Sunbury Primary School Parent Information Handbook

Term dates for 2014Term 1: January 30 to April 4Please Note:Prep students attend from 9am to 1pm on Thursday January 30 and Friday January 31.Prep students attend full day excepting Wednesdays from February 3 to March 7, then every day.Term 2: April 22 to June 27Term 3: July 14 to September 19Term 4: October 6 to December 19School TimesPreparation for the school day begins with a good sleep the night before. Younger children(Prep – Year 2) should be in bed by 7.30pm. Older children should be in bed by 8.30pm.What children experience just before bedtime is also very important in relation to a goodnight’s sleep.Children are expected to be at school in time to commence their classes at 9.00am sharp.The playground is supervised from 8.45am. Parents should drop their children off between8.45am and 8.55am.It is extremely important that punctual habits be established from the beginning of a child’sschooling as this forms part of the routine necessary for a successful school life.School Hours:Session 19am – 11amRecess11am - 11.30amSession 211.30am – 1.40pmLunch1.40pm – 2.30pmSession 32.30pm – 3.30pmPlease note that the school grounds are supervised by teachers before school, from 8.45 a.m.to 9.00 a.m. then during recess and lunch and from 3.30 p.m. to 3.45 p.m.Lunches are eaten in class between 1.30pm and 1.40pm.Early dismissal time is 2.30 p.m. on the last day of terms 1, 2 & 3 and is 1.30 p.m. at theend of term 4.Following staff consultation the meeting times for staff meetings are published in theschool newsletter. Usually these meetings are held on Tuesdays and Wednesdaysafter school. Parents are requested to make appointments with teachers around suchtimes.Term dates are published in the school newsletter and on line atwww.education.vic.gov.au/about/keydates/termdates.htmSchool WebsiteThe school web-site can be accessed at www.sunburyps.vic.edu.au3