Learning Buddies & Grade Placement Consideration Forms
2026 LEARNING BUDDY SUGGESTIONS
Each year we provide an opportunity for our students (Grades Prep to Five) to suggest the names of five peers (learning buddies) who they would like to be with in the same class for the following school year.
A good learning buddy is someone who works well with your child, is supportive and they respect the learning of your child. A good learning buddy partnership benefits the development and learning of both children, and should not encourage an overreliance on the friendship.
Through this process, we aim to ensure each child will have one learning buddy from their list in their 2027 class.
We are requesting that parents and carers collaboratively make their list WITH THEIR CHILD via the Google Form below. We kindly ask that all families sit down with their children to fill out this form and to discuss suitable learning buddy options.
This process must be completed by Friday 23rd October 2026, 4pm. There will be no extensions for families should they miss this deadline, as the grade placement process will commence the following Monday.
Please use a different form for each of your children.
We have an expectation that students of separated families will collaborate on this process and submit only one response per child.
In order to be valid, each child's entry MUST include FIVE (5) different students from the same grade level. Where families do not choose to provide an entry, the child will be provided this opportunity to do so in class time.
Please note that submissions will be deemed invalid if:
- A peer is listed more than once on your child's form
- Not all five spots are filled (i.e. we will not accept only one name on the form).
If the entry is deemed invalid, your child will be provided the opportunity to complete this process correctly during class time.
The five buddies listed are not preferential and will be treated as such during the grade placement process.
No further discussion or correspondence will be entered into at the completion of grade placements. This is your one time to have input into the process.
In making decisions for grade placements, teachers consider the needs of all students from a social, academic and behavioural perspective.
Please note that all communication on this matter will need to be received via this form, no later than Friday 23rd October 2026.
You will receive an automatically generated email acknowledgement after submission. Please ensure your email is correctly listed.
LINK TO FORM: https://forms.gle/LcaeF9Sc8AfDwKWw9
2027 Exceptional Considerations
In very limited situations, we may consider communications or requests from families regarding their child's 2027 grade placement.
If you believe that the following listed considerations are relevant to your child's needs, we advise that this form must be completed by the due date.
This is the formal communication for this process so we will not be accepting phone calls or emails. Please note that any prior conversations with staff will also not be considered unless recorded on this form.
Please note that requests from previous years do not carry over. If there are still concerns, new requests should be made for the 2027 school year.
All matters will be dealt with sensitively; however, we must stress that requests for specific teachers, classes or friendships will not be accommodated. Throughout the grade placement process, teachers look for compatible learning partners and encourage the development of new friendships.
Criteria:
Requests related to learning, behavioural or social requirements will be considered on merit and in consultation with key staff members.
For example:
- significant friendship/social challenges which have been discussed with FWPS staff
- requests to be separated from cousins
NOTE: You do not need to share any information about:
- Your child's learning preferences or disposition (as the classroom teacher is aware of this)
- Your child's diagnosis or additional needs (unless different to that known by the Wellbeing Team)
- Historical concerns that are no longer active.
Link to form: https://forms.gle/2BGBha9Xqmm2yY1C9