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COVID Fatigue and Youth Mental Health

The current COVID environment of repeated lockdowns is having an impact on the mental health and wellbeing of children and adolescents, far greater it appears than the experts have predicted. 

This Special Report spearheaded by Child Psychologist Dr Michael Carr-Gregg, is essential and timely viewing for parents, guardians and educators reflecting new research and what uncertainties for families and young people lay ahead. 

https://broadcast.schooltv.me/article/schooltv-special-report

One way to care for our own mental health is to ensure you take time to do the things you love. My great loves are mathematics and dance, which I worked on this week with some students doing remote learning on site:

Bike safety complaints and information

Please share the information below with your child if they ride a bike. Police are targeting these safety laws in our area.

Helmets: When riding any bike, the rider and any passengers are required to wear a properly fitting and fastened helmet. The helmets must meet Australian safety standard AS/NZSS2063. Penalties: Fail to wear securely fitted approved bicycle helmet - $207. 

Riding on footpaths: You can ride on the footpath if you are: - 13 years of age or under - 18 years and over riding with a child under the age of 13, or - 18 years and over and you have a child in a seat attached to your bicycle or a child pedaling on a bike attachment connected to your bicycle. Penalties: Ride on part of separated footpath designed for pedestrians - $165 

Mobile phones: When riding a bicycle, you must not hold a mobile phone in your hand to send messages, make and receive calls or use navigational aids. The mobile phone must be affixed to the bicycle and can only be used for calls, listening to music and GPS navigation. Penalties: Use of handheld mobile phone by rider of bicycle or person on wheeled recreation device or driver of vehicle that is not a motor vehicle - $496