The Bimbadeen Blaze

Principal's Report 

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners of the land on which we work, learn and play. We pay respect to Wurundjeri elders past, present and emerging and extend our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and families of Bimbadeen Heights Primary School.

Child Safety and Wellbeing at Bimbadeen Heights PS - Information for families and the school community

As part of our annual processes for reviewing and updating school policies, the School Council Student Learning committee has recently reviewed and updated our child safety policies and procedures. 

These are available to view on our school website https://www.bimbadeenheightsps.vic.edu.au/

We are committed to continuous improvement in our approach to child safety and wellbeing and welcome feedback from families and members of our school community on ways we can further strengthen our child safety policies, procedures, and practices. 

 

If you have any suggestions, comments, or questions about Child Safety and Wellbeing at Bimbadeen, please contact a member of the school’s leadership team.

National Child Protection Week - Every Child in Every Community Needs a Fair Go

National Child Protection Week is all about the ways that we can all work together to build communities that support children and families. Children are safest when they are listened to, respected, and believed.

 

All adults can play a part by ‘tuning in’ to children in everyday situations about small worries; then they are much more likely to feel comfortable telling us if something big is wrong.

 

Talking with children about safety:

  • Support children to identify trusted adults (both within the family and outside) they can talk to, if they are worried, upset, or don’t feel safe. Make sure these adults know they are on your child’s list.
  • Remind children that they can talk to you or a trusted adult about anything, no matter how big or small their worry might be.
  • Talk to children about how they know when they feel safe or unsafe. Help them to listen to their early warning signs (how their body feels), and to trust their feelings and instincts.
  • Use everyday activities as opportunities for conversations (e.g. preparing meals and snacks, going for walks, playing, shopping). If children are used to having lots of communication, it can make it easier to talk when big or tricky issues come up.
  • Be open to talking about all kinds of feelings, including anger, joy, frustration, fear and anxiety. This helps children to develop a ‘feelings vocabulary’ 

National Child Protection Week is a great time to start conversations with children and families about feeling safe.

2024 Parent Payments Information

It may seem a bit like seeing Christmas things in shops too early, however we prefer to think of it as just being well organised and giving parents and carers as much notice as possible to help with managing the family finances. 

We are referring to the Parent Payments for next year that you will receive details about in a letter sent to families in the first week of Term 4. This is very important information so please look out for it. 

Once you have received the letter and forms you will be able to pay for next year’s Curriculum and Other Contributions so that you are ready and organised for school next year.   

End of Term Arrangements

Friday 15 September is the final day of Term 3. 

A final assembly will be held at the end of the day from 2:00pm, with students being dismissed at 2:30pm. Please make appropriate arrangements for your children to be collected. TheirCare will be running an afterschool care program on this day, beginning at 2:30pm. They also have a comprehensive holiday program planned for the school holiday break. Please contact TheirCare directly for bookings. 

School Council Annual Reporting Meeting and 2022 Annual Report

Next Wednesday 13 September, we will be holding our School Council Annual Reporting Meeting where we share the activities and achievements of our School Council from the 

previous year. The meeting will begin at 6:30pm and will be held in the library. 

At this meeting, we will also present the Annual Report from the previous school year. 

 

The Annual Report attests:

  • all teachers at the school meet the registration requirements of the Victorian Institute of Teaching (www.vit.vic.edu.au)
  • the school meets prescribed minimum standards for registration as regulated by the Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority (VRQA) in accordance with the Education and Training Reform (ETR) Act 2006, and
  • the school is compliant with the Child Safe Standards prescribed in Ministerial Order No. 870 – Child Safe Standards, Managing Risk of Child Abuse in School.

Our 2022 Annual Report is already available on our website at https://www.bimbadeenheightsps.vic.edu.au/annual-report/

 

Would you like to be involved in School Council? Please consider joining one of our School Council Sub-Committees or nominating for School Council at the next election (February/March).

 

 

 

We hope you and your family enjoy a great final week of term, and a lovely school holiday break together. We look forward to seeing you all back for the beginning of Term 4 on Monday 2 October.

 

Kind regards, 

Adele Gregson and Sabrina George