Start of Year 

Specialist Timetable

Please note the days that your child has each Specialist subject.

Students must wear PE uniform and white sneakers on the day they have PE lessons. 

Grade Structure and Staff 2022

Find below the staff line up for 2022. 

The list in the table are all of the classroom and specialist teachers. The list below are all of the ancillary staff who support student wellbeing, learning and operations.

Educational Support Staff (Integration Aides)

• Sam Whadcock
• Sravani Yandamuri
• Lucinda Short
• Daniella Hastas
• Sasha Howell
• Bhavana Sharma
• Shannon Coventry
• Mona Salem
• Ryan Casas
• Ellen Maurer

Office Administration

• Business Manager: Tess Duerden
• Office Administration: Kirsty Reynolds
• Office Administration: Emma Meloni

Ancillary Staff

• Grounds: Reno Mizzi
• ICT: Colin Mountney
• Library: Zoe Danaher
• Learning Tutors: Sophie Coote and further appointments TBC

Leadership Team

• Learning Specialist (Curriculum Leader): Maddy Morrison
• Learning Specialist (Student Wellbeing Leader): Jenny Davies
• Assistant Principal: Carmen Britnell
• Principal: Noel Creece

Have you recently return from Overseas?

If you are fully vaccinated with a vaccine approved or recognised by Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), or aged below 12 years and 2 months, then you must:

• Immediately quarantine at home or other private accommodation upon arrival.
• Get a rapid antigen test or a PCR test if you don’t have access to a rapid antigen test within 24 hours of arriving in Australia and continue to quarantine until you get a negative result. 
  • You can transit directly to another state or territory following arrival in Victoria. 
  • While in quarantine, you must not share bedrooms, bathrooms or any other facilities with any other person who is not quarantining such as people outside your travelling party.  
  • While in quarantine, you can only leave home to undertake specific essential activities, which includes getting medical care or medical supplies, COVID-19 testing or if you are in an emergency. 
  • If you leave quarantine for any permitted reason, you must wear a face covering at all times (unless an exception applies) and practise physical distancing. 
  • Visit Checklist for cases if you test positive to COVID-19.
     
• There are restrictions on entering sensitive settings.
  • You must not enter sensitive settings such as a school, childcare or early childhood services for 7 days after arriving in Australia, unless you have:
    • received a negative PCR test result within the 24 hours prior to visiting, or
    • received a negative result from a rapid antigen test taken the day of visiting.
  • Children and adolescents who are not fully vaccinated or medically exempt
    • must not attend a school for 7 full days after arrival in Australia, or
    • must not attend childcare or early childhood services, residential aged care facility, disability residential service or hospital (unless obtaining urgent medical care) for 14 full days after arrival in Australia.

https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/information-overseas-travellers

Claims for Property Damage and Medical Expenses Policy

The following are reminders about the liability for damage or loss of personal property brought to school along with responsibilities for medical expenses. We ask that families familiarise themselves with these policies and take the necessary precautions.

• Students and parents/carers are responsible for a student’s personal item/property, including if it is lost, stolen or damaged at school. Neither the Department nor the school is responsible if any student’s personal items are lost, damaged or stolen
• Claims for the reimbursement of the cost of a personal item/property brought to school will not be paid by the school and are not covered by school insurance
• Any personal item/property that is brought to school by a student is the responsibility of the student and is not the responsibility of the school, and is not covered by school insurance
• In cases of willful damage caused by a student which destroys or significantly damages school property, principals may choose to report the matter to the police
• Parents/carers are responsible for all medical expenses, including ambulance costs, if they are incurred by a student at school
• It is not a requirement that the principal contact them if, in the principal’s opinion, an ambulance is required without delay. This may include an air ambulance should that be considered necessary. Principals will use their judgement as to what action to take in cases of student accidents or sudden illnesses and, depending on the case, may not contact the parent prior to that action being taken.
• Parents/carers are encouraged  to have up-to-date ambulance cover for their child
• Parents/carers can purchase insurance policies from commercial insurers independent of the school
• The SMPS Policy regarding  personal property can be found in the link below 

Mobile Device Policy

The Department of Education have very strict guidelines around the use of mobile devices (mobile phones, iPads, smart watches) used during school time. 

Find the policy in the link below so you know the rules.

Device Use in Class Policy - Acceptable User Agreement and eSafety

First off - please do not allow your primary school aged child onto any social media platforms - full stop. And please, don't allow them to play violent or age-inappropriate video games. 

Next, please check our guidelines below for the safe use of devices in class. Staff will be reiterating these points to your children - but if you chat with them too, that would be very supportive. Sanctions apply when these rules are broken.

Students must always:

• Bring their device to school charged and ready to use
• Use their device as directed by a teacher
• Protect personal information on their device and when working online. Including names, passwords, photos and other identifying information.
• Respect themselves and others when sharing online
• Respect their device by always putting it away in a safe place after use
• Follow parent and guardian rules when using their device at home
• Speak to a trusted adult if they see something that they do not like or makes them upset

Students must not:

• Use their device in a way that distracts other students or teachers.
• Deliberately search for rude or violent content online
• Use apps or games that are inappropriate for children of primary school age
• Distribute photos or video of another person without their permission
• Play games at school on their device (including before and after school and at recesses or during ‘free’ class time)

Privacy Policy

Our school collects, uses, discloses and stores student and parent personal information for standard school functions or where permitted by law, as stated in the Schools’ Privacy Policy.

Please take time to remind yourself of our school’s collection notice, found on our SMPS website. For more information about privacy, refer to: Schools’ Privacy Policy — Information for Parents. This information is also available in ten community languages:

* Amharic

* Arabic

* Dari

* Gujarati

* Mandarin

* Somali

* Sudanese

* Turkish

* Urdu

* Vietnamese.

Find below the Privacy Collection Notice so you are aware of the school/state policy.