Sad to go, glad to grow: first day for new preps

These little students will start to learn who they are, what they want to be in life, and how they would like to do it.

Kyabram P-12 College welcomed 43 preps, among the 908 students enrolled, and St Augustine’s College welcomed 24 preps, with a total of 701 students enrolled.

As the school year started, Asthma Australia urged parents to review and update their child's asthma action plan, ensuring their child's safety and wellbeing in the classroom.

An updated asthma action plan, written by the child’s doctor, allows teachers, coaches and caregivers to know how to manage a child in the event of an asthma attack.

Each plan should cover four key areas: how to look after a child’s asthma daily, what to do in a flare up; what to do if asthma becomes severe; and what to do in an asthma emergency.

Asthma Australia chief executive Kate Miranda said it was an important step to take when taking a child back to school.

“As you tick off the back-to-school checklist — hats, uniforms, lunchboxes — add an asthma refresh to the mix and book an appointment with your child’s doctor to update their Asthma Action Plan today,” she said.

Free Press photographer Rechelle Zammit was at Kyabram P-12 College and St Augustine’s College to capture the first day of school for the preps.