NEWSLETTER
Effective communication between the school and parents
is regarded as very important. A school newsletter is
distributed each Thursday to every family via the
youngest child.
These newsletters contain information relating to the
schools management, curriculum changes, staff changes,
children's work, sports reports, Parent activities,
School Council matters, safety issues and requests for
assistance, etc. Also, from time to time, we include
information regarding Holiday Programs, professional
development activities for parents, extra curricular
tuition programs (music classes) and promotional
material from Neighbourhood Watch, Neighbourhood
House/s, City Council and some commercial enterprises,
which have a direct benefit to the school.
Special
Notices for specific matters are sent home as necessary.
Please remember to check your child's school bag daily.
INTERVIEWS
Informal
interviews with teachers are available at any time,
subject to a mutually acceptable time being arranged,
where the teacher can be released from the grade to
speak with you. These are "Incidental Optional
Interviews" and can be arranged by the parents or by the
teachers. There may be times that the request for an
interview may be with the Principal or Assistant
Principal rather than with the class teacher- the same
procedure is used to organise these. All interviews are
to be booked through the office.
WEB SITE
We
have an excellent website, As you can see. You can
view your child's classroom by accessing their blog
site through the
student showcase page
via their level.
EMAIL
kerrimuir.ps@edumail.vic.gov.au
EMA
Parents eligible to apply
for Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) need to
contact the office for an application form.
To be eligible to claim EMA, the claimant must:
-
Be a parent or
guardian of a primary or secondary school
student up to the age of sixteen, and
-
Be an eligible
beneficiary of a Centrelink pension,
allowance or benefit within the meaning of
the State Concessions Act 1986 or be a
Veterans Affairs (TPI) pensioner or be a
foster parent, and
-
Submit their
application to the school by the due date.
The eligibility criteria
must be met as at the first day of term 1 for the first payment, and Term
3 for the second payment.
Any applications based on
Centrelink payments that are not income tested e.g.
Carer Allowance, formerly Child Disability
Allowance, Mobility Allowance and Remote Area
Allowance, are not eligible unless the claimant, in
their own name, complies with point (b) above.
You are required to complete an Education
Maintenance Allowance Application Form for the first
instalment of 2009.
Application forms are
available from the school office, and are due by
28th of February 2009.
Note: The Department of
Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD) cannot accept late
applications.
If you have any queries relating
to eligibility and payments of the EMA please see the staff in
the office.
Enrolments
To
download a copy of an enrolment form click
here.
Early in the year parents will be invited to an
information evening where teachers will outline the
teaching/learning program for children in their grade.
We encourage parents to attend these evenings to gain a
better understanding of what will happen in your child's
classroom during the year. This is a great opportunity
to meet your child’s class teacher, discuss
general issues including homework and helping your child
at home and school.
Interviews are held for all children at the beginning of
the year and also at mid year.
The initial interview at
the beginning of the year is an opportunity for you to
inform your child’s teacher of any significant concerns
you may have.
At the mid year interview
the class teacher will discuss your child's
progress. Written reports will be sent home mid year
and at the end of the year.
Informal interviews with
teachers are available at any time, subject to a
mutually acceptable time being arranged, where the
teacher can be released from the grade to speak with
you. These are "Incidental Optional Interviews" and can
be arranged by the parents or by the teachers. There may
be times that the request for an interview may be with
the Principal or Assistant Principal rather than with
the class teacher- the same procedure is used to
organise these. All interviews are to be booked through
the office
Teachers maintain an
evaluation folder/ profile, which is a record of your
child's progress and is retained at the school
throughout the primary school years.
The school has access to
support staff, such as curriculum consultants and an
educational psychologists through the Whitehorse Cluster
of Schools.
School Fees
School Council recommends that
all parents pay the difference between the Core
Allowance per child provided by the State Government and
the cost of materials and requisites.
A notice about the educational contributions will be
forwarded to you during December notifying you about the
requirements for the following year, and the
corresponding form of payment. A reminder notice of late
fees will be sent out second term.
The 2009 school fee is $300.00
for the first child and $150.00 for each subsequent
child in a family.
