Across the Principal's Desk-

Dale Power

Principal's Report

Curriculum Day – Monday 6 May

Our next Curriculum Day is next Monday 6 May, please book into our OSHC service should it be required on this pupil free day.

Find My School – excerpt from DET

(Advised piece for schools to include in newsletters!)

The Department has released a new website that helps parents identify their local public school online.

Findmyschool.vic.gov.au launched on 24 April and shows every school zone across the state. The new website highlights the choice of public schools available to the Victorian community.

If your child is preparing to enter Year 7 and want to know more about the public secondary school options in our area, or you know someone who is interested in enrolling at our school, try findmyschool.vic.gov.au today

If you have a question about the website, contact the Victorian School building Authority Hotline on 1800 896 950 or email vsba@edumail.vic.gov.au

Korean Exchange Program 2019, Host Families

Information Session Thursday 9 May, 3:30pm – School Staffroom

A request to all families, to please consider hosting our sister school, Sinmyeong Elementary School, Korean Exchange students from 24 July ~ 11 August.

Please contact Dale if you would like further information or to register your interest – power.dale.r@edumail.vic.gov.au

2018 Annual Report to the Community

You can now access the 2018 Miners Rest Primary School Annual Report to the school community, endorsed by our school council, from our website at www.minersrestps.vic.edu.au > Key Documents > (under) Documents “Annual Report”.

Classroom Split Information

Unfortunately, from time to time we need to split classrooms.  We do this for staff illness at short notice and only on the first day of absence, once per term, per classroom.

Much consideration is given to these occasions and we consider the following aspects:

• Educational impact of staff absences
• Social & emotional impact for students of staff absences
• Work load issues relating subsidiary staff
• Employment requirement of 3hrs minimum to cover classes
• Relevant & related age-appropriate work for students during staff absences; and
• Impact on other classrooms during class splits.

Classroom splitting (excerpt from our policy approved by AEU sub-branch)

1. Our school will split grades for staff absences on their first day of illness (for a maximum of once per term) into rooms of Junior Class to Junior Area & Senior Classes to Whole School. 
2. Alternate days will have a CRT provided. 
3. Staff attending days of Professional Development will be provided with CRT coverage.  
4. Specialist teachers will be covered by CRT’s where it is practical for them to be covered.
5. All CRT coverage is subject to availability & Budget restraints
6. Grade Splits in term one for Foundation rooms is NOT to occur.