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Loxton Primary School Newsletter
Pyap Street , P0 Box 496, LOXTON SA 5333
Phone: 8584 7408 Fax: 8584 6493
Email: [email protected] Web: www.loxtonps.sa.edu.au
Newsletter #9
4/6/2020
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Dates to
Remember
Friday 5th
June 2020
Student Free
Day
Monday 8th
June 2020
Queens Birthday
Public Holiday
Monday 15th
June 2020
Governing
Council Meeting
via Webex 7pm
WACKY WEDNESDAYS
WK 7 - PJS
WK 8 - HAT
WK 9 - HAIR
WK10 - TIE
UNTIL
FURTHER
NOTICE
ALL
CALENDER
EVENTS
HAVE
BEEN
CANCELLED
Inside this Issue
Principal’s Report
STEM
Wacky
Wednesday
Community news
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2
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Principal: Sally Wright
Deputy Principal: Bernie Lipman
Governing Council Chairperson:
Donna Felder
Art by 3/4K
Dear Parents and Carers,
It is exciting to note that after our unique start to Term 2, we now have all students learning onsite at
Loxton Primary School once again. I would like to take this opportunity to commend our staff for the
commitment and dedication shown always, but particularly over the past few months. Staff have
been absolutely amazing in their continued care for students, planning for teaching and learning in
a multitude of new ways, moving to new platforms for teaching, transitioning seamlessly from class
groups to year level groups and back again and more. They have been extremely responsive and
positive about every change - all implemented with student needs and support at the forefront. Staff
have completed this work all the while managing their own families, concerns and challenges.
Now that we are working back to 'normal' at school, many of our new learnings are being worked in
to our everyday daily routines to support students.
Teachers have spent time this term reinforcing students with boundaries, expectations and even
some renewed getting to know you activities as we transition back to our 'new normal'. We continue
to review our COVID-19 site restrictions regularly and remain guided by SA Health and our
Department for Education. We are also mindful to take into account our local needs. As always,
please continue to keep your children home if they are unwell, have a temperature or flu like
symptoms.
Unfortunately, after careful consideration and taking into account current advice of SA Health and
the Department for Education regarding COVID-19, with great regret and sadness, we have had to
make the decision to cancel the 2020 Year 7 Canberra Camp. This decision has been made
through consultation and support from local Principals and School Governing Councils. I spoke with
our Year 7 students last week to discuss this information and to explain that the health and wellbeing
of students, staff and parent attendees had to be paramount. We are feeling the same level of
challenge and disappointment as many other organisations who are currently trying to organise
larger scale events. I would like to thank staff who have been involved in the planning to this point,
for their work and commitment.
This week our Year 6/7 teachers, students and volunteer parents have had the unique opportunity to
support Loxton High School and their current curriculum review. Focus groups have been working to
assist the High School to prepare for Year 7 students on their site in 2022 and to define what teaching
and learning is important for them. This has provided a wonderful medium for our community and
particularly our students to help shape the future of Loxton High as we move towards the transition of
Year 7 students to High School in 2022.
Tomorrow will see our staff working in small groups to moderate student work. This is important as we
work to build consistency through planning and assessment.
Staff are currently writing reports that reflect the 'different' way our school has looked this year, due
to the challenges of COVID-19. Our Semester 1 report works to capture student progress, while being
modified slightly to reflect the difference and variance of learning modes of students. Learning
modes may have involved learning onsite, learning at home or a combination of both. The reports
provide parents and carers with an outline of student progress and achievement. They will be
distributed in Week 10 of this Term.
I received a lovely #randomactofkindness this week. The Loxton Lions Club, who are sadly going in
to recess for 12 months, have donated $500 to our school. This was such a pleasant surprise to
receive and we are very grateful for their kind gesture.
Take care and stay Safe.
Dream Believe Learn & Achieve
7 Cass have completed some team building STEM challenges aimed around
overcoming boredom and lack of after school sports due to COVID 19.
They have made a series of cool mini golf courses and mini shoe box
mazes. These have been available for all classes to play in the Hall.
Students used ping pong balls for the golf courses and the pom poms for
the mazes.
3/4K having a great time!
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Email: [email protected] OSHC
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With
Our
First
One
Today –
SILLY
SOCKS!
Our Student Leaders and SRC decided to add a little colour and fun to Term 2 by introducing ‘Wacky
Wednesdays!’ Each Wednesday students and staff will be able to wear something different just for a bit of
fun during all the cancellations/ postponements/ and changes of late….
Community News
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We have left over Centenary
Memorabilia. Please contact the Front
Office on 85847408 if you would like
to purchase some bargains.
Centenary Book
$25 now $10
Coffee Mug
$10 now $3
Tea towel
$10 now $3
Mug & Tea towel $5
