Principal’s Report Hi all and welcome to Week 1, Term 4! It’s been an excellent first week back to Term 4, for Paterson Public School. As you are aware, our school is in the Dungog LGA. We are operang under level 3 restricons with all students having returned to face-to-face learning on site. We are fortunate to be in this situaon, which means we have avoided a staggered return to school and further restricons to school operaons. The students of PPS have to be commended for digging deep and displaying our school value of ‘resilience’ during what can be a anxious me for our young people and community. This week students returned back to school to face-to-face learning, for the first me in 8 weeks. I want to reassure our parents and carers that it is to be expected that your child will experience mixed emoons and reacons to this change. Be assured that all of our staff are taking an approach to support our students returning to their familiar class and school rounes, with a focus on their sense of safety and wellbeing at the forefront. Helpful strategies in minimising anxious feelings is to check-in with your child about their day, focus on the posives (seeing friends again, parcipang in their favourite subjects). If they are expressing concerns or worries about geng sick, reassure them of things they can do to stay healthy and that schools are taking many measures to ensure everyone is safe at school. If you have concerns about your child’s learning or they are feeling concerned, encourage them just to do their best and to ask for help if they are having difficulty. More informaon on supporng your child can be found at this address: hps://educaon.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/wellbeing-for-students-and-families/helpful-ps-for-primary-students- coming-back-to-school#Be1 Keep an eye out on our Seesaw and Facebook page for next week’s assembly. Our student leaders will be presenng a virtual assembly where we will acknowledge student achievement and share messages with our community. We are looking forward to sharing this with our community! Lastly, a message for our Year 5 students and families. Mr Lowrey will be sending home informaon shortly, regarding the elecon of student leaders for 2022. I strongly encourage all students eligible to strive for our leadership posions, they are an excellent way to gain valuable leadership experience and grow as a team-player and an individual. Have a great week everyone, Mr Lindsell Rel. Principal E: [email protected] T: 02 4938 5114 Quality Learning in a Caring Environment Respect | Responsibility | Resilience