From Monday, all students will need to be wearing a hat during play times or outside activities.  Overexposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation in childhood and adolescence is a major risk for developing skin cancer later in life. By teaching sensible sun protection habits from an early age and implementing best-practice sun
protection measures, early childhood services and schools can play a significant role towards reducing the life time risk of skin cancer.

Being SunSmart in Tasmania means using sun protection when UV levels reach 3 and above, this occurs from September to April. From May to August, sun protection is not recommended unless near highly reflective surfaces such as snow or being outdoors for extended periods. Therefore, this means implementing sun
protection measures form the beginning of the school year until the end of April and again from the beginning of September until the end of the school year.

Please help us to ensure we are all being sun smart at SPS.  Hats are available in the school office for $13.00 each.