13 June 2018

Newsletter Articles

From the Principal

Dear families,

Risk Management and Excursions

Recently there have been changes made to the Department of Education’s Major Excursion and Risk Management policies and we have updated our processes and procedures in accordance with these changes. To make sure that we manage risk effectively when undertaking excursions we expect that all students will return to school with their classmates at the end of the excursion. This means that unless you need to pick your child up for an appointment or they are unwell they will return to school with their class and finish the school day as normal. If you do need to pick your child up early for an appointment please contact me before the date and let me know. I thank you for your cooperation with helping to keep our students safe.

Winter Sports Exchange

This week our Winter Sports Exchange begins. All 5/6 students will be participating in the winter sport roster and visiting other schools involved in the competition. To comply with changes to the DoE’s major excursion policy we will be sending home new consent and medical forms that need to be completed for every 5/6 student. Along with the consent and medical form is the Exeter Primary 5/6 Sports Agreement that must be signed by students and their parents. This agreement outlines the expectations and code of conduct for students participating in sporting events, please take the time to review this agreement with your child before signing to ensure they understand what is expected of them.

Volunteers and Visitors in Tasmanian Government Schools

The Education Act 2016, sets out clear expectations for volunteers and visitors in Tasmanian Government Schools and this includes school’s developing a Volunteers and Visitor’s Policy. Exeter Primary School is fortunate to have a large number of valuable parent and community volunteers who generously give their time to support the students and teachers in our school and it is important that volunteers and visitors behave in a way that supports a safe school environment and we are in the process of developing our policy. I have included a link to information that will help you to understand your responsibilities when volunteering in our school, when you require a Registration to Work with Vulnerable People (RWVP) and how to apply. Please take the time to read this through and feel free to contact me if you have any questions about this process. The policy will be shared when it has been ratified by School Association.

Parent Teacher Conversations 2018

If you have not already made your appointment for a Parent Teacher Conversation please do so as soon as possible as spaces are filling up quickly. Information about how to book an appointment was sent home in the last newsletter or you can phone the office for assistance or use the link below. Parent Teacher Conversations will be held in Week 10 of this Term on Tuesday 3 and Wednesday 4 July. I look forward to catching up with you during this time.

Regards
Alison

Assembly Awards

Growth Mindset Award for Reading

Recipient: Tess B.

Class Awards

Qkr for your online ordering from canteen and uniform shop

Message from Qkr.

As of 6 June some of the older versions of the Qkr app will no longer work, and families will need to update their app. Most people have auto update enabled in their phone settings so this will happen seamlessly for them. If the app has stopped working, you simply have to download the current version from the app store.

For those parents who have older phones you may not be able to upgrade, but check out the website

Support Services

Introducing…

We are pleased to introduce Rebecca Hayes from Integrated Family Support Service (IFSS), a subsidiary of Baptcare. Rebecca will be working from Exeter Primary School on Monday mornings fortnightly, to offer support for families. She is available by appointment and her role is to provide support and resources for families and individuals within the West Tamar community. This is a free service that works to improve the safety, wellbeing and health of children from birth to 18 years and their families. IFSS also assists families with unborn children to obtain support, prior to the birth of a child. Should you wish to access this free support service, please call our school office on 6394 4700 or Rebecca directly on 6323 6700 or 0447 344 235.

Arrow and Flutter

As part of our ongoing commitment to developing student wellbeing, some of our Grade 5/6 students have enjoyed participating in the Arrow and Flutter programs this term. Students have investigated who they are by identifying personality types, individual qualities and what they enjoy and are good at doing through games and practical activities. They have also worked on developing resilience and building strong, positive relationships. Thank you to Michelle and Kylea from Little Bird for their continued support of our Exeter students. If you would like to know more about the Arrow and Flutter programs please contact Helen Peart.

Sport

TPSSA Report 2018

Congratulations to our squad of 47 that competed at Beaconsfield last Tuesday. With challenging courses of approximately 2000m (Gr 3/4) and 2400m (Gr 5/6) the students took on the challenge with eagerness and recorded some impressive results.

Running against the other 5 schools in the Tamar Association with up to 6 representatives from each school, Exeter filled 11 of the 32 places for ribbons and had 24 runners in the top 10.

Top results with placings in bold:

Well done to Keona and Chloe on their wins, the placegetters and to the rest of the team in a strong display of competitive and determined running. A special thanks to Helen Peart and Neysa Cannon for accompanying the team on the day.

Tasmanian All Schools Cross Country at Symmons Plains is on Tuesday 26/6. This is a State event and open to everyone.

Peter Habel

Parents

Scholastic Bookclub

Can You Help?

What’s Happening in Our Classrooms?

Focus on Prep/1 Simpson

School Association

Community News

West Tamar Council Playground Survey

“West Tamar Council is currently developing a Parks/Playgrounds Masterplan for the West Tamar, the next stage of the plan is consultation with users.

We are seeking your input by way of completing our survey to ensure the voices of parks/playgrounds users are included as part of planning for the future. The survey concludes 5pm June 29, 2018.

We thank you in advance for taking the time to complete the survey and have your say.”

Survey link:

July School Holidays

Launceston OCC