Term 3 (15th July - 19th September)

Term 3:

Thu 19th Sept - Last day Term 3 -Footy Fun Day Sausage Sizzle. Don't forget to wear your favourite Footy colours! (Payment for sausages can be made via the QKR! app or in person on the day)

Fri 20th Sept - Student Free Day

(OSHClub is available for any families needing care. For more info, refer to the below OSH page of the newsletter.)

Term 4 (7th October - 19th December)

Term 4:

Fri 25th Oct - 2.30-3.30 : Prep 25 Orientation - Classroom experience

Sat 26th Oct - Bunnings BBQ @ Notting Hill Bunnings - volunteers needed

Mon 21st Oct - Prep/1/2 excursion to Chesterfield Farm

Tue 29th Oct - School Council Meeting @ 6pm

Tue 5th Nov - CUP DAY Public Holiday

Fri 8th Nov - 2.30-3.30 : Prep 25 Orientation - Art Specialist Experience

Fri 15th Nov - Twilight Working Bee - volunteers needed

Fri 22nd Nov - 2.30-3.30 : Prep 25 Orientation - Music and AUSLAN Experience

Fri 22nd Nov - School Disco - Time tbc

Tue 26th Nov - School Council Meeting @ 6pm

Wed 27- Fri 29 Nov - School camp - Waratah Bay Yr 3-6

Fri 6 Dec - 2.30-3.30pm- Prep 25 Orientation - Buddy session & Prep Parent Information Session

Tues 10th Dec - 2.00-3.30 - Whole School "Meet Your Teacher" Transition

Mon 2- Fri 13 Dec - Whole School Swimming lessons

Thu 19th Dec - Last day Term 4

Fri 20th Dec - Student Free Day

WMPS YARD DUTY AND SUPERVISION POLICY

Help for non-English speakers

If you need help to understand the information in this policy please contact the office on 9561 2879.

Purpose

To ensure school staff understand their supervision and yard duty responsibilities.

Scope

This policy applies to all teaching and non-teaching staff at Waverley Meadows Primary School, including education support staff, casual relief teachers and visiting teachers.

Policy

Appropriate supervision is an important strategy to monitor student behaviour and enables staff to identify and respond to possible risks at school as they arise. It also plays a vital role in helping schools to discharge their duty of care to students.

The Principal is responsible for ensuring that there is a well organised and responsive system of supervision and yard duty in place during school hours, before and after school, and on school excursions and camps and other school activities.

School staff are responsible for following reasonable and lawful instructions from the Principal, including instructions to provide supervision to students at specific dates, times and places. Supervision should be undertaken in a way that identifies and mitigates risks to child safety.

Before and after school

Waverley Meadows Primary School’s grounds are supervised by school staff inside our gates from 8.30am – 3.45pm. Breakfast Club commences at 8.30am. Outside of these hours, school staff will not be available to supervise students. Please be reminded that our Outside School Hours Care Program opens at 7.00am each day.

If a student arrives at school before supervision commences at the beginning of the day, the Principal or nominee staff member will, as soon as practicable, follow up with the parent/carer to:

advise of the supervision arrangements before school

request that the parent/carer make alternate arrangements.

If a student is not collected before supervision finishes at the end of the day, the Principal or nominee staff member will consider whether it is appropriate to:

attempt to contact the parents/carers
attempt to contact the emergency contacts
place the student in an out of school hours care program (if available and the parent consents)
contact Victoria Police and/or Child Protection to arrange for the supervision, care and protection of the student.

Yard duty

All staff at Waverley Meadows Primary School are expected to assist with yard duty supervision and will be included in the weekly roster.

The Principal and Learning Specialist are responsible for preparing and communicating the yard duty roster on a regular basis. At Waverley Meadows Primary School two staff are on yard duty at recess and lunch time.