Dear Jamberoo Public School Community,
The Stage 3 students are currently at Wedderburn Camp enjoying many fun and challenging activities including: Abseiling, laser skirmish, giant swing, archery, BMX, flying fox etc. The list of fun and adrenaline pumping activities go on and on.
A huge thank you to Mrs Kirby and Mrs Peade for attending camp and making it lots of fun for our students.
2023 Leaders
There are many excited senior students throughout the school as they have been successful in gaining leadership positions in 2023. Please find next year’s leaders and their title listed below:
School Captains School Vice-Captains
Windradyne C Finn B
Isla B Reece M
Hyams Captains Hyams Vice-Captains
Lachlan S Kyle R
India B Zahli B
Menzies Captains Menzies Vice-Captains
Cooper F Brodie K
Maebry C Imelda C
Waughope Captains Waughope Vice-Captains
Saxon D Zane M
Sophia M Nyasa N
Reports
A reminder that reports will be sent home on Wednesday 14th December. Thank you to the Jamberoo Public School teachers for the tremendous amount of work they put into compiling student reports in such a professional and detailed manner.
Blue Incident Slips
As part of the school’s welfare policy, teachers use a ‘blue slip’ which is used to record information about an incident in the playground or the classroom. The incident slip allows all staff members to accurately document types of offences that have occurred eg fighting, swearing, teasing and the area in which the incident has transpired. It also provides teachers with a section to record details of the event and include witnesses who may have been present.
Any student who has received a blue slip will have the information recorded on our Sentral welfare system, unless the student is found to have not misbehaved after the incident has been investigated. For minor incidents, the teacher will deal directly with the behaviour and consequence. Any incidents that require further action will be dealt with by the principal. The purpose of the blue slip is to keep accurate records of all incidents within the school and to ensure consistency in management of negative student behaviours.
Receiving a blue slip does not mean that a child will automatically receive a reflection. Consequences, determined by the principal, may include a verbal warning or reflection during second half of lunch. If a child is given a reflection, a parent is contacted by telephone and the student completes a reflection sheet with the principal. The reflection sheet provides the student an opportunity to reflect on the incident and develop strategies to cope in future situations. The reflection sheet is then sent home and signed by the parent(s).
Fun Day
The whole school is excited that this year the awesome students of Jamberoo will be heading off to Hoyts at Warrawong to enjoy a movie on Thursday 15th December.
Students in Kindergarten to Year 2 will be watching Lyle Lyle Crocodile.
The students in Years 3 to 6 will be watching Blueback.
Fun Day will be a well-deserved reward for our wonderful students who have worked so hard throughout 2022. The cost of the day is ‘free’. Transport and movie ticket will be covered. The students will just need to bring their lunch, recess and drink with them. Upon returning to school, a free sausage sizzle, drink and ice block will be provided for the students.
A permission note for parents/carers has now been enabled home on Operoo. Please complete the permission form at your earliest convenience so we have a clear indication of the number of students who will be attending Fun Day.
Gold Day
All students who have achieved gold this year will be rewarded for their achievements through an afternoon tea with the principal on Thursday 8th December. This will be conducted at recess and will involve all the students who have achieved Gold in 2022. Please ensure that your child has submitted their awards by Monday 4th December so the school has a clear indication of how many students will be attending.
Next year, we plan on organising many morning teas with the principal as students achieve Gold throughout the course of the year. Each child who receives Gold will have a morning tea with the principal in 2023 during the term that they reach Gold. For example, if your child achieves Gold at the beginning of Term Three, they will celebrate the achievement halfway through Term Three with a small group of students who have also reached Gold.
The school very much looks forward to celebrating the amazing achievements of our students now and into the future.
Reporting Student Achievement Survey
The school is proactive in requesting feedback from our school community regarding all aspects of school life at Jamberoo Public School.
In an effort to gauge the effectiveness of Jamberoo Public School's level of reporting with parents/guardians - we need you to please complete the following survey. All feedback provided will be evaluated and analysed and will assist in future whole school planning. Please find a link below to the third survey of the term – School Reporting Survey 2022:
It would be greatly appreciated if responses could be provided on or before close of business on Friday 9th December. Thank you everyone in advance for taking the time to share your thoughts on the school’s reporting systems.
Student Enrolments 2023
If you, or anyone else you know, is planning to enrol children at Jamberoo Public School in 2023 it is vital that you contact the school as soon as possible to confirm the enrolment(s). Alternatively, if you know that in 2023 you will be relocating from Jamberoo and your child/children will not be enrolling at the school it is very important that you make this known to us, so we have an accurate picture of student numbers for next year. Your cooperation and communication in this matter is very much appreciated.
Presentation Day
A reminder that our annual Presentation Day will be held next Friday 9th December in our school hall. The ceremony will commence at 9:30am and will conclude at approximately 11:30am. All parents and families are welcome.
Communication Survey Results
Thank you to all the members of the school community who completed the school’s Communication Survey. The survey data will be utilised to improve communication with Jamberoo families moving forward into 2023. Please find below the survey results:
The school very much appreciates all of the Jamberoo parents and carers who took the time to contribute feedback to the Communication Survey. Moving forward, the school is now focused on implementing the following processes in the future:
· Providing a platform for parents to sign digital permission notes and pay for an excursion or school event on the same platform.
· Ensuring that all communication is timely and spread across multiple platforms so that families have access to school information at their finger tips, rather than relying on calling the school or messaging the classroom teacher.
· Ensuring that parents/carers and Jamberoo staff members adhere to set communication time frames, 8am to 5pm on weekdays. This is to ensure that family time is not impacted and that we all have a sound work and home life balance.
· Utilising communication systems that involve parents receiving emails about school events; payments made, payments due etc.
· More consistency across all classes on Class Dojo of student learning and activities occurring in classrooms.
Regards,
Mr Chris Speirs
Principal
