It has been very pleasing to see daily student attendance soar to well over 90% since the Government announced that schooling was returning to compulsory from Monday May 18.
Whilst schooling is now compulsory we remind parents that
- Staggered drop off and collection remains for students in Kindergarten and Pre Primary.
- Parents are not permitted onto the school grounds.
- Students that are sick, or showing signs of sickness, should not attend school.
- Parents will be contacted to collect their child should they present as unwell during the day.
Parents and carers are to be thanked and congratulated for their support of the school and the children during this very unusual “new normal”.
I also would like to thank the many families that have sent messages of support, thanks and appreciation to the school during the last two months. These messages have been greatly appreciated by the staff and are a boost to our school morale.
School Development Day
As mentioned in the last newsletter the School Development Day originally scheduled for Friday 29 May, has been deferred until Monday 20 July (Day 1 Term 3).
Semester 1 Reports
Given the disruptions to student attendance and teaching and learning programs due to the COVID-19 virus, Semester 1 student reports will look different this semester. Grades will not be provided for the various learning areas due to disruption to the learning environment, instead teachers will be providing feedback on student effort and outlining the content covered. In the key learning areas of English and Mathematics the teacher’s comments will indicate student progress based on the work each student was able to complete during the semester. Further explanatory notes will accompany the reports.
Reports will be issued in Week 10 in line with previous years.
Term 3 Events
The Principals of the Ellenbrook Schools are working very hard to ensure that as many of the events originally planned for in 2020 are rescheduled, where practical, to ensure that the students year is not lost to the COVID-19 virus.
We have decided that the flagship interschool athletics carnival will be given maximum opportunity to go ahead with adequate planning time. To this end we have decided to reschedule the Interschool Carnival until Term 4 Week 4, Wednesday and Friday 4 and 6 November. We have also decided to push the Arbor Grove faction carnival to Wednesday and Friday 21 and 23 October.
2021 Kindergarten
Every year the demand for Kindergarten places across Ellenbrook exceeds the number of spots available across all the schools. Unfortunately, this means many children miss out on Kindergarten and the important preparation for formal schooling. We strongly encourage all families with children eligible for Kindergarten to secure their spots at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment. Families living outside our school intake zone should enrol at their local school. Please see the ladies in the front office to complete an application or download an application form from our website.
Child and Parent Centre
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all our families for their patience and understanding during the construction of the Child and Parent Centre. The building is nearing completion with internal fit out and playgrounds to be finalised. I am sure you will agree that the new buildings look amazing and I am very confident that the services on offer when the CPC is operational will be of great benefit to the Ellenbrook community.
Glen Purdy