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15 KENNEDY ROAD PAKENHAM 3810
PHONE 5941 4436 FAX: 5941 4450
5th February
Welcome Back! Welcome Back! Welcome Back! Welcome Back!
February
Pupil Free day
Friday 20th
Parent teacher
welcome meeng
Wednesday 25th
March
Photo day
Wednesday 4th
District Swimming
Wednesday 4th
Last Day of
TERM
27TH
Welcome back to our school community. We hope you all had a very res"ul break and
enjoyed spending the precious me with your families. It has been great to walk around
the school and see so many students so excited to be back and the students so se'led
into their new 2015 classes.
We have had a number of staff return to our school and welcome them back. Welcome
to Kerri Noy teaching the grade of 1/2N, Tamara Greene sharing grade 1/2I and Kristy
Short sharing grades 1/2D and 5/6J.We wish Dale all the best at Bunyip Primary School
and Lynelle Broekhoff the best as acng Principal at PHPS.
Hats Hats Hats
Just a reminder that as a Sun smart school it is compulsory for our students to wear
hats in Terms 1 and 4. Please ensure that all hats are clearly labelled so if they are
misplaced they can be returned to their righ"ul owners.
Bikes and Scooters
There have been a couple of incidents over the last couple of years where bikes have
been taken from our school whilst in the bike enclosure. We have put procedures in
place to lock the bike shed during school mes however as a precauonary measure, if
any student has a bike chain or lock at home it is encouraged that they bring these to
school to use on their bikes.
Pupil Free Day this term
Pakenham Hills Primary School are having a Pupil Free Day on Friday 20th February.
Staff will be undertaking some professional learning form ACER (Australian Council of
Educaonal Research) on how to best assess and plan for student learning. Please put
this date on your calendars.
Photo Day
This day has been set for Wednesday 4th March in the morning. This date means that
our Prep students will be in a'endance and we should have all photos including family
portraits completed by 1pm. More informaon will follow to be sent home with
students.
Parent Teacher Welcome Mee-ngs Wednesday 25th February from 3:30pm-8:00pm
2.30 finish
Please keep this date and me free. We value the informaon gained from these
meengs and expect that all families will meet with teachers. If this date for some
reason is not convenient, the teacher will be phoning the parent to arrange another
me. In the past we have had a very good a'endance and would like to improve it
Chris-na Baker
Assistant Principal
Lynelle Broekhoff
Dale Hendrick
Assistant Principal Principal
Preps First
Day of School!
On Friday our 2015 Prep students were welcomed to Pakenham Hills.
During the day students in Prep H and Prep O met new people, had a tour
of the school and had lots of fun exploring their classrooms.
Head Lice
Lice do not jump, hop or fly. People become infected by direct contact from
one persons head to another.
Lice may move onto hats, combs, helmets, hair ties and other surfaces, but
must return to a human head to survive within 24 hours.
Head lice do not live in carpets, sandpits or on
animals.
Not everybody will itch so you must look for lice and eggs (nits).
Adult head lice are the size of tiny ants and range in colour from skin-tone to
dark brown. Head lice have claws on the end of each of their six legs.
These claws grasp the hair with such strength that it makes the head lice
difficult to dislodge.
Nits are the eggs laid by female lice and are the size and colour of a grain of
sugar. Heat generated by the body hatches eggs.
Eggs are laid very close to the scalp and stick like glue to the hair. They
hatch within 7 days. The earlier the lice are identified and treated the less
time there is for eggs to hatch.
Head lice like anybody with hair!
Treatment and Prevention
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Wet combing technique - firstly apply conditioner to dry hair, this
weakens the grip of the lice so they are more easily removed. Comb
the hair with a special head lice comb and look for the lice by wiping the comb onto
a tissue. This should be repeated 3 times a week for 3 weeks.
Chemical treatment - there are a number of different types of head lice treatments
available. All have different main ingredients, eg pyrethrins, synthetic pyrethrins,
malathion and herbal agents. If a head lice problem continues try a treatment with a
different main ingredient.
No head lice treatment will kill 100% of the eggs. You must use the treatment 7
days after the first treatment to kill any lice that may have hatched. Removal of eggs
must be done following an application of head lice treatment. Eggs can be removed
by combing with a special head lice comb or with the fingernails. If eggs are not
removed the problem may recur.
Lice live on strands of hair but move to the scalp to feed. It is important
that all of the hair is completely covered with the head lice treatment and
is used according to instructions.
Wash combs, brushes, towels, hats and bed linen in detergent and hot
water.
Lice can be weakened by thoroughly brushing hair morning and night. When injured
or weakened, lice have difficulty gripping the hair.
Tea tree oil applied to the hair can be used as a preventative measure against
infestation.
Get into the habit of checking the hair every time it is washed. Daily checking is
necessary if there is an outbreak as everybody may not itch.
Avoid direct head to head contact with others.
Sick Bay is now proudly sponsored by:
PharmaSave - Cardinia Lakes Pharmacy
Our children & families health is their top priority
Open Monday - Friday 9am - 8pm
Saturday 9am – 5pm
Sunday 10am – 4pm
5940 5218
NOTE FROM SICK BAY
The Sick Bay is a very important part of the school. I am on hand to comfort the injured and unwell, assist with medicaon, and
of course I am available for parents should they have any concerns regarding their child in this area.
I would like to remind parents that any forms regarding their child’s health and /or medicaon should be returned to the
school promptly. This would be greatly appreciated as it assists me to manage your child’s individual needs.
The warm weather is upon us. We do ask that children wear their hats outside. We also encourage parents to put a change of
clothes in school bags for the junior classes. This helps us to care for your child if accidents occur! Unfortunately, we o@en do
not have enough spare clothes in the Sick Bay to change students if these accidents occur and then parents need to be
contacted.
If your child comes home with a spare change of clothes from Sick Bay, could we please have them returned to school washed
as soon as possible? As supplies are limited and they will be needed for other students to borrow.
As an Asthma Friendly school we encourage all students to carry their reliever puffers with them if they are able to use their
Ventolin and are aware of the correct procedures. I am quite happy to have them stored in Sick Bay and to assist your child
with the administering of the medicaon. Any student who requires assistance is very welcome to come to me for help.
Please ensure that if your child has asthma, no ma'er how mild, that they have an Asthma Management Plan completed and
up to date.
You must send wri<en authoriza-on with any medica-on that is required during school hours. All medicaon is to come to
school in original packaging. Under the department guidelines we can't administer medicaon that is not in the original packaging. Prepared forms are available at the front office. NO medicaons other than asthma puffers are permi'ed in the child’s
school bag. They are to be handed to the office or the sick bay for safe keeping, and can be collected at the end of the day if
required.
Parents please take the me to name your child’s belongings, so that we can return them. Please remind your child that if
they take off their jumper etc, to put them straight into their bags.
If you are collecng your child from the classroom or A@er School Care please take the me to check that they have their
jumpers, jackets, hats etc. We appreciate your co-operaon in this ma'er.
Please also ensure that all current phone numbers are up to date. This is very important. When a child is feeling unwell or has
been injured we need to be able to contact their parents as quickly as possible. Some students become quite distressed if we
cannot contact anyone and they have to remain in sick bay. It can be a very long day for them, especially if they are unwell.
Please do not send your child to school if they are unwell. The best place for them is at home.
If you have any concerns please feel free to call in or phone me.
Kind Regards,
Rosina Rudd
First aid
Co-ordinator