Principal's News

                       Principal 

                Rachel Mauger

INCLEMENT WEATHER 

From time to time, we are required to keep students inside during recess and lunch times in accordance with our Inclement Weather Process. For the purposes of this process, inclement weather is defined as extreme heat (greater than 35degrees centigrade), rain, lightning, dust, high winds, cold or any other condition that is considered by the Principal or Assistant Principal to be unsuitable for students to be outside. We are fortunate that we have not had many of these days in 2024.

FOUNDATION ENROLMENTS FOR 2026

We are currently encouraging all parents to ensure they have contacted the school, if they have a foundation student in 2026.  Our school website has a link to arrange for a pre-enrolment interview and instructions for completing the relevant enrolment paperwork. 

EARLY LEAVERS PROCEDURES 

Parents are required to come to the office when collecting their child early from school. The Office Staff will ring the classroom and ask for your child to come to the office with their bag. Children are only to be collected by their parent from the front Office (not the classroom or the school yard). This will minimise disruptions to the children's learning and avoid teachers being unaware students have been collected by a parent during recess and lunch.

It would also be appreciated if any appointments for children could be made outside of school times where possible. Early dismissal and tardiness can disrupt the learning environment and create distractions for everyone in the classroom.

LATE ARRIVALS PROCEDURES 

Please ensure children who arrive late go straight to the office to be marked as present. If the child does not come to the office for a late pass a text message will be sent to the parent/carer notifying that the child is absent. Late arrivals can only be time stamped at the office. When Parents/carers record the late arrival in Xuno it provides us with the explanation but does not mark your child as present. When your child presents at the office, staff will record your child’s actual arrival time which updates the class roll.

ARRIVING AT SCHOOL

Reminders for school arrival:

• Students must wait until 8:45am to enter the school grounds. A staff member will open each of our gates at 8:45am to welcome students to school. No parents or students should open the middle gate on Kennedy Road by themselves to enter before 8:45am. Only parents who are dropping off their students for Big Childcare may enter through the middle gates on Kennedy Road before 8:45am.
• When students arrive at school between 8:45am and 9:00am, they must go directly to their classrooms. Students are not permitted to be on the play equipment, basketball courts or oval during this time. This ensures we can appropriately supervise all our students.