School News 

Health Matters

We have had a couple of infectious medical conditions reported to us recently.

1. Conjunctivitis. Symptoms may include redness in the whites of the eye, discharge, swelling and sensitivity to light.
2.  School sores (Impetigo). This appears as a flat, yellow, crusty or moist patch on the skin, usually on exposed parts of the body such as face or legs. The sores are often greater than 1cm in diameter. 

Both of these conditions are highly contagious and you should seek medical advice if your child shows any of these symptoms. Children should be excluded from school until symptoms have cleared up. 

Please encourage good hand hygiene to reduce the risk of spreading either of these conditions.

A Note From Emily

I hope you all had a wonderful Easter break! We are coming into our final days of Term 1 and our focus on ‘Communication’. I want to leave you with this quote I have been focusing on lately about the power behind what we communicate to others by Dr Julien Mirivel; “What we say, what we do, affects people. It affects who they are, in the moment, and it affects who they become”. How amazing this can be when it’s utilised in a positive way. Building people up, encouraging them, affirming them, rather than pulling them down. Such an important thing to remember in our interactions with those around us and how our words and actions can significantly affect the life of someone else.

I hope this school break allows you all an opportunity to refuel, regenerate and be full of moments of encouragement and joy. Stay safe! 

Emily Morgan, Pastoral Care Worker

Help Wanted

Can you spare 30 mins after assembly to help serve drinks? 

The P&F love bringing the Uraidla Primary community together but need a little extra help.

 We are looking for volunteers after assembly each fortnight, to help make hot drinks, take money and wash cups at the Willow Cafe.

All the tasks are really simple or just require some simple training to use the coffee machine.

If you can help just once or regularly, please email Amanda Preskett (apreskett@gmail.com) with the date/s you can do (assembly dates listed below).

Or just drop into the gym kitchen after the next assembly and let us know.

Thanks so much! Parents and Friends 

Term 2 dates (Every second Friday odd school weeks after assembly)

Donations please 

We are looking for toys for the yard, for example rakes, shovels, old trucks, colanders, kitchen items for our mud kitchen, unbreakable plates and cutlery.  We'd also like any safe branches or sticks or other bits and pieces for our bases. 

Thank you from the students of SRC! 

Camp notice

We'd like to give parents a 'heads-up' that the Mylor Adventure camp is booked for all students in Years 2-5, September 27-29.  The costs are not yet calculated exactly but it looks to be in the ballpark of $300 per child. Reception and Year 1 students will likely attend a Day Camp program at a lesser cost. There will also be a Year 6 camp and overnight Aquatics later in the year. 

CHECK: Covid measures 

Here are the current recommendations from the Department for Education:  

COVID safe measures

• All students and staff must stay home if unwell, even mildly. If students become unwell at school, we are unable to care for them here and we will be contacting you to collect them asap. Please have a plan in place for someone who can collect your child within a half hour. 
• We still need to record all cases of COVID; please let us know asap if your child tests positive by either RAT or PCR test. 
• We will be maximising ventilation by leaving doors/windows open, using air conditioning and fans, and keeping doors and windows open. 
• Adults will practise physical distancing where possible. 
• We will continue to practise and promote hand and respiratory hygiene. Hand sanitiser will be provided for regular use, and disposable masks.

Face masks

• Adults and children in Years 3-6 can choose to wear masks inside, to minimise the risk of infection; we are now leaving this up to individual discretion. 
• If there is a known case in the family of a child in any class, we are encouraging the adults and children in that class to all wear masks during the infectious period. 

Pick up and drop off

• In the morning please continue to drop children off at one of the entrances to the school grounds, and allow them to make their own way to their classrooms. If you need to speak to your child’s teacher, please make contact through the SeeSaw app. 
• We are now welcoming families to come into the yard at the end of the day. Please come into the school grounds to wait rather than waiting in the roadway, for child safety. Thank you!