Assistant Principal’s Corner

Parent Volunteer Workshop

At Infant Jesus School we recognise parents as the first educator in their child’s life. Studies have shown the impact parents who are involved in their child’s school life have on their studies.

A Volunteer Workshop will be held on Wednesday 15 February at 5:00pm in the school library for parents wishing to help in the classroom, a\end excursions with classes, or assist with school events

All parents who have not a\ended previously, need to a\end the volunteer workshop if they wish to support classrooms with special acKviKes.

Please RSVP via the following link: h\ps://forms.office.com/r/kgTMKaNQ1y

School Times

The school Kmes for 2023 are as follows:

8.30am Classes open (Pre-Primary to Year 6 children need to be at school)

8.40am School day begins

10.30am – 10.50am Recess

12.30pm – 1.10pm Lunch

3.00pm End of school day (Pre-Primary to Year 6)

It is important that parents are aware of the starKng Kme of 8.40am. Children are expected to be at school by this Kme ready for the day to commence. All lessons will commence at 8:40am. Classrooms will open at 8.30am each morning.

In the a]ernoon, teachers will supervise the departure of students at the school carpark unKl 3.20pm. Any child remaining at school a]er this Kme will be required to report to the school office and stay there unKl they are collected. Please note that the office closes at 4.00pm. Thank you for your co-operaKon in this ma\er.

Staff are unavailable for meeKngs on Tuesday a]ernoons due to a whole school Staff MeeKng and Wednesday morning as they a\end morning prayer.

Update Contact Details

Please ensure that family details are up to date. At Kmes, office staff need to contact parents or carers urgently; however, they are unable to as phone numbers listed have changed.

A`endance

Staying away from school is only acceptable for legiKmate illness and extreme family circumstances. As a school we are legally responsible to report via an electronic program, all absence, every day, including conKnual lateness to school. Please make sure you are compliant with this legislaKon and assist by contacKng the school by 9.00am on the day of absence. Please also send a note upon return even if you have contacted by phone from the school. Your support is greatly appreciated.

Visitor Sign In

Schools have a ‘duty of care’ to students, staff, parents and visitors on site. To fulfil our ‘duty of care’ to everyone on the school site, all visitors to the school are required to sign in at the front office. This includes parent helpers.

This procedure ensures that the school can account for all individuals in the event of an emergency and it assists us to increase our ability to protect any student, staff or parent on site. The iPad is situated in the front office.

Parking and Drive Through Areas

Parking, especially at the beginning of the year, is very much at premium. Please be paKent with the parking situaKon. It will ease as the term progresses and more parents use the drive through to pick up and drop off children. We also ask parents to be considerate of others to ensure that traffic flows smoothly. We need to be courteous to our neighbours and follow the No Standing street signs at all Kmes to avoid being issued with fines.

Drive Through

This is for parents who wish to drop off or pick up their child/ren without parking. Students will be supervised by a staff member to ensure they are collected safely by the child’s parents, or someone who has parental permission, at the end of the school day. Parents are reminded to be extra vigilant in their cars at this Kme as children depart the school grounds.

Drop Off and Pick Up

Parents are reminded of the Drop Off and Pick Up procedures for the school day. Following these procedures greatly assist with the safely of all the children.

• Parents may drive from Peter’s Place into the school ‘drive through’ and drop children off by the entrance to the Hall

• Parents then need to drive out into Smith Street

• Please note this is ‘One Way’ only. This is also ‘Staff Parking Only’ to ensure that there are no moving vehicles during drop off and pick up

• At the school ‘drive through’ there is NO pedestrian traffic

Parking

• Church Carpark – this is the general carpark for our parents

• The Parent Carpark is designated as the parking zone for Three Year Old Kindy, Kindergarten and Pre-Primary parents. The Parent Carpark is a ‘One Way’ area – parents drive in from Russell Street and out into Lovegrove Way. Permit passes have been given to these parents as they need to park their car to drop off and pick up their children from the classroom.

As this area only accommodates less than 40 parking spaces, Pre-Kindy, Kindergarten and PrePrimary parents should sdll park at the Church Carpark or at Peter’s Place.

Administradon Carpark

This Car Park cannot be used to drop children off in the morning or pick them up during the a]ernoon as it is very dangerous with cars pulling in and out at all Kmes. Parents may use this Car Park only for office business during the day between 9.30am and 2.00pm.

Supervision

It is very important that parents ensure that their children arrive at school no later than 8.30am so that they can unpack and get organised in order to start school promptly at 8.40am. morning supervision is from 8.00am and children are not encouraged to arrive at school before this Kme. Class teachers (except Kindergarten) will have their classes open for the children from 8.30am.

End of the School Day

It is very important that parents ensure that their children arrive at school no later than 8.30am so that they can unpack and get organised in order to start school promptly at 8.40am. morning supervision is from 8.00am and children are not encouraged to arrive at school before this Kme. Class teachers (except Kindergarten) will have their classes open for the children from 8.30am.

Medical Condidons

If your child has a medical condiKon, e.g. anaphylaxis or asthma, the required paperwork should have been completed and given to the School Office. Students in Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten and Pre-Primary will have medicaKons stored in the classroom; however, the School Office will sKll need to be noKfied of your child’s medical condiKon.