Principal Update
Week 7 COVID Operational Changes – key messages
Book Week – Recap and photos
Pupil Free Day- Friday 3 September, no school or WOSHC.
Parent Teacher Interviews – Thursday 16 September 2021
Enrolment – information regarding enrolling and acceptance of out-of-catchment enrolments
Prep Enrolment Sessions – booking system now open, by invite only.
WEEK 7 COVID OPERATIONAL CHANGES
Please refer to Operations Email 7 sent on Friday 20 August for full information.
School Access
- This week we have welcomed parents and visitors back onto school grounds. On the school grounds we ask that facemasks continue to be worn by adults and that social distancing is maintained (1.5m).
- Classrooms will have a maximum capacity of 5 adults at all times – please contact your child’s class teacher to resume classroom volunteering roles.
- All access points to the school will be opened for pick up/drop off with entry points no longer staffed.
- In the mornings we encourage students to arrive from 8:30am.
- Students are to wait at the front of the office if prior to 8:30am or from here on, in the Arena only.
- Please do not wait outside classrooms or allow children to use play equipment outside of school hours.
Hygiene
- Maintain high levels of personal hygiene- please do not send children to school if they are sick.
- Masks*- all adults (including school staff at all times) on the school grounds are to wear a mask. *subject to next easing of restrictions 27 August 2021
- Sanitisation stations will remain at entry points to the school.
School Activities
- Instrumental music (including band), choirs, dance team, sporting events have resumed.
Sporting Equipment/Toys
- Please do not allow your children to bring their own toys or sporting equipment to school. All of our ovals are now resourced with school sporting equipment for students to use.
BOOK WEEK
This week we celebrated Book Week. The theme for this year was ‘Old Worlds, New Worlds, Other Worlds’. It was amazing to see both the students and staff engage in this exciting event with a focus on reading! Well done to all who participated.
PUPIL FREE DAY
Next Friday 3 September is a Pupil Free Day- no students are to attend school. Please also be aware that WOSHC is also closed on this day.
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ATTEND WONDALL HEIGHTS STATE SCHOOL IN 2022
In catchment students can currently enrol at the office during office opening hours.
Out-of-catchment students can join the waiting list, please contact the office.
A decision will be made for out-of-catchment enrolments in early Term 4, as per the departmental guidelines.
Please share this information with family and friends living in the catchment area!
PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEW – Save the date
Parent Teacher interviews are coming up in Week 10 of Term 3. They are scheduled for Thursday 16 September, 3.30pm to 8.00pm. SOBS bookings will open in Week 9. Booking information will be sent out in the next newsletter.
PREP ENROLMENT SESSIONS
Starting Prep is such an exciting time and Wondall Heights SS is about to start their Prep transitioning sessions, which form an integral part of a smooth and successful transition. As our future Prep students spend time with staff and students, parents will be presented with information to prepare their child for 2022. Session are as follows:
Enrolment Session – Preparing your child for Prep – Wellbeing Session (Enrolment forms to be filled in)
Orientation Session 1 – Preparing your child for Prep – Literacy Session (School Tour)
Orientation Session 2 – Preparing your child for Prep – Getting ready for the first day - (Uniform Shop will be open)
We begin with Enrolment Sessions in early September, these sessions are by INVITE only and invitations to book have been sent.
If you are in-catchment and wishing for your child to attend Prep in 2022, please ensure you have completed your child’s enrolment at the school office to ensure you receive an invite to our Prep Transitioning events.
If you are living out-of-catchment, you are welcome to add your child’s name to the waiting list, more information will be provided to you upon completing this process.
To find out your school catchment status, please access the following link:
Please contact the office directly, if you have any questions about the enrolment process.
We look forward to meeting our future Preps soon!
