Newham Primary School Newsletter

Notices/Reminders

From the School Office

Meet Mrs Smith

Hello Students! 

My name is Mrs. Smith and I am looking forward to having you in class in 2023! I can’t wait to meet you and find out all about you. 

I’d like to tell you a little bit about me. My favourite things to do are read books, go camping and fishing with my family and gardening. My best friend is a Kelpie Heeler named Delphie. She likes to help me in the garden too, but sometimes she digs holes where there shouldn’t be holes.

I love being a teacher. I’m also a mum and a firefighter for the CFA. 

I hope that you have a great summer holiday and get to do some of your favourite things. I would like to hear all about them when school starts next year.

 

Kind Regards 

Sharny Smith

 

 

 

 

New Sign

Outside the front door of the office is our new Acknowledgement of Country sign. The students of Newham Primary School voted on the style, size and content of the sign. Our thanks to them for their terrific choice. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2023 Prep School Attendance Dates

Please don’t forget hat, drink bottle, snack & lunch

Fri 27th Jan Staff Return

WEEK 1

Mon 30th Jan

 

 

All students return

 

Prep ½ day       9 – 1.10 pm 

                                with lunch eating time

Tues 31st Jan

Prep ½ day       9 – 1.10 pm 

                                with lunch eating time

Wed 1st Feb

No Preps

Students book in for Prep interviews

Thurs 2nd FebPrep Full day
Fri 3rd FebPrep Full day

 

WEEKS 2 & 3 

Prep doing Wednesday free weeks on 8th, 15th 

Students book in for Prep interviews

 

Preps start full time Monday 20th February

 

 

WORKING with CHILDREN CHECKS (WWCC) 

In preparation for the 2023 school year, could parents please ensure that their WWCC are up to date. Below is the section from the DET policy library on WWCC.

 

Working with Children Checks are legally required for child-related work.

If a person is engaging in child-related work, it is a legal requirement under the Worker Screening Act 2020 that they must, at a minimum, have a valid Working with Children Clearance unless an exemption applies.

Child-related work is defined in the Worker Screening Act 2020 as work that:

  • involves an adult working with children under 18 years old (both paid and unpaid work)
  • usually involves direct contact with a child or children, including physical, face-to-face, written, oral or electronic contact and
  • the contact with the child or children is a usual part of the person’s duties and is not occasional direct contact which is incidental to their work.

An activity may be ‘child-related work’ regardless of whether the contact with a child is supervised by another person or not. This means even if a volunteer or visitor is supervised by a teacher, they must still have (and provide evidence of) a current Working with Children Clearance if they are performing ‘child-related work’.