Lost Property
We have a substantial amount of lost property including jumpers, hoodies, beanies etc that remain uncollected in the office. Please check to see if any of the items belong to your child.
A reminder to make sure that you have labelled your child’s belongings. This assists us with items being returned to the rightful owner.
Early Departures
Parents/carers MUST come in via the Office and sign their child out if leaving school early. We will then organise for your child to come to the Office area to be picked up. Please do not make your way into the school grounds or to your childs classroom except via the office where you will need to sign them out first.
Thunderstorm Asthma
Grass pollen season, which typically runs from October to December each year in Victoria, brings an increase in asthma and hay fever symptoms. It also increases the risk of thunderstorm asthma. For people with asthma or hay fever, especially those who experience wheezing or coughing with their hay fever, thunderstorm asthma can be sudden, serious and even life threatening.
Thornhill Park Primary School will implement a range of measures to keep our school community safe as the risk of thunderstorm asthma increases.
Many of our staff are trained in asthma first aid, and we will monitor the Vic Emergency app to receive thunderstorm warnings, and, where appropriate, keep students indoors when weather forecasts identify greater risk.
During the season, there are some things you can do to prepare and protect yourself and your family:
- If your child has ever had asthma, talk to your doctor about what you can do to help protect them from the risk of thunderstorm asthma this pollen season, including updating your asthma action plan. Taking an asthma preventer properly and regularly is key to preventing asthma, including thunderstorm asthma.
- If your child has hay fever, see your pharmacist or doctor for a hay fever treatment plan and check if you should have an asthma reliever puffer. These are available from a pharmacy without a prescription.
- If your child has hay fever and experiences wheezing and coughing, it is important to make sure they don’t also have asthma. Speak to your doctor about an asthma action plan.
- Where possible, avoid being outside during thunderstorms from October to December, especially during the wind gusts that come before the storm. Go inside and close your doors and windows. If you have your air conditioning on, turn it to ‘recirculate’.
- Protect yourself this pollen season – managing asthma and allergies matters.
** If your child suffers from hayfever , it is advised that you give them their medication prior to attending school in the morning.
For more information, speak to your doctor. You can also visit the Better Health Channel website.