Dear Parents and Carers,

School Council

Earlier this week, we had our last School Council meeting for the year. The School Council provides the school with strategic advice and feedback around school strategic planning and policy. For three years we have had parent representatives participate on our school council who were elected by our school community. These are: Elizabeth Lynch (P and C President) Sonja March, Teresa Muirhead, Brian Stumer and our staff representatives over this period (Bec Daconceicao, Sue Joyce, Anthony Kleidon and Lyndon Todd.) The P and C President receives an automatic seat on the School Council but early next year, there will be an election to select new parent members of our school council. I wish to thank these parents who have given generously of their time to ensure the school was given useful feedback and ideas with which to go forward. We look forward to some parents nominating themselves to be part of the voting process for these important roles in our school from 2022. 


Attendance

A reminder to parents and carers that attendance is a legal obligation under the Education Act. This time of year students can become less engaged with their schoolwork and less patient with peers.  It is important that if your child needs support to attend school you need to talk with us and exchange ideas allowing the opportunity for us to work together as a team. High absenteeism or endemic lateness in the primary years doesn't set good patterns for secondary schooling and has a major impact on the life chances of students.  Therefore, there is a system expectation which is overseen by an external audit process, that Principals follow a set policy around high levels of absence. 


Asbestos Removal

On Monday 6 December, there will be an asbestos roof removed from a house adjacent to the school’s Buran Street entrance. We will not be staffing this entrance before or after school on that Monday and parents can make their own choice as to how they and their children enter the school. All other entrances will be staffed as usual.

Have a good week,

Kathy