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It was an absolute privilege to attend the Children’s University Graduation yesterday. This was held in the Stanley Burbury Theatre at the University of Tasmania and was quite the occasion!
22 students from Glen Huon Primary School Graduated with a range of hours varying from 30 hours to 1000. Hours are cumulative, meaning that as students participate in this program over a number of years, their hours gradually grow.
I was speaking to one of our parents in the foyer who remembers when we started with just 3 students. Now it has grown to include almost a 5th of our students and is growing every year.
Children’s University is a great way for children in grades 2-6 to get recognition for the learning and activities that they are doing after school and on weekends, as well as providing lots of extra ideas and opportunities to try new things. This can include recognition for sports clubs they are a part of, guides/scouts, drama clubs etc.
A huge thank you to Michelle who is our school Student Wellbeing Officer and Mrs Woolley who have been overseeing the program this year.
A reminder that the 10 day Grade 3-5 Swimming and Water Safety Program begins this coming Monday 20 November.
(A small number of selected Grade 6 students also participate in the program.)
Grade 5 and 6 students will be swimming from 12:15-1:15 leaving school at 12:00
Grade 3 and 4 students will be swimming from 1:15-2:15, leaving school at 1:00.
Please ensure that your child brings along their bathers, towel, change of underwear, plastic bag for wet clothes, hair brush.
A swimming cap will be provided to all students.
Please also note that students not swimming on a particular day will need a note from parents and will still be expected to attend the pool in order to observe the learning undertaken by their group, including any theory around water safety that is discussed as part of each session.
Swimming also tends to make children quite hungry afterwards, so packing an extra piece of fruit in lunchboxes is also a good idea.
Congratulations to all our students who represented Glen Huon Primary School at the Huon Channel Athletics Carnival last Friday. As always, the sense of team spirit was fantastic to see and everyone did their very best.
A few weeks ago we were lucky to be visited by 2 life savers from Surf Life Saving Tasmania as part of their Beach to Bush program. They taught us about swimming and water safety, particularly in rivers, lakes and dams.
They taught us about the FLAGS acronym:
F is for flags – find the flags and stay between them
L is for look – look for the safety signs, the help to identify potential danger
A is for ask – ask a lifeguard for safety advice because conditions can change quickly
G is for go – go swimming with a friend, never swim alone and look out for each other
S is for stick – stick your hand up for help and stay calm if you get into trouble
They also told us about our local Nippers program which is run by the Kingston Beach Surf Life Saving club, more information can be found on their website https://www.kingstonbeachslsc.com.au/nippers/
Liz Armstrong
The final Book Club catalogue for 2023 is out now. It is overflowing with many wonderful books, perfect for summer holiday reading! There is also a colouring competition - enter for your chance to win passes to the new Troll movie!
Orders are due by Wednesday 7th December to ensure delivery before the end of term.
Leesa
Full name: Annette Elizabeth Carson
Birth date: 31st December
Favourite colour: Pink
People in your family: Husband Brett, sons Sam and Tim and daughter Emma.
Hobbies: Embroidery, photography, arts & crafts.
What's one thing about you people might not know?
Riding horses and motor bikes when I was a teenager.
What was your dream job as a child?
Vet nurse.
If you could have anything for lunch, what would it be?
Lasagne.
What's the best piece of advice you have ever been given?
All relationships matter.
Interviewers
Marni and Katie
Our staff play a key role in keeping students safe by proactively monitoring any risks.
The Department for Education, Children and Young People (DECYP) recently released new Safeguarding Risk Management resources for our schools to assist with this.
These resources are designed to help us continuously identify, prevent and reduce risks to students of child abuse and harm, and support our school to be a safe environment where every child and young person can thrive and grow.
During this term we will be developing a Safeguarding Risk Management plan for our school. The plan sets out the risks that we can identify, and most importantly, how we can reduce them.
As parents and carers, you play an important role helping us to identify safeguarding risks in our school, and I’m sure you may also have ideas on how we can reduce these risks to keep students safe.
If you or your child/children have any questions, concerns or wish to report any incidents relating to child abuse or harm, I encourage you to reach out to me or a trusted staff member. We welcome your views and any feedback.
The Tell Someone website is also another useful source of information if you are worried that a child may be at risk of harm or is being sexually abused or groomed.
If you have any concerns, the website gives clear information about what to look for, how to make a report and who to speak to.
For further information on the work being done on safeguarding in our school, please visit DECYP's website.
