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8 May 2020

Tallowood School

Newsletter

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

11 May Phase 1 - Managed return to school begins

3 Ju ly Last day of term 2

21 Ju ly Term 3 commences

Creating Pathways for LIfe - We Learn - We Care - We are Safe

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https://tallowood-s.schools.nsw.gov.au

9836 3810

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44 Redden Drive, Kellyville NSW 2155

@TallowoodSchool

RESPECT PROFESSIONALISM INCLUSION WELLBEING CARE & EMPATHY

Dear Parents and Carers,

Welcome back to term 2. I hope that you managed to have a relaxed and enjoyable Easter break, and spend some quality time as a family at home. It certainly has been a challenging and unprecedented time in education, and we have been very grateful to our families who have been able to support the Government’s social distancing strategy by keeping their child at home through this time. We also understand that some families are continuing to work and have needed to send their child to school and it is great that we have been able to support these families.

Update on school operations for term 2You will be aware that the Department of Education has released their plan for the phased managed return of students to school this term. I have included a copy of the plan in this newsletter for your reference. Phase 1 of this plan starts on Monday next week, May 11, where students will return to school one day each week and continue learning at home for the other four days each week. Families were contacted by class teachers last week to discuss this plan and access to the learning materials available online and it was great to get your feedback.

We have now confirmed, via email, attendance days for all families that said they would like their child to participate in the phased managed return to school from next week. A copy of the letter that was emailed to families has also been posted to you. If you indicated that you wanted your child to participate in the phased managed return of students from next week and have not received confirmation of their attendance day, please contact the school as soon as possible.

Under Phase 1 of the Department’s plan, around 25% of students will be on site at school on any day. Students attending school will complete the same work that students at home are completing. Students at school will not be in their regular classes or necessarily with their regular class staff. Mixed class groupings with the staff rostered on duty at school will supervise students and provide support with learning, mealtimes, and hygiene routines as appropriate for your child.

The health and safety of our students and staff are our priority and as such we are continuing to follow the strict hygiene guidelines recommended by the Department of Health and Department of Education. Increased cleaning of high touch surfaces across the school is also occurring throughout the day. If your child is unwell or has any cold or flu like symptoms, please do not send them to school.

Creating Pathways for Life - We Learn - We Care - We are Safe


Learning at homeThis term our learning at home materials have been adapted based on the feedback that we received from families at the end of last term and the beginning of this term. A more structured approach has been adopted with interactive weekly timetables for K-6 students and 7-12 students. These timetables have links embedded that take you straight to the appropriate resource, website, video or shared learning page so you can access the learning materials much more easily.

Thank you to those families that have shared photos of their child engaged in the learning at home activities. We have loved seeing these and sharing them with our school community via social media. If you would like to share any photos or a short video of your child engaged in the learning at home activities, please email them to your child’s class teacher. I would also like to thank staff who have adapted quickly to provide creative and engaging learning experiences for our students in a whole new way. If you need any support or assistance to access the learning at home materials, please speak to your child’s class teacher or contact the school, we are happy to help.

As plans and advice from the Department of Education are updated regularly, we will keep you informed of any changes and advice regarding progressing through the phases of the managed return of students to school.

We look forward to seeing more students begin to return to school next week.

Kind regards,Greg WoodPrincipal

Congratulations to our Easter Raffle winners! Thank you for everyone’s generosity, the Tallowood P&C Easter Raffle was a great success.

The winners are as follows:

1st Sara Magi 14th Adrian Davis2nd Henry Dawson 15th Wagih Moharib3rd Raul Batazar 16th S. Watson4th Nolan Wright 17th Kath Mueller5th Lisa Vassilla 18th Bus 96th Jasman Finn 19th Anant Sharma7th Carol Caddick 20th Katrina8th Hayden Ninnes 21st Bus 15 (Maria)9th Ron (Bus 2) 22nd Greg Wood10th Hudson Srbinovski 23rd Jasman Finn11th Kimmy Whitehead 24th Elizabeth Jones12th Hudson Srbinovski 25th Anant Sharma13th Victor Meadows



1/5 - Gratitude 17/5 - Meditation

2/5 - Technology Detox 18/5 - Oberservation of Details

3/5 - Stargazing 19/5 - Prayer

4/5 - Feeling Heart Beats 20/5 - Playlists

5/5 - Exercise 21/5 - Feelings Collage

6/5 - Mindful Eating 22/5 - Essential Oils

7/5 - Yoga/Stretching 23/5 - Colouring8/5 - Mind Walk 24/5 - Art

9/5 - Observing Nature 25/5 - Labyrinths

10/5 - Grounding 26/5 - Bathing

11/5 - 54321 27/5 - Journalling

12/5 - Breathing Exercise 28/5 - Reading

13/5 - Emotions Weather Report 29/5 - Reminiscing

14/5 - Well-Being Networks 30/5 - Routine

15/5 - Acceptance of Feelings 31/5 - Body Scan

16/5 - Cloud Watching

CHAPLAIN CHATS ...Mother’s Day is coming up on 10 of May. And I think it’s a day with mixed feelings for many people. For me personally, I get to acknowledge how fortunate I am to have a mum who invested in me, and still supports me. I am also lucky enough to have kids of my own who take the opportunity to thank me for my investment in them. I know that there are many of you who share this day in a similar way.

For some people however, this is not their experience. Some of us have lost our mothers, some of us don’t have a great relationship with our mothers and still others grew up without a mother figure. And I think it’s important that we acknowledge this.

Whatever the case is, I think Mother’s Day can be a time where we celebrate the people who influenced us, supported us, showed us kindness, encouraged us and helped us along the way. And if you dont believe you’ve had that in your life then maybe you can be the person you needed when you were younger for someone else.

During May, I am also hosting on the Chaplain’s page (https://www.facebook.com/events/2594892927281809/) a Mindful May Challenge. I will be sharing 31 ways to encourage more mindfulness into your lives. Please feel free to like the page, join in and contribute to the group, research, watch the videos, and practice your own mindfulness.

Juanita McMillanSchool Chaplain

https://www.facebook.com/Juanita-McMillan-Chaplain-108065464172171/?view_public_for=108065464172171



Learning at SchooLLook at the fun we had in Library at school this week. Gina read us ‘Are you my mother?’ We also enjoyed art and craft. Some of us decorated unicorns after watching Melody read us ‘Thelma the Unicorn’, while others made a wonderful tree using circles for flowers.



Our students have been enjoying learning at home. Some have been creating some beautiful craft. The students have been particulary enjoying the Creative Engagement lessons that the teachers have put together.



• Send your child/children to school

• You are encouraged to keep you child at home for the rest of the week wherever possible.

• Check with your school to see which two days of the week your child/children should attend.

• Use the school canteen and uniform shop where appropriate hygiene measures are in place.


• You are encouraged to keep you child at home for the rest of the week wherever possible.

• Check with your school to see which day of the week your child/children should attend.


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• Normal school breaks and entry/exit processes will resume.

• Infection control procedures will continue on a school by school basis.

• Communication to staff, students and families regarding NSW Health advice will continue.

• Continued communication to the Early Childhood Education sector regarding NSW Health Advice.


• Participate in school excursions and inter-school activities.

• Use playground equipment at schools.

• Drop your child/children off at school as you would normally do.

• Participate in school based activities such as volunteering in classes and assemblies.

• Use services that usually operate at your school like canteens and other community run activities.

• Send your child/children to school every day.

• Access community services run on school sites, where they are not restricted by Public Health Orders.


• Walk your child/children into and out of school while maintaining social distancing.

• Follow your school’s advice regarding changes to drop off and pick up, including staying in your car when dropping off and picking up your child/children if safe to do so.

• Maintain social distancing by avoiding gathering outside of

• Make sure your child/children have access to lunch and snacks, noting some canteens may not be

• Support your child/children to continue learning at home on

• Communicate with your school via email and phone wherever possible.

• Follow the health advice and keep your child/children at home if they are unwell.




• Support your child/children to continue learning at home on

• Communicate with your school via email and phone wherever possible





• Support your child/children to continue to learn at home if they are required to learn remotely.



• Schools have discretion for establishing which group attends on which days, with a preference to group siblings/families together.

• Families who need to send their child to school every day may continue to do so and no child will be turned away.

• Classes are split across different spaces and break times can bestaggered.

• No excursions or inter-school activities.

• Continued enhanced cleaning and hygiene supply arrangements.

• Families are encouraged to keep their children at home wherever possible, with no student to be turned away.

• Students who attend school are supervised only, not in their



• Keep your child/children at home

• Support your child/children to continue learning at home.



• Students with increased health risks may continue to learn at home to suit their individual needs.

• Students remain in the same classroom for the day, break times

between class groups.



• Schools have discretion for establishing which group attends on which day, with a preference to group siblings/families together.

• Families who need to send their child to school every day may continue to do so and no child will be turned away.

• Classes are split across different spaces and break times can bestaggered.



NSW Department of Education

A managed return to school Guidelines for families

Schools are safe places for students, teachers and staff.

All students engage with a single unit

Keep up-to-date with your school’s communications to make sure you receive important messages about timetable changes.

Any identified cases of COVID-19 will continue to be managed in line with health advice, including temporary school closures where necessary.

At all times Students at school at least two days per week.

Schools are open for families who need it.

Students at school five days per week, with social

distancing measures.

Students at school at least one day per week.

Students at school five days per week, with full school activities.

Learning from home

Practical resources and guides to support students are available at

Learning from home hub.

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can be staggered to reduce mixing

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