Dear Parents and Families,

What a wonderful week.

It is terrific to see school life getting back to normal and to be greeted each day by the junior students almost running on air to get into the yard.  All week the two junior rooms have been a buzz with excitement and it has been overwhelming the way they have settled back in after the extended break.  As a staff we can only congratulate the parents and families for everything they have had to deal with during these strange times, and thank you all for then way you have enabled the junior students to smoothly transition back into onsite learning.  In particular can we say how much we have appreciated the way parents have accepted and followed the compulsory site protocols we have been instructed to implement, as this has meant we could focus on our number one priority - the children - instead of having to be site security!

At the start of the year Tania Wookey was appointed to the role of Buildings & Facilities Officer on our staff, but little did she know the dramas that COVID awaited her.  We would like to acknowledge the thorough and professional approach Tania brings to the role and recognise the cleaning protocols that she has implemented already were stronger than some of those suggested during our return to onsite learning.  So thanks Tania for everything you do to provide a clean and safe environment for us to learn and work in.

If you have been past the school you may have noticed the additional signs that have been placed in the Pickup/Setdown on Williams Avenue.  This space is for parents to safely stop for their children to exit the car onto the kerb and enter safely through the pedestrian gate - A 'Kiss and Go' drop off.  If you prefer to use the carpark that space has always been designed for parents to stop and walk their children in, so we request that parents do not block the drive by doing the 'kissing and dropping' as this creates congestion which creates a potential risk for pedestrians.

Linked to parking is the news that our new entry point structure is about to start construction next week.  Later in the week the inclined area from the carpark will be blocked to allow the construction of a compliant walkway, while on the opposite side of the building a ramp will be constructed to allow safer student access to the oval.  During this time access to the school will be via the gates on Williams Avenue and the juniors will enter the building via the eastern door. These projects are all in place to create a safer site for our students, families and staff.  The Admin relocation project is ahead of schedule and we are welcoming the painters onsite next week as well as we near the completion date of early July.

As we get prepared to welcome back the senior students after the public holiday in Week 9, we ask for all senior students to return any school computers and chargers by Friday 5th June.  This will enable us to reconfigure them back into the charging trolleys.  If you have a junior computer and/or charger still at home they must be returned immediately as we are being held up in returning them into service until they are all back.

Wishing you all a lovely weekend, and a reminder to keep up the good hygiene habits as suggested by the photo ..... sorry we couldn't afford to get a decent model for the photo shoot!

Take care,

Dave