Welcome back to the beginning of Term 2 2023.
Term 2 is shaping up to being a very busy term.
It has already been busy with a gorgeous day for our Athletics Carnival last week and the Cross Country carnival yesterday.
In addition, the girls have a netball game against Lithgow Public School and we are hoping to travel to Bathurst for a soccer gala day.
Not to forget that in Term 2 and Term 3 we apply for the Sporting Schools grant. We were once again successful, so this 4 week program will begin next week- with swimming, gymnastics, hockey and bushwalking as choices for the students.
Other events planned are as follows:
· An environmental education incursion
· Footsteps Dance program with a mid week disco.
· 10 very lucky students will begin their instrument lessons
· Term two is our Assessment and Reporting term – with reports going home on 29th June and this will be followed up by “three-way Parent/Teacher/Student interviews in the second week of Term 3.
Teacher Professional Learning
· School Development Day
The school development day on the 24th April had a focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, their communities and their educational outcomes.
Schools play a vital role in the day-to-day educational experience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. The commitment of teachers and school leaders to sustain positive change is a critical factor in ensuring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students have access to high-quality learning environments.
ZZPS had a very successful day of planning and have begun to develop a Reconciliation Action Plan, which we will be sharing with our school community in the near future.
· Curriculum Reform
Staff will be participating in the second round of our professional learning days with a focus on supporting the implementation of the English and Mathematics syllabus. This time is ensuring our staff are supported and ready to implement the new syllabi
A focus for Early Stage One this week was to evaluate the success of Component A (the skill and explicit instruction area of the syllabus) and Component B ( the language/literature unit).
Attendance
Student attendance is a school improvement area for our school and we need your help to improve and meet our targets.
Regular attendance at school is essential for students to achieve quality life outcomes. Schools, in partnership with parents, are responsible for promoting the regular attendance of students.
Compulsory Schooling Parents or carers of children of compulsory school age are responsible for ensuring their child attends school every day Attendance and Absences Parents of children from Kindergarten to Year 12 must ensure their children attend school every day. On occasion, your child may need to be absent from school. Justified reasons for student absences may include: |
· being sick or having an infectious disease · having an unavoidable medical appointment · being required to attend a recognised religious holiday · exceptional or urgent family circumstances e.g. attending a funeral. |
| Parents must provide an explanation for absences to the school within 7 days from the first day of any period of absence. Where an explanation has not been received within the 7-day timeframe, the school will record the absence as unjustified on the student's record. |
