St Francis de Sales Catholic Primary School 626 Pascoe Vale Road Oak Park Victoria 3046 | Tel: 03 9306 9444 [email protected] | www.sfoakpark.catholic.edu.au Enrolment Principal: Mr John Rudd | [email protected]Enrolment Information Handbook St Francis de Sales Catholic Primary School Bloom where you are planted
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St Francis de Sales Catholic Primary School
626 Pascoe Vale Road Oak Park Victoria 3046 | Tel: 03 9306 9444 [email protected] | www.sfoakpark.catholic.edu.au
OnbehalfofourParishPriest,FatherThien,theTeachingStaffandmyself,wethankyoufor thisopportunity to introduceStFrancisdeSalesCatholicPrimarySchool toyou.
It istheroleoftheschoolandthehometoassist inensuringchildrenexperienceapositivestarttoprimaryschool.Thetransitionrepresentsabigtimeofchangesforchildrenandfamiliesastheyleaveafamiliarsetting.
Ourhighlyprofessionalandmotivatedstaffstrivetomeettheeducationalandwelfareneeds of all students. Teachers provide quality learning opportunities to help allstudentsachievetheirfullpotential.
It would be our privilege to have the opportunity of sharing your child’s journeythroughPrimarySchooland fulfilling the important taskofyourchild’seducationalneedssothattheymaycontinuetogrowanddevelopintothefuture.
To assist you in your selection process,we have set out Key Information about StFrancisDeSalesinthisHandbook.
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OurHistory,VisionandValues
OurHistory
StFrancisdeSaleswasestablishedin1961bytheSistersofCharitytoservetheOakParkCommunity.The school was named after St Francis de Sales who was dedicated to the church anddemonstratedhowtolivetheeverydaylifeintheimageofChrist.Hewasamodelofholinessand lived a life that was amiable and friendly which continues to be reflected in ourcommunitytoday.
StFrancisdeSalesbelieved:Havepatiencewithallthingsbutfirstwithyourself.Neverconfuseyourmistakeswithyourvalueasahumanbeing.You’reaperfectlyvaluable,creative,worthwhilepersonsimplybecauseyouexist.BloomwhereyouareplantedStFrancisdeSalesSchoolisdedicatedtocontinuinghisvision.Theschoolwashousedin4classroomssituatedalongsidetheParishChurch.Theschoolnowconsists of eleven classrooms, a library, parish hall, and a staffroom and work area forteachers.In2010,weundertookamajorbuildingproject,addinganew,stateofthearteducationalwing comprising of a library, amphitheatre, resource/ planning space and three large,dynamic, flexible learning spaces. We are always looking to maintain and develop ourgroundsand facilities toprovide themostpositive learningenvironmentswe can forourstudents.In2020wewillhave12classesconsistingof:2GradePrep,2Grade1,2Grade2,3Grade3/4and3Grade5/6. In2019 the schoolundertook theprocessofawhole schoolmasterplanofwhichstage1iscommencingearly2020withtheconstructionofaCoveredOutsideLearningArea,whichwillbeconstructedoverthebasketballcourtareaoftheschool.
WeareaCatholicPrimarySchoolwheretheeducationandwellbeingofourstudents iscentraltoeverythingwedo.Throughasupportivefaithfilledlearningenvironmentweembracediversityandempoweralltobethebesttheycanbe.Togetherwedevelophopeful and resilient lifelong learnerswhoare able to thrive in arapidlychangingworld.
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Curriculum
FromPreptoYear4thecurriculumatStFrancisdeSalesfocusesondevelopingthefundamentalknowledge,skillsandbehaviours in literacyandnumeracyandotherareas includingphysicalandsocialcapacitieswhichunderpinall futurelearning.
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PositiveBehaviourforLearning
PositiveBehaviourforLearning(PBL)
PBL is a process that supports school leadership teams to create positive learning environments that enable studentlearningandwellbeing.Itbringstogetherthewhole-schoolcommunitytocontributetodevelopingapositive,safeandsupportive learning culture. The framework assists schools to improve social, emotional, behavioural and academicoutcomesforchildrenandyoungpeople.
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OnsiteStudentCounsellor
To support our student’smental health and emotionalwell-being on an ongoing basis, SFdS has a School counsellor,MsSupriyaKhanijou(Priya).
Our School Counsellormeetswith a small numberof students tohelp thembuildon their strengths and address anystrugglestheymightfaceatschoolorathome.Priyaalsoliaiseswithteachersandparentstosupporttheemotionalneedsandresilienceofstudents.
Included in thishandbook isa listofall importantEnrolmentDates tonote.Anadditionalcopy isalso included inourEnrolmentPackforeaseofeasyreferencetoputonyourfridge.
PaymentbyInstalments Payments can be made in Instalments either weekly, fortnightly or monthly untilfinalisedbyTuesday30June2020.
SpecialArrangements For special arrangements for paying your child/children’s School Fees, please seeMrsConnieLapworth,OfficeManagerorMrJohnRudd,Principal.
AcopyoftheschoolsAnaphylaxisandAllergyManagementPolicyisavailableontheschoolwebsiteandtheSkoolBagApp.I stronglyadviseallparents to read thisdocumentandpayparticularattention to the riskminimisationsectionof thepolicy.
On this evening, we will provide an overview and insight into St Francis de Sales Primary School. Representatives from ourLeadershipTeamwillbeavailabletoassistyouwithanyquestionsyoumayhave.
Applications close onMonday 4May 2020 at 4:00pm. Completed Enrolment Application Forms togetherwith all supportingdocumentationneedtobereturnedbythisdate.
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