Principal's Report

THANKS AGAIN

Thanks again to everyone for helping us get away to such a smooth start.  All of the classes are looking really settled, with students and staff making excellent use of the first couple of weeks to build relationships and set expectations and routines.

Thanks to all those who are coming along to the Meet and Greet tonight.  This event presents a great opportunity to check in with your child’s teacher, chat about how the year has started and make sure the teacher has the information they need to meet the needs of your child.  All those who are unable to make it tonight are invited to contact their child’s teacher to find an alternative time to catch up.

CONCERT PLANNING

A reminder that we are in the process of establishing a team to plan and organise the concert that will take place in August.  It’s important we have some parent representatives on this team, so please let me know if you are interested.

START OF YEAR REMINDERS

Following are some important start of year reminders for all parents.

Student Accident Insurance Arrangements - As always at this time each year, we have been reminded that the Department does not provide personal accident insurance cover for students.  Parents also need to understand that we as a school don’t purchase cover for our students. 

As such, parents and guardians are responsible for paying the cost of medical treatment for injured students, including any transport costs.

Reasonably low cost student accident insurance policies are available from some commercial insurers. These cover a range of medical expenses not covered by Medicare or private health insurance. 

For Information regarding accident insurance is available at www.studentcover.com.au

Bringing Personal Property to School - At this time each year the department asks us to give our parents and students the following reminder.

·        Personal property is often brought to school by students, staff and visitors. This can include mobile phones, ipads, electronic games, toys, musical instruments, sporting equipment, and cars parked on school premises. 

· The Department of Education and Training does not hold insurance for personal property brought to schools and it has no capacity to pay for any loss or damage to such property.

· This is something we all need to be aware of and heightens the need for us to take the steps needed to keep property as secure as possible.

Collecting Children After 3:45pm - Obviously it’s best if parents are able to collect their students from school on or close to 3:30pm. However we understand that this is not always possible and there are times when parents get held up….that’s fine. 

To keep students safe whilst they are in our care, any unaccompanied students who are still at school at 3:45pm are asked to go to the office where they can be supervised and kept safe.   

If you have any queries about this, please give me a call.

Parents attending Camps and Excursions - Working With Children’s Check (WWCC) - Parents are reminded that it is School Council Policy that all accompanying adults (camps and excursions) require a current WWCC.    Parents can apply for a WWCC, renew (they are current for 5 years) or check their existing status by clicking on the following link http://www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au/ .  Voluntary WWCC do not incur a cost.