School News 

Thank you!

Thank you to all those who supported us for the lightning carnival. Our drivers Lisa Bond, Jo Cox, Denise Williams, Tiff Coulter, Emma Lochhead, and Phil Crabb. Extra thanks to Phil and Liz Crabb for coaching and Emma for supporting all day.  Gisele also coached one of our teams and she did a great job!

Thank you also for our Tuck Shop helpers on Friday- Min Johansen, Jo Cox, Jess de Campo and Bianca Wagnitz. 

We are so grateful for all of the help we receive from parents and carers. We couldn't do it without you! 

Waste Free Wednesdays

Alex and Sam’s classes are in the lead for the last two weeks of Waste-free Wednesdays!! We wonder- which class will win the pizza lunch reward? Stay tuned. :) 

Please remember to reach our goals we are looking for:

• Packing recess and lunch with no waste (no single-use packaging and wrapping) 
• Only using reusable containers, like those below      

We know most families have reusable lunchbox containers at home and don’t expect anyone to buy anything new. Just use what you have. Beeswax wraps, small containers, bento boxes, sandwich containers all work well. And don't forget, fruit like banana and mandarins come with their very own compostable wrapping 🙂   

Each class will record the amount of lunch boxes waste-free each week, and the class with the least waste wins a prize at the end of term.  

We thank you for your support! 

The Green Team

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!