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PYJAMA DRESS UP FOR BOOK WEEK
THIS THURSDAY 22 October
Come to school in your PJ’s or comfy clothes and bring your favourite book so you can cosy up with friends and celebrate BOOK WEEK together.
NO SLIPPERS please
only appropriate shoes!
MPS VIRTUAL BOOK FAIR-ON NOW!!!
BOOK CLUB
Scholastic Book Club Issue #7 is online now and will be closing on 30 October 2020.
scholastic.com.au/loop
Get in now to order great Christmas gifts or stocking fillers.
There are bargains with books starting from $3.00!
FROM THE LIBRARY
Borrowing resumes … but please return overdue library books!
Just before remote learning started, back in March, many students borrowed up to 12 books from our library. These books have now become well overdue library books.
With the library opened to borrowing again, these books need to be returned before students can borrow.
Please help your child find these books and return them to the library so they can borrow new exciting books to read at home again.
MPS HEALTH NEWS
Thunderstorm Asthma Information
During summer / spring season people may notice an increase in asthma and hay fever due to a high grass pollen count.
This also brings the chance of thunderstorm asthma.
Thunderstorm asthma is thought to be triggered by a unique combination of high grass pollen counts and a certain type of thunderstorm. This occurs when pollen grains from grasses get swept up in the wind and carried for long distances. Just before the storm, some burst open and release tiny particles that are concentrated in the wind, and blown down to ground, where people can breathe them in.
They are small enough to go deep into the lungs. For people who have asthma or hay fever this can cause severe asthma symptoms, making it difficult to breathe. When a large number of people develop asthma symptoms over a short period of time, this is known as epidemic thunderstorm asthma. These epidemic thunderstorm asthma events don't happen every year but when they do, they can happen during grass pollen season, which is normally from October through February.
We saw this happen on November 21st 2016 during spring with record numbers of people requiring treatment for thunderstorm asthma. As a result the following apps have been developed to help you manage asthma.
The Asthma First Aid app covers first aid in the event of an asthma emergency and ability to review each of the four first aid steps in training mode. https://www.asthmaaustralia.org.au/sa/about-asthma/resources/onair/2017/august/asthma-first-aid-app
The Melbourne Pollen Count App provides real-world pollen count data during the Melbourne grass pollen season (October 1 to December 31) http://www.melbournepollen.com.au/mobile-app/
What can you do to help your child manage their asthma or hay fever?
· Notify the school if your child has asthma or hay fever.
· Make sure you have given the school an up to date Asthma Action Plan or Allergic Rhinitis (hay fever) Treatment Plan for your child.
· Ensure your child has their reliever medication and spacer at school.
· Ensure prevention medication is taken at home as prescribed.
· Ensure your child has regular check-ups with your doctor.
· If asthma or hay fever gets worse during thunderstorms try to stay indoors.
Need more help?
If you would like further support with managing your asthma during the high pollen season, please ask your pharmacist, doctor or contact the Asthma Info Line on 1800 ASTHMA (1800 278 462)
or visit www.asthmaaustralia.org.au
Amanda Daemen
First Aid Officer
REMINDER- BIRTHDAYS AT MPS
Please note that sharing of food is NOT allowed, but students can still celebrate their birthday. They may bring individually packaged treats to give to their friends and these will be handed out at the end of the day so that students can take them home.