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Novel Coronavirus

Tue, 28 Jan 2020 14:08:09 AEDT

Please see the following link provided by the NSW Department of Health regarding Novel Coronavirus :

https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/news/Pages/20200127_01.aspx

Coronavirus - Department of Education statement

Tue, 28 Jan 2020 19:10:00 AEDT

The department is working with the Ministry of Health to monitor and respond to the unfolding international novel coronavirus situation.

Get up-to-date information about the department's response to novel coronavirus.

Staying healthy into the new school year

Fri, 20 Dec 2019 17:04:25 AEDT

Immunisation is a simple, safe and effective way to protect your family from harmful diseases this holiday season and into 2020. Visit your doctor for general health and vaccination advice.

Immunisation not only protects you and your family but also others in your community, by reducing the spread of preventable diseases.

Children starting school in 2020 must have up-to-date immunisations to enrol.

These vaccinations help protect children from highly infectious and severe diseases including whooping cough and measles.

Travel health

If you’re travelling overseas during the school holidays, you may need vaccinations or medication – both for general health protection and for region-specific diseases.

If you’re travelling to the Northern Hemisphere, you may even need a flu shot.

Find out more about staying healthy while travelling.

Teachers Federation Meeting

Tue, 03 Dec 2019 13:25:13 AEDT

The NSW Teachers Federation hve requested members attend a statewide mass meeting regarding salary negotiations. There will be a slight impact to our school from 8:45am - 11:00am. Whilst the will be some disruption, the school will remain operational with adequate supervision provided. There will be no impact to the running of the Gold Assembly which will commence at 01:30pm.

NSW schools respond to bushfires

Mon, 11 Nov 2019 17:22:36 AEDT

Many schools are responding to the catastrophic fire rating that is affecting communities across the state this week.

We are continuously updating the School safety page with a list of government and non-government schools, as well as TAFE NSW campuses that are currently non-operational.

While some schools are temporarily non-operational due to localised fires, many others in high-risk areas are non-operational as a precautionary measure.

Schools in some areas are being used as emergency evacuation centres at the direction of the Rural Fire Service.

For schools that are currently operational, school pickups and dropoffs will continue as usual. If your school is currently non-operational, it will likely remain so tomorrow.

Large scale distressing events affect our school communities in many ways. Headspace’s mental health support resource (PDF 100.52KB) is available to help students, teachers and school staff respond to the bushfires.

Visit the School safety page for updates. The department’s Facebook and Twitter accounts will also provide updates during this period.

How to be smart and safe on social media

Thu, 05 Sep 2019 11:47:08 AEST

Use our new Digital Citizenship toolkit to empower your child to understand how their online behaviour affects themselves and others.

You and your child can find information on:

how to ‘be positive’ by understanding online behaviour and its effect
'be smart’ by thinking critically and being digitally aware
'be safe’ by protecting your security, privacy and wellbeing.

A toolkit to empower you and your child

You can find articles and videos to equip and empower your child to minimise the risks and maximise the opportunities in our digital future.

We’ve partnered with leading researchers to produce a curated toolkit – aligned to the curriculum – which teachers and you can share with the young people in your lives.

Guide your child through important concepts such as:

managing privacy settings in social media
collaborating online
avoiding scams and hoaxes
understanding the law when it comes to online speech
Internet banking, shopping online and much more.

Keep your child safe and happy online

Visit and bookmark the Digital Citizenship website. We’ll continue to add articles and resources to ensure the best possible tools are available to help you guide your child to be positive, smart and safe online.

Creative and Active Kids vouchers now available

Fri, 14 Jun 2019 11:41:58 AEST

Creative kids can now put a $100 voucher towards extra-curricular creative activities outside of school.

Together with Active Kids, this program aims to encourage more NSW children to participate in a range of extra-curricular activities such as coding, languages, circus, performing arts and visual arts.

Parents can apply for one $100 voucher for each child enrolled in school on the Creative Kids website and use it towards the cost of registration, participation or tuition. You just redeem the voucher with a registered provider in your area when making your payment.

This is a great opportunity for your child to become involved in a range of activities that will build on their education, growth and development.

Service NSW is working with industry bodies to deliver the program.

For more information, contact Service NSW on 137 788 or creativekids@service.nsw.gov.au.

2019 Term Dates

Wed, 05 Dec 2018 14:32:44 AEDT

2018 Resilient Award

Thu, 08 Nov 2018 10:10:01 AEDT

Getting Bushire Ready at Warrimoo Public School

Mrs Harris and two of our School Captains had a great day resprenting the school to receive the Resilient Award.

We have a few photos from the day to share with you.