Bargo Bush Buzz

Bargo Public School Newsletter

Great Southern Road, Bargo. NSW 2574 02 4684 1396 bargo-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Term 2 Week 7

Welcome back! It’s great

to finally have all students

back on site and in their

classrooms returning to

learning programs. So

many smiling faces came

through the gate as we

returned the week before

last.

Well what a last few months.

As we move through this term

and away from COVID

restrictions and towards a

new normal, it’s important to

look at the positives that

come from such a crisis.

Many parents I’ve spoken to

have enjoyed the increased

amount of time spent with

family to connect and enjoy

each other’s company. From

a school perspective we

were thrown into a situation

that no one had a blueprint

or road map for and we

successfully flipped learning

from inside the classroom to

outside the school gates. We

were able to provide a

remote mode of learning to

every student, whether it be

online or through paper

packs – every child was

accounted for. This

happened in such a short

time frame, with all staff

learning very quickly how to

provide remote learning,

especially in the online form.

All staff from administration

through to teaching and non

-teaching roles went above

and beyond during this time

to ensure student learning

continued and their

wellbeing mattered. To them

– thank you.

To the parents, carers,

grandparents, family

members and friends that

supported remote learning at

home thank you. Thank you

for stepping into our role and

turning your homes into mini

classrooms to ensure students

stayed engaged. I imagine it

wasn’t always easy (I

experienced this at home

myself!) however your ability

to assist us during this time

was appreciated.

Our students too have been

extremely successful during

this time. Demonstrating the

ability to adapt to a different

mode of learning while not

having the day to day visual

and verbal contact with their

teachers was remarkable.

Students have emerged from

this situation with new skills,

skills of independence and

upgraded skills and abilities in

using technology. They have

continued to impress recently

with resilience, determination

and persistence while

adapting again, moving from

home learning back to

learning in the classroom. I

am in awe as to how well

they have done this and

thank them for doing it so

well.

Outside of school gates

As restrictions continue the

staff at our school have

appreciated your

understanding and

commitment to remaining

outside the school gates

during the drop off and pick

up times. Parents and carers

can enter the school

administration area and

canteen area only for

essential business or need.

Please contact the school

via phone for all other

enquiries. Thank you for your

ongoing support adhering to

these restrictions.

Making contact with staff

The school will be continuing

to use the class Seesaw app

used during remote learning.

With the current restrictions in

place not allowing

community on site this is the

easiest way to contact your

child’s teacher. Contact can

still be made via calling the

office and leaving a

message. Please note that

teachers will not be able to

respond to Seesaw posts

during teaching time.

Calendar

July 3 Last day Term 2

July 20 Staff Development Day

July 21 Students return to school

Health and Hygiene

The health of all, on school

site, is extremely important as

we move through winter.

While the COVID situation

seems to be in decline we still

need to ensure that

everyone continues to

exercise good hygiene

practices. Classrooms are

stocked with sanitiser and

wipes, while we have also

recently installed 8 new soap

dispensers. Please continue

to talk to and encourage

your children to practise

good hygiene. This will help

to ensure, whether COVID is

present or not, that our

students, staff and

community remain healthy

and decrease the risk of cold

and flu during these months.

If your child is ill, advice

remains the same, please

seek medical advice and

keep them at home until they

are well.

Staff

We have several staff who

under medical

recommendations and best

health advice are unable to

return to work on site. We

have ensured the continuity

of teaching and learning

programs by temporarily

filling these positions until the

end of term and further

advice is provided. We

welcome to our school:

Stacey Pratton - Learning and

Support

Nicole Stokes - STEM RFF

Liz Bradley - Learning and

Support

Natalie Weaver - Learning

and Support

Jocelyn Keller - Executive

release until the end of 2020.

School Uniform

As we move through winter

the lost property box is

becoming quite full. On a

regular basis it is emptied and

those items with names are

returned to the students to

whom they belong. Any items

without names are kept

either in the box or in the

office. Students coming to

school with an alternative

jumper other than a school

jumper may be provided with

one of these spare items to

wear. Any families requiring

assistance in obtaining

uniform can contact the

office. The P&C continue to

sell our school uniform

through the uniform shop.

Order forms can be obtained

through the school office,

canteen or contacting P&C

members.

ASR survey results next

newsletter

Thank you for filling out our

recent parent survey. We

had close to 60 responses

and these will be shared in

the week 9 newsletter.

UPDATE OF FAMILY

INFORMATION AND STUDENT

PERMISSIONS

You may recall on two

occasions last term we tried

to send out to families an

envelope containing the

information we currently

have for each family/student

and their current publishing

permissions. We are going for

third time lucky and these

have been sent out today.

Please read the note inside

and check and complete

your family details and

permissions. Use the return

envelope provided and

return to school before

Wednesday 1st July. Thank

you for your assistance as this

will help us have the most of

to date details for contacting

parents and carers.

Regards

Ben Green

Principal

A big

THANK YOU To

For their very generous donation of

300 bottles of hand sanitiser.

Ashlee Clark – STEM

Design a boat to float!

Some

Remote

Learning

From

KC

Some

Remote

Learning

From

KA

By Cohen Farrow

Charlotte Law