Dear SCA families,

I hope you are keeping healthy, warm and avoiding the coughs and flus so common this time of year. As restrictions in Canberra ease we must continue to be vigilant about hand washing and physical distancing. Please remind your children, each day, of how important this is.

Our routines regarding drop off and pick up remain in place and I will let you know as soon as anything changes. Also, to ensure everyone’s health, if your child is sick please do not send them to school. Thank you for abiding by all these precautionary measures for the good of all. If you have any questions or concerns please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Face Book

We try to use our Face Book page to give a snapshot of what happens each day at SCA.

Please follow us at @scaconder.

Reports for all Students – Semester 1 2020

For full details on reporting this semester please refer to last week’s newsletter.

In summary though, to maximise learning time this semester, teachers will finalise reports during the school holidays. Reports will be sent home, with the students, on the first day of Term 3.

School Starting Time

Imagine if, at the end of the year, you were “given” a whole extra day?

A child who is 7 minutes late to class each day (dropped off 5 minutes late, 1 minute walk to the classroom, 1 minute to unpack) will have missed more than 23 hours of schooling in the year!

When late, children miss important announcements, social interactions and vital learning time. It also disrupts the entire class, as the teacher needs to stop what they are doing to welcome the child and repeat directions.

We know that unexpected delays can happen. A road accident, a sick pet, or even a broken dishwasher can all cause us to be late. Please though, try to do the best by your child, and the others in the class, by having children at school BEFORE 8.45am each day.

Our “warning bell” starts ringing at 8.43am, which allows students and teachers to move to classrooms, ready to begin at 8.45. On a practical note, the busiest time in the school drive way each morning is at 8.43 – 8.50am.

It was once said…

“’I Can’ is 100 times more important that ‘I.Q.’” –Albert Einstein

 Blessings to you and your family. Take care and go gently.

Principal