PRIMARY COORDINATOR

A warm welcome back to school to our Sirius College families and trust that everyone enjoyed a safe and relaxing break and had the opportunity to enjoy some family time together, doing a whole range of fun and interesting things. We have had quite a number of new students enrol this year which is extremely pleasing. A special welcome to our new children and families and congratulations to them on selecting our school as their very important educational setting. 2020 has begun very smoothly and students have settled in well. Just a few friendly reminders:

The Importance of Full Time Attendance

Daily school attendance is important for all children and young people to succeed in education and to ensure they don’t fall behind both socially and academically. It is expected that your child/children will be at school, in class at 8:55am until 3.25pm every day. Students who are late, not only miss out on learning but disrupt the whole class and the teacher who has commenced the day’s program.

Nude Food Lunches

All students are encouraged to bring ‘nude food’ lunches. A nude food lunch has no foil, gladwrap or any other packaging. Please unwrap and throw any rubbish out at home, to help us significantly reduce the amount of rubbish scattered throughout our school. A labelled drink bottle containing water is highly encouraged. Research shows that children learn best when they are well hydrated. Also no chips, chocolates or Nutella allowed at school.

School Uniform

Our Sirius College school uniform should be worn correctly and be in good condition. Please ensure all items of clothing are named. Please be aware that hair which is longer than shoulder length for girls is tied up and hair accessories are school colours only. Jewellery is not part of the school uniform and students may only wear small stud earrings. Shoes should be black only but do not necessarily need to be leather. A slight change to our uniform policy, girls are also allowed to wear shorts from Foundation – Yr 6 during terms 1 and 4.

Picking up kids from school

If you decide to pick your child up from school instead of them travelling on the bus on a particular day, please report to the office first as the bus gets delayed waiting for your child/children to board and also becomes a cause of worry for school staff. All parents picking their children up or dropping them off should park in the parking spaces located at the back near the soccer oval due to a lot of traffic at the front which is unsafe for children.

Sun Smart

Just a reminder that Term 1 is a Sun Smart term. Students are expected to wear their school hat outside at all times. If your child requires a new hat, they may buy it at the school office for $15. We encourage students to apply sunscreen before coming to school. Extra sunscreen is available in the classrooms.

Transportation

All students travelling on the school bus are expected to follow the Code of Conduct for School Bus Travel. Any breach of this code can result in students being suspended from travelling on the bus during the time of suspension.

You should discuss the code with your child so they clearly understand what they should and should not do when travelling on a school bus.

Behaviour	Examples of how to meet the Code of Conduct
Respect other people and property	Treat other people and their possessions with respect. Follow the bus driver’s directions without argument. Store school bags/equipment under the seat.
While on the bus, conduct yourself in an orderly manner	Students must: Follow all instructions issued by the driver, and must wear seat belts if they are fitted. Speak quietly and do not create unnecessary noise that may distract the driver. Students must not: Stand on the bus, if standing is not permitted. Move around on the bus or unbuckle the seat belt while it is in motion. Place feet or jump on the seats, or stand forward of the front passenger seat. Fight, bully, harass or intimidate other occupants. Vandalise or damage a seat belt fitted to a school bus or other students’ property. Distract the driver. Swear, yell and spit or use offensive language. Leave rubbish on the bus. Allow any part of their body to protrude from the bus while it is in motion.

Behaviour

Examples of how to meet the Code of Conduct

Respect other people and property

Treat other people and their possessions with respect.
Follow the bus driver’s directions without argument.
Store school bags/equipment under the seat.

While on the bus, conduct yourself in an orderly manner

Students must:

Follow all instructions issued by the driver, and must wear seat belts if they are fitted.
Speak quietly and do not create unnecessary noise that may distract the driver.

Students must not:

Stand on the bus, if standing is not permitted. Move around on the bus or unbuckle the seat belt while it is in motion.
Place feet or jump on the seats, or stand forward of the front passenger seat.
Fight, bully, harass or intimidate other occupants.
Vandalise or damage a seat belt fitted to a school bus or other students’ property.
Distract the driver.
Swear, yell and spit or use offensive language.
Leave rubbish on the bus.
Allow any part of their body to protrude from the bus while it is in motion.

I am looking forward to another extremely successful year with your children, working in partnership with you to support your children’s learning.

Regards,
Mrs. Tarbinder Pandher
Primary Coordinator