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Hi everyone and welcome to 2023 PE! We are very excited for the coming year ahead in this space. We hope you all had a wonderful restful (and active) holiday break!

We have a few reminders for PE and some events already coming up in Term 1:

Reminders:

Weekly PE lessons: please wear appropriate uniform (seniors can wear their sports top) and runners as well as your hat and bring a drink bottle. Please also wear your hair tied up for safety reasons.

Running club:

If you love running and would like to build your fitness, Mrs. Yorke and the sport captains will be supervising “huff and puff” laps on a Monday morning before school for all year levels again this year.

Meet Mrs. Yorke on the Junior oval (near the spider web) at 8:45am.

Starting Monday 6h February (week 2)

Each lap is approx. 250m.

Hope to see your there!

2023 District Swimming: Year 3-6

District Swimming will be our first major sporting event in Term 1 (week 4) so for those who may swim competitively outside of school or for anyone interested in heading to the pools can trial their favourite stoke!

Qualifying times are below - students are required to be able to swim 50m in their preferred stroke confidently.

Qualifying Times:

Stroke	All age groups
50m Freestyle	Under 55 secs
50m Backstroke	Under 60 secs
50m Breaststroke	Under 65 secs
50m Butterfly	Under 65 secs

If you would like to submit your time to me, please email laura.yorke@education.vic.gov.au to be considered for District Swimming.

Senior Gala Days for Term 1:

Senior Gala Days will be replacing weekly Friday Sport against other schools for Term 1. There will be 2 Gala Days, where senior students will be playing against other schools. More details will be provided in the coming weeks.

Gala Day #1: Tuesday 28th February (week 5)

Gala Day #2: Monday 27th March (week 9)

Ride2School Day:

Friday 24th March (week 8)

National Ride2School Day is Australia’s biggest celebration of active travel and one of the best days on the school calendar. Let’s discover the joy of riding and kick-start healthy habits for the future.

Students can ride, scoot, skate or walk to school on this day. Further information about this event will follow in the coming weeks.

Laura Yorke 🙂

Camps, Sports & Excursions Fund / CSEF

CSEF is available to parents who hold a valid Centrelink or Healthcare card and provides $125 per student (paid to the school) to use for payment for camps, incursions & excursions, sporting activities and other eligible school-based events.

Families who received CSEF in 2022 and whose card is still valid, will automatically roll into 2023, with any additional new siblings added.

New eligible parents should fill in an application form and return to the Office by February 24th.

From Sophie in Sickbay

Parents, please be aware that there are a number of children in our school community with severe allergies and we would ask all parents to be mindful of what is brought to school in lunch boxes. If your child is in a class with an at-risk student, you will have received the below letter, but I would ask all parents to take a look and be aware of the dangers of nuts and nut products in schools.

Anaphylaxis / High Risk to nuts

Anaphylaxis is a severe, rapidly progressive allergic reaction that is potentially life threatening. The most common allergens in school aged children are peanuts, eggs, tree nuts (e.g. cashews), cow’s milk, fish and shellfish, wheat, soy, sesame, latex, certain insect stings and medications.

The key to prevention of anaphylaxis in schools is knowledge of those students who are at risk, awareness of triggers (allergens) and prevention of exposure to these.

One of your child’s classmates has a severe nut allergy and other food allergy which can trigger an anaphylactic reaction. The allergy is so severe that even touching an item that has had contact with nuts or nut products can cause an anaphylactic reaction (even being touched by someone who has had contact with nuts or nut products).

In accordance with the Croydon Hills Anaphylaxis Policy, we are requesting that all children from this class refrain from bringing any food items that have nuts or traces of nuts to school in particular peanut butter and Nutella.

I am sure that all parents will consider this request and act accordingly. However, if your child does bring a peanut butter or Nutella sandwich etc, to school they will be requested to:

a) inform the teacher on the day for safety purposes.

b) wash their hands immediately after eating the product and to wipe down their table.

c) requested to eat their food at a distance from the anaphylactic child.

Please be advised that the child is aware of their condition and is well schooled in taking all necessary precautions as a matter of routine. Combined with the safeguards outlined above, we believe this to be the best course of action in dealing with anaphylaxis at our school.

If you have any concerns please contact me on 97251206.

Sunsmart at CHPS

Our Sunsmart policy dictates that all children wear wide-brimmed hats during Terms 1 and 4, and we also ask that parents apply sunscreen to exposed areas before school if UV levels are predicted to be high. Each classroom also has sunscreen for student use during high UV days: the brand we use is Ego Sunsense Performance, SPF50. If your child may be sensitive to this brand, please send him/her with a suitable alternative.

Sophie Turnham - First Aid Officer

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