General
Rules
Headlice
Fundraising
Open Door Policy
Homework
Absences
Newsletters
Lunches
Lost Property
Stationery
Crossings
Parking
School Fees
Pre-School Visits
Rules
- no personal toys at school
- no climbing trees
- car park is out of bounds
- no use of phones unless for a teacher approved reason (no phoning home for togs etc)
- foyer not to be used as thoroughfare
- children stay on tennis courts until the 8.30 bell
- no children inside at breaks unless they are working with a teacher
- children must be seated when eating at morning tea time.
Junior: Junior court yard, Middle: Middle School court yard,
Seniors: seating outside senior rooms, around trees and outside
rooms 13 & 14 windows
Adventure Playground Rules (Junior Syndicate Only)
- no running, chasing or tiggy
- no going outside the safety barriers
- one person at a time on the slide
- slide on your bottom only
Fitness Trail (Middle and Senior Syndicates Only)
- Be sensible
- No pushing
- Wait your turn
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Headlice
If there is an outbreak of headlice within a classroom parents will be notified immediately.
There may be a check done within the school (by a first aide team member).
Headlice Facts
Headlice is a common problem all over the world and they have been on the increase since the 1970's.
They are small, flat insects about 2-3mm long that breed all year round.
Headlice live on the human scalp - which provides food and warmth for their eggs to hatch.
They feed on blood through the feeding tube injected into the scalp 5 or 6 times a day.
Lice cannot jump, fly or swim. They swing very quickly from hair to hair and hold on tight with their claws.
Lice will only travel from the head when two heads come close together.
Lice found off the head are usually sick, old or injured and do not lay eggs.
Lice can live underwater on the head and will not leave the head during swimming or bathing/showering.
The eggs are similar in colour to most scalp skin. The empty eggs shells, known as nits, are white.
When to Treat
If you find a LIVE insect on the scalp or if you find an egg within 1cm of the scalp.
Looking for Headlice
Look all over the scalp for insects or eggs, specially:
around the hairline and back of the neck
behind the ears
on the crown
Use a fine-tooth comb on wet hair to find lice. Scratch marks or a rash can be a sign that your child has headlice.
Not all
children complain of itchy heads. Eggs found more than 1cm from the scalp are dead. Hair grows about 1cm a month, so
empty cases (nits) found 2cm from the scalp are 2 months old, and dead.
How to Treat
Speak to your chemist for advice about what treatment to use and how to use it.
You need a special shampoo or lotion (containing insecticide) available only from your chemist
or doctor to kill both the insects
and the eggs.
Reducing the Spread
All children should brush hair every evening.
Everyone in the family should use their own brush and comb.
Children should hang their clothes on their own hook at school.
Children should keep their clothes apart from other children's in swimming changing sheds.
If LIVE lice or eggs are found;
- check everyone in the house
- tell friends and other contacts of your child at school.
Checklist
- Brush hair every evening to reduce headlice numbers
- Check children's heads once a week
- Treat only if you find LIVE insects or eggs within 1cm of the scalp
- Use a shampoo from your chemist - twice, a week apart
- Ask your chemist for advice and information
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Fundraising
There are fundraising activities that take place in the school (e.g. disco's, sausage sizzles, small raffles) and there are others
that target the wider community. These help with the funding for activities such as the school camps.
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Open Door Policy
- We encourage parents to communicate with teachers at all times of the year.
- If you wish to help in the class, you can by negotiation with the teacher.
- If you have a concern, make an appointment with your child's teacher.
- The principal's door is always open if any problem remains unresolved or you wish to discuss any matter.
- The Deputy Principal and the Assistant Principal are also happy to help with any matters.
- We have parent interviews twice a year (in term one and two) and have written reports at the end of the year.
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Homework
All children are expected to have homework four days per week.
(Sometimes a teacher sets work for the week).
Homework
usually concentrates on basics such as reading, spelling and tables.
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Absences
If your child has to stay away from school, please phone us before 9am that morning to let us know.
We need to know that your child is safe at home if he or she has not arrived at school.
If we don't hear from you, we will use
a truancy service to check on the child's whereabouts.
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Newsletters
There is a weekly newsletter sent home on a Wednesday.
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Lunches
Children can buy their lunches and have them delivered to their rooms. Children are not allowed to eat food
(unless it is
healthy food such as fruit, yoghurt, milk or cheese) before school.
We expect them to have breakfast before coming to school.
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Lost Property
We have two bins where we store lost property for up to two weeks (Multipurpose Room opposite Hall).
If your child loses some clothing, please look there. Named property will be returned to you.
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Stationery
All necessary books can be bought at school.
The price is competitive and the quality is often better than those sold in shops.
It also means there is a consistency of
stationery.
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Crossings
Please ensure you (as a role model) and your children use these.
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Parking
This is a problem here. Please do not park on yellow lines or in the overcrowded school carpark.
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School Fees
These must be the lowest in the country!
Fees are $10 per child per term, or $15 per family per term
(i.e. $40 for one child, or $60 for a family per annum).
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Pre-School Visits
Pre-Schoolers may visit every Wednesday from 9-10.30am in the new entrants classes.
We encourage children to do this for
six weeks prior to their enrolment date.
As classrooms are very busy we ask that other pre-schoolers be left at home or with
a friend.
This ensures that children are quickly settled into their new class when they start school and know their
teacher and classmates.
If you are not sure which school you wish to enrol in, you can also take advantage of this time to visit with your child.
Feel free to take this opportunity to talk with the Principal or Assistant Principal to find out more details about the school.
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