Parent Contributions:

Thank you to the families that have paid 2024 parent contributions. We appreciate your support of our small school.

A copy of the 2024 parent contributions information letter is available here:

https://www.waverleymeadowsps.vic.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Parent-Payments-Arrangements-2024.pdf

Term 3 (15th July - 19th September)

Term 3: 15th July - 19th September

Thurs 5th Sept- District Athletics Carnival

Sun 8th Sep - Term 3 Working Bee: 3pm - 5pm (Are you lending a hand?)

Tue 17th Sep - School Council meeting @ 6pm

Wed 18th Sep - Grade 2 sleepover 5.30pm

Please make sure all permission forms (in Compass) and payments have been made (in QKR!)

Thu 19th Sept - Last day Term 3 - Footy Fun Day Sausage Sizzle (Payment can be made on QKR!)

Fri 20th Sept - Student Free Day (OSHClub is running a fun filled Picnic Day for families needing care)

Term 4: 7th October - 19th December

Sat 19th Oct - Bunnings BBQ Notting Hill Bunnings

(We would love to see some new families volunteering)

Tue 29th Oct - School Council Meeting @ 6pm

Tue 5th Nov - CUP DAY Public Holiday

Fri Nov 15th - Twilight Working Bee

Fri 22nd Nov - School Disco - Time TBC

Tue 26th Nov - School Council Meeting @ 6pm

Wed 27- Fri 29 Nov - School camp - Waratah Bay Years 3-6

Mon 2- Fri 13 Dec - Whole School Swimming lessons

Thu 19th Dec - Last day Term 4

Fri 20th Dec - Student Free Day

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WMPS YARD DUTY AND SUPERVISION POLICY

Help for non-English speakers

If you need help to understand the information in this policy please contact the office on 9561 2879.

Purpose

To ensure school staff understand their supervision and yard duty responsibilities.

Scope

This policy applies to all teaching and non-teaching staff at Waverley Meadows Primary School, including education support staff, casual relief teachers and visiting teachers.

Policy

Appropriate supervision is an important strategy to monitor student behaviour and enables staff to identify and respond to possible risks at school as they arise. It also plays a vital role in helping schools to discharge their duty of care to students.

The Principal is responsible for ensuring that there is a well organised and responsive system of supervision and yard duty in place during school hours, before and after school, and on school excursions and camps and other school activities.

School staff are responsible for following reasonable and lawful instructions from the Principal, including instructions to provide supervision to students at specific dates, times and places. Supervision should be undertaken in a way that identifies and mitigates risks to child safety.

Before and after school

Waverley Meadows Primary School’s grounds are supervised by school staff inside our gates from 8.30am – 3.45pm. Breakfast Club commences at 8.30am. Outside of these hours, school staff will not be available to supervise students. Please be reminded that our Outside School Hours Care Program opens at 7.00am each day.

If a student arrives at school before supervision commences at the beginning of the day, the Principal or nominee staff member will, as soon as practicable, follow up with the parent/carer to:

advise of the supervision arrangements before school

request that the parent/carer make alternate arrangements.

If a student is not collected before supervision finishes at the end of the day, the Principal or nominee staff member will consider whether it is appropriate to:

attempt to contact the parents/carers
attempt to contact the emergency contacts
place the student in an out of school hours care program (if available and the parent consents)
contact Victoria Police and/or Child Protection to arrange for the supervision, care and protection of the student.

Yard duty

All staff at Waverley Meadows Primary School are expected to assist with yard duty supervision and will be included in the weekly roster.

The Principal and Learning Specialist are responsible for preparing and communicating the yard duty roster on a regular basis. At Waverley Meadows Primary School two staff are on yard duty at recess and lunch time.