Event	Date	Permission Due
Athletics Carnival (Years 3-6)	29th July
Girls' AFL Gala Day	5th August
Division Teeball Round Robin	8th August
Comedy Night - Drayton Hall	10th August
Year 4 Camp	14th August	17th July
Year 3 Camp	21st August	19th July
Dads Night at Bounce	30th August	31st July
Junior Concert (students in Kimba and Korra houses)	3rd September
Junior Concert (students in Wulun and Yindi houses)	4th September
School Fete	16th November

Art Room Donation Requests

We are looking for large cereal boxes (850gms +) to create skateboard templates. Please drop any flattened boxes at the office or directly to the art room.

Heidi is also looking for cross stitch supplies for a lunchtime sewing club. She is looking for donations of aida cloth, sewing hoops, DMC/Anchor cottons in various colours and simple cross stitch patterns. Thank you!

With the winter season upon us, there are many ailments going around and unfortunately our students have not been spared.

Please refer to the following Schools Exclusions table from the Department of Health which lists medical conditions and exclusion periods.

For further information please visit https://www.health.vic.gov.au/infectious-diseases/school-exclusion-table.

Your co-operation in helping to keep our community healthy would be greatly appreciated.

Exclusion periods table

The minimum period of exclusion from primary schools and children's services for infectious diseases cases and contacts (Public Health and Wellbeing Regulations 2019, Schedule 7)

Condition	Exclusion of cases
Chickenpox	Exclude until all blisters have dried. This is usually at least 5 days after the rash appears in unimmunised children, but may be less in previously immunised children
Conjunctivitis	Exclude until discharge from eyes has ceased

Diarrhoeal illness	In an outbreak of gastroenteritis, exclude until there has not been vomiting or a loose bowel motion for 48 hours, and for all other diarrhoeal illnesses exclude until there has not been vomiting or a lose bowel motion for 24 hours

Hand, Foot and Mouth disease	Exclude until all blisters have dried



Herpes (cold sores)	Young children unable to comply with good hygiene practices should be excluded while the lesion is weeping. Lesions to be covered by dressing, where possible

Impetigo	Exclude until appropriate treatment has commenced. Sores on exposed surfaces must be covered with a watertight dressing
Influenza and influenza like illnesses	Exclude until well
Measles	Exclude for at least 4 days after onset of rash
Meningitis	Exclude until well
Meningococcal infection	Exclude until adequate carrier eradication therapy has been completed
Mumps	Exclude for 5 days or until swelling goes down (whichever is sooner)
Molluscum contagiosum	Exclusion is not necessary

Ringworm, scabies, pediculosis (head lice)	Exclude until the day after appropriate treatment has commenced
Rubella (German measles)	Exclude until fully recovered or for at least four days after the onset of rash
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)	Exclude until medical certificate of recovery is produced

Streptococcal infection(including scarlet fever)	Exclude until the child has received antibiotic treatment for at least 24 hours and the child feels well

2024 Fete - Major Raffle

We are currently sourcing prizes for this year's Major Raffle at our school fete.

Prizes in previous years have included sporting goods, hotel/gift vouchers, tool packages etc. If you or someone you know has any contacts who may be able to donate a prize for our raffle, we would love to hear from you!

Please contact Sheree or Fiona in the office if you think you can help. Thank you

Cutlery

With the cooler weather upon us many students are bringing warm lunches to school in a thermos. Please ensure your child also brings the relevant cutlery.

Donations

With the wet weather upon us we often have children requiring a change of clothes. We are in desperate need of small sized navy blue tracksuit pants (size 4 - 6). If you have any that are not longer worn by your children we would be grateful to receive them.

We are also looking for donations of Moccona coffee jars (no lid and preferably with labels removed) for a fun fete project.

2024 Term Dates


Term 3
Monday 15th July to Friday 20th September
Term 4
Monday 7th October to Thursday 19th December

The Harvest

2024/20 · 25 Jul 2024

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