other half of Kindergarten
Term 2 Week 3 (next week) Phase 1 attending on Tuesday. Half of 1/2H will attend school on
Students attend 1 rostered day at Wednesday, with the other half of 1/2H attending on
school begins Monday 11 May. Thursday. The simplicity of this model addresses the factors
considered above, allows small numbers of students on their
Term 2 Week 4 Phase 1 rostered day and most importantly, affords students to be
Phase 1: students attend school 1 with their own classroom teacher.
rostered day per week. It also provides an easy transition to the next planned Phase
2 model, when students attend 2 rostered days per week;
Scholastic Book Club orders: close Kindergarten Mondays and Tuesdays, 1/2H on Wednesdays
online on Monday 18 May. and Thursdays. At this time, I am unable to provide definitive
dates for the Phases and schools will be directed by the DoE,
in consultation with NSW Health.
Newsletter: Week 2 Term 2 2020 Page 1
Other news…
Did you know? Antarctica remains the only continent in the world that remain virus free and where physical
distancing is not required!
Australian Antarctic Festival: Primary School Penguin Painting Project
In late January, I planned for both classes to be involved in the International Primary School Penguin Painting Project,
as part of the Australian Antarctic Festival. The school has paid for the initiative. It is an exciting first time event for
us and other schools from around the world. Due to COVID-19, it looked like this project was not to go ahead.
Great news! The MDF (medium density fibre board) colony of penguins have landed on my desk, with clearance
from customs agencies. The MDF penguins now safe to post to Hobart, Tasmania, when painted. When students
paint/decorate their penguin, please return to school no later than Friday 12 June (term 2 week 7). I will pack and
post the penguins in their special box to the Australian Antarctic Festival c/ Mawson’s Hut Replica Museum in Hobart
Australia. They will be displayed for visitors. The festival and the Penguin display is usually shown on television and
in newspapers. Please read the guidelines below for painting and decorating your penguin.
Penguin guidelines
• Do not use oil paint
• Acrylic paint is recommended, water colours could be used but the colours are not as bright
• Penguins can be painted or decorated how you wish. If you choose to glue materials on your penguin a
non-acidic adhesive must be used. Real bird feathers or organic material cannot be used as they could
contain bacteria or insects which may endanger Australia’s environment.
• Do not paint or decorate a 5mm section at the bottom of your penguin, as it will slot into a stand.
Penguins are at school waiting to go home with students on the students’ rostered day at school, next week.
Penguins are to be returned in week 7, no later than Friday 12 June. This allows 4 weeks to paint/decorate and time
for me to post. Take care and plan your design first. Any mistakes can easily be painted over. We have 35 students
and I have a colony of 50 penguins, therefore 15 spare penguins are looking for someone to paint them! Please
ring the office or email me, if you want to bring one of the extra 15 penguins to life. 1/2H may see google classroom
for guidelines and images.
Newsletter: Week 2 Term 2 2020 Page 2
Casual staffing We are fortunate to have been allocated a casual classroom teacher to our school for two days a week which will be every Monday and Friday for term 2. We welcome Mr David Stark to our school, as of today. Annual Report AR 2019 The timeline for schools’ AR 2019 had been extended to 1 June. However, I was able to deliver and publish our school’s Annual Report 2019 on the school website by the end of term 1. Learning Support Team meetings Learning Support Team meetings are continuing to be held on a Wednesday morning before school via google hangout meets. Thank you to staff for engaging with another of the Departmental video conferencing apps. nbn relief package Please read the information regarding a nbn relief package, which is attached to the newsletter. This was sent to school Principals last week for community distribution. To date, I have not received any further communication, regarding the nbn relief package, which was expected after 28 April. Please be assured I will pass on further information when it is received. Term 2 Week 2 this week Phase 0 Learning form home continues this week Schools remain open for the children of essential workers. P&C Meeting via zoom Wednesday 6 May 7 – 9 pm Please contact a P&C member should you wish to join. Term 2 Week 3 (next week) Newsletter: Week 2 Term 2 2020 Page 3
Phase 1 begins next week (week 3) Monday 11 May We ask students bring their books to school on their rostered 1 day at school beginning next week, week 3. Please ensure students have their lunch, recess, a water bottle, hat and a Library bag. The school play equipment and bubblers are currently closed, until further advice, so please remember a water bottle. All home readers were cleaned prior to the books being sent home. We realise Crewe Lane is not a ‘kiss and drop’ area and that many parents walk their child/children to school. We thank you for not lingering at ‘drop off’ or ‘pick up’ times and adhering to physical distancing from others. A teacher will be in the playground from 9am. All classrooms have hand sanitisers for students and staff. Every child will have access to the Library on his or her rostered day. Please return any library books you may have found at home under the bed or the lounge. Current advice for school librarians regarding shared resources is to keep returned books separate from regular library items. An area should be dedicated to storing these returned items where they can be quarantined and cleaned, before being returned to the shelves. From our Office Scholastic Book Club Please view the link to the Scholastic book catalogue https://scholastic.com.au/book-club/virtual-catalogue-1/ The means of ordering books remains the same. Closing date for orders is by Monday 18 May. Students will be given their orders when the orders arrive at school are received at the when they attend school on their rostered day. Engraved personalised pavers 2020 The school offers parents the opportunity to purchase a personalised paver to be placed in the school grounds. 2020 will be remembered as an interesting year in a historical context! The cost of the paver is $40. If you are interested please ring or see the Lesley or Sheridan in the school office for more information about payment, as the paperwork and templates that need to be completed prior to the order being placed. Community Announcements next page…. nbn relief package Newsletter: Week 2 Term 2 2020 Page 4
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