Tighes Hill Public School Newsletter No. 8

Principal’s Report

Thank you so much for the way that you have worked with

us on the staged return to school for all our students.

As school and classroom learning is now back approaching

normal, we have been considering what we, as teachers at

Tighes Hill PS, have learnt from the experience of providing

the Learning@Home materials and how we can deliver

better learning in the future at school and at home as a

result.

Our natural desire to be social and enjoying each other’s

company face-to-face has been underlined by the joy

evident as our students returned to school last week. The

buzz and happiness of the conversations and interactions

around the school in the breaks and in classrooms was

infectious and actively commented on by staff and

students.

As we continue to negotiate this social reemergence, I look

forward to parents returning to the school site hopefully in

the near future. In the meantime, while we wait for this to

be relaxed, I feel a strong sense of community in the way

parents and families are supporting each other at Tighes Hill

PS. I encourage you to keep on actively caring for each

other as we continue the journey together.

Term 2 Week 6 3rd June 2020

Dates for the Diary

Information has been sent

home in regards to the

cancellation and/or

modification of whole school

events and activities.

Please stay connected with

our school app and

Facebook page so that if/

when information changes,

you will know immediately.

Tighes Hill Public School

33 Elizabeth St, Tighes Hill, 2297

Phone: 4969 3720 Fax: 4961 2334

Email:

tigheshill-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Website:

www.tigheshill-p.schools.nsw.gov.au

Principal’s Report

School Banking is on

WEDNESDAYS

Book Club Orders

Orders can be made online using

Loop

Assemblies

All assemblies are cancelled until

further notice.

Next meeting… to be advised.

Hygiene and Safety

The staged return is supporting us as we implement new

hygiene systems. We have additional cleaning during the

day, sanitising high touch points such as handrails, tables,

play equipment and the toilets. In addition we have more

supplies of sanitiser and disinfectant wipes. Children should

always stay at home if they are sick and parents/carers will

be called to collect any child who is displaying flu like

symptoms.

Students only onsite

Please remember to ‘kiss and drop off’ outside the school

gate each morning and arrange to meet children at the

end of the school day outside the fence, if possible. All

adults are responsible for adhering to social distancing

regulations when waiting for their children.

If you need face to face contact before, during or after

school please go to the Office only. Alternatively you can

ring or email the school account.

Semester One Student Reports

We have started creating revised Semester One Student

Reports to send home to parents/carers in Week 10.

Because of the mixture of learning at school and home

during the first half of the 2020 school year, the report

format will look different, with a focus on student

engagement in English and Mathematics and attitudes

and commitment to learning.

Head lice

Head lice have been problematic in the past few months.

Please take the opportunity to treat your child’s hair and

remember to retreat after 7 days as lice have a 5-7 day cy-

cle and if you miss even one egg you will find that re-

infestation occurs very quickly.

Principal’s Report

Kindergarten Enrolments for 2021

To enable us to correctly estimate enrolments and staff the

school appropriately for 2021, I need all parents enrolling

children K-6 to complete enrolment forms and leave their

details at the office. Please let me know of any neighbours

and friends, who may not have children already at this

school but will have school age children for 2021 so we can

then contact them and include them on our numbers for

next year.

Congratulations to all our children and staff.

Tony Selwood

Principal

Chess Coaching

is cancelled until further

notice.

Families enrolled in the

current program have been

emailed with information

about online opportunities.

Tighes Hill Primary School

Sentral App

Information for new families has

been sent home with instructions

about how to access our Sentral

ICAS 2020

ICAS online assessments in term 3 2020 will still take place

with the following subjects available:

• ICAS English

• ICAS Mathematics

• ICAS Science

• ICAS Spelling Bee

• ICAS Digital Technologies

There will be no ICAS Writing in 2020. If you have already

paid, please email assessments@unswglobal.unsw.edu.au to

request a refund.

Sitting dates for the assessments at school will be

confirmed later this term.

Parents can register /pay online through the ICAS portal.

The web link is: https://shop.unswglobal.com.au/pages/

pps

Our school’s unique access code is: QOD857

Online payment closes: Monday 17 July 2020.

School News

Intention to apply for Year 5 entry to an Opportunity Class in 2021

Testing and assessment

Applications for opportunity class placement are considered on the results of

the Opportunity Class Placement Test. Students who wish to be considered

for opportunity class placement will sit the Opportunity Class Placement Test

on Wednesday 16 September 2020.

How to apply

If you would like to have your child considered for Year 5 opportunity class

entry in 2021, you need to apply between Tuesday 9 June 2020 and Friday 26

June 2020.

You will need to access the online application at https://

education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/selective-high-schools-and-

opportunity-classes/year-5 . You must not use the child’s email address.

If you do not have internet access, you could apply at a public library. If you

have a disability that prevents you from using a computer, you can contact

the High Performing Students Team for assistance after 9 June 2020. Contact

details can be found on the web site shown below.

You must submit only ONE application for each student.

Important – the school cannot apply on your behalf.

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