Important Dates

Friday 12 May - Foundation Special Person's Morning Activities

Monday 15 May - Foundation Open Day

Wednesday 17 May - IDAHOBIT Day (wear rainbow day!) Details below

Friday 19 May - Walk Safely to School Day

Monday 29 May - Free dental care at CNPS for 4 weeks (see below)

Library

Howdy all,

I hope you've managed to enjoy some beautiful sunshine on this glorious Thursday.

A couple of requests from your fav library 😉

Do you enjoy covering books? Do you derive satisfaction from seeing these word packages sealed and protected from the (accidental) harms that may befall them? If you are vigorously nodding your head, then you're in luck! I'm currently drowning in books and need a few people who would be happy to help out. Even if you have no experience covering books (but have harboured a secret desire to do so), come along. I'll give a quick demo, then give you all the materials you'll need to take home for an hour or so of quiet bliss. It's an occasional job so not too onerous. Come see me (Wed-Fri), and we'll make a start.
The classroom library, situated in the Mannerlong building is in need of some TLC. If you have one free morning or arvo a week ( 1 hour should be heaps), and you'd like to help maintain this space we'd be delighted to have your help. I'll run through what needs to happen when I have a few people on board.

Email me at library@carltonnthps.vic.edu.au

Thanks,

Kim

Smile Squad is coming to this school!

The Smile Squad team from North Richmond Community Health are coming to our school on 29th May 2023 for 4 weeks.

Smile Squad is the Victorian Government free school dental program.

This means all students can get a free dental check-up, preventive services, and treatment.

How to access free dental care

We need your consent before we can provide services. Consent is usually provided by a parent or guardian.

Sign up to Smile Squad at: https://bit.ly/smilesquadvic

OR use the below QR code:

Please complete and submit the consent form by Monday 29th May 2023.

Paper copies of the consent form are available. Please contact the school office if you would like to request one.

The electronic consent form can be translated into more than 100 languages, and the paper form is available in 13 languages.

Do I need to attend my child’s appointment?

No, you do not need to attend your child’s appointment. You can attend if you would like to, and you can take your child to the community dental clinic if you prefer.

The North Richmond Community Health Smile Squad is look forward to seeing you soon.

IDAHOBIT

Next Wednesday the 17th of May is International Day Against LGBTQIA+ Discrimination.

Why IDAHOBIT is still important today?

68% of LGBTQIA+ employees in Australia are not out to everyone at work. (Out at Work, 2018)
2 in 3 LGBTQIA+ youth experience abuse due to their identity.
35% of LGBTQIA+ Australians have experienced verbal abuse in the past 12 months.

On Wednesday May 17, you and your children are invited to dress as rainbow as you can and join millions of people around the world and go rainbow against LGBTQIA+ discrimination.

SWPBS/RR Team

Have you thought of helping out on a school sub-committee or working group?

Hello everyone!

A few families have asked how they can contribute at school.

Now we have all had a bit of a chance to recover from our wonderful Lee St Fete, we thought it might be a good time to send out details about the sub-committees and working groups that help make our school tick.

Currently, seven groups meet regularly and contribute to different aspects of our school.

Policy and education subcommittee: input into school policies and student learning

Buildings and grounds subcommittee: input into maintenance and new works.

Finance subcommittee: input into financial monitoring and processes.

Fundraising subcommittee: organising events to raise money (e.g. fete, trivia night, art show and others).

Wellbeing and Inclusion subcommittee: provides advice and support around access and equity issues.

Reconciliation Action Plan working group: input to ensure learning on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and culture is embedded.

150th birthday working group: organising our school’s 150th birthday this year (July).

The dates for each sub-committee meeting are below.

If you have any questions or have any time to attend regular meetings – please reach out to Rachel, Jane, Bec or Kylie.

Finance (Wed, 4:45pm)	Buildings and grounds (Wed, 8am	Fundraising (Tues, 9am)	Policy & Education (Wed 4:45pm)	Wellbeing & Inclusion (Fri 9am – T2)	School Council (Wed 6pm)
8 February	14 February (Tues)	14 February	15 February	-	22 February
15 March	21 March (Tues)	21 March	22 March	-	29 March
3 May	4 May (Thurs 3.30pm: additional meeting) 10 May	9 May	10 May	12 May	17 May
7 June	13 June	13 June	14 June	9 June	21 June
12 July	18 July	18 July	19 July	TBC	26 July
16 August	22 August	22 August	23 August	TBC	30 August
11 October	17 October	17 October	18 October	TBC	25 October
8 November	14 November	14 November	15 November	TBC	22 November

What's on at the Market this week?