Welcome to term 3! I trust you all had a restful two-week school break. 

Thank you!

In term 2, the Student Representative Council (SRC) held a Pyjama/Casual Day to raise funds for Hope Village in rural Sumatra, Indonesia. The very successful day raised $769.00. This money will be presented to Hope Village by Mrs Wendy Matear and Mr Dean Huntley when they travel to Indonesia later this term. We are very much looking forward to seeing this money bless the children.

Recently, the SRC hosted a casual clothes/Pyjama day. It was easy to set up and we felt it was very successful. In total we raised $769 and we could not have done it without your help. This money will be given to our friends at Hope Village in Indonesia. It will be put towards helping the students there, providing them more resources. It will truly help them and the SRC are very grateful. Thank you to all those who contributed.

-Olivia and Llana 

(absent from photo, Layla and Matilda)

 SRC 

The SRC have been working towards the fundraisers being held in term 3 and term 4. More information about term 3’s fundraiser will be coming shortly. The SRC can announce that the very successful student run Market Day will once again be held in term 4. It is a huge undertaking to plan an event such as this, and the students in the SRC team will be working hard during this term to make Market Day another success. It is anticipated that by the end of this term, students from years 3-6 will be able to nominate their business idea for the Market Day. Again, pricing will range from 50c - $10 per item, and there will be no option for selling beverages or food (which includes lollies and chocolate). It might be a great time this term for students to start to think creatively about what sorts of products they may wish to make and sell.

The SRC have also been approached by several keen students to showcase a dance they have had choreographed as part of calisthenics or a dance group. The SRC are thinking of having a special performance arena set up during the Market Day. This may be an option for students who would rather perform than sell a product on the day.

We are very much looking forward to watching the Market Day plans progress this term.

Student Leadership

This term the Year 5s and 6s will be looking at the values of respect, obedience, responsibility, integrity, excellence and righteousness as they explore the laws of leadership outlined by John Maxwell.  

This week the value was ‘Respect’ and the law of leadership was the “Law of Respect”. The students looked at the leadership demonstrated by Harriet Tubman, a woman who led over 300 slaves to freedom in the 1800s. A challenge given to the students was to write a recipe for respect. Here is an example of their creativity:

How to make Respect – Stella (Year 5)

Ingredients
Courage
Willingness to help others
Putting others first
Kindness
Trustworthiness
Honesty
Empathy
Treating others how they want to be treated

Method
1.  Throw in honesty and trustworthiness into the pot.
2.  Grab some empathy and kindness and treating others how you want to be treated into the pot and stir well.
3.  Chuck in willingness to help others and putting others first into the pot.
4.  Add courage into the pot, stir well.

Now you have a pot of respect.

Lumin8 will once again host our Monday Morning Praise assemblies each Monday. ACTS will be exploring how they might apply the laws of leadership to their leadership roles this term. Activ8 will continue to make a practical contribution to student recess and lunch play by offering activities to students to encourage a variety of play options. I think that this term our student leaders will be keeping very busy!

I do wish you and your families a very safe and healthy term. Remember, if your child would like to wear a mask while at school, we would very much support the decision. We hope that COVID and the flu will be kept at bay this term.

God bless you,

Deb Clifford

Deputy Principal

Welcome back to Term 3 2022. As we start the new term I am praying for health and wellness for our school community. I would like to thank all the parents/caregivers for their cooperation with the school in following the guidelines provided by SA health, related to the management of COVID-19. 

Things to think about

In order to encourage a healthy and safe environment for our students and staff, please consider the following:

• If your child develops any signs and symptoms related to COVID-19, rule out COVID-19 by doing a PCR test. Your nearest PCR testing center is Elizabeth South drive-through COVID-19 testing station (SA Pathology), 185 Philip Highway, Elizabeth South SA 5112
• Notify the school with specific reasons such as sore throat, fever or diarrhea rather than unwell or sick, this will help us to put effective measures in place to avoid further spread
• If the PCR test result is negative to COVID-19, let the child rest until symptoms have resolved
• Please do not send your child to school after giving Panadol or Nurofen (ibuprofen), as this can mask the fever and it will make your child more prone to sickness and the infection can spread to other students as well.
• SA health recommends an exclusion period for communicable disease. Follow this link for more details about the exclusion period https://www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/public+content/sa+health+internet/conditions/infectious+diseases/exclusion+from+childcare+preschool+school+and+work 

SA health has updated their recommendations and guidelines to help the school to prevent the outbreak of C-19 in schools and to provide a safe school community for the students to learn and enjoy. Below is the snap shot of the updates.

COVID-19 Update Term 3 2022

CLASSROOM CONTACT

Definition - A student or staff member shared a classroom with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 (teacher, SSO, staff member or student).
Recommendations - Parents will be informed if there has been a positive case of COVID-19 by the school. Students (aside from the positive case/s) will be encouraged to continue attending school. If a student has symptoms, they must not attend school and get tested as soon as possible. 

SCHOOL CLOSE CONTACT

Definition - A student who spends a cumulative period of 4 hours indoors, in close physical proximity and not wearing a mask with another adult who has tested positive for COVID-19.
Recommendations - Parents will be informed if there has been a positive case of COVID-19 by the school and further instructions on undertaking 5 rapid antigen tests over a 7-day period following the exposure. 

COMMUNITY CLOSE CONTACT

Definition - Students who spend a cumulative period of 4 hours indoors, in close physical proximity and not wearing a mask with another adult who has tested positive for COVID-19 outside the school community/outside working hours.
Recommendations - Undertake 5 rapid antigen tests over a 7-day period following exposure. You can access free rapid antigen tests from RAT Collection Points across the state. You need to register before collecting your kits from the RAT Collection Point.

Community Close contact can come to school as long as they are asymptomatic and have negative screening RATs (Five test over seven days).

PCR testing is strongly recommended for students with symptoms similar to COVID-19 to rule out COVID.

EXCLUSION PERIOD
People who have recovered from COVID-19 will not be considered a close contact for 28 days after their release from isolation.

OUTBREAK GUIDELINE

• In the event of an outbreak, an outbreak notification and enhanced testing note will be sent home via email requesting the below;
• Students with no symptoms will be asked to do a school provided RAT test within 48 hours of notification
• Students with symptoms will be asked to do PCR
• Face mask will be worn for 14 days by staff and adult visitors

Once again, I thank you for all your support to help us maintain a healthy school environment for our students and staff.

Kind Regards

Priya Wilson
School Nurse

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We would like to congratulate the following students who have completed the Premier's Reading Challenge for this year: