Assistant Principal Reports

Hello Everyone,

Holiday Works

During these school holidays, two big projects will be underway. The biggest project is the revitalising of our Environmental Area. You may have noticed the fencing that has gone up to section off the area of the works. This project has a completion date toward the end of this year.

The second project is the replacement of the years 3-6 and 1-2 playgrounds. This will start on the 30th September and hopefully be completed during Week 1 of Term 4.

Whooping cough 

Whooping cough cases are continuing to increase across Victoria, particularly among school-aged children. 

Whooping cough is a very contagious infection, mostly spread through coughing or sneezing. 

Symptoms include:

· blocked or runny nose

· tiredness

· mild fever

· severe bouts of coughing, often followed by a ‘whooping’ sound on breathing.

Whooping cough can lead to life threatening infections in babies.

If your child is unwell, they should not attend school. Please see a doctor if you or your child develops whooping cough symptoms. Early diagnosis and treatment will help reduce the spread of the infection.

Students diagnosed with whooping cough must not attend school.

If your child is diagnosed with whooping cough, they must not attend school for 21 days after the onset of the cough, or until they have received 5 days of antibiotic treatment. You must notify the school if your child is diagnosed with whooping cough. To further reduce the spread of infection to your child and the school community, the Public Health and Wellbeing Regulations 2019 require that some students who were in the same classroom as a student diagnosed with whooping cough should not attend school.

Your child should not attend school for 14 days after they were last exposed to a person diagnosed with whooping cough, or until they have taken 5 days of a course of antibiotic treatment if they are:

· aged less than 7 years; and

· not fully vaccinated with 3 doses of whooping cough (pertussis) vaccine.

This exclusion is required by law – refer to the School exclusion table for primary schools and children’s services.

If your child is diagnosed with whooping cough, please contact the school to let us know.

More information 

For more information about whooping cough, refer to Whooping cough on the Better Health Channel.

Vaccination is the best way to reduce the risk of whooping cough. The Department of Health recommends staying up to date with immunisations, including booster doses. A free booster dose of the pertussis vaccine is covered under the national immunisation program for students aged 12 to 13. If you are unsure about your child’s vaccination status for whooping cough, please discuss with an immunisation provider, such as your doctor.

I really appreciate your support in keeping our students safe and well.

Pride and Integrity Raffle 

This raffle, recognizes all of the students who are attending school on time. This is to acknowledge the students demonstrating Pride and Integrity by being ready to learn each day.

Every student who is at school, and in their classroom, before the bell (9am) will have their name added to the class attendance box. So, if they are present on time, every day of the week, they will have 5 entries into the raffle. 

Last week’s class winners were: 

FB – Nolan, 1A – Hirad, 1B – Obed, 2A – Seerat, 2B – Annie, 2C – Thahira, 3A – Thomas, 3B – Felix P, 4A – Harjaap, 4B – Leron, 4C – Aiden, 5A – AAron, 5B – Ari, 5C – Edward, 6A – Aklas, 6B – Najeeb.

The raffle winner was Najeeb from 6B! Congratulations! 

Najeeb received 15 PACs for Pride & Integrity

2024 Term 3 Challenge of the Week

 ‘How many words can you make from these letters:’

The aim is to collaborate with 1 -3 friends or family members (no more than 4 people per entry) to make as many words of 3 letters or more from a given lot of letters, as well as trying to find a word that uses the most of the letters as possible. 

For example, if the letters are P, F, H, U, E, L, L you can make the words: help, full, elf, pull, fuel, helpful.

Last week’s letters were: T, G, N, H, S, E, T, R

The word using all of the letters is strength.

Some of the words you could make are: 

Students collaborating for week 9’s Challenge earnt a PAC each. 

The students were:

Liam 1A (& mum)

Alessio 3B (& mum and dad)

Andrew 3A & Emily 1A (& mum)

Naiomie, Corey, Precious & Muhammed 5A

There’s no challenge this week. Watch out for a new challenge at the start of next term!

Kind regards,

Deanne Scott

Assistant Principal 

Dear Families,

As this term comes to an end, I would like to thank you for your ongoing support and involvement. Your commitment has been vital in the progress and success of our students.

This term, we have observed growth and enthusiasm in your children’s learning. Term 3 has been productive, and we are excited to build on this momentum as we head into Term 4.

As we approach the break, I encourage you to keep fostering your child's love of reading. Continued reading over the break will not only enhance their enjoyment of books but also support their educational development.

We look forward to welcoming you back in Term 4. Please stay safe and enjoy your time together.

 Kind regards,                                 

Spira Antonopoulos

Acting Assistant Principal