START UP

Our students have been spending time engaging in activities in their classroom and learning teams as they focus on our ‘Start Up’ program in these first 2 weeks. This has been especially important, given the break we have had in on site teaching and learning over the past 2 years, as it gives all students and teachers the opportunity to form positive and respectful connections. Through the Start Up activities we focus on:-

Students getting to know their new classes and the daily routines
Establishing positive, engaging learning environments where each child feels valued
Developing clear, shared expectations and processes for classrooms and learning teams
Encouraging a sense of responsibility and active involvement in decision making
An awareness of the behaviours that demonstrate the values we hold
Support for self-directed learning

YOU TELL US – PASTORAL CARE MEETINGS

In the coming weeks, parents will have a chance to meet staff informally after school. Our ‘You Tell Us’ sharing opportunity is Wednesday, 16th February. Invitations will sent home shortly via Compass. At this stage, these meetings will be held virtually.

We encourage an ‘open door’ policy at CPS and we do hope we can have all our doors and gates truly open. An invitation is extended to all parents to contact the school, should you wish to discuss any issues, talk through a problem, or just have a chat about their child at any time throughout the year. All parents will soon receive a year level Information Book via Compass, outlining some of the more general ‘housekeeping’ items as we commence a new year.

As this is the first newsletter for the term, it contains many ‘housekeeping’ items. Please take the time to read through the articles.

I do strongly encourage families to take the time to regularly read our fortnightly newsletter as it is one of our main forms of communication.

We are again looking forward to a wonderful year ahead at Carnegie Primary School.

WORKING WITH CHILDREN CHECK

Like previous years, any parent or carer who wishes to attend an excursion and supervise a group of students (eg visiting the zoo, museum, Scienceworks etc) needs to have provided the school with a Volunteer Working With Children Check prior to the excursion. Obviously, the primary duty of care always falls to our teachers but on such occasions, parents may be the primary carer for a period of time at an excursion. If you choose to obtain a WWC check, please send a copy to the school office, so we can add you to our database.

These are free and relatively easy to obtain online at www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au. Thank you for your time and support in relation to this.

REQUEST FROM OUR OFFICE

Thank you to all parents who use our QR code and wear a mask when entering our office. You will also be asked to show your vaccination certificate.

If your child forgets something important at home and you need to bring it to school, you may drop it off at the front office along with your child’s name and class and we will get it to your child during a break time. If the item is not vital for that day, your child can bring the item to school the following day.

BEING SUNSMART AT CARNEGIE PS

Students are required to wear their school sun smart hat until the end of April and again from the 15th August. At Carnegie Primary School, students and staff are required to supply their own sunscreen. It is recommended that staff and students arrive at school each morning with sunscreen already applied. Students and staff should keep their sunscreen in their school bags and reapply as needed throughout the day. We also have many shaded areas available for play during recess and lunch breaks. Students must wear their hats during recess, lunch and PE lessons, even when playing in the shaded areas.

2021 YEAR 6 GRADUATION

Our year 6 graduation was held last Wednesday evening. I would like to acknowledge the hours of preparation both this year and last, that the year 6 team put in to run this event so smoothly. To our 2021 year 6 students whose graduation was delayed, congratulations. We wish you all the best and hope you take many memories and friendships from your time at Carnegie.

Thank you to the staff members that attended and helped make the evening so successful. The students were thrilled to see each other after the Summer break and there was an uplifting feel within the Hall of Champions.

SCHOOL CONTRIBUTIONS

Thank you to all those families who have already settled their 2022 School Contributions. It would be appreciated if all payments could be made by 18th February. If payments are causing any concern please contact our office to make alternative arrangements. If you are unclear about any of these payments, please call the office for further details.

ANNUAL PRIVACY REMINDER FOR 2022

Our school collects, uses, discloses and stores student and parent personal information for standard school functions or where permitted by law, as stated in the Schools’ Privacy Policy.

Please take time to remind yourself of our school’s collection notice, found on our website.

For more information about privacy, refer to: Schools’ Privacy Policy — information for parents. This information is also available in ten community languages:

Amharic
Arabic
Dari
Gujarati
Mandarin
Somali
Sudanese
Turkish
Urdu
Vietnamese

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