Messages from Mrs Inglis
Welcome everyone to 2024. What a fabulous start we have had – I hope you and your family have had a smooth transition into or back into school. If you are experiencing any difficulties, please contact your child’s teacher to discuss. We are here to support you and your child. I hope you have been able to see all the hard work our staff have done to ensure a smooth transition – I certainly have.
Please note that we will hold our next Curriculum Day on Tuesday 12th March. Students will not attend this day as our staff will be participating in professional learning.
The purpose of this newsletter is to provide you with information about our school and keep you up-to-date with events that are happening. We aim to distribute it fortnightly on Fridays. I hope you take the time to read it through so you know what is happening and feel very informed!
Welcome to new and returning staff
This year we have a few new staff commencing at our school. We welcome Erin Carter (grade 2C), Shae Williams (grade 1W), Britney Collis (Education Support), Lizzie Beekman (Education Support) and Julie Shorey (office). We have Kerrith Wilkinson (tutoring) returning to our school. They have all commented how welcoming our school community is and how lovely our students are. We have enjoyed meeting all our new staff and I know they will have a great year at Beacy!
Family Open Afternoon
We will be hosting a Family Open Afternoon where we invite all our families to join us on Monday 19th February from 3:30pm to 5:00pm.
This is a great opportunity for you to meet your child’s teacher, see their classroom, walk around our school grounds and ask questions about 2024.
You will receive information about our school and 2024 before this afternoon. We will not be hosting information nights. The Family Open Afternoon is a great time to come and see the staff to have all your questions answered.
We hope you are able to join us.
Expectations of Parents and Students’ behaviour
As we are all part of the community of Beaconsfield Primary School, it is important that we all work and behave in a manner that is respectful to everyone. Everyone has the right to feel safe and included in our community. We need to be respectful of each other. To ensure this happens, it is important we behave in a certain way. We ask that as parents/carers and your child, follow these expectations.
As parents and carers, you will:
- Model positive behaviour to our child
- Communicate politely and respectfully with all members of the school community
- Ensure our child attends school on time, every day the school is open for instruction
- Take an interest in our child’s school and learning
- Work with the school to achieve the best outcomes for our child
- Communicate constructively with the school and use expected processes and protocols when raising concerns
- Support school staff to maintain a safe learning environment for all students
- Follow the school’s processes for communication with staff and making complaints
- Treat all school leaders, staff, students, and other members of the school community with respect.
As students, they will:
- Model positive behaviour to other students
- Communicate politely and respectfully with all members of the school community
- Comply with and model school values
- Behave in a safe and responsible manner
- Respect ourselves, other members of the school community and the school environment
- Actively participate in school
- Not disrupt the learning of others and make the most of our educational opportunities
Volunteers – parent helpers
Do you wish to help at our school this year? You may wish to be on the Parents & Friends committee, help at a treat day or stall, help in classroom, help on an excursion, attend school camp or any other way that sees you working and volunteering onsite. It you would like to help, you must complete the following process. This is to ensure that we are meeting the Child Safe Standards to protect our students. Once you have completed the process, you will be eligible to volunteer at our school.
As per school policy and Child Safe Standards, all helpers at Beaconsfield Primary School must satisfy the following:
1. Hold and provide a copy of a current Working with Children Card or VIT that is registered to Beaconsfield Primary School.
2. Complete the parent helper induction including viewing the video and read the policy – click Beaconsfield Primary School Parent Helper Induction Form
3. Must complete this each year.
We appreciate your support in providing a safe environment for all our students. If you have any questions, please see our office staff. I suggest you complete the process now so you are ready for anytime this year.
Drop off and pick ups
We have had a few days of settling into the new year. I would just like to mention a couple of things:
- Our school grounds are open from 8:30am. Please do not bring children before this time. On the one-off event that you require to drop them off early, your child is to sit in the office foyer until 8:30am, that is when we have staff out in the yard for duty. If you require more permanent arrangement before school, OSHClub are open before school from 6:30am.
- In the morning we lock the gates by 9:10am. As soon as the bell has gone and students are in classes, please make your way off our grounds.
- At the other end of the day, please do not enter the grounds until 3:15pm.
- The drop off area in Lyle Avenue is affectionately known to us as our “Kiss ‘n Go” area. Drivers are not to leave their cars, and should be in the area for no longer than 2 minutes (we have new signs to remind us). The area flows really well when everyone follows the rules.
- Please remember to abide by the road laws – drive very carefully around the area, do not park on nature strips or block roundabouts or driveways. Please do not put our students at risk and we also need to consider the neighbours.
Assembly
Our whole school assemblies will resume on Monday 19th February and parents are invited to join us. We hold assemblies every fortnight. We aim to start the assembly at 2:45pm and they are held in the shed or gym – depending on the weather. We will open up the top gate at 2:40pm for parents to enter.
I have provided you with a lot of information. I hope it is helpful. Please remember if you have questions about the school, please contact the office. If you have questions regarding your child’s learning and their grade, please speak to your child’s teacher. We have staff on the gates before and after school every day. Sometimes we are helpful to answer a question or point you in the right way to obtain the answer – feel free to test our knowledge!
Let’s celebrate we have completed the first week of 2024! I am sure we have many tired students (and parents and staff!). Hopefully we can rest up on the weekend, ready for another wonderful week of learning.
Heidi Inglis
Principal