Principal Team Updates

from everyone's desk.

Getting to Know You Interviews & Prep Welcome BBQ

Thanks to all who have taken the time to connect with staff this week. It's been great to further get to know the children and their families. We look forward to continued partnerships as the year progresses. Stay tuned for volunteering opportunities, including involvement in our CHAPS group or events. (see Working With Children Check requirements below)

Captain Badge Presentation at Assembly Tomorrow

We'd like to congratulate the following students on their captaincy appointments. Please join us at the whole school assembly at 2.45pm in the stadium to celebrate their nomination success.

School Captains	Toby W	Tommy H	Billie D	Alice N
Ovens House Captains	Jack B	Jayde N
Campaspe House Captains	Lloyd W	Olivia G
Kiewa House Captains	Bailey C	Zoe W
Yarra House Captains	Archer E	Miela C
Performing Arts Captains	Jasmine C	Heath Mc
Visual Arts Captains	Ella B	Ruby K
STEM Captains	Benji R	Leon C
Eco Captains	Abel J	Vicky T
Library Captains	Sammy J	Jasmine H
Intercultural Captains	Nithya A	Maxwell M
Wellbeing Captains	Lila T	Olivia J

E-Scooters

Reminder to parents that children are not permitted to ride e-scooters on site at any time. Please see the below website for all the Victoria laws regarding e-scooters, including minimum rider age of 16+

https://transport.vic.gov.au/road-and-active-transport/active-transport/e-scooter-road-rules

Free Public Transport for Children

Public transport is free for children under 18, saving families up to $755, per child, per year.

This makes it easier for young people to stay connected, whether travelling to school, sport, work or social activities, while helping families save on everyday costs.

The Youth myki is available for purchase for $5 – this is for the cost of the card, you won’t need to pay for anything after this.

Early Arrivals to School

Please note that supervision commences at 8.45am, we ask that parents either book into OSHC before this time or drop their children off from 8.45am, or remain with them on site if arriving before 8.45am.

Traffic & Parking

There have been many sighting of children and adults crossing the road during peak times not using the designated supervised crossing. This is extremely dangerous and we ask that the crossing is used to avoid a tragedy.

We have also had several reports of children riding bikes on the footpath at excessive speeds and urge families to have a conversation with their children to ride slower and to check driveways for hazards (reversing cars and pedestrians stepping out).

Volunteers: Working With Children Check

Our school values the many volunteers that assist in our classrooms, at sporting events, on camps and excursions, and at other events and programs. To ensure that we are meeting our legal obligations under the Worker Screening Act 2020 and the Child Safe Standards, Croydon Hills Primary School is required to undertake suitability checks. Specifically, volunteers are required to have a Working With Children Check or equivalent.

Volunteers are asked to produce their valid card to the Office for verification on their first visit to the school in the following circumstances:

Volunteers who are not parent/family members of any student at the school are required to have a WWC Check if they are engaged in child-related work regardless of whether they are being supervised.
Parent/family volunteers who assist in school activities, regardless of whether their own child is participating or not
Parent/family volunteers who assist with excursions (including swimming), camps and similar events, regardless of whether their own child is participating or not.
Parent/community School Council members sitting on School Council, Croydon Hills Parents’ Association (CHAPS) and Men Of The Hills (MOTHS).

To ensure you can fully involve yourself in the life of the school I encourage all parents and carers to ensure they have a valid Working With Children Check - they're free for volunteers!

Annual Privacy Reminder for our School Community

Our school collects and uses student and parent personal information for standard school functions or where permitted by law, as stated in the Schools’ Privacy Policy and the Schools’ Privacy Collection Notice.

Our Photographing, Filming and Recording Students Policy, describes how we collect and use photographs, video and recordings of students. The policy also explains when parent consent is required and how it can be provided and withdrawn.

We ask parents to also review the guidance we provide on how we use Google Workspace for Education safely at the school and what parents can do to further protect their child’s information. If after reviewing the guidance, you have any questions or concerns regarding your child using Google Workspace for Education, please contact the school.

For more information about privacy, refer to: Schools’ Privacy Policy — information for parents. This information is also available in ten community languages:

Amharic
Arabic
Dari
Gujarati
Mandarin
Somali
Sudanese
Turkish
Urdu
Vietnamese

Annual Policy Reminder for the School Community

Croydon Hills Primary School and the Department of Education have a suite of policies and procedures that assist in the demonstration of compliance with corporate governance, teaching standards, student welfare and education programs. They cover everything from attendance, student discipline, emergency procedures, and delivery of the curriculum and support enhanced communication and clarity of school operations and procedures.

Our school’s local policies are maintained by School Council and located on the Policy Page of our school website. The Department of Education has an overarching Policy and Advisory Library. Direct Links:

Administration of Medication

Child Safety and Wellbeing Policy Suite:

Child Safety Policy
Child Safety Code of Conduct
Child Safety Responding and Reporting Obligations Policy and Procedures
Appendix A: Legal obligations relating to reporting child abuse
Appendix B: managing disclosures of child abuse. Important information for staff
Aboriginal Learning, Wellbeing and Safety Action Plan
Child Safety Risk Register (Internal File - not for public viewing)
Child Safety Induction pack - Volunteers

Digital Learning (Internet, Social Media and Digital Devices Policy)