Handbook - Ascot State School - Education Queensland

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Strive to Achieve 19. School Swimming Lessons Classes are timetabled for swimming lessons each week in Terms 1 and 4. Each student must provide togs, sun shirt, towel and plastic carrying bag. Girls are to wear 1 piece togs. Bathing caps are to be worn by swimmers, both boys and girls. Towels, togs and all articles of clothing are to bear the child‟s name. Children are not permitted to enter the water wearing hair clips, rings, bangles or other ornaments, which may come loose in the water. Children suffering from any kind of infection, sores, skin complaints or wearing band aids will be excluded. If a child cannot attend a swimming lesson a note to the teacher is required. Parent volunteers are needed for each class to assist with adult supervision requirements. 20. Excursions Opportunity is taken to involve the community in school activities and to extend our children in educational experiences in the wider community. Field trips and excursions cover a wide range of cultural, social and academic objectives. Included in these activities are visits to orchestral concerts, plays, environmental centres, places of historical interest and the planetarium. At the school during the year there are performances by visiting artists and groups which have been approved by the Department of Education & Training. Buses are used to transport students on excursions. Each child will have a seat and no one is permitted to stand. Buses with seat belts are used for travel outside of the metropolitan area. However, as an optional safety feature and depending on availability and costs, buses with seat belts may be used for inner city travel. 21. Camps Students in Years 4, 5, 6 and 7 annually attend year level camps. 22. Lost Property Every effort is made to locate lost property, but parents need to cooperate by having their child's name plainly marked on every article of clothing and on school books and materials. Lost property is cleared at the end of each term. Many valuable articles remain unclaimed because owners cannot be identified. 1. The amount of lost property handled each term is staggering 2. Please name EVERY item your child owns 3. A waterproof marker pen is ideal to mark anything plastic 4. White out can be used to mark dark items such as the inside of hats 5. Order form for washfast name tapes can be obtained from the Uniform Shop 6. Lost Property is stored in a designated area. 7. Unclaimed lost property will only be held for four weeks. 20
Strive to Achieve 23. Media Parents who prefer that their children do not appear in the media as students of Ascot State School should advise the school in writing. 24. Student Banking Parent volunteers operate weekly (Wednesday) student banking at the school. This service encourages children to develop a saving habit and the school makes a profit on each transaction. 25. Volunteers At Ascot State School we encourage parent participation in many levels of school life, including our real business of providing learning programs for children. It has long been recognized that parent involvement benefits children in terms of the feelings of belonging and security such involvement can bring. We are fortunate to have at Ascot State School the diversity of skills and talents that our parents are willing to share. Some areas in which parent involvement is crucial are the class reading and assistance with swimming supervision. Most of the time no more than an hour of time commitment each week is needed. Parents who would like to work with children as classroom volunteers are most welcome. Arrangements are generally made with the class teacher so that visits can be made on a regular basis. Your help in this regard will be most appreciated, particularly with the Prep-3 classes. To ensure there is no doubt about whether or not volunteers were in attendance in school at any particular time, it is essential that a Register of Attendance is maintained. This register will be kept in the school office and/or classroom to ensure that the school has an accurate record of when all volunteers are in attendance. This means that all volunteers who call in to help in classrooms, library, meetings etc must sign the book at the office, the tuckshop or in the classrooms. Each class has a class/parent representative to assist the teacher when requested with class activities, provide a channel of communication and promote the involvement of volunteers in the school community. Volunteer / Visitor badges Visitors/Volunteers are requested to present through the Administration to collect a “VISITOR” badge. Students and staff will be therefore aware of any person in the grounds without identification and will advise the Administration. Your cooperation in adopting these procedures will ensure your children can feel safe and secure in the school environment. We are always impressed by the large number of parents who provide invaluable assistance to the school and thank you for your continuing work. 21
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