Principal Class News

COMPASS Calendar of Events

We could not be more thrilled in the way 2024 has started at CSPS!

• The students have been ready and eager to learn
• The staff have spent quality time 'getting to know' your child/ren
• The 'new staff' have felt very welcome and excited to be part of the team
• The parents have been buzzing with stories and family news

There is a real buzz of excitement in the airveryone loves being at school.  It is a joy to be a part of.  Let's continue this momentum.

Monique Corcoran and Karen Halket

PRINCIPAL CLASS

We have a number of new teachers who have started at CSPS in 2024 (see School Map). Please welcome:

• Danielle Ackland (Brentwood Park PS)
• Johanna Allerton (Glendal PS)
• Chloe Eggleston (Red Hill Consolidated PS)
• Melissa Henwood (Mornington PS)
• Tessa Horkings (Barton PS)
• Joseph Meade (Harrisfield PS)
• Aimee Scanlan (Glen Waverley PS)
• Mark Wade (new Graduate)
• Shauna Watkinson (Pakenham Hills PS)

Baby news to share

With absolute delight we officially announce the safe arrival of two additions to the CSPS family.

• Mrs Tegan Janusaitus had a beautiful baby boy on 5th February named Patrick Joseph
• Mrs Monique Bryden welcomed a beautiful baby girl, Sadie Sarah on 7th Feburary 

We are thrilled for both families and cannot wait to hug both mothers and hug babies. 

With the beginning of a new year, we ask that current families and new families take a moment to read through the Kiss & Go and parking safety guidelines to ensure the safety of all those that use this procedure.

A reminder that the Department of Education has in place a mobile phone ban that requires students who bring mobiles phones to school to have them switched off and securely put away during school hours.

The department is requiring all schools to ensure this ban is in place and enforced from the start of the 2024 school year.

The ban applies equally to all government schools right across the state.

This helps ensure that school is a learning space.

Unacceptable adult behaviour in your school community

Sometimes we may feel highly emotional towards an occurrence at school.  As such, we may not be our 'best selves' in the heat of the moment.  Having said this, aggression, violence or any other behaviour that poses a risk to the health, safety and wellbeing of school staff is unacceptable and will not be tolerated.

There are resources and actions a school can take to address unacceptable behaviour from adult members of your school community.

School staff have the right to be safe at work

There are a number of key people that assist in CSPS achieving the Child Safe Standards and supporting students and families.  Please contact these key personnel if you have an area of child safe to discuss.

• Principal; Monique Corcoran - key Child Safe leader
• Student wellbeing leader; Karen Halket 
• Child Safe ‘champion’; Elaine Doughty
• Inclusion leader; Nichola Allen
• Therapy leader; Rosalind Robinson
• Office personnel; Jodi Price, Lisa McMahon, Kirstie Scutt and Christie Snowden - key family support
• School Council President; John Barbaressos - key school and community representatives
• Professional Learning Team leaders; Rachael Richardson (Foundation), Jessica Mills (Year 1/2), Delvina Waiti (Year 3/4), Pip Atherton (Year 5/6) and Danielle Curtois (Specialist) - areas relating to subschool matters