Dear Parents and Carers
Staying Well
I hope your families are keeping well. There appear to be a few more illnesses than usual around at present – not only at school, but in the broader community. Thank you for keeping your child at home if he/she is unwell. Please continue to make a note in the comments section if you child has a confirmed case of COVID. It simply helps us monitor our context for the remaining weeks. Thank you.
While COVID isolation is no longer enforced through legislation, I’m aware that Health WA is expecting people who test positive to stay home for five days and until symptoms have gone. We have plenty of RATs (both saliva and nasal) at school, so please don’t hesitate to pop in and collect some. We have also been authorised to make these available to people beyond our immediate school community, so you are welcome to collect some for other family and friends.
Planning for 2023
Each year I invite parents and carers to contact me if there is anything you would like to make me aware of regarding your child’s class placement for the following year. This may be something I am not likely to be aware of, but which you believe might negatively impact your child’s learning and/or wellbeing next year. It doesn’t include a request for a specific teacher or a particular class structure.
If there is something you wish to make me aware of, please email me directly at Elizabeth.Blackwell@education.wa.edu.au If I require any further clarification, I will call you and/or request a meeting. If you would prefer to call or meet face to face, please contact Gail or Laura in the office and they will endeavour to arrange an appointment within the next week. Teachers will start allocating children to classes from this week, so please contact me asap but no later than 6 December 2022.
School Board
There will be two vacancies for parents and/or community members on the School Board, commencing in 2023. In the next day or so I will email families some information and a nomination form. While the P & C does an amazing job of fundraising and bringing the community together for fun events, the Board’s role is focused on strategic planning and governance (although this differs significantly from the way in which I understand corporate boards operate). I would be grateful if you would consider whether this might be a role for you.
School Survey
Also in my email, I will send a link to a survey which I promise to make as quick and easy as possible to complete. I will explain its significance and how it relates to the Department of Education’s recently released initiative, the Quality Teaching Strategy. The more information we receive, the more confident we can be that this is reflective of our community’s perspectives. This is important to me, our staff and the School Board.
Take care and stay well.
Elizabeth