This week 4/5 would like to take you on a virtual tour of our classroom by introducing you to the 4/5 Viking ship/classroom!
Hello, Giinagay, Hai
Attendance
Education for your child is important and regular attendance at school is essential for your child to achieve their educational best and increase their career and life options. It is really important for our school to work in partnership with parents/carers to encourage and support regular attendance of children and young people. When your child attends school every day, learning becomes easier and your child will build and maintain friendships with other children.
Currently 60% of our students have an attendance level of 90% and above and 15% are sitting in the 85-90% range. Our focus for this year, is to see if we can lift these rates.
Did You Know….?
For every day of school missed by student will reduce their attendance by 0.5%.
Ten whole days of school has been missed if your child has 95% attendance.
Twenty whole days of school has been missed if a student attendance is 90%.
By the time a student is persistently absent (85% attendance) they have missed 6 weeks or half a term of schooling.
| Days Absent by End of Year | Equal to Absence Percentage | Overall Attendance Percentage by the End of Year |
| 1 | 0.5% | 99.50% |
| 5 | 2.5% | 97.50% |
| 10 | 5% | 95% |
| 20 | 10% | 90% |
| 30 | 15% | 15% |
Just a little bit late does not seem much, but…
| He/she is only missing just… | that equals… | which is… | over 13 years of schooling, that is… |
| 10 mins per day | 50 mins per week | Nearly 1½ weeks per year | Nearly 1/2 a year |
| 20 mins per day | 1 hour 40 mins per week | Over 2½ weeks per year | Nearly 1 year |
| ½ an hour per day | ½ a day per week | 4 weeks per year | Nearly 1½ years |
| 1 hour per day | 1 day per week | 8 weeks per year | Over 2½ years |
1 or 2 days a week doesn’t seem much, but…
| He/She is only missing just… | that equals… | which is… | and over 13 years of schooling, that is… |
| 1 day per fortnight | 20 days per year | 4 weeks per year | Nearly 1½ years |
Out of School Hours Care (OSHC) Service at Scotts Head Public School
For the last three years we have been working towards opening an OSHC at the school. We have now just got approval to operate an OSHC here on the school grounds in the LLLCC. Lifetime Connect and the OSHC service have begun the process to establish an OSHC, initially just after school, so we will keep you posted.
OSHC is supervised care and recreation for primary school-age children:
- After school 3.00pm to 6.00pm
How much does before and after school care cost?
Costs of OSHC care are $22 for the afternoon session. There are childcare subsidies to reduce the cost of OSHC care available for eligible families. We have all fingers crossed the service will be able to get up and running to help solve the issues of childcare for families.
A google survey link is listed below. is attached, as we need updated information about the use of the service, so the school can have accurate number of families who would be accessing the service.
https://forms.gle/ZY6diBsRskawqLSVA
Guiding Grans
A huge thank you to a group of like-minded people, known as the Guiding Grans established in 2018, under the leadership of our previous Principal and outstanding community minded Angie Evans. This group provides much needed school supplies to our community and the children of the Nambucca Valley. We appreciate all the energy, love and time you all put in.
District Swimming
Good luck to all the students that will be competing in the pool this Friday. Parents unfortunately again are unable to attend. Thanks in advance to Pak Chris, Uncle Ritchie and Bu Bella, who will be supporting our students at the carnival.
Thanks, yaarri yaraang, terima kasih.
Bu Gillian
Gillian Stuart - Principal
