General Information

Enrolment

If accommodation is available, children are eligible to be enrolled in Kindergarten at any time from the beginning of the year to the end of Term 3, providing their 5th birthday occurs before 31st of July in that year. An enrolment application form must be completed for enrolment to occur. These can be obtained from the school office.
It is essential that each child enrolling in Kindergarten have an immunisation certificate from a doctor and birth certificate or other evidence of age.

It is helpful to provide any pre-school history, which may help the school’s understanding of your child. There are kindergarten orientation days held during November each year. Kindergarten parents are also invited to have an interview with the Principal towards the end of the year prior to the one in which their child will be starting school.

Other children are able to enrol at any time during the year. Non-Local children are welcome provided there are places available in the relevant classes.

Absences or Partial Absences from School

Please contact the school if your child will be away for two or more days. It is a Departmental requirement that if your child is away for more than two days without explanation that the school make contact and ask reasons. When your child returns to school after an absence please send a note giving the reason.

What Parents should know about school attendance

When does a child have to attend school?
All children are required by law to attend school between the ages of 6 and 15 years. Some children attend the school below the age of 6. Once a child is enrolled, it is expected that he/she will attend school daily.

When does attendance become important?
From the first day. Much of the play that goes on at school teaches skills. If the basic skills are missed in the early years, they are rarely learnt fully later on. It has been shown that poor attendance in infants and primary, leads to worse attendance in high school.

Do I need to send my child every day?
YES - this includes sports carnivals and excursions. If your child is absent, a note, explaining the absence, needs to accompany him/her when they return to school. This is a legal requirement of the department.

When may my child be away from school?
The Department of Education & Training accepts a few reasons. Generally, they are:

• The child is too sick to leave the house.
• The child has an infectious disease like chicken pox, measles, etc.
• The child is incapacitated by injury and unable to move around at school.
• Religious commitment or family annual holiday - by arrangement with the Principal.

School Uniform Shop

Open Tuesdays 8.50 am – 9.20 am
The P & C at Dudley believe that the school uniform is important as it gives a sense of identity and pride in ones self and the school. All children are encouraged to wear the uniform. The uniform can be seen on display in the school foyer.

A description follows:

SUMMER

Boys: Grey shirt. Black shorts. Black cardigan, jumper or jacket.
Black footwear and grey socks.

Girls: “A” line shift with set in sleeves black and white check polyester material. White peter pan collar with a red tab on the collar. Girls may also wear shorts made in the same material as the dress and with a white polo shirt with the school badge. Cherry red cardigan, jumper or jacket. Plain white socks, black footwear.

WINTER

Boys: Grey shorts, or black tracksuit. Black cardigan, jumper or jacket.

Black footwear, grey socks. Grey shirt or skivvy.

Girls: Black slacks or black tracksuit pants. White polo top or skivvy. White socks. Cherry red cardigan, jumper or jacket. Black footwear.

Sports Uniform

Boys: T-shirt in house colours, black shorts, joggers, white sock, and a black tracksuit in cool weather.

Girls: As above except girls may wear either a black pleated skirt or black shorts, not bike pants. Hat – black wide-brimmed surf hat (sold by school uniform shop).

The school clothing shop sells everything except socks, shoes, the girls black pleated skirts and the boys black shorts. There is a clothing pool for second hand clothes. Details are available upon application from the Uniform Shop operators.

Labelling Belongings and Lost Property

All clothes and personal belongings should be clearly labelled with the child’s full name. Enquiries about lost property should be made at the School Office. Unnamed, unclaimed items are usually sent to Stewart House at the end of the year.

Canteen

The school canteen operates four days each week, catering for children’s needs at lunch and recess time. The canteen operates on the principles set down by the Department of Education and Training for the provision of healthy food. Children order before school. Their name, class and lunch order should be written clearly on the outside of the lunch bag and given into the Canteen before 9.20 am.

The canteen is operated by the School P & C with parent volunteers under the co-ordination of a P & C parent committee. Canteen helpers are always needed. Expressions of interest and availability are taken at the start of the year, with a note sent home to each family.

NB: Canteen not open Wednesday for lunch.

Assemblies

Students assemble in the school hall each Monday at 9.20 am for a short assembly (approximately 10 minutes). This assembly outlines the week’s events for the students.

Parents are invited to join a whole school assembly held each Friday 10.45 - 11.20 am in the school hall. Merit awards and a class item are the highlights of this gathering.

Students also assemble briefly in the primary quadrangle at the beginning of the school day, after recess and after lunch. Class teachers collect their class from this safe area to move off to the next session.

School Banking

School Banking is conducted each Tuesday. The deposit books are taken and returned to the children on the same day. The Commonwealth Bank has installed a facility, which allows the school to process the students’ deposits electronically. Use of the student banking facility by the students will also help school finances as a commission is paid to the school by the bank for every transaction that is made. If any student is interested in opening an account please contact the office.

Parking

There is limited parking in the school grounds. We suggest parking in either Boundary or Ocean Streets. Please be very careful in these streets, as there are two crossings especially for the children. There is one in Boundary Street and another in Ocean Street, which is supervised by a crossing controller morning and afternoon.

Please ensure your children understand how dangerous it is to cross busy streets.

Please avoid double parking, parking in the crossing zones or near the corner.

NEVER call your child across the road to you. PLEASE come and collect your child and escort them across the road or allow the teacher to do so. If too many people show a lack of respect for the road and traffic rules police may attend.