The students photographed at King Street Public School looked pretty excited to be back and catching up with their school mates and we are guessing their parents, carers and teachers feel the same about the return to normality.

After two months away from face to face learning its little wonder many students were keen to don their uniforms and head to school.

Back in late March Premier Gladys Berejiklian asked, wherever possible, if students could stay home and learn remotely as governments worked to stop the spread of COVID-19.

It was a contentious issue at the time with arguments over the risk of children spreading the virus and the risk to the economy of not having the schools fully operational.

The majority of students stayed home during this period with schools remaining open to children of essential service workers and those who were unable to safely stay at home.

Now with the daily transmission of the virus in single figures in NSW the Premier declared a return to school was vital and safe.

King Street Public School's Cindy Judge, school administration officer, said around 345 students were here today from 368 and our staff were very excited to have the students back on site.

"We have been overwhelmed with the support from our community regarding all the changes we have needed to implement in the last few months. Our families immediately supported us back in March by not entering school grounds and practicing social distancing when they were asked," she said.

"Families embraced Learning at Home whether by digital means or through the Learning Packs that we distributed. It has also been nice to hear parents ask about the wellbeing of staff and how we were coping when calling the office."

This week at the school there is still restricted access to school grounds.

Our parents are asked to call the office before entering the school grounds and may only do so if deemed essential, Mrs Judge said.

Students are being dropped off and picked up at the gates and we encourage social distancing from our families when doing so, she said.

All classrooms have hand sanitiser and wipes, with additional hygiene procedures in place such as regular hand washing wiping down laptops and iPads after using them.

Our cleaners are working increased hours and we have an additional cleaner who is on site four hours per day wiping down handrails, door knobs etc. These measures are in place for the safety of our students and staff.

Our staff have been incredible. Our teachers have undergone hours of professional learning around delivering lessons digitally as well as putting together Learning at Home Packs for every child during the last 2 months. They have been checking in with students daily as well as guiding them through the use of Google Classroom and answering questions about the lessons provided. Parents were also able to liaise with our PDHPE, Music and Science teacher when needed. Students have also been supported by School Learning Support Officers (Teachers Aids) where applicable. Office staff have answered countless phone calls over what has been a very anxious time for families and as I mentioned have been overwhelmed with everyone's patience and support.