The Millsy Flyer

Student Success:

Congratulations to our swimmers who competed at the zone carnival last week. The team represented our school with pride and had a fantastic day. Well done! Congratulations to our swimmers who have made it through to the regional swimming carnival. Good luck to Sonny L (50 Breaststroke), Layla P (200 IM, 100 Free, 50 Fly, 50 Back, 50 Breast, 50 Free), Lottie S (50 Back, 50 Free), Liam B (100 Free, 50 Back, 50 Fly, 50 Free). We wish you all the best! 

Please Park Safely:

A reminder to please park safely when dropping students to school and picking them up in Jones St. There have been several instances lately of parents parking in the No Stopping zone and doing U-turns on the crest of the hill. Please also remember to have your children use the crossing, rather than calling them across the road. Please help us keep all our students safe.

Covid Guidelines Update:

From today covid restrictions in schools have changed. In summary:

Visitors – are allowed onsite to pick students up and visit the office. Until next Monday, all visitors must wear a mask onsite. When visiting as a volunteer or to attend an event, all visitors must check in with the QR code. If visiting the support unit, masks will continue to be worn by adults until further notice.

RATs – RAT kits will be sent home today for students. Testing is no longer required twice a week. The tests are for students to use when there is a case in their class or when they are displaying symptoms of covid. 

If your child is sick – Please keep your child home, even if they have a negative RAT result. There are other illnesses in our community currently, including gastro. To minimise spread, please keep your child home if they are sick.

If your child is isolating due to a family member having covid– If your child is well, and isolating due to a family member having covid, online learning packages are available for them to work on while at home. 

Go to Digital Learning Packs for Primary.

Cohorts – We are no longer restricted by cohorts in our school. Students can mingle with other stages throughout the day.

Selective High Placement Test:

The selective high placement test will be held Thursday 10 March here at school. All information has been emailed to participant’s parents from the High Performing Students Team.

Cross Country:

Our cross-country trials for our primary students (and 8-year-olds in Year 2) will be held on Monday 14 March. Please note, at the zone carnival, 8- and 9-years olds will run together and compete against each other. 10-year-olds will compete separately to other ages. 8, 9, 10-year-olds will run 2 kms and 11 and 12, 13-year-olds will run 3 kms. 11-year-olds run separately to 12- and 13-year-olds. We can take 4 girls and 4 boys in each age group to the zone carnival.

Photo day:

Student and class photos will be taken tomorrow. Please send your child in full school uniform, including black shoes.

Clean up Australia Day:

We will be holding a Clean Up Australia Day event this Friday to clean up our school. Please send a pair of gloves with your child to use on the day. A separate note has been sent home via Skoolbag with details or you can access the note here.

Young Leaders Day:

Year 6 students are attending the Young Leaders Day in Sydney next Tuesday. We are sure that they enjoy the day. We are sure that they enjoy the day. We suggest that students do a RAT before coming to school on the day.

If you haven't already done so, please follow the link below to complete the Additional Emergency Contacts for students online, please follow the link here to do so as we still have a number outstanding.

Additional Emergency Contacts

Please note this is in addition to your day-to-day contacts and will only be used in extraordinary circumstances in the event of an emergency evacuation.  Parent/Carers will always remain the first point of contact in all circumstances. 

Asthma and Medical Forms

If your child suffers from Asthma or has other medical conditions, please ensure we have up to date plans and information so that we can best support your child.

Lulu is our school support dog at Warners Bay Public School and attends school on Monday, Wednesday and Friday each week. She is a Labradoodle and her birthday is on 26th April 2020. 

Lulu’s job at school is to help people to feel better when they might be feeling sad, upset, angry or worried. She also loves to help students learn and be a part of the fun activities we do in our classrooms. Lulu also loves to spend time in the staffroom and the office.  

Mrs Stephens is in charge of Lulu when she visits the classrooms. Unless Lulu is tethered (tied up) Mrs Stephens will be holding into Lulu’s leash.  

Lulu is the only dog allowed at Warners Bay Public School, please don't bring your dogs other on site.