Newman Primary School

Wow, what a quick 5 weeks! We are trialling a new format for our Newsletter and are hoping this online version works effectively. If you have any feedback please let us know. Our National School Opinion Survey for 2022 will be distributed to parents soon and we welcome your input to inform improvement planning.

Our students have settled in extremely well as they adapt to challenges presented. I would like to acknowledge the students and staff for their continued focus on a positive learning environment where all our students are engaged and participating.

Unfortunately, we are still 1 teacher short of running the school exactly as we want. We thank Mr Harland who, as part of the flying squad, has finished up in Room 6 one day a week and Physical Education the remaining days. We have finished a recruitment process and are please to announce we have Ms Kelleher who will start with us in Week 6.

I would like to thank our teachers who are sacrificing some of their preparation time to ensure that our programs continue to run. Their dedication to our students is nothing short of amazing! Thank you.

Thank you to all families for respecting the protocols our school has in place to keep us all safe. Recent communication from the Chief Health officer through the WA Education Department to schools across the state highlights the continuing need for our school to be prepared in case a positive COVID case is identified in the school.

In 2022, Newman Primary School will continue to promote safe hygiene practices such as: regular handwashing/ hand sanitiser, on site cleaning throughout each day, explicit teaching of handwashing processes to students and most recently, the installation of air purifiers in identified areas. We will also continue to encourage social distancing where possible. The Premier has announced Level 2 public health measures which came into effect on Thursday 3 March, details at wa.gov.au. They included the requirement for adults and children in Years 3 and above to wear masks at all indoor public settings. This means our students in Year 3 and above have been wearing a mask indoors at school since Thursday. They have been fantastic and we thank the community for their support. As you would be aware, all staff are fully vaccinated as directed, and there are processes in place to monitor contractors and regular visitors’ vaccination status.

Clear information has been shared with the school community regarding protocols in place in all schools. Your continued support is essential, as we implement some additional preventive measures across the school which will reduce whole school gatherings as directed, and aim to work more in our clusters. Kindergarten and Pre-primary, Year 1 - 2, and the middle and upper cluster Years 3 – 6. Most recently families have received our COVID response Plan to outline processes should we have a positive case in the school. 

Our first recorded Assembly took place last week and was certainly a unique experience for all of us. We learned a few things to improve on and will therefore maintain this format until we are able to return to a public forum. Monday morning Welcome Assemblies and Notices are being conducted over the PA. Merits certificates will continue to be presented in classrooms and teachers will post photos to their classes Connect page.

Mon 28th  Feb-Fri 11th Mar- Years 3-6 Swimming Lessons

Mon 7th March- Labour Day Public Holiday

Mon 21st March- Harmony Day

Thurs 24th March- Co-ordinated  NAPLAN Practice Test

Fri 25th March- National Ride2School Day & 3-6 Swimming Carnival

In an effort to streamline our absences process, we would like to request that you advise us of student absences via text message using our school messaging platform.

Our school messaging platform number is 0437 152 405

When you message the school, please include the name of the student, their class, the date they will be absent and the reason for the absence.

We thank you in advance!