Newsletter of Edenhope College 40 – 48 Lake Street / Locked Bag 1, Edenhope 3318 www.edenhope.vic.edu.au Telephone: (03) 5585 1277 Fax: (03) 5585 1656 E-mail: [email protected]Principal – Robyn Hollis Senior School Leader (10 – 12): Jon Neall, Middle School Leader (7 - 9): Trevor McClure, Junior School Leader (F – 6): Kathryn Duncan, Wellbeing & PDS Leader: Val Tischler, Curriculum Coordinator & VET/VCAL Coordinator: Donna Tucker Monday 23 May Aladdin@Mechanics Hall Years F-6 26-27 May Yr 9 Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Camp Warrnambool Friday 20 May Walk to School Day (buses stopping at Pitstop & tennis courts). 12.30pm Banquet Thursday 26 May SRC Biggest Morning Tea @Recess Tuesday 17 May Little Desert Cross Country Primary & Secondary @Kaniva Monday 16 May Round 2 Year 7 Immunisations On Friday the 20 th May, as part of Education Week, Mr. Shaw’s Year 9 Geography class are organising a banquet for 200 members of the Edenhope community. The banquet is being held to celebrate the people and foods from around the world. Students have researched the origin of many of the foods we use and take for granted in our daily diet. The banquet will consist of a three course meal featuring foods from around the world and will include games and entertainment. This event will start at 12:30pm at Edenhope College ‘Big Barn’. For $10 you are able to purchase a ticket and attend this event or if you are a child in Year 4 or below your ticket will only cost $6. Tickets are available from the front office at Edenhope College. We encourage all who attend to dress as something from a biome. This may be an animal such as: giraffe, horse, or pig. You may even dress up as: an American Indian or Eskimo. Contact Edenhope College on: 55851277 to book your ticket. COME JOIN US FOR A BANQUET!
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Newsletter of Edenhope College 40 – 48 Lake Street / Locked Bag 1, Edenhope 3318 www.edenhope.vic.edu.au
From May puts sun hats away. That’s the SunSmart winter message, but what does this mean for us. The sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiation is the major cause of skin cancer but it is the best natural source of vitamin D. Vitamin D is essential for bone and muscle development and the prevention of osteoporosis. From May until August in Victoria, the UV drops below three, meaning most of us need to make an extra effort to get outside for some vitamin D exposure. During these low UV months, sun protection is not required unless near highly reflective surfaces such as snow or outdoors for extended periods. But just how much sun is enough for vitamin D? From May - August, SunSmart recommends that Victorians with fair to olive skin get two to three hours of midday winter sun exposure to the face, hands and arms (or equivalent area of skin) spread over the week to help with vitamin D levels. Tips for staff and student vitamin D exposure
Physical activity assists the body’s synthesis of vitamin D, so schedule activity which gets students outside and active in the middle of the day. Walk briskly on yard duty or consider a walking meeting.
The more skin exposed, the better, so after you’ve warmed up, take off the scarf and roll up the sleeves. Download SunSmart’s free UV Alert widget to your school website so that staff and parents know when the UV drops
below 3. Check out SunSmart’s Vitamin D tracker - smartphone app and online versions. Get your students to work through the
tracker to see if they are meeting their vitamin D requirements. The vitamin D tracker and more information on vitamin D is available at www.sunsmart.com.au
Remember that snow + alpine conditions can affect UV levels and therefore sun protection is still required for ski camps and excursions.
Those concerned about vitamin D levels should visit their GP. Levels can be checked via a simple blood test and treated with supplements where required.
Diana McDonald School Nurse
A reminder to parents to supply an explanation note when your child returns to school after being absence. The Department of Education
and Training requires all student absences to be coded into their Attendance program. Coding is decided by the reason why your child was
absent i.e. illness, dental appointment, personal reasons etc. If no explanatory note is received the absence is classed as an Unexplained
Absence and can be referred to DET, if these are occurring regularly. If you have plans that require your child to be away for a large
amount of time i.e.5 days or more, please advise us prior to the absence so that teachers can supply on going work for the student if
necessary. Absences can be advised via a hand written note, school supplied Absence Note, phone call to the office or Xuno. It would be
appreciated that any verbal communication of absences to a teacher be followed up with a signed note. Thank you for your co operation.
ABSENCE NOTES
HEALTH NEWS
Acting Sergeant Darren Ferluga has offered to present a Junior Firearms Licence course at Edenhope College to Year 7-12 students. Two x
two and a half hour sessions are required to run the safety presentation and then each student needs to complete a written test. By
completing the course the successful candidates will be able to apply for a Junior Firearms Licence. Darren will conduct the course off duty
and a payment of $10.00 per participant will be required. This payment will be put towards the Operation Flinders program.
Acting Sergeant Darren Ferluga commented: “There have been a number of recent prosecutions of
unlicensed persons handling firearms including children on farms. We don’t want that to happen out
here.”
Interested students need to collect a permission form from Mrs Rainsford on Monday 16 May.