General Notices

Procedure for School of Wonder bus travellers

All communication regarding School of Wonder children travelling on the bus after school must be sent by a parent/carer via email to BOTH office@sackialla.catholic.edu.au and the child's Pastoral Group Leader PRIOR to 1.00pm on the day the child is to travel on the bus. If notifying the college after this time, communication MUST BE BEFORE 2.30pm via a phone call from the parent/carer to college reception on (03) 4812 2993. If the above procedure is not followed, the child will remain at school.

 - Mardie Guppy, Reception and Community Engagement Officer

Procedure for making contact with the college 

No students on site before 8:30am

Students may arrive at school from 8:30am. Students should NOT arrive prior to 8:30am as they cannot be adequately supervised.

St Anne’s College officially opens for all students at 8:30am to allow adequate staff supervision to ensure student safety. Although the doors may be open prior to 8:30am, this does not indicate that students are able to be dropped off or arrive any earlier than 8:30am.

Our primary focus is on safety and students should not be left unattended while there are no staff to supervise. If your child walks, rides or scoots to school please talk to them about the best time to leave home so they arrive after 8:30am. We appreciate your support in keeping all students safe.

 - Mel Formica, Wellbeing Officer

College's Mobile Communication Device Policy 

Parents/carers and students must familiarise themselves with the college's Mobile Communication Device Policy. Please find it attached here:

St Anne's College is a rubbish-free school  

At St Anne's College we strive to be a rubbish-free school. This means we are conscious of the impact that rubbish has on our environment. We ask that, as best they can, students bring rubbish-free lunchboxes to school. This looks like using reusable containers and wraps to hold food, as opposed to soft plastics. Students who bring rubbish are asked to take the rubbish home with them. 

Recently we have seen an increase of litter on the yard, which not only impacts our college grounds but the neighbouring houses and waterways and our community.  We need to ensure we work together to eradicate this litter and our environmental impact! We all need to take responsibility to respect our environment and 'leave no trace'. We can easily work together to resolve this:  

1. As much as you can, please bring food items in named containers and take them home to wash and reuse. 
2. If you bring rubbish, please take it home with you in your lunchbox. 
   Rubbish from school needs to be put in the bins. 
3. Please ensure we eat under the verandah spaces (which are close by to the bins and lockers for easy rubbish disposal). 
4. Please don't take rubbish out onto the ovals. 

Thank you all for doing your bit and respecting everyone and everything, doing your best and  helping others succeed! 

Unsafe driver behaviour unacceptable 

Drivers utilising the college facilities and car parks are expected to adhere to our college values: Respect everyone and everything; Always do our best and Help others succeed. 

Parents and carers are reminded that:

- The speed limit on adjoining streets to the college is 40km/h as signed.

- It is an offence to block the flow of traffic on a roundabout or pedestrian crossing.

- Five-minute car parking signs must be adhered to. Parents/carers who plan to be on the college grounds for longer than five minutes when dropping off/picking up their child are advised to park elsewhere to ensure a quick turnover of available car parking spaces.

- People reside around the college and we want to support them with being able to safely get in and out of their houses.

- The college has an obligation and courtesy to get the school buses away as promptly as possible and in accordance with their route timetable.

- The speed limit within the college car park area is 5km/h.

- Drivers must obey signage and direction from college staff at all times.

- Independent and capable students are encouraged to safely make their way to a meeting point and pick-up location a bit further away from the college car park.

- No U-turns are permitted in the car park.

- All vehicles entering and using the college car park must then continue to the roundabout within the car park at the western end and then return to exit the car park at the Wendouree Drive roundabout.

- Disability parks are only to be used by those who have an approved label to do so.

- It is a particularly busy time during pick-up and drop-off and more so on wet weather days. Model good behaviour to children and students - an extra five minutes of patience and courtesy ensures everyone gets home safely and with a smile.

- Abuse of any kind is not okay!

The many ways we communicate with families

Parents/carers are reminded that the Parent Access Module (PAM) is the main platform the college uses to communicate with families. Other forms of communication include the St Anne's College Facebook page, the fortnightly college newsletter - il giornale - and email.

Families are asked to ensure that they check PAM daily for important updates and information. PAM is the portal through which parents receive activity permission forms and daily messages. The college does not use printed paper forms/notes to communicate this information. Parents/carers can also use PAM to check on their child's learning areas and to send parent-notified student absences. PAM is also the portal through which students' reports are accessed. If you have misplaced or forgotten your PAM login details please contact administration at office@sackialla.catholic.edu.au 

Parents/carers can download the SIMON Everywhere app to get live notifications on everything that happens in PAM. Just search for 'SIMON Everywhere' on the Apple App Store or Google Play Store, download the app and sign in with your PAM account. 

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Committed to the safety of all children

https://providers.dffh.vic.gov.au/mandatory-reporting-child-protection-victoria-generic-factsheet

Feedback form available on PAM

There is a link in the parent resources section of PAM which gives access to a feedback form for parents/carers to convey any feedback they would like to provide to the college. 

Learning session times 

8:30am: Learning spaces open

8:55am - 9:05am: Pastoral Group

9:05am - 9:55am: Learning session one

9:55am - 10:45am: Learning session two

10:45am - 11:20am: Recess/supervised eating

11:20am - 12:10pm: Learning session three

12:10pm - 1:00pm: Learning session four

1:00pm - 1:35pm: Lunch/supervised eating/outdoor exploration

1:35pm - 2:25pm: Learning session five

2:25pm - 3:15pm: Learning session six

3:15pm: Dismissal