Principal's Update

Angelika Ireland

2020 Annual Report to the School Community - Parents in Partnership

You are invited to attend the School Council Annual General Meeting (AGM) to hear the outcomes of the 2020 Annual Report to the School Community. The annual report provides a means for the school council to inform the community of what has been achieved and how the school has performed in the previous year. 

The annual report includes the following:

• A profile comment about our school including the school’s vision and purpose, and defining attributes of the school including its geographic location, size and structure, social characteristics, enrolment characteristics, special programs etc.
• Comments on the school’s progress and what the school is doing to improve student outcomes in the three areas of achievement, engagement and wellbeing.
• Information about school enrolments, the socio-economic background of students, the proportion of students with English as an additional language, data related to parent and staff satisfaction.
• How our students are performing in English and Mathematics compared to all Victorian Primary Schools.
• Student attendance data.
• Year 4 to Year 6 Student Attitudes to School data.
• Parent Satisfaction Summary.
• School Staff Survey Summary.

Please Note: – School Council Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held at 6:00pm on Tuesday, 23rd March followed by the School Council meeting with the new Council at 6:30pm. The AGM is an open meeting so I am cordially inviting parents to attend if they wish to do so. Could you please notify the office if you are going to attend. At the AGM we will table and discuss the Annual Report to the School Community which outlines school outcomes and progress for 2020.

Insurance

Personal Accident 

Just a reminder to all families that the Department of Education does not provide personal accident insurance or ambulance cover for students. Parents and guardians of students, who do not have student accident insurance/ambulance cover, are responsible for paying the cost of medical treatment for injured students whilst at school, including the cost of ambulance attendance/transport and any other transport costs. Student accident insurance/ambulance cover policies are available from some commercial insurers. 

Personal Property

Personal property is often brought to school by students, staff and visitors. This can include mobile phones, calculators, toys, sporting equipment and cars parked on school premises. As the Department of Educatio does not hold insurance for personal property brought to schools and has no capacity to pay for any loss or damage to such property students are discouraged from bringing any unnecessary or particularly valuable items to school.

Smoking is banned in and Around Schools

Smoking (including e-cigarettes) is banned within the school grounds and within four metres of an entrance to all primary and secondary schools, childcare centres and kindergartens in Victoria under an amendment to the Tobacco Act 1987.

The smoking ban applies to:

• anyone present on school premises during and after school hours including students, teachers, contractors, parents/guardians or the wider community, such as sporting groups.
• all activities that take place on school premises including pre-schools, kindergartens, outside school hours care, cultural, sporting or recreational activities and school fetes.

Food for Thought:

Angelika Ireland

Principal