This Fortnight's News

Artwork by Halle, Grade 1

Applications for Year 7-2027

Parents of our current Grade 5's who are wanting to apply for their child to attend a non government high school in 2027, applications close on Friday 1st August.

Spike in Illnesses

A winter chill has definitely set in and with that comes all of the delightful bugs and germs of cold-weather illnesses!

With many coughs, colds and inflenza running rampant through the community, we encourage everyone to do their best to stay healthy and to please be mindful when sending students to school when they are unwell.

Below is the most recent information from the Department of Health about exclusion periods for children in Primary schools.

Conditions	Exclusion of cases
Chickenpox	Exclude until all blisters have dried. This is usually at least 5 days after the rash appears in unimmunised children, but may be less in previously immunised children
Conjunctivitis	Exclude until discharge from eyes has ceased
Diarrhoeal illness	In an outbreak of gastroenteritis, exclude until there has not been vomiting or a loose bowel motion for 48 hours, and for all other diarrhoeal illnesses exclude until there has not been vomiting or a loose bowel motion for 24 hours
Hand, Foot and Mouth disease	Exclude until all blisters have dried
Herpes (cold sores)	Young children unable to comply with good hygiene practices should be excluded while the lesion is weeping. Lesions to be covered by dressing, where possible
Impetigo	Exclude until appropriate treatment has commenced. Sores on exposed surfaces must be covered with a watertight dressing
Influenza and influenza like illnesses	Exclude until well
Pertussis (Whooping cough)	Exclude the child for 21 days after the onset of cough or until they have completed 5 days of a course of antibiotic treatment
Ringworm, scabies, pediculosis (head lice)	Exclude until the day after appropriate treatment has commenced

2025 Australian Masters Rowing Championships

Congratulations to our amazing LSO Mrs James, who competed in the national rowing championships last week at the

Sydney International Regatta Centre.

Mrs James and her crew walked away with a handful of medals to be proud of!

Gold Women B4-

Gold Women A4+

Silver Women C2-

Silver Mixed AB8+

Bronze Women D4+

Erosion Incursion Recap from the Students

When we got to the hall, we sat down and listened to the first experiment.

The presenter’s name was Peter. He told us about the rock cycle, about how volcanoes cause erosion, and the different rock types. They are igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary.

-Beau & Abrie

On Tuesday 3rd of June the year 3s and 4s came and the guide was named Peter.

First we grabbed some chalk, a tub of sand and a little container with nothing in it. We put the chalk into the container and then shook it up and guess what?! It changed the shape of the chalk, and the color of the sand! This was an example of how erosion can change rocks over time. We also learnt that there are lots of different types of rocks but the main ones are igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks

-Charlotte & Emily

At our incursion we did lots of experiments. First we did a chalk and sand experiment, we put a teaspoon of sand in a plastic container and got a colorful piece of chalk, and put it in the plastic container, and then we all took a turn of shaking it. He asked us to do our best dance moves to the beat of the shaking. The second experiment we did used our chalk and some vinegar. For this one we had a plastic bowl and then we got our chalk and put a little bit of vinegar on the chalk. The chalk changed the colour and it started to bubble and the chalk got smaller and smaller.

-Clare & Sienna

We think the incursion was amazing. It helped me learn a lot about erosion. It was so fun we got to do so much. My favorite experiments were when we found fossils, melted sugar cubes with water and we turned sand purple . We put vineger on chalk and it turned a yellow-green. We shook the bottle that had sand and chalk in it.

-Begoa & Ruby

Grade 6 Fire Fighters Program

This term, our Grade 6 students were lucky to take part in a three-lesson fire safety program with the final session being led by our local firefighters.

The program was designed to build awareness around fire safety, personal responsibility, and emergency preparedness.

As part of the program, students researched the impact that fire can have on families, homes, and communities.

They explored key strategies for preparing in case a fire were to occur—such as creating a fire escape plan, identifying safe meeting points, and understanding the importance of early warning systems like smoke alarms.

At the end of their research, students presented their findings and recommendations directly to the firefighters.

The firefighters were incredibly impressed with the students’ thoughtful insights and practical suggestions.

To conclude the program, the firefighters delivered an informative and interactive session covering different aspects of fire safety.

Key messages included the importance of being responsible during an evacuation and how preparation can significantly reduce the risk and impact of a fire emergency.

We are so grateful to our local fire brigade for their time, expertise, and the positive influence they’ve had on our students.

It was a valuable experience that combined real-world learning with community engagement—and one that our students won’t soon forget.

- Miss Macris