Welcome to our first eNewsletter. It has been amazing how we are able to respond flexibly to keep our community informed.
Throughout these uncertain times it is easy to be overwhelmed by the changes that are happening around us. It is a time of uncertainty, confusion and worry as life as we know it is reshaped out of our control. We would like to thank our school community for the way in which you have supported the school through these changes. As you know, term two provides you with the option to send your child to school or keep them at home and participate in a combination of online and hardcopy work. The Department has also released their website Our Learning SA to support teachers and parents during this time. Please also ensure you have downloaded and allowed notifications from the Skoolbag app. This is our official communication platform.
This is very new territory for many of our teachers. It is the same for our teachers as it is for our community. We have some staff who have never engaged in online learning and others who have more experience. We ask that you continue to work with us through the development and implementation of a whole new range of blended learning for our students both at school and at home. As we finalise the platforms for the blended learning information will be sent home to families via Skoolbag updates.
It is in times like this that acts of kindness and gratitude shine brightly. I would like to thank the community members who have sent in messages to our staff and let you know that these are truly appreciated and have lifted spirits across the school. We have seen these lovely acts between our staff also. One of the most amazing things was Ms Daly's class in Rm 4 recognising that our elderly residents living in the Estia Retirement Village (Cnr Waterloo and Bolivar Rd) have had restricted visits to ensure the health. The students created some beautiful flowers and wrote notes to the residents. The response was incredible. We received a call from the Estia staff who described the most incredible moment when residents were presented with the package. There were tears and smiles all round! Many residents have asked if they can keep writing to our students as pen pals. Check out the lovely flowers and notes our Rm 4 students sent below.
Michelle Lennox
