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NORTH WAGGA PUBLIC SCHOOL

Building a Culture of Excellence

: 6921 3533 : 54 Hampden Ave, North Wagga Wagga

: www.northwagga-p.schools.nsw.edu.au : northwagga-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

The Icing on the Cake

What’s on at NWPS

Friday 3rd July 2020 Last Day of Term 2

Monday 20th July 2020 Pupil Free Day

Tuesday 21st July 2020 Students return

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

As Term 2 draws to a close at NWPS, we are working at returning to a Term 3 model which will be starting to look a bit more like what schools were doing pre-COVID-19. During Term 3 the following events/routines may resume with slight changes addressing health and hygiene guidelines and protocols: • Non-denominational and Catholic Scripture education. • K-2 and 3-6 assemblies - capped at 15 minutes in length. No visitors to attend. • Incursions and day excursions supporting curriculum outcomes – Gymnastics, Life Education Van Riverina Environmental Education Centre, Footsteps Dance. • External service providers supporting student learning (health professionals, counsellors). • Inter-school events external to school – gala days, debating tournaments, Yr 6 to 7 placement tests, Yr 5 Opportunity class assessments. • Peer support activities K-6. The following events/routines are still under consideration: • Interstate and overnight excursions (NWPS have cancelled these for Term 3). • Whole school awards assemblies. • Non-essential visitors to school (parents/volunteers – except in canteen). Thank you for continuing to respect our ‘gates’ and the processes we have in place to make sure non-essential adults are not in our classrooms or playgrounds. It is strong evidence of the trust and relationship our school and wider community have with each other. While every gate will remain open next term, only the front gate will have a staff member to greet the students, this procedure is following on from this term while we manage parents being restricted from the school grounds. THANK YOU for encouraging your children to come to school every day. It has been difficult getting back to school after the COVID-19 restrictions in place earlier and our attendance data was concerning for a while! For the last five school days we have had around 25 students away each day, mostly due to sickness. This is an important time for reconnecting with each other, assessment, reporting and goal setting, so we need our little people here. Student reports will go out during the first week of next term and we will inform you of the format for interviews when they go home. Tomorrow night the P&C will meet for the July meeting at 6pm. Due to restrictions on school grounds the meeting will take place at the Palm and Pawn. We look forward to seeing you there. I would like to thank everyone for another awesome term and hope you enjoy the holidays relaxing and staying safe. Have a fabulous week! Trudy Standley Principal

CANTEEN

Volunteers needed

With the easing of restrictions the canteen is looking to open up next term. To enable this to happen the

P&C are looking for volunteers for Wednesdays and Fridays next term.

They are also looking for a volunteer/s to run the Special Monday canteen.

If you are able to volunteer some of your time on these days or have any ideas for the Special Monday

canteen, please contact the school office on 0269 213533

Congratulations to our Banner Winners

Evie Hayden

Cody

Abbey

Baylee

Pjay Lachlan

Hayden

2/3 PURPLE 2/3 Purple have enjoyed creating artwork based on Tiddalick the Greedy Frog.

2/3 Purple having fun

Congratulation to everyone for their amazing creations. What a fantastic effort!

DRAWING CLUB Members of the drawing club are only to happy to show off their wonderful artworks. GREAT WRITING CAKE DECORATING COMPETITION

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ATTENDANCE