General Office

GENERAL OFFICE

Office hours: 8:30am - 4pm

Telephone: 9592 4479

Email: lthomas@sfbrightoneast.catholic.edu.au

lfreeman@sfbrightoneast.catholic.edu.au

Parents should make contact with the Office first when visiting the school or trying to make contact with their children.

Appointments with teachers must be made via telephone or email the teacher directly.

SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

The newsletter is the prime means of communication between home and school. Parents should receive the newsletter via email each THURSDAY. It is imperative that those families who have not given their email address to the office, do so during the next two weeks. We prefer that you send a short note via email indicating your email address to office@sfbrightoneast.catholic.edu.au (Handwritten notes are sometimes not clear).

WEEKLY ASSEMBLY

We would also like to extend a warm welcome to all parents to attend our assemblies each Friday morning at 8:55am in the hall. The first Assembly will be held on Friday 7th February. We ask that parents be seated by 8:50pm for a 8:55pm sharp start to Assembly.

BELL TIMES

8:50am ~ Line up

(Meditation music over P.A. system from 8:50am-8:55am)

9:00am ~ Class commences

11:00am ~ Lunch bell - eating in classrooms

11.10am ~ Lunch break - outside play

11.50am ~ Classroom commences

1.50pm ~ Recess break

2.30pm ~ Classroom commences

3.30pm ~ Dismissal time

LATE TO SCHOOL and EARLY DEPARTURES

Any student arriving at school after the 8:50am bell will need to sign in via the iPad at the front office. This MUST be signed by a parent. The purpose of this is:

To record all late arrivals for accountability purposes
To attempt to prevent interruptions to the teaching/learning time.

Similarly any child needing to leave school before 3:30pm will need the parent to sign out their child on the iPad at the office. It is important to note that if you are collecting your child during the day for an appointment it would be appreciated if you could do so at the commencement or completion of break times. This allows for the easier collection of your child, rather than trying to locate them on the playground.

STUDENT ABSENCE

If a student is absent, the following is school policy:

When a student is absent, a parent is requested to EITHER email the child's teacher or phone the office by 9:30am, who will then advise the teacher. 2020 Staff Contact List
When a student is absent for more than two consecutive days with no communication from home, the class teacher will contact the parents to clarify the reason for absences.
Students who are regularly absent from school may need to have a meeting with the Principal / Deputy Principal to explain absences.

ASTHMA / ALLERGY FORMS

If your child suffers from Asthma or Allergies you are required to complete an “Asthma Management Plan” or “Action Plan for Anaphylaxis” form each year (if any change). These forms are available from the front office and must be filled in and returned immediately. This is VERY IMPORTANT information that the school must have for efficient management and care of your children.

OTHER MEDICATIONS

Periodically, students may require medication at school. There are some details to note if this is necessary. Medication is to be sent to the office and will be kept in the First Aid room. The exception to this is Asthma medication, which is to be kept in the child’s bag at all times. Parents are to ensure that a note accompanies the medication listing details of: Name / Date / Medication / dosage / Time to be administered / Comments and a parent’s signature. This is to be handed to the front office. Failure to do this will mean your child will NOT receive their medication.

CAREMONKEY

CareMonkey Information for our parents….

As you know we take the health and safety of our students very seriously. CareMonkey is an innovative parent controlled electronic medical form for schools, clubs and other groups with a duty of care. It’s an electronic version of the paper based forms you always have to fill in for excursions, camps, etc. It provides parent’s the opportunity to update medical information promptly and accurately while providing the school with instant access to the emergency information provided. We will be using the CareMonkey app in the best interest of the children whilst also reducing the burden on parents to fill out the same information on multiple forms throughout the year.

Parents can use a PC, laptop, tablet or smart phone to enter the details including:

emergency contacts
medical contacts
medical checklist including asthma, allergies, seizures, diabetes
health and ambulance insurance details
notes and other care instructions from parents
and more…

As a parent you would have already received an email from the CareMonkey system inviting you to enter the details for your child in the electronic medical form. This information is for school use only and will only be accessible by the relevant teacher(s) for your child.

Excursion and camp information will be emailed to parents and online authorisation will be required. We will also utilise an SMS network to alert parents via text messages important information such as early / late bus arrival times after excursions and camps, and other circumstances that arise at short notice. Please feel free to contact the office if you have any questions. You can also visit the CareMonkey website for more information: www.caremonkey.com

BALLS AT SCHOOL

Students are permitted to bring a tennis ball/down ball for play before school. They may also bring other balls to school for play during lunch and recess; however, the responsibility for looking after the ball lies with the student. Students are not permitted to play with the larger balls before or after school. Should the ball land on the school roof, it will not be retrieved until this task is attended to; once per term.

SNEAKERS

When purchasing new sneakers for your child we recommend that you choose ones that are white with minimal colour, in keeping with our school uniform. Please note that ‘Vans’ (or this type of shoe) or basketball shoes are not suitable for sporting events as they do not give the support required for sporting activities.