COVID-19 update

Important messages – St John's Footscray

COVID updates/re-sharing latest information:

April 26, 2022

Dear parents and carers,

I hope you and your families enjoyed a wonderful break over the Easter holidays. There are some important changes to COVIDSafe measures for schools that will apply from the start of Term 2.

Face masks

From 11:59 pm Friday 22 April, face masks, while recommended, are not required in any school setting. This means students in grades 3 to 6, staff and visitors in primary schools are no longer required to wear face masks. Any student or staff member who wishes to wear a mask may do so, including those who are medically at-risk.

Rapid antigen test screening requirements

Students who have tested positive for COVID-19, and have completed their 7-day isolation period, now do not need to undertake rapid antigen test (RAT) screening for 12 weeks after their release from isolation. This was previously 8 weeks.

Household contacts

Students who are household contacts of a COVID-19 case are not required to quarantine. They may return to school as long as they undertake rapid antigen tests (RAT) 5 times during their 7-day period. They are required to notify the school that they are a household contact. Students aged 8 years and above who are household contacts are required to wear face masks when indoors at school unless they have a valid exemption. If a student household contact returns a positive RAT result, they must isolate for 7 days.

Vaccination requirements for visitors to schools

Parents, carers and other adult visitors (not performing work) are no longer required to show evidence of two doses of COVID-19 vaccine.

RAT screening program reminder

RATs will continue to be supplied for the first 4 weeks of Term 2 to support the early detection of COVID-19 in our school. The testing recommendations will remain the same this Term for students and staff with:

mainstream schools – recommended to test at home twice a week
specialist schools – recommended to test 5 days a week at home due to the higher risk of severe illness for medically vulnerable children.

As we approach winter and flu season, the vaccination of children aged 5 to 11 and booster shots for students 16+ remains the best way to ensure protection for students and staff. If you have any concerns about getting your child vaccinated, please get in contact with your GP or another health professional who can answer your questions.

What you need to know

If your child is not experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, they can continue to attend school, but you should monitor for symptoms.

Children who show symptoms of COVID-19 cannot attend school and should get tested immediately and isolate until they receive a negative result.

Children should continue with twice-a-week rapid antigen testing on school days. Students who have tested positive for COVID-19, and have completed their 7-day isolation period, now do not need to undertake rapid antigen test (RAT) screening for 12 weeks after their release from isolation. This was previously 8 weeks.

For information on symptoms visit:

https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/symptoms-and-risks.

For more information on how to get tested visit: https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/taking-test-covid-19

If your child returns a positive result, your child has COVID-19. You must:

● quarantine your child for seven days

● advise the school about the positive result

● Your child must stay home until their symptoms have resolved and they are well

Reporting your child’s positive test

If your child was at school when they were infectious you need to report the positive case through the Student COVID-19 Test Portal or you can notify the school in writing or by phone.

You must also report your child’s positive test to the Department of Health via the COVID-19 Positive Rapid Antigen Test Self-Reporting Form or call centre on 1800 675 398.

Further information for languages other than English

● For school information in languages other than English, call TIS National on 131 450.

● For translated written information about COVID-19, please visit: Translated information about COVID-19 | Coronavirus Victoria.

● Please ask them to call the DET COVID-19 hotline on 1800 338 663 and they will help interpret.

● For health advice in languages other than English, visit www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/translated-information-about-coronavirus-covid-19

Financial support available to people affected by COVID-19:

For more information, visit:

Financial and other support for COVID-19 | Coronavirus Victoria

If you need a payment during coronavirus (COVID-19) - Getting help during coronavirus (COVID-19) - Services Australia

General advice and support

Advice and further resources about what to do if you test positive to COVID-19, or you have been told you are a contact, are at: Your COVID Checklist | Coronavirus Victoria, or call the 24/7 Coronavirus hotline on: 1800 675 398

If you have any further questions about St. John's COVID management, please call/email School Office or Emily.

Thank you for your ongoing support in keeping our school safe.

Emily Conroy

St John’s Primary School

nbsp; 38\u003c/u>\u003c/p>\u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\"> \u003cstrong>\u003cu>$426\u003c/u>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\"> \u003c/p>\u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\">All camp payments for Hub 3/4 and 5/6 are due on \u003cstrong>\u003cu>Friday 3 June 2022\u003c/u>\u003c/strong>. Payment must be received by this time so your child / children can attend camp.\u003c/p>\u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\">Camp for Hub 3/4 students is $220; camp for Hub 5/6 students is $300.\u003c/p>\u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\"> \u003c/p>\u003cdiv class=\"embed\" data-id=\"NAkmDKM\"> \u003c/div>\u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\"> \u003c/p>\u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\">We understand large payment outlays can be difficult and prefer that our families manage payments through a regular direct debit to the school bank account. \u003c/p>\u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\"> \u003c/p>\u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\">Payments can be made to:\u003c/p>\u003cfigure class=\"table\">\u003ctable>\u003ctbody>\u003ctr>\u003ctd>Bank: \u003c/td>\u003ctd> NAB\u003c/td>\u003c/tr>\u003ctr>\u003ctd>BSB: \u003c/td>\u003ctd>083 347\u003c/td>\u003c/tr>\u003ctr>\u003ctd>Account No: \u003c/td>\u003ctd>495 166 642\u003c/td>\u003c/tr>\u003ctr>\u003ctd>Account Name: \u003c/td>\u003ctd>St John’s PS Footscray\u003c/td>\u003c/tr>\u003ctr>\u003ctd>\u003ci>\u003cstrong>Reference:\u003c/strong>\u003c/i>\u003c/td>\u003ctd>\u003ci>\u003cstrong>Please include the 4 digit Account Code at the top of your statement with your Surname\u003c/strong>\u003c/i>\u003c/td>\u003c/tr>\u003c/tbody>\u003c/table>\u003c/figure>\u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\">If you would like to speak to us about your fee payment plan, please see our bursar, Melinda or our principal, Emily.\u003c/p>\u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\"> \u003c/p>\u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\"> \u003c/p>\u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\">\u003cstrong>APPLYING FOR CAMPS, SPORTS AND EXCURSIONS FUNDING (CSEF) ASSISTANCE\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\"> \u003c/p>\u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\">Do you hold either of the concession cards below?\u003c/p>\u003cdiv class=\"embed\" data-id=\"JqO14b5\"> \u003c/div>\u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\">Parents and carers holding either of these concession cards may apply for $125 per child to use for payments relating to Camp, Sports and Excursion (\u003cstrong>CSEF\u003c/strong>).\u003c/p>\u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\"> \u003c/p>\u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\">For more information regarding eligibility and assistance, click on this link \u003ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/programs/Pages/csef.aspx\">Camp, Sports and Excursion Fund\u003c/a>, visit our office with your concession card and completed CSEF Applicaton form below:-\u003c/p>\u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\"> \u003c/p>\u003cdiv class=\"embed\" data-id=\"NkajzVM\"> \u003c/div>\u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\"> \u003c/p>\u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\">Financial assistance will be allocated to your family’s account and paid towards the 2022 excursion levy and activities planned by St John’s.\u003c/p>\u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\"> \u003c/p>\u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\">All families that hold a concession card will be entitled to a school fee discount.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\">\u003cstrong>ACCESS TO STATEMENTS AND PAYMENT HISTORY\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\"> \u003c/p>\u003cp>A history of fees and ongoing payments may be accessed via the ICON Parent Portal, Finance tab \u003ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://portal.cev.vic.edu.au/\">https://portal.cev.vic.edu.au/\u003c/a> . If you do not have your username or password please contact \u003ca href=\"mailto:admin@sjfootscray.catholic.edu.au\">admin@sjfootscray.catholic.edu.au\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>Thank you\u003c/p>\u003cp>Melinda McNaught\u003c/p>\u003cp>Bursar\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"mailto:accounts@sjfootscray.catholic.edu.au\">accounts@sjfootscray.catholic.edu.au\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003ch2>Medications Reminder\u003c/h2>\u003cp>If your child/ren requires medication at school, please complete the attached Administration of Medication Guidelines document providing us with written permission to administer any medication ie: Eye drops, Antihistamine, Ventolin, Epipen etc.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cdiv class=\"embed\" data-id=\"5Y7QaAJ\"> \u003c/div>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>We also require an up to date \u003cstrong>Action Plan\u003c/strong> every year from your doctor to accompany the medication if it is in relation to Asthma, Allergies, Anaphylaxis and Epilepsy.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cblockquote>\u003ci>\u003cstrong>Please provide the school with the item/s required as soon as possible at the start of the year, as it is of primary importance that we have up to date Action Plans/Medication in case of an emergency.\u003c/strong>\u003c/i>\u003c/blockquote>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact Leonie in the office on 9687 3150 or \u003ca href=\"mailto:admin@sjfootscray.catholic.edu.au\">admin@sjfootscray.catholic.edu.au\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>Thank you for your assistance.\u003c/p>\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"> \u003c/p>\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\"> \u003c/p>\u003ch2>Absences\u003c/h2>\u003cp>Parents are requested to log their child's absence using either:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>The Community Portal: \u003ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://portal.cev.vic.edu.au/\">https://portal.cev.vic.edu.au/\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\u003cli>Email: \u003ca href=\"mailto:admin@sjfootscray.catholic.edu.au\">admin@sjfootscray.catholic.edu.au\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\u003cli>Phone: 9687 3150 - from 8.30am\u003cbr> \u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003ch2>Parent Contact Details\u003c/h2>\u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\">Have your contact details changed? \u003c/p>\u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\">If so, please log into the \u003ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://portal.cev.vic.edu.au/\">Community Portal\u003c/a> and update your details or email the office via \u003c/p>\u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\">\u003ca href=\"mailto:admin@sjfootscray.catholic.edu.au\">admin@sjfootscray.catholic.edu.au\u003c/a> so we can update our records. This includes changes to emergency contacts, additional numbers to call if needed and any changes to employment details.\u003c/p>","text":"IMPORTANT REMINDER\n\nFamilies are reminded that students should not be attending school if there are any symptoms of illness. At the first sign of COVID or flu like symptoms please get tested and remain isolated until results are received. If your child comes to school exhibiting symptoms of illness, you will be called and asked to pick them up.\n\n\n\n\n\n2022 School Fees Update\n\nInstalment 2\n\nInstalment 2 is due by Friday 6 May 2022. It comprises the following items for payment:\n\nFamily School Fee: $388\n\nBuilding Levy: $ 38\n\n $426\n\n \n\nAll camp payments for Hub 3/4 and 5/6 are due on Friday 3 June 2022. Payment must be received by this time so your child / children can attend camp.\n\nCamp for Hub 3/4 students is $220; camp for Hub 5/6 students is $300.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe understand large payment outlays can be difficult and prefer that our families manage payments through a regular direct debit to the school bank account. \n\n\n\nPayments can be made to:\n\n\n\nBank: \n\n NAB\n\nBSB: \n\n083 347\n\nAccount No: \n\n495 166 642\n\nAccount Name: \n\nSt John’s PS Footscray\n\nReference:\n\nPlease include the 4 digit Account Code at the top of your statement with your Surname\n\n\n\nIf you would like to speak to us about your fee payment plan, please see our bursar, Melinda or our principal, Emily.\n\n\n\n\n\nAPPLYING FOR CAMPS, SPORTS AND EXCURSIONS FUNDING (CSEF) ASSISTANCE\n\n\n\nDo you hold either of the concession cards below?\n\n\n\nParents and carers holding either of these concession cards may apply for $125 per child to use for payments relating to Camp, Sports and Excursion (CSEF).\n\n\n\nFor more information regarding eligibility and assistance, click on this link Camp, Sports and Excursion Fund, visit our office with your concession card and completed CSEF Applicaton form below:-\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFinancial assistance will be allocated to your family’s account and paid towards the 2022 excursion levy and activities planned by St John’s.\n\n\n\nAll families that hold a concession card will be entitled to a school fee discount.\n\n\n\n\n\nACCESS TO STATEMENTS AND PAYMENT HISTORY\n\n\n\nA history of fees and ongoing payments may be accessed via the ICON Parent Portal, Finance tab https://portal.cev.vic.edu.au/ . If you do not have your username or password please contact admin@sjfootscray.catholic.edu.au\n\n\n\nThank you\n\nMelinda McNaught\n\nBursar\n\naccounts@sjfootscray.catholic.edu.au\n\n\n\nMedications Reminder\n\nIf your child/ren requires medication at school, please complete the attached Administration of Medication Guidelines document providing us with written permission to administer any medication ie: Eye drops, Antihistamine, Ventolin, Epipen etc.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe also require an up to date Action Plan every year from your doctor to accompany the medication if it is in relation to Asthma, Allergies, Anaphylaxis and Epilepsy.\n\n\n\nPlease provide the school with the item/s required as soon as possible at the start of the year, as it is of primary importance that we have up to date Action Plans/Medication in case of an emergency.\n\n\n\nIf you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact Leonie in the office on 9687 3150 or admin@sjfootscray.catholic.edu.au\n\n\n\nThank you for your assistance.\n\n\n\n\n\nAbsences\n\nParents are requested to log their child's absence using either:\n\nThe Community Portal: https://portal.cev.vic.edu.au/\nEmail: admin@sjfootscray.catholic.edu.au\nPhone: 9687 3150 - from 8.30am\n \n\nParent Contact Details\n\nHave your contact details changed? \n\nIf so, please log into the Community Portal and update your details or email the office via \n\nadmin@sjfootscray.catholic.edu.au so we can update our records. 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It is an expectation that the school uniform is worn correctly and with pride.\u003c/p>\u003cp>School uniforms can be purchased from RHSport – \u003ca href=\"http://www.rhsports.com.au/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cu>www.rhsports.com.au\u003c/u>\u003c/a> at any time during the year. Deliveries will be sent directly to the school for distribution to your child.\u003c/p>\u003cp>The uniform list is available from the school office or our website. School Uniform can be mixed and matched, according to the weather. School socks can be either white or navy blue with black school shoes.\u003c/p>\u003cblockquote>\u003cstrong>School Uniform is to be worn at all times\u003c/strong>\u003c/blockquote>\u003cp>This includes a sun hat, which must be worn in Terms 1 & 4, whenever the students are outside. \u003c/p>\u003cp>Jewellery is not to be worn to school. This is a safety issue. 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The school uniform is worn with pride, as it is a reflection of the standing that the school has in the local community.The school uniform also reflects the pride we, as a school community, take in ourselves and our presence in the local communities. It is an expectation that the school uniform is worn correctly and with pride.School uniforms can be purchased from RHSport – www.rhsports.com.au at any time during the year. Deliveries will be sent directly to the school for distribution to your child.The uniform list is available from the school office or our website. School Uniform can be mixed and matched, according to the weather. School socks can be either white or navy blue with black school shoes.School Uniform is to be worn at all timesThis includes a sun hat, which must be worn in Terms 1 & 4, whenever the students are outside. Jewellery is not to be worn to school. This is a safety issue. The only permissible jewellery is a single stud or sleeper in pierced ears. All items of uniform, including bags, lunch boxes, drink bottles and inside of their school shoes/runners, MUST be clearly labelled with your child’s name. ADDITIONAL CLOTHING We suggest families of Prep to Year 1 provide a change of clothes in their child’s bag for the rare occasion of accidents occurring. This might consist of undies, socks and/or shorts or pants. 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DT FusionzSchool lunch menu 2021SUSHI: (5)Choice of tuna, grilled chicken/pork, prawn, vegetarian$6PLAIN INARI Marinated bean curd stuffed with riceTOPPED INARI Cooked tuna and mayo or Wakame Seaweed salad $1.50 $2 ONIGIRIRice triangle wrapped in seaweed with a variety of stuffing Cooked TunaPrawn and mayo $2.50$3Fresh Rice Paper Rolls (2)Beef or chickenPork & prawn $7$8HOT SNACKSCrab CroquetteVeggie CroquetteCrumbed Chicken Kushi Katsu on a stick Deep Fried Chicken spare ribs (6)Lotus chips $2.20$2$4$5$2RICEMini Tonkatsu BentoChicken, Pork, VN grilled pork and rice with salad Fried Rice, chicken with peas, corn, carrots $9 (small) $5 (large) $6DrinksOrange or Apple no added sugar (Also available - frozen orange juice or apple juice) $1.50 Food may contain seeds or traces of nuts. 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03 9687 3150\u003c/p>\u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\"> \u003c/p>\u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\">Monday to Friday - 8:30am to 4pm \u003ci> (Office Hours)\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\"> \u003c/p>\u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\">Email \u003cstrong> - \u003c/strong>\u003ca href=\"mailto:admin@sjfootscray.catholic.edu.au\">\u003cstrong>admin@sjfootscray.catholic.edu.au\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\">Website \u003cstrong> - \u003c/strong>\u003ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.sjfootscray.catholic.edu.au/\">https://www.sjfootscray.catholic.edu.au/\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\">Community Portal - \u003ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://portal.cev.vic.edu.au/\">https://portal.cev.vic.edu.au/\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\">Facebook - \u003ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.facebook.com/St-Johns-Catholic-Primary-School-969402546429944/\">St John's Catholic Primary School\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\">Instagram - \u003ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://instagram.com/stjohnsfootscray?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=\">@stjohnsfootscray\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\"> \u003c/p>\u003ch2>Email Communication from St John's\u003c/h2>\u003cp>To ensure you don't miss out on any communication from St John's, please add these two email addresses to your contacts list:-\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"mailto:admin@sjfootscray.catholic.edu.au\">admin@sjfootscray.catholic.edu.au\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"mailto:accounts@sjfootscray.catholic.edu.au\">accounts@sjfootscray.catholic.edu.au\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003cp>In the meantime, please check your Spam folder for any missed emails.\u003c/p>\u003cp>Thank you\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003ch2>Holy Family Parish\u003c/h2>\u003cp>46A Ballarat Road\u003c/p>\u003cp>Maidstone 3012\u003c/p>\u003cp>Phone - 03 9317 9298\u003c/p>\u003cfigure class=\"table\">\u003ctable>\u003cthead>\u003ctr>\u003cth>Office Hours\u003c/th>\u003cth> \u003c/th>\u003c/tr>\u003c/thead>\u003ctbody>\u003ctr>\u003ctd>Monday\u003c/td>\u003ctd>Closed\u003c/td>\u003c/tr>\u003ctr>\u003ctd>Tuesday\u003c/td>\u003ctd>9am - 12pm\u003c/td>\u003c/tr>\u003ctr>\u003ctd>Wednesday\u003c/td>\u003ctd>9am–12pm\u003c/td>\u003c/tr>\u003ctr>\u003ctd>Thursday\u003c/td>\u003ctd>9am–12pm\u003c/td>\u003c/tr>\u003ctr>\u003ctd>Friday\u003c/td>\u003ctd>9am–12pm\u003c/td>\u003c/tr>\u003ctr>\u003ctd>Saturday\u003c/td>\u003ctd>9am–12pm\u003c/td>\u003c/tr>\u003ctr>\u003ctd>Sunday\u003c/td>\u003ctd>Closed\u003c/td>\u003c/tr>\u003c/tbody>\u003c/table>\u003c/figure>\u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\">Email \u003cstrong> - \u003c/strong>\u003ca href=\"mailto:maidstone@cam.org.au\">maidstone@cam.org.au\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\">Website \u003cstrong> - \u003c/strong>\u003ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.hfp.org.au/\">https://www.hfp.org.au/\u003c/a>\u003c/p>","text":"St John's Primary School\n\n34 Essex Street\n\nFootscray 3011\n\nPhone - 03 9687 3150\n\n\n\nMonday to Friday - 8:30am to 4pm (Office Hours)\n\n\n\nEmail - admin@sjfootscray.catholic.edu.au\n\nWebsite - https://www.sjfootscray.catholic.edu.au/\n\nCommunity Portal - 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The posts will feature a reflection of a piece of work that they believe shows their current achievement and “next steps” in their learning. As always, each post will be based on our learning progressions, which have been adapted from the Victorian F-10 Curriculum. We believe that this process will strengthen your child’s voice and agency in talking about their learning and progress. This is a trial process that we will evaluate and refine its effectiveness at the end of the year.\u003c/p>\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\">We look forward to sharing the children’s reflections and goals for their learning!\u003c/p>\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\">St. John’s team.\u003c/p>\u003c/td>\u003c/tr>\u003c/tbody>\u003c/table>\u003c/figure>\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003cu>NAPLAN\u003c/u>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\">To our current NAPLAN families,\u003c/p>\u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\"> \u003c/p>\u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\">Our children in Years Three and Five will be participating in the NAPLAN tests that will be held from Tuesday the 10th of May until Friday the 20th of May. As always, we are incredibly proud of our Literacy and Numeracy data, and the learning growth that children achieve each Semester. We are also equally proud of all the things that these results do not measure and that equally deserve celebration. \u003c/p>\u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\"> \u003c/p>\u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\">\u003ci>\u003cstrong>NAPLAN does not measure how creative and kind our children are. It does not measure how resilient and persistent they are. It does not know all that we as families and educators are lucky enough to know your child’s interests, their love of sport or their siblings, their kind, brave and gentle nature. It does not know that your child greets their peers and educators in the morning with a “hello” and a smile or that they are showing incredible growth in their guitar lessons. We are lucky enough to know those qualities. \u003c/strong>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\"> \u003c/p>\u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\">At St. John’s we place our kids at the heart, and celebrate and continue to grow these qualities, alongside our academic results. \u003c/p>\u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\"> \u003c/p>\u003cp style=\"text-align:justify;\">We wish the children who are sitting NAPLAN this year all the best, and we will look forward to celebrating their growth and achievement with them.The children’s NAPLAN results will be received and shared with their families in Term Three.\u003c/p>\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003cu>Literacy\u003c/u>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cu>Literacy Design\u003c/u>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003cp>Educators met last week to design learning for Literacy. Here is a snapshot of some of the learning experiences children will be engaging in over the coming weeks. \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cu>Bookmaking\u003c/u>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003cdiv class=\"embed\" data-id=\"5oQxjzJ\"> \u003c/div>\u003cp>Children in P-2 are Bookmaking! Bookmaking is a great strategy for building a connection to reading via joyful experiences with picture books, whilst creating their own personalised books. Children engage in the writing process by illustrating and putting words to their stories. When young children are in the act of making, they feel encouraged and motivated to write. \u003c/p>\u003cp>Book making makes the writing bigger than just one piece of paper. As children create their own texts they start to build their identity as a reader and as a writer.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cu>Book Club (3-6)\u003c/u>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003cp>Children in our 3-6 spaces have started setting up Book Clubs - there was a real buzz in the 3-4 space as they perused a range of possible books, exploring the learning question “how do we decide what book to choose?” Learners gave such responses as: “we read the blurb”, “we ask for recommendations”, “we consider the genres we enjoy reading”.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cdiv class=\"embed\" data-id=\"Nv6Q9dN\"> \u003c/div>\u003cp>Book Clubs offer a brilliant opportunity for children to truly immerse themselves within a text, engage in dialogue with their peers and, ultimately, build metacognition whilst labelling the strategies successful readers use to make meaning of text. \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>All children, regardless of age, build metacognition whilst reading:\u003c/p>\u003cdiv class=\"embed\" data-id=\"M1QdrpM\"> \u003c/div>\u003cp>If you have any further questions about how you can support your child’s reading or writing at home, or any other Literacy-related questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>Daniela De Luca\u003c/p>\u003cp>Literacy Coach\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"mailto:ddeluca@sjfootscray.catholic.edu.au\">\u003cu>ddeluca@sjfootscray.catholic.edu.au\u003c/u>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003ch2> \u003c/h2>\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003cu>Wellbeing & Learning Diversity\u003c/u>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\u003cp>We are so excited to announce that this term sees the re-launch of our lunchtime clubs! We thank the below educators for sharing their time and passions with the children on these days:\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cdiv class=\"embed\" data-id=\"5DkXRGM\"> \u003c/div>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Tuesday is LEGO CLUB with Karen\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Wednesday is CHOIR CLUB with Helen\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Thursday is CODING CLUB with Bess\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>While these lunch time clubs offer opportunities for JOY and CONNECTION, they are also on offer to acknowledge and support children who like to ‘play’ in different ways. These clubs offer a quieter space away from the ‘business’ of the yard, a structured space for interacting with peers, support from an educator and a place to foster connections, passions and interests that may not typically happen on the yard. We hope that children will enjoy these clubs and as always, we welcome feedback! \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>WE ARE SEEKING DONATIONS OF LEGO. IF YOU CAN SUPPORT THE LEGO CLUB IN THIS WAY, PLEASE CONTACT KAREN\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"mailto:kdodemaide@sjfootscray.catholic.edu.au\">\u003cu>kdodemaide@sjfootscray.catholic.edu.au\u003c/u>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cdiv class=\"embed\" data-id=\"M1QdG7M\"> \u003c/div>\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\">\u003cstrong>\u003cu>Wellbeing Support Staff \u003c/u>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;\">St. John’s is in the fortunate position of welcoming Benita Murray to our school. Benita is studying a Diploma of Counseling and is currently completing her final placement with us this term. Benita is a former teacher and has a wealth of knowledge and experience working with children. Benita will be here each Monday and Friday for 8 weeks.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cdiv class=\"embed\" data-id=\"5ZbolA5\"> \u003c/div>\u003cp>St. John’s is delighted to welcome Sarah Moss to our school in the role of School Psychologist. Sarah also works in private practice and has knowledge and experience in a variety of interventions to support children with their mental health and wellbeing needs. She also has a teaching background and is very familiar with working in school environments. Over the next few weeks, Sarah will be contacting families of children who have recently accessed psychology services here at St. John’s. She will also work closely with the School Care Team to identify students who may benefit from psychology services. Sarah will be here each Wednesday working with individuals and small groups.\u003c/p>\u003cp>Families who would like to enquire about a referral for their child are asked to contact Karen at \u003ca href=\"mailto:kdodemaide@sjfootscray.catholic.edu.au\">kdodemaide@sjfootscray.catholic.edu.au\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>Karen Dodemaide\u003c/p>\u003cp>Co-Deputy Principal and Wellbeing Leader \u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"mailto:kdodemaide@sjfootscray.catholic.edu.au\">\u003cu>kdodemaide@sjfootscray.catholic.edu.au\u003c/u>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003cu>Community Projects & Discovery\u003c/u>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\u003cdiv class=\"embed\" data-id=\"JbyxPkN\"> \u003c/div>\u003cdiv class=\"embed\" data-id=\"MPkq7WJ\"> \u003c/div>\u003cp>Our Community Project this Term is called ‘Healthy Me, Healthy Us’. Through this project, we will explore the concepts of \u003ci>choice \u003c/i>and \u003ci>balance\u003c/i> through the Curriculum lens of Health and Wellbeing. Our children have engaged in a series of immersive experiences, known as the ‘First Encounters’, some of these experiences included Zumba sessions, cooking, incursions and much more. From these experiences, our educators will gather data on the children’s curiosities, wonders and prior knowledge. The educators will then design experiences that will identify possible pathways of exploration. We look forward to sharing our learnings with you, as our projects unfold over the Term.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>Our children have been welcomed back into the Discovery Spaces with new and inviting provocations. Our children will spend the first few weeks familiarising themselves with the spaces, and reacquainting themselves with the expectations and dispositions of an effective Discoverer. Our children in Years Three to Six have re-entered their projects as they continue to reflect on the ‘launches’ of their projects and how they can further develop their skills as a Discoverer.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>Some of the skills that our children in years Three to Six have been developing include:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>Articulating the purpose of their project\u003c/li>\u003cli>Using the co-constructed criteria of an ‘Awesome Project’\u003c/li>\u003cli>Using timelines to monitor their project\u003c/li>\u003cli>Reflecting and evaluating the impact of their projects by gathering feedback\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003cu>Faith\u003c/u>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\u003cp>Happy Month of Mary (May). How fitting that we celebrate Mother’s Day within the month of May that is recognised within our Catholic Church as a month to reflect on Mary, and how she survives as a symbol of ultimate sacrifice, love and care. I invite you to make the sign of the cross as we read through the following prayer:\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cstrong>A Mother's Day prayer for the women in our lives,\u003c/strong>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cstrong>to thank the Lord above\u003c/strong>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cstrong>for blessing us with a lifetime\u003c/strong>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cstrong>of tenderhearted love.\u003c/strong>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cstrong>We thank God for the caring\u003c/strong>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cstrong>these women have shown us through the years,\u003c/strong>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cstrong>for the closeness we've enjoyed\u003c/strong>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cstrong>in time of laughter and of tears.\u003c/strong>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cstrong>And so, we thank the women in our lives from the heart\u003c/strong>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cstrong>for all they’ve done for us\u003c/strong>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cstrong>and we bless the Lord for giving us\u003c/strong>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cstrong>the best mother, grandmother, aunty or sister there could be\u003c/strong>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>On this very special Mother’s Day, we pray that all the women in our lives, our mothers, grandmothers, aunties, sisters, friends are greeted with love, kindness and peace. \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cu>Holy Week/ Easter\u003c/u>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003cp>A big thank you to each hub, our wonderful school leaders and educators for preparing our Holy Week and Easter celebrations. Thank you also to our families who came along to watch and participate. \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>We would also like to take this opportunity to wish our Muslim families Eid Mubarak! Eid-al-fitr celebrates the conclusion of the Ramadan fast. We would like to extend a Kalo Pasxa to our Greek Orthodox friends and families who have also celebrated Jesus’ resurrection last week. We are very lucky to have such a multi-faith community. \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cu>Sacrament of Confirmation: \u003c/u>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003cp>This term, our year 6 candidates will participate in their Sacrament of Confirmation, on \u003cu>Thursday the 9th of June at 6:00pm\u003c/u>, at Our Lady’s Church in Maidstone. Further information will be provided during our Confirmation preparation evening, on \u003cu>Tuesday the 17th of May at 5:30pm \u003c/u>in the 5/6 hub. \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cdiv class=\"embed\" data-id=\"JeK1485\"> \u003c/div>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>Mitch Hayes\u003c/p>\u003cp>(Faith/REL Leader)\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"mailto:mitch.hayes@sjfootscray.catholic.edu.au\">mitch.hayes@sjfootscray.catholic.edu.au\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003cu>Sport\u003c/u>\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cdiv class=\"embed\" data-id=\"Nv6BEoN\"> \u003c/div>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>Last week, Jimmy Bua from the Five/Six Hub competed for St John's in the 2022 Primary Swimming State Championships. Jimmy swam the 50m breaststroke and came in an amazing 3rd. Well done Jimmy and congratulations on your fantastic achievement!\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>Regards,\u003c/p>\u003cp>Kelly Edgar\u003c/p>\u003cp>Physical Education\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"mailto:asharpe@sjfootscray.catholic.edu.au\">kedgar@sjfootscray.catholic.edu.au\u003c/a>\u003c/p>","text":"\n\nSeesaw Schedule\n\n\n\nHi families,\n\nOver the coming weeks, you will notice that our Seesaw Learning Posts have been created in collaboration with our children. The posts will feature a reflection of a piece of work that they believe shows their current achievement and “next steps” in their learning. As always, each post will be based on our learning progressions, which have been adapted from the Victorian F-10 Curriculum. We believe that this process will strengthen your child’s voice and agency in talking about their learning and progress. This is a trial process that we will evaluate and refine its effectiveness at the end of the year.\n\nWe look forward to sharing the children’s reflections and goals for their learning!\n\nSt. John’s team.\n\n\n\nNAPLAN\n\nTo our current NAPLAN families,\n\n\n\nOur children in Years Three and Five will be participating in the NAPLAN tests that will be held from Tuesday the 10th of May until Friday the 20th of May. As always, we are incredibly proud of our Literacy and Numeracy data, and the learning growth that children achieve each Semester. We are also equally proud of all the things that these results do not measure and that equally deserve celebration. \n\n\n\nNAPLAN does not measure how creative and kind our children are. It does not measure how resilient and persistent they are. It does not know all that we as families and educators are lucky enough to know your child’s interests, their love of sport or their siblings, their kind, brave and gentle nature. It does not know that your child greets their peers and educators in the morning with a “hello” and a smile or that they are showing incredible growth in their guitar lessons. We are lucky enough to know those qualities. \n\n\n\nAt St. John’s we place our kids at the heart, and celebrate and continue to grow these qualities, alongside our academic results. \n\n\n\nWe wish the children who are sitting NAPLAN this year all the best, and we will look forward to celebrating their growth and achievement with them.The children’s NAPLAN results will be received and shared with their families in Term Three.\n\nLiteracy\n\nLiteracy Design\n\nEducators met last week to design learning for Literacy. Here is a snapshot of some of the learning experiences children will be engaging in over the coming weeks. \n\n\n\nBookmaking\n\n\n\nChildren in P-2 are Bookmaking! Bookmaking is a great strategy for building a connection to reading via joyful experiences with picture books, whilst creating their own personalised books. Children engage in the writing process by illustrating and putting words to their stories. When young children are in the act of making, they feel encouraged and motivated to write. \n\nBook making makes the writing bigger than just one piece of paper. As children create their own texts they start to build their identity as a reader and as a writer.\n\n\n\nBook Club (3-6)\n\nChildren in our 3-6 spaces have started setting up Book Clubs - there was a real buzz in the 3-4 space as they perused a range of possible books, exploring the learning question “how do we decide what book to choose?” Learners gave such responses as: “we read the blurb”, “we ask for recommendations”, “we consider the genres we enjoy reading”.\n\n\n\n\n\nBook Clubs offer a brilliant opportunity for children to truly immerse themselves within a text, engage in dialogue with their peers and, ultimately, build metacognition whilst labelling the strategies successful readers use to make meaning of text. \n\n\n\nAll children, regardless of age, build metacognition whilst reading:\n\n\n\nIf you have any further questions about how you can support your child’s reading or writing at home, or any other Literacy-related questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.\n\n\n\nDaniela De Luca\n\nLiteracy Coach\n\nddeluca@sjfootscray.catholic.edu.au\n\n\n\nWellbeing & Learning Diversity\n\nWe are so excited to announce that this term sees the re-launch of our lunchtime clubs! We thank the below educators for sharing their time and passions with the children on these days:\n\n\n\n\n\nTuesday is LEGO CLUB with Karen\n\nWednesday is CHOIR CLUB with Helen\n\nThursday is CODING CLUB with Bess\n\n\n\nWhile these lunch time clubs offer opportunities for JOY and CONNECTION, they are also on offer to acknowledge and support children who like to ‘play’ in different ways. These clubs offer a quieter space away from the ‘business’ of the yard, a structured space for interacting with peers, support from an educator and a place to foster connections, passions and interests that may not typically happen on the yard. We hope that children will enjoy these clubs and as always, we welcome feedback! \n\n\n\nWE ARE SEEKING DONATIONS OF LEGO. IF YOU CAN SUPPORT THE LEGO CLUB IN THIS WAY, PLEASE CONTACT KAREN kdodemaide@sjfootscray.catholic.edu.au\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWellbeing Support Staff \n\nSt. John’s is in the fortunate position of welcoming Benita Murray to our school. Benita is studying a Diploma of Counseling and is currently completing her final placement with us this term. Benita is a former teacher and has a wealth of knowledge and experience working with children. Benita will be here each Monday and Friday for 8 weeks.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSt. John’s is delighted to welcome Sarah Moss to our school in the role of School Psychologist. Sarah also works in private practice and has knowledge and experience in a variety of interventions to support children with their mental health and wellbeing needs. She also has a teaching background and is very familiar with working in school environments. Over the next few weeks, Sarah will be contacting families of children who have recently accessed psychology services here at St. John’s. She will also work closely with the School Care Team to identify students who may benefit from psychology services. Sarah will be here each Wednesday working with individuals and small groups.\n\nFamilies who would like to enquire about a referral for their child are asked to contact Karen at kdodemaide@sjfootscray.catholic.edu.au\n\n\n\nKaren Dodemaide\n\nCo-Deputy Principal and Wellbeing Leader \n\nkdodemaide@sjfootscray.catholic.edu.au\n\n\n\nCommunity Projects & Discovery\n\n\n\n\n\nOur Community Project this Term is called ‘Healthy Me, Healthy Us’. Through this project, we will explore the concepts of choice and balance through the Curriculum lens of Health and Wellbeing. Our children have engaged in a series of immersive experiences, known as the ‘First Encounters’, some of these experiences included Zumba sessions, cooking, incursions and much more. From these experiences, our educators will gather data on the children’s curiosities, wonders and prior knowledge. The educators will then design experiences that will identify possible pathways of exploration. We look forward to sharing our learnings with you, as our projects unfold over the Term.\n\n\n\nOur children have been welcomed back into the Discovery Spaces with new and inviting provocations. Our children will spend the first few weeks familiarising themselves with the spaces, and reacquainting themselves with the expectations and dispositions of an effective Discoverer. Our children in Years Three to Six have re-entered their projects as they continue to reflect on the ‘launches’ of their projects and how they can further develop their skills as a Discoverer.\n\n\n\nSome of the skills that our children in years Three to Six have been developing include:\n\nArticulating the purpose of their project\nUsing the co-constructed criteria of an ‘Awesome Project’\nUsing timelines to monitor their project\nReflecting and evaluating the impact of their projects by gathering feedback\n\nFaith\n\nHappy Month of Mary (May). How fitting that we celebrate Mother’s Day within the month of May that is recognised within our Catholic Church as a month to reflect on Mary, and how she survives as a symbol of ultimate sacrifice, love and care. I invite you to make the sign of the cross as we read through the following prayer:\n\n\n\nA Mother's Day prayer for the women in our lives,\n\nto thank the Lord above\n\nfor blessing us with a lifetime\n\nof tenderhearted love.\n\nWe thank God for the caring\n\nthese women have shown us through the years,\n\nfor the closeness we've enjoyed\n\nin time of laughter and of tears.\n\nAnd so, we thank the women in our lives from the heart\n\nfor all they’ve done for us\n\nand we bless the Lord for giving us\n\nthe best mother, grandmother, aunty or sister there could be\n\n\n\nOn this very special Mother’s Day, we pray that all the women in our lives, our mothers, grandmothers, aunties, sisters, friends are greeted with love, kindness and peace. \n\n\n\nHoly Week/ Easter\n\nA big thank you to each hub, our wonderful school leaders and educators for preparing our Holy Week and Easter celebrations. Thank you also to our families who came along to watch and participate. \n\n\n\nWe would also like to take this opportunity to wish our Muslim families Eid Mubarak! Eid-al-fitr celebrates the conclusion of the Ramadan fast. We would like to extend a Kalo Pasxa to our Greek Orthodox friends and families who have also celebrated Jesus’ resurrection last week. We are very lucky to have such a multi-faith community. \n\n\n\nSacrament of Confirmation: \n\nThis term, our year 6 candidates will participate in their Sacrament of Confirmation, on Thursday the 9th of June at 6:00pm, at Our Lady’s Church in Maidstone. Further information will be provided during our Confirmation preparation evening, on Tuesday the 17th of May at 5:30pm in the 5/6 hub. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMitch Hayes\n\n(Faith/REL Leader)\n\nmitch.hayes@sjfootscray.catholic.edu.au\n\n\n\nSport\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLast week, Jimmy Bua from the Five/Six Hub competed for St John's in the 2022 Primary Swimming State Championships. 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wishing to contribute to the establishment of a Steering Committee to develop a proposal for a Community Twilight Evening in celebration of St. John’s Primary School’s Centenary Year.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cdiv class=\"embed\" data-id=\"NajQDKJ\"> \u003c/div>\u003cp>We would like to bring together a motivated and passionate group of parents/friends and staff with the common goal of developing and creating a vision for a community gathering in Term 4.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>Committee members will drive the planning and delivery of a Twilight Evening event. The number of places on the committee will be limited, however the committee members will be seeking suggestions and support from the wider St. John’s Community to ensure that it is a memorable celebration event for all. \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>Please email the following staff members to provide your expression of interest, including your name and a brief description of the reason for your interest and the skills and knowledge you may bring to the Steering Committee if successful. \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>Karen Dodemaide \u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"mailto:kdodemaide@sjfootscray.catholic.edu.au\">\u003cu>kdodemaide@sjfootscray.catholic.edu.au\u003c/u>\u003c/a> \u003c/p>\u003cp>Bess Naughtin\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"mailto:enaughtin@sjfootscray.catholic.edu.au\">\u003cu>enaughtin@sjfootscray.catholic.edu.au\u003c/u>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003ch2 style=\"text-align:center;\">\u003cstrong>A ‘Shout Out’ to our St. John’s Alumni\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\u003cp>In our 100th Year of providing Catholic Education to the community of Footscray and West Footscray, we would love to hear from the extensive St. John’s Alumni so that we can reconnect and share our stories. In particular, we would like our past students to share any photos, images of memorabilia or artifacts and anecdotes of your time at St. John’s. \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>Please email us at \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003ca href=\"mailto:100years@sjfootscray.catholic.edu.au\">\u003cu>100years@sjfootscray.catholic.edu.au\u003c/u>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cdiv class=\"embed\" data-id=\"JeKmbo5\"> \u003c/div>\u003cp>When uploading images, please send them in jpeg format so that we can save them to our digital archive. Please note that it will be assumed that images shared can be used as part of the Celebration of 100 Years of St. John’s Primary School. \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>Please provide some details for your images including names, date/year (or circa) and a brief caption or description to accompany the photos/images. \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>We ask all current families to share this information widely to all former students, families and staff of St. John’s so that we may create a rich and vibrant snapshot of \u003ci>\u003cstrong>Life and Learning at St. John’s for 100 years. \u003c/strong>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cstrong>Check Out our 100 Years Website:\u003c/strong>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://sites.google.com/sjfootscray.catholic.edu.au/100yearsofstjohns/home\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">\u003ci>\u003cstrong>\u003cu>https://sites.google.com/sjfootscray.catholic.edu.au/100yearsofstjohns/home\u003c/u>\u003c/strong>\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/body>\u003c/html>","text":"It’s time to celebrate! St. John’s Primary School Community is seeking expressions of interest from parents and friends wishing to contribute to the establishment of a Steering Committee to develop a proposal for a Community Twilight Evening in celebration of St. John’s Primary School’s Centenary Year. We would like to bring together a motivated and passionate group of parents/friends and staff with the common goal of developing and creating a vision for a community gathering in Term 4. Committee members will drive the planning and delivery of a Twilight Evening event. The number of places on the committee will be limited, however the committee members will be seeking suggestions and support from the wider St. John’s Community to ensure that it is a memorable celebration event for all. Please email the following staff members to provide your expression of interest, including your name and a brief description of the reason for your interest and the skills and knowledge you may bring to the Steering Committee if successful. Karen Dodemaide kdodemaide@sjfootscray.catholic.edu.au Bess Naughtinenaughtin@sjfootscray.catholic.edu.au A ‘Shout Out’ to our St. John’s AlumniIn our 100th Year of providing Catholic Education to the community of Footscray and West Footscray, we would love to hear from the extensive St. John’s Alumni so that we can reconnect and share our stories. In particular, we would like our past students to share any photos, images of memorabilia or artifacts and anecdotes of your time at St. John’s. Please email us at 100years@sjfootscray.catholic.edu.au When uploading images, please send them in jpeg format so that we can save them to our digital archive. Please note that it will be assumed that images shared can be used as part of the Celebration of 100 Years of St. John’s Primary School. Please provide some details for your images including names, date/year (or circa) and a brief caption or description to accompany the photos/images. We ask all current families to share this information widely to all former students, families and staff of St. John’s so that we may create a rich and vibrant snapshot of Life and Learning at St. John’s for 100 years. Check Out our 100 Years Website: https://sites.google.com/sjfootscray.catholic.edu.au/100yearsofstjohns/home","model":"body","embeds":[{"id":"M80474M","body":"5wLLOzN","type":"Image","model":"embed","props":{"mode":"Linear","height":250,"captions":{},"alignment":"Left"},"medias":[{"id":"JbAkywN","url":"https://media.naavi.com/macaroni/im-7ab48d6c-b2ca-4baa-8f6f-ecda621b9e73.png?deg=auto","uuid":"7ab48d6c-b2ca-4baa-8f6f-ecda621b9e73","model":"media","is_photo":true,"extension":"png","properties":{"name":"image.png","model":"media_properties","is_stock":false,"unsplash_id":null}}]},{"id":"NajQDKJ","body":"5wLLOzN","type":"Image","model":"embed","props":{"mode":"Linear","height":190,"captions":{},"alignment":"Right"},"medias":[{"id":"5oADQRJ","url":"https://media.naavi.com/macaroni/im-9e96718c-bb74-4e98-a1ee-d29ace91fafd.png?deg=auto","uuid":"9e96718c-bb74-4e98-a1ee-d29ace91fafd","model":"media","is_photo":true,"extension":"png","properties":{"name":"image.png","model":"media_properties","is_stock":false,"unsplash_id":null}}]},{"id":"JeKmbo5","body":"5wLLOzN","type":"Image","model":"embed","props":{"mode":"Linear","height":190,"captions":{},"alignment":"Left"},"medias":[{"id":"M7PAeP5","url":"https://media.naavi.com/macaroni/im-ddd84f91-0b06-408e-863e-cc214dc38f7f.png?deg=auto","uuid":"ddd84f91-0b06-408e-863e-cc214dc38f7f","model":"media","is_photo":true,"extension":"png","properties":{"name":"image.png","model":"media_properties","is_stock":false,"unsplash_id":null}}]}],"container_id":"5wLLOzN"},"model":"container","width":"Fixed","heading":{"font":3,"html":"\u003cp>\u003cstrong>100 Years of St John's\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>","text":"100 Years of St John's","model":"heading","position":"Outside","alignment":"Left","container_id":"5wLLOzN"},"background":{"id":"5wLLOzN","type":"Image","media":{"id":"JE8lOQN","url":"https://media.naavi.com/macaroni/im-78f84a0c-96f0-47ca-aa01-072ec1c9debc.jpg?deg=auto","uuid":"78f84a0c-96f0-47ca-aa01-072ec1c9debc","model":"media","is_photo":true,"extension":"jpg","properties":{"name":"IMG-7098.JPG","model":"media_properties","is_stock":false,"unsplash_id":null}},"model":"background","style":"None","height":375,"disabled":false,"position":38,"alignment":"Custom","container_id":"5wLLOzN"},"created_by":null,"updated_by":null,"sub_heading":{"font":1,"html":"\u003cp>Centenary Celebrations 2022\u003c/p>","text":"Centenary Celebrations 2022","model":"sub_heading","container_id":"5wLLOzN"},"column_count":1},"created_at":"2022-05-01T07:44:57.403Z","created_by":null,"updated_at":"2022-05-01T07:44:57.403Z","updated_by":null},{"id":"NkppkoJ","type":"Content","issue":null,"model":"page","status":"Active","position":1,"container":{"id":"NkppkoJ","body":{"id":"NkppkoJ","font":1,"html":"\u003cp>Dear Parents and Carers,\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>It has been great to welcome families back to school for Term 2. I trust that you all had a wonderful break and Easter celebration. Children were very excited to learn last week that we no longer need to have yard \"bubbles\" and now free to play in either yard. It has also been very exciting to have new lunch time clubs launched this week. Children are able to engage in lego, coding and choir. We look forward to hearing the great things that happen at these clubs.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>I hope that you have been able to follow on our social media pages (links can be found on our Contact Us page in the Newsletter) to the wonderful things that have taken place over the last fortnight. We acknowledged ANZAC Day with an assembly on our first day back, celebrated Jesus' resurrection with an Easter Liturgy last Friday, children working at the farm, Inter School Sports, preparations for Mother's Day and the beautiful spaces that have been set up for learning. \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cdiv class=\"embed\" data-id=\"5oQgyvJ\"> \u003c/div>\u003cdiv class=\"embed\" data-id=\"M7eqYAN\"> \u003c/div>\u003cp>I also take pleasure in announcing that Lauren, Chris and Billy welcomed Harvey Lucas Hudson on Sunday 1st May at 9:04pm weighing 4.8kgs. Lauren has said that they already adore him and can't wait to watch him grow and learn. We look forward to meeting Harvey and giving him lots of cuddles.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>This term we have introduced a new specialist timetable where children are engaged in the specialist program for a day. This has proved to be a success already with comments that the children are more settled and the educators feeling more productive. It has also meant that we could incorporate lessons for Preps and Year 1's at the Farm. We are lucky that two of our newest staff members, Helen and Kelly, have a love and passion for the environment and bring this to their specialist program. Kelly also has experience as an educator for New York City Parks and Recreation in New York. We will look for opportunities for Helen and Kelly to share their expertise with the children in other year levels throughout the year. \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cu>Specialist Days and Lessons\u003c/u>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>\u003ci>Tuesdays\u003c/i>: Prep - Physical Education, Performing Arts, Visual Arts and Farm\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ci>Wednesdays\u003c/i>: Yrs 3/4 and Yrs 5/6 - Physical Education, Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Innovation and Japanese\u003c/li>\u003cli>\u003ci>Thursdays\u003c/i>: Year 1 and Year 2 - Physical Education, Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Japanese, Innovation (Yr 2) and Farm (Yr 1)\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp>It was sad to hear that our new chickens had developed a disease that required us to surrender them to the vet. As a result we have taken the vet's advice to undertake some works at the Farm to ensure that any future chickens don't contract this same disease. We have advertised a working bee for \u003cstrong>Friday 13th May\u003c/strong> at the Farm to dismantle the exisiting coup and clean the area up ready for a new chicken coup to be put in its place. We will also be continuing other projects at the Farm and Andrew will be able to talk about these at the working bee.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>With recent changes to COVID restrictions we are now able to welcome parents onsite and within in our school buildings without you needing to show your vaccine status. However, if a parent is at school as a parent helper or volunteer then we will need to ask you to show evidence of your vaccine status when you check in at the office. If you choose to walk your child into their learning hub we do ask that you leave the space by 8:45am to allow children and educators to start their day. Please make sure you maintain social distancing when entering school buildings. We also ask that you remember that educators are actively supervising children before and after school so won't be able to engage in in-depth conversations with you about your child's learning. We encourage and welcome you to make a time to sit and do this with the educator when they are able to give you their full attention and share your child's growth.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>At the end of last term we were sad to say goodbye to Kerri. Kerri made the difficult decision to not return to St John's this term for personal reasons. We wish Kerri all the best for her next endeavours. \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>We are very excited to welcome Benita and Sarah. Benita will be working with us this term as a Student Counsellor and Sarah has been employed as our new psychologist. We are very lucky to have their expertise as part of our community. I encourage you to go to the Learning section of this newsletter to see a photo and learn more around these new staff members.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>With the removal of staggered pick up at dismissal it has meant an increase in the number of vehicles accessing the area at the one time. We encourage everyone to have patience but also be aware of not blocking traffic, particularly the path for ambulances and public buses. Please do a lap of the streets if there is not space to safely pull over to collect your child/ren or wait 5 minutes to come to the school. There is always staff on duty for 15 minutes at the end of the day and usually by 3:25pm all traffic has dispersed. When accessing the back yard for pick up we need \u003cstrong>all cars to turn left back onto Essex Street \u003c/strong>at all times. Please do not attempt to turn right. This is unsafe and holds up the flow of traffic. Please respect staff on duty and the instructions they are giving in order to keep everyone safe and the traffic moving freely.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>I would like to take to opportunity to wish all the mums, aunties, grandmothers and special women in the lives of the children and staff of St John's a very happy Mother's Day for this Sunday. We hope you are made to feel as special as you make us feel everyday.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>Warm wishes,\u003c/p>\u003cp>Emily\u003c/p>","text":"Dear Parents and Carers,\n\n\n\nIt has been great to welcome families back to school for Term 2. I trust that you all had a wonderful break and Easter celebration. Children were very excited to learn last week that we no longer need to have yard \"bubbles\" and now free to play in either yard. It has also been very exciting to have new lunch time clubs launched this week. Children are able to engage in lego, coding and choir. We look forward to hearing the great things that happen at these clubs.\n\n\n\nI hope that you have been able to follow on our social media pages (links can be found on our Contact Us page in the Newsletter) to the wonderful things that have taken place over the last fortnight. We acknowledged ANZAC Day with an assembly on our first day back, celebrated Jesus' resurrection with an Easter Liturgy last Friday, children working at the farm, Inter School Sports, preparations for Mother's Day and the beautiful spaces that have been set up for learning. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nI also take pleasure in announcing that Lauren, Chris and Billy welcomed Harvey Lucas Hudson on Sunday 1st May at 9:04pm weighing 4.8kgs. Lauren has said that they already adore him and can't wait to watch him grow and learn. We look forward to meeting Harvey and giving him lots of cuddles.\n\n\n\nThis term we have introduced a new specialist timetable where children are engaged in the specialist program for a day. This has proved to be a success already with comments that the children are more settled and the educators feeling more productive. It has also meant that we could incorporate lessons for Preps and Year 1's at the Farm. We are lucky that two of our newest staff members, Helen and Kelly, have a love and passion for the environment and bring this to their specialist program. Kelly also has experience as an educator for New York City Parks and Recreation in New York. We will look for opportunities for Helen and Kelly to share their expertise with the children in other year levels throughout the year. \n\n\n\nSpecialist Days and Lessons\n\nTuesdays: Prep - Physical Education, Performing Arts, Visual Arts and Farm\nWednesdays: Yrs 3/4 and Yrs 5/6 - Physical Education, Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Innovation and Japanese\nThursdays: Year 1 and Year 2 - Physical Education, Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Japanese, Innovation (Yr 2) and Farm (Yr 1)\n\nIt was sad to hear that our new chickens had developed a disease that required us to surrender them to the vet. As a result we have taken the vet's advice to undertake some works at the Farm to ensure that any future chickens don't contract this same disease. We have advertised a working bee for Friday 13th May at the Farm to dismantle the exisiting coup and clean the area up ready for a new chicken coup to be put in its place. We will also be continuing other projects at the Farm and Andrew will be able to talk about these at the working bee.\n\n\n\nWith recent changes to COVID restrictions we are now able to welcome parents onsite and within in our school buildings without you needing to show your vaccine status. However, if a parent is at school as a parent helper or volunteer then we will need to ask you to show evidence of your vaccine status when you check in at the office. If you choose to walk your child into their learning hub we do ask that you leave the space by 8:45am to allow children and educators to start their day. Please make sure you maintain social distancing when entering school buildings. We also ask that you remember that educators are actively supervising children before and after school so won't be able to engage in in-depth conversations with you about your child's learning. We encourage and welcome you to make a time to sit and do this with the educator when they are able to give you their full attention and share your child's growth.\n\n\n\nAt the end of last term we were sad to say goodbye to Kerri. Kerri made the difficult decision to not return to St John's this term for personal reasons. We wish Kerri all the best for her next endeavours. \n\n\n\nWe are very excited to welcome Benita and Sarah. Benita will be working with us this term as a Student Counsellor and Sarah has been employed as our new psychologist. We are very lucky to have their expertise as part of our community. I encourage you to go to the Learning section of this newsletter to see a photo and learn more around these new staff members.\n\n\n\nWith the removal of staggered pick up at dismissal it has meant an increase in the number of vehicles accessing the area at the one time. We encourage everyone to have patience but also be aware of not blocking traffic, particularly the path for ambulances and public buses. Please do a lap of the streets if there is not space to safely pull over to collect your child/ren or wait 5 minutes to come to the school. There is always staff on duty for 15 minutes at the end of the day and usually by 3:25pm all traffic has dispersed. When accessing the back yard for pick up we need all cars to turn left back onto Essex Street at all times. Please do not attempt to turn right. This is unsafe and holds up the flow of traffic. Please respect staff on duty and the instructions they are giving in order to keep everyone safe and the traffic moving freely.\n\n\n\nI would like to take to opportunity to wish all the mums, aunties, grandmothers and special women in the lives of the children and staff of St John's a very happy Mother's Day for this Sunday. We hope you are made to feel as special as you make us feel everyday.\n\n\n\nWarm wishes,\n\nEmily","model":"body","embeds":[{"id":"5oQgyvJ","body":"NkppkoJ","type":"Image","model":"embed","props":{"mode":"Linear","height":220,"captions":{},"alignment":"Right"},"medias":[{"id":"JKeqzQ5","url":"https://media.naavi.com/macaroni/im-0118de01-f2ee-4078-843c-21c150139bff.heic?deg=auto","uuid":"0118de01-f2ee-4078-843c-21c150139bff","model":"media","is_photo":true,"extension":"heic","properties":{"name":"IMG_4132.heic","model":"media_properties","is_stock":false,"unsplash_id":null}}]},{"id":"M7eqYAN","body":"NkppkoJ","type":"Image","model":"embed","props":{"mode":"Linear","height":220,"captions":{},"alignment":"Right"},"medias":[{"id":"JlRdje5","url":"https://media.naavi.com/macaroni/im-5e93bcbc-678f-48fe-b2f4-5f552c97bf3b.heic?deg=auto","uuid":"5e93bcbc-678f-48fe-b2f4-5f552c97bf3b","model":"media","is_photo":true,"extension":"heic","properties":{"name":"IMG_4136.heic","model":"media_properties","is_stock":false,"unsplash_id":null}}]}],"container_id":"NkppkoJ"},"model":"container","width":"Fixed","heading":{"font":1,"html":"\u003cp>\u003cstrong>A message from Emily\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>","text":"A message from Emily","model":"heading","position":"Bottom","alignment":"Left","container_id":"NkppkoJ"},"background":{"id":"NkppkoJ","type":"Image","media":{"id":"NRX1wwM","url":"https://media.naavi.com/macaroni/im-a6fbc4b1-86d2-4061-b880-ac4541622057.jpg?deg=auto","uuid":"a6fbc4b1-86d2-4061-b880-ac4541622057","model":"media","is_photo":true,"extension":"jpg","properties":{"name":"IMG_0308.JPG","model":"media_properties","is_stock":false,"unsplash_id":null}},"model":"background","style":"None","height":337,"disabled":false,"position":50,"alignment":"Custom","container_id":"NkppkoJ"},"created_by":null,"updated_by":null,"sub_heading":{"font":1,"html":"\u003cp>Principal – St John's Footscray\u003c/p>","text":"Principal – St John's Footscray","model":"sub_heading","container_id":"NkppkoJ"},"column_count":1},"created_at":"2022-05-01T07:44:55.348Z","created_by":null,"updated_at":"2022-05-01T07:44:55.348Z","updated_by":null},{"id":"NQDDxx5","type":"Content","issue":null,"model":"page","status":"Active","position":3,"container":{"id":"NQDDxx5","body":{"id":"NQDDxx5","font":1,"html":"\u003cp>\u003cstrong>COVID updates/re-sharing latest information:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>April 26, 2022\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>Dear parents and carers,\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>I hope you and your families enjoyed a wonderful break over the Easter holidays. There are some important changes to COVIDSafe measures for schools that will apply from the start of Term 2.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Face masks \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003cp>From 11:59 pm Friday 22 April, face masks, while recommended, are not required in any school setting. This means students in grades 3 to 6, staff and visitors in primary schools are no longer required to wear face masks. Any student or staff member who wishes to wear a mask may do so, including those who are medically at-risk.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Rapid antigen test screening requirements\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003cp>Students who have tested positive for COVID-19, and have completed their 7-day isolation period, now do not need to undertake rapid antigen test (RAT) screening for 12 weeks after their release from isolation. This was previously 8 weeks. \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Household contacts\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003cp>Students who are household contacts of a COVID-19 case are not required to quarantine. They may return to school as long as they undertake rapid antigen tests (RAT) 5 times during their 7-day period. They are required to notify the school that they are a household contact. Students aged 8 years and above who are household contacts are required to wear face masks when indoors at school unless they have a valid exemption. If a student household contact returns a positive RAT result, they must isolate for 7 days.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Vaccination requirements for visitors to schools\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003cp>Parents, carers and other adult visitors (not performing work) are no longer required to show evidence of two doses of COVID-19 vaccine.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>RAT screening program reminder\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003cp>RATs will continue to be supplied for the first 4 weeks of Term 2 to support the early detection of COVID-19 in our school. The testing recommendations will remain the same this Term for students and staff with:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>mainstream schools – recommended to test at home twice a week \u003c/li>\u003cli>specialist schools – recommended to test 5 days a week at home due to the higher risk of severe illness for medically vulnerable children.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp>As we approach winter and flu season, the vaccination of children aged 5 to 11 and booster shots for students 16+ remains the best way to ensure protection for students and staff. If you have any concerns about getting your child vaccinated, please get in contact with your GP or another health professional who can answer your questions.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What you need to know\u003c/strong> \u003c/p>\u003cp>If your child is not experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, they can continue to attend school, but you should monitor for symptoms. \u003c/p>\u003cp>Children who show symptoms of COVID-19 cannot attend school and should get tested immediately and isolate until they receive a negative result. \u003c/p>\u003cp>Children should continue with twice-a-week rapid antigen testing on school days. Students who have tested positive for COVID-19, and have completed their 7-day isolation period, now do not need to undertake rapid antigen test (RAT) screening for 12 weeks after their release from isolation. This was previously 8 weeks. \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>For information on symptoms visit: \u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/symptoms-and-risks\">https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/symptoms-and-risks\u003c/a>. \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>For more information on how to get tested visit: \u003ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/taking-test-covid-19\">https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/taking-test-covid-19\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cstrong>If your child returns a positive result, your child has COVID-19. You must: \u003c/strong>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cstrong>● quarantine your child for seven days \u003c/strong>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cstrong>● advise the school about the positive result \u003c/strong>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cstrong>● Your child must stay home until their symptoms have resolved and they are well \u003c/strong>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Reporting your child’s positive test\u003c/strong> \u003c/p>\u003cp>If your child was at school when they were infectious you need to report the positive case through the \u003ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://covidtest.educationapps.vic.gov.au/s/login/?ec=302&startURL=%2Fs%2F\">Student COVID-19 Test Portal\u003c/a> or you can notify the school in writing or by phone. \u003c/p>\u003cp>You must also report your child’s positive test to the Department of Health via the\u003ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://dhvicgovau.powerappsportals.com/rapid-antigen-test/\"> COVID-19 Positive Rapid Antigen Test Self-Reporting Form\u003c/a> or call centre on \u003cstrong>1800 675 398\u003c/strong>. \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Further information for languages other than English\u003c/strong> \u003c/p>\u003cp>● For school information in languages other than English, call TIS National on \u003cstrong>131 450\u003c/strong>. \u003c/p>\u003cp>● For translated written information about COVID-19, please visit: \u003ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/translated-information-about-coronavirus-covid-19\">Translated information about COVID-19 | Coronavirus Victoria\u003c/a>. \u003c/p>\u003cp>● Please ask them to call the DET COVID-19 hotline on \u003cstrong>1800 338 663\u003c/strong> and they will help interpret. \u003c/p>\u003cp>● For health advice in languages other than English, visit \u003ca href=\"\">www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/translated-information-about-coronavirus-covid-19 \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Financial support available to people affected by COVID-19: \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003cp>For more information, visit: \u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/financial-and-other-support-coronavirus-covid-19\">Financial and other support for COVID-19 | Coronavirus Victoria \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/if-you-need-payment-during-coronavirus-covid-19?context=60352\">If you need a payment during coronavirus (COVID-19) - Getting help during coronavirus (COVID-19) - Services Australia\u003c/a> \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>General advice and support\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003cp>Advice and further resources about what to do if you test positive to COVID-19, or you have been told you are a contact, are at: \u003ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/checklis\">Your COVID Checklist | Coronavirus Victoria\u003c/a>, or call the 24/7 Coronavirus hotline on: \u003cstrong>1800 675 398\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>If you have any further questions about St. John's COVID management, please call/email School Office or Emily. \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>Thank you for your ongoing support in keeping our school safe.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>Emily Conroy\u003c/p>\u003cp>St John’s Primary School\u003c/p>","text":"COVID updates/re-sharing latest information:\n\n\n\nApril 26, 2022\n\n\n\nDear parents and carers,\n\n\n\nI hope you and your families enjoyed a wonderful break over the Easter holidays. There are some important changes to COVIDSafe measures for schools that will apply from the start of Term 2.\n\n\n\nFace masks \n\nFrom 11:59 pm Friday 22 April, face masks, while recommended, are not required in any school setting. This means students in grades 3 to 6, staff and visitors in primary schools are no longer required to wear face masks. Any student or staff member who wishes to wear a mask may do so, including those who are medically at-risk.\n\n\n\nRapid antigen test screening requirements\n\nStudents who have tested positive for COVID-19, and have completed their 7-day isolation period, now do not need to undertake rapid antigen test (RAT) screening for 12 weeks after their release from isolation. This was previously 8 weeks. \n\n\n\nHousehold contacts\n\nStudents who are household contacts of a COVID-19 case are not required to quarantine. They may return to school as long as they undertake rapid antigen tests (RAT) 5 times during their 7-day period. They are required to notify the school that they are a household contact. Students aged 8 years and above who are household contacts are required to wear face masks when indoors at school unless they have a valid exemption. If a student household contact returns a positive RAT result, they must isolate for 7 days.\n\n\n\nVaccination requirements for visitors to schools\n\nParents, carers and other adult visitors (not performing work) are no longer required to show evidence of two doses of COVID-19 vaccine.\n\n\n\nRAT screening program reminder\n\nRATs will continue to be supplied for the first 4 weeks of Term 2 to support the early detection of COVID-19 in our school. The testing recommendations will remain the same this Term for students and staff with:\n\nmainstream schools – recommended to test at home twice a week \nspecialist schools – recommended to test 5 days a week at home due to the higher risk of severe illness for medically vulnerable children.\n\nAs we approach winter and flu season, the vaccination of children aged 5 to 11 and booster shots for students 16+ remains the best way to ensure protection for students and staff. If you have any concerns about getting your child vaccinated, please get in contact with your GP or another health professional who can answer your questions.\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat you need to know \n\nIf your child is not experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, they can continue to attend school, but you should monitor for symptoms. \n\nChildren who show symptoms of COVID-19 cannot attend school and should get tested immediately and isolate until they receive a negative result. \n\nChildren should continue with twice-a-week rapid antigen testing on school days. Students who have tested positive for COVID-19, and have completed their 7-day isolation period, now do not need to undertake rapid antigen test (RAT) screening for 12 weeks after their release from isolation. This was previously 8 weeks. \n\n\n\nFor information on symptoms visit: \n\nhttps://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/symptoms-and-risks. \n\n\n\nFor more information on how to get tested visit: https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/taking-test-covid-19\n\n\n\nIf your child returns a positive result, your child has COVID-19. You must: \n\n● quarantine your child for seven days \n\n● advise the school about the positive result \n\n● Your child must stay home until their symptoms have resolved and they are well \n\n\n\nReporting your child’s positive test \n\nIf your child was at school when they were infectious you need to report the positive case through the Student COVID-19 Test Portal or you can notify the school in writing or by phone. \n\nYou must also report your child’s positive test to the Department of Health via the COVID-19 Positive Rapid Antigen Test Self-Reporting Form or call centre on 1800 675 398. \n\n\n\nFurther information for languages other than English \n\n● For school information in languages other than English, call TIS National on 131 450. \n\n● For translated written information about COVID-19, please visit: Translated information about COVID-19 | Coronavirus Victoria. \n\n● Please ask them to call the DET COVID-19 hotline on 1800 338 663 and they will help interpret. \n\n● For health advice in languages other than English, visit www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/translated-information-about-coronavirus-covid-19 \n\n\n\n\n\nFinancial support available to people affected by COVID-19: \n\nFor more information, visit: \n\nFinancial and other support for COVID-19 | Coronavirus Victoria \n\nIf you need a payment during coronavirus (COVID-19) - Getting help during coronavirus (COVID-19) - Services Australia \n\n\n\nGeneral advice and support\n\nAdvice and further resources about what to do if you test positive to COVID-19, or you have been told you are a contact, are at: Your COVID Checklist | Coronavirus Victoria, or call the 24/7 Coronavirus hotline on: 1800 675 398\n\n\n\nIf you have any further questions about St. John's COVID management, please call/email School Office or Emily. \n\n\n\nThank you for your ongoing support in keeping our school safe.\n\n\n\nEmily Conroy\n\nSt John’s Primary School","model":"body","embeds":[],"container_id":"NQDDxx5"},"model":"container","width":"Fixed","heading":{"font":1,"html":"\u003cp>\u003cstrong>COVID-19 update\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>","text":"COVID-19 update","model":"heading","position":"Bottom","alignment":"Left","container_id":"NQDDxx5"},"background":{"id":"NQDDxx5","type":"Image","media":{"id":"4N6125b","url":"https://media.naavi.com/macaroni/im-414fff35-b014-473e-98c1-38a757c86195.jpg?deg=auto","uuid":"414fff35-b014-473e-98c1-38a757c86195","model":"media","is_photo":true,"extension":"jpg","properties":{"name":null,"model":"media_properties","is_stock":true,"unsplash_id":null}},"model":"background","style":"None","height":337,"disabled":false,"position":50,"alignment":"Custom","container_id":"NQDDxx5"},"created_by":null,"updated_by":null,"sub_heading":{"font":1,"html":"\u003cp>Important messages – St John's Footscray\u003c/p>","text":"Important messages – St John's Footscray","model":"sub_heading","container_id":"NQDDxx5"},"column_count":1},"created_at":"2022-05-01T07:44:57.276Z","created_by":null,"updated_at":"2022-05-01T07:44:57.276Z","updated_by":null},{"id":"JqLLZkN","type":"Cover","issue":null,"model":"page","status":"Active","position":0,"container":{"id":"JqLLZkN","body":null,"model":"container","width":"Fixed","heading":null,"background":{"id":"JqLLZkN","type":"Image","media":{"id":"JEX2zWN","url":"https://media.naavi.com/macaroni/im-b520eb8f-f4cc-451b-9ba3-5d4c73986551.png?deg=auto","uuid":"b520eb8f-f4cc-451b-9ba3-5d4c73986551","model":"media","is_photo":true,"extension":"png","properties":{"name":"SJF Newsletter Banner - Untitled Page (2).png","model":"media_properties","is_stock":false,"unsplash_id":null}},"model":"background","style":"None","height":375,"disabled":false,"position":null,"alignment":"Custom","container_id":"JqLLZkN"},"created_by":null,"updated_by":null,"sub_heading":{"font":1,"html":"\u003cp>OUR IMAGE OF THE CHILD\u003c/p>\u003cp>‘At St. John’s, we strongly believe that children are at the centre when given \u003ci>authentic\u003c/i> and \u003ci>meaningful\u003c/i> experiences. They \u003ci>flourish\u003c/i> when their \u003ci>passions\u003c/i> and \u003ci>interests\u003c/i> are \u003ci>acknowledged\u003c/i> and \u003ci>valued\u003c/i>. Children are \u003ci>empowered\u003c/i> when they take \u003ci>ownership\u003c/i> for their learning. They have a \u003ci>right\u003c/i> to develop \u003ci>autonomy\u003c/i> through \u003ci>discovery.’\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\u003cp>(St. John’s Staff, 2018)\u003c/p>","text":"OUR IMAGE OF THE CHILD\n\n‘At St. John’s, we strongly believe that children are at the centre when given authentic and meaningful experiences. They flourish when their passions and interests are acknowledged and valued. Children are empowered when they take ownership for their learning. 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There are some important changes to COVIDSafe measures for schools that will apply from the start of Term 2.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Face masks \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003cp>From 11:59 pm Friday 22 April, face masks, while recommended, are not required in any school setting. This means students in grades 3 to 6, staff and visitors in primary schools are no longer required to wear face masks. Any student or staff member who wishes to wear a mask may do so, including those who are medically at-risk.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Rapid antigen test screening requirements\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003cp>Students who have tested positive for COVID-19, and have completed their 7-day isolation period, now do not need to undertake rapid antigen test (RAT) screening for 12 weeks after their release from isolation. This was previously 8 weeks. \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Household contacts\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003cp>Students who are household contacts of a COVID-19 case are not required to quarantine. They may return to school as long as they undertake rapid antigen tests (RAT) 5 times during their 7-day period. They are required to notify the school that they are a household contact. Students aged 8 years and above who are household contacts are required to wear face masks when indoors at school unless they have a valid exemption. If a student household contact returns a positive RAT result, they must isolate for 7 days.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Vaccination requirements for visitors to schools\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003cp>Parents, carers and other adult visitors (not performing work) are no longer required to show evidence of two doses of COVID-19 vaccine.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>RAT screening program reminder\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003cp>RATs will continue to be supplied for the first 4 weeks of Term 2 to support the early detection of COVID-19 in our school. The testing recommendations will remain the same this Term for students and staff with:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>mainstream schools – recommended to test at home twice a week \u003c/li>\u003cli>specialist schools – recommended to test 5 days a week at home due to the higher risk of severe illness for medically vulnerable children.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp>As we approach winter and flu season, the vaccination of children aged 5 to 11 and booster shots for students 16+ remains the best way to ensure protection for students and staff. If you have any concerns about getting your child vaccinated, please get in contact with your GP or another health professional who can answer your questions.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What you need to know\u003c/strong> \u003c/p>\u003cp>If your child is not experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, they can continue to attend school, but you should monitor for symptoms. \u003c/p>\u003cp>Children who show symptoms of COVID-19 cannot attend school and should get tested immediately and isolate until they receive a negative result. \u003c/p>\u003cp>Children should continue with twice-a-week rapid antigen testing on school days. Students who have tested positive for COVID-19, and have completed their 7-day isolation period, now do not need to undertake rapid antigen test (RAT) screening for 12 weeks after their release from isolation. This was previously 8 weeks. \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>For information on symptoms visit: \u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/symptoms-and-risks\">https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/symptoms-and-risks\u003c/a>. \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>For more information on how to get tested visit: \u003ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/taking-test-covid-19\">https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/taking-test-covid-19\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cstrong>If your child returns a positive result, your child has COVID-19. You must: \u003c/strong>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cstrong>● quarantine your child for seven days \u003c/strong>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cstrong>● advise the school about the positive result \u003c/strong>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cstrong>● Your child must stay home until their symptoms have resolved and they are well \u003c/strong>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Reporting your child’s positive test\u003c/strong> \u003c/p>\u003cp>If your child was at school when they were infectious you need to report the positive case through the \u003ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://covidtest.educationapps.vic.gov.au/s/login/?ec=302&startURL=%2Fs%2F\">Student COVID-19 Test Portal\u003c/a> or you can notify the school in writing or by phone. \u003c/p>\u003cp>You must also report your child’s positive test to the Department of Health via the\u003ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://dhvicgovau.powerappsportals.com/rapid-antigen-test/\"> COVID-19 Positive Rapid Antigen Test Self-Reporting Form\u003c/a> or call centre on \u003cstrong>1800 675 398\u003c/strong>. \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Further information for languages other than English\u003c/strong> \u003c/p>\u003cp>● For school information in languages other than English, call TIS National on \u003cstrong>131 450\u003c/strong>. \u003c/p>\u003cp>● For translated written information about COVID-19, please visit: \u003ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/translated-information-about-coronavirus-covid-19\">Translated information about COVID-19 | Coronavirus Victoria\u003c/a>. \u003c/p>\u003cp>● Please ask them to call the DET COVID-19 hotline on \u003cstrong>1800 338 663\u003c/strong> and they will help interpret. \u003c/p>\u003cp>● For health advice in languages other than English, visit \u003ca href=\"\">www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/translated-information-about-coronavirus-covid-19 \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Financial support available to people affected by COVID-19: \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003cp>For more information, visit: \u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/financial-and-other-support-coronavirus-covid-19\">Financial and other support for COVID-19 | Coronavirus Victoria \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/if-you-need-payment-during-coronavirus-covid-19?context=60352\">If you need a payment during coronavirus (COVID-19) - Getting help during coronavirus (COVID-19) - Services Australia\u003c/a> \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>General advice and support\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003cp>Advice and further resources about what to do if you test positive to COVID-19, or you have been told you are a contact, are at: \u003ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/checklis\">Your COVID Checklist | Coronavirus Victoria\u003c/a>, or call the 24/7 Coronavirus hotline on: \u003cstrong>1800 675 398\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>If you have any further questions about St. John's COVID management, please call/email School Office or Emily. \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>Thank you for your ongoing support in keeping our school safe.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>Emily Conroy\u003c/p>\u003cp>St John’s Primary School\u003c/p>","text":"COVID updates/re-sharing latest information:\n\n\n\nApril 26, 2022\n\n\n\nDear parents and carers,\n\n\n\nI hope you and your families enjoyed a wonderful break over the Easter holidays. There are some important changes to COVIDSafe measures for schools that will apply from the start of Term 2.\n\n\n\nFace masks \n\nFrom 11:59 pm Friday 22 April, face masks, while recommended, are not required in any school setting. This means students in grades 3 to 6, staff and visitors in primary schools are no longer required to wear face masks. Any student or staff member who wishes to wear a mask may do so, including those who are medically at-risk.\n\n\n\nRapid antigen test screening requirements\n\nStudents who have tested positive for COVID-19, and have completed their 7-day isolation period, now do not need to undertake rapid antigen test (RAT) screening for 12 weeks after their release from isolation. This was previously 8 weeks. \n\n\n\nHousehold contacts\n\nStudents who are household contacts of a COVID-19 case are not required to quarantine. They may return to school as long as they undertake rapid antigen tests (RAT) 5 times during their 7-day period. They are required to notify the school that they are a household contact. Students aged 8 years and above who are household contacts are required to wear face masks when indoors at school unless they have a valid exemption. If a student household contact returns a positive RAT result, they must isolate for 7 days.\n\n\n\nVaccination requirements for visitors to schools\n\nParents, carers and other adult visitors (not performing work) are no longer required to show evidence of two doses of COVID-19 vaccine.\n\n\n\nRAT screening program reminder\n\nRATs will continue to be supplied for the first 4 weeks of Term 2 to support the early detection of COVID-19 in our school. The testing recommendations will remain the same this Term for students and staff with:\n\nmainstream schools – recommended to test at home twice a week \nspecialist schools – recommended to test 5 days a week at home due to the higher risk of severe illness for medically vulnerable children.\n\nAs we approach winter and flu season, the vaccination of children aged 5 to 11 and booster shots for students 16+ remains the best way to ensure protection for students and staff. If you have any concerns about getting your child vaccinated, please get in contact with your GP or another health professional who can answer your questions.\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat you need to know \n\nIf your child is not experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, they can continue to attend school, but you should monitor for symptoms. \n\nChildren who show symptoms of COVID-19 cannot attend school and should get tested immediately and isolate until they receive a negative result. \n\nChildren should continue with twice-a-week rapid antigen testing on school days. Students who have tested positive for COVID-19, and have completed their 7-day isolation period, now do not need to undertake rapid antigen test (RAT) screening for 12 weeks after their release from isolation. This was previously 8 weeks. \n\n\n\nFor information on symptoms visit: \n\nhttps://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/symptoms-and-risks. \n\n\n\nFor more information on how to get tested visit: https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/taking-test-covid-19\n\n\n\nIf your child returns a positive result, your child has COVID-19. You must: \n\n● quarantine your child for seven days \n\n● advise the school about the positive result \n\n● Your child must stay home until their symptoms have resolved and they are well \n\n\n\nReporting your child’s positive test \n\nIf your child was at school when they were infectious you need to report the positive case through the Student COVID-19 Test Portal or you can notify the school in writing or by phone. \n\nYou must also report your child’s positive test to the Department of Health via the COVID-19 Positive Rapid Antigen Test Self-Reporting Form or call centre on 1800 675 398. \n\n\n\nFurther information for languages other than English \n\n● For school information in languages other than English, call TIS National on 131 450. \n\n● For translated written information about COVID-19, please visit: Translated information about COVID-19 | Coronavirus Victoria. \n\n● Please ask them to call the DET COVID-19 hotline on 1800 338 663 and they will help interpret. \n\n● For health advice in languages other than English, visit www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/translated-information-about-coronavirus-covid-19 \n\n\n\n\n\nFinancial support available to people affected by COVID-19: \n\nFor more information, visit: \n\nFinancial and other support for COVID-19 | Coronavirus Victoria \n\nIf you need a payment during coronavirus (COVID-19) - Getting help during coronavirus (COVID-19) - Services Australia \n\n\n\nGeneral advice and support\n\nAdvice and further resources about what to do if you test positive to COVID-19, or you have been told you are a contact, are at: Your COVID Checklist | Coronavirus Victoria, or call the 24/7 Coronavirus hotline on: 1800 675 398\n\n\n\nIf you have any further questions about St. John's COVID management, please call/email School Office or Emily. \n\n\n\nThank you for your ongoing support in keeping our school safe.\n\n\n\nEmily Conroy\n\nSt John’s Primary School","model":"body","embeds":[],"container_id":"NQDDxx5"},"model":"container","width":"Fixed","heading":{"font":1,"html":"\u003cp>\u003cstrong>COVID-19 update\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>","text":"COVID-19 update","model":"heading","position":"Bottom","alignment":"Left","container_id":"NQDDxx5"},"background":{"id":"NQDDxx5","type":"Image","media":{"id":"4N6125b","url":"https://media.naavi.com/macaroni/im-414fff35-b014-473e-98c1-38a757c86195.jpg?deg=auto","uuid":"414fff35-b014-473e-98c1-38a757c86195","model":"media","is_photo":true,"extension":"jpg","properties":{"name":null,"model":"media_properties","is_stock":true,"unsplash_id":null}},"model":"background","style":"None","height":337,"disabled":false,"position":50,"alignment":"Custom","container_id":"NQDDxx5"},"created_by":null,"updated_by":null,"sub_heading":{"font":1,"html":"\u003cp>Important messages – St John's Footscray\u003c/p>","text":"Important messages – St John's Footscray","model":"sub_heading","container_id":"NQDDxx5"},"column_count":1},"created_at":"2022-05-01T07:44:57.276Z","created_by":null,"updated_at":"2022-05-01T07:44:57.276Z","updated_by":null}},"editor":{"proofs":[]},"viewer":{"proof":null,"cachedPagePosition":0,"viewedPages":[]},"print":{"issue":null},"publicationList":{"publications":[]},"dashboard":{"issues":[],"publication":{},"cloneIssue":null,"socialLinks":null},"settingsDashboard":{"publication":{},"socialLinks":null,"integrations":[],"publicationWebhooks":[],"latestIssue":null},"emailSubscriberDashboard":{"limit":200,"offset":0,"canLoadMore":true,"subscribers":[],"stats":{}},"emailSubscriberManagement":{"publication":null},"publish":{"emailSubscribersCount":null,"config":null},"statistics":{"aggregations":[],"events":[],"issues":[],"year":2026,"limit":3,"offset":0,"failedIssues":[],"loadingIssues":[]},"email":{"issue":null},"archive":{"publication":null},"home":{"publications":[],"plans":[],"tieredPlans":[],"exampleIssue":null}},"sites":{"siteList":{"sites":[]},"trix":{"site":null,"page":null,"post":null},"editor":{"leftNavSortable":{"item":null,"dropItem":null}},"settings":{"site":null},"statistics":{"site":null},"appConfig":{},"home":{"plans":[],"tieredPlans":[]}},"trix":{"cachedStockMedia":[],"ckeditor":null,"transitioning":false,"current":{"fonts":{"heading":1,"body":1},"container":{"id":"NQDDxx5","body":{"id":"NQDDxx5","font":1,"html":"\u003cp>\u003cstrong>COVID updates/re-sharing latest information:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>April 26, 2022\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>Dear parents and carers,\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>I hope you and your families enjoyed a wonderful break over the Easter holidays. There are some important changes to COVIDSafe measures for schools that will apply from the start of Term 2.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Face masks \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003cp>From 11:59 pm Friday 22 April, face masks, while recommended, are not required in any school setting. This means students in grades 3 to 6, staff and visitors in primary schools are no longer required to wear face masks. Any student or staff member who wishes to wear a mask may do so, including those who are medically at-risk.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Rapid antigen test screening requirements\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003cp>Students who have tested positive for COVID-19, and have completed their 7-day isolation period, now do not need to undertake rapid antigen test (RAT) screening for 12 weeks after their release from isolation. This was previously 8 weeks. \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Household contacts\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003cp>Students who are household contacts of a COVID-19 case are not required to quarantine. They may return to school as long as they undertake rapid antigen tests (RAT) 5 times during their 7-day period. They are required to notify the school that they are a household contact. Students aged 8 years and above who are household contacts are required to wear face masks when indoors at school unless they have a valid exemption. 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There are some important changes to COVIDSafe measures for schools that will apply from the start of Term 2.\n\n\n\nFace masks \n\nFrom 11:59 pm Friday 22 April, face masks, while recommended, are not required in any school setting. This means students in grades 3 to 6, staff and visitors in primary schools are no longer required to wear face masks. Any student or staff member who wishes to wear a mask may do so, including those who are medically at-risk.\n\n\n\nRapid antigen test screening requirements\n\nStudents who have tested positive for COVID-19, and have completed their 7-day isolation period, now do not need to undertake rapid antigen test (RAT) screening for 12 weeks after their release from isolation. This was previously 8 weeks. \n\n\n\nHousehold contacts\n\nStudents who are household contacts of a COVID-19 case are not required to quarantine. They may return to school as long as they undertake rapid antigen tests (RAT) 5 times during their 7-day period. They are required to notify the school that they are a household contact. Students aged 8 years and above who are household contacts are required to wear face masks when indoors at school unless they have a valid exemption. If a student household contact returns a positive RAT result, they must isolate for 7 days.\n\n\n\nVaccination requirements for visitors to schools\n\nParents, carers and other adult visitors (not performing work) are no longer required to show evidence of two doses of COVID-19 vaccine.\n\n\n\nRAT screening program reminder\n\nRATs will continue to be supplied for the first 4 weeks of Term 2 to support the early detection of COVID-19 in our school. 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This was previously 8 weeks. \n\n\n\nFor information on symptoms visit: \n\nhttps://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/symptoms-and-risks. \n\n\n\nFor more information on how to get tested visit: https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/taking-test-covid-19\n\n\n\nIf your child returns a positive result, your child has COVID-19. 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This was previously 8 weeks. \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Household contacts\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003cp>Students who are household contacts of a COVID-19 case are not required to quarantine. They may return to school as long as they undertake rapid antigen tests (RAT) 5 times during their 7-day period. They are required to notify the school that they are a household contact. Students aged 8 years and above who are household contacts are required to wear face masks when indoors at school unless they have a valid exemption. 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The testing recommendations will remain the same this Term for students and staff with:\u003c/p>\u003cul>\u003cli>mainstream schools – recommended to test at home twice a week \u003c/li>\u003cli>specialist schools – recommended to test 5 days a week at home due to the higher risk of severe illness for medically vulnerable children.\u003c/li>\u003c/ul>\u003cp>As we approach winter and flu season, the vaccination of children aged 5 to 11 and booster shots for students 16+ remains the best way to ensure protection for students and staff. If you have any concerns about getting your child vaccinated, please get in contact with your GP or another health professional who can answer your questions.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What you need to know\u003c/strong> \u003c/p>\u003cp>If your child is not experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, they can continue to attend school, but you should monitor for symptoms. \u003c/p>\u003cp>Children who show symptoms of COVID-19 cannot attend school and should get tested immediately and isolate until they receive a negative result. \u003c/p>\u003cp>Children should continue with twice-a-week rapid antigen testing on school days. Students who have tested positive for COVID-19, and have completed their 7-day isolation period, now do not need to undertake rapid antigen test (RAT) screening for 12 weeks after their release from isolation. This was previously 8 weeks. \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>For information on symptoms visit: \u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/symptoms-and-risks\">https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/symptoms-and-risks\u003c/a>. \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>For more information on how to get tested visit: \u003ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/taking-test-covid-19\">https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/taking-test-covid-19\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cstrong>If your child returns a positive result, your child has COVID-19. You must: \u003c/strong>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cstrong>● quarantine your child for seven days \u003c/strong>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cstrong>● advise the school about the positive result \u003c/strong>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cstrong>● Your child must stay home until their symptoms have resolved and they are well \u003c/strong>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Reporting your child’s positive test\u003c/strong> \u003c/p>\u003cp>If your child was at school when they were infectious you need to report the positive case through the \u003ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://covidtest.educationapps.vic.gov.au/s/login/?ec=302&startURL=%2Fs%2F\">Student COVID-19 Test Portal\u003c/a> or you can notify the school in writing or by phone. \u003c/p>\u003cp>You must also report your child’s positive test to the Department of Health via the\u003ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://dhvicgovau.powerappsportals.com/rapid-antigen-test/\"> COVID-19 Positive Rapid Antigen Test Self-Reporting Form\u003c/a> or call centre on \u003cstrong>1800 675 398\u003c/strong>. \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Further information for languages other than English\u003c/strong> \u003c/p>\u003cp>● For school information in languages other than English, call TIS National on \u003cstrong>131 450\u003c/strong>. \u003c/p>\u003cp>● For translated written information about COVID-19, please visit: \u003ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/translated-information-about-coronavirus-covid-19\">Translated information about COVID-19 | Coronavirus Victoria\u003c/a>. \u003c/p>\u003cp>● Please ask them to call the DET COVID-19 hotline on \u003cstrong>1800 338 663\u003c/strong> and they will help interpret. \u003c/p>\u003cp>● For health advice in languages other than English, visit \u003ca href=\"\">www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/translated-information-about-coronavirus-covid-19 \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Financial support available to people affected by COVID-19: \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003cp>For more information, visit: \u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/financial-and-other-support-coronavirus-covid-19\">Financial and other support for COVID-19 | Coronavirus Victoria \u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/if-you-need-payment-during-coronavirus-covid-19?context=60352\">If you need a payment during coronavirus (COVID-19) - Getting help during coronavirus (COVID-19) - Services Australia\u003c/a> \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cstrong>General advice and support\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003cp>Advice and further resources about what to do if you test positive to COVID-19, or you have been told you are a contact, are at: \u003ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/checklis\">Your COVID Checklist | Coronavirus Victoria\u003c/a>, or call the 24/7 Coronavirus hotline on: \u003cstrong>1800 675 398\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>If you have any further questions about St. John's COVID management, please call/email School Office or Emily. \u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>Thank you for your ongoing support in keeping our school safe.\u003c/p>\u003cp> \u003c/p>\u003cp>Emily Conroy\u003c/p>\u003cp>St John’s Primary School\u003c/p>","text":"COVID updates/re-sharing latest information:\n\n\n\nApril 26, 2022\n\n\n\nDear parents and carers,\n\n\n\nI hope you and your families enjoyed a wonderful break over the Easter holidays. There are some important changes to COVIDSafe measures for schools that will apply from the start of Term 2.\n\n\n\nFace masks \n\nFrom 11:59 pm Friday 22 April, face masks, while recommended, are not required in any school setting. This means students in grades 3 to 6, staff and visitors in primary schools are no longer required to wear face masks. Any student or staff member who wishes to wear a mask may do so, including those who are medically at-risk.\n\n\n\nRapid antigen test screening requirements\n\nStudents who have tested positive for COVID-19, and have completed their 7-day isolation period, now do not need to undertake rapid antigen test (RAT) screening for 12 weeks after their release from isolation. This was previously 8 weeks. \n\n\n\nHousehold contacts\n\nStudents who are household contacts of a COVID-19 case are not required to quarantine. They may return to school as long as they undertake rapid antigen tests (RAT) 5 times during their 7-day period. They are required to notify the school that they are a household contact. Students aged 8 years and above who are household contacts are required to wear face masks when indoors at school unless they have a valid exemption. If a student household contact returns a positive RAT result, they must isolate for 7 days.\n\n\n\nVaccination requirements for visitors to schools\n\nParents, carers and other adult visitors (not performing work) are no longer required to show evidence of two doses of COVID-19 vaccine.\n\n\n\nRAT screening program reminder\n\nRATs will continue to be supplied for the first 4 weeks of Term 2 to support the early detection of COVID-19 in our school. The testing recommendations will remain the same this Term for students and staff with:\n\nmainstream schools – recommended to test at home twice a week \nspecialist schools – recommended to test 5 days a week at home due to the higher risk of severe illness for medically vulnerable children.\n\nAs we approach winter and flu season, the vaccination of children aged 5 to 11 and booster shots for students 16+ remains the best way to ensure protection for students and staff. If you have any concerns about getting your child vaccinated, please get in contact with your GP or another health professional who can answer your questions.\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat you need to know \n\nIf your child is not experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, they can continue to attend school, but you should monitor for symptoms. \n\nChildren who show symptoms of COVID-19 cannot attend school and should get tested immediately and isolate until they receive a negative result. \n\nChildren should continue with twice-a-week rapid antigen testing on school days. Students who have tested positive for COVID-19, and have completed their 7-day isolation period, now do not need to undertake rapid antigen test (RAT) screening for 12 weeks after their release from isolation. This was previously 8 weeks. \n\n\n\nFor information on symptoms visit: \n\nhttps://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/symptoms-and-risks. \n\n\n\nFor more information on how to get tested visit: https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/taking-test-covid-19\n\n\n\nIf your child returns a positive result, your child has COVID-19. You must: \n\n● quarantine your child for seven days \n\n● advise the school about the positive result \n\n● Your child must stay home until their symptoms have resolved and they are well \n\n\n\nReporting your child’s positive test \n\nIf your child was at school when they were infectious you need to report the positive case through the Student COVID-19 Test Portal or you can notify the school in writing or by phone. \n\nYou must also report your child’s positive test to the Department of Health via the COVID-19 Positive Rapid Antigen Test Self-Reporting Form or call centre on 1800 675 398. \n\n\n\nFurther information for languages other than English \n\n● For school information in languages other than English, call TIS National on 131 450. \n\n● For translated written information about COVID-19, please visit: Translated information about COVID-19 | Coronavirus Victoria. \n\n● Please ask them to call the DET COVID-19 hotline on 1800 338 663 and they will help interpret. \n\n● For health advice in languages other than English, visit www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/translated-information-about-coronavirus-covid-19 \n\n\n\n\n\nFinancial support available to people affected by COVID-19: \n\nFor more information, visit: \n\nFinancial and other support for COVID-19 | Coronavirus Victoria \n\nIf you need a payment during coronavirus (COVID-19) - Getting help during coronavirus (COVID-19) - Services Australia \n\n\n\nGeneral advice and support\n\nAdvice and further resources about what to do if you test positive to COVID-19, or you have been told you are a contact, are at: Your COVID Checklist | Coronavirus Victoria, or call the 24/7 Coronavirus hotline on: 1800 675 398\n\n\n\nIf you have any further questions about St. John's COVID management, please call/email School Office or Emily. \n\n\n\nThank you for your ongoing support in keeping our school safe.\n\n\n\nEmily Conroy\n\nSt John’s Primary School","model":"body","embeds":[],"container_id":"NQDDxx5"},"embeds":[],"headingImage":null},"config":{},"container":null,"pageListCollapsed":true,"isReadOnly":{},"pageNavigationEnabled":true,"language":null,"embed":{"active":null,"imageLink":null},"activity":{"inProgress":0},"probe":{"stack":[],"count":0},"snapshot":{"snapshotHashes":{"background":null,"heading":null,"subHeading":null,"body":null,"icon":null},"snapshotModels":{"background":null,"heading":null,"subHeading":null,"body":null,"icon":null},"currentHashes":{"background":null,"heading":null,"subHeading":null,"body":null,"icon":null}},"locks":{"current":{}},"selection":{"model":null}},"admin":{"accounts":{"user":{},"users":[],"stats":{},"canLoadMore":true},"newsletters":{"issue":{},"publication":{},"issues":[],"publications":[],"stats":{},"invitations":[]},"sites":{"sites":[],"site":null,"stats":{},"invitations":[]},"billing":{"subscriptions":[],"subscription":{},"publicationSubscriptions":[]},"reporting":{"subscriptions":[],"users":[],"annotations":[],"stats":{}},"trix":{"systemContainers":[],"systemContainer":{}},"core":{"medias":[],"announcements":[],"announcement":null},"analytics":{"events":[]}},"billing":{"accountList":{"accounts":[]},"dashboard":{"subscription":{},"account":{},"invoice":{},"publications":[],"publicationSubscriptions":[]},"setup":{"target":{},"plans":[],"tieredPlans":[],"subscriptions":[]},"pay":{"invoice":null}}}