Welcome Back to an exciting term of teaching and learning at Blaxland PS. I hope that everyone had a restful break and enjoyed time catching up with family and friends. This term promises to be a very busy term and we look forward to the many new and interesting events planned for Term 4.
Staffing News
This term, we welcome Ms Sally Hinde to Blaxland PS. Ms Hinde will teach 3/4E for the remainder of this year and 3/4E have made a settled start to the term. Mrs Wacker and Mrs Johnson have worked closely with Ms Hinde to ensure the continuation of quality teaching and learning in 3/4E.
School Swimming Program
On Monday 24th October, Blaxland Public School begins a week of learn to swim classes at Glenbrook Pool. Swimming School students will leave school at 12:45pm each day and return to school at 2:30pm. We have been able to reduce the cost to families by extending the swimming lesson each day and reducing the bus cost from 2 weeks to one week.
Dads and Planes Night
The Fathering project team will be organising their next event on Friday 28th October starting at 6pm-7:30pm. Ryan Clift and the team have planned an exciting night for the dads and their kids. We hope that you can join us. Please return your Order form and payment to school by Monday 24th October 2022.
NRL Clinics
Next week, Mr De Mattia has organised a free two-week NRL clinic at school for all K-6 students providing an opportunity for the students to have fun and develop their football skills. We will also be offering NRL League STARS After school sessions on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons after school in Weeks 5 and 6 for interested students. All students from K-6 are welcome to attend the six afternoon sessions. The price is $79 (approximately $13 per session/hour) which is paid directly to NRL using the link below. If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the school for more information. https://profile.mysideline.com.au/register/clubsearch?criteria=408909&entity=true&entitytype=program&source=rugby-league
School Attendance
We want to do all we can to be sure your child achieves their potential and enjoys being in school. One way we can help make this happen is to be sure your child attends school each day unless they are sick, or are absent for a justified reason.
Protecting the wellbeing of our students through the reporting and monitoring of student absences is the responsibility of both parents/carers and schools. Notifying the school either before or on the day that your child is away helps us keep accurate student attendance records to support you and your child.
We know that school is the best place to learn, and regular attendance means students can stay on top of their schoolwork and get the most out of their learning. If you are having trouble getting your child to school every day or on time, please talk to our school staff so we can work together, because every day counts.
Missing a day here or there may not seem like much, but absences add up and can impact your child’s learning more than you think. When your child misses one day a week over a year, that’s 40 days of school, 8 weeks of lessons and 2.5 years over their school life lost. As your child’s education has already been interrupted through periods of learning from home due to COVID-19 over the last 2 and a half years, now is the time to prioritise face-to-face learning and making the most of every school day.
Our school strives for the expected attendance rate which is above 95% of students at school each day over the year.
