April 9th Last Day Of Term 1

62-80 Moore St Hillston NSW 2675 T 6967 2277 F 6967 2385 E hillston-c.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Term 1 Week 10

Online learning will continue until the end of Term 1. A decision about whether schools will return to normal operations after the holidays will be taken in line with the latest advice from Government and we will keep the community informed.

While I don’t have a crystal ball and don’t know what school will look like after the holidays, we need to be prepared to be all accessing online learning – just in case. Please use these two weeks leading into the Easter holidays to ask all the questions you need and to get all the support you can around online learning for your child.

Support for students at home

Resource materials will be made available through schools. This will be a combination of online learning and written material that can be distributed to students. Schools are working to provide devices and technical equipment to students if required. And did you know many mobile, home phone and internet providers are offering extra/unlimited data at no extra cost during the COVID-19 outbreak. Telstra, Optus and Vodafone are definitely offering this assistance to their customers. Go online to register with your provider. I encourage you to access the Learning from Home resource which provides practical advice to parents and carers on how to best create and support a productive learning environment in the home.

Higher School Certificate

The Higher School Certificate (HSC) is going ahead in 2020. The great news for our students is there will be limited disruptions as our staff and students are already well-prepared for distance learning thanks to our experiences as part of the Riverina Access Program. Advice to students Keep learning, do your assessments, make progress on your major projects. Look after yourself, whether you are at school or at home. Reach out to family, friends and your teachers if you need to. Go to UAC COVID-19 updates for information about entering university in 2021 NAPLAN Testing is not proceeding in 2020 to help principals, teachers and school staff focus on student learning during the outbreak of COVID-19. Thank You Please do not hesitate to contact staff if you are uncertain about how to proceed or what is expected. If you have not done so already, it is recommended that you download the SkoolBag app to your phone to receive regular updates from the school. Thank you to our parents and community for your ongoing support. Please be assured we are listening to your concerns and are working hard to address your questions during this uncertain time. Stay home and stay safe

SCHOOL NEWS

Library Closed

As you may have seen on the news the Government has

issued a statewide order closing public libraries and

enforcing social distancing. As a result it is no longer

possible for Western Riverina Libraries to remain open

while ensuring the safety of our staff and members of our

communities.

Effective from now the branch libraries of Griffith,

Narrandera, Hillston, Hay and Jerilderie will be closed to

the public. During this difficult time remember as a

member of WRL you can still use our eCollections https://

www.wrl.nsw.gov.au/elibrary

FACEBOOK FEED

Home Learning

Some great examples of our students learning at home.

Thank you to our parents and community for your ongoing

support in these unprecedented times.

Sandy Ryan

LEGO Challenge

Our future engineers from years 3 to 6 have been busy creating all sorts of masterpieces as part of their home learning. Check out some of the marvellous creations.

| Primary Staff

Stage 6 Learning Continues

Hillston Central School continues to deliver Stage 6 video conference lessons using online software to ensure our senior students are not disadvantaged by the current circumstances.

Compared with many other schools across the state, our staff are already well-prepared for distance learning thanks to our experiences as part of the Riverina Access Partnership.

Mr Newton | RAP Coordinator