A Word from the Principal 

A Warm Welcome to our Weeden Heights Community

We hope that you all had a great day on Cup Day and took advantage of the curriculum day on Monday thus potentially creating a long weekend for your family.  Our staff were busy at school working together to analyse student assessments for developing learning goals, moderating tasks and being briefed on the expectations of the final student reports.  It was an extremely productive day and most beneficial for everyone.    

We are very busy at school at the moment writing school reports, writing goals and targets for the Annual Implementation Plan and student and staff planning for 2022.  Thank-you to the families that did let me know about their arrangements for next year.  It was greatly appreciated and allows for no surprises which potentially could negatively impact on our school.   

Changes for Parents at School

Thank you for your patients during our return to school as everything continues to change.  Here are some of the key arrangements parents need to be aware of:

• All parents and carers attending schools, including for drop off and pick up must also adhere to physical distancing, density limits, face mask requirements and practise respiratory etiquette and good hand hygiene
• Parents and carers who enter school buildings must check in using the QR code
• Parents can come into the school grounds for pick up now (please do not stay any longer than 10 minutes if you are unvaccinated).  All parents must comply with masks and social distancing
• Parents and carers who enter school buildings must have two doses of COVID-19 vaccine by 29 November 2021 or have a valid medical exception

Please forward a copy of your vaccination certificate to the main office if you are coming in the school building and we will keep it on record like your Working With Children’s Checks and then you will just need to QR code in at the front office.

This now means that we can conduct:

• Transition sessions for our kinder children on site
• Vaccinated parents can participate in committees eg graduation, PFA
• An outdoor graduation event  for year 6 with attendance of vaccinated parents
• Vaccinated parents can return as helpers to the classroom or PFA activities
• Parent meetings and Student Support Group meetings can be conducted onsite for term 4 if all parties are vaccinated

It’s time to wear our Summer Uniform..... reminder

Students may now wear their summer uniform as our weather is beginning to change.  Unfortunately I am starting to see a few unapproved changes to our Weeden Heights PS uniform.  Please remember that students are expected to wear the approved polo t shirt with the specialised banding and the school logo.  This has been made especially for our school and we should not see plain pale blue polo shirts.

Also please remember that leggings are not to be worn under our summer girl’s school dress. The only jewellery worn at school is a watch and plain stud or sleeper earrings.  Long hair needs to be tied back and any hair attachments (hair ties, clips – no large bows) need to be in school colours which are blue, maroon or white. 

If you have any questions then I am happy to provide you with a copy of the school’s uniform policy developed by School Council in consultation with the community.  As a reminder, the following uniform is expected to be worn:

Appendix A

Please look out for the second hand uniform shop that operates from school and they may be able to assist you in supplying some of the summer uniform. 

Bright Beginnings Transition and Student Handovers

Prep transition has been occurring virtually on a video conference during lockdown.   Our first onsite session is this Friday!  The student will enjoy attending their new school and we also have an up-coming information night to prepare them for their start in 2022 students are settling at the on Thursday 18 November.

All students across the whole school will go through a transition process as they move into their 2022 grades.  The sessions will run at school on towards the end of December.  Students will meet over several sessions with their new class and potentially their new teacher.  New students joining us next year will hopefully be able to join us as part of the transition. It is important for them to make a connection with one/some of our students. 

Please be re assured that teachers participate in a hand over process so that new class teachers will be prepared and will be able to challenge students along with the information you provide at the 2021 ‘getting to know you’ interviews at the beginning of the year. 

On a final note….

I really would like to thank you all for your patience with the current restrictions.  Drop offs/pick-ups are going well and most parents are social distancing. Please remember to contact your classroom teachers if you have any concerns.  Thank you all also for your ongoing support to the students, teachers and school.  We do appreciate all of your efforts and thoughts. 

Until next time……

Kylie Campbell

Proud Principal

Futures are Bright at Weeden Heights!