Appointments
To make an appointment to meet with a member of our staff including our Principal, Deputy Principal, Business Manager, Executive, teaching or administrative staff please telephone or email School Contacts
Assemblies
Assemblies occur fortnightly on even week Fridays at 2.10 pm, hosted by year level cohorts. Each cohort will host two assemblies per year to showcase their recent learning with a focus on the Arts. Hosting cohort family members are welcome to come along to their children's assembly. Class teachers will call and invite parents whose children are to receive a Principals Award. All assemblies will include an Acknowledgement of Country, Australian National Anthem, School Song, Principal Awards and performances by the hosting cohort.
Photography at Assemblies
To respect the privacy wishes of others we ask that families do not take photographs or recordings of proceedings. If you wish to take photographs of your children at school, please ensure this is for your own personal use only and limit photographs to your own children as much as possible. Please be mindful of and respect the privacy of children who may accidentally appear in your photographs if posting these on your social media platforms.
Assessment
School Reporting and Assessment
Formal reporting of student achievement and progress is scheduled at different times throughout the school year. Assessment is a continuous process of gathering evidence to determine what each student knows, understands, values and can do. It is used at the beginning, during and end of learning sequences to determine where each student is initially and their subsequent growth.
Student End of Semester Reports
A report is prepared for all students at the end of semesters one (term 2) and two (term 4). Reports include information about student achievement aligned to the Australian Curriculum as well as areas for development. A-E graded reports are included for students in grades 1 to 6. These are forwarded to parents and carers electronically via email.
NAPLAN
All students in years 3, 5, 7 and 9 participate in the National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) in semester 1 each year. NAPLAN assesses skills in reading, writing, spelling, grammar, punctuation and numeracy. Assessment tasks are independently marked, and a written report is provided to parents. Most NAPLAN assessments are completed online.
Learning Journeys
Parents and carers are invited to visit the class to share and celebrate learning experiences and achievements at Learning Journeys. This enables students to showcase and share their learning with you in the school environment.
Seesaw - Documenting your child’s learning journey
Seesaw is a digital platform used at the school to provide insight into some of the learning experiences provided for your child. Personalised learning stories, day-to-day learning experiences and art works are posted in your child’s Seesaw journal which are accessible to families as they are posted. This is a great opportunity to celebrate your child’s learning development, progress and achievements as they occur. We encourage you to engage with Seesaw, discuss posts and leave positive comments for your child about their work to help boost their confidence and encourage a greater responsibility for learning.
Attendance and Absences - Compulsory Education
Compulsory Education
Compulsory Education Student Enrolment and Attendance Policy outlines the requirements and the responsibilities of parents and carers, home educators and ACT Public schools relating to the enrolment and attendance of school age children in the ACT in relation to the Education Act 2004 (the Act).
ACT Public Schools are legally required to maintain accurate records of each students attendance and / or absences daily following ACT Public School Attendance and Roll Marking Procedures.
Going to school every day is the single most important part of your child’s education, they learn new things every day. Schools are legally required to maintain an accurate register of the attendance of every student on every day when the school is open for attendance. We acknowledge that due to illness or other circumstances, your child may be absent from school from time to time. In these instances, please always let us know so we are able to maintain accurate attendance records. An absence may be a full or part day, due to illness, appointments, family circumstances, cultural or religious observations, late arrival or early departure.
School's responsibilities
The school must notify you of an unexplained absence relating to your child as soon as practicable on the same day. The school will notify unexplained absences by Parent Portal and SMS at approximately 9:30 am. In order for schools to implement the same day notification requirement, it is essential that you provide the school with your most up-to-date contact details.
Parents and Carers Responsibilities
Parents or carers are legally required to ensure their child attends school every day or an explanation about their absence must be provided. Notifying the school of your child's absence either prior to or on the day that they will be away, helps ensure the safety and wellbeing of children and will fulfil your legal responsibilities. Please let the school know in advance of any upcoming absences or let us know as soon as possible on the morning of, if your child will not be at school.
If your child will be absent from school
Please notify the school prior to or as soon as possible on the day of absence using one of the following methods:
- Parent Portal
- Email the school
- Telephone 6142 2400 or visit the front office in person
- You can write a note for your child to to the school front office before a long term absence
- provide a medical certificate.
The school Principal can agree to other forms of communication, or may request medical certificates or other documentation when absences explained as being due to sickness indicate a pattern of non-attendance or are greater than 10 consecutive school days in duration.
If you need to request a period of extended leave for your child
Please email requests for extended periods of leave in writing to the Principal via email to Chapmanpsinfo@ed.act.edu.au to meet the requirements of ACT Education Compulsory Education student enrolment and attendance policy.
If your child is arriving late to school
Students arriving after 9.10 am must enter the school through the front office to have their attendance recorded or amended. Those arriving between 9:00 am and 9:10 am can proceed directly to class but must identify their arrival to the class teacher to have their attendance marked. If you know your child will be late for school please phone or email and we will take measures to prevent you receiving an unexplained absence SMS message.
If you need to collect your child during the school day
If you need to collect your child during the school day, please contact the front office by email or phone prior to arriving at the school. When arriving unannounced, please allow time for your child to be located as they may be participating in learning away from the classroom. Please keep in mind our break times (11.00 am to 12.00 pm and 1.20 pm to 1.50 pm) as children can be difficult to find when out on the playground.
If you receive an SMS Absence Unexplained message for your child
and you believe they are at school?
Please Telephone immediately. We will verity their attendance and return your call.
and you know they are not at school?
Please respond to the text message with the reason your child is absent or email or telephone the school to explain the absence.
Chapman Primary School Management for Non-Attendance and Regularly Late to School
Chapman Primary School follows the Non-attendance Official Procedure in the ACT Public School Attendance and Roll Marking Procedures (10) where students are repeatedly absent from, arrive late to, or collected early from school without reasonable explanation. Please speak with the school Principal if these repeated absences will relate to your child.