We’re All In This Together
The school year has been underway for just over a month, and already a great number of parents have rolled up their sleeves and pitched in to help around our school. Volunteers have supported the school at School Board, Parents & Friends, cooking at the Welcome BBQ, on the Parent Network, managing our pile of Lost Property, providing Care Meals, and assisting at our Swimming Carnival. I extend a sincere thanks to each one of these parents. Many hands make light work. 

Who’s At The Front Door?
Most of us would expect visitors to our home to let us know they were there. It is even more important here that we know at any given time who is in the school. For that reason, ALL visitors are expected to sign in at the front office before going to the classroom and sign out again when leaving. The extra few minutes it takes you helps us to ensure the safety of each child. Parents and Carers dropping off or picking up students after school do not need to sign in at the front office. If at this time you intend on staying on the school grounds longer than 10 minutes, you MUST sign in using the Canberra App.

I thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Parents & Friends Committee
Following the message in last week’s newsletter regarding P&F vacancies, I would like to thank Andrew Jones (Oliver, Year 6) for volunteering to take up the position of Secretary for 2021. Every Parents and Friends Committee meeting is open to all parents to attend. They are held on the Tuesday of Weeks 3 and 7 each term. Reminders will be through the Newsletter, Schoolzine app and on the School Calendar on the website. Children are most welcome to attend if childcare is a problem.

Sunsmart
You are no doubt aware of our “no hat, no play” policy which is in place for most of the year. We also take other measures to ensure our school is sunsmart:

• Children eat (recess and lunch) under shelter
• Outdoor assemblies are under shelter
• Children are encouraged to bring and use sunscreen (sunscreen is available in each classroom and the front office)
• Sporting activities are moved to cooler parts of the day when extremely hot
• Children are allowed to wear sunglasses at school
• Playground equipment is covered and inside areas are provided for use during lunch time