Book Week is approaching the theme of Curious Creatures, Wild Minds is going to be wonderful. Mudgeeraba Special School will still hold many Book Week celebrations during Book Week, look out for our Annual Facebook Best Decorated Door Prize you can vote for your class's door to win!  We will be conducting a Book Parade and looking at options to share this proud moment with families. Book Week commences Monday October 17 and concludes Friday October 23.

During week 2 our students will look at this explicit teaching focus. Through incidental and explicit teaching scenarios during the teaching of the Health curriculum in teacher release time students will learn the importance of caring for their bodies, practising good hygiene with a particular focus on Covid Safe hand washing skills.  Students understand the importance of sunscreen and being a SunSmart Super Hero in alignment with the Health and Physical Education Committee's initiatives.  

The explicit teaching of these skills may be extended to setting an eating area, clearing away rubbish, disposal of compostable items in the correct bins, encouraging conversation or requests for assistance. Families can assist with this learning in a home/school partnership by modelling application of hand sanitiser when entering shops in the community and the washing of hands after all activities to ensure everyone in the community remains safe.  Families can assist their young people with being Sunsmart by modelling the application of sunscreen when they go outside to work or exercise on the weekend.

Our School Fun Run in association with our Day for Daniel Walk is fast approaching. Have you set up an online profile or started fundraising to support our 2020 event? We have 10 students with an active profile who are fundraising online. Follow the information in the below flyer to set up a profile and happy fundraising!

PARENT TALK JULY 2020

Features:

• Virtual meetings: Processes for P&Cs
• Risk management for P&C events

News:

• P&C Day 2020
• Election of P&Cs Qld Board Directors
• P&Cs Qld CEO retires + new CEO

P&C operations:

• The Human Rights Act: Supporting best practice

Stop the Spread of COVID-19

Maintaining the required hygiene and physical distancing measures in place in our school. These are our most effective ways to stop the spread of COVID-19. 

In Term 4 we will maintain limiting large groups of adults onsite or outside personnel from outside agencies eg therapists. All contractors for work repairs will adhere to Departmental guidelines.

We would like to clarify that if a member of your household is sick, you are not required to stay home unless you have received health advice to do so.

Any person who is sick (staff, student or parent) should stay home and if they have any COVID-19 symptoms, no matter how mild, get tested.

Symptoms of COVID-19 can include: 

• Fever
• Cough
• Sore throat
• Runny nose
• Loss of taste or smell
• Tiredness and muscle aches
• Vomiting and/or diarrhoea
• Shortness of breath

If students or staff present at school as unwell we will follow up and request an imediate early departure until a medical clearance is provided and confirmation that the person is well.

We need to ensure we stay home if recurring flu like symptoms present to decrease the spread of influenza.

Further information about COVID-19 testing is available via the link below:

https://www.qld.gov.au/health/conditions/health-alerts/coronavirus-covid-19/stay-informed/testing-and-feverclinics

If you have any questions, please call your doctor or call 13 HEALTH (13 43 25 84).

• Student attendance 8.30 am till 2.45 pm.
• Phone the office and request the classroom. Please always be mindful of students' learning and teachers teaching times.
• If you are late to start the school day please attend the School Office and staff will assist with contacting your class.
• Utilise the students' Communication Diary and Seesaw.
• Request face to face meetings through your class teacher before, after school or in their noncontact time.

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