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NEWS Caring, Confident and Respectful Learners
DIARY DATES
Tuesday 5th: ALL LEARNING PACKS READY TO PICK UP FROM 2PM Wednesday 6th: Thursday 7th: Friday 8th: Monday 11th IMPORTANT DATES: Wednesday 13th May Students are expected to attend school on Wednesday, Week 3. students will be marked absent unless a justified explanation is put forward. Simultaneous Story Time at the school library Wednesday 27th May Week 5, Term 2
Dear Parents, Carers and Community,
It is fantastic to have some rain.
The Department of Education continues to require schools to
maintain social distancing in the first phase of return in Week 3.
We will do this by ensuring our classes maintain working in their
allocated rooms if all students return we will still be under the
10 students in each room recommendation.
I have included in this newsletter the data collected from the
COVID19 school outbreaks. The numbers confirm that schools
are safe places, but we must not become complacent.
Cleaning of the school was increased last term with all surfaces
being wiped down. From today regular extra cleaning will be
done after recess and lunch. All classrooms have soap and hand
sanitiser.
Staff who are considered by the Department of Education as
being at greater risk, such as older staff, those with chronic
health conditions, pregnant staff, staff with health or other
conditions causing low immunity, are being asked to work from
home for their own safety. This has complicated things over the
last few days of last week and also due to the rain, has meant
that only teaching staff were on site.
All staff are doing a magnificent job, with the diversity of
learning that is now being delivered through a variety of
mediums our students are really lucky to have such dedicated
teachers and support staff.
Regards,
Greg Edwards
Principal
K - 6 B a k e
O f f !
The Slade trio Vs the Gageler
siblings. The K-6 students had a bake off on
Wednesday to determine who were the
best ANZAC biscuit chefs. No winner was
decided though as they were both too
delicious!
RICARDO’S RECAP
WHAT HAS BEEN
HAPPENING AT SCHOOL
THIS WEEK !
K - 2 C l a s s w o r k
Kyeanna and Jack have been working hard
in all their lessons with Ms Helen!
Isla working hard in her
home-school room!
EASTER HATS CREATED AT HOME BY OUR TALENTED STUDENTS
Well done to all of our
ICS students who are
working hard both from
home and school.
Cea-Anna enjoying her
ANZAC biscuits. Yum!
High school students have been
completing their lessons online!
Teachers have been working
hard to organise learning packs
for our students who are
learning at home.
REMOTE LEARNING AT ICS
LIBRARY Your school library is open and happy to
loan out books. Ask for some books to be sent home to you and
it will happen!
Not everything is cancelled:
Sunshine is not cancelled
Love is not cancelled
READING is not cancelled
Naps are not cancelled
Devotion is not cancelled
Music is not cancelled
Dancing is not cancelled
Imagination is not cancelled
Kindness is not cancelled
Conversations are not cancelled
Hope is not cancelled
MOTHERS DAY STALL LAST WEEK, A BOOKLET WAS SENT HOME CONTAINING MOTHERS
DAY PRESENTS THAT STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO PURCHASE AT SCHOOL
FOR $5 EACH. PLEASE RETURN YOUR FORMS AND MONEY BY THIS
WEDNESDAY SO THE PRESENTS CAN BE WRAPPED AND SENT HOME
READY FOR THIS SUNDAY.
HUB IS BACK!
Hub is back from 9am -12 on Wednesday next week
(13th, May)! Hope to see you all there!
Dear Parents, Caregivers and Students
I hope you’ve all had a lovely break over the holidays and a good start to the school term last week. It was so lovely to
hear of so much widespread rain around recently! I, like all the staff at ICS are really missing seeing the kids!
We have been lucky enough to receive some fantastic resources that are available for parents with some tips to make
home based learning a little easier on everyone, the information is very valuable though I did find some of it to be quite
intense. I’ve done my best to condense it to some key points that I believe are the real take home message
(pardon the pun!).
Many parents are feeling a little overwhelmed/anxious about the amount of work their child is missing from school
(you aren’t alone!). Of the 13 years of schooling available to complete; about 5 will be completely forgotten!
It’s a staggering thought however it puts things into perspective when thoughts of what has been “missed”
over the past few months become overwhelming.
NAPLAN & many other formal assessments have been postponed for the year.
Three things to focus on;
Emotional regulation which is the ability to control and keep in check emotions that may become otherwise
overwhelming (eg can be seen as a meltdown in younger kids). Children learn the ability to self-regulate
through watching parents and caregivers so talking about emotions is time well spent and will be beneficial
for years to come during careers, relationships and everyday life. This is something I’ve very passionate
about, feel free to reach out if you’d like more information on this �
Motivation is mostly driven by passion and experiencing success; as we know we are more motivated by areas
we find success in and less so in difficult ones. While younger kids have strong motivation for learning this
can lessen as they get older; parents can use this time together to rekindle motivation through doing things
that interest children.
Academic self-efficacy essentially means that if we believe students can do well, they are more likely to
succeed. While cheering on the small wins may seem tedious it plays an enormous role in boosting
confidence and in turn motivation.
Encourage children to overcome a fear of failure. Success is not defined as being good at everything rather
discovering what you are good at and developing those strengths.
Awareness that your learning strengths may be very different to your children’s; perhaps a frustrating realisation to
say the least! This is something to keep in mind when an activity may seem plain as day to achieve but your
little one isn’t quite on the same page.
Extend activities of interest to develop learning. If your child loves sport for example and you are having difficulties
engaging them with maths, you may be able to relate sports statistics to the question rather than just a straight
forward maths equation. Learning becomes easier and more meaningful when we can relate it to something a
child is already good at.
This is just a very basic summary however if you are interested, further information can be found at
www.mylearningstrenghts.com . There is a tool there that can be used to complete an analysis of yourself and
your learning strengths, once these are identified you may find it easier to see how you can help your child
towards successful learning.
By all accounts everyone is doing a really fantastic job of multitasking and throwing yourself into something you
may not have necessarily signed up to do when the year began! Be kind to yourself and take time during the
day to reflect on what you have achieved rather than what may have to wait until tomorrow.
As always, I am available at any time via email [email protected] or by phoning the school I can then arrange a time to call you back. All the best
Jessie Rogers
Student Support Worker
02 6995 1108
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publication. This will ensure items are included in the next newsletter.
Phone - 02 6995 1108 Email - [email protected]
Due to large numbers of community advertisements coming into the school to be added to the newsletter, the cost is escalating. We would
like to continue to produce large and colourful copies but to make this possible we will need to charge a fee for each advertisement.
$5.00 for a one off or $20 for a month.
$20 a month or $5 per ad as a one off.
Community Notices are accepted in good faith and at the discretion
of the Principal.
Ivanhoe Food Freight Supplies FIRE WOOD
FOR SALE 8X5 TRAILER LOAD OF RED GUM $300
DUAL CAB UTE LOAD $160 Josh 0438951191 Cafe 0476915099
Ivanhoe Food Freight Supplies
IFFS SPECIALS
- Homemade Pies and Sausage Rolls $4
- 2 Small Pizzas, 1.25 Soft Drink and Garlic Bread $44
- Chicken Party Bucket and Large Chips $25
- Hot Dogs Plain $3 With the lot $6
- Frozen Bread $3
- 30 Pack Zero Sugar Coke $30
Freight Run
Heading to Hay on Friday. Hoping to get to Griffith
next week. If you need anything taken down or
picked up, please let me know.
The café hours will vary for a while as it’s been quiet and
we are doing some other work. We will try to be open for
dinner every night and lunches.
If the blinds are up, we are about! Thanks,
Josh & Lindsay
Josh 0438951191 Cafe 0476915099
