Term 1, Week 5 10th March, 2022

Principals Report

This week as part of our Children’s University program, we have commenced lunch time activities on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday for our primary students to participate in. Thank you to our sports leaders Brock, Mikel, Bailey, James, Hayley and Chloe for stepping up to organise dodgeball, cricket, netball and games. Also, thank you to our primary peer helpers Koa, Nellie, Makayla, Riley, Molly, Ava, Aiden, Chloe, Mia, Indi, Shamika, Monique, Malcom, Mitchell, Lachie, Grace G, Ryder, Joel, Taylor, Sophie, Holly and Claire for volunteering to support our Kinder/Prep students in the kinder playground Monday to Wednesday at recess and lunch times. These are wonderful opportunities for our young leaders to develop leadership skills and an enjoyable experience for our younger students working and learning from our older students. Thank you to Miss Burns for organising.

Next week we are planning to hold an informal assembly outside, weather dependent to celebrate student learning and achievement.  We will share the names of students who received certificates of merit in our next school newsletter. We are hoping that we will be able to welcome back our parents and families to assemblies in Term 2. 

Next week our primary students will be attending the Primary SPSSA athletics carnival and on Friday our years 7-10 students will participate in the Districts Athletics Carnival. Unfortunately parents are not able to attend this event this year. We wish all participating students well and hope that they have a wonderful day representing our school. We look forward to seeing the photos and hearing their stories about their day.

It is wonderful that we are once again allowed to offer Launching into Learning (LiL) for our Birth to 5 aged students. In line with Public Health and DoE advice we are only allowed to hold LiL in an outdoor space for the foreseeable future. As advice changes we will let you know.

Parents and visitors are also no longer required to wear face masks outdoors. Staff, students from grade 7 up and visitors are still required to wear face masks indoors.

Hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable long weekend and we look forward to seeing you all on Tuesday.

Kind regards
Louise Anders
Acting Principal

School Veggie Gardens

We have just recently refreshed our school veggie garden beds and we would like to find some bales of straw to use as mulch.  If anyone has any that you would like to donate please contact the school office. Our school garden beds would greatly benefit from this.

Values -Respect

In weeks 5 and 6 we are working on Following Instructions. When we follow instructions, we know what is expected of us. If there is confusion, we can ask for clarification. This sets us up to be successful learners.

Behaviour Matrix

Changes to reporting in 2022

This year, you will notice some changes to reporting in Tasmanian Government Schools.

Firstly, you won’t see A-E reporting any more for Prep to Year 10 students.

Most families in Tasmanian Government Schools have told us that A-E reporting isn’t meaningful enough for them. So, the Department is introducing a new 9-point visual scale.

Along with the visual scale a worded description will be included to help you understand how your child is going against the expected standard for their year level. The 9-point scale will show more specifically where your child is at with their learning. This change won’t apply to students in Years 11 and 12.

The second main change you’ll see is that teachers will be communicating with you more regularly throughout the year, instead of providing written comments on reports.

This more regular communication might be through online communication, telephone calls, or face-to-face conversations.

By having more regular information about your child’s learning progress you’ll get a better understanding of how your child is going across the entire school year (not just twice a year).

What you should expect across the school year:

Families will be supported to understand the new reporting requirements and the changes to mid and end of year report as they are implemented.

Watch the video introducing the changes: Changes to reporting in 2022

If you’d like to know more about why these changes are occurring, visit Review into Reporting to Families - The Department of Education Tasmania

Reminders

Passenger Code of Conduct (the Code) for School Bus Services

The Department of State Growth (DSG) has released a Passenger Code of Conduct (the Code) for School Bus Services. The Code sets out the expected standards of behaviour for students when using a bus.  It provides guidance and processes for bus operators and drivers to follow when a student breaches the Code, ensuring that all students, and breaches of the Code, are treated in a fair and consistent manner. All operators of School Bus Services have adopted the Code as conditions of travel for the purposes of regulation 11 of the Passenger Transport Services Regulations 2013. The Code has been developed by the Department of State Growth in consultation with the Tasmanian Bus Association (TasBus), the Department of Education, Catholic Education Tasmania and contracted school bus operators. A shared understanding between all stakeholders of the expectations of students travelling on buses – and the consequences for any inappropriate behaviour – is essential for ensuring compliance with the Code.

A copy of the Code was sent home to families last week and can also be accessed via the following link: Passenger Conduct Code for School Bus Services – Transport Services

Mr Ian Whittaker has asked that the forms that were handed out at the beginning of the year be returned.

Public Holiday Monday 14th March, 2022 - Eight Hour Day.

Greetings from Nurse Meegan…

Do you know about the Australian Government eSafety Commissioner?

In this age of rapidly changing technology, it’s so important for us to know ourselves, and then teach our children, how to navigate the online world. The eSafety Commissioner works to help Australians have safer, more positive experiences online.

This includes helping people who are experiencing online bullying or abuse, running programs and training on internet safety and helping organisations maintain the safety and rights of their online users.

This month there is a webinar for families of children aged 11-18 years on cyberbullying and online drama (I’ll keep you posted about other webinars throughout the year).

Covid Hayfever Update

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.

Face masks are required inside school

Outside of School

Very Brave Young man

ON THE BIG SCREEN - Dyslexia: Beautiful Minds

The film will be showing as part of the Hobart City Council's Our Window in Wellington, the big screen that tells our stories

through over 70 pieces - music, documentaries, animation, theatre and dance, and award-winning short films. Wellington Court,

Hobart, from today, 10.30 am to 5.30 pm - swing by for a few minutes or longer. See if you can catch Beautiful Minds on the big screen!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGj0qst3Jkc

Kinder Prep

Ideas to use with our younger students at home.

Children's University

Girls Shed

Kidsafe

Cooking with Brigette

 Pasta dough making & bacon carbonara sauce.  This was a great challenge for the students, and they  did a wonderful job making pasta from scratch.

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Library Class 1 Activities

Class One visited our Library, to listen to the stories teh Rainbow Bear and Theodore the Unsure. Afterwards they participated in some fantastic craft activities about the stories. The stories we listened to were Rainbow Bear and Theodore the Unsure.

Cooking with Brigette

This week students made Apple Struezel Cake which smelt and looked very yummy.

Car Boot Sale

School Uniform Dress Code

Bothwell District High School Dress Code and Uniform Policy

Table of Contents

Version 2.0 – 12/11/2021

1. Purpose. 3
2. Policy Statement 3
3. Related policies. 7
4. Supporting information/tools. 8
5. Definitions. 8
6. Legislation. 8
7. Purpose

The purpose of a School Student Dress Code and Uniform Policy (the Policy) is to promote social equity in terms of clothing, assisting school staff in easily identifying students and enhancing the sense of pride within a school.  The Policy is in accordance with Secretary’s Instruction No 6 for State School Student Dress Code and developed in consultation with the School Association and students.

The objectives of this Policy are to:

• Promote a shared sense of school identity and ensure all students are dressed safely and appropriately for school activities
• Strengthen the profile and identity of the school and its students within the broader community
• Assist school staff to easily identify students on school excursions and on the school campus
• Encourage students to take pride in their appearance
• Prepare learners for the expectations of the workplace
• Identify the process for establishing a dress code, or uniform and who is required to wear one
• Identify the process for granting exemptions to a dress code or uniform.

1. Policy Statement
   • Key Information

• State schools for students from Prep to Year I0 inclusive must have a school uniform. It is a requirement that these students wear the uniform their school endorses.
• To ensure that the requirements of Education Act 2016 and the Secretary's Instruction are met, the school must:
  • Allow exemptions and/or criteria to evaluate applications for exemption from compliance with the Policy, where individual circumstances make it difficult to adhere to the Policy and would outweigh the benefits of compliance.
  • Provide students with unisex options in addition to any male and female specific items.
  • Endorse a uniform that is cost effective. (Schools should consider providing uniform banks to support families experiencing hardship to meet uniform requirements.)
• A principal with students enrolled outside of Prep to Year I0 can choose to require all students to wear the uniform. This must be established through a dress code, and must include consultation with the School Association and
• Consultation with the School Association can be done by requesting the School Association Committee to include dress code/uniform as an agenda item at a Committee meeting. The school can promote that consultation is underway and invite parents to provide feedback through the
• A dress code may stipulate requirements around personal appearance and
• When introducing a new dress code or uniform, a transition period of 12 months is recommended to allow time for the Policy to be understood and adhered
  • Requirements

The Policy applies during school activities (including out-of-hours or off-site activities), on school campus and while travelling to or from school (while wearing school uniform), unless an exemption has been granted.

• Roles and responsibilities

Principals

Principals must:

• Have a uniform for students from Prep to Year 10 inclusive;
• Detail the process for exemptions from the dress code or uniform;
• Detail a review process for any applications for exemption from compliance with the Policy;
• Detail how non-compliance with dress code or uniform will be dealt with under the school’s Respectful Student Behaviour Policy and Process;
• Consult with the School Association when developing a dress code or uniform; and
• Consult with students when developing a dress code or uniform.

Principals may:

• Develop and implement a dress code.

Where the decision is made to develop a dress code, a principal must:

• Ensure compliance with legislation including: Education Act 2016 (Tas), Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth), Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth), Anti-Discrimination Act 1998 (Tas) and Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth);
• Consult with their School Association and students to ensure the Policy reflects the views of the school; and
• Include requirements on the wearing of hats in line with the Cancer Council of Tasmania’s ‘Sun Smart’ Program. (See the Sun Protection Policy for further information.)

Teaching Staff

Teaching staff must:

• Ensure compliance with any dress code and uniform by following the processes established by the school to address non-compliance.

Parents/Carers and Students

Parents/carers and students must:

• Ensure compliance with the Policy, or apply for an exemption.
  • Uniform Items

The Everyday Uniform consists of the following items available from the school store:

• Full-length – dark blue, grey or black pants,
• Dark blue, grey or black shorts
• School blue polo shirt,
• School dress,
• Skort,
• School rugby jumper or spray jacket
• Polar fleece Jacket (royal blue)
• Adventure Puffer Jacket (navy blue)

Senior Secondary (Years 9-12): To be ordered at the end of Year 8 or new enrolment

Same as above but with the following additions:

• Senior Secondary Polo-deer design
• Senior Secondary Soft-Shell Jacket-Navy

The footwear to accompany the Everyday Uniform must be black enclosed shoes.

The Sport Uniform consists of the following items available from the school store:

• Shorts, sports skirt, or track pants,
• School blue polo shirt,
• School rugby jumper or spray jacket.
• Senior Secondary Polo
• Senior Secondary Soft-Shell Jacket

The footwear to accompany the Sport Uniform must be suitable non-black soiled sports shoes

• Requirements

Uniform Requirements

If you need support with your child’s uniform you can talk to your child’s teacher or principal to discuss your family’s eligibility for support or assistance in the purchase of school uniforms.

The uniform requirements are:

• The Everyday Uniform must be worn for excursions (except where specified).
• Sport Uniforms must only be worn on days when a student is participating in a school sports activity.
• Closed shoes must be worn at all times during school activities (except where otherwise permitted by staff).

The school provides second-hand uniform items through the office for emergencies.

Sun smart policy

During the warmer months (Term 1 and 4), students are required to wear hats at recess and lunch time. Students who do not wear hates are directed to shade areas. Sunscreen is available in classrooms. Parents are encouraged to share the responsibility of making sure their children are sun safe.

• K-5 are required to wear bucket hats in
• 6-12 are required to wear bucket hats or caps

The school does have these items for sale through the office, but families may provide their own if they meet the requirements stated in the policy, i.e. appropriate logo.

School has some spare hats available for emergency situations.

School-specific safety requirements

Where it is required, students must use or wear appropriate safety equipment:

• Safety glasses are required in the Materials Design Technology (MDT) room or construction option lines
• Enclosed boots on the days class is on the farm
• Lab coats and safety glasses for Science experiments
• Aprons in the Home Ec room when cooking
• Appropriate safety equipment required for external courses delivered on school grounds, i.e chainsaw course

• Dress code

The following requirements apply in relation to:

• Jewellery- minimal (small earrings, one ring, necklace). Students may be asked to remove jewellery for specific activities i.e. sport activities, MDT, farm, if they present a risk
• No make-up
• Footwear- no ballet shoes, cowboy boots, or ballet flats
• No non-school uniform items that are visible (i.e. obvious jumpers or shirts under or over uniform). Garments can be worn under uniform for extra warmth if not visible
• No non-school uniform items required for warmth (i.e. jumpers or jackets) can be worn before school, during outside recess and lunch, and after school. Also, when travelling to and from an activity or excursion. School issued clothing is strongly encouraged to be worn.
• Faded, ripped or coloured jeans
• Coloured leggings or tights that are not grey, black or navy blue

• Exemptions

Parents may seek an exemption from compliance with elements of the school’s Policy. This will be granted where the principal considers that it is in the best interests of the student to allow such an exemption. When deciding whether to grant an exemption, the principal will consider:

• Offering a grace period for new students starting partway through the school year to comply with the Policy and acquire any uniform items.
• Religious beliefs, cultural background and/or individual needs (e.g. sensory issues).
• Uniform exemptions may be granted for ‘free dress day’. Free dress clothing must be sun safe, should not display inappropriate or offensive logos, images or slogans, and closed-toe footwear must be worn.
• Uniform exemptions may be required for specific school activities where it would not be appropriate for a student to be in uniform/comply with dress code (i.e. swimming, surfing, farming/ agriculture) or where uniform would not be visible due to protective or specialised clothing (i.e. automotive, trades or chemistry).
• Uniform exemptions may be granted for students undertaking placements not on school campus.

Requesting an exemption

To request an exemption a parent/carer or independent student must:

• speak to your child’s teacher or senior staff;
• list any requirements that are of concern; and
• nominate the requested length of exemption from the requirements.

For exemptions requested for five or less consecutive school days, the principal must:

• consider the request and notify the parent and student if the request has been granted or denied; and
• notify the relevant teacher/s of the details of any exemption granted.

For exemptions requested for more than five consecutive school days, the principal must:

• respond in writing to notify the parent and student if the request has been granted or denied; and
• include the timeframes if an exemption is granted;
• maintain a record of the exemption in the student’s file; and
• notify the relevant teacher/s of the details of any exemption granted.

• Non-compliance with dress code or uniform

• Students will be reminded to comply with dress code and uniform
• Contact with parents/carer if the student continues not to comply
• Responses to non-compliance with the Policy should not interfere with student learning, unless necessary for student safety.
• Students should not be penalised for circumstances beyond control of them and/or their parent/carer (i.e. lack of availability of a uniform item).
• See the Respectful Student Behaviour Policy and Process for further information on how to manage non-compliance with the Policy.>

3.     Related policies

1. Supporting information/tools

1. Definitions

Dress Code

Dress code means a set of requirements for how students should present themselves when attending or representing their school. As well as specifying clothing, a dress code may include personal presentation and appearance. There is no requirement for a school to have a dress code; however if a school has a dress code:

For students in Kinder to Year 12 it includes the wearing of a uniform.

Uniform

Uniform means a distinct set of clothing worn by members of the same organisation, and may include a school emblem and colour scheme. A uniform is required for students in Kinder to Year 12.

1. Legislation

Authorised by: Anita Griffin, Director, Strategic Policy and Planning

Contact: Strategic Policy and Planning, strategicpolicyandplanning@education.tas.gov.au

Last Significant Review: 12 November 2021

Review Due: 13 November 2023

This Document Replaced: DoE School Uniform Policy (2016)

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Tasmania Fire Service Visit

• A firefighter from the Tasmania Fire Service (TFS) is visiting our school this week to present a Home Fire Safety Program to our Prep to Grade 6 students.
• Kindergarten students, whilst not receiving a structured lesson, can expect a visit from the firefighter who will leave some free fun activities for the students to complete.
• The age appropriate program is designed to raise fire awareness in children and includes fun in class activities, videos, activity books, giveaways and a new kid’s website tfskids.com.au.
• Parents and other family members are also encouraged to participate by reading the information and assisting your child with the after school activities.
• The TFS aims to deliver appropriate fire safety education to every primary school child in Tasmania and is part of the TFS’s ongoing commitment to create a fire safe Tasmania.
• Key Fire Safety Messages include,
• Wake up - Install a smoke alarm in every bedroom
• Plan and practice a home fire escape plan with the whole family
• In a fire crawl low and go, go, go to the nearest exit
• In an emergency call triple zero
• Keep flammable material at least two metres from the heater
• If your clothes catch fire, stop, drop, rock and roll
• Keep matches and lighters away from children
• Cooking - Turn it off before you turn away
• Cool a burn under cold water for at least 20 minutes
• Most house fires can be avoided. Make your home fire safe
• Complete an online home fire escape plan - https://www.tfseducation.com.au/tfse-escape-plan-user/add
• More information for parents, carers and teachers tfseducation.com.au
• Exciting new website just for kids tfskids.com.au
• SUBSCRIBE to our free bi-monthly newsletter

EARLY CHILDHOOD

TFS receives regular requests from preschools and child care centres asking for firefighters to visit and teach children about home fire safety.

TFS does not deliver structured fire safety programs to children below primary school age. This decision was made based on research carried out by the Mental Health Services of the Royal Children’s Hospital and the Metropolitan Fire Brigade in Melbourne. This research indicated that:

• Children under the age of five had low retention of the information they had learned; and
• In some children, the information had actually stimulated their curiosity about fire and they had begun to play with fire.

TFS believes that parents and caregivers are the best people to make sure that very young children are safe from fire. To help with this, TFS has a fire safety website for parents, carers and teachers.

TFS has also developed free giveaways for young children that introduce them to the friendly firefighter characters that they will meet when they receive the School Fire Education Program including a colouring book, a money box shaped like a fire truck, and stickers with home fire safety messages for the whole family. Click here for free giveaways for your preschool or child care centre.