PRINCIPAL'S COMMUNICATION
Term 2
We did it!
Well done Team Swansea Primary School; families, students, and all staff! Term two has been a most challenging time for us all as we negotiated COVID-19 restrictions. Our ability to work together to continue learning while ensuring positive student wellbeing is an achievement worth celebrating! It is wonderful to report that our students are happy, healthy and resilient learners.
Learning form home earlier this term was a steep learning curve for many in the team. Everybody’s efforts in problem solving technological issues with patience and understanding is truly appreciated.
The gradual return to school has been managed extremely well. Our teacher assistants have played a special role by being flexible with timetables and endeavouring to deliver quality programs alongside the classroom teaching and learning – thank you Janine, Beth and Rikki. Wayne and Stuart have adapted skilfully to everchanging regimes for cleaning and hygiene. The students have taken on hygiene routines with good grace and families have done a wonderful job in adhering to physical distancing measures, such as school drop off locations.
We are indeed fortunate that we have this sense of teamwork, community and care – feeling good at school helps everyone to be able to teach and learn.
Uniform
It has been wonderful to see many families making the effort to ensure students are coming to school wearing full school uniform. Uniform brings us together and there is a feeling of Team Swansea when we see the students in the playground.
Interim Reports
It is important to remember that there has been disruption to the usual learning program this year. Schools have had to juggle upheavals and changes with the curriculum. Interim reports will be sent home during the second week of term 3. These are a modified version of the usual midyear report due to the amount of disruption associated with COVID-19.
Student Free Day
After the term holidays, Monday the 20th of July will be a student free day. Teachers will be training for a whole school spelling approach.
The first day of term 3 is Tuesday the 21st of July.
Term 3
Next term parents and carers will be able to drop children off at the classroom door, while observing physical distancing. If there is any need to stay beyond 5 minutes, to meet with teachers for example, there is a requirement to fill in a Health Screening Form.
Holidays
Wishing everyone a wonderful term break. With so many holiday activities once again compromised due to COVID-19, remember that the library is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Stay safe and we look forward to starting up term three refreshed and ready to learn.
Mrs Sophie Wilson
