School News 

PRIVACY COLLECTION STATEMENT – Primary Schools

Information for parents and carers

During the ordinary course of your child’s attendance at our school, school staff will collect your child’s personal and health information when necessary to educate your child, or to support your child’s social and emotional wellbeing or health in the school context. Such information will also be collected when required to fulfil a legal obligation, including duty of care, anti-discrimination law and occupational health and safety law. If that information is not collected, the school may be unable to provide optimal education or support to your child, or fulfil those legal obligations.

For example, health information may be collected through the school nurse, primary welfare officer or wellbeing staff member. If your child is referred to a specific health service at school, such as a Student Support Services officer, the required consent will be obtained. Our school also collects information provided by parents and carers through the School Entrance Health Questionnaire (SEHQ) and the Early Childhood Intervention Service (ECIS) Transition Form.

Our school may use online tools, such as apps and other software, to effectively collect and manage information about your child for teaching and learning purposes, parent communication and engagement; student administration; and school management purposes. When our school uses these online tools, we take steps to ensure that your child’s information is secure. If you have any concerns about the use of these online tools, please contact us.

School staff will only share your child’s personal or health information with other staff who need to know to enable the school to educate or support your child, or fulfil a legal obligation.

When our students transfer to another Victorian government school, personal and health information about that student will be transferred to that next school. Transferring this information is in the best interests of our students and assists that next school to provide optimal education and support to students.

In some limited circumstances, information may be disclosed outside of the school (and outside of the Department of Education and Training). The school will seek your consent for such disclosures unless the disclosure is allowed or mandated by law.

Our school values the privacy of every person. When collecting and managing personal and health information, all school staff must comply with Victorian privacy law. For more information about privacy including about how to access personal and health information held by the school about you or your child, see our school’s privacy policy: https://www.education.vic.gov.au/Pages/schoolsprivacypolicy.aspx 

Throughout this notice, ‘staff’ includes principals, teachers, Student Support Service officers, youth workers, social workers, nurses and any other allied health practitioners and all other staff at our school. This includes employees, agents and service providers (contractors) of the Department, whether paid or unpaid.

Physical Education 

We are excited to welcome the Hockey Victoria Roadshow to our school! On Friday the 19th and Monday 22nd of February we will have Hockey Vic at the school. 

Students are being given the fantastic opportunity to try out the exciting game of hockey! They will learn the skills of the game through exciting game-based activities suited to every year level and ability. 

Hockey Victoria will be sending their amazing Participation Officers to our school in the coming weeks to provide an engaging, fun, and safe hockey experience for everyone. 

At Hockey Victoria they pride themselves in providing an enjoyable experience for every student, so keep an eye out and see if you can spot one of their coaches at school soon!

If you enjoy the sessions during school, you can continue with your hockey experience by joining a local Hookin2Hockey program www.hookin2hockey.com.au. With programs all over the state you can find a local program that will suit your schedule.

Hockey Victoria Roadshow stops at our school!

We are excited to be participating in the Hockey Victoria school roadshow. Hockey Victoria coaches will be visiting our school, giving our students a taste of the sport through exciting game-based activities in an engaging, fun, and safe environment.

If you enjoy the roadshow experience and want to continue with hockey, you can sign up to your local Hookin2Hockey program now. With local programs starting next week it is the perfect chance to get out on the pitch.

Hockey Victoria Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/hockeyvictoria

Hockey Victoria Facebook Handle - @hockeyvictoria

Hockey Victoria Instagram Handle - @hockeyvictoriaofficial

Beaumairs Primary Parent Club Facebook Page

Please request to join if you haven't already. It's a great place to see what's going on, get reminders and ask any questions you may have about anything relating to school. Please also share with any other school families.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/898326376937279

Scholastic Books

Welcome back to Scholastic for 2021! For those of you new to our school your child will receive 2 book catalogues a term. If you wish to purchase any books school receives 20% back in rewards to purchase books and resources for the classrooms.

Issue 1 of Scholastic book club is due back Friday 19th February. A catalogue will come home with your child. If you are buying books as a gift please choose the gift option when ordering and I will contact you when the books arrive. You can then collect them from the office. Please remember we can't accept cash. Please pay online by credit card using the LOOP system explained on the order form. 

Any queries please contact Ness Newell. 0424 329008 lochnessmonst71@hotmail.com