From the Principal 

Dear Parents and Carers

Hasn't week 2 of Term 3 had some cold mornings!!!!!!!  It has taken myself some time each morning to get the ice off my car!!!

Mask update.

As mentioned in the letter sent to parents via email on Tuesday it is recommended that children 8 years of age and above wear masks whilst inside at school.  There is a supply of masks in each classroom.  This recommendation also applies to parents assisting in the classroom. 

Reduction of testing and isolation exemption period

The period of time when someone is considered a recently confirmed case and therefore exempt from testing and isolation requirements has been reduced from the previous 12 weeks to four weeks.

This means that staff and students who are household contacts of people with COVID-19 are not exempt from the testing and isolation requirements after four weeks of completing isolation with COVID-19. Previously, this period was 12 weeks.

This means that a student or staff member who is a household contact and wishes to attend school must take five RATs over seven days and receive negative test results, and wear a face mask (if over eight years old) in indoor spaces. This applies from four weeks after the end of an isolation period when they were a case.

Families and staff will also have to report being a household contact to their school after this four-week period.

Chicken Pox

Today I was informed of a student in Yr 3/4 who has  been confirmed with a case of Modified Chickenpox.  The child is fully vaccinated thus the reason why it is  called Modified Chickenpox.  Please ensure if you child shows any signs of Chickenpox that  you have a doctor check it out and inform the school.

Trivia Night

DON’T Forget to  START COLLECTING your GOLD coins for the trivia night to win some prizes donated by our FABULOUS SPONSORS !

You have to be in it to WIN IT! 

If you haven’t booked please book now – book on ANY TABLE its so easy! 

https://myschoolevent.com.au/event/opa-st-bedes-trivia-night-2022/

You will find an updated list of those who have kindly donated to our Trivia night in the P and F section of this newsletter.

Dates

As previously mentioned there is many things happening this term. Please check the calendar for dates.

Parent Helpers

It is wonderful to see parent helpers in the classroom once again. If you wish to help but have not completed the course in the past two years, please let you child's teacher  know as we will conduct another course shortly.

Have a great week

Brian