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                                                         Dan Moloney & Ellen Paterson

Ellen Paterson                         Daniel Moloney 

Extended Absence Requests

At the end of last term, School Council endorsed our revised JSA Attendance Policy in line with the DE's template on their Policy Advisory Library (otherwise called PAL).

As part of this policy, we formalise parent/carer requests for students seeking approval for Extended Absence of 5 or more days (previously 3 days or more) with a designated form (as attached).

This form is designed to make sure that any extended absence requests are communicated with the school beforehand, and to sustain a strong collaborative partnership between the school and our families.

If any families need to formally express interest or intentions for their child to be away for 5 or more days, please provide the school with a completed copy of our new form, as below:

A copy of this form will be saved to our school website shortly. Please shred any other hard copy versions or delete digital versions in case you have of them at home.

2025 Parent / Caregiver / Guardian Opinion Survey:

WE WANT OUR PARENTS / CAREGIVERS / GUARDIANS TO TELL US WHAT THEY THINK! 

Our school is conducting the annual Parent / Caregiver / Guardian Opinion Survey offered by the Department of Education and is seeking your feedback. The survey is designed to assist schools in gaining an understanding of families’ perceptions of school climate, student behaviour, and student engagement. The survey is optional, but we encourage and appreciate your participation.

Our school will use the survey results to assist in identifying areas for improvement and professional development needs in the school, to target school planning and improvement strategies. 

The Parent / Caregiver / Guardian Opinion Survey will be open online from Monday 18 August to Friday 19 September 2025.

All families are invited to participate in the survey.

The survey will be conducted online, only takes 20 minutes to complete, and can be accessed at any convenient time on desktop computers, laptops, tablets or smartphones. We will have iPads available at school reception for you to complete survey.

Survey results will be communicated to parents/caregivers/guardians through our annual reporting. 

You will receive more information about the survey via your child's communication diary and email next week when the survey opens.

Semester 2 IEPs

Last Friday an email was sent detailing Semester 2 IEPs being availabile on XUNO. If you have not received an email or would like a printed version of your child's IEP please reach out to our reception team or myself - ellen.paterson@education.vic.gov.au 

Wishing everyone a restful holiday and we look forward to seeing everyone next term!