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Week 4 Term 2 2008

ATTENTION ALL STAFF RE ATHLETICS CARNIVAL
An email has ben sent to all staff re the Athletics Carnival on Thursday and Friday of this week. It is vital that you read the email and note the information provided. Classroom teachers, any amendments to list etc must be given to me by **//__Tuesday Lunchtime at the latest__//**.

Thanks Justin

__High School Parents Meeting__ A discussion regarding Year 11 and 12 schooling opportunities for 2009 and beyond will be held in the staffroom at 10.00am next Wednesday 13 August. Year 10 students are welcome to come.

**__Pre-Kindy Program__** If you have a child who is 3 turning 4 please visit the school to see if they are eligible for the PK program. This program offers Pre-Kindy children the opportunity to come to school for 2 days a week. Miss Linda is hosting a morning tea on Friday 8/8/08 at 10.00am please come along and get some more information.

Late last term I attended a meeting in Broome and these are the issues discussed and some alternative suggestions. I will present this to the parents for feedback on Wednesday. Please add your feedback on the discussion above.
 * __High School Provision [|East Kimberley Secondary Education Provision.doc]__**

Geoff, Tania, Kellie, Stuart, Sean **Group 1 [8.30-10.00]** non teaching staff **Group 2 [10.00-11.30]** Geoff, Kellie, Chrissie, Priscilla, Shirley, Jenny, William **Group 3 [12-1.50]** will take part in a PD on trauma and behaviour with Carol House the new psychologist. The sessions will be 1 1/2 hours each. When the teachers are out, could the non teaching staff please supervise the classes. I will arrange classes for group 3 which is a combination of people from both early sessions.
 * __BMIS Workshop week 5__**

Phil is back in Wyndham but will not be returning to work this term. Hopefully he will feel well enough to visit us at school.
 * __Phil Deally is back__**

__**Staff Meeting outcomes**__ The following was discussed at the meeting last Thursday. Many thanks to James and Dani for their hospitality. 1. No hats on in class or during assembly. Teachers must be consistent and ask kids to take hat off. 2. No gum at school. Please ask kids to throw their chewing gum away in class and in playground. 3. No sitting on the table tops of benches in playground. can all staff ask students not to sit on the table part of the benches when on playground duty. 4. No soft drinks in class or in the school please take off them and put in the fridge for after school.

__**Assembly Week 5**__ Please ensure you have completed the merit certificate book by Thursday this week. The assembly will be held on Friday Ausgust during week 5. The certificates were not ready on time at the last assembly which caused some confusion on the day and did not look professional. Stuart and Robyn are hosting the assembly. __Olympics TV http://au.sports.yahoo.com/olympics/video/

Book Week__ Please check out the library page on the wiki for details. Jane will host an amazing week!!!

__Duty__ The duty roster has been modified to show the exact areas staff supervise. Please make yourself familiar with it. The big change is in relation to Dylan and Kyle they need strict monitoring at recess and lunch. Staff have been chosen to be contact person. If you are one of these staff you need to meet the boys outside the staffroom screen door and they either play near you or go to the library and are not allowed to leave. Jeanette has emailed you with directions. Cheers, Tania and Kellie can you inform the boys of these changes

DETAILS OF ‘IN-PRINCIPLE’ SALARIES AGREEMENT AVAILABLE ON DEPARTMENT WEBSITE The ‘in-principle’ agreement will be considered by a ballot of Union members. The Industrial Relations Commission’s arbitration process, which was set down for September 2008, has been deferred pending the outcome of the ballot. If the agreement is endorsed by the Union membership, it will be registered by the IRC and salary increases will be back-paid to the first pay period of July 2008. If the agreement is not endorsed, then the process automatically reverts back to the IRC to formally arbitrate and determine appropriate salaries and conditions. Any resulting salary increases will apply from the date the IRC finally determines the outcome. [|SALARIES] [|ALLOWANCES]

Justin and James should have all information out to you soon on the organisation of the 2 days of carnivals. Lunch orders need to be into teachers by Tuesday and sent over to the canteen with the money. If the student does not bring money they will have to bring a packed lunch on the day. There is no recess on Friday instead students will be able to have fruit and water if they do not bring their own food. Could you get your students to buy sports shirts. The cost is $10 each. [|sports day canteen order.DOC]
 * __Sport Day Thursday and Friday__**

Please find the agenda for Annette's visit. [|Annette Millar.doc]
 * __Annette Millar visiting Author PS kids only__**

[|Playground Roster.doc]
 * __Playground Roster for Students

Complaints Categorisation schedule__** This is a new document from the DET. I have posted it on the policies page.

Not Wearing A Uniform Check Please do a check of student uniforms and write a note home for parents. I am keen to get all students to wear uniforms and let parents know that there child is not in uniform. Please use this form [|not wearing uniform note.DOC]and give to Dani to send out to parents.

Also check this very interesting video about how [|Chinese are learning English] in large groups. .
 * __This is an reference chart for geeks who may want to teach ABC to their kids. Creative__**.