Moura Minor. In this edition: Report Cards Questacon Science Circus Reiko Visit Time out poster. 1st June, 2017

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1 Moura Minor 1st June, 2017 In this edition: Report Cards Questacon Science Circus Reiko Visit Time out poster Dear Students, Parents/Caregivers and Friends Welcome to winter! Clothing options have certainly changed as has where children are wishing to sit and/or play. Did the right team win the first State of Origin game? The score makes the next game more interesting depending on which team you support. The P&C group helped our improvement journey by holding a State of Origin Calcutta at the Coal and Cattle Hotel last night to raise funds for the enhancement of facilities. Another Calcutta will be held at the same venue for the second Origin night (ie Wednesday 21 June). Thank you to Rachel Watson, Greg Hutchinson and James Bensley who was our auctioneer! With Questacon Science Circus crossed off on our Dates to Remember, an activity which was thoroughly enjoyed, we now move to World of Maths which is being held over two days next week. Information about World of Maths was sent home on Monday with payment of $6 being expected to be paid by 3:00 pm on Friday 02 June (ie TOMORROW). Thank you Mrs Sam Payne for coordinating this activity, and thank you to Mrs Janelle McPherson for taking charge of the Questacon one. Students from our Moura SS community who attend private music, singing and/or drama lessons, experienced success at the Biloela Eisteddfod. Congratulations to these students Laura du Plessis, Lara Coombe, Rylee Vaughan, Arianna Hanson, Alice Theodore, Heidi Hutchinson, Abigail Conway, Annaka Hanson, Paige du Plessis, Arkan Nizom, Jaeda Townsend. You did yourselves, families and teachers proud. It is not easy to perform in front of an unknown audience! Students, in their HPE lessons, are aiming towards participation in the annual Inter-house Athletics Carnival on Wednesday 21 June. More information will be found in upcoming newsletters. REPORT CARDS Semester report cards are being prepared. Attendance is very important, especially at assessment times, so that a very clear picture of your child s learning is presented in the report card. If many tasks for a key learning area have been missed, an N will appear as an overall rating for that learning area on the end of semester report card. This is unacceptable because as parents/caregivers you will not have a clear picture of your child s learning. Expect to see report cards in your children s ports on Friday 17 June. REIKO VISIT Mrs Reiko Clissold visits us again next week Tuesday and Wednesday for our Japanese lessons. She has been in touch with Mrs Yuko Smith our Japanese teacher to work out what the focus of the lessons will be. Striving for great things Page 1

2 Reiko will also be running a Japanese Cultural Session at the Moura Youth Centre on Tuesday 3:30-5:00 where she will show how to cook Japanese Cuisine such as Japanese Curry & Yakisoba noodles. This session is held free of charge for any students and family members. REMINDERS Jeans are NOT part of the school uniform. Jumpers/track pants need to be black or blue. Jumpers/coats are NOT to have hoods. Hats need to be brought to school EVERY DAY as no hat means no play. Lunch boxes should have healthy food items in them such as sandwiches, wraps, fruit, etc. Absences have to be explained. Visitors to the school need to sign in at the Office. Parents sign students off the bus at the Office BEFORE 3:00 pm. No children on the play forts before and after school. RESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOUR PLAN FOR STUDENTS Silver Certificates Students who have received their Bronze certificates are working hard towards achieving their Silver certificates. Silver certificate recipients will need to demonstrate our 4B s of be learning, be safe, be courteous and be responsible for 8 weeks. Please note that part of being responsible is to be at school more than 3 days per week. A star cannot be given if a student has been at school less than 3 days in a week. THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them. Walt Disney Yours in Education Laurel COMINGS AND GOINGS June 2 nd TOMORROW June 7 th and 8 th June 12 th June 14 th June 14 th June 21 st FIDGET SPINNERS Fidget Spinners are to stay at home. This is the same process for any toys unless it is being used for show and tell sessions. World of Maths money and permission note DUE World of Maths UNSW Writing this week UNSW Spelling P&C Meeting 3:15pm in the library Athletics Carnival June 23 rd Last day Term 2 Fun Run July 10 th Term 4 Resumes STUDENTS OF THE WEEK Prep F Zaxon Morgan Prep/1 F Archie Mallinson 1/2F Cameron Morgan 2B Sophie Jameson 2/3P Brendan Kincaid 3/4R Spencer Ballentine 4G Baylee Bentley 4/5C Arianna Hanson 5/6U Scout Dickson 6S Miah Powell BIRTHDAYS 28 th May 3 rd June Sethe Zimpel, Aurelia Heath, Ethan Lace Gillespie Street, PO Box 182 Moura QLD, Telephone Fax Absence Line Website principal@mourass.eq.edu.au Office open 8:30am 3:30pm Page 2

3 Student Detail Forms BEE AWARDS At our school, we want children to Be Learning Be Responsible Be Courteous Be Safe Please return your Student detail forms to the office as soon as possible, even if no changes are required. Some of our Students who participated in this year s Eisteddfod Bee Award recipients this week: Tom Mactaggart, Heidi Swaffer-Selff, Saxon McPherson, Amy Flint, Hallie Rayner, Philip James, Sahkiah White, Ari Chater, Baylee Bentley, Patricia Blyton, Alex Sheehan, Louis Kachel, DJ Mardon, Jack Edwards, Tahley Oberle, Oscar Hills, D-Lee Hawkins, Bryce Clark, Chelsea Hams, Spencer Swaffer-Selff. KIANGA BUS Questacon Science Circus Notice for Parents of Kianga bus students Your attendance is requested at an urgent meeting for the Kianga bus run. This meeting is planned for Friday 2 nd June, 2:10pm at the Parents room, Moura State School. We have a few topics to discuss and hope to finalise them this week. Regards Michelle Davidson Kianga Bus Run Vice President P&C News Thank you to everyone who supported the Moura SS P&C Calcutta at the Coal and Cattle Hotel last night. Your support helps our children. Big thank you to James Bensley, Greg Hutchinson and Rachel Watson for running the event The next P&C meeting will be held on Wednesday the 14th of June at 3.15pm in the library. We would love to see you there. Gillespie Street, PO Box 182 Moura QLD, Telephone Fax Absence Line Website principal@mourass.eq.edu.au Office open 8:30am 3:30pm Page 3

4 Hand foot and Mouth disease Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is usually a mild illness that occurs mainly in young children, but can also affect older children and adults. It is caused by a number of different enteroviruses, particularly coxsackie viruses. People can be infected with these viruses but not develop symptoms of the disease. Signs and Symptoms: Hand, foot and mouth disease usually begins with a mild fever and a runny nose. This is followed by a sore throat and mouth, with the appearance of blisters in the mouth, and on hands and feet. Sometimes blisters may also be seen on knees, elbows or in the nappy area. The blisters usually last for 3 5 days. Dehydration can sometimes occur as the pain from the blisters may stop the person from eating and drinking. Transmission: The virus is spread from an infectious person by contact with fluid from the blisters their nose and throat secretions (such as saliva, sputum, or nasal mucus) faeces. A person with hand, foot and mouth disease is most infectious in the first week of the illness. Skin blisters are no longer infectious when they have crusted over, but the virus can be spread in faeces for several weeks after the person has recovered. Prevention: The best protection against HFMD is maintaining good hygiene measures that prevent contact with infectious substances from the sick person. Wash hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds and dry thoroughly before handling food; and after going to the toilet, touching soiled linen and articles and changing nappies. Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces and soiled items, including toys. Avoid sharing cups, eating utensils, items of personal hygiene (eg towels, washers and toothbrushes), and clothing (especially shoes and socks). Teach children about cough and sneeze etiquette: o cough and sneeze into the elbow (rather than hands) or cover with a tissue o put used tissues in the bin straight away after use then wash hands. Allow blisters to dry naturally. The blisters should not be deliberately pierced because the fluid within the blisters is infectious. Children and staff with hand, foot and mouth disease should be excluded from school and childcare facilities until all blisters have dried. (PLEASE FIND MORE INFORMATION IN THE TIME OUT POSTER ATTACHED TO THIS NEWSLETTER ON HAND FOOT AND MOUTH AND OTHER ILLNESSES AND THEIR EXCLUSION TIMES) Gillespie Street, PO Box 182 Moura QLD, Telephone Fax Absence Line Website principal@mourass.eq.edu.au Office open 8:30am 3:30pm Page 4

5 Department of Health Time out Some medical conditions require exclusion from school or child care to prevent the spread of infectious diseases among staff and children. This poster provides information on the recommended minimum exclusion periods for infectious conditions and will assist medical practitioners, schools, pre-schools and child care centres to meet the requirements of the Public Health Act Condition Chickenpox (varicella) Cold sores (herpes simplex) Conjunctivitis Exclusion of case (person with infection) Exclude until all blisters have dried. This is usually at least five days after the rash first appeared in nonimmunised children, and less in immunised children. Not excluded if the person can maintain hygiene practices to minimise the risk of transmission. If the person cannot comply with these practices (e.g. because they are too young), they should be excluded until the sores are dry. Sores should be covered with a dressing, where possible. Exclude until discharge from eyes has ceased unless non-infectious conjunctivitis. Exclusion of contacts 1 (person exposed to the case with the infection) Any child with an immune deficiency (for example, leukaemia) or receiving chemotherapy should be excluded for their own protection. Otherwise, not excluded. Exclude any pregnant woman who is, or is presumed to be susceptible. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Exclusion not necessary. Diarrhoea 2 and/or vomiting (including amoebiasis campylobacter cryptosporidium giardia rotavirus salmonella viral gastroenteritis but not norovirus or shigella see separate section) Exclude until there has not been a loose bowel motion for 24 hours. Exclude staff whose work involves food handling until they have not had any diarrhoea or vomiting for 48 hours. If there are more than two cases with loose bowel motions in the same centre or a single case in a food handler notify your nearest public health unit. Diphtheria 3 Exclude according to public health unit requirements. Exclude according to public health unit requirements. Enterovirus 71 (EV71) Neurological disease Glandular fever (Epstein Barr virus (EBV), mononucleosis) type b (Hib) Written medical clearance is required confirming the virus is no longer present in the child s bowel motions. Exclusion not necessary. Exclude until the person has received appropriate antibiotic treatment 4 for at least four days. Hand, foot and mouth disease Exclude until all blisters have dried. Head lice Hepatitis A 3 Exclusion is not necessary if effective treatment is commenced prior to the next attendance day (i.e. the child does not need to be sent home immediately if head lice are detected). Exclude until a medical certificate of recovery is received and until at least seven days after the onset of jaundice. Contact a public health unit for specialist advice. Contact a public health unit for specialist advice about vaccinating or treating children in the same room or group. Hepatitis B Exclusion not necessary. Hepatitis C Exclusion not necessary. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV/AIDS) Exclusion not necessary. Influenza and influenzalike illness Exclude until well. Measles 3 Exclude for four days after the onset of the rash. Immune contacts are not excluded. Susceptible contacts should be excluded until 14 days after the onset of the rash in the last case occurring in the facility. Immunosupressed children or staff should be excluded (regardless of their vaccination status) until 14 days after the onset of the rash in the last case occurring in the facility. Great state. Great opportunity. 06 January 2014

6 Department of Health Time out Condition Exclusion of case (person with infection) Meningitis (bacterial) Exclude until well and has received appropriate antibiotics 4. Meningitis (viral) Exclude until well. Meningococcal infection 3 Exclude until appropriate treatment has been completed. Molluscum contagiosum Exclusion not necessary. Mumps Exclude for nine days after onset of swelling. Norovirus Parvovirus (erythema infectiosum, fifth disease, slapped cheek syndrome) Pertussis 3 (whooping cough) Poliomyelitis 3 Exclude until they have not had any diarrhoea or vomiting for 48 hours. Exclusion not necessary. Exclude until five days after starting appropriate antibiotic treatment, or for 21 days from onset of coughing. Exclude for at least 14 days from onset of symptoms and case has recovered. Written medical clearance from doctor or public health unit is required to return to child care/school, confirming child is not infectious 5. Exclusion of contacts 1 (person exposed to the case with the infection) Contact a public health unit for specialist advice about antibiotics and/or vaccination for people who were in the same room as the case. Ringworm, tinea, scabies Exclude until the day after appropriate treatment has commenced. Roseola Exclusion not necessary. Rubella (German measles) 3 School sores (Impetigo) Shigellosis Streptococcal sore throat (including scarlet fever) Exclude until fully recovered or for at least four days after the onset of rash. Exclude case until has received appropriate antibiotics for at least 24 hours. Sores are not contagious if covered, or after the child has taken antibiotics for 24 hours. Weeping or crusted sores on exposed areas should always be covered with a watertight dressing until at least 24 hours post antibiotics commenced and for as long as practical. Exclude until diarrhoea has stopped and two samples, taken at least 24 hours apart, have tested negative. Exclude until well and has received antibiotic treatment 4 for at least 24 hours. Not excluded (pregnant women should consult their medical practitioner). Contact a public health unit for specialist advice about excluding unvaccinated and incompletely vaccinated contacts. Not excluded unless considered necessary by public health unit. Not excluded (female staff of childbearing age should check their immunity to rubella with their doctor). Thrush (candidiasis) Exclusion not necessary. Tuberculosis (TB) 3 Typhoid 3, paratyphoid Written medical clearance is required from Queensland Tuberculosis Control Program to return to child care/school, confirming child is not infectious. Exclude until diarrhoea has stopped and two consecutive samples, taken at least one week apart, have tested negative. Whooping cough see pertussis Worms Exclude if loose bowel motions present. Not excluded unless considered necessary by public health unit. Footnotes 1. The definition of contact will vary between diseases and is sometimes complex. If concerned, contact your local public health unit. 2. Diarrhoea: the definition is two or more consecutive bowel motions that are looser and more frequent than normal or escapes a child s nappy. 3. Doctors should notify the local public health unit as soon as possible if children or staff are diagnosed with these conditions. 4. Appropriate antibiotic treatment: the definition will vary between diseases. If concerned, contact your local public health unit 5. Observing the exclusion period meets the intent of the Public Health Act 2005 for a person to be not infectious For additional information please refer to the National Health and Medical Research Council publication 5th Edition - Staying Healthy Preventing infectious diseases in early childhood and educational care services ch55_staying_healthy_childcare_5th_edition_0.pdf or the Queensland Department of Health website at for fact sheets about various communicable diseases. For an electronic copy of this poster qld.gov.au/ph/documents/cdb/timeout_poster.pdf For further information contact your nearest public health unit at gov.au/cdcg/contacts.asp Great state. Great opportunity.

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