Administration

Gate Code

The code for the gate via Tooronga Road and Burgess Street is 3825.

Please ensure that this code is not shared with students or general members of the public that are not associated with the school.

2020 Term Dates

Notices sent home

2020 Parent Payment Reminders

Super Student Awards

Super Student Awards will now be presented to students via Seesaw and a remote assembly. 

2020 Year Level Overviews

Absence Notifications

The school has  an automated email notification system to inform parents when a student absence is marked by the teacher as being unexplained. This automated system has been set up so that email messages are sent to parents at 9.30am each day, prompting you to provide an explanation for a student absence (if your child is away).

Sample Email Notification

Absence Notification System

Dear Parent / Carer,

Your {son_daughter} {student_first_name} {student_surname_initial} was marked absent from school {absence}. Please email your child's classroom teacher to explain this absence.

Kind Regards,

Auburn South Primary School

To assist the school in managing student attendance, we encourage all families to contact your child's classroom teacher/s or the office directly when absence reasons are known prior to the date of absence.

To assist further, please observe the following:

• Absence notifications must be provided in writing (email is fine)

• Parents can notify teachers of an absence by email up until 6pm the day before (in accordance with email communication advice sent to parents on 14 Feb)

• On the day of an absence, parents are requested to call the school office between 8.30am and 9.15am

• At 9.30am, unexplained absences will be aggregated and parents will be sent an email notification and request for absence explanation

If you have any questions, please see your child's classroom teacher or contact the office for support.

Supporting Effective Communication

Principal Team

Principal: Marcus Wicher

Assistant Principal / Head of Teaching, Learning & Wellbeing: Sharron Bailey

Assistant Principal / Head of Teaching, Learning & Wellbeing: Ben Zonca

Assistant Principal / Head of Operations & Wellbeing: Michael Wainwright

Who should I contact?

1.) As always, all questions or concerns that relate to your child's learning and wellbeing are to be directed through your child/ren's classroom teacher. 

2.) If you have met or spoken with your child's teacher (or it is not appropriate to do so) and further clarification or support is required, please contact a member of the principal team.

3.) The school principal is always happy to provide support and guidance but it is preferred that either the classroom teacher or an assistant principal is consulted first. 

Email Communication Guidelines

Email Hours: Where possible please send emails to staff between the hours of 7.30am and 6.00pm (weekdays only). Staff are not encouraged to be checking work emails outside of these hours. If a matter is urgent, please contact the school office for support.  Please note that emails sent on a Friday afternoon from 4:00pm will not be actioned until at least Monday morning.  As such and where possible, please avoid sending emails to staff during these hours. Again, if your matter is urgent, please contact the school office for support.

How long should I wait for reply?

Due to often unpredictable nature of our work, if you have emailed the school (teacher or principal team member) and have not received a response within 48 hours (i.e. that person could be ill, on a camp or managing a large volume of enquiries), please feel encouraged to contact the office and the appropriate person will call you back.

Geddup

Geddup is the platform used to distribute information within the community.  Each week, you will receive the school newsletter via Geddup.  This newsletter will contain important updates, and articles that relate to school events, learning, wellbeing and positive parenting. Year level teams and classes will also distribute information via Geddup. In addition to this, parents are also be able to sign up for parent teacher interviews via Geddup.

Geddup is also used to mobilise volunteers for the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden program, in the canteen and for Parents Association events. It is also used to promote other school events such as information nights and guest speakers.

** It is important to note that Parent to teacher communication is best delivered via email.  Geddup is a more useful tool for distributing information to the whole school or specific groups.

Seesaw - Digital and Interactive Portfolio

Seesaw is used as both a digital portfolio and as a virtual and interactive window for parents to connect with the learning that happens in their child's class. All students regularly upload samples of work, video reflections and learning experiences via Seesaw so that parents, classmates and teachers can collaboratively celebrate learning milestones and experiences. 

Parents are encouraged to 'like' and comment on their children's work but please remember to keep comments in kid friendly language and to always  view students posts through an appreciative lens.

How often should I communicate with my child's teacher?

Our observations over a number of years consistently reveal that those families that stay in contact with teachers via regular and short informal conversations or emails are generally less concerned about how their children are going at school. The opposite can be said for those families that wait until Term 4 to find out how their children are going or to raise a concern. In short, invest in the relationship with your child's classroom teacher, stay in touch and if you have a worry or question raise it with us promptly.

How regular is too regular?

If you're finding yourself needing time with your child's classroom teacher multiple times each week (in person or via email), chances are that you're inadvertently monopolising a teacher's time and denying other parents the same opportunity to connect. By doing this you may also be eating into valuable teacher preparation and planning time.  If this resonates with you (not including times when a teacher is initiating contact) please discuss with your teacher how you might best manage the ways in which you stay in touch and work together as a team to support your child.

If you require a time to discuss something in more detail (with a teacher or a member of the principal team), please plan ahead and make an appointment.