Dear mums, dads, carers and colleagues

When school resumes next week, summer will have officially passed - although I expect that the warm weather will stay with us until ANZAC Day.  Just as surprising is that we are halfway through Term 1 already.  There is still so much to do at school so please make sure your children are at schgool each day.

Air-conditioning petition

At the P&C last week we spoke about the government's air-conditioning plans for schools in our region.  The executive has been in communication with the Minister of Education regarding the Coomera Rivers position.  Consequently, the meeting chose  to not petition at this stage.  Thank you to the P&C executive who have been pushing this agenda with the government for many months now.  

The mozzies are fierce

As a result of recent wet weather, there has been a huge increase in the numbers of mosquitoes and midges in this area.

Queensland Health has advised that:

• Personal insect repellents containing Picaridin or DEET are recommended to protect children from insect bites,
• Only a thin, even coverage of repellent is required on the skin (do NOT apply an excessive amount), and
• If your child requires assistance, you should apply repellent to your hands first, then to the exposed skin of your child.

Our school encourages children to have their own personal repellent.  As Queensland Health recommends that young children should not be allowed to apply their own repellents, our staff will be available to help those students who need assistance.

For your child to use their own insect repellent at school, you are required to provide consent.

Please complete the consent form that was sent out in a separate email from me and return it to your child's class teacher.  If you have any questions about this initiative, please contact the school on 5596 8333.

Queensland Health advises that anyone with known allergies to personal insect repellents should not use these products. Parents should check the manufacturer’s recommendations before use. If you have any concerns regarding your child’s use of insect repellents, you should consider seeking medical advice prior to giving consent.

Click here to find more information on insect repellents.   

Good at learning

Our Year 6 Kidfit Leaders have been out this week doing some great activities with our Preps.

John C Maxwell stated that 'A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way' and our student leaders are certainly doing this.  Great work!

       

1D who have been working together in many ways this week.  In Maths, 1D are learning to compare the length, height and width of objects using direct and indirect comparison. Students were having fun arranging themselves from shortest to tallest. For myConnections they have been working together to build a city. Their creations were impressive. The skills learned from working together are important to personal and group development.

Well done to 6K this week.  Recently they had their training in the Conversational Reading strategy and this week, they had their first session with 1C, successfully putting their skills into action. 6K did a fantastic job at supporting their Year 1 buddies with reading.  Awesome work!

Student leader's morning tea