Enrolments for 2015

Who needs to enrol?

All school-aged children must be enrolled in school and attend every day – this is the law.
In Western Australia, children can start their education in Kindergarten. Compulsory schooling starts the following year in Pre-primary.
All children must attend school up until they are 16 years old. Sixteen and 17 year olds must be enrolled in school or a training organisation, be employed or be in a combination of school/training/employment.
You need to apply to enrol your children in school for 2015 if they are:

• starting Kindergarten – 4 years old by 30 June 2015
• starting Pre-primary, the first year of compulsory school – 5 years old by 30 June 2015
• starting Year 7, the first year of secondary school in 2015
• starting Year 8
• changing schools.

To enrol your child in public school for 2015, you will need to submit your application for enrolment by Friday 25 July 2014.

Every child from Pre-primary to Year 12 is guaranteed a place at their local public school.

For more information please visit the Department of Education website 

Waste Wise students

Mrs Snart received a very nice letter from the coordinator of the Waste Wise Schools Program thanking her and our students for the  'fun and inspiring' way they participated in the workshop on June 12. Our school is a recognised leader in sustainability education and the Waste Wise program is an important part of this.

Junior Primary Adventure Garden Maps and Drawings

During WA Week, students in PP to Year 7 participated in a garden design competition. Younger students drew pictures while older students produced maps.

Teachers selected the best drawings and maps from their class. They are currently on display in the Hall.

Principal's Report to P&C

Our latest P&C meeting was held on Wednesday night. It was great to see the number of parents and community members who attended. Below is the report I tabled at the meeting. 

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT TO P&C

18 June 2014

1.       School Question/Answer Meeting

Our third meeting was conducted on June 5. We had 5 families represented. A lot of positives were expressed. Some useful discussion was held. The next meeting is scheduled for Term 3.

2.       Staffing Update

·         Ms Flajt is still unwell and will be absent until the end of Term 3

·         Mrs Middleton will replace Mrs Brown in Room 8 until the end of Term 3

3.       School Camp

The camp was very successful again this year. Students had the opportunity to learn new skills and challenge themselves through the activities they participated in. Many thanks got to Mr Ralph, Mrs Donald, Mr Raschilla for attending this year’s camp and to Mrs Snart for her planning, organization and attendance at the camp.

4.       Department of Education Website

Parents can access a broad range of information about our school and our school system from the Department’s website e.g.

·         Year 7 transition to secondary schools in 2015

·         Future term dates

·         Available specialist programs

·         Enrollment information

·         Independent Public Schooling

·         Australian Curriculum

·         Policy documents (use search tool)

5.       National Quality Standards in Education

In 2015 the NQS are to be progressively implemented into Western Australian schools. All Early childhood education programs to Year 2 will be required to meet the NQS. Information about NQS can be obtained at the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority website: www.acecqa.gov.au

6.       Allergen Aware NOT Nut Free

Some parents have formed the belief that we promote the school as being ‘nut free’. As this is impossible to ‘police’ we do not promote this message. However, we are allergen aware and ask that parents consider the health of other students by not sending known allergens to school.

7.       School Board Meeting

Our next School Board meeting is on June 25 commencing at 5.30pm. All are welcome to attend this meeting.

Parent Q&A Meeting

Our third Q&A meeting was held for interested parents after assembly today. A range of questions were asked and some useful discussion held. Penny Roberts Craig, P&C President, attended the meeting and shared information about the P&C. These meetings are informal, short and great for sharing ideas or getting information about our school and its operations. We will hold more Q&A meetings in Term 3. Dates will be advertised in our newsletters.

Warm Fuzzy Bags

As part of our celebration of WA Week students have been participating in a range of whole school activities. One if these is the "Warm Fuzzy Bay" activity. The purpose of the activity is to provide students with the opportunity to send positive written messages to others within the school. Students decorated a brown paper bag to reflect who they are as a person. They were assigned a secret buddy to send daily messages too. They were also permitted to send positive messages to others in their class or across the school. This activity is very popular and helps us further develop the positive climate that already exists within our school.

Year 6/7 Camp

Our Year 6/7 students attended their school camp last week. The camp was held at Ern Halliday Recreation Camp. The camp grounds are located on Whitfords Avenue, Hillarys, approximately 1.5km north of the Hillarys Marina. The site is identified in most roadmaps and is situated between Flinders Avenue and Angove Drive.

 Students participated in many team building games. They also visited the Fisheries Department to learn about how to care for our local fish populations and their environment. As part of their visit they were shown how to dissect a fish in order to identify its age.One of the instructors was Glen Jackovich (ex-West Coast Eagles premiership player).