Assistant Principal's Report

As we find ourselves already midway through Term 1, I am pleased to reflect on a productive start to the school year. The Year 4 to 6 swimming program has successfully concluded, and school photos have been taken, marking a memorable moment for many students.

With the CSPS Start-Up Program now behind us, we have focused on explicitly teaching clear expectations to students, helping establish a positive and conducive learning environment. As a result, our teachers are now fully immersed in delivering the curriculum, and I am delighted to witness so many students visiting my office to proudly share their excellent work.

The quality and high standards of the work I’ve seen truly demonstrate the effectiveness of the Start-Up Program. It has achieved its goal of setting our students up for success, and I am confident it will make a lasting impact on their learning journey.

Wellbeing – Chill Out Zone 

In my previous newsletter, I introduced the new ‘Chill Out Zone’ and its purpose, as well as its new location. One of the activities that students have been enjoying is working together on impressive Lego creations. This Wednesday, we hosted a Lego Town Exhibition, where students were thrilled and proud to showcase their project. The event highlighted several key learning skills, including teamwork, collaboration, and various social skills, which were actively practiced and reinforced during the activity.

A Message from Melissa – First Aid Officer

As we welcome in a new school year, I would like to take this opportunity to remind parents of some health-related matters which will help us to provide the best possible care to our students at school. We ask that you support us in doing this by taking note of the following important reminders.

• When your child is unwell with a virus/illness, it is important that they remain home. A virus that is spread through our community will have a domino effect and cause others (including staff) to have to stay home.
• If your child has ongoing allergies/hay fever, please seek medical advice (including treatment to manage symptoms at home) and request a letter/allergy management plan from your GP to provide to the school.
• Please ensure you have returned updated asthma, allergy or anaphylaxis plans and medication to the office for processing. 
• If your child is diagnosed with any medical condition, please inform the office so that we can update their records and establish an appropriate medical management plan if needed. 
• If CSPS staff consider your child to be unwell, expect that they will be sent home from school. Please ensure your contact details are up to date and that you are contactable during the day. If we are unable to contact you directly, emergency contacts will be asked to collect your child from school. 

Occasionally students may require medication to be administered at school. Before requesting this please consider the following:

• Your child is well enough to attend school?
• Can the medication be administered outside the school day, such as before and after school and before bed? 

If there is no other option but to have the medication at school, please ensure all medication is: 

• In its original container and bears the original label with the name of the student and information on the dosage and time to be administered.
• Within the expiry date.
• Accompanied by a Medication Authority Form which can be acquired from the office.

We will continue to encourage students to practise good hand hygiene and not to share food. If you could also reinforce these points at home that would be appreciated.   

Student Safety – Pedestrian Safety and Road Safety for Children 

Until the age of 11-12 years, children need active adult supervision to help them safely navigate cars, driveways, roads and car parks.

Children learn about pedestrian safety by watching their parents, so it is important that we model safe behaviour around cars, roads, footpaths and car parks. Some ways to do this are:

• Always stop, look, listen and think before crossing a road, and use pedestrian crossings wherever possible.
• Always cross at the safest point, even if you must walk further out of your way.
• If you’re crossing at the lights, wait for the green signal.
• Put away phones and other devices when you’re walking around roads and cars.

Georgia Despotellis

Assistant Principal