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Thursday 14 September 2017

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Monday Sept 18 to Thursday 21 Sept Whole School Swimming

Friday September 15 Yr 3/4 ACMI Excursion Animation Workshop – The Magic of Aardman Exhibition - 11.00am to 3.30pm

Family Dinner – Matthew Flinders Hotel 5.30pm RSVP required – refer PA section

Monday September 18 End of Term Awards Assembly 9.00am PAC

Friday September 22 Footy Day

Brief assembly at 2.20pm Last Day of Term Early finish 2.30pm Monday October 9 Start of Term 4 Monday Sept 9 to Wednesday Sept 11 Yr 3/4 Camp Phillip Island Students to be at school 8.30am, pick up 3.30pm Thursday September 21 Permission forms due back for Yr 1 Late Stay and Yr 2 Sleepover Friday October 20 Yr 1 Stay Late at School Yr 2 Sleepover

Monday November 6 Curriculum day

Refer to the website for Notices

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MORE TO CELEBRATE $$$$$$$$ Some of you may be aware that we applied for an Inclusive Schools Grant of $200,000 earlier this term. We were aiming to redesign the Year 1/2 classrooms in to flexible work spaces which better reflect 21 century learning. After receiving a call from Mr Steve Dimopoulos yesterday, he asked whether we were able to have a special assembly this morning as he would like to make an announcement. I thought that Steve would be announcing a successful grant application. Well the announcement was beyond expectation. With Steve's support and discussions with the Education Minister Mr James Merlino we have been given $2,000,000 to rebuild Building C! Yes that is right! 10 times our original request! It will be a complete knock down and rebuild! We will be able to design new classroom spaces, a new art room, a new library, etc. It will enable students and staff to be able to work more collaboratively and to provide innovative learning methods that integrate the use of technologies, inquiry, higher order thinking and problem based approaches. It will also encourage the integration of community resources beyond school walls.

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SCHOOL PRIDE Due to our swimming program, excursions and incursions we will be holding our PB BBQ early next term. It will allow for even more children to achieve the 4 PB’s required for attendance.

SWIMMING WEEK Dates for swimming: Monday 18th September to Thursday 21th September What to bring:

Bathers (students should wear their bathers to school underneath their school uniform)

Underwear (packed in bag – include a plastic bag to take home wet clothing/towels)

Thongs/sandals or Crocs (these must not be worn to school, however can be worn to and from the pool)

Goggles

Towel

Swimming cap (will be provided at their first lesson) After yet another recent drowning (showcased on all channels this week) it highlights the need for all students to learn to swim. It really is an essential lifesaving skill. Almost all students are participating in our annual swimming program and we thank you all for recognising the importance of our swimming program. It not only helps in developing students swimming skills, but teaches students responsibility. How to take care of their belongings, dry themselves, organise wet clothing, get dressed, be on time, etc. HEAD LICE From time to time schools face outbreaks of head lice. Unfortunately, we seem to have numerous notifications across the whole school. In line with our school policy we will…..

Conduct regular visual checks to identify whether headlice or eggs are present.

Where headlice/eggs are found the students’ parents will be notified.

Parents will be asked to collect their child so that treatment can begin immediately.

If your child has head lice or eggs we require you to use a chemical product licensed to treat head lice or use conditioner and comb method. It is very important to make sure follow up treatments are completed to destroy the life cycle of head lice. Please note that health regulations requires that where a child has head lice, that child should not return to school until appropriate treatment has commenced. The school may request the completion of an ‘action taken form’, which requires parents/guardians/carers to nominate if and when the treatment has started. Some information regarding head lice has been attached to the end of this newsletter. EXTEND HOLIDAY PROGRAM Thank you to everyone who supported our last holiday program. If you need care please use our service so that we can ensure that the program is viable. END OF TERM AWARDS ASSEMBLY We extend an invite to all parents for our special end of term assembly on Monday 18 September at 9am. We hope you can join us!






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FOOTY DAY – Friday September 22 Don’t forget to come dressed up in your favourite sporting team colors. END OF TERM ASSEMBLY There will be a brief end of term assembly on Friday 22 September at 2:20pm in the Dream Space (weather permitting). If it is cold and wet we will meet in the PAC. School will finish at 2.30pm next Friday. CURRICULUM DAY Just a reminder that our final curriculum day will be held Monday Nov 5. The staff will be participating in further professional learning in mathematics. We will be fine tuning our instructional approach, devising new weekly planners and reviewing one of the HITS (High Impact Teaching Strategies) in preparation for 2018. YEAR 3/4 CAMP Don’t forget to return all camp notices ASAP. The teachers attending camp will be Mr Brown, Mrs Linda Longstaff, Mrs Helen Davies and myself. The parents who will be attending are Charmaine Bacon and Andrew Taranto. Thank you for volunteering to join us on camp. NOT RETURNING IN 2018? At this time of year we begin planning for the 2018 school year. If your family plans mean your child/ren will not return to Mount Waverley Heights Primary School in 2018 (not including our Year 6 students), please contact the School Office to let us know. BASKETBALL TEAM A selected group of Year 5/6 students participated in the SDSSA Basketball competition last Friday. Great resilience, determination and teamwork was shown throughout the day. Congratulations to both teams but in particular to our girls basketball team who came runners up in the final. They have now qualified to compete in the Division competition. Well done girls! INSPIRATIONAL At last week’s assembly I introduced our students to an incredibly inspiring National Geographic photographer - Joel Sartore (Photo Ark). He is dedicating his life/works to capturing the world’s species believing that if we connect with them, then we may do something to save them. His pictures are amazing and are on display at the Leopard Lodge at the Melbourne Zoo (1 July – 1 October). If you are heading to the zoo these holidays, don’t forget to check out his incredible work. Joel Sartore’s documentaries can be viewed on Wednesday nights at 8.30pm on the National Geographic animal channel. Let’s celebrate….

Our girl’s basketball team!

A fixed front gate – Thank you Clive Bacon! Until next week,

Sharon

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Curriculum Update Kinder visits Helen, Mrs Despotellis and I have been taking a small group of choir students to local kinders and childcare centres. The students did a great job performing songs and implementing activities for the kinder students. Kinders and childcare centres always comment on how fantastic our students are. Well done! We will continue to visit kinders next term, if you have any connections to kinders or childcare centres please let me know, they may like a visit too!

Sentral Parent Portal Swimming times are on the parent portal/ parent bulletin section. If you missed the literacy and numeracy ideas from last weeks newsletter, they have been posted to Sentral!

Physical Education NOTES: CONGRATULATIONS to the Girls and Boys Basketball Teams!

Last Friday Mrs Douglas and Tracy accompanied the girls and boys basketball teams to the SDSSA basketball round robin. Brett and Krishna coached the boys and did an amazing job managing the team, thank you so very much! Thank you to April who helped out with the girls team. Both teams did extremely well with the girls making it through to the grand final on the day. The girls played an amazing game but were runners up by just 4 points. The girls finished top of Division 2 schools and will represent our district at the next level, next term! Well Done Girls!






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First Aid St John Ambulance will be visiting our school next week. To deliver free First Aid in Schools training to our students. Through the First Aid in Schools program, trained St John presenters will take the students from Prep - 6 through tailored sessions on the importance of First Aid and what to do in the event of an emergency. This is such a great program for our students, especially with the holidays coming up. More information about the St John First Aid in Schools program can be found at: www.stjohnvic.com.au/schools Swimming The swimming program has been going swimmingly! We have had great feedback from parents and students. Thank you to all the parents who have been helping out. Plus it has been great to see parents and helpers making sure their Working With Children info is at the office, along with their Child Safe signed policy. We appreciate your support! Sporting Schools This term, Dondray from McKinnon Basketball ran a sporting schools program for us. Dondray is an amazing basketballer and did a great job upskilling us for our basketball round robin. As Dondray would say… check us out hoopin’! (another term for basketball in the States!)

Thanks

Carolyn

Carolyn Datson Assistant Principal

REMINDER Yr 1 Late Stay and Yr 2 Sleepover permission forms due back Thursday 21 September




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The Mount Waverley Height Parents Association invites Parents, Friends and Students to join us

WHEN: Friday 15th Sept 2017 WHERE: Matthew Flinders Hotel, Warrigal Road, Chadstone TIME: 5.30pm

This is a great opportunity for parents, friends and students to get together, have a meal, be entertained and have some fun!

**A $100 non-refundable deposit has been paid and numbers are limited. If additional numbers are required booking will be only be amended dependant on availability.

For any queries please contact Krishna Thurston0438 550 178 or [email protected]

Family Dinner Friday 15th September

Matthew Flinders provides lots of entertainment opportunities for the children including arcade games and

play area

Family Dinner Friday 15th September

Footy Day – Friday 22nd September

*includes AFL, rugby, soccer, basketball, cricket and other ball sports

Friday 22nd September

Come dressed in the colours of your favourite footy* team

Sports clinics will be held from 11.30am-1pm.

Parents welcome.

A Free BBQ Lunch for students, staff and volunteers will be provided by the Parents Association.

If anybody could help please let the office or anybody from PA know.

Parents Association News

Matthew Flinders provides lots of

entertainment opportunities for the children

including arcade games and play area

The Mount Waverley Height Parents Association invites

Parents, Friends and Students to join us

WHEN: Friday 15th Sept 2017

WHERE: Matthew Flinders Hotel, Warrigal Road, Chadstone

TIME: 5.30pm

This is a great opportunity for parents, friends and students to get together, have a

meal, be entertained and have some fun!

**A $100 non-refundable deposit has been paid and numbers are limited. If additional

numbers are required booking will be only be amended dependant on availability.

For any queries please contact Krishna Thurston0438 550 178 or [email protected]

LIBRARY BORROWING HAS FINISHED FOR TERM 3

We advise that there is no more borrowing from the Library for this Term and all books outstanding need to be returned as soon as possible.






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6 weeks to go…

PRE-SALE TICKETS & MEMORABILIA AVAILABLE NOW Don’t miss out on your chance to get heavily discounted prices on rides, commemorative wine and

the special edition “50th Celebration” book. These prices will not be available on the day of the Fete

so get in quick!

Order forms are available on the website but I have also included them in this week’s newsletter to

make it easier for you. Keep an eye out for the billboards, banners and fete website which will go up

this week.

Class Stall Update:

The classes are busy working on their stalls and thank you

for all of your support so far. Prep D have enough nail polish

now but we still need hair products for the Crazy Hair stall. If

you can help our with coloured hairspray, gel, normal hair

spray, new packets of hair ties etc please drop them into the

office over the next week or so.

Til next time…The Fete Committee

Thank you to our Fete sponsors and supporters…






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Head lice Scratching for Answers?

Frequently asked questions

Where do head lice come from?

Head lice have been around for thousands of years. As with any insect, they learn to adapt to their environment in order to survive. We are never going to be completely rid of them, but we can make managing them easier.

Do head lice fly or jump?

Head lice do not have wings so they cannot fly. They can't jump because they do not have ‘knees’.

So how do head lice move around?

Head lice crawl very fast and require head to head contact for transmission. It is possible that because of the way young children play, head lice are seen more widely amongst primary school children than adolescents or adults.

Can head lice spread disease?

No. Head lice cannot transmit or pass disease on to people.

Who is responsible for checking and treating head lice?

Like similar health conditions such scabies, and ringworm, it is a parent or guardian’s responsibility to treat and care for their child.

Do head lice live in carpets, clothes, hats or sheets?

No. Head lice very rarely fall from the head. They require blood to survive. Head lice feed three to four times a day and without blood, will dehydrate in six hours in a dry climate and 24 hours in a humid climate. An egg requires warmth to hatch and is the reason why they are laid close to the scalp. The further away from the scalp, the less likely they are to survive.

Is it true that head lice only like clean hair?

No. Head lice are not selective. They don't care if hair is long, short, blonde, brown, washed this morning or last week. As long as they are warm, and have blood to drink, then they are content.

What treatment kills 100% of head lice or eggs?

There is no single treatment that kills 100% of head lice or eggs. Whichever treatment you choose it can take time and persistence to get rid of head lice. Use a method that will not risk the health of your child.

Is there a way to prevent head lice?

No. It's important to check your child's head regularly with conditioner and comb even when you don’t think your child has head lice. There is no research to prove that chemical or herbal therapies can prevent head lice.

How does the conditioner and comb method work?

It’s a very cheap and effective way of finding head lice. Hair conditioner does not kill lice, but it does stun them for about 20 minutes, meaning they do not move around, and it is difficult for them to hang on. This gives you time to comb through the hair with a fine tooth (head lice) comb.

How does a chemical treatment work?

Only use products that are licensed or registered for head lice. There are four different active chemicals that target head lice, each works differently and aims to kill lice and/or eggs.

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Do some products work better than others?

Helpful hints

• Using the conditioner and comb

method every week is the best

way to detect head lice early and

minimise the problem.

• Tying back hair can help prevent

the spread of head lice.

• Many parents will complain that

they are doing the right thing but

other parents aren’t. Placing the

blame will not achieve anything.

Instead of pointing the finger,

help each other.

• A school with a head lice

education program and policy in

line with Scratching for Answers?

is a proactive school attempting

to help families address a

common health concern.

• The department’s head lice

management strategy is

supported by the Department of

Education and Early Childhood

Development.

Treatment choices

• Chemical: Treat and comb to

remove the head lice and eggs;

and repeat in seven days.

• Non-chemical: Use conditioner

and comb to remove the head

lice and eggs; and repeat every

two days until no live lice have

been found for 10 days.

Over time, head lice may develop resistance to some chemicals. It is important to check if a treatment you used has worked, and if not, treat again with another product that has a different chemical in it.

Why do you have to treat again in seven days time?

Head lice eggs take six to seven days to hatch. And when you treat, it’s easy to miss an egg or two. By treating again in seven days, you are aiming to kill and comb out any head lice that have since hatched from eggs, which were missed.

Should I treat everyone in the family?

It is important to check each family member, using conditioner and comb, for head lice but only treat those with live lice.

What should I wash or treat at home?

As head lice only live for a short time off the head, the only extra cleaning needed is to wash the pillowslip on the hot cycle or place in clothes dryer. Head lice combs can be cleaned in water hotter than 60 degrees.

Why does my child keep getting re-infected?

Re-infection is the least likely reason for head lice returning in a week's time. If eggs do not die, or were not removed during the original treatment they may hatch and the lifecycle starts all over again. To break this lifecycle you must re-treat (regardless of treatment method) seven days after the first treatment and continue with weekly checking.

Does my child have to miss school?

According to the Public Health and Wellbeing Regulations 2009, children with head lice can be readmitted to school after head lice treatment has commenced. A certificate from a doctor or council is not required before your child goes back to school. Head lice are not the fault of schools, other families or children.

www.health.vic.gov.au/headlice

Information and photograph used are courtesy of Assoc Professor Rick Speare

and the team of researchers at the School of Public Health, James Cook University,

Queensland.

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