Week 8 Thursday 19th March, 2020 Unfortunately, due to ongoing issues with COVID 19 virus I will start the newsletter with an update of the information I sent out on Tuesday. Highlighted areas indicate an update to that information. Thank you so much for the patience and understanding you have shown us as we try our best to manage this situation and keep our students as safe as possible. The NSW Department of Education is continuing to provide us with information to limit the impact of COVID-19 in our schools. The latest advice can be found at: https://education.nsw.gov.au/public-schools/school-safety/novel-coronavirus To increase safety, we wish to limit the number of people entering the school. Please do not accompany your children into the school unless it is absolutely necessary. Please try to wave them goodbye at the gate and do not enter unless you really need to see a staff member or have an appointment. Try and have them arrive as close to 9am as possible to limit the number of students from different classes and stages together in the playground. We understand there may be some kinder students or anxious students in other classes where you may need to come in. In the afternoon please meet students at the gate. We will walk classes to the gate. K-2 students will be walked to the gate near the office and years 3-6 students will be walked to the gate near the 2 story building. Students who go out the back gate should leave as they normally do. Parents are welcome to wait on the oval. Consequently, we are also ceasing the help of parent volunteers, except for Canteen helpers, until further notice. We have closed the bubblers as they are a significant risk. Can all students please bring a drink bottle to school. Students also need to remember to bring their hats as we are asking students to alternate between the COLA/Court yard and the oval so that stage groups are segregated as much as possible. Any student in contact with a confirmed case of COVID 19 will be excluded for 14 days. Any student in contact with a suspected case should not return to school until the outcome of the test is confirmed.

Lunch and Recess K-2 will now have lunch from 10.40am until 11.20am. 10 min eating time in classrooms from 10.30am. Years 3-6 will have lunch from 11.20am until 12pm.10 min eating time in classrooms from 11.10am. Recess will be K-2: 1.30pm-1.50pm with 10 min eating time in classrooms from 1.20pm and years 3-6: 1.50-2.10pm with 10 min eating time in classrooms from 1.40pm. Because this is placing additional pressure on the canteen they have requested that Thursday and Friday they will accept Flexischool orders only. Normal orders and Flexischool orders will be accepted Monday to Wednesday but only Flexischool orders on Thursday and Friday. Cancellations – until further notice

• Assemblies including COLA assemblies and inductions.

• Harmony Day will be class activities only with no assembly.

• Ukulele, choir, gardening club etc.

• Yarn-up

• Scripture

• Easter Hat Parade

• Point Wolstoncroft sport- The remaining 5 session parents have paid for have been rescheduled to term 4.

• School ANZAC service

• NRL footy clinics and after school clinics.

• Year 6 transition to LMHS activities.

• Student Banking (cancelled Term 1) Going ahead – until further notice

• Dance group (as these are stage based)

• Mobile dentist

GWANDALAN PUBLIC SCHOOL

NEWSLETTER Term 1 Week 8 2020 GWANDALAN PUBLIC SCHOOL Phone: 02 4976 1318 Email: Gwandalan-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Kanangra Drive Fax: 02 4972 5189 Web: www.gwandalanp.school@det.nsw.edu.au GWANDALAN Principal: Sandra Notley NSW 2259

School closure due to COVID-19 At present there are no known cases of COVID-19 in our school community. If someone is diagnosed, NSW Health will inform the school and we will have to close for at least a day. This could

happen at any time. In the event that we are told to close we will communicate via: • the SkoolBag app – please ensure you have downloaded the SkoolBag app and allow push notifications. This is available for Apple and Android devices. Search for SkoolBag and download the app, then set up an account and search for Gwandalan PS • Facebook

• the school website. COVID-19 requirements Any student who has been in close contact with a person diagnosed with COVID-19 must remain isolated for 14 days following that contact. If your child shows any of the symptoms – high temperature, cough, sore throat, breathing problems – please keep him or her at home. We have asked staff to do the same. If your child has a serious health condition that may make them more vulnerable to this virus you should be seeking advice from your doctor about their attendance at school. We are contacting some families who have children who may be in this category.

Thank you all for your patience and understanding with this currently changing situation.

Please try to be as relaxed about all this as possible in the interest of keeping stress levels to a minimum for students.

We provided a booklet with this information on Tuesday that you may find useful for your children. If you need another copy please contact the office.

Student Led Interviews It was great to see so many parents in the school last week for the interviews. I hope you found them worthwhile. Working Bee We now have these great seats on the oval for kids that just want to have a quiet chat. Big thank you to Iain, Bronwyn, Lionel, Tamika, Charlotte, Dean, Bill, Leonie, Michelle and Sandy for taking time out of your weekend to get these seats done for our students.

NAPLAN

Between Tuesday 12 May and Friday 22 May 2020, students at our school in Years 3 and 5 will sit the NAPLAN online assessments

Students may be exempt from the NAPLAN tests if they:

• are newly arrived in Australia (less than one year before the test) and with a language background other than English, or

• have significant intellectual disability and/or significant co-existing conditions which severely limit their capacity to participate in the tests.

All other students are expected to participate in the tests.

Students may be withdrawn from NAPLAN by their parent or carer after consultation with the school principal. To withdraw your child from NAPLAN, a parent or carer consent form must be signed. Please make an appointment with your child’s teacher if you need to discuss your child’s participation in NAPLAN.

Any questions? Contact the NAPLAN team on 1300 119 556 or naplan.nsw@nesa.nsw.edu.au.

For further information about NAPLAN, visit the NESA website.

Sandy Notley

Principal

Wallarah Zone Swimming Congratulations to the wonderful Gwandalan Public School students who attended the Wallarah Zone Swimming Carnival at Mingara. We witnessed many PB times and some great spirit with students encouraging each other during the races. Thankyou Mrs Tindall who assisted at the start of the day and to all the parents and family members who took students. All students had fun and this is the most important aspect of such days. Congratulations Chelsea C who will represent Wallarah Zone at the Sydney North regional carnival after she finished second in the junior girl’s butterfly! Great work Chelsea.

Boots/ shin pads donation If you have any football or soccer boots that no longer fit please consider donating them to the school. I am trying to get a 'pool' of resources for children to use who may not play a sport and then get an opportunity to represent the school. It will save parents buying new boots or shin pads for a single event. Please leave them at the school office and I will collect them. School football socks School football socks are now available to purchase at our school office for $10.00 These should be worn when representing the school in sport. Our school representative socks are blue and white stripes. Regards Mr Vine (Sports Coordinator)

From the Office

Our office hours are 8.15am to 3.30pm. We accept cash, card and Parent on line payments (via school

website). Notes can be dropped off at the office and put into the payment box at the front counter.

Notes

DEO notebook for Yr 5 $140 and Yr 6 $100.

Book packs $60 per student.

Attendance

Again, this term we are sending out sms messages to parents when students are absent. Please ensure

that we have your correct mobile as we ask that you reply to these messages by phoning the school

or recording the absence via the skoolbag application.

Medication

Is your child on medication at School?

If so, we would appreciate you arranging to have your child's medication prepared into a Webster pack.

This is prepared for you at the Chemist. Many Chemists do this as a free service however some charge

a small amount.

Skool Bag App

Have you got our skoolbag app? If not, why not download it to keep up-to-date with all the latest news

happening around the school. Just go to your application store and search Gwandalan Public School.

Second Hand Uniforms

We are always looking for donation of second-hand clothes

Payments Due

Book pack payments – $60

DEO Notebook Yrs 5 - $140 – Yr 6 - $100

This week 1T have been engaged in a book study called Traction Man. Students have enjoyed the humour and ‘play on words’ throughout this text and we have been busy brainstorming our own action figures and using our imaginative thinking to come up with some interesting names and features for them. Students have begun designing and creating their own figures and here is an example of just a few. We are excited to create a comic strip about our new characters during writing lessons, with a focus on adding interesting verbs to our writing.

UNIFORM SHOP NEWS

Our uniform shop is open:

• Wednesday Mornings 8.30am – 9.30am

• Friday Afternoon 2.00pm – 3.00pm

On line orders can be collected from the shop at the above times

or the School office at your convenience.

School Opal Card As part of our campaign against fare evasion, and our on-going commitment to provide the level of service needed to transport students to and from your school, Busways conducts regular checks of School Opal card.

All students must be in possession of a valid Opal card or pay a fare. Students in possession of an Opal card must also tap on/off with their card when boarding our buses. This is important, because the Opal data collected determines the level of service we are able to provide to your school. If students don’t tap on and off, the services will appear underutilised and may be considered for cancellation based on low passenger numbers.

To apply for a School Opal card or to report a lost or stolen card, go online to www.opal.com.au/en/about-opal/opal-for-school-students/ Students who are ineligible for School Opal will need to purchase a Child/Youth Opal card or pay a fare to travel on our buses. Thank you in advance for your assistance and support.

Get involved in the School Banking program

Gwandalan is excited to offer the Commonwealth Bank School Banking program to all students.

School Banking is a fun, interactive and engaging way for young Australians to learn about money and develop good savings habits. Children who deposit money into their Youthsaver account through School Banking earn Dollarmites tokens, which they can save up and redeem for exciting rewards.

The rewards available during 2020 are:

o Terry Denton’s Activity Book o Mini Soccer Ball (size 2) o Treetop Stationary Set o Treetop Handball o Tomato Seed Kit o Magic Mist Drink Bottle o Emoji Wallet o Snakes & Ladders Game

School Banking is also a great fundraiser for our school. Our school receives a Regular Savers Contribution of $5 for every 10 deposits processed per student as well as an Annual Contribution which is based on the number of students who made at least one School Banking deposit in the prior year.

Getting involved in School Banking is easy!

All you need to get involved in the School Banking program is a Commonwealth Bank Youthsaver account. You can open an account for your child in one of two ways:

1. Online

Visit commbank.com.au/schoolbanking and click on the link to open a Youthsaver account.

2. In branch

Visit a Commonwealth Bank branch with identification for yourself and your child, like a driver’s licence and birth certificate.

If your child has an existing Commonwealth Bank Youthsaver account they can start banking straight away. They just need to bring their deposit in every week on School Banking day using their Dollarmites deposit wallet.

School Banking day is Tuesday. Each week you need to hand your bank books to your teacher for collection.

If you would like to know more about School Banking, please visit www.commbank.com.au/schoolbanking

GPS P&C UPDATE Term 1, Week 8 Due to the cancellation of the Easter Hat Parade we will need to reconsider whether we run the Easter Raffle this year. Further information on this will be provided on our Facebook page.

With COVID-19 we will have to look at all of our fundraising activities and see how we can still run these during this period.

We have a survey monkey about our Fete and Car Show and would love your feedback go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NCCS8XB

JOIN GWANDALAN PS P & C

We would love for you to come and see what we do and have input in what happens around our school. We are all volunteers and many hands make light work. It only costs 50 cents to join so why not come and see what great stuff is happening around the school. Our next meeting we will look at trialling Zoom which is done virtually via your smart phone, tablet or computer and internet for people to join.

REMINDER FOR P & C PAYMENTS

Currently we can only have cash payments for our events made to the office. Payments for P & C cannot be done through the school online system or via Eftpos.

SCHOOL BANKING

Our Commonwealth Dollarmites Banking program runs every Tuesday morning. Join the Facebook Group to stay up to date. Just search Gwandalan Public School Banking on FB.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

DATE EVENT

Wed 1st April 6pm P & C Meeting

Thu 9th April Easter Raffle drawn

Gwandalan Public School P&C Association

Kanangra Drive, Gwandalan, NSW, 2259

E: gwandalanpublicschool@pandcaffiliate.org.au

FB: https://www.facebook.com/Gwandalanpublicpandc/

IMPORTANT CANTEEN NOTICE On Thursdays and Fridays

the canteen will only accept orders placed on

Flexischools

Due to the increased work load of having separate lunch times, the

canteen will not be accepting over the counter lunch orders on

Thursdays and Fridays.

Lunch orders will only be available by the Flexischools app.

Flexischools is an online cashless ordering system which streamlines

the processes in the canteen, allowing us to have lunches ready on

time.

Please see flyer attached or school website for information on how to

download the app. If you need assistance getting the app set up leave a

message at the office and we will get back to you.

If you are unable to use the online system for some reason and must

use the paper bag over the counter please order your child’s lunch on

a Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday.

Flexischools is the preferred ordering method every day.

We appreciate your understanding and cooperation in

these changing times.

Open every day for Lunch Order ANYDAY with the Flexischools App or with Flexischools Online, cut off is 9am.

Over the counter lunch orders will only be accepted Monday to Wednesday. Flexischools only on Thursday & Friday

Pizza Subs, made on half an 8” sub Cheese 2.00 gfo,c Ham & cheese 2.50 gfo,c Hawaiian 2.50 gfo,c BBQ Chicken 2.50 gfo,c Made on GF Wrap add 1.50 gf,c

Hot Food Favourites See specials board & the Skoolbag app for weekly specials.

Soup of the week 2.00 gf,c Quiche of the week Sml 2.50 Lrg 2.50 c Add a side salad 1.50 Chilli Bread 0.50 v,c Garlic Bread 0.50 v,c Tender Boiled Egg peeled 1.00 gf,c Juicy Corn on the Cobb 1.00 gf,v,c Chicken & Gravy Sub 4.00 c Chicken Fillet Burger / Wrap 5.50 ➢ with chicken breast fi l let, lettuce & mayo c,gfo

Chicken Caesar Burger / Wrap 6.50 c,gfo

➢ with chicken breast fi l let, lettuce, ham,

cheese & caesar dressing

Chicken Tender Sub / Wrap 6.00 c,gfo ➢ with lettuce & mayo choose plain or sweet chilli

Macaroni & Cheese 4.00 c Tuna Pasta Bake 5.00 c Pasta Bolognese 5.00 c Lasagne 5.00 c Curry Chicken 5.00 gf,c Fried Rice with chicken & veg 5.00 gf,c Meat Pie low fat large 4.00 Small 2.50 Noodle Cup chicken 2.50 Sausage Roll 2.50 Dino Nuggets pack of 6 3.50

Bits n Pieces Sauces Tomato 0.30 & Dips Bbq 0.30 Sweet Chilli 0.30 Mustard 0.50 Hummus 0.50 Extra Cutlery, per piece 0.10 ➢ Cutlery is provided free for meals that require it

Paper Bag 0.20

Volunteers Always Appreciated Our Canteen relies on volunteers to function properly. If you or someone you know could spare an hour or so in the mornings it would be a great service to the school.

It’s easy work and very rewarding for both the volunteers and the children. If you don’t like to serve help is needed

with food preparation, as most of our menu is made fresh on the premises. Pop into the canteen or school

office. Alternatively call the canteen direct on 49762054. Thank you for your support.

Sandwich & Salad Express Salad 3.50 gfo,v,c ➢ Incudes lettuce, tomato, cucumber & carrot.

Chicken, Lettuce & Mayo 4.00 gfo,c Chicken or Ham 4.00 gfo,c Ham, cheese & Tomato 4.00 gfo,c Egg & Lettuce 4.00 gfo,c Curried Egg & Lettuce 4.00 gfo,c Cheese 2.50 gfo,c Cheese & Salad 4.00 gfo,c Vegemite 2.00 gfo,c Banana 2.00 gfo,v,c Extras: cheese 0.50 Salad 1.00 Ham or Chicken 1.00 Long roll 0.50 Wrap 1.00 GF Wrap (Bfree) 1.50 gf,v Salad Box 4.00 gf,v,c Salad Box with Egg 4.50 gf,c Salad Box with Cheese 4.50 Salad Box with Ham 5.00 gf,c Salad Box with Chicken 5.00 gf,c Caesar Salad 5.00 c ➢ Cos lettuce, ham, cheese, egg & caesar dressing.

Chicken Caesar Salad 6.00 c Bunny Box 3.50 gf,v,c ➢ Mixed salad fingers. Add hummus 0.50 gf,v

Extras: Egg 0.50 gf Chicken or Ham 1.00 Chicken Tender 1.20 each Choose from Sweet Chilli or Plain Tender Free small pot of dressing available on request.

Cold Drinks & Warm Milks Icy Cold Bottled Water 1.00 gf,v Fresh Milk, cold or warm 1.50 gf,c Milo, cold or warm 2.00 c 99% Just Juice Popper 2.00 gf,v ➢ Apple & Blackcurrant, Orange & Mango

Paradise Punch or Apple

Oak Light Flavoured Milk 2.50 ➢ Chocolate or Strawberry

Juice Bomb Can 2.50 gf,v ➢ Raspberry, Apple & Blackcurrant

Apple Cola or Lemonade

From the Freezer Frozen Orange Bite 0.10 gf,v,c Mini Shots 0.20 gf,v,c ➢ Apple & Blackcurrant or Orange

Frozen Fruit Pieces 0.50 gf,v,c ➢ Small tubs of strawberries or pineapple

Frozen Pineapple UFO 0.50 gf,v,c Frozen Watermelon Slice 0.50 gf,v,c Snap Stix 1.00 gf,v ➢ Sour Grape, Raspberry, Blueberry ➢ Sweet Grape, Raspberry, Pineapple

Ice Mony 1.00 gf,v Sour Blue and Sour Red Raspberry Lemon Ice. Twisted Frozen Yoghurt 2.00 gf Chocolate & Vanilla Bean or Watermelon & Mango

Snacks Fresh Fruit Whole, seasonal 1.00 gf,v Fresh Fruit Salad Cup Mini 0.50 Cup 1.00 Large 3.00 gf,v,c Cut Fruit Piece, seasonal 0.20 gf,v,c Slinky Apple, red or green 1.00 gf,v,c Mini Crunch Bag 1.00 gf,v,c ➢ Carrot & cucumber fingers

Fresh Popcorn Cup 0.50 gf,v,c Cereal Snack Pack 0.50 99% Juice Jelly Cup 1.00 gf,c Custard Pot 1.00 gf,c Pancakes x 2 1.00 c ➢ Add a l ittle butter or Jam on request.

Chocolate Mousse 2.00 gf,c Delicious Canteen Made Muffins 1.00 c Red Rock Sea Salt Chips 1.50

Need Recess? Put in a recess order just like a lunch order.

Packs are put in class baskets for collection at lunch time.

Fruit Salad & Popcorn 1.50 gf,v,c Fruit Salad & Pikelets x 2 2.00 c Fruit Salad & Cereal Snack Pack 1.50 c Mini Crunch Bag and hummus 1.50 gf,v,c ➢ Fruit salad can be swapped for whole fruit gf,v

➢ Add a bottle of water 1.00 gf,v

Wrap it up on Monday & Tuesday

Choose any wrap*, a cold bottle of water & fresh slinky apple.

$5.00 gfo,vo,c

*DOES NOT INCLUDE CHICKEN TENDERS

Making Healthy Choices Our canteen supports the NSW Healthy School

Canteen Strategy. Please encourage healthy choices with your

child by choosing

Green foods everyday Orange Foods occasionally.

healthyschoolcanteens.nsw.gov.au

Special Dietary Requirements gf = Gluten Free v = vegetarian vo = vegetarian option

c = made and prepared in the canteen gfo = gluten free option, made on a Bfree wrap

The canteen is happy to help in any way we can if you have special requirements. Just pop in and see us.

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2020 Uniform Order Form

ITEM PRICE SIZE QUANTITY PRICE

Micro Fibre Jacket $45.00

Tunic (Dress) $40.00

Hooded Jumper $45.00

Micro Fibre Shorts $20.00

Polo Shirt $30.00

Micro Fibre Track Pants $25.00

Skirt $30.00

Culottes $15.00

Hats (sizes s/s, s/m, m/l) $10.00

Student’s Name _________________________________________________________ Class ____________

Parent/Caregiver’s Name ___________________________________________________________________

Telephone Number ________________________________________________________________________

Payment by Cash enclosed $ _____________________________________________________________

Order Online-www.gtschool.com.au

- Click on “your school uniforms”

- Click on Gwandalan Pubic School

- Order and pay for your items

- Pick up your order from the Uniform Shop during opening hours.

Opening Hours-Wednesday 8:30am-9:30am Friday 2:00pm-3:00pm

Email: gwandalan-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au