ELC UPDATES AND REMINDERS - 30.4.24
PRE-PRIMARY IMPORTANT CENSUS INFORMATION (REPEATED FROM LAST WEEK)
Please open the link provided below and read the letter and Fact Sheet regarding important information about the Australian Early Development Census (AEDC). The AEDC is completed by teachers based on their knowledge of the Pre-Primary children. Children do not need to do anything to be included in the census and will attend class as usual while the census is conducted. The census will take place in May this year.
AEDC Census letter and fact sheet from Principal
K-Y1 SCHOOL PHOTOS THIS WEEK – 30 April to 2 May
Tuesday 30 April 2024 (morning): Kindy Starfish, Pre-Primary Logan and Pre-Primary Newell
Wednesday 1 May 2024 (morning): Kindy Turtles
Thursday 2 May (morning): Year 1 Harriden and Year 1 Wells (this has been changed from Wednesday 1 May)
- All photo envelopes (one for each child) need to be returned to class teachers prior to Photo Day even if you do not wish to order photos. Individual photo envelopes are essential for Photo Day as the barcode is used to correctly identify individual students in their class photos.
- Students are to wear full winter uniform to school on Photo Day. For the ELC this will mean wearing the School track top and pants over the summer uniform.
- Please ensure students do not arrive late to school on their photo day as some classes will need to leave the ELC for their photos at the very start of the school day. Teachers will provide more details via your class Seesaw page if necessary.
- For families that would like a siblings photo, these can be taken either before school (8.15am – 8.40am) or after school (3.25pm – 3.45pm) on any day from 29 April to 2 May in the School Hall. A parent will need to accompany their children for the siblings photo.
- For families of Old Scholars these photos were taken at 7.45am today (Tuesday 30 April) in the School Hall.
- For information, if your child is absent from school on Photo Day, there will be a catch-up Photo Day on Wednesday 8 May (morning only) for absentees. Parents will need to advise their Class teacher if their child needs to have their photo taken on 8 May.
CHILD COLLECTION ARRANGEMENTS
As the cooler and, hopefully, wet weather has now arrived you may like to consider making a long term commitment to drive through collections for your children. This will considerably reduce the daily notifications received for changes to collection arrangements. Regular drive through collections can be for only specific days each week or for every day. Please email any changes you would like to make to elcreception@stmarks.wa.edu.au. Thank you.
ELC MOTHERS’ DAY CELEBRATION NEXT WEEK – Friday 10 May (8.30-10.15am)
K-1 Mothers/Significant Other invited to participate.
Kindy Starfish Group invited to attend the event as well.
More details are available here
PARENT COMMITMENT HOUR OPPORTUNITIES
Please follow the links provided below to add your name to one of the rosters if you are able to assist. Thank you.
These are shared documents which all ELC parents are able to view.
- ELC UPCYCLING ROSTER: ELC Shared Upcycling Roster (term time only)
- ELC WATERING AND OTHER OUTDOOR TASKS (term time and holidays):
ELC Outdoor Enviro Volunteer Roster
- OTHER ELC PARENT HOUR OPPORTUNITIES (NONE YET)
There are currently no other general opportunities available. Parents will be advised via the Weekly Bulletins or Class SEESAW pages when opportunities do become available. Parents will be able to access the shared roster via the link provided below to add their names for the advertised task(s).
LINK: ELC GENERAL PARENT HOUR OPPORTUNITIES
TERM 2 - ELC EVENT REMINDERS
WEEK 4
- ELC MOTHERS’ DAY CELEBRATION – Friday 10 May (8.30-10.15am)
K-1 Mothers/Significant Other invited to participate.
Kindy Starfish Group invited to attend the event as well.
More details will be provided in Week 3.
WEEK 6
- PP-Y5 IH CROSS COUNTRY CARNIVAL – Tuesday 21 May
Details have been sent out via Consent2Go.
Students will need to wear their House shirts on this day.
WEEK 10
- K-12 EMERGENCY DRILL – Monday 17 June
- PP-Y12 SEMESTER 1 REPORTS - released on SEQTA this week
(Semester 1 Reports are not prepared for Kindergarten. They will only receive Reports at the end of the year.)
- PP & Y1 HOUSE ACTIVITY DAY – Friday 21 June
Pre-Primary and Year 1 students will participate in various fun activities in their House groups..
They will need to wear their House shirts on this day.
- LAST DAY OF TERM 2 – Friday 21 June
Students will finish at the normal time on this day for a three-week mid-year break.
TERM 3
- FIRST DAY OF TERM 3 – Tuesday 16 July
Kindy Starfish will attend on Tuesday and Wednesday of Week 1
Kindy Turtles will attend on Thursday and Friday of Week 1