Unfortunately, due to the current COVID-19 lockdown in place for our school, we were unable to have our parent information evening last week as planned and previously communicated. As it may not be possible to reschedule this event, below are links to the parent night booklets created by our classroom teachers. Please take the time to read through the information prepared by your child’s teacher/s and don’t forget to contact them if you need to discuss an issue or talk about their learning. Staff will always make themselves available to keep you updated with regards to your child’s progress. Hopefully, these documents will prove to be a useful resource to refer back to throughout the year.
Please note, that some areas outlined by staff in these documents may change as a result of COVID-19 restrictions put in place by the WA Government throughout the year. Any changes will be outlined in my COVID-19 Updates.
In addition, listed below are several points that have been shared by all teachers but that I would like to highlight and draw to your attention.
Emailing/ Messaging Staff Expectations
- Emails will be responded to within a 48hour time frame
- Emails after 5pm will be viewed the following day
- Emails on the weekend will be viewed on Monday morning
- If something is urgent during the day please phone admin
Who to Contact When Issues Arise
UPDATED Non Attendance Notifications
- Families should notify the school via the absentee button located on the home page of our school website – www.stdominics.wa.edu.au. Once submitted both the appropriate classroom teacher and administration will be notified.
- Notifications should be done prior to the start of the school day on which the child is absent.
- Telephone messages are not considered sufficient notification for our record keeping.
- Teachers are required to follow up all absences which are not accompanied by a notification.
- Families away for extended periods of time (e.g. holiday within the term), must contact the Principal to discuss these plans.
School Attendance Guidelines and Procedures
Practical Code of Conduct Examples for Parents
- Be involved in the life of the school. Attend and participate in school events such as Masses, assemblies and sports carnivals. Volunteer for P & F and classroom rosters. Give witness that you value education by being involved in the life of the school.
- It is easy for an opinion to be mistaken for fact. Approaching the relevant personnel within the school to verify the factual basis of a story can assist in allaying your fears as to the events in question.
- Parents/ Friends are expected to interact appropriately with staff, students and other parents at all times. Raising your voice, posting online comments or forwarding emails to others, insulting behaviour to anyone on school grounds – is not appropriate.
- Parents are expected to maintain privacy and confidentiality. You treat personal information about members of the school community as private and confidential.
- Follow any reasonable instructions given by a staff member when on site and observe the signed parking areas of the school.
St Dominics School Code of Conduct
Leon Bolding
Principal