5 June, 2020 6 ED

Dear Parents and Carers,

Time is flying at Allendale Primary School and we are already halfway

through the term. School is mostly back to ‘normal’ with a number of

programs now reintroduced to ensure student learning continues to

progress. Reading Rockets, small book loans and home reading are

some of the programs we have been able to put back on the school

agenda as COVID-19 rules and regulations are being relaxed.

Parking

I understand we currently have a real issue around

parking, particularly on Marsden Street along the

Cluster and ECE area. The simple fact is we don’t have enough room

to cater for our growing school population at drop off and pick up

times. This issue will not go away quickly and it is much broader than

just Allendale Primary School solving the problem, it will require

involvement from outside agencies and this will take time. I want all

parents to know we have started the process of working towards

resolving this issue. While we work through this, I ask for all parents to

be patient at pick up and drop off times. I have a real concern for

student safety if patience is not displayed by every parent, every day.

I met with one of the local Ranger’s yesterday who patrols our area

and he is committed to working with the school community. However,

please note that fines are a real possibility for anyone parking illegally

and therefore putting student safety at risk. This includes those who

are driving onto footpaths to park, parking against the flow of traffic or

parking in the No Parking areas which then blocks the view of traffic.

All of these actions put our students at risk.

I appreciate the fact that I have very few solutions to the problem as of

today and this does not make parking any easier. Options you could

trial are walking to school some days where possible, carpooling with

another family or parking legally on streets near the school and

walking in with your children. I will continue to update you on the

situation as we move further into the term.

2021 Kindergarten Enrolments

Allendale is now taking Kindy enrolments for 2021.

Please see the front office staff to get an application form.

Principal: James Baker

Deputy Principal: Chad Barnes & Tammie Jones

Friday 12 June

Virtual Assembly Room 8

Friday 26 June

Virtual Assembly Room 7

Thursday 2 July

Reports sent home

with students

Friday 3 July

Last Day of School

Tuesday 21 July

Term 3

Students commence

Library Borrowing

Kindy, ECE1 & ECE3

Week 5 - 8 Weekly borrowing

Week 9 22nd - 26th June (Returns only for school holiday break)

Year 1, 2 & 3

Week 6 1st - 5th June

Week 8 15th - 19th June

Week 9 22nd - 26th June (Returns only for school holiday break)

Year 4, 5 & 6

Week 5 25th - 29th May

Week 7 8th - 12th June

Week 9 22nd - 26th June (Returns only for school holiday break)

ALLSTARS LEADERSHIP PROGRAM

650 points – Blue Pin

Joseph C

Chloe Mc

Ellah P

Hayley S

Student Reports

Teachers are currently working on Reports to have them ready

to go home to all families in Week 10. This Semester, there will

be no grades given for any subject, which is a regulation set by

the Department of Education. Teachers will make a comment

on progress in Maths and English, while also providing an

overall general comment.

Reward Day

We had a very successful Reward Day on Friday for all

students who had maintained their good standing through the

first five weeks of Term 2. Activities that students were able to

participate in included Lego Building, Movies, Art and Sport.

388 students maintained their good standing through this

period, which is a school record and something everyone can

be very proud of.

Parents in the school

Thank you to all parents who have worked with the school over

the last five weeks as we had in place strict drop off and pick up

procedures. The WA Government will implement Phase 3 of

their Roadmap to Recovery as of Monday 8 June. As part of

this, regulations have eased around parents entering school

grounds. From Monday parents can now enter the school,

however there will still be no access to classrooms. Despite the

relaxing of these rules, we still encourage parents to be on

school grounds for as short a time as possible and continue

physical distancing. Frequent cleaning is being conducted

throughout the day.

Dental Screening

Screening was set for Friday 19 June for PP, Year 3 and Year 6 students. Dental Staff have had to cancel this and we will be given a new date at a later stage.

Voluntary Contributions

We kindly ask parents/caregivers to make payment of $50 Voluntary Contributions per child as soon as possible. This can be paid at the front office by cash, Eftpos or by direct deposit.

Yours sincerely

PRINCIPAL

James Baker