Engagement & Wellbeing

Anaphylaxis and food safety

We take student and staff safety extremely seriously. We have several children and staff who have severe and potentially life threatening allergies to certain foods. 

Whilst we don’t have a blanket ban on any foods at school, some classrooms will have restrictions in place to help keep everyone safe. Classes with students who have allergies will provide detailed information to their class about foods to be avoided in those rooms. 

Supervised inside eating is another strategy we use at school to help keep students safe. 

We do urge you to consider that at this age, most children are not able to recognise the extreme consequences of sharing food or not washing their hands properly. Please ensure you speak to your own child/ren about food safety and make informed choices when packing lunch boxes. 

Please give your child’s teacher advance notice if you plan to bring any food into the classroom to share for celebrations, etc. All food must have a list of ingredients so that we can help to keep everyone safe. 

We thank you for your assistance with this.  

Head Lice

We often receive reports from parents about head lice. Just like catching a cold, anyone can get head lice. While annoying, they are very common in school-aged children and are the most adaptable of creatures. They have survived living solely on humans for 10,000 years (it never ends!). 

Please be vigilant against these critters and check your child/ren’s hair regularly, particularly behind the ears and neck. 

If you are unlucky enough to come across lice in your child’s hair, please let the school office or your teacher know so they can put out the anonymous alerts. This is important to help eradicate them from the classroom.

Children with head lice are not permitted to attend school until the day after appropriate treatment has started. 

We are aware that head lice can be a sensitive issue and Buninyong PS is committed to maintaining your confidentiality. Please rest assured that head lice can (and does!) happen to anyone. 

The Victorian Department of Health provides a handy website to help parents manage head lice and we appreciate your support with this.

School Volunteers - Working with Children Check Required

Please remember that to volunteer in classrooms, attend excursions or camps you will need to have a valid Working with Children Check on file at school. 

They are valid for 5 years and are free for volunteers to apply for.  You can apply, renew and check your existing status by visiting https://www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au/ .

Once your card arrives, bring it to the school office where the staff will take a copy and add you to our WWCC register.  

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