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25.01.2022 Good Evening, if your child / young person started at our school this year you would have received a transition survey ... can you please complete and return to school ! Thanks ! Kylie

24.01.2022 Photo day is always lots of fun! Thanks to Anthony from MSP photographers for being so fantastic with our students. And thanks to the staff for helping to get the right shot! A few squeaky toys and a bit of ABBA playing helps too! If your child wasnt at school today, there will be another date later this month.

23.01.2022 It is with great sadness to inform our school community that one our much loved Nannas, Carol Maling passed away Tuesday night. Carol always proudly supported her grandchildren, Jordan and Bradley, at our school events over the last 15 years and was renowned for bringing a crowd. Her humour and cheekiness will be sorely missed. Our thoughts are with all of Carols family including Kevin, Tracey, George, Bradley, Donna, Yvonne, and Nan Nan.

22.01.2022 To the Kurrambee School community. From Monday the 15th of June, 2020 1. Therapists and allied services such as speech therapy can resume at Kurrambee School but there must be social distancing between adults and all visitors and external to school providers must adhere to relevant hygiene, distancing and safety protocols. Parents must contact their childs provider to let them know that services can resume. 2. Hydrotherapy can resume 3. OSSAs to outdoor facilities can also... resume From the beginning of term 3 1. Work experience can recommence (although we need to ensure that the placement will accept our students) 2. Parent/ teacher meetings with a preference to online meetings can occur, although face to face meetings are acceptable when involving critical discussions 3. Community use, such as Rainbow Club, will resume. The following activities are being reconsidered for term 3 but have not been approved to begin. These include 1. High School Camp 2. Excursions other than outdoor activities. 3. Parent attendance to school events Have a great weekend!

21.01.2022 Are you spending the school holidays in Victoria? Please note the latest COVID-19 restrictions including border closure and self-isolation. For more information, visit: nsw.gov.au/covid-19

21.01.2022 Week 5 WOW and PBL.

20.01.2022 Calling all parents and carers: Have you downloaded the School Updates app yet? Opt in to receive notifications about the operational status of our school (e.g. temporary closures). Find out more and download via https://bit.ly/2PD2jd3 *Posted by the NSW Department of Education*

20.01.2022 Education Week 2020. LEARNING TOGETHER ...

20.01.2022 Just a reminder that everyone is encouraged to wear their favourite pyjamas tomorrow

20.01.2022 Today we celebrated our semester one Recogntion ceremony. We usually have a whole school assembly and a BBQ lunch with our families but due to the current climate we had to do our recognition in isolation with each class. We plan to hand the trophies to students who were absent today on Monday and then post all our photos together. Here is a sneak peek from S3. Our Year 12, School Captain, Jess helped present her peers, Tyrone and Harrison,with the most improved and most consistent award for S3. Excellent work, Harry and Tyrone! #EdWeek20

19.01.2022 We have two teacher positions currently advertised through ‘I work for NSW’. Attached is the link.

18.01.2022 Thanks Little By Little !

18.01.2022 Our high school students, working hard, social distancing and being safe at Sunnyfield today.

17.01.2022 Sliding into the holidays dressed in our PJs... Thankyou for an incredibly challenging semester! Enjoy the break everyone. You deserve it! #pyjamaday2020

17.01.2022 Good evening lovely Kurrambee community. All staff returned to school today and engaged in Professional Learning around collaboration, teamwork and the importance of taking data on students PLP goals. We are extremely excited to welcome all of the students back to term 3 tomorrow and this is also a reminder that Friday is Super Hero Day and we encourage all staff and students to come to school dressed as their favourite super hero. A gold coin donation would be appreciated and will be forwarded on to Bear Cottage: a cause very close to our hearts

16.01.2022 One of our parents is a qualified personal trainer and is now registered with the NDIS. If you are interested in contacting Lisa to have a discussion regarding you or your childs needs, please contact Lisa Loader via mobile phone or email.

16.01.2022 Thank you to our school community for Learning Together. #EdWeek20

15.01.2022 Our staff have been learning about using the TEACCH program to assist our students to be more independent. The students from S5 have been practising their work experience skills.

14.01.2022 New Updated Guidelines and clarifications from the Department of Education fro COVID-19 for STAFF and STUDENTS. Please note the paragraph pertaining to students with disabilities and complex health needs. * During the COVID-19 pandemic, anyone with symptoms of COVID-19 (fever, cough, sore throat, shortness of breath,loss of taste, and loss of smell), even mild symptoms, should not be at school. * If, after testing negative, the person has ongoing symptoms which persist bey...ond 10 days, the person (staff or students) should arrange to see their doctor. The medical assessment should consider whether the symptoms are typical for that person (for example seasonal, allergic rhinitis), and provide documentation for the school if this is the case. If there are new symptoms at any time, the person should be tested again. * Isolated incidents of sneezing or coughing may not indicate that a student is suffering from an illness. Staff should talk with students about how they are feeling to determine if a cough/sneeze is an isolated incident or whether the student is unwell. Where a student is unwell arrangements should be made to send them home. * Schools should encourage staff and parents to arrange for the person who is unwell to be tested so they can return to school as soon possibleonce their symptoms have resolved to minimise the absence from school. For people who are unwell with respiratory symptoms, a negative COVID-19 test result must be received and sighted by the school. * COVID-19 testing for students with complex health or disability may be challenging. In these situations, schools are to ask the parent/carer to have their child assessed by their medical practitioner. Where a medical practitioner determines that a COVID-19 test is not indicated, a medical certificate must be provided to the school to confirm that the student does not have symptoms that warrants a COVID-19 test. The certificate must also indicate that the student is able to return to the school environment. * Schools have reported concerns with obtaining COVID test results from some families. In these situations where a parent/carer is unwilling to allow their child to undertake a COVID test or provide the school with a negative COVID-19 test result, the student is to be excluded from school for a 10 day period. Additionally, the student must have been symptom free for at least 3 days before returning to school. See more

13.01.2022 Some of you may be aware of the current Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse , Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability. While the NSW Governments present position is for SSPs to remain as an important educational option for students with disability, the Royal Commission has raised the matter of how childrens needs could be better met by abolishing SSPs. The voice of families, students and staff is a quiet one, compared to the voice of some groups who oppose the... existence of SSPs as an educational option. You may be interested in the petition below. You are under absolutely no obligation to sign, comment or share. However, you are most welcome to contribute to this conversation. Read the comments from parents who choose our settings. These are the voices that are never or rarely heard. This petition aims to assist in: highlighting the complexity of disability education in NSW, and preparing good news stories to shift the narrative. https://www.change.org/p/disability-royal-commission-a-cont

13.01.2022 Pass it on: #EdWeek20 is only 3 weeks away! Celebrate the amazing work of NSW public school students, staff, parents and carers learning together this year. More info: https://bit.ly/2Dt3U1R *Posted by the NSW Department of Education*

12.01.2022 Happy Monday everyone and I hope you all got to enjoy the sunshine on the weekend. Just a reminder that we are still accepting donations for the Fathers Day stall to be held this Friday and we will accept donations up until Friday morning

12.01.2022 Dont forget its Superhero day tomorrow. Gold coin donations for Bears Cottage.

10.01.2022 NEW UPDATED GUIDELINES FROM DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Staff and students must stay home from work and school - and get a Covid-19 test - If you or your child is unwell, even with mild symptoms. Dont wait, get tested. - We will make arrangements for students at school with flu-like symptoms to be sent home. - Students and staff who have been unwell with flu-like symptoms MUST now provide a copy of a negative Covid-19 test result before being allowed to return to school. If you... choose not to test your child, they cannot return to school until a negative test is supplied to the school. - If your child travels to and from school via bus, you must text or show your childs driver the negative COVID-19 test result after the period of school absence. - If your child has been unwell and absent from school, before returning to school you must also provide a copy of a negative COVID-19 test result to Kurrambee School. Pleaser send the result to Kurrambee-s.school.det.nsw.edu.au. - All people entering Kurrambee School, regardless of the length of visit, must fill in the visitors register (COVID-19) for contract tracing purposes, if needed. Thank you all for your support in keeping our school and wider community safe. Lisa Moffat See more

09.01.2022 A huge thankyou to the amazing SLSO’s and admin staff for celebrating the wonderful teachers at Kurrambee School. We really appreciate the efforts you went to help us celebrate world teacher’s day. Together we make a wonderful team and we couldn’t do our job without you all

08.01.2022 From classroom desks to dining room tables. See how the students, parents and teachers from these schools navigated online learning, and what they learned together along the way. #EdWeek20 *Posted by the NSW Department of Education*

08.01.2022 The new NSW school curriculum will build strong foundations in numeracy and literacy, give teachers more time on essential learning, and better prepare students for future work and study. Find out more: https://bit.ly/30agpXV *Posted by the NSW Department of Education*

07.01.2022 Good afternoon Kurrambee community. The senior students of the school are really looking forward to running the Fathers Day stall that will be held in the hall on Friday 4th September. If you would like to or are able to donate goods for the students to sell it would be very much appreciated. Items will sell for $1, $2 and $5. A reminder about the stall will be sent home closer to the date. Thank you again for your ongoing support of our wonderful students

07.01.2022 Were working closely with the AHPPC, NSW Health and relevant agencies to ensure our schools continue to operate in the safest ways possible. Visit https://fal.cn/39OF1 for our latest advice.

06.01.2022 Good afternoon all. This is just a reminder that tomorrow is Jeans for Genes day and we are encouraging all staff and students to wear their favourite pair of jeans. There is some merchandise for sale and we would also love it if the students could make a gold coin donation and all funds raised will be sent to this wonderful organization. A big thank you to all families who sent in a donation for super hero day. We raised $151 which is an outstanding effort. We cannot thank you enough for your continued support of our school and the organization we help on an annual basis

06.01.2022 We currently have one SLSO position advertised through I Work for NSW. The link is attached.

05.01.2022 Coming to Werrington on TUESDAY 4th August- Free food outreach. If you are interested, you need to pre-register. If you need help to register, please contact the school office.

05.01.2022 Our school is looking for Assisted School Travel Officers to support our students to and from school each day on dedicated buses contracted to the NSW Department of Education. If you are interested, please complete the relevant paperwork. Attached is the link. https://education.nsw.gov.au//astp//documents/ATSO-EOI.pdf

03.01.2022 There were a few visits to the office today. Shyan, Shaun and Austin were selling leeks, beetroot and silverbeet from the school garden. They look fresh and delicious. Harry decided to share his cup cakes for his 17th birthday. They may have been a bit yummy! Happy birthday Harry!

03.01.2022 Litle By Little Inc. is our schools related charity which was formed in 1993 by dedicated staff and parents. Over the last 27 years, LBL has continued to support our students, community and Kurrambee School. We wouldnt be the well resourced school that we are today without the support of LBL. Our Charitys objectives are - * to support the work of Kurrambee School in meeting the needs of its students and ex-students, * to promote the provision of additional and appropriat...e services for persons with an intellectual disability and/or high support needs, * to liase with community groups to extend existing or establish additional and appropriate services, * to provide services to meet the needs of Kurrambee students and ex-students Once again the charity met tonight to discuss our future plans, and approved the purchase of equipment and resources for individual students. Thankyou to Little By Little Inc for all you do for our wonderful community. https://m.facebook.com/LittleByLittleInc/?__tn__=C-R#_=_ See more

03.01.2022 One more sleep !!! See you all tomorrow ...

03.01.2022 "Learn as much as you can about the culture and participate." - Aunty Deanna. Each year, NAIDOC Week celebrates the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, who are part of some of the oldest continuing cultures on the planet. #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe #NAIDOC2020 *Posted by the NSW Department of Education*

02.01.2022 Dear Parents and Carers, In Australia, each state and territory have their own special schools. Each of these parts of Australia also have their own special education principal association that advocate on your behalf to each state and territory government to ensure our students and schools have the resources they need and appropriate support. The attached national survey is being conducted by the Australian Special Education Principals Association (ASEPA). Why do a survey? O...ver the last few years there has been a push for more inclusive practices in Australian education systems. Some inclusive advocacy groups see special schools in a very negative light. The current Disability Royal Commission is hearing from groups and individuals who wish to see all students within mainstream classrooms. I believe that our students, your child, deserve the highest level of support and that the personalised education that we provide, along with smaller classes directly benefit to meet students with complex need. This survey is designed to have your voice heard, along with parents of students from across Australia who have chosen our specialist schools. The research is approved by the NSW Department of Education Research Committee. The Research is being conducted by Professor Tania Aspland from ACU. Your voice. This survey is the first of its type designed for you, our parents of students in special schools, and will provide valuable evidence to defend and support our work, and to have your voice heard against those who do not understand. Please take the time to do the quick 10 minute survey on the link provided. (A papercopy of extra information about the research is being sent home very shortly) FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN SPECIALIST SUPPORT SETTINGS WHO FOLLOW OUR SCHOOL PAGE AND WHO WANT TO HAVE A SAY, FEEL FREE TO CLICK ON THE LINK AND FILL OUT THE SURVEY AS WELL. HAVE YOUR VOICE HEARD! https://acu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0pGAoekNmVR7VB3 See more

02.01.2022 Do you live in the Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley? Check your flood risk now.

01.01.2022 Congratulations to our students who were recognised for their achievements in semester one! Enjoy the photos! #EdWeek20

01.01.2022 After the fire comes regrowth. See how Grafton Public School welcomed Baryulgil and Nymboida Public Schools, providing a safe haven for students from fire-affected communities so everyone could learn together and recover. #EdWeek20 *Posted by the NSW Department of Education*

01.01.2022 Fun Friday on superhero day. Money raised will go to Bear Cottage. Thanks for the photos Room 8 and 15. Enjoy your weekend.