Monday Memos Week 7 Term 4

Two full weeks left and a little bit more. Here are some bits and bobs to be aware of…

Upcoming Dates

iPad Hand in Day - Friday 26th November

Final School Day - Wednesday 8th December

Graduation and Celebration Evening - Thursday 9th December 6pm

Andrea White

This Thursday, the students will be sitting in on a session about transitioning to high school. This session will be led by Andrea White from ‘Together We Make A Difference’.

https://www.togetherwemakeadifference.com.au/

Graduation and Celebration Evening

  • A seperate email should be received from Jenny for booking in for the evening
  • Starts at 6pm for a Graduating Ceremony followed by dinner and drinks (supplied)
  • Formal Uniform must be worn by students
  • Invitation is open to all parents/caregivers of students (No siblings or friends)

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We have moved in! Although our resources and teaching artefacts are spread across the entire school, we are in and learning.



Whole School Info Term 4 Week 7
 
Covid 19 Regulations and our school
As you are aware, the Commissioner of Police, acting in his role as the State Coordinator responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, has announced the Emergency Management (Education and Early Childhood Settings Vaccination) (COVID-19) Direction 2021. 
 
The Direction applies to all employees, OSHC providers, volunteers, parent helpers, contractors and service providers either engaged by the school or contracted to provided services to the school and this direction requires all individuals to receive at least 1 dose of a Therapeutic Goods Association approved COVID-19 vaccination and a booking to receive a second dose by 10 December 2021, except those who have a medical exemption endorsed by the Chief Public Health Officer. 
 
A copy of the Direction can be found here.
 
We would like our staff, students and parent community to rest assured that we have implemented measures to ensure compliance with the Direction by 10 December 2021. 
 
I appreciate that this will be difficult news for some but our school has always been fully committed to implementing the best available health advice and has no option but to comply with the Direction which has been established as a result of SA Health advice. 
 
I trust that we can all work together respectfully to ensure the safety of our school community.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if I can help in any way.     Daryl
 
Covid reminders: 
  • Parents coming on site are not required to wear a mask outdoors provided that they can physically distance (1.5m).  
  • Masks are required to be worn by parents when in the school office.   The advice remains that parent numbers should be limited onsite.  
  • Masks are optional for all staff (& students) in schools, preschools and children’s centres
  • Please to continue to check in via the QR code or complete the hard copy sign-in sheet in the office
 
Christmas cards and candy canes
  • There are still a couple weeks of school remaining, so we ask that students do not exchange Christmas cards and candy canes etc until the last few days of school – being Mon 6 Dec, Tues 7 and Weds 8 Dec.  
 
Immanuel’s Mini Recess time 11am Instrumental Concerts this week
  • Monday 22/11 with Dallas
  • Tuesday 23/11 with Zed
  • Wednesday 24/11 with Karen & Zed & Dwayne 
  • Thursday 25/11 with David
  • Friday 26/11 with Roger & Dwayne 
Parents / family members can attend, please QR code in on attendance and sign into the visitors sheet at the entrance to Taikondi.   
 
Open Day Tour (For new families wanting to enrol)
  • Weds 24 Nov at 9.30am.  
  • Taking applications for 2023 and beyond
  • Current families with siblings due to start 2023 and 2024 are reminded to submit an enrolment application form too. 
 
Christmas in Coming – school family event
  • Friday 3 December 5pm to 8pm on Immanuel School Oval.
  • Jumpy castle, face painting, rock climbing, inflatable obstacle course, food and drinks plus Christmas Carols 
  • Click here for more details 
  • To register your attendance and to assist with the catering please go to www.schoolinterviews.com.auand key in the code ttxvh
 
iGOSH
Vac Care for Dec / Jan Holidays
  • Click here to read the program  
  • Bookings can be made up until Tues 30 Nov at 10am.  Some days are capped so get in early.  
  • Confirmation / Consent forms will be sent home Weds 1 Dec
  • Accounts need to be below $200 (being end of year) and last vac care paid 
  • iGOSH will be available from Thurs 9 Dec to Fri 29 Jan 2022 (closed from 24/12/21 to 9/1/22)
Reminders
  • Scan the QR code or sign in at the front desk
  • Wear a mask when entering our service
  • Please ring / email extra bookings needed in the week of. We close bookings 2pm the Friday before, so changes made online after this for that week will not be on our booking sheets.
 
End of 2021 Year Arrangements
  • Our last school day for 2021 is Wednesday 8 December. The Closing Worship and Praise servicewill be held at 2pm on this day.  It will be videoed and the link emailed to all families to view from home.      
  • The Year 6 Graduation and Celebration event will be on the Thursday 9 December starting at 6pm for year 6 students and their parents.  Information about this will be sent to year 6 families via the year 6 blog.  
  • iGOSH will start the school holiday program from Thursday 9 December
 
Uniform / Lost Property
  • There are still so many rugby jumpers in the lost property box in the office. Please ensure all hats and jumpers / drink bottles and lunch boxes are clearly named so that misplaced items can be returned.  
 
Policy Update 
Extension of Sports Uniform from Fn to Year 3 students 
  • From 2022 all students in F, 1 & 2 will wear the sports uniform 
(ie the formal girls & boys uniform items will not be worn by year 2 students)
  • From 2023 all students in F, 1, 2 & 3 will wear the sports uniform  
(ie the formal girls & boys uniform items will not be worn by year 2 or year 3 students)

  • The rationale behind this is that the junior primary students need the flexibility that the sports uniform brings, and the upper primary students will benefit from have the contextual variation of formal and sport uniform for various events and formal functions


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