General News & Reminders
Head Lice Alert
They’re Back ……
Dear Parents/Guardians/Carers,
It has come to my attention that some students in the school may have head lice and I seek your cooperation in checking your child’s hair this week
Head lice do not transmit infectious diseases – they are transmitted by having head to head contact with someone who has head lice. You may be reassured to know that head lice are commonly found in places other than at Heidelberg Primary School. Head lice are common in school-aged children and are the most adaptable of creatures. They have survived living solely on humans for 10,000 years!!!!
What can you do?
I seek your cooperation in checking your child’s hair and in those instances where head lice or eggs are found, treating your child’s hair.
How do I treat my child for head lice?
Products for removing head lice can be obtained from the local pharmacy. The school also has additional information available regarding treatment and controlling head lice. Please don’t hesitate to contact the school’s First Aid Officer on 9457 2259 to obtain this information.
If head lice or eggs are found on your child’s hair you need to inform:
- the school and advise when the treatment has started, via the Action Taken Form found under school documentation on Compass
- parents or carers of your child’s friends so they too have the opportunity to detect and treat their children if necessary.
When can my child return to school?
Health regulations requires that where a child has head lice, that child should not return to school until the day after appropriate treatment has started. Please note, this refers only to those children who have live head lice and does not refer to head lice eggs.
Heidelberg Primary School is aware that head lice can be a sensitive issue and is committed to maintaining your confidentiality.
Kind regards
Sue Zerna
First Aid Officer
Art Competition
Attention Budding HPS Artists!
The NGA is holding a competition for students to create their own version of Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers for the Kids x Van Gogh challenge. If you would like to participate please enter at the link below:
https://nationalgalleryofaustralia.snapforms.com.au/form/kids-x-van-gogh
Your artwork:
- Artworks must be 2D and minimum A4 size
- Take a photo without shadows or other obstructions in the frame
- Upload with the highest resolution possible max 5MB
- Please keep the artwork until the winners have been announced in case re-photography is required
Good luck! And remember to share a photo with your art teacher!
Mrs. Daniele and Ms. Ferguson
Second Hand Uniform
Once a term parent volunteers operate a Second Hand Uniform stall, with good quality items available for purchase at economical prices.
Upcoming Sales Dates 2021
***Extra date added - Term 1: Tuesday 23rd Mar
Term 2 : TBA
Term 3: TBA
Term 4: TBA
Sales are held in the top school between 2.30 - 3.45 pm. Please bring small notes/coins as no change is available.
Please consider donating any of your old uniforms that may be suitable for us to sell to others. Clean and good quality items can be left at the school office.
Nut Awareness
HEIDELBERG PRIMARY SCHOOL
Is a Nut Aware School
An allergic reaction or anaphylaxis can occur through ingestion of nut products, cross contamination, breathing nut dust in the air and touching nuts products or surfaces that have been exposed to nuts.
A school that identifies itself as Nut Aware, usually asks for the parents of every child, whether they are allergic to nuts or not, to consider peanut and tree nut alternatives when planning individually packed lunches.
Since this condition can be life threatening, we are asking all members of the school community for their help in minimising the risk to these children by:
- Avoiding giving children nuts or nut products in their packed lunches.
- Avoiding giving nuts or nut products or snacks / bars containing nuts for recess snacks
- Avoiding supplying the school with cakes or food items containing nuts (or traces of nuts) for birthday celebrations.
- Heidelberg Primary school does not allow students to share food.
Foods that are labelled “may have been produced in a factory handling nuts and cannot be guaranteed to be nut free”, will be allowed at school.
We thank you in advance for your co operation and support regarding this matter.
Sue Zerna
First Aid Officer
Heidelberg Primary School
Lunch Orders
NO LUNCH ORDERS on the last day of TERM 1 - Thursday 1st April
Please see updated menu attached.
Instrumental Music Programs 2021
2021 Application forms for all Instrumental Music Programs are available for parents to download on Compass (Community tab/School Documentation/Music Program Forms)
Early Arrivals
A reminder for parents that supervision of the school yard does not commence until 8.45am. Parents who need to drop their child at school early in the morning should consider using the Before School Care program. If your children are using the school playground they must be supervised by a parent or carer.