Assemblies
Assemblies are on a fortnightly rotation and you will be notified if your child is participating or receiving an award. The Kindergarten students do not participate or attend the whole school assemblies unless it is a special occasion.
Library
Once a week the Kindergarten students go to the Library to engage in an activity with our Librarian. The Kindergarten students also get an opportunity to borrow a book. Your child will require a separate library bag (not their Take Home Bag) for borrowing a book. Reminders about when your child’s book is due back at school are placed on Connect. Please be aware that lost or damaged books are the responsibility of the borrower, and this could mean that you will be charged to repair or replace a book.
Take Home Bags
Take Home bags can be purchased from the Front Office. These are used on a daily basis to send home work and artwork as well as important information eg P & C upcoming events, notes etc. Please check them daily.
Book Club
Scholastic Book Club order forms will be given to your child periodically.
If your child would like to purchase something. Complete the order following the online ordering information or return the order form with money to the classroom teacher.
Artwork
Your child will produce a large amount of artwork as part of the Kindergarten program. Please be aware that some pieces of art that your child will bring home may contain small pieces that could fall off and be dangerous to younger siblings.
Term Planners
A Term Planner is available on our Website which will give notifications of upcoming events as well as Kindergarten attendance days.
Parents and Citizens (P & C)
You are invited to attend the P & C meetings. The P & C committee place an invitation to the upcoming meetings on Connect and through their Facebook page Ellen Stirling Primary School P&C. The P & C committee also facilitate a number of fundraisers throughout the year to raise funds to purchase additional resources for the school.
Canteen Helpers
Our canteen provides a range of convenient healthy food for your child to purchase. School canteens are not run by school administration but by the P & C committee. Hence the sustainability of our canteen service is dependent upon parent volunteers. The canteen is frequently seeking volunteers and would be very grateful for any small or large amount of time you could donate to assist.
Connect
Ellen Stirling Primary School uses CONNECT as our main form of communication to parents as well as a platform for parents to keep in touch with their child’s teacher, and as a portal for sharing information between the school and home. Please download the app to keep up to date with what is happening in our class and the school. Your access to the app will occur after your child’s first day of Kindergarten.
Click here to access the Parent Guide to using CONNECT. Guide for Parents
Click here to access info about the CONNECT Now App. CONNECT Now_App