Hackham East Primary School

 

​We Care, We Share and Learn

We are excited for another exciting year of learning for students and staff. If you are returning welcome back, and to our new families and students a warm welcome to the Hackham East School Community.

We have had a very smooth start to the year with teachers spending the first few weeks settling their new classes into the routines and classroom expectations embedded in our School Values of Good Manners, Friendliness, Courage, Compassion, Persistence and Resilience and Tolerance.

All staff have worked very hard to create engaging and inviting learning spaces, with many spending time in their holidays to set classrooms up in preparation for the start of school.

We welcome the following new staff members to our Hackham East Community –

Ms Martyne Hamilton – Reception teacher

Ms Hannah Lace – Year 1/ 2 teacher and,

Ms Rachelle Bennett – French Specialist

The staff, including our wonderful SSOs at Hackham East Primary School work in collaborative teams with a focus on creating rigorous, challenging and engaging learning opportunities for all of our students.

Castle Team

Reception – Ms Martyne Hamilton and Ms Caitlin Morton/Mrs Gill Dowd

Year 1/ 2 – Ms Hannah Lace, Ms Jessica Nagel, Ms Emma Shillum and Ms Brooke Hilton

Junior Primary Small Class – Mr Daniel Goodman

Stillwell Team

Year 3/ 4 - Ms Tori Hay, Mrs Melissa Thiele/Mrs Fiona Dealtry, Mrs Sue Dunn/ Mrs Natalie Jolley

Primary Small Class – Mr Drew Grieve

Holly Team

Year 5/ 6 – Mr Mark Cronin, Mr Jonathon Kaesler

Year 6/ 7 – Ms April Woods, Ms Kas Hillan/Mrs Gab Martin

Specialist Team

Health and PE – Mrs Gab Martin and Mr Derryn Amoroso

The Arts – Mr Stephen Di Girolamo

French – Ms Rachelle Bennett

Leadership Team

Mr Scott Megson, Deputy Principal and Ms Claire McGarvey, Senior Leader.

Front Office Team

Lee Clements and Tracy Rowley

We are also supported by – Kevin Bellis – Groundsperson, Cherie Love – Pastoral Care Worker, Coralie Goodman – Canteen Manager and Jacky Smith – OSHC Director.

Communication

We value your participation in your child’s learning. If you have any questions or concerns, please make a time to speak to the classroom teacher.

The school has a closed Facebook Group open only to parents and caregivers of children at the school. It can be joined at https://www.facebook.com/Hackham_East_Primary_School

All Classes have their own closed Facebook Groups to share information with parents.

Please adhere to the following when posting to these pages.

These Facebook groups are to create another line of communication between the school and  parents/caregivers. We will keep you up to date, provide information and answer questions.

Please feel free to comment and add posts that are relevant to your child's education.

If you have a personal or serious concern, please do not use this Group, rather contact the teacher or school directly using Private Message, email or by phone.

Groups are moderated. We kindly ask you to abide by our school Values by:

•           Always using good manners

•           Commenting in a polite and calm manner

•           Being respectful to all members of the school community                     including all staff members

•           Respecting opinions of others if different from your own

Posts and Comments that do not adhere to the above will be deleted. Administrators have the right to remove repeat offenders from the Group.

Teachers will respond to parents/caregivers messages within 24 - 48 school hours, once seen.

If parents/carers private message staff during school hours, please be aware that the message may not be seen due to teaching duties. If it is urgent please contact the school via the Front Office, phone 83823824.

Sun Smart Policy

A reminder that all students are required to wear a hat in Terms 1, 3 and 4 in line with our school Sun Smart Policy. If children do not have a hat they are expected to sit in a shaded area or play in the Library.

Medications

Parents/carers of students with health issues must complete a Health Care Plan that needs to be handed to Lee in the Front Office. These need to be updated each year and all medications must be kept in the front office, not in students school bags.

We look forward to being partners with you in another productive year of learning.

Sally Slattery, Principal