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Week 5 Term 1 2009

Please find the offical health care plan for students with health needs or who need individual plans. Some students who need this are Shaylene, children with asthma etc... Please see Jeanette if you are unsure who needs one in your class.
 * __Health Care Plan__** [[file:HealthCarePlan form.doc]]

There will be a football match for the high school boys against Clontarf this Wednesday starting at 1030 on the oval. It will finish at 1230. Any supporters are very welcome! I will have a finalised list of boys by Tuesday. Jano.
 * __SPORT__**

Kylie all week Robin and Jane on a library course in Broome from Wed to Friday
 * __Staff Away__**

There will be a practise of the playground evacuation process on Wednesday. Please work through the process with your classes. Jamie will you ring the siren on Thursday at recess.
 * __Evacuation Drill__**

Alex will be in on Tuesday to take lessons in David and Christopher's class. Please see Jeanette for more information.
 * __Alex from Save the Children__**

We are no longer required to assess our students in levels. I believe this is paving the way to a national curriculum and national assessments. I believe this is a huge decision. Please read the letter from Sharon O'Neil below.
 * __Assessment__**

Today I announced my intention to simplify the assessment processes to be used by teachers in all public schools. A copy of my media statement is attached. The changes include teachers no longer using levels to assess and report on student achievement throughout the public school system. In //Classroom First //I committed to reducing the complexity of policy requirements on teachers so they can focus their energies on teaching. Simplified assessment requirements will be included in a revised //Curriculum Assessment and Reporting //(CAR) policy to be published online by the beginning of Semester 2, 2009. These include: Teachers no longer using the //Outcomes and Standards Framework //, levels or the //Grade Allocation Resources //to allocate grades for reporting. Teachers continuing to report to parents using A-E grades. Teachers making their own professional decisions about how they monitor and assess students’ progress and standards of achievement. Teachers continuing to be provided with support to help them make decisions about students’ achievement. The support will include samples of students’ work that illustrate the standards that earn an A-E grade in Years 1-10. Samples for English/literacy, Mathematics/numeracy and Science will be published online by the beginning of Semester 2, 2009. Samples for The Arts, Health and Physical Education, Languages, Society and Environment, and Technology and Enterprise will be published online by the end of 2009. he K-10 Syllabuses and resources remaining an important source of guidance for teachers to support them in planning and delivering programs. Guidance being provided to principals on the expected distribution of grades in their school. This information will be provided via the Student Achievement Information System (SAIS). The revised CAR policy will come into effect from the start of the 2010 school year. Schools can begin to use the revised policy and the support materials during 2009 if they judge this to be useful. These changes to the assessment requirements do not remove the requirement for all schools to comply with the //Curriculum Framework //. Further information will be provided during the course of the year.

We only recieved 1 request for resources. Please read the minutes when they come out. A new decision which affects all classroom teachers is that from now on student stationery requests will be coming out of classroom budgets. Our stationery is too high and we need to reduce the waste. Each class has a budget and will be charged for their use of additional stationery. In July you will be given a topup. No complaints please.
 * __Fianance Committee__**

The school council decided on an 8.00am start for each term for the next 3 years. The data suggests that 8.00am start has less lates than the 7.30 start.
 * __School Start times__**

The school fete will be held early term 3 during the Halls Creek Races weekend. It will be at the school on the Saturday 5th of August. Term 2 will be dedicated to getting ready. Each class will need to do a stall or activity. Year 8/9 will be JameL and Grant and year 10 will be Christopher and Shirley. It is a fancy dress please tell me what costume you would like ordered. Jenny is the coordinator.
 * __School Fete__**

Please look in the BMIS policy for the page about what needs to be in the plan.
 * __Classroom Management Plans__**

Staff will get on the bus or troupe carrier on Monday 16/3/09 at 6.15am or take own cars at your expense you can claim on tax. The mind matters PD will be held at Kimberley Grande [you will need to take your luggage to this hotel and book into All seasons at lunch. Staff attending You Can DO It will get dropped off at KDHS where the 2 day PD will be. If you want to go home that day then catch the bus back to Wyndham at 2.00pm from KDHS. There is a staff dinner to celebrate Robin's we all know how much she loves birthdays at Gullivers Tavern at 6.30pm on Monday 16/3. Jamie will be giving information about the mindmatters sessions and agenda and Jeanette will be giving information and agenda out for the You Can Do/Phonics PD days. Check last weeks wiki for who you are staying with. If your name is not on there see Dani straight away to book rooms. All staff are required to attend.
 * __RTS days__**

Programs and plans. Harmony Day update.
 * __Staff Meeting Tuesday 3/3/09__**

David is going to put Thursday afterschool aside to fix any problems. A book will be put near the sign out book on front desk for you to put any problems or concerns you need him to know about. David will get TOIL for all his additional hours as the IT guru.
 * __Computer/IT issues__**

There are now 3 colour printers in the school. 1 in the library and 1 in the computer room. There is a huge one in the staff room which is also an A3 printer. Please treat with care and think of the environment when printing. Any new printer needs to be added to your computer please see Dani for information if you have forgotten how to install a printer.
 * __Printers__**

David and Jenny are the assembly folk for week 6. Please make sure your certificate names are given to Dani by the end of this week. If you are new see a colleague about certificates etc..
 * __Assembly week 6__**

We will have our assembly Thursday in week 10. It will be an Easter assembly wna their will be an EASTER HAT PARADE. Can you get your classes to make poster advertising this event. Sam and Priscilla's class are hosting this assembly.
 * __Assembly week 10__**

__** Bereavement Leave (a) The employee is eligible for up to 10 days paid bereavement leave, subject to the requirements of Clause 29 – Bereavement Leave of the Award. (b) Where a bereavement requires travel away from the RTS school, the Employer will pay the employee travel costs up to the equivalent of the cheapest available return airfare (at the time) to Perth.
 * __RTS information for teachers EBA 2008