Burton Primary School Newsletter

Dear Parents and Carers 

Why Schools Need VALUES

Every school has its own set of values. A school’s values are the personal characteristics, behaviours and qualities that each school community wants to highlight, emphasize and develop in its students and across the community.

Once decided, the values are used to:

1. Make choices about learning, curriculum and resources

2. Set school rules and improve behaviour

3. Talk with potential new families about what our school believes is important, and what the school stands for.

The current Burton school values were developed and decided way back in 1992. There are eight values in this original set: learning, cooperation, respect, teamwork, safety, fun, honesty, friendship.

The world has changed significantly since 1992. So it is time to review the existing set.

We now want to gather your ideas and important values. Today your child brought home a sheet for you to complete. Please use the sheet to identify your personal top 5 values and return the sheet to school.

Please note that the students will be doing a similar process in the coming weeks. Students will have the opportunity to have their ideas listened to and their choices included.

This information will be collated with the results of every other family, and Governing Council will then come up with a new set of values for Burton Primary for 2023 onwards.

Michael Hosking

Principal

When: Monday 20 to Friday 24 of March

At Burton Primary School we encourage all families to attend as Parent/Teacher Interviews give parents a great opportunity to:

• learn more about your child's academic, emotional and social development
• meet and get to know your child's teacher
• help your child's teachers understand more about your child and
• make plans with your child's teacher about how you can both support your child

If you require an interpreter to support you in these conversations, please contact the front office on: 82806277.

Next week more information on how to book will be sent out.

Maria Appelt

Deputy Principal

Burton Primary School

Gates open : 8:30am - If you need to drop your child at school earlier than 8:30am, then they need to be booked into OSHC, as there is no teacher on duty until 8:30am. If a child arrives before 8:30am they will be sent to OSHC and there will be cost attached to this service. All OSHC bookings can be done via the Hello Hub app, or call and speak to Michelle on 0488 200 207.

Start time: 8:45am - Anytime after 8:45am your child needs to come via the office to get a late slip.

Finish time: 3:05pm

If a child is not collected by 3:30pm they will be sent to OSHC and there will be cost attached to this service.

School office hours: 8am-3:30pm.

For absences, please send an SMS before 9am to our absentee line: 0428218669 (available 24/7) or call the office on 82806277 during office hours.

Canteen available through the QKR app.

To raise awareness regarding severe allergies and to provide a safe learning environment for all members of the Burton Primary School community, the following management strategies are in place:

·       Parents and caregivers are requested not to send food to school that contain nuts. This includes peanut paste, Nutella, all nuts and nut cooking oils, as well as foods containing nuts

·       Students are encouraged not to share food.

·       Students are encouraged to wash hands after eating.

·       Staff supervising eating at lunchtime. When teachers notice nut product being bought into the classroom the identified child will be sent to the front office to eat their lunch.

·       All children are encouraged to wash their hands.

·       Staff are made aware of students and staff who have anaphylactic responses, including nut allergies. 

·       Staff participating in first aid training in understanding and dealing with Anaphylaxis (severe allergic reactions).

·       School lunch providers complying with the Nut Awareness Policy.

·       Parents and caregivers being requested not to send boxes that have previously contained nut products, e.g. cereal boxes, muesli bars with nuts, cake boxes, biscuits.

If it is absolutely necessary for a student to bring a mobile phone to school it must be signed in at the school  office before school and collected by them at the end of the day after dismissal, (we take no responsibility for phones that have not been signed in).  This also relates to any watches which can make and receive phone calls/messages.

All Lost and Found uniform items are now kept in "The Hive".  If your child has misplaced something, please check in there.

Please make sure to label all belongings in multiple places, this makes it much easier for our staff to be able to return the items to their owners.

This year, we are looking to do an Easter Raffle.  We are looking for donations from families and any businesses.  If you work for someone who you could ask for a donation from, or you would like to personally donate an item for the raffle, it would be much appreciated.

The more items we can get, the more prizes there will be on offer.

Please deliver any donations to the front office no later than Friday March 17th.

We will then send out more information regarding how you can purchase tickets for the raffle, this will all be done electronically.

Thank you

Monday March 6 - Road Crossing Training

Monday March 13 - Adelaide Cup PUBLIC HOLIDAY - NO SCHOOL

Tuesday March 14 - PUPIL FREE DAY - NO SCHOOL

Wednesday March 15 to March 27 - NAPLAN TESTING WINDOW

Friday March 17 - Last day for Easter raffle donations

Monday 20 to Friday March 24 - Harmony Week

Friday March 24 - Last day to pay and register for Children's University

Maxine has been at Burton School for almost 20 years, she started with us on a temporary basis in July 2003.

Over the years Maxine has had many roles at the school; specialized reading and maths programs; assisting on excursions, cleaning toilets, rescuing birds, getting hats off roofs, picking up rubbish to name but a few. Over the past years she has become our Archiving expert as well as Front Office/First Aid and generally our Girl Friday.

To say we are going to miss you Maxine is an understatement. We hope that you enjoy traveling in your retirement.

Breakfast club has now moved from the Gym to in "The Hive".

Breakfast club is available to anyone who needs it.

Time:

Monday to Friday - 8:30-8:40am

Hello and welcome to you all for 2023. For those who haven’t met me yet, or don’t know who I am, let me introduce myself. I am known to the children as Mr Nick and I am the Pastoral Care Worker at Burton Primary. I’m here to listen and respond to you and your children’s needs, to be here and encourage you no matter what circumstances you find yourself in. I believe in building relationships that help each one of us get through our daily grind. If you can find a moment come to the Community Hub on any Wednesday or Thursday and introduce yourself to me. I eagerly await making your acquaintance.

Nick Porublev (Pastoral Care Worker)

A reminder that Children’s University registration is now open. You have until March the 24th to register and pay via the QkR! app only.

If you are not sure about what it’s all about you can go to the following link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNx7zgN3Wio and watch a short clip about it.

Children’s University information and registration forms were messaged out by the school last week. If you have any further questions, please contact me, Mr Nick.

Anyone wanting photos from 2022 Children's University.  Please send a USB in to school for us to upload for you.

As of now, uniforms are no longer kept at the office.  Uniforms need to be ordered online via the supplier's store.

Hats are the only item which will still be stocked in the office for purchasing, but they can also be purchased online.

Collection/Delivery Options:

• Collect from School: Orders placed before Midday Tuesday during school term will be packed and delivered to the school front office for collection each Thursday
• Click and collect: Online orders can be collected from the Craigmore location, shop 16 Craigmore Village, 170-190 Yorktown Rd, Craigmore. Please wait for an email from one of our shop staff advising when it is ready for collection.
• Home Delivery (Fee)
  
  

https://www.belgraviaapparelschools.com/collections/burton-primary-school

Dear Families,   Burton Primary School is on Facebook! Being on Facebook will allow us to communicate more easily with families. 

Liking our page will enable you to see our posts. You can like our page by going to    

https://www.facebook.com/Burton-Primary-School-110890621367317

This page will be used alongside SeeSaw and Skoolbag to communicate about events and learning at the school and within the community. We encourage parents to comment and message to provide feedback, ask questions and contribute to the Burton Primary School community. We ask that you read the following guidelines to ensure the page is used safely and respectfully. 

Comments which are:  

- Abusive, harassing, threatening, defamatory, offensive or attacking others 

- Identifying students, staff, families or members of the community in a negative or disrespectful manner.  

Will be removed by our Administrators. 

 If you have a specific concern we recommend you contact the school directly via email dl.1844.info@schools.sa.edu.au or by phone on 8280 6277.  

For us to post pictures of students online, in newsletters and other publications we are updating our Media Permissions for all students. If you are willing for your child’s photo to be used in newsletters, our website, School Facebook Page and other publications please fill out the attached form. Once completed this permission is valid for your child’s total schooling. If you do not want your child’s photo shared please indicate this on the form. Please return to the front office as soon as possible.  

Kind Regards,   

Burton Staff

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