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Alphabetical listing of Information After School Care Annual School Contributions Assemblies Attendance Basic Skills Test Canteen Choir and Band Emergency Contact Information Enrolment Procedures Homework Medication Money Collection Notes to Parents Opportunity Classes Parent Participation Parent/Teacher Interviews and Student Reports School Hours Selective High Schools Sun Safety Temporary Visa Holders Uniform AFTER SCHOOL CARE After School Care is provided by the Ultimo Community Centre and the Pyrmont Community Centre, which are run by City of Sydney Council. Please call 9298 3111 (Ultimo) and 92983132 (Pyrmont) for information or click here to access their website Students who attend After School Care line up in the playground and are supervised until the Ultimo or Pyrmont Community Centre staff collect them. There is currently no Before School care operating. ANNUAL SCHOOL CONTRIBUTIONS The school has a voluntary school contribution scheme. The money raised from this scheme helps the school purchase those extra resources it wouldn’t normally be able to have – it may be used to update computer software, or to buy sports equipment or library books. The contribution is set at $40 per child per year. The school greatly appreciates your support in paying this contribution. ASSEMBLIES Our formal school assemblies are held every Friday from 9:00am - 9:45am in the Assembly Hall. Parents, other family members and friends are most welcome to attend. Each class presents the Assembly and performs at two assemblies during the year. Class teachers will inform you of the times for these. ATTENDANCE All schools record daily absences. It is a legal requirement that parents/caregivers provide a note explaining any absences within seven days of the absence. Please give the note to your child’s class teacher when your child returns to school. Please inform the school if your child is going to be absent from school for more than 3 days. If planning an extended holiday please inform the office in writing of the expected length and dates of your child’s absence from school. BASIC SKILLS TESTING Basic Skills Tests are statewide tests of Literacy and Numeracy for students in Years 3 and 5. Parents receive a personal report in Term 4 on their child’s results. Go to the Department of Education and Training website for more information or speak to your child's teacher. CANTEEN The school canteen is run by parent volunteers as a service to families. It provides snacks and lunches five days a week. These comply with the Department of Education and Training's Healthy Canteen Strategy. Canteen lunches may be ordered before school from 8.30 – 9.00am. Orders should be written on a brown paper bag supplied by parents, stating child's name and class and the order. The correct money should be placed in the bag and then the bag put through the slot in the canteen window. Lunches and snacks can be ordered in this way. Orders will not be accepted after 9:00am.  Canteen_Menu_2007 16.56 KbCHOIR & BAND The school has a Junior Choir for students in Years 3 and 4 and a Senior Choir for students in Years 5 and 6. The Senior Choir has performed at the Sydney Opera House Primary Choral Concerts and the Schools Spectacular at the Entertainment Centre. The Junior Choir has performed at the Sydney Town Hall Primary Proms concert. The school has a Beginners' Band and a Concert Band. The band is open to students in Years 2 - 6. However, younger students may join after consultation with the Band Master. Band members are asked to pay a tuition fee and instrument hiring fee each term. For more information on band fees and practice times click on the link below. EMERGENCY CONTACT/MEDICAL INFORMATION It is essential that the school have up-to-date records of telephone numbers and addresses. If these details change for any reason please let the office staff know. It is necessary, too, that we have the name and telephone number of another person we can contact in an emergency. We also need to know of any medical condition or other relevant information that may affect your child’s health and well being at school. This information should be shared with the child’s teacher and recorded on the Student Information Sheet that will be sent home early in the new school year. ENROLMENT PROCEDURES Enrolment forms are available at the school office. Students who have not previously been enrolled at a NSW public school will need to provide an Australian birth certificate or bring their child’s passport. Ultimo Public School’s enrolment policy gives priority to students living within the school’s enrolment boundaries. When parents/carers make an enquiry regarding enrolment for a student they will be required to show proof of their residential address. Students who live outside the local area may be enrolled at the school as long as there are places available for in-area students, or in exceptional circumstances. Decisions regarding applications for out-of-area enrolment are made by the school’s enrolment committee. HOMEWORK Homework provides students with an opportunity to consolidate their classroom learning experiences. It is also a means for parents to follow the experiences and progress of their child. K-1 will be based on informal experiences. In Years 2-6 a more formal homework program will be established by the teacher. MEDICATION It is generally advisable that students do not have medication at school. However, if your child needs to take medication at school it must be delivered to the school office, clearly labelled with the child’s name. The child will self- administer the medication under the supervision of the school assistant. Asthma medication should be treated in this way also, and an asthma treatment plan should be given to the school office, in case your child should need assistance with asthma management. MONEY COLLECTION From time to time students will be required to bring money to school to pay for such things as excursions and school fund-raising activities. Special money envelopes are usually stapled to notes or requests for payment. All cheques should be made payable to Ultimo Public School. Money should be handed to the class teacher in a clearly marked envelope. Large amounts of money should be handed directly to the school office. NOTES TO PARENTS To keep up to date with what is happening at school, we often send home notes. Please check your child’s bag each day for any notes. The School Newsletter is sent home each Friday. The school newsletter, copies of permission notes and other important announcements are also posted on the school website in the News section. OPPORTUNITY (OC) CLASSES Specialist classes for academically-gifted Years 5 and 6 students are provided at designated schools within our area. Application packages are sent home to parents of Year 4 students in May. Students applying for entry to an OC class sit for an external test in July. Places are offered in Term 4. See the Department of Education and Training website or the School Principal for more details. PARENT PARTICIPATION Children learn best when parents and teachers work together in partnership, and when parents and teachers share responsibility for this partnership. Parents are encouraged to participate in the life of the school in many different ways including assisting in classrooms, providing resources for the school, responding to surveys, sharing expertise with staff, helping in the canteen or accompanying students on excursions. The Parents & Citizens association meets on the first Wednesday of each month at 9:00am and invites you to come along and meet other parents, learn more about school activities, help make decisions about our school and organise fund-raising activities. The school has a small but active committee for parents of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. This committee meets as needed throughout the year. PARENT/TEACHER INTERVIEWS AND STUDENT REPORTS A child’s successful schooling depends on close cooperation between the school and parents and teachers welcome the opportunity to discuss a student's progress with parents. It is important to ring the school first or speak to the class teacher directly to make an appointment time. This allows the teacher to set aside sufficient time to speak with you without interruption. Kindergarten parents will have an interview with their child’s teacher early in the year so that parents can share important information about their child with the teacher. All parents will be given the opportunity to discuss their child's progress with their child’s teacher at the mid-year parent interviews. Parents will be provided with samples of their child's work to demonstrate their achievement. Detailed written reports about student’s progress are currently sent out at the end of the year. From 2007 parents will be provided with a written report on their child's progress twice a year, in June and December. SCHOOL HOURS School starts at 9.00am and finishes at 3.00pm. Lunch is from 11.30am – 12.20pm Recess (afternoon tea) is from 1.35pm – 2:00pm The school office is open between 8:30am and 3:30pm each day. Students should arrive at school after 8.30am. A teacher supervises students in the playground between 8.30am and 9:00am. Please try to ensure that your child arrives before 9.00 am as a late start to the day can be unsettling for him/her. Please advise your child’s teacher who will be picking your child up each day from school. If there is any change to this arrangement please inform the teacher in writing or phone the school office. If you need to pick your child up early you must sign him/her out at the office. Late arrivals must be signed in at the office. Students should be picked up promptly at 3.00pm. If you are running late please phone the office to let us know. Students who have not been picked up on time will be taken to the office and supervised by a member of the executive. SELECTIVE HIGH SCHOOLS Selective High Schools cater for highly achieving, academically talented students by providing an educationally enriched environment. Application packages are sent home to parents of Year 5 students in November. Students applying for entry to a Selective High School sit for an external test in English, Mathematics and General Ability in March. Places for the following year are offered in July. See the Department of Education and Training website or the School Principal for more details. SUN SAFETY Students at Ultimo Public School are required to wear a school hat for all outdoor activities. If they are not wearing a hat they will be asked to play in the shade. We also run ‘Sun Safety ‘ programs to make children aware of the damaging effects of the sun and ways to protect themselves from these. TEMPORARY VISA HOLDERS Students on Temporary Visas are required to contact the International Business Unit to determine whether or not they are required to pay a fee. Temporary Visa Information in English 22.13 KbUNIFORM Students at Ultimo Public School are encouraged to wear school uniform at all times to encourage a sense of community and an identification with the school’s values. Uniforms are on sale from the school canteen on Mondays and Tuesdays from 8.30am – 9.00am. If you are unable to come to school at these times you can download a uniform order form below or obtain one from the school office. These should be returned to the school office with payment. The office staff will then put the ordered items in your child's school bag. Please ensure your child wears appropriate shoes to school – trainers or leather school shoes are best. The school also sells second hand uniform at very low prices – please ask at the office or canteen if you wish to purchase any of these items or if you would like to donate items of uniform to the school. Uniform_order_form 32.91 Kb |
