From the Principal

COVID Updates

A huge thank you to our school community for your ongoing responsible approach to monitoring, and when necessary informing us in relation to COVID cases and/or close contacts. Although, as you are aware via our ongoing communication that we have had cases, the percentage is not as high as I would have expected.   

All communication in regards to COVID is emailed to familiies using the email you have provided to us. At present we are having a few emails 'bouncing' back to us as invalid email addresses. It is crucial that we have correct emails for contact for every family of our school community. 

You can update your details by contacting the school office via phone, email, a note sent with your child or in person. Our term 1 Primary Progress Report will also be sent via email.  

New changes to hay fever advice

Public Health has reviewed their advice about hay fever in the current COVID-19 environment.

Hay fever symptoms are similar to COVID-19 symptoms, so it’s important families know what they need to do if their child experiences hay fever symptoms.

If your child has hay fever symptoms, please keep them at home and test for COVID-19 using a rapid antigen test (RAT).

If your child tests negative on a RAT and symptoms continue, Public Health advises that you must do a second RAT 24 hours later, or seek a PCR test. 

If the second RAT or PCR remains negative, this is sufficient evidence for your child to return to school if they feel well.

If symptoms change or increase in severity, please see your treating medical practitioner for review.

Please know that Public Health advice can change at short notice, and we appreciate your patience as we respond to these changes as quickly as possible.

If you have any questions, please contact the school office. For more information, please visit the Tasmanian Government Coronavirus website or contact the Tasmanian Public Health Hotline on 1800 671 738, or Department of Education COVID Support Hotline at COVID19support@education.tas.gov.au or on 1800 816 057.

Athletic Carnival

Our Athletic Carnival will go ahead as previously planned for Friday 11th March. We had hoped to postpone this for a few weeks hoping that there may be a change in the restrictions for spectators, however, at this stage LSSSA will be going ahead on the orginal date so we need to have this done to attain the student results for LSSSA.

Therefore, unfortunately no spectators will be able to attend on Friday 11th March.  Thank you in advance for your understanding. 

Please see below for further details relating to this event. 

School Damage

Very sadly, we have been dealing with some ongoing damage and deliberate 'trashing' of our school site. Since late last year this has included some areas being set on fire. Each time it has been just luck that someone has been about and seen the smoke in time to call the Fire Station before these got out of control. There have also been many reports of groups of people running around on the roof. 

I am sure that you understand that this is of great concern to us as the possiblity for severe harm to be done is highly likely. If anyone witnesses unsafe and /or distructive behaviour within our school site please call the Police.

Police are currently investigating the fires. 

Kind regards, Karen