Lane Cove West Public School Respect Responsibility Endeavour

Avalon Avenue,

Lane Cove NSW 2066

02 9427 4743

lanecovew-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

lanecovew-p.schools.nsw.gov.au

Chatters Term 2 Week 4

Principal’s Report

Thursday 21 May 2020

Return to School

On Monday 25 May we look forward to welcoming students back to school 5 days a week. Students will

follow the same routines they did before the COVID-19 pandemic.

I have had a few parents ask about choosing to delay their child/ren returning 5 days a week. The

following applies:

1. Students with a compromised immune system can continue to learn remotely from home.

2. All other students are expected to resume schooling 5 days a week.

3. Some parents are requesting to keep child/ren at home due to illness with other family members-you

will need a medical certificate to be marked as ‘F’ flexible.

4. No medical certificate, students will be marked as unjustified absence.

I would like to make it clear that as a school we respect the decision making of parents, the decision to

mark students as unjustified absent is from the Department of Education.

HealthDirect COVID-19

This is the link to the HealthDirect COVID-19 symptom checker:

https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/symptom-checker/tool

The COVID-19 information phone number is: 1800 020 080

There is also a COVID-19 poster that may be helpful attached at

the end of this edition of Chatters.

Social Distance, especially Adult to Adult

Maintain social distancing by avoiding gathering inside or outside the school gates.

If possible, please use car drop off and pick up zones on Cullen St and Avalon Ave to minimise the

number of adults on school site and around the gates.

After morning drop off or afternoon pick up, leave school grounds immediately to minimise adult to

adult contact.

National Consistent Collection of Data for Students with Disabilities

This term the learning and support team will be working with classroom teachers to collect data on the

students who are receiving adjustments to meet additional learning and support needs. All government

and non-government schools are required to take part in the data collection. This data will be provided

to the Australian Government to assist in the development of a consistent, national picture of the

education needs of students with disability. The information collected is to help teachers, principals,

education authorities and families to better support students with disability to take part in school on the

same basis as students without disability.

Semester 1 Reports – Modified Version

All staff are currently working on Semester 1 Academic Reports which will be sent home on Friday 24

July. If your child/ren have enrolled at our school in Term 2, an Interim Report will be sent home.

Library – Next Week

At the end of Term 1, students borrowed

additional library books to read over the holidays.

We need all books returned next week. There will

be tubs left outside the library, please place books

in the tubs. The books will remain in tubs for 24

hours before being returned to the shelves.

Borrowing will recommence in Week 6.

Borrowed Laptops

We had many students borrow laptops from the school to support

the remote learning that took place. As students are returning full-

time next week the school will need these devices returned. If your

child/children borrowed a laptop could you please send the laptop

with charging cable to school with your child/children on Monday.

To minimise parents coming to the office, students are to keep the

laptop in their bag and a teacher will come around, once school

begins, to the classrooms and collect the laptops.

Medication

If you have not already, please return any medication, Epipens, health care plans or any other medical

information that the school needs to be aware of that may have been taken home at the end of Term 1.

Please provide this to the school office on Monday morning and please respect social distancing during

this time.

Parent Volunteers

At last night’s P&C meeting, parents were asking how they can help during the COVID-19 pandemic. A

fantastic suggestion was made: a parent on each gate from 8.55-9.25am providing hand sanitiser to stu-

dents and adults as they walk onto school grounds. If you are a parent with some time and would like to

help out, please email the school and we will put together a roster for at least the next two weeks.

2021 Kindergarten Enrolment Packs now available

Please let your friends and neighbours know that 2021 Kindergarten enrolment packs are now available

from the school office.

Emergency Contacts

If your child is unwell at school we will be calling you to pick your child up immediately. If we are unable to

reach a parent we will be calling the listed emergency contacts.

Late last year we sent home with each family their contact details including emergency contact to be

checked and updated if needed. If there has been a change since then, please email the school office

ASAP with your updated details. Be sure to clearly state your child's name and class in the email.

Tania Weston Principal

Weekly Value: Responsibility

Expectation: Join in ZOOM lessons with your class

Upcoming Dates:

May 25 Students return to school 5 days a week

June 8 Queen’s Birthday

July 3 Last Day of Term 2

July 21 First Day of Term 3

August 6 School tour 9.45am-11.00am

August 19 School tour 9.45am-11.00am

Thank you

Thanks you to In The Cove and Baker’s Delight for

treating our staff to a tasty treat earlier in the

month.

KA Oscar H, Jason S, Olivia M, Jasper H

KJ Isaac H, Charlie P, Matthew L, Holly H

KR Ryan T, Emily B, Isaac C, Constance J

KS David G, Lily F, James M, Tatiana I

KT Evie G, Lily R, Dhanvi D, Theo P

1B Anika F, Grace N, Mila R, Jacob J

1C Jasmin A, Markus C, Isaac P, Remy S

1D Jade F, Harry G, Alexander S, Violet S

1M Ellie K, Eric P, Cairo H, Tilly H

2/1H Charlotte C, Edward H, Oscar R, Arlo M

2B Savannah S, James O, Liam M, Kai B

2J Hugo B, Georgia C, Binsu G

2S Elouise T, Kase T, Jameson E, James H

Merit Awards

Assembly

Assemblies are not currently being held. Awards will be handed

out in the classroom.

BOOK CLUB is still running this Term, but it will look a little different! It will be a

virtual catalogue rather than the printed catalogues you’re used to receiving.

Place your order on LOOP as normal.

The most recent order should be available at the end of May.

Your Book Club Coordinators are:

Simone Chuah

simone.chuah@optusnet.com.au

and

Clare Hurst

clarelhurst@gmail.com

• Call 1800 020 080 (24/7) for health questions or to check symptoms. • Call 13 77 88 (24/7) for non-health related questions. • Call 1800 512 348 (24/7) for mental wellbeing support • Visit www.healthdirect.gov.au to check symptoms.• Visit www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19 for all other COVID-19 related

information

Questions and support

COVID-19 (Coronavirus)

Who to call

Protect yourself and

others.

Practise good hygiene

Practise social distancing

1.5metres

Stay home if you can

Save Triple Zero (000) for emergencies such as difficulty breathing or shortness of breath at rest.

Triple Zero

For free help in your language call 13 14 50.

Interpreter service

• Self-isolate first. Call your GP or visit a public COVID-19 clinic: www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19

• Travel in your own car or a private car driven by a family member or an existing close contact. Do not travel by public transport, taxi or ride-share service.

• Wear a surgical mask. If unavailable, ask for one immediately when you arrive.

If you have symptoms

Fever Sore throat Shortness

of breath

Cough

© NSW Health April 2020. SHPN (HP NSW) 200189.

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