Dear parents and carers,

This week has been much colder, thank you to those families who have jumpers and coats clearly labelled so that we can return these to their owners easily.

Some of the children are experiencing colds and sniffles, and we appreciate those who have been monitoring this on the home front and taking the necessary precautions and measures to prevent the spread of these bugs.

It is noticeable as we move towards the end of a very busy term, that the children are becoming more tired as they try to keep pace with the busyness of both home and school. For those who are tired, an early night can work fabulously in restoring children to their regular selves.

For those who enjoy their technology, limiting the use of devices at home (e.g. no use of technology devices after 7:30pm) can also help – not allowing devices to stay in bedrooms overnight goes a long way towards avoiding late night messaging of friends, which is often a cause of tension at home.

Be aware that the issue of nits continues to be the cause of deep frustration in our community. We have been in contact with Community Health and the best advice available is for outbreaks to be treated at home. Please be aware that it is important to monitor for reoccurrences over the next few weeks after the initial treatment to ensure that all lice/eggs are removed. Further to this, it is useful for everyone to be regularly checking for outbreaks.

As you are aware teachers have been working on collating reports for the first half of the year. These are due to be sent home next Thursday, June 27.  There is opportunity for you to discuss these reports with your child’s teacher at the parent teacher conferences set down for Wk. 10.

Parents have asked for the opportunity to make bookings online as they find this a more convenient way to manage their time. Please use the link below to book your interview time.

Parents of children who have personalised plans are asked to book a 30min time slot to enable a quality discussion and collaboration around preparing the personalised plan for Term 3.

https://www.schoolinterviews.com.au/code?code=9rjbh

Be aware that the online booking system will close on Friday June 28 at 2pm.

If you have not made a booking by that time, you will need to contact us and arrange a time from those remaining available slots.

The smooth running of our event relies on all parents keeping to the timetable. Please consider other parents and end on time.

Facebook page – in order to find the school’s Facebook page, you need to search for St Joseph’s Primary School, Grenfell.

Please be aware that this page is only for promoting teaching and learning at school, it will not be used as a general communications page.

Sincerely