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Grandparents/Grandfriends Day Celebration

Green & Gold Day - Friday 2nd August

To celebrate the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris, SMDP will be turning green and gold on Friday 2nd August. 

Students are invited to come to school dressed in green and gold clothing to show their support for our Australian athletes. The students will be engaged in activities during the day focused on the Olympics.

Book Week Parade

Gardening Club News

School Uniform

All students must be wearing their full winter school uniform. This includes the correct leather school shoes 

RUNNERS ARE FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION LESSONS AND SPORT DAYS ONLY. 

Our school uniform promotes our wonderful students to the wider community. It shows respect for themselves and others and ensures equality for every child. Students must wear our correct uniform and wear it with pride and confidence. 

When to wear sports uniform

Students participate in specialist lessons across a fortnight timetable. This involves Physical Education and Sport lessons where sports uniform is required.

Here are the days classes need to wear the school sports uniform in Semester Two. A reminder this is the only time students wear this uniform and sports shoes. At all other times Winter school uniform should be worn.

Sport Uniform Days Term 3

Japanese Lessons 

Students have Japanese lessons on a Semester basis. The Year 3/4/5/6 students learnt Japanese in Semester One and it will be the Prep and Year One and Two's turn in Semester Two.

Health Department Alert – Whooping Cough (Pertussis) 

The Victorian Health Department recently issued a public notice in relation to an increasing number of cases of whooping cough (pertussis) in Victoria, particularly among children aged 10-12. 

Pertussis is a highly contagious respiratory illness known for causing a cough, and can lead to life threatening infections in babies. Many babies who get pertussis catch it from older children and adults who might not even know they are infected. 

Pertussis usually begins with cold-like symptoms, such as a dry cough (occurring in bouts), characteristic 'whooping' sound when breathing in, tiredness, runny nose, and low-grade fever. 

Please speak to your doctor (GP) and seek a diagnosis if your child is exhibiting any of these symptoms. Early identification and separation are crucial in preventing the spread to other children. 

Pertussis is mostly spread to other people by droplets from coughing or sneezing, so good hygiene practices and immunisations help prevent the spread. Immunisations are particularly important for infants and pregnant women. 

If pertussis is diagnosed, your GP will advise on appropriate treatments. If you have any questions, please speak to your GP. 

Read the full alert here: Increasing pertussis (whooping cough) cases in Victoria | health.vic.gov.au