— INFORMATION FOR —

What is the P&C?

 

• The P&C is the Parents and Citizens Association of the school; its aim is to fundraise and generally help the school but it is also the parents’ voice in the school. It holds general meetings once a term which all parents are invited to attend to discuss/raise school matters and more importantly decide on the direction of the P&C.
   

• It also manages services like canteen, school band, the uniform shop, the kitchen garden, Before and After School Care (BASC) and runs fundraising.
  
  Learn More

​

Skoolbag App

​

Keep up-to-date with all the school news direct to your devise, download the Skoolbag App. 

​

THE SCHOOL YEAR AND THE SCHOOL DAY

​

• The school year is divided into Semester 1 and Semester 2.  Terms 1 and 2 are in Semester 1 and 3 and 4 are in Semester 2.  Most terms are 10 weeks long and the first day of Terms 1, 2 and 3 is usually a pupil-free day. 
   

• Winter uniform is worn Terms 2 and 3.  Summer uniform Terms 1 and 4.
   

• The school day starts at 9.20 am and ends at 3.20pm.
   

• There is a bell at 8.50am which is when teacher supervision begins in the playground and is the earliest time you may drop your child at school.
   

• There is a warning bell at 9.15am which signals children to line up ready for 9.20am.
   

• If you arrive after 9.30am, your child should go to the school office to sign in late.
   

​

Principals

​

• The Principal is Mrs Organ
   

• Infants is Years K-2 (Mrs Mwanga – Deputy Principal)
   

• Primary is Years 3-6 (Mrs Bruce – Deputy Principal)

​

​

Bills and Reports

​

• At the start of each semester you will receive a bill from the school for extras such as school trips or activities.
   

• School reports come out twice a year.  There are also parent teacher interviews once a year which you book on line but you can contact your child’s teacher via the school anytime and they will call you to arrange a meeting. PBL stands for Positive Behaviour for learning which the school adheres to.

​

 

Newsletters

 

• Every Wednesday the school newsletter, Manly West Matters, comes out via email.  Try to read it – it holds the key to what’s going on at the school and often, more importantly, when.

​

​

Class Parents

 

• Each class has a volunteer Class Parent (decided on the class information night in Term 1).
   

• They organise any class social events, and most importantly, forward information and messages from your class teacher and also liaison between P&C and yourself.

​

​

Before and After School Care

​

• BASC stands for “Before and After School Care”.  This has a waiting list for permanent places.

​

​

Positive Behaviour for Learning and Rewards Program

​

• PBL stands for “Positive Behaviour for Learning” which the school adheres to.
   

• There is a reward programme of minis, merit awards, expectation cards and banners.  Your child will explain!  For bad behaviour there is a system of orange and red cards.

​

​

DANCE PROGRAM

• All students take part in the Dance Program two terms out of four in which sports uniform is worn.

 

​

Band

​

• Year 3 Band participation starts but is not compulsory and at an additional cost to the student with private lessons for instruments also required.  
   

• Band camp takes place every year and is during the day for Year 3 but children stay overnight in Years 4 and above.

​​

​

Sport & Swimming

​

• Year 3 - PSSA Sports (Primary Schools Sports Association) interschool competitions start, children try out for different sports teams depending on winter or summer over two trial Fridays. (Juniors = Years 3 and 4 & Seniors = Years 5 and 6)
   

• If they do not make a team they still participate in other supervised sports at school.
   

• There is school swimming, cross country and athletics carnivals held for students aged over
   

• Younger students have an athletics day of fun activities at the school at another time.
   

• Year 2 there is a 2 week swimming program run as part of the curriculum.  This takes place at Manly Boy Charlton Swimming Pool.

​

​

NAPLAN

​

• Years 3 and 5. NAPLAN (National Assessment Program – Numeracy and Literacy) tests take place.

​

​

Camps

 

• Years 5 and 6. Pupils currently go away on overnight camps with the school.
   

• Year 6 conduct fundraising activities including a ‘Pedlar’s Parade’ for their own leaving party and for a donation to the school – such a piece of equipment.

​

​

Drama & Parades

 

• There is a whole school dramatic production every alternate year (next is 2018).  
   

• There is a yearly Easter Hat Parade and a Book Week Parade.

​​

​

Carnival

​

• The school carnival (Fundraising for the P&C) is also held every alternate year (next is 2019).