Westlawn Public School Newsletter Term 2 Week 9 23 June 2020 Strive to Achieve North Street, Grafton. 2460 6642 7466 [email protected]If you wandered around our school at the moment, you’d be excused for thinking that COVID-19 never happened. Full credit must go to teachers and students for adapting so quickly to new hygiene routines, enhanced cleaning procedures and adult physical distancing. Most activities are up and running again - some with a twist, as in our Zoom Assemblies and our NAIDOC. Some activities are new like our Stage 2 Enrichment Program where children study Literacy, Numeracy, Music, STEM and Personal development by cooking, engineering, drumming and Rock and Watering. Our tutor friends from the Clarence Valley Conservatorium have returned to ensure that our students and teachers can continue their music lessons at school. Yes, I did say teachers. Every Thursday morning before school, 15 of our teachers enjoy keyboard, guitar and ukulele lessons with Kris Edwards. It is hoped that our teachers will take these new skills into their classrooms. I have certainly attempted to serenade the office staff with my new guitar skills – though they did mention something about ‘practice making perfect’. Our Leadership Team is busy planning our Staff Development Day to be held on Monday 20 July. This is a ‘pupil free day’ where our teachers get together for a day of professional learning. On the agenda are a number of sessions including SoundScouts (hearing screening software for all children), a Livestream from the Department of Education’s Secretary and Deputy Secretary on the new School Excellence Website and planning tools, Positive Behaviour for Learning, High Potential and Gifted Education and specialist sessions for our School Learning Support Officers. Also in the pipeline is this year’s Kindergarten Orientation Program. Mrs Barnier and her Kindy Team have dates ready to roll out. If you have a child who will be starting Kindergarten in 2021, please complete an enrolment form as soon as possible. Having numbers confirmed early helps our school with organisational commitments. As this is the last newsletter for Term 2, I’d like to take the opportunity to thank you all for your support and patience during challenging times and wish you all a happy and safe holiday. Kind Regards, Sandra Principal’s Message
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