Return to School 2022

Dear parents/caregivers

The start of the 2022 school year has been adjusted to help minimise the peak of COVID-19 cases in South Australia.  There will be a staged return to school over the first two weeks of term that balances every child’s learning entitlement with safety and risk management concerns.

Face-to-face learning has been prioritised for our youngest learners and for specific year levels that are transitioning. Remote learning will be provided for all other year levels

 The dates for the start of Term 1 are:

* Monday 31 January – preparation day

* Tuesday 1 February – preparation day

* Wednesday 2 February – school's staggered start.

• Face to face learning for: Reception and Year 1
• Remote learning for: Year 2 to Year 6 students.

* Monday 14 February – Year 2 to Year 6 return to school for face-to-face learning.

Preparation days (31 January and 1 February)

These days will be used by our staff to prepare for remote learning and the change to the start of term 1.  If you are required to work and who do not have appropriate supervision for your child, you can choose to send them to school to be supervised on these days. No formal learning programs will be provided.

Face-to-face learning: Wednesday 2 February

Reception & Year 1Face-to-face learning will be provided for Reception and Year 1 students, starting Wednesday 2 February.

If you choose to keep your child at home, or if they are required to isolate, a school based remote learning program will not be offered. Parents will be able to utilise resources that the Department for Education is developing.  More information is to follow before start of term.

Remote learning (Yr 2-6) 2 Feb - 11 Feb

Remote learning provided for Year 2 to Year 6 students, starting on Wednesday 2 February.  If you are required to attend your workplace and do not have any other appropriate supervision for your children, they can come to school. We will supervise them as they complete their remote learning program.

Minimising the spread of COVID-19

To ensure that our students and staff are as safe as possible at school, we will be implementing the following measures as advised by the Department for Education and SA Health:

* Please keep your child home if they are unwell, even mildly

* Masks are required for all adults when indoors (except if it’s impeding our staff’s ability to communicate while teaching)

* Masks are strongly recommended for children in years 3 to 6 when indoors

* Natural ventilation will be maximised by leaving doors/windows open, continued use of air conditioning (set to fresh air intake where available) and fans where possible

* Outdoor learning where appropriate

* Physical distancing where possible

* Minimise student intermingling indoors, for example across class groups

* Limit non-essential visitors on site. We will work with parents of students who are starting preschool or school to make sure you are able to come on site to be part of your child’s transition (in a COVID safe way).

* An extra daily site clean (funded by the department)

* Temporary postponement of the following activities (until week 4 of term):

• camps, excursions and incursions
• interschool sport trials and competitions
• large gatherings such as assemblies, events and concerts.

Out of school hours care will continue as normal with before and after school care.

We appreciate you might have some questions about these changes. We’ll do our best to start planning a smooth start to the 2022 school year.

More details will be provided as we get closer to the start of term.

We look forward to seeing your child face-to-face or online to start the school year.  Click here for A PDF  detailing the information above from the Department of Education.

Regards,

Fiona Voigt,

Principal, Linden Park Primary School.

Enrolment at LPPS

Applications for enrolment from families physically living inside the LPPS school zone will be considered if or when vacancies exist, with priority consideration afforded to those applicants already on the school’s enrolment register as per our Capacity Management Plan

Currently, no vacancies exist at the school and we are not able to offer direct enrolment at the school.

All enrolment register applicants will be encouraged to remain at their current primary school, or referred for enrolment to other
neighbouring schools, and upon an applicant’s request placed on the school’s enrolment register.

RECEPTION 2023 : Applications for Reception 2023 students living in the school zone will open Monday 2 May 2022 and close Friday 12 August 2022.  No applications will be accepted prior to this date.

For more detailed enrolment information including school zones and register documentation click here

Uniform Shop Opening Hours

From Monday 31 January 2022 normal trading hours resume:

Mondays and Tuesdays
8:30am to 9:30am
2:00pm to 3:30pm

Thursday
8:00am-9:00am