Principal's Report
It is with regret that I have to inform you that Mr Glen Duffield will be taking an extended Leave of Absence due to personal circumstances, so will no longer be Principal at Byford Primary School. He is disappointed that he isn't able to see the term out and wishes us all well moving forward. We thank him for his efforts over the last term and a half and wish him well in his future endeavours.
I will be stepping up into the role of Principal for the next 4 ½ weeks to allow for continuity at the school. Mrs Tania Hall will step up into my role as Deputy and Mrs Karyn Booth will be in Rm 15 full time. So from this end, it will be business as usual or as close to usual as possible in these times. This is Term 1 deja vu but hopefully without another covid outbreak.
COVID-19 Update
As you all will be aware, Phase 4 of the WA COVID-19 roadmap has been extended until Friday 23rd October. What does that mean for Byford Primary School for the rest of this term? We will need to make sure we are compliant with the rule of one adult per two square metres for any school events we are having.
Assemblies will not resume this term, with notices and Honour Certificates being read out over the PA and distributed to classes on the Wednesday mornings. The Book Week Parade will be held this Friday. Please see the information further in the newsletter for more details.
Father’s Day Stall
Next week on Thursday 4th September we will be holding the Father’s Day Stall where each class will be rostered to visit to buy a gift for Dad if they wish to. Friday morning the stall will be open if there are still gifts available for any student who may have forgotten to bring their money on the Thursday.
So here's hoping for a reasonably settled four and a half weeks and then a well-earned break for us all. Thanks for everyone's support over the last few days and looking into the next few weeks. It is greatly appreciated.