MOANA PRIMARY SCHOOL SCHOONER Rd

SEAFORD, 5169

Phone 8386 1144 Principal’s Newsletter Term 2 2020

Welcome back to Term 2. I hope you enjoyed the extended break from school and the beautiful weather we were blessed with. From conversations with the children it is clear that there was lots of walking, cycling and other outdoor activities happening which is fantastic.

Thank you for your ongoing support of Moana Primary School and our staff through the COVID-19 situation. Whether your child is learning at school or at home, we are here to support you.

Term 2 Planner Our Term 2 planner providing important dates/events is attached to this newsletter. The planner looks quite empty due to the COVID-19 mandated restrictions. During Term 2 there will be no assemblies or excursions taking place.

Parents/Caregivers on School Grounds We thank you for your ongoing support by not entering your child’s classroom. You may be aware that many schools are requesting that parents drop their children at the school gates and do not enter school grounds.

This is not an action that we want to take as a school, however, we cannot have parents/caregivers remaining on school grounds before/after drop off and pick up to socialise with others. Please be considerate of this, if this continues we will request that children are dropped off at the gate next week.

Parents/caregivers should not be presenting at the front office. If you need to speak to someone please contact us via phone, email or text message and we will get back to you.

If you need to collect your child before the end of the school day please call ahead to the front office so that we can have your child ready and waiting for you.

Here is a link to ‘Frequently asked questions about COVID-19 for parents and carers’, https://www.education.sa.gov.au/supporting-students/health-e-safety-and-wellbeing/covid-19-coronavirus/advice-families/frequently-asked-questions-about-covid-19-parents-and-carers

Attendance We are required to keep accurate records of attendance for children and request your cooperation with the following;

If your child is learning at school please continue to report absences to us in the usual way. If your child is feeling unwell it is really important that they stay at home.

If your child is learning at home but they become sick, have an appointment or a family day please contact us via text or phone indicating they are having a sick or family day. This way we can record this on our roll documents.

If your child has been learning at home but you decide they are coming back to school please let us know so that we can be adequately prepared for them.

There will be no attendance certificates awarded for Terms 1 and 2. We will review this decision for Terms 3 and 4.

School Canteen Our school canteen is operating as normal. Please use the QKR app where possible. Orders need to be in by 8:30am each morning on the Qkr! App. Remember to add your child’s room number to the order. Instructions on how to use the Qkr! App are on the School Star App.

Play Equipment The department has centrally funded the daily cleaning of our play equipment which will be sprayed with enough time allowed for drying before break time. Children will still wash their hands prior to and after using play equipment.

As per the signs on our play equipment, please refrain from accessing the playgrounds before and after school.

Communication During the COVID-19 situation, on-line communication has become the new norm in many instances. It has been wonderful to see so many families signing up for the School Star App and Class Dojo. These platforms offer quick and easy ways to communicate.

A big thank you to all those families who have sent positive messages to staff, acknowledging and thanking them for the complex work they undertake daily at school. It has also been wonderful to see photos and work samples shared by those families whose children are learning at home.

The downside to this increase in on-line communication is that we get conditioned to expect an instant response. All staff at Moana Primary School endeavour to respond to any messages in a timely manner. They are not usually able to respond to messages through the day as they are actively teaching the children in their class, please contact the front office on 8386 1144 if you have any urgent questions.

Staff wellbeing is extremely important to me as site leader and I actively encourage a healthy work/life balance. I am encouraging all staff to turn off their class dojo notifications between 5 pm and 8 am and respond to any messages received during this time within the next 24 hours. Thank you for supporting your child’s teacher.

Near Miss and Road Safety A near miss was reported by the staff member on crossing duty on Wednesday morning. Two young children, who were not accompanied by an adult, were crossing the road at the corner of Carol Place and Robertson Road.

Luckily the car driver was travelling at a safe speed enabling them to stop and avoid hitting the children. Could all families please talk to their children about using the school crossing to cross the road safely? It would also be appreciated if all adults could model safe crossing for children by using the crossing and avoiding this dangerous corner.

Teachers will also remind children about using the crossing for safety. Thank you for your consideration and cooperation in helping to keep all of our children safe.

Uniform Lowes at Colonnades stock school uniform for Moana Primary School. Use the link below to order online: https://www.lowes.com.au/schools-online/moana-primary-school Hats and Seniors uniform items are available at school. Phone your order and payment through and we will send them home with your child.

********************* Thanks again for your ongoing support of Moana Primary School and our staff.

Kelly Patch

Principal

Moana Primary School

Term 1 in

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Term 1 Sports Update In week 5, we had 16 students from years 4-7 attend the Marion Outdoor Pool for the combined Onkaparinga North and South Districts SAPSASA swimming carnival. Our team achieved second position for Division one in the Onkaparinga South District. The district is divided into 2 divisions based on the total number of year 4-7 enrolments.

The purpose of the day was for students to compete for selection in the Metro State Championships which have been postponed to a later time this year. Emma, Abbey, Kearni and Bailey were selected in the Onkaparinga South District team as a result of their performances.

We have selected our next district carnival team who will compete at the Athletics Carnival at Tatachilla Lutheran College when it is re-scheduled. All classes practiced the events in PE lessons and we then conducted trails for our team selection during Recess and Lunch breaks. We can only take one boy and girl of each age for each event. This event has also been postponed to a later date and will also act as a selection day for a district team to compete at the metro –championship day in September.

Jed and Charley competed for the Onkaparinga South

Cricket team in the state championships and Franklin

competed in the tennis team. They all had a great

week.

Luke Remfry, PE Teacher

Reading Initiative

8:45 Mondays and Fridays are the best! This is the time when students

come to the library to celebrate their reading milestones through the

reading initiative we started last year.

The pride students show and the smiles on their faces as they tell me

how many nights reading they have completed warms my heart. I

sincerely thank each and every individual (mums, dads, grandmas,

grandads, aunties, uncles, cousins, siblings, carers) for taking the time to

read daily with their student.

If a student reads for just 20 minutes a day at home, they will be

exposed to 1.8 million words per year and have read for 851 hours when

they reach Year 6.

Assemblies

Our assemblies are currently on hold until further notice.