From Mr Chaplin
Thank you to our school community for your understanding and support on Tuesday during the recent Australian Education Union stop work action. We appreciate the flexibility shown by families and the respectful way our community navigated the disruption.
As we approach the end of term, a reminder that the final day will be next Thursday, with an early finish at 2:30pm. Our final whole school assembly will be held at 2:00pm, and we look forward to coming together to celebrate the term, acknowledge student achievements and draw the Easter Raffle winners!
We would also like to congratulate all of our students who represented the school at the recent Lightning Premiership Day. Their teamwork, sportsmanship and effort were outstanding across all events. A special congratulations to our Boys Cricket team, who performed exceptionally well and have progressed through to the next division, an excellent achievement!
As part of our ongoing commitment to student safety, we will be conducting a lockdown drill next Wednesday. These drills are an important component of our Emergency Management procedures and are carried out in a calm, age-appropriate manner. Staff will ensure that students are supported and reassured throughout the process.
Finally, we are excited to celebrate student learning next week with two fantastic events. We look forward to our Grade 5 Natural Disasters Expo and the Year 2 Landmarks Expo, which will showcase the curiosity, creativity and hard work of our students.
Thank you, as always, for your continued support.
Annual privacy reminder for our school community
Our school collects and uses student and parent personal information for standard school functions or where permitted by law, as stated in the Schools’ Privacy Policy and the Schools’ Privacy Collection Notice.
Our Photographing, Filming and Recording Students Policy , describes how we collect and use photographs, video and recordings of students. The policy also explains when parent consent is required and how it can be provided and withdrawn. Parents/Guardians were sent a Compass news feed on Thursday 30th January with an OPT OUT survey and have been asked to complete this by Friday 7th February.
We ask parents to also review the guidance we provide on how we use Google Workspace for Education safely at the school and what parents can do to further protect their child’s information. If after reviewing the guidance, you have any questions or concerns regarding your child using Google Workspace for Education, please contact the school.
For more information about privacy, refer to: Schools’ Privacy Policy — information for parents. This information is also available in ten community languages:
- Amharic
- Arabic
- Dari
- Gujarati
- Mandarin
- Somali
- Sudanese
- Turkish
- Urdu
- Vietnamese
Kingston Youth Strategy consultation
Kingston Council have commenced consultation for their new Youth Strategy.
The strategy will guide how Kingston Youth Services support our young people into the future.
As a school we are encouraging our students to get involved and have their say and will be making the surveys available for them to complete. The surveys are anonymous with no identifying information being collected.
You can get involved too! Head to https://www.yourkingstonyoursay.com.au/kingston-youth-strategy-2027 for more information.
As this will be the final newsletter of Term 1 we hope you have a safe and happy Easter Break.
Mr Jared Chaplin
