School News
Apply now to enrol your child in 2021
Application for new enrolments in 2021 school year are now open and should be made by
Friday 24th July 2020. Enrolment forms can be found on our website.Appointments to submit Enrolment Applications can be made between 10:00 am - 2:00 pm by calling Reception on 9266 6200.
You will need to apply to enrol for 2021 if
· Your child is starting Kindergarten in 2021 (Born 1st July 2016 - 30th June 2017)
· If your child is in Burrendah Primary School Kindergarten in 2020 and you live outside the school intake boundary, you will need to enrol for Pre-primary 2021.
All other children do not need to enrol. We will assume they are coming back to Burrendah in 2021 unless you tell us otherwise. Please inform Reception, if for any reason your children will not be attending Burrendah Primary school in 2021.
Parents of Year 6 students must enrol their students in a secondary school. Please make sure you have enrolled your child at their local secondary school by the end of this term.
Message from the School Health Nurse
Is your child of a healthy weight?
Did you know that more than a quarter of Western Australian school children are above a healthy weight range? It’s not always possible to tell if a child or young person is a healthy weight for their age, sex and height just by looking at them.
As children move through puberty and into adulthood, being above a healthy weight range often becomes more obvious but more difficult to manage. It is easier for children to move towards a healthy weight before puberty and adulthood.
Children who grow up in families that enjoy a healthy lifestyle are more likely to make their own healthy choices as they get older.
Tips that could work to keep your family healthy include;
- Limiting screen time to less than 1 hour per day for 3-5 year old's and less than 2 hours a day for 5-17 year old's (this includes the television, computer, phone, game consoles etc.). Screen time is not recommended for children under 2 years.
- For every 30 minutes of screen time take a 10 minute activity break
- Aim for your child to have at least 60 minutes of “huff and puff” activity a day.
- Aim for a variety of colourful vegetables and fruit every day.
- Getting plenty of sleep helps with weight management, feeling good and learning. Ideally, children aged 2-5 years need 10-12 hours of sleep and those aged 5-13 years need 9-11 hours.
- Reduce sugary drinks, offer water only and, if needed flavour it with lemon, berries or mint.
Newly adopted healthy habits will help children who are above a healthy weight range to ‘grow into their weight’ over time.
It is important to avoid discussing weight with children. Weight loss and dieting is not recommended for children, unless under medical supervision.
For some more ideas go to http://raisingchildren.net.au.
For fun ideas on how to support children and families to be more active outdoors go to Nature Play WA – www.natureplaywa.org.au.
If you are worried about your child’s weight, talk to your doctor or School Health Nurse, on 9258 8053.
What is body mass index (BMI)?
BMI is a measure to see if a child has a healthy weight for their height. The child’s age; gender; height and weight are all taken into account when calculating their BMI.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (NHMRC) recommend that BMI is used for children as part of an overall growth assessment. BMI is considered to be a simple and accurate way to tell whether a child’s weight is above, within or below their healthy weight range.
BMI is done as part of a School Entry Health Assessment.
Parents/caregivers will be contacted if their child’s BMI is outside of the healthy weight range. At this contact the nurse can offer personalised support or referral to other health services if needed.
For more information about BMI, go to www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/assessing/bmi/childrens_bmi/about_childrens_bmi.html
If you are worried about your child’s weight, talk to your doctor or School Health Nurse on 92588053