FROM OUR PRINCIPAL MRS LEANNE SMITH

It was wonderful to see all our students back in their classrooms on Monday.  Talking with the students and teachers during the day they were all so happy to be back in their classrooms getting back to regular face to face learning.  There was lots of catching up with friends and finding out what everyone had been doing over the past 4 weeks.  Everyone has been adhering to our hand washing and hygiene practices making sure we are keeping ourselves and everyone else safe.  Every classroom has both hand sanitiser and antiseptic hand wash which is being used regularly throughout the day and after each break.  It is great to see that for 9 days now there have been no new cases in Tasmania so let’s hope that this continues.  Thank you to all our parents and carers who are supporting our physical distancing requirements and dropping their children off in the mornings and not congregating in the afternoons.  If your child is late to school or needs to leave early you do not need to sign them in or out at the office, please just call and let Anita know and she will fill it in for you. 

My Hay is on leave for the next two weeks so our grade 3/4 class have already started some amazing work with Mrs Eileen Breadon, who is taking the class in this time. 

Today was Simultaneous Storytime and many classes shared the reading of Whitney and Britney Chicken Divas.  A wonderful story about 2 mischievous chickens who love to perform. 

This morning was our first real chilly frosty morning.  Please check that your child’s jumper is clearly named as there is a number in lost property at the moment.  If you are wanting to purchase any school uniform pieces please contact the office at any time during the day.  We will no longer have the uniform shop open on Wednesday mornings as the uniforms can now be accessed through the office.

New building update – You may have noticed we are missing two large trees from the back of our school, sadly they could not be saved as they were damaging the bank and making that area very unstable.  There is significant work happening at the moment to stabilise the bank of the creek to make sure if we have another downpour, as we had a few years ago, we will not lose the side of the creek or any of our school grounds.  Tenders for the construction of the building are currently open and we are expecting the process to begin in Term 3.  The beginning of the build requires all our water system to be moved and new tanks placed before the building can begin.  We will keep you updated through the newsletter. 

Thanks again to everyone for their support and understanding during these ever changing times.  We will keep you informed with any updates and changes as they come in to place.  If ever you have any queries please contact the office and we are happy to help you any way we can.