Principal's Message

School Garden

Over the past few weeks, our students have been busy bringing our school garden to life. With the support of a special incursion from Hume City Council, students have been learning all about soil health, the importance of worms, different plant types, and how to care for a garden.

The hands-on experience of planting and nurturing has not only given students practical skills, but also a strong sense of pride and ownership. Many have expressed how rewarding it feels to be giving back to their school environment while contributing to something that benefits the whole community.

We are so proud of how engaged and enthusiastic our students have been throughout this project. Their efforts are helping to create a space that everyone in our school can enjoy — now and into the future.

Policy

Child safety and wellbeing at Broadmeadows Primary School: information for families and the school community. Broadmeadows Primary School is committed to providing an environment where students are safe and feel safe.

Our child safety framework  School Policies - Broadmeadows Primary School explains how we support and maintain child safety and wellbeing at BPS. It includes our:

• Child Safety and Wellbeing Policy

• Child Safety Reporting and Responding Obligations Procedures, and

• Child Safety Code of Conduct, which outlines acceptable and unacceptable behaviours for all staff and volunteers at our school.

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Our students and families are important partners in providing a child safe environment. These regular newsletter reminders are one of the ways we ensure our school community is aware of:

• our commitment to child safety, and 

• how to provide feedback or raise child safety concerns.

   

Our comprehensive child safety framework outlines our school’s strategies to support student safety and wellbeing. The framework includes the following policies, codes and procedures:  

• Child Safety and Wellbeing Policy
• Child Safety Code of Conduct 
• Child safety Responding and Reporting Obligations Policy and Procedure 
• Complaints Policy 
• Student Wellbeing and Engagement Policy 
• Bullying Prevention Policy 
• Volunteers Policy 
• Visitors Policy 
• Digital Learning Policy 
• Yard Duty and Supervision Policy 
• Insert any other relevant child safety policies in place at your school 

Our students and their families are important partners in keeping our students safe. We value feedback and ideas on how we can continuously strengthen our child safety framework. If you have any suggestions or comments please provide feedback on child safety and wellbeing proactices and polices on 83514770.

Everyday Counts 

Attendance is currently being closely monitored by the Department of Education as a significant concern, especially when students are frequently late, picked up early, or absent for more than 10 days in a school year. These attendance issues will be addressed by our front office staff and teachers and discussed further during upcoming parent-teacher interviews.

A few important reminders for families:

• Every day counts—missing school impacts your child’s learning progress and social connections.
• Schools want to partner with parents. If you have any concerns about attendance, please contact the school promptly or record absences through Compass.
• There is no safe number of days to miss school; even small amounts of missed time can have negative effects.
• Speak positively about school and the importance of regular attendance.
• Avoid scheduling routine medical or dental appointments during school hours and try not to plan family holidays during term time.
• If you’re worried about your child’s attendance or wellbeing, please seek support from the school. We are here to work with you to support your child’s success.

Open and timely communication between parents and school is essential in addressing attendance concerns early and effectively.

Policy Updates

Please refer to our school website for all current school policies also inform us of any changes on 8351 4770

Enrolments /School Tours

School tours are open every Thursday morning at 10am. If your child is attending 4-year-old kindergarten this year and will be starting school next year, please note that enrolment at the school is required. This process does not happen automatically, so we kindly ask that you come to the office to complete the enrolment.

Calendar Dates & Term Dates for 2025

We also recommend you check Compass and the newsletter for important calendar dates regularly as dates will be added throughout the year.

Term 3                 21th July - 19th September

Term 4                    6th October - 19th December