Joey's News - Week 6 - Term 2

From the Principal

Dear Parents, Carers and Families,

As we head into winter, we start to see the usual spike in illnesses.  Schools can be a breeding ground for any virus in the community due to large numbers of people in close proximity to each other.  Staff constantly stress the importance of hygiene to all students (washing hands/coughing or sneezing practice), as well as the importance of staying healthy and what that looks like.  

The health of our students, your children, is important to us – individually and collectively.  Remaining healthy requires a lot of work – diet, sleep, exercise, rest – regardless of age.  I encourage families to be especially mindful of these during the months where the incidence of illness rises.  We all have a duty of care to our community when we are unwell that we stay away until well enough to return.  This holds true for all of our children.  I ask that parents consider carefully their decisions to send to school or stay home when their children say that they are sick, because while we don’t want students missing out of valuable learning, we don’t to risk making other people sick. 

With Christ, we live, love and learn

James Roberts 

Principal

What’s happening next week

Whole School Athletics Carnival - 2nd June (Monday Week 7)

Student Pick-up (Monday 2nd)

• All students born in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 are to be collected from Barlow Park at 3:00pm sharp
• All other students (born 2017 - 2020) will return to school at midday and are to be collected from the Stop Drop Go as usual
  
• Please note: this means year 3 students born in 2016 will remain at Barlow Park, while year 3 students born in 2017 will return to school
  
• Students leaving Barlow Park early are to be signed out by a parent

Student Consent

• All students will be walking to Barlow Park with their class on Monday 2nd June
• Consent from a parent/ guardian is required for students to participate in events on the day
• Students who do not have consent to participate will remain in the grandstands to cheer on their house

What to Bring

• School Hat - please ensure all students bring a hat with them on the day
• Lunch - there will be no tuckshop, please send students with a packed lunch (a sausage sizzle will be available to all students, thanks to the JCC)
• Students are to wear their house uniform

Please ensure the consent to participate is completed by Monday 26th May at the latest. If you have not received the consent form, please contact the front office.

From the JCC

Thank you to all attendees of the Term 2 JCC meeting, your time and input in our school community is invaluable. Minutes from the meeting are available below.

The date for the school Fete has been set and planning is underway for Friday 15 August (week 5, term 3). Please keep an eye out for important information, and consider volunteering some time on the night or prior to the event to assist with planning.

Highlights of the Week

Half Day Athletics Carnival

This afternoon, students born in 2013-2016 participated in the first events of our Athletics Carnival. Well done to all participants! All students will participate in the whole school athletics carnival at Barlow Park next Monday June 2.

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