Greenvale Primary School Newsletter

Principal's Update

Angelika Ireland

Education Support (ES) Day 2024

On behalf of our teaching staff and students, we thank our Education Support Staff for the invaluable contribution they make to our school every day. 

Their hard work, dedication and commitment to our students, teachers and parents does not go unnoticed. Each and every one of them plays a crucial role in the success and betterment of our school and for this, we are all extremely grateful.

 

Their positive attitude and willingness to go above and beyond is really appreciated.

They all make Greenvale PS a great place to be!

Their roles are many and varied but all so essential to the functioning of a school.

A big, huge thank you and acknowledgement to the following ES staff:-

  • Tammy Yendall, Briohny Romano and Sandra Blanck who work in the office and are the 'face' of our school.
  • Nurse Briony Shea, who is so awesome in caring for our students’ medical needs.
  • Jo Wagner, Kay Kirk, Kim Chamra, Margaret Hatton, Sheena Johns, Shilo Breen-Sciulli, Fatma Aziz and Edyta Gancarz who support the learning and inclusion of many of our students in classrooms.
  • Joe Parnis, our talented maintenance person, who keeps our school grounds and buildings looking great.
  • Debra Packham, our wonderful Library Manager.
  • Esin Saban, Lisa Saddler, Taylah Chamra and Samar Ali who support students with their reading.
  • Keith Te, our friendly, helpful ICT technician.

Greenvale Primary School is a Child Safe School

Our aim is to ensure that all members of the Greenvale Primary School community (including school employees, contractors, volunteers, parents, families and visitors) have a commitment to keeping all children safe from harm in all physical and online school environments including excursions and camps. 

All organisations regulated or funded by government that provide services for children are required to work towards compliance with the Child Safe Standards. This includes government and non-government schools, education and care services.

 

Organisations that provide services for children that have limited or no funding or regulatory relationship with government are included also. This includes religious organisations, sport and recreation groups and coaching and tuition services for children.

Recently, our School Council reviewed the Child Safety policy at its meeting. All members of School Council are required to sign our Code of Conduct as do volunteers, tradespeople and visitors into our school when signing in on our iPad at reception. You can read this policy on our school website.

 

All staff, volunteers, visitors, and School Council members of Greenvale Primary School (GPS) are required to observe child safe principles and expectations for appropriate behaviour towards and in the company of children, as noted below.

  • adhering to the GPS child safe policy at all times / upholding GPS statement of commitment to child safety at all time
  • taking all reasonable steps to protect children from abuse
  • treating everyone with respect
  • listening and responding to the views and concerns of children, particularly if they are telling you that they or another child has been abused and/or are worried about their safety or the safety of another
  • promoting the diversity cultural safety, participation and empowerment of children 
  • promoting the safety, participation and empowerment of children with a disability (for example, during personal care activities)
  • ensuring as far as practicable that adults who are with a child are in view of others 
  • reporting any allegations of child abuse to any of GPS’s Principal Class Officers and ensure any allegation to be reported to the police or child protection
  • reporting any child safety concerns to any of GPS’s Principal Class Officers
  • ensuring as quickly as possible that the child(ren) are safe if an allegation of child abuse is made, 
    • encouraging children to ‘have a say’ and participate in all relevant organisational activities where possible, especially on issues that are important to them.

For more information on the Child Safe Standards go to the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing site at

https://www.dffh.vic.gov.au/publications/child-safe-standards

 

Foundation 2025

If you have a child that will be starting Foundation in 2025 please read the information below:

 

Enrolment Guidelines for Foundation 2025

Please visit our website greenvaleps.vic.edu.au for information regarding the timeline for Foundation 2025 enrolments and school tours. 

 

If you click the link below, it will take you to the registration form for Foundation 2025. Existing families are not required to book in a tour but are quite welcome to if you would like.

https://forms.office.com/r/JCkyGjptjZ

 

Once you have registered, we will email you an enrolment form or they will be available to collect from the office. Enrolment applications are to be returned by Friday 26th July 2024.

 

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Regards

Angelika Ireland