JUNIOR SCHOOL INFORMATION HANDBOOK

College Hours and Term Dates for 2025

2025 Term Dates and Hours

Term 1:          Wednesday 5 February – Thursday 10 April

Term 2:          Tuesday 29 April – Friday 27 June 

Term 3:          Wednesday 23 July – Friday 26 September

Term 4:          Monday 13 October – Monday 8 December 

 

Kindergarten – Pre-Primary:     8.30am–3.05pm

Years 1– 6:                                      8.30am–3.25pm

Drop-off and Pick-up

Kindergarten to Year 1 students are to be accompanied at all times to and from their respective pick-up and collection areas by their parents and guardians, or All Saints’ staff at the end of the day.

 

Years 2–6 students are to be dropped off in the Junior School car park drop-off zone. Arrival time for students should be no earlier than 8.10am (when supervision begins), unless they are signed up for a before-school cocurricular group or attending Out of School Hours Care (OSHC).

Duty of Care and After-School Supervision

There is no after-school supervision from 3.05pm to 3.25pm for Kindergarten and Pre-Primary students, unless signing in to Out of School Hours Care. After-school supervision for Years 2 – 6 students occurs from 3.25pm to 3.45pm by the designated waiting area of the Junior School car park. This ensures students are collected by parents in an efficient and timely manner, thus improving traffic flow in the Junior School car park. During these times students are not permitted to play on the outdoor equipment or in between classroom areas. This is not only a courtesy for any meetings occurring in classrooms, but also ensures that students are accounted for appropriately.

Late Pick-Up

Your child will not be released to other people without a note written in the Student Diary, an email or a phone call from you, the parent. Should a child not be collected by 10 minutes after their end of school, they will be signed into Out of School Hours Care (OSHC) and charges will apply.

Late Arrival

Students who arrive late to school will need to sign in at Junior School Reception before going to class. Students in Years 2–6 may sign in without their parent / guardian; however, students in Year 1 and below must be accompanied by an adult. 

Early Pick-Up

If you are taking your child from the College for any reason, you will be required to come to Junior School Reception and sign your child out before collecting them from class. If your child is returning to school, they will need to sign in as per the “Late Arrival” process.

Absentees

Accurate record-keeping of school attendance is a legal requirement for the College, therefore all absences must be notified. If your child is unwell, please make a call by 9.00am each day your child is away to Junior School Reception (08) 9313 9334 to advise us of their absence. 

 

Planned absences for periods in excess of two days must be requested in writing via an email, addressed to the Director of Junior School, detailing absence dates and reason. Please be aware that in most circumstances the Education Act does not allow the College to provide permission for students to be away from school.

Crunch and Sip

Healthy food and water are an essential requirement for wellbeing, and mealtimes are important social and educational experiences. All students in the Junior School from Pre-Primary to Year 6 are required to pack daily a separate container of raw vegetables or fruit and a drink bottle of water to consume during their class’s Crunch and Sip break each day. The College supports this Cancer Council of Western Australia health initiative to promote eating enough vegetables and fruit for healthy development and as part of our academic and wellbeing program across the College. Our students are encouraged to have regular breaks to drink water throughout the day to aid their academic focus and concentration.

 

Morning Tea

Students in Kindergarten are required to pack a container of fruit, dried fruit, cheese, carrot or other raw vegetables and their water bottle. Pre-Primary – Year 6 students bring a packed morning tea and their water bottle.

 

Lunch

All children are required to bring a packed lunch to school each day. For Pre-Primary – Year 6 students, a lunch menu is available from the Canteen, should families wish to make use of this facility. Students from Year 3 upwards are permitted to buy extra items from the Canteen at lunchtime. In the interests of good physical health and dental care, please do not provide sweet biscuits, lollies or chocolate. Students are supervised by teachers when they are eating, and teachers are on duty during recess and lunchtime each day.

 

All students are required to have a drink bottle of water to be kept in the classroom with them, so they have access to water at all times. Please make sure your child’s name is written on the drink bottle.

In line with our Waste Wise Policy, students are requested to bring food in recyclable containers with a minimum of wrapping to reduce litter; Bento style boxes are best.

 

Crunch and Sip Ideas

Here are some suggested ideas to pack for Crunch and Sip:

  • A handful of grapes.
  • Chopped apple (held together with an elastic band to avoid it going brown).
  • Orange wedges.
  • Kiwifruit peeled and chopped.
  • A few strawberries with the tops removed.
  • Watermelon chunks, rockmelon balls or honeydew melon wedges.
  • Blueberries.
  • Chopped pear with a squeeze of lemon juice over it.
  • Lady finger bananas.
  • Cucumber slices.
  • Cherry tomatoes.
  • Capsicum or zucchini strips.
  • Carrot or celery sticks.
  • Blanched broccoli or cauliflower.

As these have high sugar content, please do not include:

  • Dried fruit.
  • Yoghurt pouches.
  • Fruit leathers.
  • Muesli bars.
  • Fruit juice.
  • Canned fruit or fruit snack packs.

Lunchbox Ideas

Do not overfill your child’s lunchbox! We strongly support awareness of the environment and sustainability, so accordingly please send your child’s drinks in reusable drink bottles, not tetra packs, and place foods in reusable containers, not cling-wrapped or pre-packaged.

 

Include a variety of healthy food with plenty of fresh fruit, salad vegetables and bread or cracker biscuits, rice or noodles, and protein food such as meats, fish, dairy products, baked beans or boiled eggs. Dairy foods, meat and eggs need to be kept cold. Put a frozen drink bottle in with the lunch box or use a cooler bag. It is not possible to place food in fridges or re-heat food at school.

 

Other Lunchbox Ideas

  • Slice of fruit loaf / raisin bread.
  • Pancake or pikelet (add mashed bananas to the mixture for a change).
  • Fruit, date, pumpkin or plain scone.
  • Small pita bread (spread thinly with cheese spread, grated carrot, sprouts and rolled up to serve).
  • Small handful of rice crackers or baked wheat pretzels.
  • Wholemeal crackers with a slice of low-fat cheese.
  • Rice cakes with a thin scrape of reduced-fat cream cheese and Vegemite.
  • Cup of popcorn.
  • Slice of low-fat cheese with a bundle of carrot and celery sticks.
  • Tub of low-fat fruit yoghurt (freeze the night before in warmer months).
  • Small handful of dried fruit (for over 5 year olds only).
  • Small container of assorted salads (eg Tabouli, pasta, rice).
  • Salad box with a hard-boiled egg, cherry tomatoes, and a bread roll.
  • Snow peas, feta, pitted olives.
  • Homemade pizza.
  • Vegetarian quiche or frittata.
  • Noodles with chicken and snow peas.
  • Kibbeh falafel.
  • Rissoles, meatballs or kebabs.
  • Low-fat cheese cubes or sticks.
  • Steamed dim sims – still delicious cold.
  • Sushi rice roll with avocado, carrot, and tuna.
  • Chicken drumstick.

For other lunch box ideas, please visit:

DOE27571_HEALTHY FACTSHEETS.indd (education.wa.edu.au)

 

Community Sport 

As part of the All Saints’ College Mission and Vision, our Community Sports allow our students to embody the values of Empathy, Respect, Integrity and Courage by participating in local sporting competitions and events.

Participating in sport is a great way for our students to maintain positive wellbeing, a sense of belonging, foster learning experiences and being part of a wider sporting community.

In keeping with this, community sport at All Saints’ College aims to:

  • provide for all students the opportunity for involvement at differing levels of sporting ability and interest.
  • offer flexible programs to allow connections for our students across and beyond the College.
  • offer a dynamic and responsive range of sporting options, catering for the interests of students.
  • welcome and encourage student participation, rather than demanding compulsory participation.
  • celebrate the involvement of parents and community, where appropriate, in our sporting programs.

All Saints’ College would like to thank the staff, Friends of Sport Committee, ASC Basketball and Netball Committees, parents and volunteers who dedicate their time to support a number of sporting opportunities for our students to represent the College in weekend or after school sport. These opportunities allow students to build on the skills learned in Physical Education classes and cocurricular activities through weekly competitions or by taking part in major sporting or community events.

 

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