Pat Conroy
Last week Mr Pat Conroy visited our school to address our Yr 6 students as they are unable to visit Canberra this year. Both the students and Mr Conroy enjoyed the experience. Many questions were answered and the students were provided a clearer understanding of the working of our Australian Parliamentary system.
Mobile Phones
Please remember that students are not permitted to have or use their mobile phones on school grounds. Students are to check their phones in at the office as they enter school in the morning. Their phones are secured in a labelled bag in the office for the school day. Students collect their phones after the dismissal bell. If a parent needs to contact their child or a student needs to contact their parent during the school day, they are to do so through the school office.
Kindergarten 2021 Information Video
This week is our scheduled informal information session for the parents of Kindergarten students for 2021. Due to current restrictions Mrs Nebauer has developed a video which will be sent out to provide information to help us provide a smooth transition to school for our new Kinders. We have also included a questions Google doc in this process and encourage new parents to ask any questions that they may have. The answers will be collated onto a Facts Sheet which will be distributed to all parents. Any individual questions will be responded to personally.
Enrolments
We have begun to plan class structures for 2021. Thank you to those parents who have let us know their plans for 2021. This information is vital to class planning for 2021 and will help with a smooth transition into classes next year. If you have a Kindergarten child starting in 2021 and are yet to enrol please contact our school office immediately.
Attendance
As you are aware, as the parent of school age students you are responsible for ensuring your child is enrolled in a government or registered non-government school. The Department of Education conducts regular checks on school attendance data to ensure students are attending and following the Student Attendance in Government Schools - Procedure. The Home Schools Liaison Officers become involved with families to support student attendance at school. Some parent responsibilities as stated in the procedures are as follows:
Parents must ensure:
- Their children who are enrolled at school attend every day the school is open for their instruction
- They provide an explanation for absences by means such as a telephone call, written note, text message or email to the school within 7 days from the first day of any period of absence.
- They work in partnership with the school to plan and implement strategies to support regular attendance at school, including communicating with the school if they are aware of issues impacting on their child’s attendance or engagement with school.
It is understood that at times children become sick and in this event contact needs to be made with the school, but apart from this students are required to attend school every day.
I wish everyone a happy and relaxing holiday and look forward to seeing everyone safely back at school Monday 12th October.
Mrs Sue Gibson, Principal
