Hallett Cove East Primary School

• Tuesday November 23rd - Yr 6/7 Aquatics program
• Tuesday November 30th - Concert
• Thursday December 9th - Yr 6 and Yr 7 Graduations

Dear Parents/Caregivers

FOR VOLUNTEERS

RESPONDING TO RISKS OF HARM, ABUSE AND NEGLECT TRAINING

On July 1st a new Responding to Abuse and Neglect training was released. The new training is called Responding to Risks of Harm, Abuse and Neglect – Education and Care. We call it RRHAN-EC for short. The Department for Education has asked that all current volunteers with the older certificates that expire on December 31st 2021 please undertake the new training to receive a new certificate before December 31st. The new certificate expiry date will be December 31st 2024. This new certificate will be required to continue volunteering in 2022. It will also be the required training for new applicants undertaking applications to become volunteers from now on.

As a volunteer, you only need to do the  RRHAN-EC fundamentals course.  Please use this link to book into Plink to do the course. Please then provide the school with a copy of your new certificate asap. Thank you in advance

LATEST COVID UPDATE FROM THE DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

On November 16, the Commissioner of Police, acting in his role as the State Coordinator responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, announced the Emergency Management (Education and Early Childhood Settings Vaccination) (COVID-19) Direction 2021.

Under this Direction, COVID-19 vaccinations will be mandatory for all people who work or volunteer at our school except those who have a medical exemption endorsed by the Chief Public Health Officer. This includes:

·         All of our staff and contractors

·         Anyone who visits our schools centre for work purposes

·         Our Governing Council members

·         All our volunteers and parent helpers (people who assist with reading, camps, excursions, canteen, fundraising etc).

Under this Direction, all of the above-mentioned people must receive at least 1 dose of a Therapeutic Goods Association (TGA) approved COVID-19 vaccination and a booking to receive a second dose by 11.59pm on 10 December 2021, which is the last day of term. This means that from the very start of 2022, parents/caregivers who volunteer in the school will need to show evidence that they are double vaccinated to be able to volunteer. Those volunteers who would like to continue volunteering next year and who are already double vaccinated are encouraged to come in and show me your evidence to asap, to ensure your smooth transition into volunteering next year.

Please note that the Direction does not apply to students, parents dropping off or picking up children, attending parent teacher interviews, events or similar, as long as they are not working or volunteering at the event and COVID safe measures are followed.

More information about the Direction is available on The Department for Education website:  education.sa.gov.au.

Our number one priority is providing a safe environment for our students and for our staff, and this new measure aims to reduce the spread of COVID-19.

PREMIER’S BE ACTIVE CHALLENGE

Congratulations!

A huge congratulations to Hallett Cove East Primary School which, for the fifth year in a row, has been selected as one of the 50 highest achieving schools in this year’s Premier’s Be Active Challenge due to the more than 400 students who completed the 10 week challenge. Well done to everyone who completed the challenge, but in particular those students who completed the full 10 weeks – great effort!

PREMIER’S READING CHALLENGE

This year we had many students complete the challenge of reading 12 age appropriate books over the first 8 months of the year. As we know the value of developing reading skills can never be underestimated. The students achieved in the following categories:

·         1st year certificate

·          bronze medal

·          silver medal

·          gold medal

·          Champion medal

·          Legend medal

·          Hall of Fame medal

·          Reader for Life certificate (8 years in challenge)

·          Reader for Life certificate (9 years in challenge)

This year we were also in the top 55 achieving schools for completion of the Premier’s Reading Challenge. A special reception with the Premier and Minister for Education was held last week on Wednesday at the Adelaide Zoo. Irene Sulcs and Taylah from 9W represented our school and received our award. Taylah was chosen as she was a 9 Year Reader for life.

Well done to all students and we look forward to even more students taking on the challenge next year. 

Dear Parents and Caregivers,

Remembrance Day 

On Thursday 11th November we conducted our Remembrance Day Ceremony. We had planned to spend part of the service in the pavilion and part by the flag poles but due to the extreme weather we stayed in the pavilion where we had a symbolic flag raising during The Rouse. 

I would like to thank our year 5 students Emerson, Noah, Lewis, Cooper, Charlotte, Jake and Ivy for the manner in which they spoke to the school.  

I would like to commend all the students of our school for the way they conducted themselves during the ceremony.  

The wreaths, which were made by some classes and individuals, have been on display in the front office. 

Kindy to Reception Transition. 

On Wednesday 17th November we had our first successful visit by many of our new reception students for next year. It was fabulous to meet 48 of our new 2022 students and we hope to have a few more for our final two transition mornings on the 24th November and 1st December. 

Non reception students, who will be new to our school in 2022, will be invited to join us for our planned visit to meet our 2022 teacher in the final week of school. 

As we head towards the end of the year. 

Our last few weeks of the school year for 2021 are busy for us all. It has been a pleasure to visit classes who are eagerly preparing for our end of year concert. Our students are often so eager to share their learning both inside the classroom and out and it is so wonderful to witness their incredible growth. 

Kind Regards,

Andrea Hayden

Deputy Principal

Growing up is not straightforward: Positive Experiences

The following is an extract from a parenting blog by Michael Grose. See the previous section in the last newsletter or read the full article via the link:  parentingideas.com.au

The experiences that develop maturity and coping capacities fit into two broad areas – challenging and positive experiences.

Though children and young people will inevitably experience challenging experiences, positive experiences help to balance the experience ledger by building a child’s identity, wellbeing and emotional collateral.

These positive experiences include:

• Love: Knowing that a child is loved and loveable is at the core of their self-worth. Self-esteem and identity built in adolescence needs a solid foundation of self-worth.
• Friendship: Making and keeping friends is an essential life task linked to many aspects of happiness and wellbeing.
• Contribution: The ability to belong to groups through contribution fulfils a basic need. It allows children to experience real gratitude and feel needed, which builds self-esteem.
• Expectation: When life becomes challenging or when stress and anxiety build, children need something positive or fun to look forward to. Hope and anticipation are well-known antidotes to stress.
• Excitement: Fun, joy, excitement! Any activity that shifts children’s and young people’s emotion from unpleasant, low energy to pleasant and high energy is a good thing.
• Play: Involvement in enjoyable activities such as hobbies, interests, sports, music, games, creative and performance arts are central to healthy wellbeing. Activities that are fun, freely chosen and create flow (the ability to lose track of time) fit the criteria of play.

A child’s age and related milestones is a recognised marker of their development. However, their life experiences, as much as the number of birthdays they’ve had, contribute to their maturity, resilience and readiness for the wider world.

Joey Traeger

Pastoral Care Worker at Hallett Cove East Primary School on Wednesdays and Fridays. 

joey.traeger704@schools.sa.edu.au 

Class teachers have organised some fun final activities for the term.  Please assist the admin team by making payments promptly.

The 2022 Materials and Services charge online polling process has closed. The school community will be notified of the results soon.

If you are yet to pay your 2021 Materials and Services fees we remind families to clear all outstanding accounts. Debt collection process has  commenced.

Today is the last day to submit your 2021 School Card Scheme application.

To determine eligibility for School Card please click on this link.  If you are experiencing financial difficulties we ask you contact the Business Manager via email dl.1053.finance@schools.sa.edu.au  

Imelda Jolly

Business Manager

Keep an eye out next week for a Skoolbag message!!!  Our Fundraising Team have organised an EOY Raffle with the prizes being handed out at the EOY Concert on the 30th November.  Tickets will only be available via Qkr for a short amount of time.

• Available via Qkr!
  
• Limited Lunch menu 
• Orders by 9.15
• We thank you for your continued understanding and support.

Volunteers Wanted !!

Volunteers are important to our school community. Our canteen relies on help from volunteers to deliver a meal service to our pupils.

To enable us to provide a varied recess and lunch menu offer to our pupils we really do need your help.   

If you have a spare hour or more we would welcome your support.

Not registered with the school as a volunteer?  Volunteer application packs are available from the front office containing all the information you need to submit your registration as a volunteer...... WE NEED YOU

If you have any uniform items in good condition that are now surplus to your needs our volunteers would appreciate donations.  

Donations can be left at the administration office.  Thank you.

Opening hours :- House 1, through the carport - facing Forresters Rd

Wednesday morning 8.30-9.00 

Wednesday afternoon 3.00-3.30 

Qkr App (pronounced quicker) is Hallett Cove East Primary School and Out of School Hours/Vacation Care preferred form of payment. 

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