IMPORTANT DATES!
PRINCIPALS’ REPORT
Stay Well this Winter
Symptoms of influenza (flu) can hit very quickly and may last several weeks. Vaccination is the best way to protect yourself and others from getting the flu.
Keeping our school community well
Parents, carers and students are encouraged to practice prevention measures, including:
- washing and sanitising hands regularly
- avoiding touching eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands
- covering nose and mouth when coughing or sneezing · staying home if unwell and consulting a general practitioner (GP) or Nurse-on-call as required
- staying up to date with flu and COVID-19 vaccinations.
Flu vaccinations
Flu vaccinations can be booked through GPs and pharmacies, many of which can also provide COVID-19 vaccinations. Flu vaccination is recommended for everyone aged 6 months and over.
Some people are more at risk of complications from flu and are eligible for free vaccination as part of the National Immunisation Program.
COVID-19 booster
The 2024 COVID-19 booster dose is available for everyone aged 18 and above.
Getting your booster dose remains the best way to prevent severe illness or hospitalisation, especially in people aged over 65 and those at higher risk of severe illness.
Children aged between 5 and 17 years who are at risk of severe illness can also receive a 2024 booster dose.
You can get your next dose at your local pharmacy or GP. To find one near you, refer to the vaccine clinic finder.
Find out more
For more information about preventing flu, and immunisation, refer to: · Better Health Channel influenza flu immunisation fact sheet · Getting vaccinated against influenza.
National Reconciliation Week
National Sorry Day is on this Sunday the 26th of May, and will be followed by National Reconciliation Week.
RGLPS will base content around these important themes during Reconciliation week to enhance the theme in our own community. I know how articulate and passionate our students and I can’t wait to see them engage in the theme of ‘now more than ever.’
Take care.
Kirrily Lamers
Principal
STUDENTS OF THE WEEK
ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS REPORT
Connected Parenting Webinar
Monday 3rd June 6.00pm - 8.10pm
@RGLPS Staffroom
Please join us, our partners at The Resilience Project, the fabulous Lael Stone and a few of our amazing students for this informative webinar titled, ‘Connected Parenting’.
What you can expect.
Kicking off at 6:00pm, our students will guide you through some GEM-EL (Gratitude, Empathy, Mindfulness & Emotional Literacy) activities for 30 minutes then we can all jump online to meet the fabulous Lael Stone.
This Connected Parenting Webinar offers a valuable set of tools for parents and carers aiming to raise children through positive connections and communication. Tips for parents and carers will include;
- – Guiding our children to become resilient adults.
- – Practical strategies to build stronger connections with your children.
- – Ideas to support your children when they are frustrated or going through challenging situations.
- – Simple ways to create co-operation.
- – Dealing with our own triggers as a parent.
- – Understanding big emotions and feelings and assisting your kids in becoming emotionally resilient.
Finally, from 7:45pm – 8:10pm we offer our attending parents the space to connect with other parents and carers over a cuppa.
Note: We will provide parents an opportunity to access the recorded webinar at a later stage.
About Lael Stone
Lael Stone is an author, TEDx speaker, counsellor and parenting educator who specialises in navigating trauma and disconnection in families. She has spent the last 17 years working with families, as well as running programs in Secondary schools for teens on relationships and Well being. She is a mother of three grown up children and the co-founder of Woodline Primary School a new innovative school focused on supporting emotional intelligence in children.
Grade 6 Buddies and our Preppies enjoying an activity in the sunshine!
REMINDER
Cystic Fibrosis - Free Dress Day
Friday 24th May
Every May, the cystic fibrosis community comes together for CF Awareness Month. The theme of this year’s CF Awareness Month is, “Resilient.”
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited disease in which the body makes very thick, sticky mucus. The mucus causes problems in the lungs, pancreas, and other organs. People with cystic fibrosis get lung infections often. Over time, they have more trouble breathing.
Friday 24th May will be a free dress day. We aim to raise awareness about cystic fibrosis and ask students to bring along a gold coin to donate to the Royal Children’s Hospital.
REMINDER
On Thursday 23rd May at 4:30pm, we will run the online OHS Induction course for any parent who completed the Classroom Helpers course last year and needs to renew their OHS component in order to assist in classrooms this year. The course will be held online via Webex and should take approximately 15 minutes.
Please log in to Compass to indicate if you would like to attend and a link to the Webex meeting will be emailed to you
Luke Franklin, Denisse Lobos & Cathie Sutton
Assistant Princpial
APPLY NOW TO ENROL YOUR CHILD IN PREP FOR 2025
If you have a child starting primary school in 2025, it’s time to enrol. Make sure to submit the 3-page enrolment application by Friday 26 July 2024. If you are enrolling the sibling of a student at our school for Foundation in 2025, and both children will be attending our school at the same time, your child is prioritised for a place at our school as per the department’s Placement Policy.
It is important to follow the statewide timeline to enrol your child in prep. This allows us to plan our classrooms, staffing and transition activities and ensures your child has the best start to school. You will receive email confirmation of your enrolment on Monday 29th July, as well as a more detailed enrolment form to complete and return by Friday 23rd August to accept your prep place.
Prep enrolment forms are available in the foyer at the school office. If you have any questions, please contact Kerilyn in the office.
2024 RGLPS ARTS AND WRITER’S FESTIVAL
As mentioned previously, the ’RGLPS Arts and Writers Festival’ will held during the week Monday 9th September 2024. All students will contribute a writing piece and an original artwork based on our 2024 theme. We have once again organised Author Talks and Workshops for all RGLPS classes during the Festival week.
Here is a peek into one of our visiting authors during the 2024 Festival:
Zeno Sworder is the author we have booked to work with our Year 3 classes. Sworder is a writer and artist who lives in Melbourne with his young family. Sworder is the CBCA New Illustrator of the Year 2021, and his first book This Small Blue Dot was a CBCA Notable Book, the winner of the 2021 Australian Book Designers Association’s Award for Best Designed Children’s Illustrated Book, and the Designers’ Choice Children’s/Young Adult Book of the Year.
Illustrator Zeno Sworder to invites you to create your own masterpiece using the below template:
STUDENT LEADERS’ NEWS
GRADE 1 NEWS
Introducing Dennis and Sharalanda
The Grade 1 Team welcomed Dennis and Sharalanda into 1SV this week!
For our Inquiry Unit, students have been investigating how different animals grow and change throughout their life cycle. To support their learning, students will observe the changes of the stick insects. Students are looking forward to watching the stick insects shed their exoskeleton and seeing Dennis grow wings!.
Fun Fact: Did you know that when predators such as birds approach, the insect tries to remain completely still in order to blend with the branches. If a predator isn’t fooled and grabs the bug by the leg, it’s no big deal. The insect can detach the leg and scuttle away. It will later regenerate, or grow back, the lost limb.
Grade 1 Team
LIBRARY NEWS
STEM NEWS
ART NEWS
GOLF LINKS COMMUNITY GROUP
Did you enjoy the Mother’s Day events? The GLCG Is always happy to have new members, or people to add to our volunteer list for events! If you’re interested in either of these two things, please contact Magda Newman on 0408 840 007. We would love to have you!
CANTEEN
Canteen Special
Falafel Wrap with Hommus $5.00
Extras: Lettuce, tomato, carrot, cucumber $0.50 each
Cheese $0.80
Quiche (Lorraine or Spinach) $6.50
Help Needed
We still need some help over all tim slots and days. If you are able to help out please ring or text me on 0438 585 323 or email margaret.graves@education.vic.gov.au.
Thanks you
Margaret Groves
Roster
COMMUNITY NOTICES
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