Policies

Absence from School

 When your child returns to school after an absence, please send a signed and dated note to the teacher explaining the reason for this absence.  This is in addition to any verbal explanation given.  This is most important as the Class Roll is a legal document that must show an explanation of all absences.  A Departmental Home School Liaison Officer reviews each class roll regularly and follows up irregular attendance be it whole day or partial.

 If you know that your child will be absent for more than two days, please contact the school by telephone and inform the office of this proposed absence.  In cases of chronic illness a Doctor’s Certificate may be necessary.  It may also be possible to get some homework for your child so please ring to arrange with the classroom teacher who will be more than happy to assist given a little time to prepare.

 Principals may grant leave to students of compulsory school age totalling not more than 50 days per school year in addition to sick leave.  Absences for periods totalling in excess of 50 days should be treated as exemptions from school attendance.

 If you have need to bring your child to school after 9.00am or withdraw him/her from school prior to 3.00pm you are required to report to the school office to obtain a Partial Absence Note.  This should be handed to your child’s teacher.

Accidents and Illnesses at School

 In the case of illness or injury at school your child will be attended to at the Office and Sick Bay.  For serious cases parents will be notified, and if necessary an ambulance will be called.  If parents are unavailable the nominated contact person will be notified.

 In the event of a serious accident at school, the following procedure will be followed.

The school, under the direction of the Principal will:

 ring the parent or contact persons and an ambulance if necessary;

• in all cases, take the necessary steps to ensure the well-being of the child.

 If your child spends time in the Sick Bay during the day and is not sick enough to be sent home, or if we are unable to contact you, a note will be sent home with your child.  This note will advise you of the problem and how long your child spent in Sick Bay.

Anti-Discrimination

 Our school has developed procedures for dealing with complaints about discrimination against students based on race, sex, disability (including HIV), age and transgender or homosexuality.  These procedures complement the existing Anti–Racism Policy and related grievance procedures.  Our school has an anti-racism contact officer and an anti-discrimination contact officer.

Anti-Racism

 Racism in all its forms is rejected by the NSW Department of Education and Training.  Our school has appointed an anti-racism contact officer to help parents, students or staff experiencing problems with racism and to provide interested parents with copies of the relevant Department policies on this issue.

 The anti-racism contact officer will listen to the problem and, with the principal, find ways to resolve it as quickly as possible.  Contact the principal or the school’s anti-racism contact officer for help.

Assemblies

 K-6 School Assemblies are held every alternate Friday at 11.30pm.  School captains and selected classes conduct the assembly.

During assemblies, students are presented with Silver, Gold and Principal’s Awards.  Class items are included at assemblies.  Parents and friends are welcome to attend assemblies.

Attendance

 All children between the ages of six and fifteen years are required to attend school on each day that instruction is provided.  All schools record daily attendances.

It is a parent or caregiver’s duty to ensure regular school attendance.  Parents should explain any absences within seven days of the absence.  Schools are required to inform parents promptly of any case of truancy or of any unexplained absences.

Officers from the Home School Liaison Program are specially trained to work with schools, staff, families and students to improve attendance at school.  You can contact Home School Liaison staff through the student welfare consultant at the local district office.

Banking

 School Banking is held each Monday.  Students are encouraged to open a bank account and save each week with the Commonwealth Bank.  If you would like your child to open a bank account please enquire at the office.

 Parent helpers coordinate the Electronic Banking Services.

Best Start

 The Best Start initiative provides support to our youngest students with literacy and numeracy during the first year of school.

 It includes a new state wide Kindergarten assessment that helps teachers identify the literacy and numeracy skills of each student at the beginning of Kindergarten.

 Children start school with a range of early literacy knowledge, skills and understandings.  Best Start Literacy involves teachers finding out about each student’s early literacy knowledge, skills and understandings by using a series of specially designed assessment tasks.

 The Best Start literacy assessment will help teachers develop effective learning programs that build upon what students know and can do when they start Kindergarten.

 Best Start Numeracy involves teachers interviewing students using a series of questions to identify a student’s initial mathematical knowledge.

Bicycles      (Years 4 – 6 only)

 Students are permitted to ride their bikes to school and park them in the school grounds provided:

 the bicycle is not ridden in school grounds;

• the bicycle is securely locked in the bicycle racks;
• the bicycle is roadworthy.  The Road Rules are obeyed whilst riding to and from school;
• other students bicycles are not interfered with; and
• an approved helmet is worn correctly.

Book Club

 There are four Book Clubs operating in the school seven times a year – February, March, April, May, July, August, October and November.  Each club caters for the various stages of your child’s reading development.

 Wombat Book Club for Preschool and Kindergarten children

• Lucky Book Club for children in Stage 1
• Arrow Book Club for children in Stage 2
• Star Book Club for children in Stage 3

 If purchasing please ensure that forms and correct money are enclosed in a sealed envelope with BOOK CLUB, your child’s name and class written on the front.  Book Club orders should be sent to the office.

 All students are invited to purchase books through the Scholastic Book Club.  The aims of the Book Club are to encourage students to read for enjoyment and to provide reasonably priced books designed to appeal to children of all abilities.

 Information on current books available and necessary forms are sent home on a regular basis, however, there is no obligation to purchase.  Purchase of books by children enables the school to earn tokens which can then be used to obtain books for the library. 

Bullying

 Bullying is not tolerated at Yowie Bay School.  Should your child indicate that he or she is being bullied or is subject to any form of harassment by other students you should bring the matter to the attention of the PRINCIPAL IMMEDIATELY.  Anti bullying programs are run at school each year.

Code of Conduct

 

Rights	Responsibilities
I have the right to learn	I will take responsibility for my own learning
I have the right to be treated fairly and with respect	I will respect the rights of others
I have the rights to feel safe at school	I will act in a safe and responsible manner towards all living things
I have the right to expect my property to be safe at school	I will look after my belongings and respect the property of others
I have the right to achieve my potential	I will do my best at all times
I have the right to attend a school of which I can feel proud	I will take pride in my school

 

Communication

The school will endeavour to keep parents fully informed regarding all matters relating to the school and to the education of their children.  Parents are also encouraged to communicate any concerns or enquiries to the school at their earliest possible convenience to ensure all issues are addressed as soon as possible.

Collecting Children during School Hours

 If it is necessary to collect your child from school during school hours a note must be sent to the class teacher advising him/her of the reason and time of collection.  This note is sent to the office for authorisation by the Principal.  Parents who arrive at the office to collect children must sign off at the office and obtain an Early Departure Note.

 This procedure is essential as it ensures maximum safety for all students while they are at school.  It is usual that only parents have access to children at school.   Please keep the school informed of any custody orders that relate to your child.

 Please avoid disruptions to the children’s learning by trying to make all dental and doctor’s appointments outside school hours wherever possible.

Community Nurse

 A Community Nurse from the Department of Health will attend the school each year.

 Students are examined by the Nurse in their first year at school and in later grades, if a class teacher feels it necessary, but only with parental permission.  Parents are notified of any problems so that students may be referred to their local doctor or to a specialist if necessary. 

 If a class teacher thinks a student has a problem with sight, hearing etc he or she may seek permission from parents to refer the student to the school nurse.

Custody of Children

 It would assist the school if the Principal was informed of the conditions of custody when parents are separated.  This is most helpful if a parent without permanent custody arrives at school to try to see or take students.

Emergency Telephone Numbers

 This is very important information for our school record system.

Students can become ill at school or can have serious accidents and parents are not always at home.  In order for a student to receive medical attention, or even simply to go to a home where he/she can be cared for individually, we request the telephone number of a relative, neighbour or friend who would be willing to care for your child in an emergency.  If you are unable to supply this number at the time of enrolment, please give one to the School Office as soon as possible.  We do have a Sick Bay where students who are unwell may rest but we find that small children especially, become fretful when left in this situation for a while.

English as a Second Language (ESL)

 We have a specialist teacher to support the English language development of students whose first language is not English.  Students eligible for ESL support range from students newly arrived in Australia and beginning to learn English to Australian-born students who speak a language other than English at home and who require ongoing English language support and skills development.

Enrolling in High School

 All students are entitled to a place in their local high school which is based on their home address.  You can also apply for a place at up to three non-local high schools, such as a single-sex high school, a specialist high school or an academically selective high school.

First Aid

 First aid for injuries incurred by your child at school are cared for by our School Assistants.  Any child requiring first aid should first report to their class teacher or the teacher on playground duty.  For any injury or illness of a more serious nature we will notify the parents on the contact number provided.  All teaching staff are trained in Emergency Care and CPR (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation) and several hold St Johns First Aid Certificates.

Head Lice

 Head lice, nits (pediculosis), are a recurring problem in all schools.  Very few students escape having head lice at some time during their years at school and nits are not particular about which head they invade!  Please help the school to keep this problem under control by following a few simple routines:

•  Check your child’s head for lice once a week in cooler weather and every day during the summer.  Check carefully in the week before school commences.

 

•  If you do find lice, ask the chemist for the correct shampoo to treat them.  As a precaution you will need to treat any other children in the family.  Bed linen, pillows, hairbrushes, cushions etc will also need to be washed thoroughly and aired in the sun.

 Notes will be sent home to notify parents if an outbreak occurs.  Due to the highly contagious nature of this problem students are not permitted to be at school if there is any trace of pediculosis in their hair.

Protection Against Infectious Diseases

 The Department of Health recommends that children entering school be immunised against childhood diseases.  This is especially important as your child will be coming into contact with many other students and infections can spread easily.  Children starting school who have not already had booster immunisation should have:

•  one booster injection against diphtheria and tetanus (CDT);  and
• one booster dose of polio vaccine by mouth (Sabin);

 A child should also have an injection of measles vaccine if he or she has not previously had measles or been immunised against measles.

 The diphtheria/tetanus (CPT) and polio (Sabin) vaccine can be given at the same time. If measles immunisation is also required, it is recommended that this be given one month earlier or later.

 Immunisation is available from your family doctor, from many council clinics and from some community health centres.  (Dates and times of clinics may be obtained from the council).  It is important to obtain and keep a written record of immunisation.

 Under new regulations, parents must present records of immunisation when their child is enrolled at a school.  This is in the form of an Immunisation Certificate.  Immunisation is not compulsory at this stage but it is highly recommended by the Health Department.  Students not immunised must be excluded from school if there is an outbreak of one of the infectious diseases.

 The whole school community, including teachers, pregnant women and students appreciate efforts of those parents who have their children immunised.

Infectious Diseases

 Certain common illnesses and conditions spread rapidly among students.  From time to time it is necessary to exclude students from school in order to avoid the spread of infectious diseases to others in the school.

 The table below is a guide to the length of time students are required to be away from school for common childhood health complaints.  If you are in any doubt about the correct procedure, please talk to your local doctor.

Disease	Time from exposure to illness	Symptoms	Do I need to keep my child home?	How can I help prevent spread?
Chicken Pox	2 to 3 weeks	Slight fever, runny nose and a rash that begins as raised pink spots that blister and scab.	Yes, for 5 days after the rash first appears and until the blisters have all scabbed over.	Immunisation is available for children over 12 months old.  It is recommended for people over 12 years who are not immune.
Conjunctivitis	1-3 days	The eye feels scratchy, is red and may water.  Lids may stick together on waking.	Yes, while there is discharge from the eye.	Careful hand washing;  avoid sharing towels.  Antibiotics may be needed.
Gastroenteritis	Depends on the cause, several hours to several days	A combination of frequent loose or watery stools, vomiting, fever, stomach cramps and headaches.	Yes, at least for 24 hours after diarrhoea stops.	Careful hand washing with soap and water after using the toilet or handling nappies and before touching food.
German measles (Rubella)	2 to 3 weeks	Often mild or no symptoms;  mild fever, runny nose, swollen nodes, pink blotchy rash that lasts a short time.  Can cause birth defects if pregnant women are infected.	Yes, for at least 4 days after the rash appears.	Immunisation (MMR) at 12 months and 4 years of age.

 

Disease	Time from exposure to illness	Symptoms		Do I need to keep my child home?		How can I help prevent spread?
Glandular fever	4 to 6 weeks	Fever, headache, sore throat, tiredness and swollen nodes.		No, unless sick.		Careful hand washing, avoid sharing drinks, food and utensils and kissing.
Hand, foot and mouth disease	3 to 7 days	Mild illness, perhaps with a fever, blisters around the mouth on the hands and feet and perhaps the nappy area.		Yes, until the blisters have dried.		Careful hand washing especially after wiping noses, using the toilet and changing nappies.
Head Lice	Usually 5 to 7 days	Itchy scalp, white specks stuck near the base of the hairs, lice may be found on the scalp.		No, as long as headlice management is ongoing.	Family, friends and classroom contacts should be examined and managed if infested.
Hepatitis A	About 2 to 6 weeks	Often none in small children; sudden fever, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, jaundice, dark urine, pale stools.		Yes, for 2 weeks after first symptoms or 1 week after onset of jaundice.	Careful hand washing, close contacts may need to have an injection of immunoglobulin.Immunisation recommended for some people.
Impetigo	1 to 3 days	Small red spots change into blisters that fill with pus and become crusted;  usually on the face, hands or scalp.		Yes, until treatment starts. Sores should be covered with a watertight dressing	Careful hand washing.
Influenza	1 to 3 days	Sudden onset fever, runny nose, sore throat, cough, muscle and headaches		Yes, until they feel better.	Immunisation is recommended.
Measles	About 10 to 12 days until first symptoms and 14 days until the rash develops	Fever, tiredness, runny nose, cough and sore red eyes for a few days followed by a red blotchy rash that starts on the face and spreads down the body and lasts 4 to 7 days.		Yes, for at least 4 days after the rash appears.	Immunisation (MMR) at 12 months and 4 years. Contacts who are not immune should not attend school or work for 14 days.
Meningococcal disease	2 to 10 days	Sudden onset of fever and a combination of headache, neck stiffness, nausea, vomiting, drowsiness and rash.		Seek medical help immediately. Patient will need hospital treatment immediately.	Avoid sharing drinks. Close contacts should see their doctor urgently if symptoms develop, and may need to have a special antibiotic.
Mumps	14 to 25 days	Fever, swollen and tender glands around the jaw.		Yes for 9 days after onset of swelling.	Immunisation (MMR) at 12 months and 4 years of age.
Disease	Time from exposure to illness	Symptoms	Do I need to keep my child home?				How can I help prevent spread?
Ringworm	Varies (may be several days)	Small scaly patch on the skin surrounded by a pink ring.	Yes until the day after fungal treatment has begun.					Careful hand washing.
Scabies	New infections:  2-6 weeks, Reinfections:  1-4 days	Itchy skin, worse at night.  Worse around wrists, armpits, buttocks, groin and between fingers and toes.	Yes, until day after treatment has begun.				Close contacts should be examined for infestation and treat if necessary. Wash linen, towels and clothing worn in the past 2 days in hot water and detergent.
Scarlet fever	1 to 3 days	Sudden onset sore throat, high fever and vomiting followed by a rash in 12 to 36 hours	Yes until at least 24 hours of treatment and the child is feeling better.				Careful hand washing.  Sick contacts should see doctor
Slapped cheek (Erytherma infectiosum, Fifth disease, Parvovirus B19)	1 to 2 weeks	Mild illness, fever red cheeks, itchy lace-like rash and possibly cough, sore throat or runny nose. Can cause foetal disease in pregnant women.	No, most infectious before the rash appears.				Careful hand washing, avoid sharing drinks.
Whooping cough	7 to 20 days	Starts with runny nose, followed by persistent cough that comes in bouts.  Bouts may be followed by vomiting and a whooping sound as the child gasps for air.	Yes, until the first 5 days of a special antibiotic have been taken.				Immunisation at 2, 4 6 and 18 months and 4 years of age.  A special antibiotic can be given for the patient and close contacts.  Unimmunised contacts may be excluded from child care until the first 5 days of a special antibiotic has been taken.
Worms	Several weeks	Itchy bottom.	No				Careful hand washing. Whole household should be treated. Wash linen, towels and clothing worn in past 2 days in hot water and detergent.

 

Interviews with Teachers

 Teachers are keen to further the home/school partnership and to provide the best schooling for each student.  In order to achieve this, it is important to maintain good communication between the home and the school.  Formal interviews are scheduled in Term 1, Term 2 and Term 4 However, do not hesitate to contact your child’s teacher if you feel the need.  During the year there may be times when you wish to discuss some of the following areas:-

•  achievement and progress at school;
• behaviour at home and/or at school;
• emotional needs or upsets;
• peer group relationships;
• changing circumstances at home;  and
• anything that is likely to assist the teacher to cater for the individual needs of your child.

Labelling Equipment

 Your child’s uniform and school equipment should be labelled clearly.  Please ensure everything, including lunch boxes and drink bottles are labelled.

 Labels should be checked regularly to ensure that they have not washed or worn off.  Staff ensure labelled items are returned to the owner.  No effort is made to return unlabelled clothing.  Such items are placed in lost property.

Learning Support Team

 A Learning Support Team consisting of the Learning Support Team Coordinator the Principal, Assistant Principal, School Counsellor, STLA, Reading Recovery Teacher and Class Teacher meets each week to discuss students with learning and social needs.  Needs are addressed to cater for individuals’ enrichment and remediation.  This team discusses referrals from teachers and parents and makes decisions and refers students to the School Counsellor or outside agencies to best support them.

Lost Property

 It is important that all the clothes your child brings or wears to school are clearly and securely labelled with their name.  It is much easier for the school to return lost items to their owners if they are clearly labelled. 

Students who bring personal items to school for news must remember that while all care is taken, the school cannot accept responsibility for any items that go missing.

At the end of each school term, all items of lost property are displayed and any items that remain are given to the uniform committee or donated to charities such as Stewart House.

 Students who bring money to school need to be especially careful that they keep the money with them at all times in a zip up pocket.  Money should not be left in school bags or on desks.

Excursion money, banking money and any other money for collection should be brought in a school money/permission envelope and handed to the class teacher first thing in the morning.

Medicine

 If your child requires any medication to be administered during school hours, a medication form must be completed.  This form can be obtained from the School Office.   All medication is administered by our School Assistants.   For obvious reasons students are not permitted to have medicine in their school bags.

 Teachers are not permitted to administer medication.  Generally, if a child is sick enough to need medication the child should be at home.  Included is our School Policy on Medication.  Medication should ONLY be brought to school for students if it is UNABLE to be taken before and after school.  It is hoped medication to be taken three times a day is given before school, after school and in the evening.

Yowie Bay Public School Medication Policy

 In line with NSW Department of Education and Training Policy we must update all our records regarding students and medication annually.  Please note the following procedures as they relate to Yowie Bay Public School.

1.  No student is allowed to have any type of medication with them during the day. (The exception is those students who require medication for asthma – please see   No. 5.)
2.  If your child needs to take medication on a single school day please note that the medication, along with an explanatory note signed by you must be given to the School Office so that the school assistants can supervise your child taking the medication at the designated time.  All necessary information must be provided including your child’s name and class, the name of the medication, dosage and times.  The medication is to be labelled.
3.  If your child requires medication to be taken regularly that is, at the same time every school day for the year or even for a shorter length of time such as every school day for a week, then a Yowie Bay School Medication Permission Note is to be completed by you and left at the School Office with adequate supplies of the medication.  A copy of this form can be obtained from the School Office.
4.  If your child requires medication at irregular times for example when he/she gets a headache it is possible for you to complete a Yowie Bay Primary School Medication Permission Note and give permission for the medication to be administered given certain circumstances.  Again all details are necessary plus the provision of the medication. Use the Yowie Bay Public School Medication Permission Note available from the School Office for this purpose.
5.  If your child suffers from asthma he/she is able to keep the medication with him/her. It is policy however that the school must be aware of which students are self administering asthma medication and that there is a plan for each child in case of an emergency.  For this purpose a copy of the Yowie Bay Public School Asthma Program double sided form must be completed; one side must be completed by the parents, the other side by the child’s doctor.  A copy of this form can be obtained from the School Office.  Parents of asthmatic students must also complete a copy of the Yowie Bay Public School Medication Permission Note.

Please note:

Medication and asthma equipment:

• must be supplied by parents
• must be appropriately prepared.  For example if your child requires half/quarter of a tablet the medication is to be sent to school in that form.
• Will only be administered at school if it is absolutely vital.  It is advisable and preferable that the taking of medication is supervised by parents.

 Additional copies of all forms are available from the School Office.

 Your child’s class teacher must be made aware of your child’s condition and treatment.

 It is imperative that you keep the School Office informed of any changes to your child’s requirements.

Money Collection

 Our clerical facilities are limited and have to service a wide range of school wide activities.  You will greatly assist us by sending the correct payment for items and activities to the class teacher.  All monies should be placed in one of our special Yowie Bay Public School Money Collection Envelopes, clearly marked with the child’s name, class and purpose for which the money is intended.  This envelope also doubles as a permission note for most activities.  Wherever possible each child’s money and note should be sent separately rather than on a family basis.  Your cooperation will be greatly appreciated.  Please note, no money will be accepted on the morning of any special school excursion/activity which requires transport to a venue external to the school.  Failure to adhere to this policy can cause major problems with transport, venue payment and supervision of students.

Notes and Written Communication

 At certain times during the year parents will be requested to return information and/or money for performances or excursions.  It would be appreciated if this could be done promptly after the information is sent home.  Notes and money have to be collected and sent to the office before recess (during prime teaching time).  It is best, in the interest of learning, that this process is reduced to as few days as possible.  Therefore we request you return the necessary material as soon as possible.    (Money for excursions and performances should be sent to school in the Yowie Bay Permission Envelopes which can be obtained from the office. Your child’s name, class, amount of money and reason for the note should be clearly written on the outside of the envelope.

Parking at School

 At times it is difficult to park cars when visiting the school. However, the safety of all our students is our primary concern.   Parents are asked to remember the following so that the safety of our students can be maintained:

•  Do not double park outside the school, especially in wet weather.
• The staff car park is for the use of staff and delivery vehicles only and not for use by parents.
• Please do not park in the staff car park driveways when you are dropping off or picking up your child.  We do not allow children to enter or exit the school through the     car park because of the obvious danger.
• There are also No Stopping signs on each side of the pedestrian crossings outside the school.  This means that you may not come to a stop in these areas as your car will block any other driver’s vision of the crossing.  Please do not park in the NO STANDING areas as you also block the view of the crossing.

Photographs

 The school arranges to have photographs taken of all the students each year.  The dates for school photographs are notified in the newsletter and usually occur in Term 1.  Although there is no obligation to purchase the photographs, each sale helps to support the school due to a commission received.

 Special group photographs, such as performing arts groups and sporting teams are taken at the end of Term 3.

Scooters

 Students are not permitted to ride scooters to school.

Scripture

 Scripture lessons are conducted on Wednesday by Catholic and Protestant instructors and are of 30 minutes duration.  Students attend classes according to the parent request on the enrolment form.  Students who do not attend Scripture are supervised in a room or by a teacher during this period.

Scripture times are as follows:

Wednesdays – Years 3-6 – 12.10pm – 12.40pm / Years K-2 – 12.40pm – 1.10pm

Selective High School

 Selective high schools in NSW, including agricultural high schools, enrol students of high academic ability.  There are now nineteen selective and four agricultural high schools which provide approximately 3,000 Year 7 places.

Students are selected on the basis of academic merit determined by school assessments in English and Mathematics and the results of the Selective High Schools Tests in English language, Mathematics and general ability.  Other evidence of academic merit may also be considered.

Parents can apply for enrolment of their children in up to four selective and agricultural high schools, regardless of where they live.

Skateboards

 Students are not permitted to ride skateboards to school.

Special Learning Needs

 Some students in the school may require specialist help in their learning programs, perhaps because they are experiencing learning difficulties, or because they may exhibit a particular talent or talents that should be developed or they may be from a non-English speaking background.

All class teachers cater for these students in normal lessons.  In addition there are specialist support staff within the school who have expertise to help these students.

These include:-

• School Executive
• School Counsellor
• Support Teacher Learning Assistance (STLA)
• Gifted and Talented Teachers
• Enrichment Group Teachers
• Librarian
• Learning Support Team Coordinators
• English as a Second Language Teacher (ESL)
• Itinerant Support Teacher (Behaviour) ISTB
• Itinerant Support Teacher (Vision/Hearing)
• Reading Recovery Teacher
• Integration Support provided by School Learning Support Officer

STLA – Support Teacher Learning Assistance

 Yowie Bay presently has a teacher allocated to support students with learning difficulties.

Individual Programs designed by the STLA teacher helps students who have difficulties particularly in the area of literacy.

Parent Tutors are trained to work through these programs in order to support students in their learning.

Supervision by Staff Before and After School

 Supervision of students is provided from 8.30am each morning until 3.00pm.  Children should not be at school before 8.30am unless they are participating in an activity organised by a teacher.

Children who arrive early are not permitted to play until the 8.30am bell and must sit on the silver seats outside the administration block.

There is no supervision of students after dismissal at 3.00pm.  If parents are collecting children they need to be present at this time.  Please phone the school in cases of emergency if you will not be present at 3.00pm.

At this time all students are expected to leave the school grounds and make their way home as soon as possible unless they are involved in special school activities, such as training for sport.

Parents are always notified of such arrangements and permission notes are required for students to stay at school. 

If there is a mix-up about collection procedures please contact the School Office and notify us.  Any student who is not collected at the appropriate time is sent to the School Office.

Technology Room

 Yowie Bay has a Technology Room equipped with computers for student use.  All students K-6 will have Technology lessons in the Technology Room which are connected to the internet.

Wet Weather Arrangements

 Students are not to be at school until 8.30am when there will be a teacher on duty  to supervise students under the walkways.

 Kindergarten students can be collected from the verandah facing Warrah Road on wet afternoons.  Other classes will be dismissed from their own classrooms.