Dear parents,

Welcome back to what has been a chilly start to term three.

Concerns regarding the spread of COVID 19 are still with us and I am sure no-one wishes a return to remote learning that parts of Victoria are again experiencing.

These concerns have forced us to cancel Grandparents Day for 2020 which was due to be held on September 11^th. This is disappointing for the entire school community. While it is still seven weeks away, I know many grandparents make plans many weeks beforehand to attend the day.  Having so many people in what is a vulnerable age group, tightly packed in the hall makes it impossible to proceed.

We are also examining our involvement in this year’s Boorowa Touch and Netball Carnival. A decision will be made in the next few weeks as to whether it proceeds. The current planned restriction on adults would make it impossible for us to attend.

The Year Six camp is also being reconsidered. This normally involves three days in Sydney visiting well known landmarks and attractions.  At this stage this would be a high risk undertaking.  We are investigating a sport and recreation camp alternative where the students are isolated from others for the length of the camp.  We are aware that last year the students who are in year six this year attended the Sport and Recreation Camp at Narrabeen. This was the wettest camp I have ever been on, with a month’s rain falling on the Thursday. While the staff and students toughed it out, they were unable to participate in most of the planned activities. Hopefully the planned alternative will enable them to experience all that these camps offer. Further advice will be provided to our year six parents when alternate arrangements have been put in place.

I would like to remind parents to please not enter the school building unless a prior appointment has been made to see a teacher.  If this is the case, please enter the school via the front office so you can sign in and sterilise your hands.  Parents are also reminded that your child has cold or flu like symptoms (including coughing, runny nose, sore throat, sneezing and/or temperatures etc) they must stay at home.  If children come to school and show these symptoms, parents will be called to come and collect them so that they can go home and rest until all symptoms have gone away.

I thank everyone for their cooperation in this uncertain time.

Maths Problem

We had two winners of the holiday maths challenge. In junior primary the winner was Emma Liew while in the older classes the winner was Brody Press. Congratulations to both winners and well done to all who entered. Some great asteroids!!

This week’s problem is below.

Hamish and Clare were playing around with 2-digit numbers.

Hamish did this calculation: 64 - 46 = 18. He then added 18 to its reverse, 81, and got 99.

Clare thought that was strange because she had taken 93, reversed it to get 39 and then took 39 from 93. This gave her 54. Then she added 54 to its reverse, 45. She got 99 too.

Claire wondered if you always get 99 this way. What do you think? Please write down your thoughts and send them in to Mr Hughes.

Beanies

Parents are reminded that if students wear a beanie to school it needs to be navy blue. This week, being cold, we have had a number of students wearing a variety of coloured beanies. If you want to purchase a school beanie, they are available at the front office for $10.00.

God Bless

Peter Hughes