2021 Student Representative Council

2021 House Captains

Class Information Sessions

Earlier this year we postponed our Class Information Sessions as we were unsure that we were able to meet current COVID restrictions.

All our teachers recognise the importance of communication and feel that our meetings at the start of the year are such an important opportunity to provide families with information regarding the upcoming academic year.

As a result, we have rescheduled these sessions to suit the needs of each stage of learning and will ensure that they are in line with current COVID guidelines. Apart from ensuring that we have a space that meets physical distancing requirements, we also have an obligation to ensure that visitors to the school adhere to our required sign-in procedures.

Each supervisor will send out information pertinent to their stage. Please be on the lookout for this information as it would be wonderful to have parents and carers take advantage of these opportunities.

If you are unable to attend your allocated time or session, please remember that you are always welcome to contact your child’s classroom teacher to discuss any questions you may have. If you do not have your teacher’s email address or school mobile number, please telephone the front office on 6765 8316 and your teacher will return your call when he or she is available.

Stages are offering the following opportunities:

Early Stage 1 (Kindergarten)

• Our kindergarten teachers will be offering individual parent/carer interviews. These interviews will occur across weeks 7 & 8 of this term. The information note that teachers will send out will inform you how to book your individual appointment using our online system and relevant COVID guidelines that will need to be followed.

Stage 1 (Years 1 & 2)

• Our Year 1 and Year 2 teachers will be offering a parent/carer onsite information session. This will be held on the evening of Thursday, 11 March 2021. The information note that teachers will send out will inform you of specific times and relevant COVID guidelines that will need to be followed.

Stage 2 (Years 3 & 4)

• Our Year 3 and Year 4 teachers will be offering a parent/carer onsite information session. This will be held on the evening of Thursday, 18 March 2021. The information note that teachers will send out will inform you of specific times and relevant COVID guidelines that will need to be followed.

Stage 3 (Years 5 & 6)

• Our Year 5 and Year 6 teachers will be offering a parent/carer onsite information session. This will be held on the evening of Tuesday, 2 March 2021. The information note that teachers will send out will inform you of specific times and relevant COVID guidelines that will need to be followed.

• Please note, this session will also include information on the Year 6 to 7 enrolment process and staff from our local high schools will also be in attendance.

Special Education Classes (K-3M, 3-6S & 4-6D)

• Our special education teachers will be offering individual parent/carer interviews which will also incorporate the annual verification meetings. These interviews will occur across week 8 of this term. Teachers will be in contact with parents and carers to organise an interview time and provide you with relevant COVID guidelines that will need to be followed.

-Terrie Kay

Principal

All staff at Tamworth West Public School work to support each student to learn and to grow as a person. A part of this is acknowledging the learning that children bring with them to school. We appreciate that current restrictions have changed how staff and students connect and would ask that if parents would like to discuss student learning and support needs to contact their child’s classroom teacher.

All staff started the year with a range of professional learning programs to support teaching and learning and to fulfil mandatory requirements for their role. Teaching staff started the year working with Dr Janelle Wills from the Marzano Institute on methods to enhance student learning. This is the start of a 4 year relationship the school has formed with Hawker Brownlow professional learning to support the teacher professional learning to see that every student progresses in their learning whilst at Tamworth West P.S.

All staff have been working through mandatory training in Child Protection and the new Department of Education Code of Conduct. In addition executive staff have been working through training in Disability Standards. The school will also be commencing a program to support student and staff wellbeing with the use of ‘Smiling Minds’ as part of The Resilience Project. In addition teaching staff have been working to complete a COVID continuity of education learning plan.

-Grant Scarborough

Deputy Principal

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Last term the P&C ran a guessing competition which was very well supported by our community. We raised $1,440.00 for our school so a very big thank you to those who contributed. Congratulations to all of the winners! I am sure you have by now enjoyed your prizes .

I would like to welcome any new parents/carers to our school and am hoping this year we will see more of our parents/carers join our P&C. We are only a small but very committed team and we do need new members as two of our executive will be leaving the school at the end of the year. Our meetings are held on the second Monday of each month at 5.30 pm in the staffroom so please feel free to come along and participate. It is an excellent way to find out the happenings of our school first hand as well as to meet other parents/carers. Get more involved with your children's school.....it is very rewarding! Our next meeting is on 8 March 2021.

At the end of last year the P&C purchased basketball singlets for our school teams. This could only happen due to the fundraising we have throughout the year. This year we will again be holding our very popular Easter raffle fundraiser. Tickets will go home with the children shortly and are due back in on 19 March 2021. The raffle will be drawn on 29 March 2021. Prizes will be Easter hampers and we are again asking for any donations of chocolates or anything 'Eastery' (books, crafts etc) from our parents/carers. These can be left at the school office.

We will again be having the Easter bun fundraiser from Bakers Delight so there is a lot to look forward to in the next month or so.

The P&C sells pre-loved uniforms. Funds from the sale of these go back to our school. If you are in need of any uniforms please inquire at the front office and staff will pass on the telephone number of the committee member. If you have any pre-loved uniforms you would like to donate to the P&C, these can be left in the front office.

I hope you are all enjoying Term 1 and look forward to seeing you all whether it be at our next meeting or outside the gates at pickup.

Regards,

Jacki Galvin

President

P&C Committee