Principal's Report
Dear Parents,
Welcome back to school for Term 3. It is lovely to see and hear the school buzzing with the excitement of children again. I hope you have all had a lovely holiday break. The children seem very happy to be back into the swing of school life again.
Just a reminder that, if your child is absent from school, the school needs to be notified at the beginning of the school day. Our PAM facility is the best way to let us know that your child will not be attending school. You simply mark that they will be absent and give the reason why.
This is a legal requirement and ensures that your child is accounted for. If you prefer, you are able to call Sandi in the office after 8.30am to let her know that your child will be away and what the reason is for the absence. This must be logged as part of our child safety compliance. If you do not log your child’s absence through PAM or call Sandi, you will receive a text message alerting you that your child is not at school. You are required to respond to the text by calling the school to notify us of your child’s absence and the reason your child is not at school.
If your child is away and we have not heard from you, we will call you to find out why your child is not at school. If we cannot reach you by phone, we are required to call all of your emergency contacts until we receive confirmation that your child is away and why.
These processes are a legal requirement and enables you to know that, if you drop your child at school, they are here, and for us to know that if a child is absent, you have informed us to ensure your child has been accounted for.
I am sure you understand how time consuming these follow up processes are and appreciate that you let us know through PAM or by calling Sandi when your child is going to be absent from school.
A reminder too that we have our Parent/Student/Teacher learning meetings next Tuesday and Wednesday night. Could you please ensure that you have booked a time to see your child’s class teacher. This is an important way for us to work together to support the learning needs of your child.
On Friday the 26th of July we are celebrating the Feast Day of St Anne and St Joachim, the parents of Jesus’ mother Mary. We celebrate this day by inviting our Grandparents to come to school to join with their grandchildren to celebrate the importance of grandparents in our lives. We begin with a Prayer Gathering in the church at 9.00am, followed by a visit to the classrooms to join their grandchildren in a craft activity. Finally we finish our morning with a shared morning tea in the staffroom. We look forward to sharing this special morning with our wonderful grandparents.
Keep well and warm.
Kind regards
Lisa
