Some reminders as we return to SJV Term 1!

Gates opened and locked

The gates will be opened in the morning before 8:30am but teacher supervision begins at 8:30am. Please supervise your child before 8:30am or book into Before School Care. The gates are locked at about 9am each day and reopened at 3pm, unless there is a special event. You will be notified if the back gate will be open.

School Newsletter

The school newsletter goes home electronically on a Wednesday and is posted to the website on a Thursday.

The newsletter can be translated into other languages by following the link on the newsletter.

It is vital that parents read the newsletter each week to keep up with dates, events and school organization.

Late arrivals / Early dismissal/ Finishing time

Students should be PUNCTUAL and arrive at school from 8:30 - 8:45am.

Students who are late after 8:45am must go to the office for a late pass.

If a student has an appointment, a parent must pick up their child from the office. No parent /carer is to go to the classroom to collect a child without school authorisation.

School concludes at 3:15pm

After School Dismissal/ Pick up

Students will be dismissed at 3:15pm from their class. Students can be picked up from the front gate or back gate/ classrooms. The school takes no responsibility for who picks up the students after school, as their are too many students to track. Please ensure your child knows who will pick them up. If you are unable to pick your child up at 3:15pm, please register for Camp Australia.

Student Absence

If a student is absent please ring the school (8543 4444) and follows the prompts to record a child absence. Please state the child's name and class, the reason for absence, and length of absence if known. You can also register absences through NPortal platform. If we do not have this information, the school will ring / text a parent/ emergency contacts, to enquire as to a child's whereabouts.

Family Holidays

If a parent takes a child out of school for 5 or more days they must complete a leave form and have it approved / signed by the Principal and class teacher.

Parents are in charge of their child's learning when they are away.

Use of oval after school

Students can only play on the oval after school until 3.30pm if in the care of their parent/ carer who must be beside them at all time. Students should not be on the Senior Adventure. Staff are not responsible for after school supervision. The main gate will be locked at 3:30pm.

If KELLY SPORTS are using the oval after school, parents are not to be using the oval.

Kelly Sports

The school allows Kelly Sports the use of the school facilities (oval, basketball area) after school on a Thursday. The school is not in charge of your child should you enrol your child in this activity. Kelly Sports is open to students from Year F -4 on a Thursday 3:15 - 4:20pm. Contacts on the 'Dates to Remember page' and the 'Community News page'

Private Music Lessons

The school allows a Service Provider Mr Pham to conduct private Music lessons which are held in the Scanlon Building afterschool on Monday / Friday. (Yr 1-6) The school is not in charge of your child should you enrol your child in this activity. Contact details on the 'Dates to Remember page'.

Before School Supervision

There is no staff supervision of students before 8:30am. If arriving before 8:30am parents/ Carers need to be with their child. At 8:30am students are to be on the Basketball Court outside the Staffroom where they are supervised by a teacher.

Please note we encourage you to enrol your child in 'before school care', run by Camp Australia.

Camp Australia

Hours of Service: 6:30am - 8:30am and 3:15pm - 6:30pm in Performing Arts Area

Please register www.campaustralia.com.au

Customer care team 1300 105 343 (5am - 9pm & Translators avaialable)

No Food Sharing & No Nuts

Students are unable to share food at school or when out at an excursion. We have several students throughout the school who have severe allergies or are anaphylactic. Over half the classes have a student who has a severe reaction to nuts, so we strongly advise families not to include nut products in lunchboxes. If nut products are sent to school, parents must inform the classroom teachers (each and every time) and the class teacher will ensure the child with the nut product is not eating in the same vicinity from the other students and washes their hands thoroughly.

No Food Sharing including Birthday treats

To support the health and safety of all students and staff, particularly those with allergies, food sharing is not permitted at school. Families, students, and staff are reminded that students must not share food under any circumstances.

Birthday Treats

Sometimes parents bring in a birthday treat for each child in the class on the day of their child's birthday. Firtsly this is not an expecation. Secondly if this occurs please note No food items- no lolly bags, no cakes etc. If you want to bring in a treat perhaps items such as stickers, a pencil, etc

Special School Events in Morning Tea

If the school has a special event for students / parents and we require food we will ask you to label a list of ingredients. (eg Morning Tea after Class Mass ). This practice aligns with SJV and MACS policies.

Sunsmart

Students should have their school hat and wear it outside at recess and lunch. Students will also need their hat if engaged in outside activities in Term 1 and 4 (eg PE. lessons). Students should have their own Sun cream which should be attached to/ within their school bag. They should apply sun cream before coming to school and before recesses. Staff can not apply sun cream to students.

Car park Safety

Please obey all speed and parking restrictions. Please ensure that you are particularly careful around drop off and pick up. Please be safe when parking or leaving a car park , conscious of students, toddlers and all community members who may be walking or getting in and out of cars.

Medication

No medication should be kept in bags. Ongoing medication is stored at the office.

Should a child require short term medication, a parent is required to complete and sign medication forms available on our website and from the office.

Please note that no paracetamol can be administered to students by staff without written consent from a approved health practitioner.

Mental Health in Primary Schools program