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Wednesday, 21 February 2018
SAFE RESPECTFUL RESPONSIBLE
PRINCIPAL’S REPORT
PARENT INFORMATION SESSIONS
Thank you to the parents who were able to attend the
Meet the Teacher evenings last week. The information
given was about the general running of the classroom
and school but if you have any further questions or
concerns, the classroom teachers are only too happy to
make a mutually convenient time to catch up about
matters specific to your family.
A big thank you to the parents who have already had a
chat to us about concerns that they have and to those
who have let us know about things at home that may be
impacting on their child(ren). This communication with the
school is really productive and we are here to do
whatever we can to work with you regarding the needs of
the students. We spend many, many hours meeting to
discuss how we can best support the learning and social
needs of the children in our care. Any information that
you can provide to help us with this is vital and gratefully
appreciated. This doesn't mean that we will always be
able to say yes to every request that comes to us. We
have to balance the needs of your child(ren) with those of
635 or so other children. Still, we do everything that we
can to assist.
THE IMPACT OF PRIVACY LAW ON THE
INFORMATION PARENTS CAN BE
PROVIDED ABOUT OTHER PARENT’S
CHILDREN
Our school holds information about our students. Some
of this information is highly sensitive. The way this
information is collected, used, disclosed and secured by
our school is subject to NSW legislation including the
Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998,
Health Records and Information Protection Act 2002
These laws limit the circumstances in which your
child’s information can be disclosed to other parents.
They also limit the circumstances in which you can be
provided with information about action the school has
taken in relation to other people’s children.
This means, for example, you may not be provided
with complete details of the action the school has
taken in relation to a student who has engaged in
unacceptable behaviour that has impacted on your
child. You should not assume that no action has been
taken because you cannot be provided with
information about what the school has done to deal
with an issue relating to your child’s interaction with
another student. Our school takes inappropriate
behaviour from students very seriously and responds
to that behaviour consistent with the school’s student
discipline and welfare procedures.If you would like
further information about the school’s general
approach to inappropriate behaviour from students
please contact the school.
FAMILY LAW
Sadly sometimes relationships break down and the
court makes orders that change the contact parents
can have with their children or the role they play in
making decisions about their children’s
education. These can be Family Court Orders or
Apprehended Violence Orders. Parents can also
reach agreement about issues such as contact in a
parenting plan.
If this happens it is important that you provide the
school with a copy of any court orders or plan that
could impact on your child’s education.
In the absence of any notification to the contrary, the
school will assume that both parents continue to
retain a shared and equal parental responsibility for
DATES TO REMEMBER
Wed 21 Feb P&C Meeting 6:30pm (Staffroom)
Wed 21 Mar P&C AGM 6:30pm (Staffroom)
Fri 13 Apr Last day of Term 1
DATES TO REMEMBER Tue 1 May Students return for Term 2 Wed 30 May - 13 Jun Life Education Tue 19 Jun School Photos
This means that the school will recognise that each
parent has equal duties, obligations, responsibilities
and opportunities in relation to matters involving the
school.
If any changes occur in your family relationships which
have the potential to impact on the relationship
between the school and your family, please advise the
school immediately and provide a copy of any court
orders that may be obtained. The orders must be
signed and stamped by the court to ensure
authenticity.
These orders will be stored securely and only
accessed by staff who need to see them in order to
plan for your children’s learning and support and
related issues.
SWIMMING CARNIVAL
Congratulations to the students who participated in the
swimming carnival last week. By all accounts,
behaviour was excellent and a good time was had by
all. Students going on to the next level will receive the
information about this shortly. At the zone carnival,
Kanwal students will compete against other students
from Wallarah Zone (Blue Haven PS, Budgewoi PS,
Gorokan PS, Gwandalan PS, Lake Munmorah PS,
Mannering Park PS, Northlakes PS, Tacoma PS,
Toukley PS, Tuggerawong PS, Wadalba CS,
Warnervale PS, Woongarrah PS). Thanks also to
Mr Steinbeck for coordinating the swimming events this
year.
SAFETY Please make sure you use the pedestrian paths and
gates when entering and exiting the school. Some
parents have been walking children through the car
parks. We teach the students that the quickest route, it
is not always the safest. The children need to see this
in practice and need help from the adults closest to
them to apply this learning to the real world. Your
support with this is greatly appreciated.
NGARA AECG MEETING
The Aboriginal Education Consultative Group provides
advice on all matters relevant to education and
training, ensuring that this advice represents the
Aboriginal community viewpoint. The AECG believes
that a process of collaborative consultation is integral
to equal partnership and is fundamental to the
achievement of equality, ensuring that the unique and
diverse identity of Aboriginal students is recognised
and valued. You can find out more at https://
www.aecg.nsw.edu.au/
Our local AECG is Ngara. All the members of local
communities can become members of the local AECG
but only Aboriginal adults (18 years and over) can vote
and hold office bearers’ positions. The next meeting is
CANTEEN Thanks again for your patience. It shouldn't be too
long before the beautiful new canteen is fully
operational. Thanks to Jacqui and Sally in the canteen
for their work under difficult circumstances.
Kind regards
Jacqui Buchanan
Relieving Principal
P&C ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
To all School Staff and Parents
The P&C Annual General Meeting will be held on
Wednesday 21 March 2018 at 6:30pm in the school
staffroom.
All positions will be open on the night, and only
members may apply. Members must have been
financially joined and participated for one month prior
to AGM to be eligible for positions.
To join our school P&C only
costs $1.00
Come and join us .
P&C MEETING Wednesday 21 February 6:30pm in the staffroom
Information for all Volunteers All new volunteers who would like to work at the
school must complete an appendix 5 for (Declaration
for Volunteers and non related Contractors) at the
office and show 100 points of ID.
Category 1 (70pts) Category 2 (40pts)
Birth Certificate Current Licence
Australian Passport WWC registration card
Australian Citizenship Centrelink Pensioner Card
International Passport Health Care Card
only 1 form of ID
accepted in
Category 1
All this must be completed and sighted by the
office before you can commence volunteering.
Thank you
University of Newcastle
The University of Newcastle Student Podiatry Clinic at
Wyong Hospital is offering children age 0-17 free
lower limb assessments from 5 March to 4 June.
Free foot and leg check
The University of Newcastle Podiatry Clinic at Wyong
Hospital is offering children age 0-17 free lower
limb assessments. Children will be assessed by final
year students, supervised by a podiatrist. Children and
their families can receive advice on footwear, flat feet,
normal development, and receive treatment of foot
warts, foot and leg pain, walking problems, and night-
time ‘growing pains’.
When: Mondays from 2:45pm to 4:30pm
To make a booking, or for more information call
4394 7280.