Term 3, Week 4 5 August 2021

Upcoming events 6 August 2021 Zone Athletics Carnival

17 August 2021 Chess Tournament

23 August – 27 August 2021 Book Week/Book Fair

3 September 2021 Regional Athletics Carnival

Notes home this week

1. Canteen Volunteers All families

COVID Restrictions Please remember that parents/visitors are not allowed on to school grounds. If you are wanting to collect your child or drop them off during school time, please ensure you DO NOT enter the school. Please call our office and request your child be sent out to you. The office will sign your child out and watch that they are collected from the top gate by the appropriate person. Please ensure you are at the gate and not waiting in your car. When you are dropping your child off during school time, please call the office to let them know your child is coming into the grounds and send them to the office to sign in. We will then send them to class.

Thank you must also go to our families that have been cooperating during morning and afternoon pick up. If you do have to enter the school for a meeting, please ensure you report to the office, QR Code in and wear a mask. Thank you for your co-operation on this matter, the safety of our students, staff and community is essential.

Payments and Notes Please feel free to keep paying off your excursions

Year 6 Canberra

Year 5 Great Aussie Bush Camp

Year 4 Warrumbungles

Year 3 Lake Keepit

From the Principal’s Desk Zone Athletics Carnival Good luck to our 48 student representatives who will be participating in the Quirindi Zone PSSA Athletics Carnival on Friday at Golland Fields. We know you will all represent our school with pride and encourage each other to achieve your best results. The weather has turned icy again, so please remember to pack warm clothing with names clearly labelled on everything. A reminder that parents/carers are able to attend this event but must follow the COVID guidelines that will be in place including:

• Parents/carers must remain seated at all times (except when moving between events) • Parents/carers must wear a mask at all times • Physical distancing (1.5m) must be maintained between adults from different households at all

times. We thank our parents/carers for cooperating with the COVID Guidelines at the carnival and hopefully these events can continue to proceed in the future. Progressive Achievement Tests (PAT) Over the next couple of weeks, our students will be participating in their second round of Progressive Achievement Testing for 2021. These assessments are carried out online allowing teachers to assess student achievement and analyse data to better inform our teachers and students' learning needs. These assessments cover all students K-6 and cover the curriculum areas of Reading and Maths. If you have any questions about the testing, please don't hesitate to make phone contact with your child's teacher. School/Student Activities impacted by COVID ASCA (2-6 August 2021) - POSTPONED (new date being sourced) > students involved to continue preparing Zone Athletics Carnival > NEW DATE - Friday 6 August 2021 (Strict COVID-Safe Plan will be in place) Chess Tournament > NEW DATE - Tuesday 17 August 2021 (Pending COVID restrictions) Whole School Performance (9 September 2021) - CANCELLED Willow Tree Horse Sports (17 September 2021) - CANCELLED Mr John Ireland - Principal

Change to Uniform Shop hours

Our uniform shop has new opening hours!

Wednesday afternoons 3-4pm Thursday mornings 8.30-9.30am

For those using Flexischools, these orders will still be filled on

Wednesdays.

Thank you to our P&C for making another timeslot available for our families.

Student of the Week KA Samuel Stewart K1/M Matilda Pitkin 1DT Archie Pike 2D Jaxson Platt 2M Logan Mumberson 3F Willow Johnsen 3H Brock Dalton 4A Dakota Harries 4D Charlie Milward 5/6M Landen Milligan 5/6J Bethany Pain K/6S Hayden Alcorn Merit Recipient KA Gryffen Allen K/1M Pia Babic 1DT Atalie Harris 2D Heidi Uptin 2M Jamie Alcorn 3F Ian Lures 3H Brody Heath 4A Tulloch Morgan 4D Summer Gourlay 5/6M Lylianna Walzak 5/6J Nyesha Crowther K/6S Declan Scharkie

Quirindi Public School Bell Times

9.20am -School begins

11.20am - 12.00pm - Break 1

1.30pm – 2.05pm - Break 2

3.20pm - School concludes

Parent advice of requirement for COVID-19 test for your child Please remember students and staff with flu-like symptoms will need to be tested and return a negative COVID-19 test result and be symptom-free before being permitted to return to school. Students who do not undertake a COVID-19 test will not be permitted to return to school for a 10-day period. Additionally, they must be symptom-free for at least 3 days prior to returning to school. Students who have seasonal allergic rhinitis or another condition that presents similarly to flu-like symptoms are still required to get tested for COVID-19 and return a negative test result. Where their symptoms continue beyond 10 days, students should provide documentation from their GP confirming their symptoms are typical for their condition. If the student develops new or changed symptoms, they should get tested for COVID-19. Find more information about COVID-19 symptomsExternal link.

2022 Kindergarten Enrolments!!!

We are now accepting enrolments for Kindergarten 2022.

If you or anyone you know are wanting to enrol their child into Kindergarten in 2022 please contact the office to place your child’s name down and we can organise for you to obtain an

enrolment pack. Don’t forget our Kinder Walk Around on Wednesday 15 September 2021 at 10:00am.

Any enquiries please call 6746 1565.

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