Wellbeing
Asthma & Anaphylaxis Action Plans (due 1 March 2021)
If your child has been diagnosed with Asthma or Anaphylaxis, we are required to have a current Action Plan on file from your GP. If you have already handed one in then please disregard this notice.
Plans can be submitted either via email at Ashlea.Christenson@coburg.vic.edu.au or can be handed in to Reception.
If you currently have medication and/or Action Plans at school and would like the medical officer to check the expiry dates, please send an email to Ash at the above email address.
**Please note Asthma & Anaphylaxis Plans are only valid for 12 months and must be updated Annually**
Year 7 Immunisations
Dear Parents/ Guardians, In 2021 Moreland City Council’s Immunisation Service will visit the school twice to provide a free immunisation program to all year 7 students. Year 7 is the only year that your child will be offered these particular vaccines free of charge in accordance with the revised National Immunisation Schedule. Even if you are declining immunisation through the school program you need to complete card that was given to you as part of your child’s enrolment pack and return it to the school to ensure accurate records. If you haven’t yet returned the vaccine card: Inside the tear out consent card each coloured box relates to a different vaccine. Please note your child would likely have last had a diphtheria, tetanus & whooping cough vaccine at 4 years of age and the Yr 7 school immunisation program offers a much needed booster to carry them through their teenage and young adult years. The Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine is also offered at Yr 7.
An initial and follow up dose are required to achieve HPV immunity.
Please remember:
FIRST: Read the booklet, tear off the consent card and complete all details on the front, including your child’s Medicare number (if you have one & your contact details. Even if you are declining we need your child’s details to ensure accurate records
YES: To consent please sign, date and tick the YES box inside the card FOR EACH APPLICABLE VACCINE.
NO: To decline or advise of vaccination elsewhere please tick the NO or elsewhere box inside the card FOR EACH APPLICABLE VACCINE.
Immunisation cards can be left at the front of school reception counter.
Remember: choosing to not comply with the essential early childhood vaccination schedule may change your Child Care Benefit, Child Care Rebate and/or Family TaxBenefit. You should check with the Department of Health website to see how this affects you by visiting: http://www.health.gov.au/
Jeremy Fiske
DET School Health Promotion Nurse
Respectful Relationships
Respectful Relationships supports schools and early childhood settings to promote and model respect, positive attitudes and behaviours. It teaches young people how to build healthy relationships, resilience and confidence. Coburg High has been a lead school of RR and our role is implementing a whole school approach that includes modelling good practise, leading and mentoring partner schools.
For Term 1 we are celebrating International Women’s day which will land on Friday March 5th, 2021. The theme for this year is #ChooseToChallenge, that a ‘challenged world’ is an ‘alert world.’ Individually, we are all responsible for choosing our own thoughts and actions everyday. It is also a day to seek and celebrate women’s achievements, and help create an inclusive environment. There will be a number of activities run at CHS to raise awareness and celebrate this important day #IWD.
Self Care Workshops
For more information please check Compass, or come and see Tina in Wellbeing. We're looking forward to seeing you there!
Tina Le & the Wellbeing Team