PRINCIPAL'S REPORT
FROM OUR PRINCIPAL MRS LEANNE SMITH
Reporting Term 2
As we head in to the final week of Term 2 teachers have been busy finalising reports. Children from Prep to Grade 6 will receive a written report to bring home next Wednesday 1st July. Due to the changes this year the reports will not cover all areas of the curriculum. They will be a summary of where your child is currently at in English and Maths with a future focus as well as a well-being comment. We will not be running parent teacher interviews, however if you would like to have a discussion with your child’s teacher please make contact via seesaw or email the office to arrange a time.
Intake Areas 2021
Last week the new school intake areas were finalised and made public. These intake areas come in to effect for enrolments from the beginning of 2021. Families who have children currently enrolled at Molesworth and have younger siblings are able to be enrolled even if out of area. If you would like to check the intake areas the following link will take you to the site and you can find your address.
for any enquires in regard to enrolments please contact the office. We will begin the process for Kinder 2021 enrolments next term so keep a check on our future newsletters.
COVID-19 Arrangements for Term 3
A very big thank you to all families for supporting the COVID-19 arrangements of this term. Following health department and DoE guidelines the restrictions are able to be reduced.
For Term 3:
- Families are welcome back in to the school grounds and children can now be dropped off at the classroom door. Please do not go into the classrooms. If you wish to speak to the teacher continue the communication via seesaw.
- We will go back to regular pickup times for all classes. Thank you to the families that changed their routines to minimise the congestion at the end of the day.
- School Assemblies can now take place but because of the new build this is something we will have to look at during the term.
- LiL and Pre-Kinder sessions can now occur onsite – further details below.
- School Association meetings can take place – confirmation of the date for our AGM will be in our next newsletter.
- School excursions will be able to recommence depending on requirements of outside venues. The MEC will be reopen. All our classes are booked in for a session each during Term 3. Each class will send out details closer to the time.
Prep Room and New Build
Today the successful contractor for the rebuild was announced. Maveric builders will be working with our architect and project manager throughout the rest of the year. Next week our prep class will be moved out of the old building into the classroom opposite the library. During the holidays the contractors will move in and begin the process of demolishing the old and constructing the new. It is very exciting to begin this and next year it will be amazing to have the three new classrooms for our students. The rest of the year is going to be tricky with space and storage as we do not have any spare spaces. Mr Hay is currently looking at his options for music. Miss Gourlay will continue with dance in the classrooms and PE will be outside.
LIL and Pre Kinder
We have certainly missed our LiL children and families this term and look forward to a further easing of restrictions to enable our wonderful Launching into Learning Program with Mrs McCausland to recommence in Term 3.
We have received instructions from the Department of Education and the Department of Health to have a staged approach to our Launching into Learning Programs to ensure we abide by the guidelines and the correct number of adults for the size of our LiL room. Due to the capacity of our LiL space we are requesting only families within out intake area attend LiL for Term 3. We understand there are families from outside the area that have regularly attended our LiL sessions and I encourage those families to make contact with their in area schools. If you are unsure please contact the office.
Session times will be:
- Thursdays 1:15 pm to 2:15 pm – This session is for children who will be attending Kinder in 2021.
- Fridays 8:45 am – 10:00 am – This session is for all children younger than pre kinder age.