Student Attendance: Our school attendance data for Semester 1 indicates that most of our students attend school more regularly than students across our district. Our attendance rates are also better than ‘like’ schools.
The audit of attendance conducted earlier this term provides us with information that allows us to set targets for improvement. While our data is very positive there are still a number of students who, for various reasons, are deemed to be ‘at risk’ due to their intermittent attendance at school. Parents and carers are reminded that they are legally responsible for ensuring their child attends school every day.
Our school is active in promoting high attendance rates with various strategies employed to address specific students who are regularly away. Parents planning to withdraw children for extended holidays should consider carefully the impact that this absence will have on their child’s ongoing development. We are always willing to offer advice to parents so please make a time to meet with your child’s teacher or Mrs vanderWal (Deputy Principal ) who is in charge of monitoring student attendance at our school.
The school is required to obtain a reasonable explanation for every student absence. This can be provided verbally or in writing either before your child is away or on their return to school.
Managing Conflict: Occasionally we all experience some kind of conflict with other people. This conflict needs to be managed in a responsible way so that it does not result in things being said or done that are inappropriate. Parents who find themselves in conflict with other parents and are unsure how to manage it should make a time to meet with a member of the admin team so that we can assist. Parents are not permitted to approach other parents or students in a threatening or intimidating manner. We teach our students three basic rules which should govern their behaviour. These same rules apply to adults on our school site:
- Keep your hands and feet to yourself
- Play safe and sensible games
- Treat others the way you would like to be treated
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