Welcome to the Staff Memo

EDUDANCE
See attached the rehearsal times for concert days (+ in pigeon holes) and any DOTT changes needed to accommodate in Red. Seating plan and order of proceedings will occur on day. Rehearsals now in Hangar. All classes must be seated by 1:50pm. 

Year 3, 4 and 5 classes bring out chairs for parent seating on their scheduled day straight after lunch (1:40pm) (Lorena) 

HOT WEATHER POLICY
I appreciate the common sense approach and given the forecast it may be pertinent on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.  The Junior Block has worked really well and we are tweaking the Senior Block. There should be no students in classrooms in the Senior Block without a teacher present. 

SENIOR HOT WEATHER 

Recess: As normal - advise students to keep in shaded areas with minimal activity.

Lunch 1: All students in eating area (back to undercover probably now as Edudance practice will move to Hangar) 

Lunch 2: (Oval, basketball courts and top playground) Areas of full sun closed. 

Area 1: Music Room open - quiet reading or watch video (cannot access Library due to junior classes in there most days.)

Area 2:  Hangar, verandah areas, no ball games or active play on verandahs.

Area 3: Undercover areas (as per usual) in shaded areas. 

Students are not to be in any classroom unsupervised. If teachers offering open classrooms, they must stay and supervise the entire time and only their students (no visitors). It is not the responsibility of Hangar duty teacher to check in on classrooms.

GRADUATION
Staff members who are helping at the Year 6 Graduation on Thursday 12 December need to arrive at the Churchlands Auditorium at 6.00pm please. Students will arrive at 6.45pm.

CURRICULUM / TEAM LEADERS 2020
Dale and I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge and thank the staff that have taken on leadership roles this year. Through their leadership, we have seen some real gains in terms of curriculum implementation, program delivery and facilitating collaborative and effective teams. All leaders have been positive about their experiences and opportunities and all are well placed to continue in their roles, however, in the interest of supporting a transparent process, we are offering these opportunities again to interested staff. If you have any interest in leadership and/or  specific curriculum areas, please make a time to meet with Dale and Lorena to register your interest and engage in a discussion about the roles and responsibilities that align with these roles. We are still defining the resourcing that will support these leaders but we can share what we know currently. 

STAFF SURVEY RESULTS - TRADE OFF 
Thank you for participating in the recent survey to determine the trade-off model for 2020. As presented to Curriculum and team leaders last Tuesday, the majority of staff voted to trade-off the 2 days and add the 11 hours to the PL schedule next year. We will discuss this model with support staff at a later date or during their PM meetings.
Thanks, Lorena

FURNITURE 2020
Furniture removal and the arrival of any additional furniture will commence next Monday. I will email staff if they are receiving extra desks and chairs due to increased student numbers. Please ensure that you are ready for the extra furniture when it arrives. We have one stand up desk available so please let me know if you would like it.
Thanks, Jen Meyer

TEA MONEY AND AMENITIES
There are still some tea money and amenities payments due, please pay by Friday.
DRINKS TAB
Please settle your drinks tab before the end of the year.
FRIDGES
The fridges and freezers will be completely emptied on Wednesday 18 December at 2.00pm. If there is something you want kept for Thursday please label it or remove before this time.
Many thanks - Julie B

ADMIN AVAILABILITY -  Please see Staff Room Whiteboard

Perisse out:  Week  9