■ Term 2 Week 9 ■ 24.06.2020 ■ Relieving Principal: Kerri McPherson

Phone: (02) 6927 7824 Fax: (02) 6927 7877 Matong Public School

Email: matong-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au 5649 Canola Way

Website: www.matong-p.schools.nsw.edu.au Matong NSW 2652

Matong Public School is now accepting enrolments for 2021.

Enquire today to find out how your child can flourish at our school.

If you know of any family within our school zone

who has a child attending school next year please

ask them to contact our school office.

the school.

TERM 2 2020

Week 10

Friday 3rd July

Last Day of Term 2

NOTES TO BE RETURNED:

Parent Teacher Interview

Request Forms Due

ICAS Assessments Year

2 – 6 Online

Registration and

Payment Closes Friday,

17th July

Japanese Cuisine Lunch

Orders for Wednesday,

1st July must be handed in

to the School Office by

Monday, 29th June.

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■ 2020 ■ Term 2 ■ Week 9 ■ Matong Public School Newsletter

Urgent Reminders

Due to COVID 19 restrictions please take note of the

following important information:

Parents/carers are asked to please not go to the

classrooms. Staff will bring children up to the office.

It is important that any students who arrive late or

depart early must be signed in and out at the office

with a parent or carer.

To minimise risks and to keep the children safe during

this difficult time please keep visits to the school to a bare

minimum unless essential.

Follow the health advice and keep your child/children

at home if they are unwell. Please inform the office if

they are not well.

Student Absences

We would like to take this opportunity to remind parents

and carers that if your child is absent from school there is

a requirement for you to provide a reasonable

explanation for the absence within seven days. It is the

Principal’s discretion as to whether they deem an

explanation as reasonable. If an explanation is not

received the students’ absence will automatically be

recorded as unjustified.

Absences include late arrivals and early departures to and

from school and also require an explanation.

Absence notification methods that are acceptable are via

the School Stream App, verbal (telephone or in person),

email, or written.

If your child is absent because of illness for more than

three consecutive days, you will be required to provide a

medical certificate with your absence notification.

At times there may be a requirement for your children to

be absent for extended periods of time. If this is the case

you will need to contact the principal and complete an

application for extended leave prior to the leave being

taken. It is the principal’s discretion whether this

application will be approved or declined.

Thank you

The students had a fabulous start to this chilly week. They

enjoyed hot cups of Milo at lunch time on Monday and

Tuesday. To top it all off, they celebrated our wonderful

Miss Tilly’s birthday yesterday. There was much excitement

and laughter to be heard around the school.

Thank you so much to the Walsh and Meier families for

your generous contribution.

Matong Public School

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Community News

Coolamon Library

The Coolamon Library is open- come and borrow

some books, dvds, magazines and talking books.

Opening hours have remained the same:

- Monday – Friday - 8.30am – 5.00pm

- Saturday morning – 9.00am – 12.00pm.

The Library has implemented modifications to adhere

to social distancing and ask all visitors to use sanitising

stations on arrival. There will be a limited amount of

visitors that will be able to be in the library at one time

and we ask for your patience through this time.

The Library will be offering school holiday fun craft

packs for all ages to enjoy. Simply ring or call into the

library to pick up crafts packs to keep kids

entertained. Due to Covid-19, the library is unable to

host our normal school holiday program.

We will still be offering our FREE home delivery service

to our borrowers within the town limits. This will still

apply to residents in the towns of Coolamon,

Ganmain, Matong, Marrar, Beckom and Ardlethan.

Phone the Library for any further details or concerns. -

69272492