School News 

Emergency procedures test text message 

On Tuesday all parents and caregivers should have received a test text message in preparation for bushfire or other emergencies. The message read: This is a test message from Uraidla PS. Part of our test bushfire procedures. Please do not reply. If you did NOT receive this message, please contact the front office to inform us or to update your contact details. 

In case of bushfire or other emergencies, we will use this service to communicate with families, for example changes to school pick up times or school closures. Note that our school is scheduled to close on catastrophic days. 

 Our school has detailed plans in place to keep your child safe in the event of a bushfire: 

We encourage you to read the Department’s Bushfire and your child’s school or preschool brochure for more information on school closures and how we will act if threatened by a bushfire.  Search ‘bushfire information’ at www.education.sa.gov.au.

Harvest Table

The school harvest table if up and running again! Do you have any excess produce or homemade goods you'd be willing to donate, eg lemons, fruit, vegetables, herbs, jams, pickles? We will be selling these at the harvest table inside the double glass doors in the main building, and hopefully on display to purchase at the Willow Cafe on assembly Fridays. Please leave your donated items in the staffroom. Thank you! 

A Note from Kirrily

Hi Everyone! 

It’s been an awesome start to this role for me! My favourite parts about the last few weeks have been getting to know the kids at recess and lunch, sitting in on classes (I’ve especially loved Alex’s morning circle where everyone talks about something they’re thankful for/positive about to start off the day!), seeing kids being brave and kind out in the yard, seeing families and parents gather for assembly, hearing discussions about our word for this term, ‘curious’, and seeing everyone band together to prepare for the Uraidla show. It’s such a special community, one I’m really excited to be a part of. 

To finish off this year we are going to be taking part in the St Vincent de Paul Christmas appeal. There are many families in our community who might struggle financially this Christmas due to the high cost of living.

 Food on the table, or a gift under the tree? No one should have to choose! 

This term we will be collecting non-perishable food items for hampers, and gifts for children aged 10-15. Please bring your non-perishable food items and/or gift in before the 8th December and leave them on the collection table near the office. They need to be new gifts, and left unwrapped. Examples of food items include: jar of jam, jar of coffee, bags of chips, chocolates, Christmas bonbons, box of tea bags, cereals, tinned spaghetti/soup etc. 

Some examples of gifts for 10-15yr olds might be: art supplies, sports equipment, games, books, accessories, beauty kits, movie or shopping gift cards etc! 

Thank you so much, and please know I’m here for a chat for any reason or if you need support! 

Kirrily Munyard 

Pastoral Care Worker 

CHECK: Covid measures 

Here are the current recommendations from the Department for Education:  

COVID safe measures

• All students and staff must stay home if unwell, even mildly. If students become unwell at school, we are unable to care for them here and we will be contacting you to collect them asap. Please have a plan in place for someone who can collect your child within a half hour. 
• We still need to record all cases of COVID; please let us know asap if your child tests positive by either RAT or PCR test. 
• We will be maximising ventilation by leaving doors/windows open, using air conditioning and fans, and keeping doors and windows open. 
• Adults will practise physical distancing where possible. 
• We will continue to practise and promote hand and respiratory hygiene. Hand sanitiser will be provided for regular use, and disposable masks.
• Students who have tested positive to Covid must stay home for 5 days from the date of the test. They can then return to school as long as they are free of symptoms. We ask siblings of students who have tested positive to wear a mask at school if they are able, to reduce the chance of infection. 

Face masks

• Adults and children in Years 3-6 can choose to wear masks inside, to minimise the risk of infection; we are now leaving this up to individual discretion. 
• If there is a known case in the family of a child in any class, we are encouraging the adults and children in that class to all wear masks during the infectious period. 

Pick up and drop off

• In the morning please continue to drop children off at one of the entrances to the school grounds, and allow them to make their own way to their classrooms. If you need to speak to your child’s teacher, please make contact through the SeeSaw app. 
• We are now welcoming families to come into the yard at the end of the day. Please come into the school grounds to wait rather than waiting in the roadway, for child safety. Thank you!