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General Information
Health
- Minor ailments are treated and students monitored in the First Aid Area in the front office. All treatments are recorded by staff administering.
- Serious ailments or injuries – the school will contact the family to pick up the child from school. The emergency contact could be a relative or friend to be contacted when the family cannot be reached.
- Extreme ailments and injuries will be referred to an ambulance for assessment and possibly to hospital for treatment.
It is important that emergency contacts and phone numbers as well as family phone numbers are kept up to date in case of emergency.
Students requiring medication during shcool hours need to have a health care plan completed and signed by a doctor. No other medication can be administered by the school. We encourage parents to talk to their doctor to try and make medicine administration times to be before and after school if possible. Students with any medical condition such as asthma, diabetes or allergies are required to provide the school with an up to date health care plan completed by their doctor. These plans need to be updated annually.
Children may contract a number of contagious diseases, infections and viruses during their school life. It is important that families advise the school if their child has a contagious disease so that the school community can be notified. Information regarding guidelines on how long children should remain away from school can be found via Health Direct or SA Health. The school office staff can also help.
Volunteers
Pooraka welcomes parent and community members to volunteer in classrooms and programs in the school. If you are interested in volunteering in our school, please contact our office staff to enquire about our next volunteer training session.
Attendance
Families are required to send a note (a phone call or verbal explanation is also acceptable) to the class teacher stating the reason their child was absent or late. Families are required to sign their child in or out of school if leaving during the day. Students must have a letter of consent to leave the school grounds at any time. Teachers or the school counsellor will follow up any regular patterns of absence to support families and students in attending school.
Grievances and Complaints
Digital Technologies and Internet
Behaviour Management
The school has a comprehensive behaviour management and bullying and harassment policies. Classes use a step/warning process and out of class time out system. There are slips to notify parents and keep track of student behaviour. Our Code of Conduct has been developed to support students in monitoring their own behaviour.
Student Behaviour Management – Adobe PDF
Code of conduct – Adobe PDF
Bullying and Harassment Policy – Adobe PDF
Media Consent
School Fees/School Card Applications
The School Governing Council recommends teh Materials and Services Charges. This figure is communicated to families at the beginning of each year.
School Fees – Materials and Services Charge
Each year families have the opportunity to apply for support through the School Card Scheme.
School Card applications are made online.
School Term Dates and Holidays
Department for Education dates for school terms.
Up to date public holiday listings
Enrolment
Pooraka Primary School is not zoned.
Pooraka Primary School is not zoned. Whilst many of our students come from the local Pooraka area, some do travel from other suburbs. As a Government school, we accept all enrolments if we have room to do so. When families make enrolment enquiries, we work with them to gather information to assist students with their learning. Students usually start school within a day or two. From 2014, all Receptions will start school on the first day of the year if their 5th birthday falls before 30th April.
If you are interested in making an enrolment enquiry, please download, fill in this form and return to our front office. Staff will arrange a meeting and school tour with our principal or deputy principal.
Preparing for School
We have included some of the information pamphlets from our enrolment pack here to provide more information.
Great Start is a South Australian website with educational activities for children under 5 that families can build into their everyday life. From short activities around the home to family outings, this resource has lots of things to try!
Visit Website: Great Start
The Learning Potential app provides information and activities tailored to your children and their stage of life. Information spans the early years through to high school.
Visit Website: Learning Potential
The South Australian Government website has some information for families to support them in Starting and Choosing a Primary School.
Visit Website: sa.gov.au
Useful Links
We have included some of the information pamphlets from our enrolment pack here to provide more information.
These sites provide useful information on a range of topics for families to support their children at home and at school.
The Raising Children Network is a federal government funded website that provides information and tools for families raising children in Australia. Information is reviewed and researched before being added to the site.
Parenting SA is a South Australian website which draws on the expertise of health and education professionals to provide information, advice and learning opportunities to support families in their parenting.
The federal government’s eSafety website has a range of resources for children and their families. The iParent section is a great resource for information and support for keeping children safe online.
The Cyber Safety Lady is a Sydney based education consultant who runs talks in school about online safety for children and adults. Her blog provides fantastic safety information for families about the safety and security of apps and websites that children may be using.
Code9 Parent provides information about social media use for parents to support their children. The site has a number of courses for parents in a variety of social media or gaming apps and how to use parental controls.
Provide health information nationally. You can call health direct for advice regarding specific health issues.
SA Health is the best place to find updates and advice for health services in South Australia.
CAMHS – Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service
Based in the Women’s and Children’s Hospital, this service supports children and families with a range of mental health services.
Pre school children and most children under the age of 18 can access free dental check ups through the SA Dental service. This link allows you to book an appointment for your closest service.
Parenting SA is a partnership between the Department for Education and CaFHS. They provide advice and parenting guides to support families.
Our strategy for public education in South Australia
Strategy on a page – Department for Education
Department for Education – ‘Our Strategy for Public Education in South Australia
Student Support Services (SSS) for students
