Dear Parents,
Happy Diwali and Happy Long weekend.
Travel safe, rest well and enjoy your long weekend together with family and
friends. Next week will be a short week and hopefully a chance for the germs and
bugs to leave the building!
There are a lot of virus’ going around
at this seasonal weather change and please do remember our policy regarding
sickness. If your child has had a fever (or other contagious diseases) they
must be 24 hours free of any symptoms, including fever, before they return to school.
Please help us in keeping all our children safe and healthy!
Grade 2 Identity Museum
Thank you to all the parents who
attended the Grade 2 Identity Museum this week. Hearing the children’s
explanations of their identity and seeing these represented through maps,
cultural ideas, food, sport and family was impressive. Well done Grade 2!
Wellbeing Survey - Message for parents in Grade 4 and 5 - Consent Form
Our school is committed to understanding the needs of your child/ren and we are excited to inform you of a wellbeing initiative that we are planning for this year. We are engaging the University of Melbourne to measure the wellbeing of our students in grades 4-12, and we seek your support to allow your child/ren to participate in the survey that will be completed during PE class on the week of the 26th of November. This will support our efforts to intentionally develop the wellbeing of our students.
Please
indicate whether you consent for your child/ren to participate in the survey by
responding YES or NO on the digital consent form, accessible here. An in-depth description of the survey is included in the consent form.
If you
have more than one child at school, this digital consent form allows you to
indicate consent for all of your children at once. The digital consent form
requires you to draw a digital signature using a computer mouse or touchscreen.
A hard copy form is available from section offices. For more information
regarding the survey please get in contact with Nigel
Holdsworth (School Psychologist).
Absence Policy
As stated in our handbook, maintaining
good attendance in school is extremely important in succeeding academically.
Students are expected to attend school every day, unless they are suffering
from sickness. We are noticing many parents choosing to take their children out
of school for various other reasons. Please know that this is not encouraged
and that missing class does have a negative impact on their academic
performances. It is challenging for teachers to re-visit concepts and ideas
covered when the rest of the class has already moved on.
Missoula Children’s Theatre - Treasure
Island
Sign ups to be part of the cast have
now closed - and we already have over 140 children sign up. As you are aware,
the cast selected will only be for 60 children. If your child has signed up to
audition, please prepare them for the reality that over half signed up will not
be selected. This may be a helpful article to read - ‘Failure Is an Option”, to help prepare children for disappointment.
November Lunch Menu
& Order Links (repeat info)
Warmly,
Keryn Dowling, Dave Allen, and Calley Connelly