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Newsletter Item Week 2 Term 1 2023
Welcome to the 2023 school year. I would like to extend a particularly warm welcome to students and families who are new to our school community. We look forward to working with you to support your student to “Seek the Best” and achieve to their potential socially, emotionally and academically this year.
I would also like to welcome our new staff this year. Mr Josh Power comes to us as a Health and Physically Education teacher. Josh brings a wealth of experience in a range of PE skills and different contexts, his last being Margaret River Senior High School. Mr Neil Alexander is a trained, experienced and highly regarded Design and Technology teacher who will be working in the Woodwork area this year. Ms Marie Macfarlane is an experienced teacher of Home Economics who will be teaching in this area for Term 1. Mrs Robin Reid comes to us from Manjimup and is a skilled visual arts practitioner and will be working in this area for Semester 1. I have been very impressed with the start that these staff have made and we look forward to having them on board. Given there has been a lot of information in the media about the teacher shortage, we are very fortunate to have been able to recruit such quality staff to our school.
Open communication is very important with the school. We do our best to get it right with our communication to parents by communications about student attendance, concerns, behaviour, excursions and incursions, school events, student progress and the list goes on. If you feel you are not getting a range of timely communication, please let us know and we will do our best to rectify the issue. To make our job easier it is important that you update any change of contact details with the Front Office staff and always provide an emergency contact person who we can contact if you are not available. Similarly, please let us know if you have missed information, need clarification, have a concern, or want to share some information about your student, in confidence with the school. Please ask if you would like a copy of your student’s timetable emailed home or if you would like some assistance with navigating Connect as these are important resources for you to be able to access and understand.
I look forward to seeing you at the Meet and Greet on 15th February – please see more details enclosed.
Kind regards
Mrs C. A Thorsby
Principal
2023 Year 7 & Year 10 Immunisations
Plans for the 2023 adolescent school-based immunisation program (SBIP) Years 7 and 10.
Year 7 Students are scheduled for the following vaccines:
HPV (Human Papilloma Vaccine) and dTpa (Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis)
Year 10 Students are scheduled for the following vaccine:
MenACWY (Meningococcal ACWY)
Information for parents/guardians about the Year 7 and Year 10 school based immunisation program.
- Year 7 students are eligible to receive the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine and diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (dTpa) booster vaccine at school/ Year 10 students are eligible to receive the Meningococcal ACWY vaccine at school.
- This program is delivered by nurses experienced in providing vaccinations at schools.
- Information on disease transmission and symptoms of above diseases and vaccination schedule can be found here: School-based immunisation program (healthywa.wa.gov.au)
- All students require parent/guardian consent before they can receive any vaccinations at school.
- All parents/guardians are requested to provide consent/declination thorough:
- VaccinateWA (external site), or
- the paper-based immunisation consent form provided by their child's school. The completed form must be signed and returned to the school, even if they choose not to have their child immunised.
NOTE: Information in the hard copy consent form will be entered into the VaccinateWA system by school team staff. You will receive an email from VaccinateWA confirming this.
- Parents/guardians will receive an email once their child receives a vaccine at school through the VaccinateWA system.
- All vaccines provided will be recorded in the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR).
- Families are advised to see their GP, Aboriginal Medical Service, participating pharmacy or community immunisation clinic if their child misses a dose at school (consultation fees may apply).
- Parents/guardians can check their child’s vaccination (up to age 14 years) through the
- creating their own Medicare online account via myGov (external site)
- using the Express Plus Medicare mobile application (external site)
- asking their doctor or immunisation provider
- Students aged 14 years and above are encouraged to create their own MyGov account
Should you require further information regarding this request, please contact Maressa 0437604834 or email me Maressa.sarinis@health.wa.gov.au
Thank you for your ongoing support in the delivery of this important public health initiative to protecting West Australian adolescents from vaccine preventable diseases.
Yours sincerely
Warren Blackwood School Based Immunisation Team Leader
Maressa Sarinis