Sunbury Primary School Parent Information Handbook

Pupil Free Days
Four pupil free days are allocated to schools for each year. The first day of Term One will be a pupil
free day in all government schools. At Sunbury Primary School the second school day
(January 30, 2012) will also be a Pupil Free Day. The remaining pupil free days will be
notified via the school newsletter.
Religious Education
Christian religious education is a 30-minute weekly program for Prep to Year 6 taught in the
classroom (subject to the availability of accredited teachers). CRE teachers representing the
Christian churches are approved by the Minister for Education, police-checked, screened and
accredited through the Council for Christian Education in Schools (CCES). CRE complements the
state school curriculum and uses an agreed syllabus published by The Council for Christian
Education in Schools (CCES.).
For more information contact: www.accessministries.org.au
Reports
Your child will receive two report cards a year: the first in June and the second at the end
of the year. You will also be invited to attend a Parent/Teacher conference at the school to
discuss your child’s progress.
Achievement of students in government schools will be reported against an A, B, C, D, E
scale.
Student Welfare and Advocacy Network
This network meets regularly at Sunbury Primary School. This network consists of school staff,
welfare co-ordinators, principal class, and community health professionals including speech
pathologists, visiting teachers and psychologists.
This network actively supports student engagement and well being programs and delivers key
support initiatives to schools.
SunSmart Policy
Sunbury Primary School is a SunSmart School and hats must be worn outside during Terms
One and Four. Children are advised to name their hats and keep them in their
school bag. Children without hats will be asked to play in the shade areas in the school.
Traffic and parking
The preferred area is at Circular Drive as it has greater parking spaces. When dropping off and
collecting your child(ren) at Circular Drive, parents are asked to do so in the designated parking
areas and not on the side of the road.
The area to the west of the staff car park is a 2 minute drop off zone in the morning. If you wish to
park and enter the school, please use the area on the east side of the staff car park, as parking
there is without time restriction.
The recessed parking bays at the front of the school allow for students to be dropped off on the
school side of the street. Please use these bays rather than parking on the opposite side of the
street and sending children across the road.
Observing the restrictions promotes better traffic flow and prevents parking infringements. The
area adjacent to the car park entry and exit gates is not a drop off zone.
The car park area is for staff use only. Please ensure that pathways are used at all times.
By following these simple rules we can ensure the safety of our children, which must always be our
first priority.
Transition
(See Appendix 1)
A broad range of transition activities are conducted throughout the school year to support the
students at all levels of their schooling. The school participates in the Sunbury and Diggers Rest
pre-school transition and Year 6 to Year 7 transition committees.
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