Cranbourne South Primary School

Principal News

Half way already 

As the chilly months are upon us, it reminds us that we are already half way through the year.  We have been celebrating a great number of achievements in both the Mid year reports and Parent conferences.  

With such, let's reflect.  Is there already half a year gone OR Is there still half a year to go?

The second question is more of a growth mindset, full of optimism and possibility.  I encourage families over the term break to discuss what has been and could still be achieved and more importantly, what vital experiences could be supported at home to complement school goals.

Always remember, your classroom teacher is the most important point of contact to work together on the achievements of your child.

Have a terrific break.

Monique Corcoran and Sally Herbert

Cranbourne South General Store

Just a few reminders to parents , students and community members per the expectations of the use of the General Store:

  • The store is a very busy place with a variety of different vehicles, some very large and dangerous.  It is preferred practice that families escort their child when visiting the store.
  • Students are NOT permitted to go the store once they have arrived at school (by car, ride, scoot, walk).
  • Parents are encouraged to monitor the amount of sweets and high sugar/fatty foods purchased.
  • Parents should only park in designated car parks, as the shop is a place of business, not a carpark.

Urgent phone calls only

The number of phone calls requesting a personalised arrangement for school pick up or notification of change of circumstance has risen.

Passing on messages to the classroom is significantly disrupting vital teaching and learning time for students and staff.

Only urgent or messages deemed an emergency will be received and passed on, with Principal endorsement.

Students waiting to be picked up are to remain in the yard 3.30 - 3.45pm, where staff are on duty.  At 3.45pm, the bell will chime and remaining students are to go to the office where families will be phoned.   

Kindness in traffic

All schools are challenged with traffic flow during high movement times; CSPS is no exception.  Can we please abide by traffic rules such as only entering a roundabout if traffic flow is still possible.  We share the roads with the public who are having shared difficulty moving from A to B.

Child Safe Standard

New Enrolments

Are you looking to enrol your child at CSPS?  You may have a child beginning Foundation in 2020 or transferring from another school.  When selecting a school for your child it can be advisable to ask about CHILD SAFE. 

What is Child safe?  

All children have the right to feel safe and to be safe all of the time. An organisation or agency that provides a child safe environment is one that has a range of strategies and policies in place to ensure children are protected from harm and abuse.

Under the child safe standards schools must inform the school community about:

strategies to embed a culture of child safety at the school, and roles and responsibilities within the school for achieving these strategies

the school’s child safety policy or statement of commitment to child safety.

You could ask to see the school's:

code of conduct outlining clear expectations for appropriate behaviour by school staff with children (this must be publicly available)

strategies to promote child empowerment and participation, e.g. delivering appropriate education about standards of behaviour for students attending the school, healthy and respectful relationships (including sexuality), resilience and child abuse awareness and prevention.

procedures for reporting suspected child abuse.  

At CSPS you can view these expectations, strategies and code of conduct on our school website - https://cranbournesouth.vic.edu.au/  

Please refer to the CSPS Child Safe Standards Information Booklet for children and the community.

Toilet Blitz

Did you know that students are at school only 19% of their week.  Therefore 81% of their week is with families, parents, carers etc.  The most powerful means to extend a message is therefore through the home. 

We require strong family support in promoting positive and appropriate behaviour in the toilets.   Can all families please emphasise and prioritise PRIDE in our school, especially toilets.

At school, we continue to implement tighter monitoring of toilet behaviour (especially running, squealing and misuse of the hand dryers), maintenance of toilet needs and use or over use of products such as toilet paper and soap.  

Thank you for your support - together we can raise the standards of toilet behaviour and hygiene.

Sally Herbert

School Policies highlights

The Policy highlighted for this iNewsletter is the  Refunds Policy.  

The purpose of this policy is to set out the conditions under which the refund of the school fees may be granted, and will define how refunds will be administered.

Any questions, please contact the office.

Do you know where to access DET policies - SPAG

Do you know how to access CSPS localised policies - Link

Please remember that there is no more Flexibuzz after Friday, 28 June. All communications and absences will be done via Compass as of term 3. If you have any Compass questions or need help logging on for the first time, please contact the office.

2019 School Concert

This year’s school concert “Spellbound” will be held on Tuesday, September 3 from 7pm to 9pm at the Frankston Arts Centre.  All tickets are $21.50 each. Students performing do not need a ticket.

 

Ballot 1 is now open and closes on Wednesday, July 17.  Purchase your tickets via the TryBooking link on the CSPS website or click here

This year seating will be allocated using a ballot system. A ballot system provides a fair ticketing and seat allocation process for all families.  

 

More information will be sent home in due course, such as specific ticketing instructions, costumes requirements, DVD/USB ordering instructions, event day activities etc.