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Glen Huon Grinners
As part of our Behaviour Support Model, staff across the school reward students with “Grinners”. These can be given for all kinds of things such as listening respectfully, being organised, helping others, making a particular effort with their learning tasks, helping keep our school tidy and so on. This can be for things in class, in the playground or even special effort put in at home.
Once students have collected 10 Grinners, these can then be cashed in for a special activity with a member of staff. Rewards include things such as cooking, face painting, making slime, selecting a special stone, games and craft (as shown in the poster below).
This week I had the pleasure of making some special paper planes with Alyssa.
Next week’s special will be Curried Sausages and Rice.
Please order online on the Spriggy Schools app. Cut off time is 10am Wednesday morning. If you have any issues, feel free to contact Laura on 0437 177 507.
The canteen also has snacks for sale at the canteen for recess and lunch. We accept cash only over the counter.
It’s not too late to get your flu shot this winter!
Flu may have taken a back seat recently, but it can be serious and it’s back. Some people are at greater risk of becoming severely unwell if they get the flu. Flu vaccines are recommended for everyone over six months of age.
Until the end of August, all Tasmanians can get a free flu vaccine at:
- GPs and state-run community clinics for all people aged six months and over
- participating pharmacies for all people aged 10 years and over.
Speak with your GP, healthcare provider or local pharmacist to book an appointment. Normal Medicare arrangements apply for GP consultations.
To book a free flu vaccine at a state-run clinic, call the Public Health Hotline on 1800 671 738 or visit
If you need support translating or interpreting this information, contact the Translating and Interpreting Service on 131 450.
As advised by our Secretary last week (please see update here), the recent review of the Risk management plan concluded that it’s no longer practicable or reasonable for staff to provide their vaccination evidence in a workplace health and safety context.
As a result of this review, our COVID-19 vaccination policy has been rescinded and staff and volunteers are no longer required to provide details of their COVID-19 vaccination status.
I do want to thank everyone who complied with this policy. This was an incredibly important risk mitigation strategy, based on the circumstances at the time, to ensure the safety of our staff and students. The fact we have such a highly vaccinated workforce, and Tasmanian population in general, helps to limit the impacts of COVID-19 on us and the services we deliver.
We currently have a number of COVID-19 safety measures in place in all Department of Education sites. It’s important that we all continue to practise COVID-safe behaviours, such as:
- staying at home if unwell and getting tested
- physical distancing where practical
- wearing face masks if you can’t physically distance or when working with students vulnerable to COVID-19 (noting: staff can wear face masks at any time and are strongly supported to do so).
This week students in 2/3 Munro created a very special tree in their classroom. It is a spelling tree. At the base and in the roots are word bases and roots (such as cook and help) and then higher up along the trunk and in the branches students placed lots of words that can be created using these base/root words but which have had prefixes and suffixes added to them.
What a wonderful way to represent word families and word building.
Congratulations to Tom who this Tuesday competed against 6 other football teams from Southern Tasmania.
Tom took part in trials a number of weeks ago. He was one of 25 people selected to be on the Huon-Channel Football team and was only one of a handful of Grade 5 students to make the team, with most other players being in Grade 6. The team have been training on Tuesday nights in preparation for the big day this week.
The Huon-Channel Team won 2 out of their 3 games and finished 3rd in the competition. Well done Tom!
In 1/2 we’ve been experimenting to see if our thumbs are green. We talked about what we think seeds need to grow. Then we planted baby carrots, mixed lettuce, radishes, sugar snap peas, some flower mixes and even watermelon seeds.
We talked about how we could keep track of the growth of our seedlings and decided on a schedule to formally check on them (we love watching and checking them each morning).
Australia has the highest rates of skin cancer in the world. Children have delicate skin which places them at particular risk of sunburn and skin damage. In fact, sun exposure during the first 15 years of life has a significant impact on the likelihood of developing skin cancer later in life. The good news is that most skin cancers can be prevented by protecting skin from the sun.
It is now time to be SunSmart! -
In Tasmania average peak UV levels reach 3 and above from the beginning of September to the end of April. Please help your child to stay protected from the sun by encouraging them to be SunSmart by following the five Cancer Council recommendations:
- Slip on sun protective clothing. Loose fitting, close-weave clothing that covers as much skin as possible (e.g., sleeves, collars and longer shorts and skirts) is the best choice. Avoid singlet tops and thin fabrics that do not block out sunlight.
- Slop on some sunscreen. Apply SPF 30+ broad-spectrum, water-resistant sunscreen 15-20 minutes before going outside. It needs to be reapplied every 2 hours. Remember, sunscreen is only one way of protecting your child’s skin from the sun.
- Slap on a sun protective hat. Encourage your child to wear a broad brimmed, legionnaire or bucket style hat whenever they go outside. Baseball caps are not recommended as they do not provide enough protection from the sun.
- Seek shade. Try to use shade whenever possible. UV radiation can reflect from surfaces such as water, sand and concrete so it is important to wear a hat, appropriate clothing and sunscreen even when in the shade.
- Slide on some sunglasses. Choose close fitting, wrap-around sunglasses for your child that cover as much of the eye area as possible. The sunglasses should meet Australian Standard 1067 and preferably be marked EPF (eye protection factor) 9 or 10. Sunglasses that are sold as toys do not meet Australian Standards and are not recommended.
In line with Cancer Council advice and Department of Education policy, it will be compulsory for students to wear their approved (bucket- style) sun hat from the beginning of September- end of April. Parents can help by reminding your child to bring and wear their approved sun hat every day. If your child needs a new school sunhat, you can purchase one from the office for $8.50. All staff are expected to model good practice and bring their hats to school each day from the beginning of September too!
Thank you for your continued help and support!
