Student Wellbeing

Term 1

Welcome to the 2023 school year! The first week has had a wonderful buzz around the school, seeing our students regrouping with friends, forming new relationships and displaying excellent learning behaviours. Please communicate with your child’s classroom teacher or the section’s Student Wellbeing and Engagement Leader if your child requires additional support in settling into the new school year.

Lower Primary: Rebecca Campbell - Rebecca.Campbell@education.vic.gov.au

Upper Primary: Kirsten Telford - Kirsten.Telford@education.vic.gov.au

Secondary 7/8: Isobel Baynes - Isobel.Baynes@education.vic.gov.au

Secondary 9/10: Cath Sloley - Catherine.Sloley@education.vic.gov.au

Secondary 11/12: Jane Stacey - Jane.Stacey@education.vic.gov.au

Attendance

Successful learning and social development depends on a number of things. The most basic is coming to school every day. While we understand many of our students have additional challenges, they need to attend school every day they possibly can. It is important that children develop habits of regular attendance at an early age.

Student Responsibilities:

Attend school every school day.
Arrive at school and classes on time and prepared.
Talk to a teacher if you have issues that might impact on your ability to attend school/class.

Parent/Carer Responsibilities:

Ensure your child attends Concord School every school day.
Ensure they arrive at school between at 8:45am and 8:55am.
Provide a valid explanation for a student’s absence/lateness. This can be done on the Compass parent portal or by phone.
Provide the school with advanced notice if there is a planned up-coming school absence.
Communicate openly with the school any medical condition that may result in ongoing absence or medical appointments during school hours.
Alert the school early to issues that may impact on your child’s attendance.

Late Arrivals To School

A reminder please that if you drop your child at the Bundoora Campus after 9:15am, you must ensure they sign in at the Kiosk in the front office. This is an important safety requirement.

Uniform

It has been wonderful to see our Year 7 students in their new Secondary School uniform. Our uniform was introduced around 10 years ago. One of the key reasons was to have our students dress the same as most Secondary School students in the area. Our students are clearly proud of how they look and this contributes to a positive attitude about school.

A reminder that Secondary students are to wear black school shoes or all black runners (i.e. no multi colours or white soles) with their formal uniform.

School uniform can be purchased from the school uniform shop which is located at the Bundoora Campus. The opening hours of the school uniform shop are:

Tuesday, 9.15-10.15am.
Thursday, 1.30-2.30pm.

Other times are by appointment only.

Orders can also be sent to the office. Please include order and correct money, or cheque made payable to ‘Concord School’. Your order can be sent home with your child or collected from the office.

Only school caps and hats may be worn. Staff and students in the Primary School are expected to wear hats while outside during terms 1 and 4. Staff and students in the Secondary School are strongly encouraged to wear hats while outside during Terms 1 and 4.

Bronwyn Hart

Assistant Principal

Wellbeing