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Hosting Japanese exchange students

Are you interested in hosting a Japanese Exchange Student in 2019?

Students aged between 15-16 will be joining us at Moama Anglican Grammar from 17-28 August and are looking for host families during this time.

Students will attend school classes throughout the week, and enjoy spending time with their host family and exploring Echuca Moama on the weekends.

If you are interested in being a host family, please email:

Carmel Spry

cspry@moamagrammar.nsw.edu.au

for an application pack.

UNIFORM TRANSITION (Summer To Winter)

As we move into Autumn, we have a transition period between our Summer and Winter uniforms.

From the beginning of Week 9 of Term 1 (25 March) through until the end of Week 2 of Term 2 (3 May), we will be in the transition period for the wearing of uniform. In this period, students may choose to wear either their full Summer uniform or their full Winter uniform, depending upon weather conditions (please do not wear a combination).

From the beginning of Week 3, Term 2 (6 May) students will be required to wear their full Winter uniform.

Please note: Full formal Winter Uniform is required for Foundation Day (Friday 3 May) and for School Photographs (5-6 June) . Normal requirements for Sports uniform continue throughout the entire year.

The way in which the School uniform is worn has a strong influence on how we feel about ourselves and the ways in which we are viewed by others. Every student’s standard of dress and grooming is expected to reflect well on both the individual and the School as a whole. Please familiarise yourself with these expectations which are outlined in the student handbook on the website.

2019 Premiers Reading Challenge

The 2019 Premiers Reading Challenge has begun! The Premiers Reading Challenge is open for students from K - 9, and aims to encourage a love of reading for pleasure, and appreciation of quality literature.

To participate in the challenge students register their name in the Resource Centre. Once registered students receive a username and password and can log into the Challenge website here and record books.

Students from K - 2 can list books that they read with their family. Students from 3 upwards must read the books themselves.

Further details, rules and book lists can be found here at the Premiers Reading Challenge website.

Happy reading!

Battery Drive

In June 2019, Grace Andrews, Jessica Smith and Caitlin Ebsworth, along with 31 Moama Anglican Grammar students are participating in a Service Trip to Cambodia.

While in Cambodia, the student team will help build homes for three families in need using their own hands through Habitat’s Global Village program. Students are currently involved in a preparation program that includes team building, developing their cultural understanding and fundraising.

Jess, Caitlin and Grace have developed a fantastic fundraising initiative and have been busy collecting old batteries from Farming communities around Deniliquin and surrounds to then sell on to a South Australian Battery recycler.

If you can assist in their fundraising efforts, please contact the school office on 5480 5900

School Sores (Impetigo)

Please refer to the NSW Health Impetigo Fact Sheet for current information about this common condition.

It may be timely to discuss with your child / ren how we can you avoid spreading the infection (extracted from the fact sheet):

While you have the infection:

Sores should be kept clean and covered with a waterproof dressing to prevent them being touched or scratched.

Used dressings should be placed in a sealed bag and put in the garbage bin as soon as they are removed.

Hands should be washed thoroughly with soap and running water for 10 – 15 seconds after sores are touched or redressed.

Children with impetigo should be kept home from school or other group settings if their wounds cannot be kept covered until 24 hours after antibiotic treatment has been started, or until the blisters have dried out if antibiotics are not used.

To prevent impetigo children should be taught:

To wash their hands often with soap. Resources on hand washing can be found in the 5th Edition of Staying Healthy: Preventing infectious diseases in early childhood education and care services.

Not to scratch scabs or pick their nose

Not to share their clothes, towels, or toothbrushes

To have scratches and cuts cleaned and covered.

Canteen

Years K-4

K-4 students can have a lunch order only. Student orders will be delivered to the classroom at the beginning of lunch. Students are not permitted to attend the canteen during the day to purchase items over the counter.

The canteen offers an online ordering service for School families. You may register at https://quickcliq.com.au/

Alternatively, students / parents need to complete their lunch order on a brown paper bag with payment and deposit it in the canteen bag in their classroom each morning before 9:10 am.

Years 5 -12

The canteen offers an online ordering service for School families. You may register at https://quickcliq.com.au/.

Alternatively, students will need to drop their orders to the canteen in a paper bag with payment and their full name, class and order written on it prior to school commencing. Collection of lunch order will then be available from the small side window at lunchtime. Recess and lunchtime snacks can be purchased over the counter.

Term1 Canteen Menu.pdf

Anaphylaxis Strategy

All children with a known allergy or anaphylaxis require a health care plan including an anaphylaxis plan.

Nut Minimisation Strategy - The School is unable to guarantee a nut free environment. However, it will endeavour to reduce the risk of exposure to nuts by:

Requiring the School Canteen to ensure meals produced on site are nut free. Packaged foods may contain nuts, so children need to check labels and avoid such products
Requiring the Food Technology staff to ensure a nut free food preparation area for use by students with nut allergies and to provide a nut free food technology program for the student
Ensuring all staff involved in the direct care of students are trained in the use of epi-pens
Requesting that all parents avoid sending food to school which contain nuts
Insisting on any foods brought for sharing (birthday cakes) are only provided after the prior agreement of the class teacher and are sent in with a list of ingredients showing the items are nut free and were prepared in a nut free environment (ie adequate precautions were taken to avoid contamination – benches washed down, etc).

For more information, refer to Anaphylaxis & Severe Allergic Reactions Guidelines for Schools – Second Edition 2006 as provided by AIS NSW. This guide can be located on the AIS Website www.aisnsw.edu.au

Summer Uniform Requirements

Boys

Short sleeved white School shirt; formal blue School shorts; plain navy school socks (no logos); polished, laced, black leather school shoes.

Girls

Summer School dress; plain white school socks (no logos); polished, laced, black leather school shoes. Girls’ dress length should be to the top of the knee.

Hats During Terms 1 & 4, at Recess and Lunchtime, and while engaged in any lessons outside a classroom (eg. PDHPE classes or any class doing practical work outside), ALL students are expected to wear School bucket hats, even if under shade. Hats are not to be worn in the class room and should be removed prior to entering the room.

A 'no hat, no play' policy operates in Terms 1 and 4 and students are required to wear their hats for all outside activities. For Kindergarten to Year 2 students, please note: if you wish your child to wear his or her hat to and from school, please supply a spare school hat to remain in your child's classroom at school. This will ensure that your child will always have a hat available. Sunscreen is available.

Uniform Shop

Regular opening hours during term time:

8:30 am to 9:15 am on Tuesday

2:45 pm to 3:15 pm on Thursday

Alternatively you may download a uniform order form and price list here.