Welcome Back

It has been a very smooth start for our Scoresby kids again this year. It has been terrific to see them settle into their new learning spaces, re-connect with their friends, and start the year off on a positive note with our Learning Communities. We extend a warm welcome to the new families that have joined our school community this year; we are looking forward to working with you all.

Our 2025 Foundation students have really settled very well into school life. They are managing to find their way around their new environment with the help of their buddies. Reports I have heard are that they are very tired, but excited to be school kids.

We extend a warm welcome to our two new staff for 2025, Laura Koukoulas and Jamie Purdon.

Laura will be teaching Coding and Robotics in Term 1 while we survey parents about language preferences going forward, and then advertise for a LOTE teacher. Jamie has stepped into 5/6B for a short-term contract.

Jamie will be with us for the first 6 weeks of term, during which time the class teacher position will be re-advertised.

We welcome them both to Scoresby PS.

Term 1 Assemblies

Assemblies in 2025 will be held fortnightly beginning Friday 7th February. Assemblies will be held at 3.00pm in the school hall or on the stage, unless otherwise notified. Parents are always welcome to attend assembly at school.

In Term 1, our School and Vice Captains will present assemblies as part of their leadership duties.

Friday 7th February, 3.00pm assembly - Student Leadership badge presentation
Friday 21st February, 3.00pm assembly - SRC, Digi-Tech, Sustainables, Peer Mediators badge presentation
Friday 7th March, 3.00pm assembly
Friday 21st March, 9.00 assembly - Harmony Week (note special time)
Friday 4th April, 2.00pm assembly - Last day of Term 1, Easter Raffle winners announced (note special time)

Insurance At School

Private property brought to school by students, visitors or parents is not insured and the Department does not accept any responsibility for any loss or damage. This can include mobile phones, toys, sporting equipment and cars parked on school premises.

As the Department does not hold insurance for personal property brought to schools, and has no capacity to pay for any loss or damage to such property, students, visitors and parents are discouraged from bringing any unnecessary or particularly valuable items to school.

Department insurance policies also do not cover personal accident insurance or ambulance cover for students.

School Hats And Uniform

Just a reminder, as outlined in our Sunsmart policy, students are required to wear a school hat in Terms 1 and 4. Please ensure your child has a school hat to wear while playing outside. If your child does not have a hat they will be directed to play under the covered area.

Parent Payments

Thank you to all our families who have made parent payments to the school over the last few months. Your generous contributions will ensure we can continue to run the high quality teaching and learning programs, and specialist subjects we have at Scoresby Primary School this year. Thank you for ongoing support.

If you have not made a contribution yet, you can do so through Compass.

School Student Broadband Initiative: FREE nbn internet until June 2028!

We wanted to remind you about the School Student Broadband Initiative (SSBI). The SSBI is designed to boost education opportunities and narrow the digital divide. This Australian Government initiative is providing eligible families with school age children, with no internet at home, access to free nbn®.

Parents/carers with school students can check whether they qualify by calling the National Referral Centre on 1800 954 610 (Mon-Fri, 10am-6pm AEDT), or by visiting www.anglicarevic.org.au/student-internet to learn more.

School Hours And Supervision

Parents are reminded that staff are not on yard duty prior to 8.45am, therefore there is NO supervision for students at school before this time. Students at school prior to 8.45am must be with a parent or booked into the OSHC program.

School starts at 9.00am. Our students are required in class by 8.55am so they can prepare for their learning and lessons which start promptly at 9.00am.

After school, students must be picked up by 3.45pm or booked into OSHC. If you are going to be late to pick up your child, please inform the office ASAP.

School hours for 2025 are as follows:

8.45 - 8.55am...........Students supervised in the school yard

8.55 - 9.00am...........Music plays, students go to their classrooms, set up for the school day

9.00 - 9.50am...........Morning Rigour, session 1 (numeracy and spelling skills)

9.50 - 11.30am.........Learning sessions 2 and 3 in classrooms

11.30 - 11.40am.......Lunch eating time in classrooms

11.40am - 12.20pm.Lunch

12.20 - 2.00pm..........Learning sessions 4 and 5 in classrooms

2.00 - 2.40pm.............Recess

2.40 - 3.30pm.............Learning session 6 in classrooms

3.30-3.45pm...............Final bell, student pick-up, students supervised in yard until 3.45pm

Curriculum Days 2025

The school has a number of Curriculum Days planned throughout the year. On these days, the teachers and staff are involved in tasks such as student report writing, and curriculum and lesson planning for the following terms. The dates below are the Curriculum Days this year :

Term 1

Tuesday 28th January

Wednesday 29th January

Term 2

Monday 26th May

Term 4

Monday 3rd November

The OSHC service will run a program on these days.

Parent-Teacher Interviews

Our Parent-Teacher Interviews will be held on Wednesday 5th March from 2.00pm.

Working With Children Checks (WWCC)

We encourage and value parental and community support at SPS. There are many ways that parents, grandparents and friends can assist at our school. We encourage all parents to obtain a Working With Children Check (WWCC) which will allow you to be very involved in your child’s education. Without one you cannot be a classroom helper or attend an excursion. These checks are free for volunteers. Please ensure you nominate SPS as a place you volunteer. Once you have your WWCC please come to the office so we can photocopy this and we will add your name to our list of parents who have a current WWCC.

Mobile Phones

All students are required to turn off and hand in mobile phones at the office to prevent usage during school hours. Students are not to use smart watches where the call and messaging function can connect to the student’s phone. Devices need to be handed in to the office at the start of the day and collected at the end of the day.

NAPLAN Dates

Our NAPLAN dates at Scoresby for 2025 are:

Wednesday 13th March

Year 3 Writing

Year 5 Writing

Thursday 14th March

Year 5 Reading

Year 3 Writing

Friday 15th March

Year 3 Language Conventions

Year 5 Language Conventions

Monday 18 March

Year 3 Numeracy

Year 5 Numeracy

SUE HARTLEY AND NICOLE RHEUMER

Scoresby Primary School Leaders

Happy Birthday To You!

Best wishes to these students who are celebrating their birthday: