WELCOME BACK TO TERM 4

A very warm welcome back to our students, families and community as we begin Term 4.

We hope everyone has enjoyed a restful break and is ready for a positive and productive start to the final term of the year. Term 4 is always a busy and exciting time, with plenty of learning, celebrations and important end-of-year events ahead. We look forward to continuing to work in partnership with families to support every child to finish the year well.

Staying connected with our school

Clear and consistent communication between home and school is an important part of supporting student learning, wellbeing and attendance. Families are encouraged to regularly check our school communication channels for updates, reminders and important information, including our:

• School newsletter – published fortnightly in even weeks
• SeeSaw Class Communication related to class events and your child’s learning
• School emails
• Edsmart for excursions and payment information
• School Facebook page – for whole school event information
• Front office phone contact for information and questions
• School term fridge calendar of events – pop it on your fridge and check it weekly with your child (these were sent home with the youngest child in Week 1)

• School website

   

These are the best ways to stay informed about upcoming events, excursions, whole-school updates and classroom news. If you need to let us know about an absence, wellbeing concern, change of pick-up arrangements or other important information about your child, please use these school communication channels so we can respond appropriately and ensure the message reaches the right staff member.

If you require a face-to-face meeting and conversation with your child’s class teacher please arrange a suitable time with the class teacher via email msg or checking in with them at morning or afternoon drop off to organise.

We value the strong relationships we have with our families and appreciate the respectful way our community communicates with staff. Our teachers and support staff are committed to working with families and responding in a professional and timely manner.

We would also like to remind families that staff have a “right to turn off” outside of working hours. This means staff may not read or respond to emails or messages in the evening, overnight, on weekends or during school holidays. Staff are often teaching, supervising students or attending meetings during the day, so immediate responses are not always possible. We appreciate your understanding that replies will be provided during working hours and within a reasonable timeframe.

If a matter is urgent or time-sensitive during the school day, please contact the front office by phone rather than messaging classroom staff directly. This helps us make sure important information is received and acted on quickly.

We also remind families that, in line with school expectations and departmental policy, student mobile phones and personal devices must be off and away during the school day unless an exemption has been approved. All students are reminded that these are handed in to the classroom teacher at the beginning of the school day.

If you need to contact your child during school hours, please do so through the front office, rather than through your child’s personal device. 

Families also play an important role in supporting safe and responsible technology use at home. We encourage parents and caregivers to be aware of the Australian Government’s social media age restrictions, which require age-restricted social media platforms to take reasonable steps to prevent children under 16 from creating or maintaining accounts. 

Please refer to the link here for further information - 

Supporting children to follow age requirements, use privacy settings, and engage safely online is an important, shared responsibility between home and school. As a school we teach Cyber-safety and online responsibility as a part of our ongoing curriculum but also rely on the support of families to reinforce the importance of this outside of school.

Thank you for your ongoing support of our staff and working together with open and respectful communication.

We look forward to a wonderful term ahead and celebrating our end of year events.

Kind regards,

Ms Sally

Principal