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Barrack
Heights
Public
School
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Organisation
Information for Parents
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Playground Organisation
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Before
9:00am
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The bell rings at 9am
& children should arrive at school just before
that time.
All students are to leave
their bags at a designated spot & proceed
directly to the Primary play area, including
Kindergarten children.
Parents do not have to
stay with children.
A member of staff is on
duty there from 8:40am each day.
Handball & basketball
practice are permitted on the basketball
court.
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Recess
11:00-11:25am
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Students K-6 sit down in
Passive Area to eat before using the Primary
playground.
Handball & basketball
practice are permitted on the basketball
court.
Canteen facilities are
available.
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Lunch
12:45-1:35pm
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Class teachers supervise
their own students eating lunch.
At 12:55pm, students go
directly to either the Primary playground, to the
canteen or the library.
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Wet Weather
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Children are supervised in
classrooms or in passive areas/COLA.
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Afternoon Duty at
3:00pm
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A member of the Executive
staff is on duty to supervise the departure of the
students from the playground. Students must leave
by way of the two main gates on Hunter Street. The
delivery gate & the Staff Carpark are both
OUT OF BOUNDS at all
times.
Please be on time when
collecting your child at 3pm.
Students are reminded
constantly of the need to observe road
rules.
Please inform the class
teacher of any changes to your child's normal
routine. This is particularly important if you are
going to be late collecting your
child.
Students waiting to catch
the school bus home must line up under the
COLA.
OOSH children wait with
the teacher on duty.
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Absences from
School
Children are expected to be at school every
day unless they are sick. It is most important that children attend
regularly so that they can keep up with new work.
If your child is absent from
1-3 days, please send a note explaining the absence when he/she
returns; if the absence is to be over 3 days, a telephone call or
message will let us know what is happening,
but this should be followed up by a note (this is a legal
requirement). Class rolls are checked regularly by the Home School
Liaison Officer who follows up unexplained absences.
A note is also required if a
child is late or leaves early.
Please understand that this is for your child's safety. Any child
leaving early must be picked up from the office where you will be
required to sign your child out.
Medication
at School
If your child is sick & requires
medication it is usually possible to give this before leaving home
& on the child's return. In cases where this is not possible, it
is essential that you observe the following:
1. Send a note to the child's teacher
requesting that medication be given to the child, the amount to be
given & the times. It is advised that parents come into the
office & fill out the required documentation.
2. Send the amount of medication for 1 day
only. This must be given to the office staff as soon as the child
arrives at school.
Panadol & Aspirin cannot
be given without written consent.
Children should never have any form of
medication at school without the teacher's knowledge. This is for the
safety of all children in the school.
Infectious Diseases
Health Department Regulations state that
children with infectious diseases must be isolated from school for
the following periods:
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Conjunctivitis
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until discharge has
ceased
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Chicken Pox
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at least 5 days
As we have children
with Leukaemia at school it is imperative that you let the
school know if your child has chicken pox.
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Measles
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at least 5 days
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Mumps
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at least 7 days
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Rubella (German
Measles)
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at least 6 days
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Impetigo
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until sores have
healed
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Head Lice
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until treatment has been given
& nits removed
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Diphtheria, Glandular Fever,
Hepatitis, Whooping Cough, Ringworm, Scabies
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Information may be obtained from
the school
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Treating
Head Lice
- click on this link to find
out how to treat head lice
Sick or
Injured Students
The school policy is that every effort will
be made to contact parents when a student is hurt or falls ill.
Failing this, we will keep the student under observation and/or seek
medical attention if necessary.
If your child is sick before coming to
school please make arrangements to keep your child at home until
he/she is feeling well. Do not send children to school with an
illness or injury & then expect them to be treated at school -
there is no school nurse on staff. Other children may also become
infected, if children come to school sick & spread
germs.
Click here to read our pamphlet on
School
Attendance.
Lost
Property
Please mark all your child's belongings
permanently & clearly.
Lost property can be collected near the
Library foyer. Items which are clearly marked are returned to the
owners. Unclaimed items are kept no longer than one month before
being sent to charity or placed in the school clothing
pool.
School
Bulletin
Every Thursday the school bulletin is
distributed to the youngest
family member attending this school.
The bulletin contains weekly news, general information & class
events. You are advised to collect the bulletin from your child every
Thursday afternoon.
Read the School
Bulletin online
Money
Collection
Please send money for excursions,
performances, camps, etc. to your child's teacher clearly marked with
the child's name & what the money is for. Money collection days
are Tuesday, Thursday & Friday only. Do not send money to the
office. Money sent in on other days will be returned home with your
child.
Banking
Children have the opportunity to open a
savings account, through the school, with the Commonwealth Bank.
Passbooks & money are collected & returned each Tuesday
morning. Kindergarten children will receive application forms to open
an account during Term 1.
Custody
Arrangements
If you have custody arrangements, please
allow us to see the court order. A note will then be made on the
child's record card & in the class roll. In these cases it is
also important that we know exactly how the child will get home each
day.
School
Photographs
Class, individual & family (children)
photographs are taken by private photographers during Term 1 &
are then for sale through the school if you wish to buy. You will
hear more about his through the Weekly Bulletin at the beginning of
the year.
Book
Club
Twice each term children & parents have
the opportunity to purchase books through the school. This is a great
way to build up a library of quality children's books at
home.
Each child will bring home an order form. If
you wish to purchase a book, you fill in the order form & return
to the school library by the date due, together with the cost of the
book in an envelope.
The envelope should be marked "Bookclub"
& have your child's name, class & the amount enclosed clearly
written on the front. This should be taken to the
library.
All books are at special club
prices.