Engagement & Wellbeing 

Reminders - Photo Permission & Local Excursion Consent

Please ensure you have checked your Compass (parent) newsfeed, as well as last week’s newsletter, and read the information around opting out of photos, and also providing consent for local excursions. Please contact the school for further information if required. 

Working With Children’s Check (WWCC) Reminder

Parents and carers are reminded that all adults require a current WWCC in order to volunteer in classrooms and attend camps and excursions. 

WWCC are valid for 5 years and are free for volunteers to apply for.  You can apply, renew and check your existing status by visiting https://www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au/ .

We regularly  encourage volunteers in classrooms and on excursions. Even if it is not something you have previously considered, it can be useful to have and we encourage you to apply. 

Once your card arrives, bring it to the school office where the staff will take a copy and add you to our WWCC register.  

Head lice: Treating and Controlling Guide for Parents

While children are at school many families will come into contact with head lice. Whilst almost a normal part of a child’s time at school, they are frustrating and require careful treatment to eradicate.

In this article, we wanted to clarify the school’s approach to dealing with head lice and how parents can support their children to minimize the risk of them spreading further.

Ultimately, the responsibility for detecting and treating head lice rests with parents who can regularly spend close contact time with their child to inspect and detect. Whilst we often get the comment, “They must have caught them from school”, we understand the likelihood of this and have procedures in working with families to eradicate them from various clusters around the school.

We do try to minimise infestations from spreading through regular notices to class groups via Compass once we are notified of a case of headlice.

Should your child get head lice, please let the office staff know as soon as possible so that we can start our procedures.

We also encourage everyone to read the attached guidelines carefully to ensure a thorough treatment process is followed that may dispel some past assumptions. It is also suggested to re-treat your child’s hair 7 days after any initial treatment as this will ensure that any eggs which have hatched and produce further live lice, will be accounted for.

To access the guidelines, please visit: Treating and controlling Head Lice