School Success Starts with Attendance

Being at school every day makes a huge difference to student learning, social and emotional health and well-being.

Going to school every day is the most important part of your child’s education. Students learn new things at school every day – missing school puts them behind.

Your child's attendance at school is important for supporting them in becoming principled, balanced and knowledgeable adults.

If your child is sick or absent, you are required to notify the school as soon as possible on the day of absence using one of the following methods;

• Login to Xuno through the Xuno Parents app and from the menu select the 'Attendance' option. From there you are able to select any of your children enrolled in our College and notify us of a reason for a past absence or log a future absence.

• Phone the school's office on (03) 8366 7700 and let the staff know your child's name, class, date of absence and also the reason.
• E-mail the school saltwater.p9.co@education.vic.gov.au and provide the staff with your child's name, class, date of absence and also the reason.

Congratulations to the top classes for their year level:

Prep A & H: 97%

1H: 95%

2C: 97%

3E: 93%

4C: 93%

5B & 5D: 95%

6F: 93%

7A: 97%

8A & 8E: 94%

Grade Six Hand Hygiene to Support Healthy Bodies

As part of First Aid Leadership, the Year Six students have been presenting to different year levels sharing their presentations on hand hygiene. The importance of hand hygiene has been spoken about in many classes to ensure students are staying healthy and away from germs, as well as teachers. This is important so kids won’t get sick and will be away from school with gastro.

Washing your hands properly will protect you from many sicknesses and keeps you healthy. You need to make sure that you are washing your hands before and after you eat, as well as after going to the bathroom. You need to do this properly (remind kids to sing happy birthday, so they can keep count). This is a very effective way to wash your hands.

Thank you and remember the importance of washing your hands.

Written by Roxana Mocko – 6E

Over the past few weeks, we have been focusing on hygiene and why it is important, especially as we approach the winter season, to have good hygiene practices in place. Below are some posters of the knowledge students gained through their learning:

Remember school success starts with attendance!