School News
Our latest news and S.T.A.R. students of the Week
COVID RULE CHANGES
Pursuant to the current Government guidelines, it is strongly recommended that students:
- who test positive for COVID-19 should stay home and isolate for five days
- should not attend school after five days if still symptomatic
- who are symptomatic but have not tested positive should not attend school.
Where students become symptomatic at school, they should:
- be collected by their parents/carers
- undergo testing for COVID-19.
Face masks
- Staff and students who wish to wear a face mask should be supported to do so
- Face masks continue to be available for staff, students and visitors.
- Masks should be worn by a person who is a COVID-19 close contact when leaving home.
- Masks should be worn by a person who has COVID-19 for 10 days after a positive test when they need to leave home.
COVID-19 vaccination changes
The current mandatory vaccination will cease to apply from 11.59 pm on Wednesday 12 October.
TEACHER PRESENCE
Dear Parents and guardians,
As leaders, teachers and support staff we are passionate to live the values we strive to teach at Holy Spirit Community School. Therefore, we are happy to let you know that the charity, Teacher Presence, is part of the end of year celebrations.
Some of our staff may choose to be involved with this charity as the end of the school year approaches.
Teacher Presence is a teacher driven charity that encourages teachers and families to make a difference in the world by re-deploying the money that is spent on the optional end of year teacher gift for a donation to a charity supported by Teacher Presence.
We certainly acknowledge that it is a teacher’s choice if they wish to be involved with Teacher Presence and is also a family’s choice if they wish to give an end of year teacher gift.
Here is a video explaining how Teacher Presence works.
Simply, teachers nominate a charity from the four charities that Teacher Presence aligns with. Families then go onto the Teacher Presence website ( www.teacherpresence.org) and click on the ‘Teachers’ tab to see if their teacher is part of the Teacher Presence movement. They then follow the instructions to donate. There is the option to leave a message of thanks to their teacher. The teacher will be alerted when the donation to their nominated charity has been made.
Whilst our staff are very grateful for the gifts some families have chosen to give them historically, they are also excited and inspired by the concept of giving to those less fortunate.
If you are interested, we would encourage you to check the Teacher Presence website to see if your child’s teacher has registered.
https://www.teacherpresence.org/
SPEECH PATHOLOGIST
We are pleased and delighted to welcome Jenny Fitch.
Jenny is a Speech Pathologist with Speech Pathology for Schools. She has 20 years of Speech Pathology experience working in a variety of education and health service settings in South Australia, England, and Melbourne. Jenny is looking forward to using evidence based approaches and working collaboratively with school staff to maximise learning opportunities for students. When not working Jenny enjoys reading, spending time with friends and family, and hiking in the Dandenong Ranges.
Jenny will be working at Holy Spirit on Mondays and Thursdays.
S.T.A.R AWARDS
Stars for Term Four Week Two:
Chloe Wirth, Grace Newton, Aliver Mamone, Milly Byrne, Matthew Jiang, Adelle Mazzeo, Alexander Salty, Jackson Swan, Christiano Latella, Zachary Breen, Jake Cogliandro, Talia Bombardieri, Liam Vanderbom, Henri McCowan, Pene Boschetti, Lucas Scalzo, Mius McCowan, Claire Lannen, Charlie-Rose Stewart, Angus Praski, Harrington Godsell, Addie Soane, Vincent Van Den Heuvel, Elise Mortensen.
Congratulations to our STARs!
EXTEND
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We sincerely hope you find this resource useful and insightful.
Wishing you well,
The Extend Team