Education Week 2020will be held from Monday 3 August to Friday 7 August. Education Week is our annual week of celebration to highlight the achievements of our students and staff and the role of public schools as the cornerstone of their communities.

Stay up to date with all of the news and upcoming events atLake Heights Public School. From the principal’s desk ‘There are no seven wonders in the eyes of a child. There are seven million’ – Walt Streightiff Perhaps there are more than seven million wonders in our Community Garden Bouncing back and easing restrictions In reflecting on how we best rebound from the partial school closures of recent months, my mind moves to attendance.

Stay up to date with all of the news and upcoming events atLake Heights Public School. From the principal’s desk ‘Every success story is a tale of constant adaption, revision and change’ – Richard Branson Finishing strong With the June Long Weekend behind us, schools typically start preparing to finalise and distribute Semester One Reports. For all of its challenges, 2020 is flying along.

Stay up to date with all of the news and upcoming events at Lake Heights Public School. From the principal’s desk ‘Children are the World’s most valuable resource and its best hope for the future’ –    John F Kennedy Full Steam Ahead It was great to have our children back last week, and we are looking forward to another great week of learning at Lake Heights Public School.

Stay up to date with all of the news and upcoming events atLake Heights Public School. From the principal’s desk ‘It takes a community to raise a child’ – African Proverb Welcome Back This week is a very important one in the acknowledgement of our history, and in the celebration and recognition of Aboriginal culture in our country. National Sorry Day is on Tuesday, and Reconciliation Week starts on Wednesday.

Students across NSW will be back in the classroom full-time from next Monday, 25 May. The success of the phased return to face to face teaching has demonstrated the education system and community are ready for school to come back full-time.

Stay up to date with all of the news and upcoming events at Lake Heights Public School. From the principal’s desk ‘progress…is the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals’ –    Martin Luther King Phase 1 a success I always enjoy sourcing quotes to start our weekly communication, but this week’s strikes me as being particularly pertinent.

Help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in our community by downloading the app. Social distancing and washing your hands remain the best ways to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Stay up to date with all of the news and upcoming events atLake Heights Public School. From the principal’s desk ‘Without a sense of caring, there can be no sense of community’ Anthony J. D’Angelo Phase 1 – Staggered Return It was lovely to have our classrooms ‘starting’ to fill up again today.

From Monday 11 May (Week 3) students will begin a phased return to school. The phased return will maintain distancing in the classroom while supporting students’ education and wellbeing.