The Entrance Public School

A Safe, Respectful and Engaged Community

Welcome to our new school year

Dear parents and carers,

Welcome to 2019 at The Entrance Public School. I hope everyone has had a safe and enjoyable break. The executive team, teachers and support staff have been working hard over the last couple of weeks to prepare our school for the return of students. A big welcome to our many new families and welcome back to all of our returning families.

Holding Pattern
Students returned to their 2018 classes this week. They may have had a different teacher but all students were engaged in quality learning activities. We go into holding pattern to avoid the situation where we form classes and then have to rearrange classes in a few days as additional students arrive. When students move to new classes next week please give the class time to settle. A new class and new teacher can be an anxious time for students but teachers have spent a great deal of time in forming new classes to be an effective learning team. Be positive about the new class, most students settle within a day or two. If you have concerns, please contact your child's new teacher to discuss.

 

Communication
Key communication streams:
School app - search for The Entrance Public School in your favourite app store. Turn on notifications.
FaceBook - The Entrance Public School - with the logo as the school picture.
School website: https://thentrance-p.schools.nsw.gov.au
**Morning lines are not a time to talk to your class teacher. This is a time for the staff to settle their classes. If you wish to talk to your class teacher please contact the office and leave a message on 02 4332 2422 **

Staffing

We welcome four new staff members this year. Our new Deputy Principle for Term 1 is Mrs Karen Wardlaw. Mrs Kristie Hamilton who will be our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural teacher. Mrs Tegan Hyslop who will be teaching Year 5. Miss Zoe Burden is re-joining our staff as an Intervention teacher. Once we move into new classes next week I'll update parents on all staffing.

Class Supplies
The Entrance PS provides all students with all classroom supplies.

Family Information Sessions
Each stage team will hold an evening to provide information to families about the year ahead. More details will follow.
Kindergarten - TBA
Stage 1 - Tuesday 12th February 3:30pm - 4pm
Stage 2 - Wednesday 13th February 3:30pm - 4pm
Stage 3 - Thursday 14th February 3:30pm - 4pm

Swimming Carnival
Years 3-6: Please check your child's bag for a swimming carnival entry note.
Year 2: If your child is turning 8 this year AND can confidently swim 50m independently, a note will come home next week.

We have a wonderful, exciting year of learning ahead of us at The Entrance Public School.