Lavington East Public School Newsletter

The temporary closure of the NSW-Victoria border, which was implemented to contain the spread of COVID-19 from Victoria and to protect the health and wellbeing of NSW residents, remains in force. The border zone is defined as townships along the Murray River including Mildura, Wodonga and Echuca on the Victorian side.

Under the amended Public Health Order, any person who already has a valid day school visitor permit will continue to be able to use this permit for 14 days, until midnight on Friday 21 August. This permit will expire after Friday 21 August. It will be replaced with a special schools permit for children who attend special purpose schools. Any child or staff member in the Border Zone will be able to continue crossing the border to attend school or work as long as they stay within the Border Zone. The changes include:

• Staff and students who reside within the border zone, on either side of the NSW-Victoria border, are permitted to cross the border to attend a school located in the border zone by obtaining a Border Zone Resident Permit.

Victorian residents who reside outside of the border zone will not be able to enter NSW to attend school unless they obtain an exemption.
Victorian residents who reside within the border zone but attend a school outside the border zone will not be permitted to cross the border without an exemption.
HSC students and HSC teachers who reside beyond the Victorian border zone can travel to NSW schools provided they have been granted an exemption.
All other Victorian staff and students who reside beyond the border zone will be supported to learn and work from home.
Students attending a School for Specific Purposes will be eligible for a special permit through the NSW Government website.

Visit the NSW Government website to apply for a border permit.

We are currently awaiting advice on the Year 5 Camp to Great Aussie Resort.  Please hold on payments for now.  All received monies will also be placed on hold.  Thank you for your patience.

Week 4 - Peer Support

This week in Peer Support the children will discuss skills and how to communicate their feelings and needs to others.  The children will discuss skills they use when participating in a variety of activities.  When children understand they already have many of the skills needed to succeed, they can feel more confident when trying something new.  The children are asked to identify events which trigger different feelings.  Encourage your child to remember the skills they have used in one activity when trying something new.  Also encourage your child to communicate their feelings and needs.

School Photo Day is only two weeks away.  We have been advised by the School Photographer that you can still use your original envelope that was sent home earlier in the year.  If you no longer have your original envelope, please contact the office for a new one.  For all families wishing to purchase photos, you can pay directly to THE PHOTOGRAPHER on their website, or return correct money in the envelope on the day of photos, Tuesday 25 August.   PLEASE DO NOT PAY THROUGH POP TO THE SCHOOL  - the photographers are a third party provider and the money is not to come through the School account.  Thank you.