From the Assistant Principal

Dear Families, 

LATE ARRIVAL AND ABSENCE REMINDERS

Just a reminder that a student is deemed 'late' for school once the bell goes at 8.47am. This is when Compass registers the start of the school day. Teachers mark the class roll as soon as possible after this time. 

Students who arrive at school after this time MUST enter through the office, even if the Turning Circle gate is still open. 

A notification automatically goes out through Compass at 10.00am if a student has not been marked as present on the roll. Recently we have had a few occasions where families have called after receiving this notification and your child is at school. Most classroom teachers will update rolls if students arrive late, but when a relief teacher is in the room, a paper copy of the roll is sent to the office by 9.00am and late arriving students are not re-marked on the class roll. This is why you may receive a notification like this.

If your child is absent from school, the best way to indicate their absence is to wait for the SMS message and follow the link to record the reason for the absence. Students who have been marked as not present and no explanation has been received within 7 days, are then marked as an 'unjustified absence' on the Compass roll. The best way to avoid this is to add the reason as soon as possible following the absence. We send regular reminder notes to students who have recently been absent where no reason has been added to Compass prior to marking the absence as unjustified. 

COMING EVENTS

We have a busy couple of weeks ahead as the year draws to a close. We look forward to seeing you at some of these events.

FRIDAY 1ST DECEMBER - Amadeus Concert @ 9.15am

MONDAY 4TH DECEMBER - Christmas Concert @ 6.30pm

MONDAY 11TH DECEMBER - K-5 Awards and announcement of 2024 student leaders at 9.00am

WEDNESDAY 13TH DECEMBER - Whole School Thanksgiving Mass @10.30am

Have a great week,

Jim Heelis

Assistant Principal