Numurkah Primary School

From the Principal's desk 

Staying safe from mosquitoes

Recent wet and warm weather has increased mosquito breeding. Mosquitoes can carry diseases that may be passed on to people through mosquito bites. A range of mosquito-borne diseases have recently been detected in mosquitoes in northern Victoria.  Mosquito-borne diseases can cause serious illness, including infections of the brain, with children particularly at risk.

The best way to prevent mosquito-borne diseases is to avoid mosquito bites. 

In line with community health advice , families can protect against mosquito bites by:

  • using insect repellent that contains picaridin or DEET on all exposed skin if outdoors when mosquitoes are observed, from October to March
  • wearing long, loose-fitting clothing outdoors if possible if mosquitoes are around and covering exposed skin as much as possible. Summer school uniforms, including polos and shorts, can continue to be worn, but students should use insect repellent on exposed skin if mosquitoes are active
  • limiting outdoor activity when mosquitoes are active.

Further information

Numurkah Primary School has received a grant from the department to purchase insect repellant Aeroguard Odourless Protection as recommend by DET. This is be available to all students in the classrooms before going outside for recess and lunchtime.

 

 

Naplan Testing

 

Naplan Testing will be completed at the end of this week. Tests have been completed online except for the Year 3 Writing test. It has pleasing to see how hard the children have applied themselves.

 

Parent Teacher Interviews

This year we will be running our parent-teacher interviews differently from previous years. There will be no classes scheduled for the Wednesday 5th April - students will not attend school but are encouraged to come with their parent to the interviews which will run all day. Bookings will be released soon in Compass.

 

Attendance

This year we are focusing on ensuring that we have no unexplained absences. If your child is ill or there is another reason they will be away, let us know through Compass or call the office.

Compass

It is important that every family can access compass. If you are having problems logging on or are not sure how to use it, please contact the office.

 

 

Regards

Debbie Oliver 

Principal