School Community News
February 2022
- Thursday 17th - Closing date for School Council nominations ( Please see information below).
- Thursday 24th - School Council meeting via Webex at 5.30pm.
- Monday 28th - Prep classes ( Room 1 and 2 ) start full time school.
- Monday 28th - JSA Mini Olympics Extravaganza. (Please see flier in Student Engagement section).
2022 Curriculum Days
- Tuesday 15th March
- Friday 10th June
- Monday 12th December
Developing staff skills and competencies is a critical component of the school’s success. A culture of continuous school improvement is embedded at the school.
Please mark these days on your calendar. Student diaries have these dates noted for your convenience.
Annual privacy reminder for 2022
Our school collects, uses, discloses, and stores student and parent personal information for standard school functions or where permitted by law, as stated in the Schools’ Privacy Policy.
Please take time to remind yourself of our school’s collection notice, found on our website
https://www.jacanaschoolforautism.vic.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Privacy-Policy-2021.docx to your school’s collection notice. For more information about privacy, refer to: Schools’ Privacy Policy — information for parents. This information is also available in nine community languages:
* Amharic
* Arabic
* Dari
* Gujarati
* Mandarin
* Somali
* Sudanese
* Turkish
* Urdu
* Vietnamese.
SCHEDULE 4: NOTICE OF ELECTION AND
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
An election is to be conducted for members of the school council of JACANA SCHOOL FOR AUTISM
Nomination forms may be obtained from the school and must be lodged by 4.00 pm on
17th February 2022
The ballot will close at 4.00 pm on 03/03/2022
Following the closing of nominations a list of the nominations received will be posted at the school.
The terms of office, membership categories, and a number of positions in each membership category open for election are as follows:
| MEMBERSHIP CATEGORY | TERM OF OFFICE | NUMBER OF POSITIONS |
| Parent member | From the day after the date of the declaration of the poll in 2022 to and inclusive of the date of the declaration of the poll in 2024. | 3
|
| DET employee member | From the day after the date of the declaration of the poll in 2022 to and inclusive of the date of the declaration of the poll in 2024.
| 2 |
If the number of nominations is less than the number of vacancies, a notice to that effect and calling for further nominations will be posted in a prominent position at the school.
Corinne Pupillo
Principal
Hayfever Season!
As Hayfever season is upon us, we are finding that we have many students exhibiting these symptoms which could also be masked as symptoms of COVID19. As per the current health guidelines, we do have to send any student home when these symptoms present and they do need a negative covid test or doctors clearance to return. If your child is diagnosed with hayfever this will help us understand the symptoms better. Please see the enclosed medical alert report your doctor can fill out if your child is diagnosed with hayfever.
Book Club
Student Bus Transport
Bus
Bus
Due to the high volume of traffic currently on the roads, Mee’s buses can be running up to 10 minutes late. Please call Mee’s on 9459 3000 and they will be able to provide an indication of bus times.
Student Transport Contact details.
Email and contact details for Student Transport are available on the Contacts page of the Jacana School for Autism website.
Change of residential address
A reminder to parents if you are planning to move residence please contact Frances Hansen at transport@jacanaschoolforautism.vic.edu.au or call the school 9309 6258 and request to speak to Frances. This will enable the updating of your transport requirements including a change of bus stop &/or bus if needed PRIOR to your move. This will assist you to prepare your child and request assistance from the school if needed to help with the transition.