From the Principal's Desk:
July Vacation Care Program at Good Samaritan:
CatholicCare OOSH will be hosting a Vacation Care program on our school site during the upcoming school holidays. Please note that spaces will fill on a ‘first in’ basis so secure a place! More information is below.
Semester One - Parent Teacher Interviews
Parent Teacher interviews will take place throughout week 10. With the current restrictions of numbers of people on site it has been decided that teachers will be released from class for one day to conduct telephone interviews with parents. Interviews will be for 10 minutes and will take a future focus on learning for each child. Teachers will reference the remote learning period and also make comments on observations and learning engagement since returning to school for face to face learning.
As teachers will be making phone calls ‘back to back’ they may need to schedule a further meeting face to face in Term 3 to continue the conversation. Your understanding of the importance of keeping to time is appreciated.
Returning to Regular School Routines
This week you received a letter from CEDoW and myself regarding the easing of restrictions in school environments. At a local level this means that we will start to return to our regular school hours as we enter Term 3.
To be prepared for this the morning car line gate will continue to be supervised until 9am for the remainder of this week. On Monday 22 June the gate will be supervised until 8:55am following this time the gate will be locked and parents will need to accompany students to the office for a late pass.
On Monday 29 June the gate will be supervised until 8:50am following this time the gate will be locked and parents will need to accompany students to the office for a late pass.
From the beginning of Term 3, we will return to the normal dismissal time of 3pm. Afternoon car lines will begin at 3pm. Please ensure that the appropriate road rules are followed when entering the Parish carpark. We will continue to adhere to the direction of parents not entering the school site for drop off, pick up or gatherings until we are advised otherwise.
We appreciate your support in working with us to ensure that all
students are at their classrooms ready to learn by 8:50am.
Returning to Full Curriculum Delivery in Term 3:
Good Samaritan has focused on delivering Religious Education, English and Mathematics as well as including a student wellbeing focus since returning to face-to-face teaching and learning. From Term 3 we will return to the delivery of the full curriculum which will include planning, programming and teaching of outcomes in all the NESA Key Learning Areas.
At Good Samaritan we will continue to implement strategies that focus and support the wellbeing of students across the school.
Police and Ranger Patrols: McGrath St And Cabbage Tree Lane
Recently both rangers and police have been patrolling the streets around Good Samaritan. To avoid a fine, and a loss of points, please adhere to the No Stopping & No Parking signs around the perimeter of the school.
Staffing Update:
This week we welcomed Mrs Sutton back to Year 3. Thanks and gratitude is extended to Mrs Hobbs for her commitment to Year 3 following the remote learning period.
Unfortunately, Mrs Brassel is unwell and unable to return to work in Amaroo for the term. Ms Mangos has taken up this position, working with Mrs Huska in supporting the learning of our Good Samaritan Amaroo students.