Important Information This Week
KIDS WALKING TO AND HOME VIA THE REC RESERVE GATE
We have noticed an increased number of children exiting our school each day via the Drouin Rec Reserve gates and walking down through Civic Park. If your child is a walker, please ensure you have informed your child’s teacher in writing either via a class dojo, an email or written note. Any student walking needs exit the school behind the signage making sure they hug the fence line and stay of the roads to avoid carline pick up and drop off traffic.
ST ITA’S DAY CANCELLATION
Unfortunately, our Whole School Approach to Positive Behaviours (WSAPB) celebrations on Thursday as part of St Ita's day will need to be postponed for a week when we have more staff onsite and where doing a mixed-age group activity is more practical. Students will wear their normal school uniform this Thursday and we will have our WSAPB colours day and activity on another date which we will inform you of once decided.
CROSS COUNTRY CANCELLATION
There will be no cross-country trials tomorrow due to the ongoing Covid affected absences across the school. Instead we will plan to trial any keen children on Monday to decide on Cross Country Team that will represent St Ita's at Chairo. This event is just for the grade 3 - 6 students.
SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY TUESDAY
District Cross Country Team will represent St Ita's at Chario on Tuesday 24th May. There will be a quick turn around for permission notes so please keep an eye on your emails if you child is selected!
ANDREW CHINN WORKSHOP
Our Andrew Chinn workshops will proceed as planned on Thursday and we will have our concert in the afternoon in our hall. Sadly we won't be able to have parents onsite due to the current Covid situation.
RE SCHOOL CLOSURE DAY
A reminder to all parents that our whole school Religious Education Planning day is on Friday 10th June. There will be no school for students on this day as all teachers will be in team planning on this day.
MARIST-SION COLLEGE PRODUCTION
This year Marist-Sion College students present…
SCHOOL FEES & CONCESSIONS
Term 1 & Term 2 fees are now due and payable.
If any families would like to set up a weekly, fortnightly or monthly direct debit schedule for school fees, please complete the Direct Debit Form below and return to the school office. For any assistance regarding calculations of payments, please contact us via email on: admin@stidrouin.catholic.edu.au
For any families that have recently received a Government means-tested health care concession card, please forward a copy of your card to the office to check your eligibility, as a fee concession may apply. The card must be in the name of the parent/fee payer for a fee concession to apply.
If your current Health Care card is due to expire this year and your card is re-issued, please send a copy of your new card details to the office as soon as possible for the concession to be checked and applied for next year's fees, if not already done so.
COVID UPDATE
With the arrival of colder weather, cases of influenza (the flu) are increasing throughout Victoria. Our community is at risk of higher rates of students and staff affected by the flu or COVID-19 this season.
What to do if your child(ren) gets sick
To help keep your child(ren) and our school community safe, please take the following steps if your child(ren) has any cold or flu-like symptoms:
- take a COVID-19 test and follow the current Department of Health isolation requirements if a positive result is shown
- keep your child(ren) at home until their symptoms pass
- encourage your child(ren) to wash their hands regularly and ask them to cover their nose and mouth when sneezing and coughing.
Common flu-like symptoms include a high fever, cough, runny nose, loss of appetite, body aches and feeling extremely weak and tired. Diagnosis of the flu can only be confirmed by a doctor after a nose or throat swab.
COVID-19 vaccination
COVID-19 vaccines are available free of charge to everyone aged five (5) years and over in Australia.
It is important that children and young people have the best possible protection against the flu and COVID-19 by getting vaccinated.
Ensuring your children are protected against serious illness helps to protect everyone in our community, including older family members who may be at higher risk, along with younger children who can’t receive vaccinations yet.
You can book COVID-19 vaccinations through the COVID-19 hotline on 1800 675 398 or at a participating GP, pharmacy, or community health service.
FLU VACCINATION
Flu vaccination is recommended for everyone aged six (6) months and over.
Some people are more at risk of complications from the flu and are eligible for free vaccination under the National Immunisation Program including:
- anyone aged 65 years and older
- pregnant women (at any stage of pregnancy)
- all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged from six (6) months and over
- people six (6) months or older with:
- heart disease
- chronic lung disease (including people with severe asthma who require frequent hospital visits)
- chronic neurological conditions
- impaired immunity
- haemoglobinopathies (blood disorders caused by genetic changes)
- diabetes
- kidney disease
- children on long-term aspirin therapy from six (6) months to 10 years
- children aged from six (6) months to under five (5) years.
Flu vaccinations can be booked through General Practitioners (GPs) and pharmacies, many of which can also provide COVID-19 vaccinations. If you would like more information about the flu vaccination, visit the Better Health Channel.